Nebraska Newspapers

    THE NORFOLK WEEKLY NEWSJOURNAL
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NORKOMv NEUHASlvA I 'UNAY MAY y 15107.
FUGITIVE FOUND , MAKES DRA
MATIC ESCAPE.
HE VENTURED TO RETURN HOME
OFFICERS WAITING , HE WALKS
ALMOST INTO THEM.
THEN DARTED INTO DARKNESS
CLEMENTS PURSUING , SHOOTS
TO BRING DOWN MAN.
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BUT IS HALTED BY WIRE FENCE
BOCHE DUCKED UNDER AND DIS
APPEARED INTO WOODS.
HE GROANED AT FIRST SHOT
Sheriff and Deputy Concealed Them
selves In Boche Home Dog's Bark
Gave Signal Sheriff Was Within
Twelve Feet of Boche.
Men slain by Herman Boche :
George Ives , killed with an axe ,
April 23 , 1889.
Prank Jarmor , shot to death , May 1 ,
1907.
Herman Boche , wanted for murder ,
was seen by Sheriff Clements at the
Boche farm four miles southeast of
Norfolk during the night. Tlio officer
shot four times at Boche In an effort
to halt the fugitive.
Staked Life on Flight.
Hiding from the sight of man dur
ing the long hours following the kill
ing of Frank Jarmer on Wednesday
morning , Herman Boche took advant
age of the midnight darkness to steal
up to his own homo on the first night
after the shooting. At his homo ho
found Sheriff Clements and Deputy
Sheriff Elley waiting. Nearly In the
midst of the officers the hunted man
staked his life op flight and made a
wild dash back Into the darkness of
the night' and the woods.
Four Shots ; Boche Groaned.
Sheriff Clements fired four shots at
close range after the fleeing Boche.
After one shot a noise that might have
been a groan or a shout came from
the fugitive. Boche made good his
escape and Sheriff Clements and his
deputy drove Into Norfolk Thursday
morning without the man.
The only definite trace of Boche
found by the officers from their de
parture from Norfolk late Wednesday
afternoon to their return Thursday
morning was the encounter with the
man himself on the Boche farm near
midnight.
Officers Hide In Home.
Prom 8 until after 11 Sheriff .1. .7.
Clements and Deputy Sheriff W. C. El-
ley waited In the back room of the
Boche home for the half expected re
turn of the father of the household.
The consent of the wife and the sons
to this arrangement was secured.
With the house In darkness the offi
cers waited for the coming of the
man who had sebreted himself In the
daylight hours following the fatal
shooting.
shooting.Dog's
Dog's Bark Gave Alarm.
It was after 11 o'clock when the
bark of the dog put the officers on
edge. They prepared themselves to
make certain Boche's capture on his
entrance through the door. The wife ,
however , gave way before the strain.
Moving about In an adjoining room
the woman finally raised a window.
When the sheriff stepped into the
room , Mrs. Bocho said , "I am not feel
ing well. I must stop out. "
Came Upon Him in Dark.
Followed by the sheriff the wife left
the house and passed around to a
bam and machine house. When the
two were near the barn the woman
called In German. Boche , himself , not
twelve feet distant , answered In Ger
man. Under the flash light of the
sheriff's dark lantern ho stood for a
second , easily recognized and wearing
the same stiff brown hat.
Boche Runs , Sheriff Shooting.
Almost with the flash of the lan
tern , though , Boche darted away from
the sheriff , the officer after him.
"Stop , " cried the sheriff , "Stop or I'll
shoot. " Around the barn and thirty
feet across the yard to a wooded pas
ture Boche ran. Four times the sherlfl
fired at him , shooting to bring the
man down. At the pasture fence Bo
cho , familiar with the place , ducked
beneath n gate ; the sheriff was halted
for a moment by the wires.
Makes Good His Escape.
The moon was not yet up. The
wooded pasture with the woods of the
Elkhorn river nearby let Bocho out
run his pursuers and make good hie
oscapo. A careful search by the whor-
Iff and deputy brought no trace of the
man. At llrst they Imagined that ho
hud plunged through a bayou , but no
tracks wore found In the morning ,
llocho got away somewhere In the
darkness. Whether ho crossed the
river the olllcors could not say. After
a second examination Thursday morn
ing , the olllcors came to Norfolk be
fore further continuing the hunt In
the vicinity of the man's homo.
Hid In the Woods ,
The Bocho farm where Herman He
che has lived with his family for many
years past Is on the banks of the Elk-
horn. Woods surround a nearby
slough and line the river bank , a place
where fishing and hunting Is still
good. Somewhere In this stretch of
land the hunted man must have spent
the hours following the Bhootlng.
Prom there ho ventured forth at mid
night for a visit at his homo.
REWARD OFFERJD FOR CAPTURE
Sheriff Issues $100 Offer Says Boche
Is Dangerous.
