The Valentine Democrol
VALENTINE , XEB.
| f. M. RICE , - - . . Publisher
HAKGIED IN WEECB
.i-fA'E PI2K80XS KILLED XEAI
CEDAR PALLS , IA.
! Frain Running at Iijh Speed Jump
Track as Engine Strikes a Sivitcli
Which is Said to Have Been De
fcctivc.
At 10:30 o'dioek Friday morninj
northbound passenger No. 7 on tin
Chicago and Rock Island road was
x.'rcckod three miles north of Ccdai
' l > " : iHs , la. Twelve men were instanth
.killed and nine were seriously injured
several of whom probably will die.
At the time of the wreck the trair
"was going at the rate of forty-five
Tniles an hour. A freight was side
tracked on the switch waiting for the
.passenger to go by. As the engint
struck the switch it jumped the track ,
telescoping the baggage and smoking
cars.
cars.List
List of the dead : C. B. Cliver , Wa
terloo ; John W. Watson , Waterloo ;
AVI Hi am Goodwin , Waterloo ; J. D.
ILanpher , Shell Rock ; Roy Johnson ,
THke , la. ; B. M. Christie , Minneapolis ;
H. J. Ban-on , Beamer , la. ; Tifoda
Xaza , Hammond , Ind. ; J. A. Merrill ,
Charles City , la. ; two unknown Ital
ians ; one' unidentified boy , about 20
years of age , carrying school p'n ' with
letters "H. H. S. " and a ticket for
Chicago ; believed to be Ernest Love-
joy , of Faribault , Minn.
Names of the injured : Dr. O. J.
% O'Keaf , Marble Rock , la. , neck brok
en and internal injuries ; W. H. Mey
ers , of Burlington , baggageman ; arm
and ribs broken ; condition critical ; J.
A. Newell , Finchford , 111. ; Central
conductor ; arm cut off , both legs
crushed ; may die ; John Show , Waterloo
lee , cut on head ; J. H. Douglas , AVa-
tcrloo , collar bone and right arm frac
tured ; J. L. Mason , Cedar Rapids , en
gineer ; head bruised ; L. McMahon ,
Cedar Rapids , fireman ; A.'L. Welliver ,
"Cedar Rapids , legs gashed and bruis
ed ; B. H. Merdin , West Liberty , postal
clerk ; riglit arm torn and lacterated.
CASE IS A MYSTERY.
Death of Cleveland Banker Puzzles
Oflipcrs.
The wife of John J. Phillips , the
coal operator , banker , broker and -club
man , of Cleveland , who was shot and
fatally injured In his home , is under
guard in her home. The officers who
caused her arrest vafter the funeral of
her husband regard her as being in
too nervous a condition to be taken
.from her residence and questioned.
Bdfore Phillips died he told the
physicians and officers that he had
started down stairs to get a bottle of
beer and that as he turned on the
light a burglar shot him. This story
vvas declared by other members of the
family to be true. The police , how
ever , discredit the explanation. An
explanation that is given general cre
dence is that Phillips committed sui
cide because of business reverses and
that the family knows this to be the
case.
Phillips was shot about 1 o'clock.
The police were not called for three
hours later. Mrs. Phillips said that
the burglar remained in the house for
two or three hours after the shooting
for plunder. Chief Samberger , of the
police department of East Cleveland ,
the suburb In which is the home of
the Phillips family , discredits this
story.
LOST IX THE FROZEX XORTH.
Three of Arctic Expeditions Are Be
lieved to Have Perished.
News of loss of the schooner Duch
ess of Bedford , a ship belonging to the
Anglo-American arctic expedition ,
which hoped to find a. new continent
north of the Mackenzie river , was
brought to Attabasca , Can. , by Alfred ,
Harriosn , who has been in the arctic
circle two years and came on the
steamer Midnight Sun.
Harrison said Ernest Stefanson , of
I Harvard university , after whom the
* expedition had been called , himself
k brought the news of the loss of their
boat to Herschell island. . He also
brought the news of the disappear
ance of three of the party and express
ed the fear that they met death in the
frozen north. The missing men are
Capt. Mikkelson , a Dane ; Ernest Lef-
'Sngwell , of Chicago , and J. M. Marks.
Harvester Combine Pays Fine.
