THE NORFOLK NEWS : FRIDAY , APRIL 11,1902 ,
The J4otf oik fi *
President Roosevelt ban gene into thti
enemy's country , but it is probable
tlmt Pitchfork Tilhnim mul liln bellig
erent couBln nro not nt homo to bo in *
nultod by the honors bestowed upon
him by their ooiiRtituoutH.
The Mnniln Amorlcnn denies emphat
ically that the Auiorlcixu lady school
t oohora nnd other Amorlonn glrln who
Imvo gene to tlmt nrohipolngo nro sub
1 jected to nny greater danger thnu they
are iu the iutorlor of Now York or Ohio ,
Indinnn or Illinois.
Senator Alien emphatically denies tlmt
ho wont to Ixmlsvillo to Rlmro in the
proposed amalgamation of reform par-
tics which , standing flrin nnd high on
I ! ( ho rocks of demo-populism , ho scornfully -
fully characterizes ixs n "mooting of po
litical traitors nnd renegades. "
J. P. A. Black of llloomington is n
recent nsplrant for the republican gu-
boruatorinl nomination , bin oandidaoy
having boon announced in n late issue of
the liloomlngtou Advocate , which gives
it out emphatically that ho is nil that
could bo desired for the position.
Those interested in the Now York
markets nro hopeful tlmt the Marconi
wireless telegraph system will glvo them
inexpensive and reliable connection with
the commercial center of the country.
If the system COIUOH into general use for
that purpose the day of QxoliiBlvo tips
will probably bo a thing of the past.
Anyone with un instrument could' tap
the "wires" nnd obtain all necessary in
formation.
The civilian * who will attend the cor-
onntion of King Edward an the olllclal
representatives of the United States ,
will pay all of their nxpnnsos out of thuir
own pockets while the naval nnd mil
itary representatives will merely 'bo or
dered to London for duty. They will
probably find the honors and enjoy-
inouta of the trip sullluiout without hav
ing n largo government appropriation to
got rid of.
r
! Arbor day is not far distant nnd those
; | who will celebrate might profitably bo
L digging the holes for the trees. With
the proper observance of Arbor day each
year , or at any rate the planting of
troop , this prairlo country could bo very
much improved iu nppoarauco and
value. It has boon much improved
during the past twenty years , but the
work of planting trees is in its infancy ,
and should bo continued with increasing
attention during the years that nro to
t ? come.
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Senator Gorman of Maryland has
boon mentioned as the probable Mosoa
who could safely lead the democratic
hosta out of the wilderness of defeat
into which they Imvo been led during
the past twocampaigns by the Nebraska
silver nhninpion. This has become a
critical position for any mau to occupy
nnd it is beginning to look as though a
largo number of the old-timers didn't
care to be discovered by n Moses , and
what is moro , have no ambition to dis
cover a Moses.
There is nil kinds of trouble iu the
good old democratic state of Missouri
and charges of bribery nnd corruption
nro quite the common thing. The dem
ocrats Imvo been in power there so long
that they expect the endorsement of the
voters regardless of what their olHcial
conduct may bo nnd that party will
probably continue to dictnto who the
ofllcors shall bo for years to como. It is
a bad rut for a state to got into and the
people of the country at largo will wntoh
for Missouri's redemption with increased
interest.
There has been reason for this chilly
weather Nebraska has been expeieuclng
for a week or rnoro nnd Kebrntka hns
not had the worst of it by far. A passenger -
ongor train of the Great Northern has
just arrived nt St. Pnnl , Minnesota ,
nearly n week over duo. It wns snow
bound for four da , sand five nights on
the prairies of North Dakota nnd the
passengers Buffered great privation bo-
cau e of Inck of food nnd fuel. Ne
braska hns the facility of escaping these
kind pf experiences with strenuous
weather recently.
Under the provisions of the will of the
late Cecil Rhodes , the South African
raining king , it is probable that the
American student at Oxford will bo far
more common in the future than in the
past. 4His last testament provides that
two scholarships in the English univer
sity bhall bo maintained for each state
and territory of the American union.
