TI1K NORFOLK NKWS : FRIDAY , AHiUST 23 , 1001
Colored Population Forced to
Leave Peircc City , Mo.
< CNE CREMATED IN HIS tlOME.
All Blacks Having Been Lynched or
Driven Away , Furious Crowd Runs
Out of Material and Quiet Returns. '
Wrong Man Is Lynched.
Pclrce City , Mo. , Aug. 21. For nenr-
ly 1C hours tills town of 3,000 people
lias boon in Iho hands of n mob of
armed whiles , determined lo drive
every negro from the city. In nddl-j
tlon to the lynching Monday night of
"Will Godloy , accused of the wanton
murder of Miss Gazelle Wild , and the
shooting to death of his grandfather ,
French Godlcy , the mob yesierday ere- ,
maled Polo Hamplon. an aged negro , '
in his home , sol the torch to the houses
of five blacks , and with the aid of state
militia rifles stolen from the local com- ,
pany's arsenal drove dozens of negroes -
groos from town. After noon the excitement -
citomont died down , the mob gradually - ,
ly dispersing , more from lack of no-
Eroea upon which to wreak their hatred - '
tred than for any other cause. Many *
of the negroes who fled from the city *
are hiding In Iho surrounding woods ,
while olhers nave gone , grealer dis
tance In seeking safely.
Every negro has loft the town except
a few railway porters known to be ro-
epeclable , but who must also leave.
The citizens of Pelrce City say that
ns negroes have committed several
Biich crimes In the las * ten years none
shall live there in the future , the same
feeling already existing at Monnetl ,
four miles east of Pelrco City , and
the end of the 'Frisco passenger dis
trict. It may bo necessary for the
road to change all porters In Spring
field hereafter.
Not the Real Culprit.
It is now believed thai Ihe man
lynched was nol Ihe real culprit. A
negro named Starks , under arrest at
Tulsa , I. T. , across the border from
here , tallies exactly with the descrip
tion of the murderer. He la held there
awaiting identification. Unless Ihe
man is brought back here , U Is be
lieved there will be no further trouble.
If returned here he will surely be
lynched. Another suspect , Joe Lark ,
is under arrest In Springfield , Mo.
Eugene Barretl , also known aa Car
ter , In a confession whllo a rope was
around his neck yeslerday , accused
Joe Lark , n 'Frisco railroad porler , of
being Implicated In the crime , and
Lark was arrested at Springfield.
Lark gave a detailed statemenl as lo
his whereabouts Sunday and he Is not
believed to be guilty. It Is not likely
that either suspect will be taken to
Pelrce City while the excitement runs
high. Some here think that Barretl
told any slory in order lo save his life.
The funeral of Miss Wild look place
'yeslerday and was wllnessed by sev
eral thousand people.
Pelrce City Is near the junction of
four railroads nnd trains from all di
rections brought in large numbers of
armed men today , bent on bloodshed
if necessary. When the mob went to
the section of the city occupied by
the negroes some one In the cabins
opened fire , but no one was hit. The
mob then destroyed Iho cabins. Reck
less firing broke several plate glass
windows nnd n train was fired Into.
None of the passengers was hurt.
Negroes Driven Out.
The rifles taken from Ihe Pelrce
Clly mllllary company , 11 is expecled ,
will all be relumed. Members of Ihe
company Ihemselves were out hunting
for the escaping negroes with rifles
nnd this suggested the Idea of taking
all the guns. The local hardware stores
'sold out their arms early , but several
applications from negroes were re
fused. The mob was composed of
1,000 or more and no masks were used
nnd 30 negro families were driven from
their houses.
New elements In Iho murder on Sun
day aflernoon of Miss Wild developed.
It appears she started home from
church alone , her brolher lingering
behind. About one mile from town
the brother found her with her throat
cut , lying lifeless near a culvert under
which her assailant had atlempted to
drag her. Evidence of a terrible strug
gle was shown. A copper colored ne
gro was seen sltllng on Ihe bridge a
Bhort time before the tragedy occurrod.