With no additional trace of Her
man Boche , slayer of two men , since
ho dashed away from the olllcors
Wednesday night , Sheriff Clements In
Norfolk Thursday noon Issued the fol
lowing offer of reward for Bocho's
capture :
"Wanted for murder Herman Bo
che. Gorman. 48 years old. Dark
complexion. About six feet one Inch
tall. Large , raw-boned , weight about
210 pounds. Black hair and small
black mustache. Was wearing dark
suit and brown derby hat which ho
wears pulled do. over cars. Bo
careful In ma. fy 'rest as ho is
armed and Is a a < fy s character.
"Madison county % y $100 re
ward for his arrest a. fy Hlon. In
addition to the above % vornor
has been asked to offer - j > . ' ' > nal
reward. % ,
"Arrest , hold and wire all . -'orma-
lion to J. J. Clements , sheriff.
HIS FIRST MURDER TRIAL.
Initial Ballot in That Case Stood Nine
to Three for Acquittal.
The first ballot of the jury which
tried Herman Boche for killing George
Ives eighteen years ago this spring ,
stood nine for acquittal and throe for
conviction.
After the first vote , the twelve jury
men discussed the evidence at hand
thoroughly and finally It was deter
mined that ho had shot in defending
his brother. The evidence showed
that William Bocho and Ives were
clinched , Ives holding a gun , and that
Herman Boche brought his axe down
upon Ives' head to save his brother.
Thus did the jury reason and finally
3oche , who Is now wanted for killing
rank Jarmer , was acquitted.
BOCHE'S FISH DIFFICULTIES.
He Was Arrested For Fishing in His
Own Slough Illegally.
Herman Boche , who shot and killed
'rank .Tanner and then made good his
escape , wns arrested and fined a sum
mer or so ago on a charge of Illegal
fishing.
Boche owns a farm on which there
s a slough that teems with fish. He
las not only permitted , other people
o use thjs slough for fishing purposes ,
nit he has at times taken fish from
.ho waters himself , and sometimes II-
egally. He has always reasoned that ,
since the water is on his own land ,
10 had a right to do as he pleased
with regard to fishing In It. The
courts held that the fish should bo
> rotected by state law regardless of
whose land the water chanced to be
n.
BOCHE'S FATHER DIED RECENTLY
t Was He Who Was Thought to Have
Hidden Considerable Gold.
The father of Hormau Boche died
during the past winter. He was one
of the old pioneers in Norfolk , having
come to this section In 18G8. He was
a prosperous German farmer. When
10 died his family believed that he
md left considerable money , perhaps
$2,000 , hidden about his home on
South First street. For several days
i search was kept up by the family ,
among whom was Herman. If the el
der Boche did leave money hidden
away , no trace of It was over found.
Some believed that he must have told
somebody before ho died , where to
find the money.
NOTED SCIENTIST IS DEAD
Charles H. Hinton Dies While Leaving
Banquet Hall in Washington.
Washington , May 2. Charles H.
Hinton , formerly a professor of mathe
matics In one of the collegiate Instl
tutlons of Minneapolis and for tha
last two years second assistant exam
inei of the patent office , dropped dead
In the lobby of the Young Men's Chris
tlan association building , as he waa
leaving the banquet hall , where tha
Society of Philanthropic Inquiry had
held Its annual dinner , at which Pie
fessor Hinton had responded to the
toast "Female Philosophers. " Ucatb
was due to cerebral hemorrhage.
Death of Arthur McEwen.
New Yoik. Moy 1 Arthur McEwen ,
chief editorial v-rlter of the Now York
Aintrlcan and wrll known throughout
the west in journalistic circles , died
su'ldi'nly at Hamilton , licrmuda
Hcait failure was the r.-atiio of death ,
according to a cablegram locclved In
this city.
STREET LIGHTING CONTRACT IS
RESCINDED.
NEW MOVE IN LIGHT PROBLEM
With Its Hands Tied by .an Injunction
Restraining It From Accepting Bids
For a New Light Plant , Council Puts
City Streets In Dark.
Stnuton , Neb , , May 2. Special to
The News : Notwithstanding tho'clty
council and acting mayor llnd their
hands somewhat restrained by the
terms of the injunction which Frank
Sanders secured against them In the
matter of preventing their acceptance
of bids for a new electric light plant ,
they proceeded to execute a Hank
move not covered by the Injunction.
Heretofore Mr. Sanders has fur
nished a light for the city streets re
ceiving for his services about $7f > 0 an
nually. This was put nn end to by
the council's passing a resolution re
scinding any Implied contract which
might exist and from now on until the
settlement of the controversy there
will bo no more electric lights In the
city of Stanton , so far at least as Its
public streets are concerned. The
council also employed Louis Bendlt ,
an electrical engineer , to prepare and
furnish proper plans and specifica
tions for a complete electric light sys
tem. Messrs. W. P. Cowan and W. W.