With these scholarships in use there
will be about JOO American student ! )
continuously at the English seat of
learning , a large share of their expense
to be borne by the Rhodes estate.
Madison county is to be congratulated
that it is not represented on the petition
presented for the pardon of defaulting
Ktnte treasurer , Hartley. The Record
gives the number of petitioners at 2,182 ,
from 11 counties of the state , the ma
jority of the petitioners being from
Lancaster , Douglas , and n few other
eastern counties and the balance from
Holt , Dawes and other western counties.
JJat one county m northwest Nebraska
in reproRontcd , nnd tlmt IB Dodgo. There
should bo no dllHoulty whatever in
choosing candidates for Htato olIlcerH
not represented on Bald petition.
The Fremont Ilornld suggests tlmt , In-
nsmuch ns Governor Snvago has mode
out tlmt .Too Hartley is such n good fel
low , ho might bo nominated by their
mutual friends for governor nnd thus
vindicate both of them. Thin would
certainly not bo inconslstant , providing
the said friends are permitted to run the
convention , but KOIUO serious doubtn nro
expressed in various parts of the state ns
to whither thny will bo nhlo to muster
n corporal's guard when the delegates to
the stnto convention nro nnmod nnd
therefore their probable ability to do-
llvor ofllccH to anyone IH very ( seriously
questioned.
There < H ono particular thing that
the people of Norfolk have reason to
regret today , and that is that the tench-
era of North Nebraska who have boon
hero sovornl days , hnvo gene homo
and will not again bo the guests of Nor
folk , ns n body , for the next two yonrs.
They loft n plonsnnt nud elevating Im
pression with the people of the city who
mingled with them nnd attended their
meetings nnd it is to bo sincerely ro-
grottod that wo were not permitted to
keep them hero nlwnys. They nro nlco
people nnd Important factors in the men
tal nud moral development of the state.
May they come ngnin and stay longer.
Nobrnskn may hnvo boon guilty of
originating the Put Orowo blackmailing
methods but it is very evident from
recent events that she proposes to rid
herself of the reputation iw a black
mailing state at the very earliest possible
moment. A recent instance thirt it
doesn't pay to attempt to blackmail in
Nebraska is that at Franklin whore the
proposed victim nnd several of his
friends Jlxod n decoy package for the
would-bo Pnt Orowo nud "layod" for
him , with the result that ho was scared
over into the next township or state ,
anyway ho was mnking good use of his
podnl oxtormitios as far as ho could bo
soon. Nine shots wore sent after him
none of which took effect.
Governor Savage has denied that the
Missouri interview was genuine , in
which it was promised that Hartley
would return to the state treasury $181-
000 of the stolen funds. The question
quite naturally arises as to what kind of
Missouri water his excellency wns drink
ing during his visit in that state. As a
matter of fact the people of the state
Imvo long since given up all hope that
the stolen money , or any portion of it
would over bo returned to its proper
owners. Hartley has been given his
freedom nud his efforts to bulldoze the
people into thinking that both ho and
the governor are all right is taken to
moan that if they cannot win out iu this
way they will hio themselves to new
pastures and build up now names and
reputations , if not now fortunes.
The house of representatives will soon
take up the Hepburn measure which it
Is expected will put n chock on the adul
teration of foods and drugs. The prac
tice of adulteration nnd substitution has
advanced to such n phase tlmt it is al
most impossible for ouo not nn export to
toll whither they are receiving what
they pay for or not , and it would bo of
inestimable benefit and advantage to
the people if congress will pass the Hop-
burn measure and make it obligatory
that food , drugs and drinks shall bo pure
nnd not adulterated with cheap and
often positively poisonous materials. It
is n reform that should hnvo been under
taken by congress years ngo nnd its
prompt passage and vigorous prosecution
should bo demanded by the people.
The Stanton Picket has its views
regarding the Hartley matter and its
editor , recently appointed postmaster ,
expressed them as follows : "The Albion
Argus edited by ex-Governor Poynter's
brother is auro in its own mind that
Governor Savngo will bo renomlnated
when the republican convention meets.