It Is supposed that the negro sprang
upon her when she was passing and at
tempted to force her beneath the
bridge. She fought with such despera
tion that he could not accomplish his
purpose and cut her throat In the
struggle. Her body was nol violaled.
Bloodhounds were laken lo Ihe scene
nnd the girl's bloody handkerchief was
laid before them. They caught the
trail and ran to the home of Joe Lark ,
where , on being admitted , they rushed
Into his bedroom and sprang upon the
bed. It is believed that the man under
arrest at Tulsa , who boarded with
Lark , the Springfield suspect , slept
upon this bed.
Germans Refuse to Vacate.
Tien Tsln , Aug. 21. Minister Conger
at Peking is urging Washington's at
tention to the persistent occupation of
Tien Tsln university by the Germans ,
iwho refuse to vacate the building or
pay rent , thereby preventing Dr. Ten-
ney from continuing his educational
work , which the Chinese desire him to
resume.
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lowa Salts for Panama.
Washington , Aug. 21. The navy de
partment Iiaa been Informed of the
calling of the battleship Iowa for Pan
ama. She will stop at Acapulco for
coal. The distance from San Fran
cisco to Panama is 3,254 miles and the
trip will occupy about 12 days.
PP.OI ; ING TORTURE CF NEGRO.
Tixas Mob Qurns Him Slowly Victim
Accused of Murder. i
Whlteburo. Tex. , Aug. 21. The no- ]
gro. Alt Wilder. charged with the murder -
dor of Mrrt. Cnlihvull. ttio wife of a
Qmysuti county fnrinur , nt hur homo |
on Saturday last , was iii : | > turod by u
mob and burned at Nelson's ni'icli.
Tha burning occurred last night.
The tnoh wns composed of 300 tnon. I
The negro \vns tnkon to a tree mid !
swung up In the nlr. Wood nml fotldor
wore pllod beneath his body nnd a hot
flro inndo.
Then It was suggested that the man
ought not to dlo too quickly nnd ho
wns lot down to the ground , whllo n
party went to Doxtur , nbout two miles ,
illtitnnt , to procure coal oil. This wns |
thrown on the Unmoa nnd the work ,
completed.
Wilder \vns rnptnred nenr Doxtcr i
yesterday afternoon. He had boon soon ,
the day before by a negro who know |
him nnd who had Informed the cltl-
(
Zens of the fnct. A posse wns at once (
orgnnlzed nnd the work of boating the
river bottoms began. It Is s < ild thnt
it wns the Intention of the mob to take
Wilder back to the scene of his crime
(
nnd there lynch him , but messages by
telegraph and telephone gnvo warning |
that the authorities were repairing to .
the scene with a considerable force ]
nnd the work of execution wns ex
pedited.
At Whltsboro a great crowd had (
Gathered In anticipation of n chance I
to participate In the lynching and |
when It was learned the work had boon
done they expressed great disappoint
ment.
Mrs. Caldwcll was a brldo of but
six months.
DEATH LIST MAY REACH 22.
Seven More Bodies Recovered From
Sunken Steamer Golconda.
Paducah , Ky. , Aug. 21. The horror
of the City of Golconda disaster at
Cottonwood bar , four miles above Paducah -
ducah Monday night , Is just beginning
to be fully comprehended by the people
ple of Pndncah as body after body Is
brought into the city and taken to the
undertakers. The boat's register has
not yet been recovered , but It Is cer
tain the death list will number 10 , and
perhaps 22. An olllclal Investigation
will be made , as It seems certain that
the most culpable carelessness caused
the catastrophe.
Frank Enders , one of the passen
gers , corroborated by several others ,
declares that the effort to land
brought the side of the boat nround
so that the wind struck It with full
force. There had boon almost n gale
blowing for ten minutes , and one man
who could not swim went to the pilot
house and begged the pilot to lam ! .
When he did finally consent to land ,
the hurricane , visible as a huge black
streak sweeping across the river ,
struck the boat as It swung nround In
a position least able to resist.
The bodies of Miss Trlxle Grimes ,
Miss Lucy Darnett , Mrs. David Adams ,
Miss Graham and Mrs. W. A. Hogan
and Lucille , her 6-year-old daughter ,
have been recovered.