The International Harvester com
pany of Wisconsin Thursday pleaded
guilty at Austin , Tex. , to a violation
of the Texas anti-trust laws , and paid
. a fine of $35,000 assessed by the
court.
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Sioux City Live Stoclc Market.
Friday's quotations on the Sioux
City live stock market follow : Top
beeves , $6.25. Top hogs , $6.00.
Strike Stopped by Court.
Dispatches from Wellington , New
Zealand , state that the court of ap
peals there has declared that the
strike of slaughter house men and
their sympathizers is illegal.
Milk Scarce in Gotham.
Milk dealers of New York predict
'
-that milk will go to 10 cents a quart
Jn that city. They say the daily supply - '
'
ply Is now 8,000 quarts short of re-
cnlrpments and daily decreasing.
HIXDTJS DRIVEX.OUT.
Alob Raids Mill Workers \Vasliing
ton Suite.
Six badly beaten Hindus are in th
hospital at Bellingham , Wash. , 40
| frightened and half naked sikhs arc ii
| jail and In the corridors of the bit ;
hall , guarded by policemen , and some
where between Bellingham and th
British Columbia lne | 750 natives o
Indja , beaten , hungry and hal& cloth
ed , are making their way along th
'Groat ' Northern railroad bound for th
Canadian territory and the protectioi
of the British flag.
The long expected cry , "Drive ou
the Hindus , " was heard throughou
the city and along the water fron
Wednesday night. The police wer
helpless. Authority was paralyzed
and for five hours a mob of half ;
thousand white men raided the mill
where the blacks were working , bat
tered down the doors of lodging
houses , and dragging the invader
from their beds , escorted them to thi
city limits with orders to keep on go
ing.
The trouble started at C and Hell :
streets , a district with Indian lodginj
houses. The houses were cleaned ou
and the denizens started on trek fo ;
the Canadian line.
The mob then swept- down to tin
water front , and mill after mill wa :
visited , the white employes joining
the mob , and every black man wa :
hustled outside.
Here the police suggested that th <
undesirables be taken to jail. Thi :
was hailed with delight , and th (
blacks were hustled along. From thi :
time on very few were beaten , th (
bloodthirstiness of the mob seeming
ly having been satisfied during the at
tack on the lodging houses.
The mob kept up its work along th {
water front until early Thursday
morning , when Larson's mill at What-
com lake was visited and 100 blacks
brought in from there.
Four women were found hursdaj ;
morning among the crowd In the citj
building.
ROUGHLY USED BY A CROWD.
Artist Earle in Danger of Tar and
Feathers.
Ferdinand Penney Earle , an artist ,
who sent his wife to France , her old
home , to secure a divorce in order that
he might marry another woman , re
ceived a sorry welcome when he re
turned to his old home at Monroe , N.
Y. , Wednesday night , after bidding his
wife farewell at the steamer. Earle
was met by a crowd of villagers as he
stepped from the train , who insulted ,
then hooted him and finally dragged
him from his carriage and into the
muddy street of the village. Earle
courageously faced his tormentors and
exhorted the crowd in a vain attempt
to vindicate himself , and then , goaded
for an instant by the insults of the
people , seized a carriage whip and
slashed atthe crowd. A man snatched
the whip from the artist's hands and
bystanders state he struck him a sting
ing blow. Further trouble was pre
vented by the arrival of officers -who
forced Earle to drive to his home ,
though he persisted in trying to ex
plain his views to the angry crowd.
TRY TO DITCH EXPRESS.
Wreckers Fail to Throw Fast Xcw
York Tram from Track.
Train wreckers were at work near
Scott Haven and Suterville , thirty
miles east of Pittsburg , Pa. , Wednes
day night. Spikes were drawn from
the rails for the purpose , it is be
lieved , of wrecking the New York ex
press. The wreckers evidently were
deceived by a number of other freight
and passenger trains during the even
ing and the New York express passed
the point before the spikes were with
drawn. A fast freight which followed
ivas not so fortunate , however , When
the engine struck the rails they turned
Dver and the engine and twelve cars
ivere derailed. The tank of the engine
: s in the Youghiogheny river. The
ireman and engineer escaped injury
oy jumping.
Col. Elijah Halford Retires. .