Poyuter nrguos that Joe Hartley has a
lend plpo cinch on more polltlcnns than
nuy other mnu in the state nnd when he
twists the wrench Savngo will be nomi-
nated. Possibly he is right.probnbly he is
wrong ; but right or wrong the voters of
Nebraska stand between any convention
and an election , and neither Joe Hartley
nor any other public thief holds an ax
over their heads. This is not intended to
convey a threat but merely , nn expression
of what public sentiment indicates. "
A case has been commenced before
the state board of health that may re
sult in quite a radical reform regarding
the professional conduct of some doctors
concerning tno divulging of facts con-
uected with cases in which they nro em
ployed as phyelolnnfl or in the capacity
of consulting physicians. The case has
been brought against Dr. F. W. WhitIng -
Ing of Axtoll nnd the charge is filed by
Miss Anna Carpenter. When a physi
cian divulges professional confidences to
one of his patients it is not unlikely that
he entries the said patient's case to the
next person whom lie is called on to nt-
tend and it is not agreeable to the per
sons concerned though not many had
perhaps known that anoh instances
could be termed unprofessional conduct
and tlmt the penalty might bo the revok-
ngofthe physician's license if brought
o the attention of the state board. It
I 1tnli1it 41 t tt f1n nn * n . * * I
wins
Is probable tlmt if Mlns Carpenter
this case it may cause physiolnuB to use
greater discretion in regard to the pro
fessional confidences they may do-
vnlge.
Secretary Royso of the state banking
bonrd linn for the pnst yonr or two been
publishing Bomo surprising statistics re
garding the money owned by the people
plo of Nebraska , but ho promises tlmt
hln next statement will exceed them all.
At the close of business on March 15 the
deposits iu Htnto nnd private banks
were grenter thnn over before In the his
tory of the stnto , reaching the magnlt-
Icontsum of $ .11,000,000. The highest
mark heretofore attained was on Sep
tember in , 1001 , when the deposits in
banking institutions under state control
were 11)1,700,000. ) In view of this show
ing it is little wonder that the calamity
croaker haw been Bilonced in Nebraska.
There is little fear of n pnnlc in this
stnto nt present , and when ono does
como it Is probable that the people will
bo abundantly nblo to tnko cnro of them
selves.
The house ban voted , without division ,
that the heathen Ohinoo must ntny in
his own country , nnd has strengthened
the exclusion act by making its provis
ions applicable to their descendants and
mixed races. It is nlso made to apply
to American ships and to the insular
possessions of the country. The con
gress will undoubtedly receive the nnnu-
inous approval of their countrymen for
this act iu support of the American la
borer , but it is somewhat , Burprii-lng that
Mr. Brynu nnd his friends have not
found iu it quo of those attempts of tbo
imperialists to curtail the liberties of the
pooplo. Certainly the broadest inter
pret ition of liberty would make this
country free and open to all wishing to
take advantage of its liberty nnd ad-
vantages. Mr- Bryan should uotbo silent
concerning this now evidence of im
perialistic domination.
Now if the house of representatives
will do the proper thing the country
will feel that a pronounced adulteration
of food , or rather a fraudulent substi
tution for a well known nnd popnlnr
product of the farm and dairy , will not
receive the oflicial sanction of the highest -
est law-nmking body of the Inud , oven
though such substitute is receiving the
backing of n powerful nud more or less
popular lobby. The house would bo
doing the proper thing if it would do-
nouuco such attempted oillcinl sanction
of fraud oven more emphatically than
did the senate. If the national law
makers should favor adulteration or
oubstitutiou of a popular food products
where should the common herd stop in
their attempts to deceive the public
with cheap adulterations or substitutions
of the necessities of life ? Nobrnskn is
to bo congrntulnted that both senators
from this state voted with the majority.