The position of the limbs and the
expression on the faces , ns well as
scratches and bruises , Indicate a fierce
struggle when the prisoners were
caught In the little cabin like rats.
The boat is being dismantled , In order
thnt the dead may be reached.
POLICEMEN ARRAIGNED.
Justice Jerome's Inquiry Results In
Arrest of Three Officers.
New York , Aug. 21. As a result of
the judicial inquiry into the conduct
of the police department , warrants
were issued yesterday for the arrest of
Wardman Glennon , Wardman Dwyer
and Sergeant Shields. All these arc
connected with the West Thirtieth , or
"Tenderloin , " police station. When
Glennon , Dwyer nnd Shields were ar
ralgned before Justice Jerome that
magistrate said they were charged
with violating the penal code by neg
lecting to do their duty as police offi
cers , with reference to a disorderly
house on West Thirty-third street
Bonds were furnished and the case
went over until Thursday.
Gives Up Home to Doctor a Leper.
St. Louis , Aug. 21. Dr. Louis Knapp ,
aged 40 years , a practicing physician
of this city , has forever separated him
self from his wife and four children
and will become isolated from the
world to nurse Dong Gong , the Chinese
leper , who was found hero two weeks
ago. The doctor , who Is a graduate
of a Detroit medical college , took final
leave of his family yesterday. With
his patient nnd prisoner as his only
companion , Dr. Knapp will live In a
three-room frame house now being
built by the city authorities at quar
nntlne until necessity for his services
Is ended.
Scottish Clans Gather at Plttsburg.
Plttsburg , Aug. 21 , The 20th regu
lar meeting of the Royal Clan of the
Order of Scottish Clans began here
yesterday. Not less than 6,000 Scotch
men from all parts of the United
States and Canada are represented by
delegates now here. There Is a fight
on between the east and the west over
the selection for the next royal chief
W. H. McSteen of Braldwood , Ills. , and
John McKnight of Chelsea , Mass. , are
the contestants. St. Louis will get
the next gathering of the clan , which
will not bo until August , 1903.
Hnnna Takes a Rest.
Cleveland , Aug. 21. Senator and
Mrs. Hanna , accompanied by their two
daughters , Misses Mabel and Ruth ,
left Cleveland yesterday for Hay Lake ,
nenr Sault Ste. Marie , Mich. , whore
the family will spend a few days at
the Hanna summer cottage. Mr. Han
na wllUako an active part In the form
nl opening of the state Republican
campaign , which will probably take
place at Delaware , on Sept. 21.
il ffi IS 51
Big Plant at Philadelphia the
Prey of Flames.
LOSS IS NEARING MILLION MARK.
Another Explosion Haa Destroyed
Pumps , Leaving Department Seri
ously Handicapped , and Conflagra
tion Defies Efforts to Check It.
Philadelphia , Aug. 21. The flro
which began Monday afternoon nt the
works of the Atlantic Kollnlng com
pany nt Point Hrooze , In the tumth-
western section of the city , la still
burning fiercely and Flro Chlof Llaxter
has given up hope of Having any of the
company's property. The one hope of
the flromon was their ability to pump
the oil from the tanks not reached by
the ( lames to reserve tanks In nn Iso
lated Hcctlon of the ynrds. An explo
sion cnrrlod away the pumping ma
chinery nnd nothing remains now , ap
parently , but to permit the conflagra
tion to burn until all the oil In con
sumed.
It Is believed that the flvo lives
lost In the explosion of the big gaso
line tank completes the list of fatal
ities. The dead arc : John McCullon ,
James Halls , John Dougherty , Frank
Davis , all flremen , and Alexander Tim-
mers , a workman.
In the second explosion 15 persona
were Injured seriously enough to ho
tnkon to hospitals , nnd about 40 others
wore troatoil on the scone by the ambulance -
bulanco surgeons.
Hriolly , the story of the fire may bo
thus summarized : The roll of Injured
mounts up to more than 100. The
fire la still raging and Is eating up
oil at the rate of $100.000 a day. Fire
men and officials are powerless. The
fire must literally burn Itself out.