Lieut Col. Elijah W. Halford , pay
lepartment of the United States army ,
vas retired Wednesday , having reach-
3d the statutory age of 64 years. Col.
*
ilalford is attached to headquarters
) f the department of California at San
J'rancisco.
Will Send More Troops.
Paris : Premier Clemenceau an-
lounced at a meeting of the French
: abinet that the government had de-
ermined to send strong forces of cav-
ilry , infantry and artillery to Moroc-
: o as rapidly as possible , and that
itrong measures would be taken to pift
lown the revoft in that country.
United States Leases Dry Dock.
A special dispatch from Shanghai
ays that the United States has taken
L five years' lease of Norvik bay , south
> f Vladivostok , and has also leased
or next winter the floating dry dock
.t Vladivostok.
AVliisky Up 1 Cent a Gallon.
Giving as the reason the high price
" corn , whisky dealers in Cincinnati
.ave advanced the price from $1.32 to
1.32 per gallon.
Big Smugglers Caught.
W. T. Hardy and Burton Baldwin ,
ressmakers of New York , who ar-
Ived from Europe Wednesday , were
rrested for smuggling several thou-
and dollars -worth of lace.
Roosevelt Appoints Indian Chief.
President Roosevelt Thursday ap-
olnted Tety Tiger as chief of the five
ribes of Creek Indians to succeed
ihief Pleasant Porter , who died at
luskogee , I. T.
NEW LIGHT IX CIIIXA.
Empress Dowager Puts Liberals to tin
Fore.
The dowager empress of China hai
appointed Puan Shi Kai to be a mem
ber of the board of foreign affairs am
a grand councilor of the fourth class
In the foreign office he will rank a :
third minister. Chang Chi Tung , vice
j roy of Shangsha , also has been ap
pointed a grand councilor of thi
fourth class. Tne viceroy was sum
moned to Pekin recently to consul
with the dowager empress regarding
the alarming growth of anti-Mancht
sentiment in China , on which subjec
Yuan Shi Kai has been consulting
with her majesty.
The action of the throne in calling
to the capital Chang Chi Tung , whc
is China's greatest scholar , and Yuar
Shi Kai , the most liberal of the pro
gressive Chinese statesmen , has causec
an excellent impression. No officia ;
change since the passing of Prince
Tuan , Yung Lu and Li Hung Chang
are comparable in importancewith tlu
steps just taken by the dowager em
press. It was expected that Tuan Fang
will shortly be made viceroy of Chili
province , succeeding Yuan Shi Kai ,
The dowager empress in thus sur
rounding herself with the strongest
and most eminent men of the empire
has surprised even those who were
aware of the throne's apprehensions
and its determination to fortify the
government to the utmost. The board
of foreign affairs , with Yuan Shi Kai ,
Na Tung and Chang Chi Tung among
its members , becomes the strongest
in the history of China's foreign rela
tions and is especially acceptable to
Chinese unaggressive friends. It is
reported that a place will be provided
in the foreign office for Sir Chentung
Liang Cheng , former Chinese minister
at Washington , following his arrival
here.
THOUSANDS PAY TRIBUTE.
Archbishop Williams Buried in Church
He Built.
The body of Rev. John Joseph Will
iams , archbishop of Boston and dean
of the Roman Catholic heirarchy in
the United States , was Wednesday
placed in a crypt beneath the high al
tar of the Cathedral of the Holy Cross ,
at Boston , which stands as a monument
ment to his labors. The occasion was
honored by the presence of Cardinal
Gibbons , of Baltimore , hosts of priests
and other prelates , and hundreds of
prominent citizens of Massachusetts.
The solemn ceremony of transfer
ring the body from the catafalque to its
last resting place followed a pontifical
mass of requiem.
The mass was made , deeply impres
sive by a wealth of solemn splendor
and elaborate ritual. It was celebrated
by Cardinal Gibbons , whose rank was
bestowed upon him by Pope Leo XIII.
at the request of Archbishop Williams ,
who had declined the-honor in favor
of his closest friend in the heirarchy.
Prior to pontifical mass , masses were
sung and chanted in all the parish
churches of the city.
Although admission was by ticket ,
the immense cathedral was crowded
to the doors long before the beginning
of the service , and thousands stood
in the street. Following the eulogy
five ablutions were given by four sen
ior bishops of the New England prov
ince , and the final was given by Arch
bishop O'Connell.