The people of Iowa evidently do not
believe that Governcr Savage's coucep-
tiou of the moral code is according to
the highest ideal nnd they no doubt
feel n share of the disgrace that thogov-
ornor has fastened upon their western
neighbors. The Sioux City Tribune has
this to say regarding the governor's ex
cuse for interfering with the Hartley sou-
fence : "Governor Savnge of Nebraska
continues to maintain the position that
the chief executive of a great state is
instilled in compounding n felony. Ilia
defence for the Hartley pardon is that
the money which Hartley stole will bo
returned to the state. His position is ns
if President Roosevelt were to pardon
Captain Carter upon an offer to return
to the nation the money he had cor
ruptly diverted from its purpose by col
lusion with fraudulent contractors
Governor Savage's defence is worse than
none. It puts him in the same moral
light as Bartley. That is , ho is willing
to do anything to get money. His nyn-
ical and contemptuous Thanksgiving
proclamation shows that ho has no re
ligion. A man without religion nnd
without morals seldom rises to the po
sition of governor of a state of this union.
One would think , by reading the
World-Herald and other democratic
sheets , that it is comparatively easy
for anyone who desires to sneak a pet
measure through congress. Yesterday's
issue of the publication above named
says in scare headlines : "In a twinkling
republicans rushed through a measure
granting an extension of twenty years
on charters of national banks. Demo
crats , tnken completely by surprise , nro
unable to prevent legislation. " This im
plies two things , one beintr that the
democrats could have prevented the passage -
sage of the act ; another is that they
were asleep. The probability suggests
Itself that the democratic members ,
while wishing to pose as the opponents
of the banks at every opportunity , really
desired this measure to pass and pnrpos-
ely foiled to wake up nt the moment.
Certainly few will believe in this day
and age tlmt measures can bo rushed
through without the minority having
every opportunity to have their say on
the subject. The effort was made in a
recent campaign to have the people be
lieve that the celebrated Sherman act ,
dethroning silver , was rushed through
iu this manner but the effort was un
successful as it was shown that the
measure passed through the legitimate
channel and if it hod opposition every
opportunity was given for it to be made
manifest.
From the example being sot by Eng
land in the British-Boor wnr it is likely
tlmt the armored car on land will HOOU
bo nit common as the armored
on the water.
The Croighton Courier , with J. S.
Tnckson as editor , 1ms recently under
gone n marked improvement and if the
pace IB maintained tlmt paper will bo
ouo of the best in Knox county.
There are people who would like to
BOO it made the same sort of n crime for
chopping down n tree that it is to cruelly
treat dumb animals. Ono has the ap
pearance of being nbont ns cruel ns the
other in Nobrnskn.
The people of Nobrnskn cnn afford to
fllmro of their plenty with the suffering
people of Znpntn county , Texas , if such
charity would bo nccoptnblo. All they
need to do is to say the word nud sup
plies will bo going Toxnswnrd about ns
faat an steam can tnko them.
The Globo-Domoornt considers that
the tide is rising in Missouri nud will bo
high iu November from the fnct tlmt
n republican has been elected mayor
of Marshfiold , that state , for the first
time in 10 years. It is undoubtedly a
straw to indicate the direction of the
wind.
If you do not intend to observe Arbor
day nt least indicate thnt the spirit
which prompted the establishment of
the holiday is not entirely lost in your
case by planting n tree sometime
this spring. There is plenty of room
for improvement of this character in
Nebraska.
Juno 18 is not a great ways in the
luturo and the county and precinotcom-
mittces of the republican party will
soon have to bo stirring so tlmt the
voters will have an opportunity to se
lect their delegates who will go to Lin
coln and register their disapproval of
the methods of Hartley , Savngo , et al. ,
and nominate good men nnd true for
the nppronching campaign.
Bixby says : "la the north Plntte
country n great many people are preju
diced against Lincoln because they have
read what Mr. Rosewater has written
about the polluted atmosphere. " And
then there are others who have exper
ienced some of that said polluted atmos
phere and have formed their own opin
ion without having read what Mr. Rosewater -
water or anyone else has written.
The beet sugar interests nro not the
only ones that nro emphatically protest
ing ngaiust n reduction of the duties on
Cuban sugar. The Louisiana Colored
Men's Industrial Protective league has
recently adopted a memorial to congress
setting forth that the proposed change
would bring untold misery upon the
wage earners engaged in the growth of
domestic sugar. The league claims to
represout 250,000 men , women nnd child
ren whoso solo livelihood depends upon
the sugnr industry in thnt state.