The cooperage shop has been swept
away and In Its destruction 40 men
narrowly escaped death. The tanks
of benzine are going. Earthworks
have boon thrown up to keep the
Schuylklll river from becoming Hooded
with blazing oil. The firemen say they
are working in the dark , they do not
know where the danger spots nro.
The olllclals of the company refuse
to give any estimate of the loss. These '
In a position to know estimate it from
$500,000 to $1,000.000. Aa the Standard - '
ard Oil company , which controls the
t
Atlantic Refining company , does Its
own inaurlng , the loss will fall on the
Insurance fund of that concern.
FREIGHT CARS ARE BURNED.
Fire Destroys Sheds Adjoining Trans
fer Depot in Council Bluffs. ]
Council Bluffs , Aug. 21. Sparks
from a passing switch engine yester
day started u llro In the sheds adjoin
ing the Union Pacific Transfer depot ,
entirely destroying 25 freight cara
laden with valuable merchandise , part
ly consuming 50 cars and making a
total wreck of the sheds , entailing n
loss of $100,000. The big transfer i
depot caught flro a number of times I
and It was only by hard work that It' '
was saved from destruction.
Nordstrom Must Hang.
Seattle , Aug. 21. Charles W. Nerd
strom will in all probability be hanged
in the garret of the Kings county court
house next Friday for the murder of
Willie Mason nearly ten years ago.
James Hamilton Lewis , counsel for
the prisoner , failed to secure a Ktay (
of proceedings from Judge Boll of the
superior court yesterday , and the ques
tion la not appealable. Nordstiom for
the first time In his ten years' Impris
onment broke down and wept today
Verify Pilot's Statement.
Victoria , Aug. 21. Interviews with
the survivors of the steamer Islander ,
who reached here last night , have
failed to throw any further light on
the disaster. The quartermasters who
we're at the wheel at the time corrob
orate the statement of Pilot Leblanc
as to Ice having been seen and also as
to the condition of the weather , and
they reiterate the statement made of
their efforts to save the passengers at
the risk of their own lives.
Counterfeiters Under Arrest.
San Francisco , Aug. 21. Secret ser
vice officers have arrested In this city
three men accused of passing bank
notes purporting to be Issued by the
State bank of New Brunswick , N. J. ,
an Institution long defunct. The
plates had never been destroyed , nnd ,
in the hands of some criminal , have
furnished over 1,000,000 notes in denominations
nominations from $1 to $20 , which
have been distributed all over the
United States.
Rescued Men May Die.
Cleveland , Aug. 21. John Euglne
and Adam Kost , the men who were
rescued from the waterworks tunnel
after having been imprisoned nearly
six days without food , are reported
to be in a precarious condition at the
hospital , where they were taken.
They are In a stupor , delirious most ol
the time. The physicians , however ,
still believe the men will ultimately
recover.
Warrants for Delmar Track Officials.
St. Louis , Aug. 21. Thirty-three
warrants were Issued yesterday
against the officials and bookmakers
of Delmar race track by Acting Prose
cuting Attorney Eggers. The warrants
were sworn out by John Moynlhan ,
who charges the defendants with main
taining a common gambling house.
Schwab Will Not Resign.
New York , Aug. 21. From an au
thoritative source the Associated Prcsa
is enabled to deny the report that
Charles M. Schwab la to resign the
presidency of the United States Steel
eorporatloa. _
IOWA DEMOCRATS MEET.
Delegates Gather for Stnte Conven
tion at DCS Molncs.
Dos Molnon , Aug. 21. The Porno-
( nun Htir.o i > ) ii\ctiiii.n will incut in
the Auditorium In thin city today for
the nomination of cnndldatoa for gov
ernor , lieutenant governor , Judge of
the Hiipromo court , railway ojiumta-
alouor and superintendent of public
liiHtructlon.