AVORK OF "DYNAMITERS. "
Chicago Store is Wrecked by the Ex
plosion.
By the wrecking of the store of
Stanley R. Graham , of Chicago , in
which an explosion occurred at 3
a'clock Wednesday morning , consider
able excitement was caused in the vi
cinity for a while. Several persons
isleep in the wrecked building were
thrown out of their beds , but no one
ivas injured. For several blocks
iround the explosion awakened every
body and caused a small panic in the
Virginia hotel , the interior of the ,
juilding where the explosion occurred ,
3eing demolished. The police attrib-
'tp the explosion to "dynamiters" who
ire said to be trying to revenge them
selves upon the Chicago gamblers. Mr.
jraham's connection with the matter ,
lowever , is unexplained.
> ' Strike for Xoonday Beer.
Over 175 ironmolders went on strike
it Evansville , Ind. , Wednesday be-
: ause of an order issued at the five
stove .foundries preventing the drink-
ng of beer on the premises during the
loon hour.
Destructive Storm in Georgia. j
A heavy wind and rain storm passed
> ver Fort Gaines , Ga. , late -Tuesday
light. The storm prevailed over a
vide territory but no loss of life has
> een reported. Great damage is re-
) orted to crops. ,
Postal Official Ends Life.
Frank P. Van Horn , late superin- i
endent of carriers in the Jackson , j
klich. , postoffice , but who was under
> ends for appearance on the charge
if stealing mail , committed suicide
Vednesday by hanging.
Seven Babies on Voyage.
Seven babies were born on the Red
Itar steamer Kroonland on its voyage
rom Antwerp , which ended In New
* ork. One child was born every night
or a week.
Eastern Star Convention.
The twelfth triennial convention of
tie general grand chapter of the Order
f the Eastern Star opened a three
ays' meeting in the Masonic temple
'
i Milwaukee , Wednesday.
Glass is Sent to Prison.
Louis Glass , of San Francisco , vice
resident of the Pacific States Tele-
hone company , convicted of bribery ,
as Wednesday sentenced to five years'
nprisonment.
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ESCAPES FI1O3I OFFICEU.
ica , Murderer Xo\v Heportei
Surrounded in Com Field.
R. AF. Shumway , the alleged slaye
of Mrs. Sarah Martin at Tecumsel :
after a race across the county in aj
j effort to avoid his pursuers , was ar
j rested at Seneca , Kan. , just across th
line , only to make a dash for libert ;
as he was being : taken from a St. Jo
seph and Grand Island train * at tha
place by the town marshal.
Shumway caught the train at sorm
'point south of Beatrice and the con
j ductor notified the authorities at Sen
| eca. The marshal met the train an <
seized Shurmvay and started to tak , <
him off the smoking car. Just as tin
marshal reached the platform with hi ;
j prisoner the latter jerked himself lees <
from-the officer and started for th <
country.
Reports received by telephone 5tat <
that Shumway was pursued by officer ;
, and citizens and was believed to b <
j cornered in a corn field. The pursuing
posse feels sure that Shumway will b (
recaptured.
During a greater part of the da\
before the news of Shumway's arresi
was received a large posse of citizens
continued their search from around
Tecumseh , but it was immediately
abandoned when the authorities learn
ed he had appeared at Seneca. Feel
ing is running high , and if the man is
caught and brought back to Tecumseh
summary vengeance is not unlikely to
be meted out to him.
ROADS ASK FOR MORE TIMS.
\ttorneys Want T\vo Months for TTear-
inir on Grain Rates.
Attorneys for , the Burlington , Union
Pacific and Northwestern railroads ap
peared before the state railway com
mission at Lincoln and demanded two
months' time to prepare evidence for
the hearing on grain rates where were
promulgated by the commission twu
weeks ago. These rates cut the for
mer schedules about 13 per cent. The
attorneys asserted that each road will
make an extended snowingat tno
hearing , requiring the expenditure of
thousands of dollars for experts. The
roqds will be revalued , the earnings
and expenses will be compiled. Attor
ney Edson Rich , of the Union Pacific ,
estimated that it will take three
months for the commission to hear the
testimony after it is gathered. As two
of the commissioners are at their
homes to attend primary election , no
action will be taken on the railroad
request for several days.