There nre few property owners or
renters iu Nebraska but nre planting n
patch or two of potatoes this spring ,
mving been induced to do so by the
aigh prices for that populnr vegetable
; hnt have prevailed during the past win
ter. The result will probably bo , if
there is nny crop nt nil , that the price
next winter will bo about 25 cents n
bushel. It is not improbable thnt the
gnrdneror farmer who will win the
coming senson will devote his laud to
some crop that his neighbors nnd ac
quaintances nre neglecting.
Mr. Bryan thinks the reorganizes
will never rnnko nn open attempt to
change the policy of the democratic
party , alleging that they have "never
fought an houest battle in the party or
out of it. " The late candidate is cor-
taiuly entitled to sympathy in his
deadly struggle with dishonest peoplo.
Ho not only has them in his own party ,
traitors to the only true cause , but , no-
cording to his mnny nssertions , the
woods are full of dishonest rennblioans.
There is one consolntion if he fails to
reform the democratic party and the
country ho may fall back on the Louisville -
ville reformers and cast his lot with
them.
William K. Fowler , state superintend
ent of public instruction , has issued n
neat , instructive document in book form ,
entitled , "School Buildings and Grounds
in Nebraska. " It is perhaps the most
interesting , best illustrated and most
valuable document pver issued by the
state or any department of it. Illustrated
with excellent views of n large number
of the school houses of the state , from
the simplest and most inelegant sod
shanty used for school purposes in the
western part of the state to the magnif
icent high school building of the state
metropolis that approaches a capital
building in architectural beauty , size
and convenience , it contains suggestions
for the future building of schools that
should be of inestimable value to school
boards , officers nnd teoohers. Not the
least valuable department in the publi
cation is the nrtlolo entitled "Hints on
Rural School Grounds" by Prof. L. H.
Bailey of Cornell university , containing
suggestions nnd illustrations looking to
ward the beautifying and improvement
of rural school grounds. It is a most per
tinent subject. Too often the grounds
surrounding rural schools and not
infrequently those of town * and cities
are the most dreary nnd dcsolnto-looklng
npots in the region. The most tlmt is
attempted mny bo the planting of n few
trees , but the idcn of cultivating ( lowers
nnd Bhrubs n valuable piece of in
struction in itself is seldom undertaken
nud might bo douo with very slight ox
pouso by interesting the school ohildrci
in the work. It is to bo hoped tlmt every
member of n school board nnd every
teacher will bo particularly attracted ty
this feature of the publication. The
High school of Norfolk nud the Gran
school of this city nro illustrated and
described.
REAR GUARD FIQHT WAS SEVERE.
British Rode Into Ambuoh While TryIng -
Ing to Surprise Boers.
Pretoria , April 7. Details received
hero of the rear guard action during
the night of March 31 , between the
Second Dragoon Guards of Colonel
Lawley's column and the Boers , near
Boschmanskop , show that a fovco oi
200 British , while endeavoring to our-
prise n Boer laager , rode straight into
a force of 400 Boers. The night was
dark. The Boers were hidden in a
drift and opened fire almost from
under the legs of the British horses.
A fierce hand-to-hand struggle ensued ,
in which both sides freely used the
butt ends of their rifles. The British
regained the rldgo they had Just left
end begun n rear guard action. In the
meantime n strong force of Boers had
barred the road back to the British
camp. The coming of daylight en
abled Colonel Lawloy to see that the
Guards were hard pressed nnd ho dis
patched reinforcements , with two guns ,
to their assistance. The reinforce
ments soon compelled the BoerB to re
treat.
BOER FUNDS FORWARDED.
Turned Over to President and by Him
Sent to Consul at Cape Town.
Chicago , April 7. A certified check
for $6,000 , drawn to the order of Presi
dent Roosevelt , was forwarded to the
president on March 26 , by the commit
tee of citizens which Governor Yates
appointed to raise funds for the relief
of Boer women and children sufferers
in the reconccntration camps of South
Africa , A letter was received from
Secretary Hay stating that the money
hns been forwrrded to the United
States consul general at Capo Town ,
that being. In the president's opinion ,
the most expeditious way of transmit
ting It to Its destination. The con
sular officer at Cape Town , Secretary
Hay states , 1ms been directed to dis
tribute the fund in the manner In
tended by the donors.