B. M. Sharon of Scott county will
bo temporary chairman. I
The Honmitloiuil features of the pro-
convention campaign weru the nlwo-
Into withdrawn ! of their niituoH by
Onto Soils of Vlnton and W. W. Dodge
of Iturllngton IIH candidates for govorn-1
or. The only othur nnmoa prominently
mentioned lor the nomination are It.
J. Stlgor of Toloilo and John T. Ham
ilton of Cedar RnpIdH , but HO far nelth-
or has expressed n wIlllngnoHH to ac
cept. It appears probable that the
platform will he n ronlllrmatlon of the
Kansas City platform , with the addi
tion of n demand tor reform In rail
way taxation In Iowa.
NEW EXPLANATION OF LOOP.
Man at the Wheel Says It Was a Mis
take of His.
Now York , Aug. 21. Walter B.
Adams of Gloucester , Masa. , n seaman
who claims to have boon stationed at
the wheel of the Brooklyn In the bat
tle of Santiago , la quoted as giving n
now explanation of the loop Hindu by
Admiral Sohloy'a llagahlp , according tea
a special from Hullown Kails , Vt.
Adams says that when the Vlscaya
was pointing Its course , with the evi
dent Intention of ramming the Brook
lyn , Commander Hodglna , the navigat
ing olllcer. Issued the order to put the
wheel hard down. This would hnvo
thrown the Brooklyn directly toward
the Vlscaya. AdaniH anya ho under
stood the order , but involuntarily
throw the wheel "hard up , " causing the
Brooklyn to swing away from the
Spanish whip. Noticing his mlHtako
Instantly , ho eased the wheel down ,
and In getting the ship back to Its
course the loop wns formed , which ,
Mr. Adainn aaya , was not ever half a
mlle In length.
FOR FRAUDS ON A LARGE SCALE.
F. C. Kaufman to Be Taken From Oregon
gen to Cedar Rapids for Trial.
Cedar RnpIdH , la. , Aug. 21. Marshal
Kozlovsky loll lor Portland , Or. , laat
night to bring back for trial F. C. Kauf
man , who Is wanted hero and In aov-
eral other Iowa cltloa on charges of
swindling on a largo scale. Ho repre
sented himself to be the ngenl of n
big paper manufacturing company In
St. Louis and stated that hla work
was to buy scrap paper to be shipped
there. Ho bought a carload from the
firm of J. Wolf & Co. , paid for it with
a draft , which la said to be bogus , and
nfterwnrd sold It for cash. Ho Induced
the same firm to endorse a chock for
$50 by producing n telegram which It
la claimed was sent to him by an ac
complice In DCS Molncs , where ho
claimed the state headquarters of the
company which ho represented were
situated.
WRECK ON THE ALTON ROAD.
Several Trainmen Killed , but Believed
Passengers Are Safe.
Jacksonville , Ilia. , Aug. 21. The fast
Kansas City passenger train on the
Alton road was wrecked at midnight
at Prentice , a aiding eight miles north
of here , by running Into a freight.
Several trainmen were killed and In
jured , but it la thought the passengers
escaped with alight Injuries.
Cannon Prematurely Explodes.
Dubuqiie. In. , Aug. 21. During n per
formance of Pawnee Bill's show last
night a cannon prematurely exploded.
John Miller of Plttsburg , an artillery
man , received the charge and will lose
both eyes and one hand. Hla face
was frightfully burned. The accident
caused a partial panic nnd many wom
en fainted.
Minister From Chile Dead.
Washington , Aug. 21. The atato do- j
partmenl Is advised by telegraph of (
the death of Senor Don Carlos Morla
(
Vicuna , minister from Chile to the
United States , which occurred at Buf-i
falo yesterday morning. Senor Vicuna
was one of the best known South
American statesmen.
1 Drought Results In Suicide.
1 Cedar Rapids , la. , Aug. 21. Because
1 the drought had killed his crops and
1 made his financial burdens unbearable ,
1 Wesley B. Holub , one mlle east of
' Pralricsburg , shot himself through the
head yesterday. Death resulted. Ho
I was 33 years of age and leaves a wlfo
and two children.
Knox Sends His Answer.