TO TEST SUNDAY LAW.
Lincoln Baseball Case Likely to Go to
Highest Court.
Manager Holmes , of the Lincoln
baseball club , and' Secretary Hughes ,
of the Des Moines team , appeared in
justice court and secured a continu
ance until Sept. 17 of the case against
members of the two teams charged
with playing ball on Sunday. It is
generally agreed that if the ball play
ers are convicted the case will be tak
en to the supreme court. The "Western
league , it is understood , is behind thf
'novement.
Girl Thrown from
The daughter of Richard Daniels ,
five milea southeast of Papillion , was
badly hurt by being thrown from a
buggy. The horse became frightened
by meeting a traction engine. Mr *
Jonas and Kelly were called and think
the child will live , although she is bad-
'y bruised.
Stoclc Yards Arc Enjoined.
John Frazier secured a temporary
injunction against the Union Pacific
Railroad company at North Platte , re
straining it from constructing or con
tinuing to construct the new stock
yards which the railroad has been
building at the Points , about three
miles east.
Xo Charge to Visit "Pen. "
The state board of public lands and
buildings entered an order that "War
den Beemer , of the state penitentiary ,
shall no longer charge a fee of 10
cents for visitors desiring to inspect
the institution. The board holds that
the public is entitled to inspect its
nroperty free of charge.
Unidentified man Killed.
An unidentified Syrian , , who appar
ently was beating his way over the
Union Pacific railroad , fell from a
freight train at Lexington , going west
ibout C o'clock , and had both legs
crushed. He was taken charge of by
[ Jnion Pacific Surgeon Rosenberg , but
'lied.
Oats Yields 30 Bushels.
J. L. Smith , of Laurel , declares he
las the best yield of oats in that sec-
: ion , going better than 30 bushels to
: he acre , and of fairly good weight ,
rhe oats crop is lighter than it has
jeen for years.
Well Known Farmer Dead.
'
Hans Poggeussee , aged 55 , a well
mown farmer of Randolph , is dead
ifter a long illness. He was born in
Elolstein , Germany.
Druggist Drops Dead.
C. A. Jackson , head of the Jackson
Drug company , of Beatrice , dropped
lead. He had been in business in
Beatrice since 1874 and was 67 years
\t \ age.
Severe Storm at Beatrice.
A severe rain and electrical storm
isited Beatrice recently. Lightning
ired the wheat stacks on the farm of
! . Pheasant and a man's grain near
Sllis , causing a heavy loss. Several
iarns were struck and badly damaged.
Germans in Big Parade.
Nearly 2,000 Germans paraded the
treets of Omaha following the Labor
ay parade. They are veterans of the
Yanco-Prussian and Prusso-Austrian
rars , who had gathered In Omaha for
grand conclave.
HARD LUCK STORY STICKS.
Tale of Misfortune Told by Al Ken
nedy Wins His Release.
"When Al Kennedy , the man wh
was accused of stealing a $2,00
Mitchell car from the Berger garag <
was brought back to Omaha he to !
a rtory of misfortune and ill starre
enterprise that he was released b
request of Mr. Berger. Kennedy wa
supposed to have taken the car dur
ing the night from the locked garag
by breaking into the front door or b ;
dodging out with it during the even
ing when the place was open. N
i > ne knew just how he had got awaj
He was caught at Logan , la. , and De
tective McDonald went for him an <
made him djive the machine back.
I was trying to make money for you
Mr. Berger , " he said. "Two fellow
hired me to take them over into low :
at $5 an hour going and coming , ant
they went until they owed $50. A
daybreak- the gasoline gave out , an (
when we stopped at a village the :
gave me a bogus check and skipped ,
haven't seen them since. " His tale wa :
considered plasuisble and no actioi
was taken.
LEAPS FROM HIGH WINDOW.
lYunian Hospital Patient Ends Life ii
Nurse's Absence.
Mrs. Anna Gorman , a patient at St
Joseph's hospital , Omaha , committee
suicide by jumping from a third-storj
window whil.j her nurse was absent
? > Irs.'Gorman had been at the hospita
: hree weeks suffering from a nervous
disorder , but the nurse had seen nc
signs which indicated the womar
vhould be closely watched. "When the
nurse returned to the woman's room
ifter a brief absence she was sur
prised to flnt\ the patient missing ,
Search was begun and the body was
found on the ground below. The wom
an lived an hour , but did not regain
consciousness.