Home Missionary Meeting.
Syracuse , N. Y. , April 7. The Con
gregational Home Missionary society
will hold its 7Cth annual meeting hero
June 3 to 5. The sermon will be de
livered by its new president , N. D.
Hillis , D , D. , of Brooklyn. The field of
the home missionary society extends
from the Arctic circle In Alaska to the
tropics in Cuba. Its missionaries are
at work In cities and rural communi
ties In all the states and territories
and Its work in behalf of the Congre
gational churches will be fully gene
into at the Syracuse meeting.
Peace Envoys Make Little Progress.
Kronstadt , Orange River Colony ,
April 7. Owing if the distance sepa
rating the members of the Transvaal
mission here from Mr. Steyn , the
former president of the Orange Free
State , nnd General Delarey , the nego
tiations between the Boer leaders In
South Africa looking to the conclusion
of the war , make little progress. It
is expected , however , that Mr. Schnlk-
burger and his colleagues on the mis
sion will shortly leave hero for n moro
convenient center , from which to con
duct the negotiations.
Return of Seventh Cavalry.
Chattanooga , Tenn. , April 7. Lieu
tenant Brown of the Seventh cavalrj
arrived here yesterday and announced
that the first squadron of the reglmem
will reach Chlckamnu , park between
April 15 and 25. The other squadrons
will renmln In Cuba to participate In
the inauguration of Prcsldent-elecl
Palma. The Seventh cavalry is now
stationed at Columbia Jjarracks , neai
Havana.
Gorki Dying In Exile.
London , April 7. Cabling from St ,
Petersburg , the correspondent of tht
Dally Mall says tlmt Maximo Gorki ,
the Russian novelist , is dying of con
sumption. Gorki was expellqd from
St. Petersburg a year ago for protest
ing against police brutality. He IE
now said to be under police surveil
lance In the Crimea.
Get Fifteen Years Apiece.
Kansas City , April 7. Charles York
and Fred Hoffman , who held up and
robbed two physicians at a lonely
place on the outskirts of Kansas City ,
Kan. , recently , after binding and gag.
ging them , and then placing them In
nn nbandoned house , were each given
n 15-year sentence In the Kansas state
prison.
Peru Wants Reciprocity.
Lima , Pern , April 7. Senor Garlnrd ,
in a recently published article , adv6
cates strenuous efforts on the part of
Peru to secure n reciprocity trenty
with the United States similar to the
ono projected between the United
States nnd Cuba , In order to save the
sugar Industry of Peru.
President Loubet In Danger.
Paris , April 7. While President
Loubet wns driving to the Elyseo pal-
nco last night , a man named Sejourne ,
carrying a revolve"r , approached his
carriage and exclaimed : "I demand
luBtlce. " Sejourne was immediately
arrested. He appears to be weak
minded.
Sheriff Mortally Wounded and-
Three Men Killed.
FOUR OTHEf ! StiRfOUSLY SHOT *
Officers Are Fired on by Desperado
and Latter Is Shot and Thrown In
Burning Building ToWn In Heat of.
Great Excitement.
Tuscumbln , Ala. , April 7. Threoi
men are dead , three mortally wounded ,
and four seriously wounded as the re
sult of Sheriff Gassaway attempting
to arrest Will Reynolds , n desperate
negro.
The dead : Hugh Jones , Bob-Wal
lace , Will Reynolds.
Fntally wounded : Sheriff Charles. . , v
Gassaway , shot through the arm and <
abdomen ; Will Gassaway , shot. "
through the abdomen ; P. A. Front , .
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shot through the stomach. *
All the foregoing casualties , except.
the death of Reynolds himself , are'thor
result of the deadly fire of Reynolds ,
with a Winchester. The negro was ,
in turn , riddled and thrown into a fire.
Yesterday Sheriff Gassaway went tea
a negro settlement to arrest Will.