Washington , Aug. 21 , Attorney
General Knox yosterdny sent a letter
to the Anti-Trust league , In which ho
declares thnt he knows nothing about
the steel corporation agreement and
rebukes them for addressing him pub
licly about it.
TELEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.
The battleship Iowa sailed Tuesday
for Panama.
The government of Colombia Is en
gaging American seamen as officers In
Its navy.
American agents are busy in Bel
gium recruiting Belgian glass blowers |
for service In the United States. I
Jim Jeffries and Gua Ruhlln have
signed an agreement to fight for the
heavyweight championship of the
world. j
Eddlo Smith of Salt Lake broke the
world's amateur one-mile bicycle record - '
ord Tuesday , riding the distance In
1:573-5. :
Lawrence Auchterlonle , the Glen
view professional. Tuesday won thoj
western open golf championship tour
nament at the Midlothian , Ills. , links.
Superintendent's Wife Takes
Strikers at Disadvantage.
LEADERS REPEAT OLD CLAIMS.
Doth Sides Spar for Wind In the Steel
Strike President Shaffer Says Do
nations Are Liberal Combine Reopens -
opens Clark Mill.
Pltlaliurg. Aug. 21. The utool iitrlko
appoara to bo nettling down Into n do-
lormlnod Htniggle In which neither
sldo will acknowledge defeat while
there la hope loft. Joseph Blahop , the
Ohio arbitrator , appeared hero again
yesterday , but both Hldoit promptly ro
pudlatod the Kuugcatlou thai anothoi
move for peace wan bolni : conaldorod.
The Htoot manuccrs aucccodrd In atari-
Ing the laal Idle mill at the Clark plant
and are evidently planning a uorlea ol
extensions at every point whoio the IT
In n chance of auoooHa. They will
probably atari the Htar tin mills In thin
city and Increase the force at the Lliul
uny ti McCutchoon mllla.
An Intoroatlng loaturo of the. fight
nt the latter mill la contributed by the
claim of the strikers that Mra. Fred
Baugh , wlfo of the superintendent , It
oHcortlng the Htriko bioakora to and
from the mill. She hna alwayu been
popular with the mill men ami the
pickets say they would rather face n
roglmont of aoldlora than do anything
Improper In her presence. They nay
that In peace times aho nursed their
famllloa and that they cannot Inlor
fore with her or the men aho oneorta.
The atrlkora mool the movement tc
reopen nillla with nonunion men with
the claim that It will bo almply Impon
alblo to aocuro n uulllclcnt number of
aklllod mon to operate them. Tlioli
men. they declare , nro standing firm
nnd muat ho consulted before the mills
run. They any they have the altua
tlon well In hand nnd doaplto the al
leged danger of the Htriko netting top
heavy , continue I heir work of organ !
zatinn , with a view of crippling more
plants belonging to the corporation
They claim that Chicago will In the
end come out and that then1 la no dan
ger of the Jollol mon going back to
work , whatever Chicago does.
The closing of the PomiHylvanln and
Continental planta completely Hod up
the National Tube company In thla
district nnd Wheeling. The company
haa made nn effort to atari up al any
point.
President Shaffer nnd Iila associates
nt atrlkc hondquartora aay donatlona
of a liberal nature are being made to
the caiiHO. They oxproaaod thoniHolvoB
as much pleased with the allunllon
today.
CONTEMPLATE LONG TUNNEL.
Central Pacific to Bore Through Crest
of Sierra Nevada Mountains.
San Francisco , Aug. 21. The long
cst railroad tunnel In the United States
will bo built through the Sierra Ne
vada mountains of California if the
proaonl plans of 1C. II. Harrlman arc
carried out. Chief Engineer Hood
haa aonl out a corps of mon to make
preliminary survoya and their worK
la oxpoclod to bo completed in alx
months. The tunnel project , which
will involve an outlay of from $11,000-
000 to $5,00(1,000 ( , contemplates the
boring of a hole 27.000 foot In length
through the heart of Iho Sierras. Be
sides saving a climb of 1,500 foot
the lunnel will shorten the road about
seven miles and la expected to effect
a great saving In operating expenses.