CITY OFFICIALS ARRESTED.
Fremont Men Accused of Violent At
tack on U. P. Employes.
City Attorney C. E. Abbott , Chief of
Police Peterston and Street Commis-
-ioner Fletcher , of Fremont , were ar-
"ested upon warrants sworn out by
Union Pacific officials for using vio-
ence on laborers who were laying
track at Union and C streets. While
the chief of police kept back the la
borers with his revolver the city at
torney and street commissioner tore up
the track just laid. Abbott is a promi
nent attorney and is candidate for the
nomination of district judge. The city
officials have six special officials guarding -
ing the contested streets.
SEVEN MILLION INCREASE.
Bank Clearings Show Gain in Angus. ,
Over Same Month of Year Ago.
Bank clearings in Omaha for August
increased $6,944,632.80 , or more than
17 per cent over August of last year.
Clearings for the month this year were
547,054,729.VS. as compared with $40-
11071S6.9S lust year.
The last week showed the enormous
increase of about 30 per cent over the
corresponding period of last year. The
weekly clearings were $10,512,889.38 ,
compared with $8,152,586.55 for the
same week last year , an increase of
$2,360,302.83. v
Railroad Pays High for Ranch.
Information has just been received
to the effect that James Payne has
sold his large ranch about twelve milen
sast of North Platte to the Burlington
railroad for a consideration of $125-
000. This is taken to mean that tha
Burlington will at least establish a
town site at this location.
Tccumsch Woman Will Contest.
Mrs. Eliza H. Lennard , of Tecumseh -
seh , gave notice she will contest the
ivills of her brothers , Robert and John
Pearson , who died within a few weeks
: > f each other and left property to their
relatives ; but cut her out. She alleges
joth were of unsound mind.
3Eanncr of McGirr's Death.
Gov. Sheldon has received a letter
: rom A. L. Steers , of Chapman , in
vhich it is claimed that James L. Mc-
5Irr , a Greek laborer , who was found
lead near there July 16 , came to. his
md at the hands of a mob who club-
him to death.
Commercial Club to Take Trip.
The Commercial club of Grand Isl-
ind has accepted an invitation from
he Ord Commercial club and from
he authorities of the Loup City faire
o attend the fairs in those cities on
he 12th and 26th , respectively.
City Out of Lighting Business.
At a meeting of the city council of
'alls City it was decided to make the '
ollowing change in the electric light !
ystera Oct. 1 : The plant will be turn- j
d over to a private individual who I
rill run the plant and furnish an all i
tight system for $210 per month.
Union Pacific Passenger Killed.
Philip Ferrant , a passenger on Un-
m Pacific train No. 4 , was killed at
logers. He alighted from the train
: hen it stopped and was crossing the
rack when a westbound passenger
rain came along and he was run down
nd instantly killed.
Parents Desert Child.
Forsaken by a man arkl woman un-
nown to the authorities , a child 3
tenths old was left at the home of Mr.
nd Mrs. Barbee , twelve miles west of
eatrice. Upon leaving the * Infant , the
auple stated they would return , but
icy disappeared and have never been
; en since.
Rock Springs Coal Gets Boost.
Rock Springs coal has been ad-
inced at Sidney from $8 to $9 a ton.
he local dealer claims it has gone up
L a tm at the mines.
TWO WOMEN'S DEVOTION
' Caleb-
I-'rec-hoia to
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May Vet Jlrlna :
Power * of Kentucky-
While nothing definite is yet known ?
as to the time of Caleb rowers' next
trial , recently deferred , on the charge o
murdering Gov. William Goebel of Ken
tucky , the preparations are being made-
ami when the case is again called his de
fense will he complete. Incarcerated for-
which changed :
seven years for a murder
the political history of a State , outlawed ;
its Governor and wrecked many homes , .
Powers , who at the-age of # > years was *
Secretary of State for Kentucky , is still *
fighting desperately for his life and lib
erty. Three times already Caleb Powers *
has been condemned for participation ia.
the Goehel assassination ; three times he-
has 'been granted new trials. To his moth
er and his old school teacher he is in
debted for at least two of these.