Reynolds for obtaining goods under-
false pretense. The olllcer was met
by the negro , who opened fire with a.
Winchester , wounding the sheriff ! and
immediately firing upon the deputy ,
Will Gassnway , who was some 300'
ynrds nway , mortally wounding him. .
As soon as possible every mnn In i
townwho could procure a gun was
in the neighborhood , but owing to the
location none dared to venture within
the open space. Dynamite wns pro
cured and the house in which the ne
gro was barricaded was fired upon , ,
but to no effect. Captain Simpson of
the Wheeler Rifles arrived with 12'
guns and 1,000 cartridges , which were
distributed among 12 picked men.
This company was stationed around
the house and riddled It , but the ne
gro had taken refuge Iu the cellar
and returned the fire , killing Jones
and wounding Jim Finney. Coal oil i
was then procured and the house In - *
which the negro was located was fired
by the Wheeler Rifles , who had arrived -
rived on the scene. The negro took
refuge In a shed and opened fire , killing -
ing Wallace and wounding Jesse
Davis , but the people and some mi
litiamen riddled the 'negro nnd the
crowd , numbering 1,000 , grabbed the-
body and threw It in the burning build
ing. Wallace , who was killed , was
closing In on the negro , who shot
him through the body.
Relic seekers cut off the negro's
fingers and such parts of the body as
could bo procured. Three houses
were burned in the effort to reach the-
negro. Several horses were killed In
the battle. It is reported that the
sheriff nnd his brother cannot live.
So deadly was the negro's aim that it
was possibly an hour before the body
of Prout could bo recovered. Not a.
shot fired by Reynolds failed to count
when those ho was firing upon could
be plainly seen by him.
HOLLISTER HELD FOR MURDER.
Taken From State Reform School to
Answer for Denver Crime.
Eldora , la. , April 7. Clarence Hoi-
lister , alias Clarence MacKenzlc , a 10-
year-old inmate of the state reform
school , -was arrested by Sheriff Collcn
of Lake county , Colorado , charged
with the murder of J. E. Manshelm
and a man named Dixon on Sept. 10 ,
1901. Hollistcr was sent to the reform
school here In 1895 , but escaped in
1899 , going west. Last year he re
turned to the school of his own accord ,
after , It Is alleged , holding up a saloon
in Load ville , Colo. , and shooting Mans--
helm , the bartender. After the rob
bery of the saloon Hollister , It Is
charged , quarreled with Dixon , his ac
complice , over the division of the
money and shot him. He was taken to.
Leadvllle last night.
Negro Lynched in Virginia.
Lynchbure. Vn. , April 7. James-
Carter , a young negro who shot and
seriously wounded Don Thomas , near
New Glasgow , Thursday night , was
taken from Jail at Amherst Court
House Just before midnight and
lynched by a party of 200 men. All
were masked or had their faces
blackened. When Jailer Jones left
the Jail for his home , several mem
bers of the lynching party made him
surrender the keys. The men secured
Carter , took him a half mile north of
the village , hanged him to a tree and
fired 35 bullets into his body.
, Alleged Train Robber Arrested.
St. Joseph , April 7. George Carson ,
a well dressed stranger , was arrested
at Union Star , Mo. , and is being held
on the supposition that he is ai mem
ber of the gang that held up the northbound -
bound Burlington train near this city
Thursday last. The Burlington engi
neer and fireman believe Carson Is
one of the robbers. He declines to
give nn account of himself or his-
movements.
Poisoned and Robbed.
Bemldji , Minn. , April 7. Eugene Mc-
jlanchlan , a homesteader from'near
Guthrlo , Minn. , was found insensible
upon tie street and died soon after
reaching the hospital. An inquest was
aeld , which developed evidence that
McGlauchlan had been poisoned and
robbed in ajrcsort In this place.
Fatally Stabbed In Drunken Quarrel
Rhlnelander , Win. , April 7. Albert
Hawthorne was fatally stabbed by
John Berkor at Woodboro , six miles
'rom ' Rhlnelander , Into lost night. The
filing followed a drunken quarrel
Berker was arrested and taken to Jail'
A lynching was narrowly verted