Argentine Smelter to Close Down.
Kansas City , Aug. 21. The Argentine
tine smelter , one of the largest plains
owned by Iho American Smelling and
Refining company and which employe
800 mon , will , 11 Is announced , be
closed down on Scpl. 15. Assistant
Superintendent McDonald says the
shutdown Is to give the plant n thor
ough cleaning and denies as utterly
untrue a rumor thai the purpose Is to
trace an alleged shortage of $100,000
In the ore accounts. The business wil !
bo handled at the Omaha plant.
American Bar Association Meets.
Denver , Aug. 21. About 400 mem
bora of the American Bar association
are In the city to attend Iho 2 lib an
nual meeting , which opens today at
the Tnbor Grand opera house , contlnu
ing three duya. Evening sessions wll
be held and the afternoons will bo devoted -
voted lo Iho work of Iho aecllon of
legal education. Thla afternoon the
Association of American Law Schools
will meet In connection with the sec
tion of legal education.
I Victory for American Locomotive.
i Kingston , Jamaica , Aug. 21. An-
I other heavy test of the respective mer-
i Its of English and American locomo-
l lives on the railroad hero has resulted
In a great victory for the lalter , which
drew 126 tons over the heaviest part
of the line in seven minutes under the
scheduled time. The English locomo
tive completely failed to pull the same
load.
Shovel Makers Combine.
St. Louis , Aug. 21. Julius C. Beige , i
president of the St. Louis Shovel com j
pany , confirms the reported consoli i
dation of flvo of Iho largesl shovnl
l
manufacturing concerns In the country I
with a capital stock of $5,000,000. The
now company will bo called the Ames i
Tool and Shovel company.
New Submarine Boat Launched.
New York , Aug. 21. The second of
the now submarine boats for the navy
wns launched at Elizabeth , N. J. , yes
terday. The vessel was named the
Moccasin by Miss Grace Day of Vir
ginia , sister-in-law of Senator Martin
of that stats.
nif-D TO BRIBE THE JUDGE.
8cnaatlon.il Developments In Coffee
Cnoo nt Toledo.
Toledo , ( ) . . Aug. 21. There were
Homo BoiiHallonnl dovolopmontH In the
CIIHO In which Hlalo Pine Food Cone
nilHHloiior Blackburn recently noon rod
a verdict of guilty agiilni > l A. 1) . White ,
a local fToeor , charged with nulling
a glazed coffee manufactured by the
ArbuckloH. The attornoyH for the Ar-
buckloa went before JudgH Mock , In the
city coiirtH. before whom the cam. wnu
tried , and roquoHtod htm to docket the
entry HO IIH to got the cano Into the
higher coin In. .ludgo Mock declined to
do HO until Waller Brown , Iho attorney
for Out til lite , wan pioHcnl. A honied
dlactiHHloii onmicd , In which the nttor-
noya for Iho Arbucklea charged thr
Wallop Brown , attorney for the alnlt
ruled the Juilgo. Then the lallor
npriing a Honaatlon , by charging that
the ntlornoya for the Arbuekloa had
Hont their mon to him with the offer
of $1,000 to take the cnao from titn
jury. The judge aayti ho will make
public the minion of the mon who inndu
him the proportion.
WEEKLY CROP SUMMARY.
General Improvement In Condition of
Late Corn Is Noted.
Washington , AUK. 21. The weather
bureau' ) ! weekly nummary of crop con-
dltioiiH la aa followH. A very general
Improvement In Iho condition of Into
corn la Indicated In Iho principal corn
ntatoa. In Iowa the crop hi materially
Improved and more promising than
wna deemed poaalblo Aug. 1 , hut tlm
yield hi Hllll contingent on additional
molaturo very HOOII and the absence of
froiita Iho groalor parl of September ,
The Into corn has Improved In extreme
HoutlioiiHtcrn NobraHka , but Hllll con-
tlniioa to ituffor for ruin In Iho central
nnd noi thorn counties. In the eastern
nnd woHtorn portions of ICanaaa Into
corn la much Improved , but In the con-
tial count lea rain came lee lalo to
nave the crop. In aomo portloim ot
Missouri lalo corn la progressing well ,
but In moHl auctions It la mifToring for
rain. The wont her him boon favorablii
for spring wheal harvest In nil HOC-
tloiiH HarvcHlliiK IH nearly fliilalied In
the DaKotaa and Minnesota.