! Almost immediately after the murder *
' Powers was arrested while trying to es
cape in disguise. On Aug. 19 following , ,
a jury pronounced him guilty of coin-
/piicity / in the assassination and fixed his-
punishment at life imprisonment. He
f and his-
was a man of some little means
political friends , partly consideringhia
trial as one arraigning his party before-
the world , came to his aid and a new trial *
was granted.
"It was a coward's shot which slew
Goebel , and Caleb is not a coward. "
This is what Mrs. Rebecca Powers ; , the
mother of the prisoner , said at the firafc
trial. This is what she said after' the-
appeal was successful , and this is what
she made many others believe by consist
ant reiteration.
"I know Caleb is not a coward , and B'
also know he had no connection with thfr- 1
deep damnation of Goebel's taking off. "
This was the downright answer to ev
ery charge made against the prisoner re
turned byMrs. . Lulie Clay Brock , who.-
CALEB POWERS.
taught the young man when he was a.
youngster nuu vno remembered the slight-
blue-eyed boy who called her Lis "second ,
mother. "
But the convictions of these woinen-
iad no weight with the second jury whieb-
passed upon the guilt or innocence of the-
man. So on Oct. 28 , 1901 , these twelve
men brought in a verdict of guilty , and
again was the prisoner sentenced to the-
penitentiary for his natural life.
In the meantime , however , and before-
Gov. Taylor left the State as a fugitive ,
from justice to prevent arrest and ar
raignment for complicity in the same as
sassination , the executive granted a par
don to the prisoner. The Supreme Court
of the State declared this pardon void * .
holding that Taylor tad ceased to be Gov
ernor at the time it was issued.
But the feeble old mother never ceased ?
praying for her son's freedom. Nor did
she waver in her faith as to his inno
cence. She had impoverished herself , ,
having sold her little farm and moved to
the home of a daughter , to aid in raising :
finances for the son to continue his buttle-
against what seemed to be overpowering :
odds. Then came the third trial. She-
was living in an humhle cottage in Bar-
boursville , and every evening she conicJ.
be found standing at the gate , her very
soul crying out for a verdict of "inno
cent. "
Finally the verdict was carried to her , ,
but it was as far from that expected and
hoped for as day is from night. It was-
on the evening of Aug. 29 , 1903 , that
she learned that a third jury had con
demned her boy to death.
Holding herself steadily erect , the agecEi
woman made but one comment :
"My son is innocent , : my soie prayer
now is to the God of the fatherless and.
the widow that he will o ien the eyes and.
soften the hearts of those enemies of"
Caleb who seem determined to have his *
life. But both he and I will live to prove-
to the world that he had no coRacciion-
with the ervne. ' '
Prior to this trial Powers had used
about all the funds he could secure. X <
Jie was pretty well diseourajrod.
did a woman come to his rescue. In the-
mountain school at Flemln sburg. ; > ieb-
Powers had inspired that affection in Mrs.-
Brock which was to briasrforth a harvest
that made a fourth trial possible. Not
withstanding her 54 years she sw ir > alh
her time to raising a fund for IV.vi rss"
defense. She resigned "from th ? little-
school and traveled the lencth ami.
t
breadth of the State in behalf of her Cor
nier pupil. She was particularly -
cessful among the women of the"State , -
and it was her spirit , which .she im rr/tedt.
to others , that made the fourth tyial 2 * .
certainty.
One of the attendants will be the pris
oner's mother. She says she cannot bear-
the suspense which was hers while -nv.iit
ing the verdict in the third trial , and he-
is confident that the prejudices of former-
juries will not be a part of th aianpf
of the next wliich will try her boy. What
ever the outcome of the trial , the p * s
oner is bearing up with remarkable forti
tude.
Prltcliard Sure He IH Ri Ut.
United States Circuit Judge Pritehard * .
in an opinion recently announced at Ashe
rille , N. C. , strongly affirms the jurisdic Li
tion of his court in the issuance of the- LiH
recent injunctions against official * during : H
the railroad rate controversy. lie , ! e-
flares that a State Legislature cannot PCU
trame an act as to deprive a citizen of a.
right vouchsafed him by the federal con
stitution or to deprive thtj Federal Court-
> f its jurisdictioo