Baseball Results Yesterday.
National Longuo Now York , U ; Beaten -
ton , 0. Philadelphia , 1-2 ; Brooklyn , 1-
It. Plttaburg , 1 ; Ht. Loiila , 0. Amor-
loan League Boston , 0 ; Milwaukee ,
0. Wntthlnglon. It ; Chicago , 9. Phila
delphia , 3 ; Cleveland , 7. Baltimore , 2 ;
Detroit , 5. Western League Colo- '
ratio Springs , 6-3 ; Omann , 8-2. Kan-
aa Clly , : ' . ; St. Paul. 1-10. St. Jo-
Hopli , ! - ! ; Minneapolis , 3-2. Denver ,
C-13 ; Dos Molnoa , 4-7.
A few days ago a well known Wash
ington lady being unexpectedly bereft
of her kitchen iiHHlHtance , ndvortlHod
for a colored woman capable of per
forming general hotiHcwork.
The Ural caller In reapoiiHo to the nd-
vortlKomoiit wna n mulatto dnnihol , bedecked -
decked \vlth ribbon and llnory. From
her alrH and graces she might liuw
boon n graduate of n Komlnary. She
imiionnri'tl that Hho had noticed the ad
vertisement and waa desirous of se
curing employment.
"Aro you a good cook ? " Inquired the
lady of the hoimc.
"No , Indeed , 1 don't cook , " \vua the
reply.
"Are you a good washer and Ironcr ? "
waa the next ipiory.
"I wouldn't do washing and Ironing ;
it's too haul on the hauda , " declared
the culler.
"Can you tnvoopV" the liouso\vlfe then
wanted to Know.
"No , " wa.-i the answer , ami It waa a
positive one. "I'm nol strong enough
for that. "
"Well , In the name of goodness , what >
can you do ? " said the lady of the < l
holme , exasperated. The placid reply
waa :
"I dusta. " Washington Stur.
* N.-Kro ISlfitiipiice.
Ncgroos hoiiiotlmori express them
selves ns felicitously as do the IrlHh.
Here IH a case copied from n Texas
pnper. Some time ago one of Texas'
widely known statesmen , who Is no *
dead , WIIH passing along n street In
Dallas , when nn old colored man , who
had once belonged to him , approached ,
took off bis lint nnd passed a band
ever his while wool ns he asked :
" .Marstcr , gin do old man 50 cents. "
"Dan , you nro u robber. "
"How ? " naked the astonished darky ,
opening his eyes , nround which rough
shod age haa walked.
"Didn't y u sec me put my hand ID
my pocket ? "
"Yes , snli. "
"Well , you old rascal , you rob me of
the pleasure of giving you money with-
nut Imlnir nski > il. "
The old man received a dollar. BowIng -
Ing almost lo the ground , while tears
came out and coursed through trie aged
prints around his eyes , ho replied :
"Marster , wld , wld such a heart aa
you hab nnd wld Abraham and Isaac
and de Lord on your side , I don't sea
what can keep you out of heaven. "
A J'rlic Thought.
A teacher of music In one of the pub
lic schools of the south desired to Im
press Uic pupils with the meaning of
the signs "f" and "ff" In a song they
were about to sing. After explaining
that "f meant forte he said , "Now ,
children , If T means forte , what doea
'IT mean ? "
Silence reigned for n moment , and
then he was astonished to hear a bright
little fellow shout :
"Eighty ! " New Lipplncott.
Button * .
Towne For goodness' sake , what are
you so cranky nbout ?
Browne Oh , I asked my wife to sew
a button on my coat.
Towne And wouldn't she do it ? I II
Browne Yes , but I've just discover- f
I cd that the button she sewed on my
' coat she cut from my vest. Exchange.