Young have been employed to repre
sent the city In addition to the city
ittornoy , so the merry war Is on In
earnest.
TILDEN BEATS MEADOW GROVE
Fast Game of Baseball Was Played at
Meadow Grove Wednesday.
Meadow Grove , Neb. , May 2. Spe
cial to The News : The Tilden and
Meadow Grove baseball teams played
a very pretty game hero yesterday and
with the exception of a few poor plays
by the homo team It was full of snap
py playing by both teams. The score
stood to a In favor of Tilden. Bat
teries : Tilden , Redenbaugh and Wey-
gent ; Meadow Grove , Storey and
Woygent.
SHORT LINE RAJES IN NEBRASKA
Railway Commission Grants Permis
sion to Rock Land.
Lincoln , May 2. h"ei mission was
granted by the Nebraska railway com
mission to the Rod ; island to establish
short line i.ites In this btate , subject
to the usual rule that Intel mediate
points bo given the same or better
rates. This lb the third road to get
such a permit , the Northwestern and
the Missouri Pacific , having applied
previously. Hailioad managers" con
ferred with the commissioners regard
ing the meeting ol next Tuesday , at
which time the commission will grant
a hearing to both roads and shippers ,
preliminary to adopting a temporary |
schedule ol tariffs for all lines In thu
state. In the absence of giievances , 1
the present rates will be approved , to
remain in force until tlio commission
has had an opportunity to investigate' '
them and make changes wheio It la
deemed advisable.
WORKMAN KILLED IN DITCH.
Scott Miner of Tekamah Killed When
Wall Caves Near that Place. |
Tekamah , Neb. . May 2. Scott Min
er , aged thirty-seven years , who baa
been employed en the tiling machine
putting in drainage ditches north ol
this place , was killed by being burled ,
in one of the trenches.
Miner was laying tile in the trench ,
when the bank caved in and was
smothered to death before he could be
gotten out. The deceased leaves a
wife and three children.
Dividend for Firth Bank Depositors
Lincoln , May 2. Receiver Whltte-
more of the failed Citizens' bank ol
Firth made a repot , announcing that
a dividend of 70 per cent to dcpoaltort
is available. There is cash on hand
of 57-1,071. The receiver believes an
additional 5 per cent dividend will be
possible when ho Is able to realize on
the property of W. J. Crandall , the
cashier , whose disappearance caused
the closing of the bank.
PROTESfTGAINSTEGROES
Southerner Would Have No Colored
Men Given Rhodes Scholarships.
New Orleans , . May 2. Gustaf R.
Westfcldt , a prominent business men
of New Orleans and a member of tha
board of administrators of Tulane uni
versity , has written a letter to the
British ambassador at Washington ad
vising against the appointment of ne
groes to Cecil Rhodes scholarships at
Oxford university.
Mr. Westfeldt's letter Is apropos ot
the recent appointment of a Pennsyl
vania negro to one of these scholar
ships. Ho believes that the appoint
ment of negroes will make the Rhodes
scholaishlps unpopular In the souiti
France Rejects Meat Certificate.
Washington , May 2 "A very Insig
nificant quantity ol Ancrkun ineai Is
expor'oO ' 0 PraiK-G. ' ' sail ) Seoiotary
Wilson of the ( K-r/artni'-nt of agricul
ture. r.ommM.tlnq on t < . < Frem.h re
jection of the now lorm ot moat certlf
icito unri'-r the l.'ntlqd States pure
food law.
Shrlncrs on Way Went ,
Ohkago , May 1 ! -A < H-li gallon ol
Juo Mystle Shrlnern of Chicago , to
fether with 1.000 from Detiolt and
other eastern cities left lieio for Los
Angeles'on the UI07 pllgilmago of thu
order The pilgrimage will last three
weeks , live diiys of which will be run
timed in convention session * at I.OH
Angeles.
THAT IS THE CHICAGO WEATHER
MAN'S PREDICTION.
NORFOUK CONDITIONS RIGHT
Barometer Is High , Showing That
Clear , Cold Air May be Expected.
Temperature Has Been Falling Dur
ing the Day.
Prepaie for a killing frost.
'A drop In the temperature severe
enough to , free/.e the life out of grow
ing things is the prediction fiom tlio
Chicago weather hut can and the
freeze nuiy , If tlio forecast Is correct ,
bo expected to arrive before dawn on
Friday morning.
The barometer In Norfolk at S
o'clock Thursday morning wan un
usually high , IIO.OI. showing that tlio
nlr was dry and heavy and that low
temperature might be expected.
The coldest point reached during
Wednesday night was thirty-two above
/.tiro just tlio free/.lng point. The
mercury managed to climb up to six
ty-eight during Wednesday and thus
gave hope that winter's backbone had
at last been fractured.
The temperature In Norfolk fell dur
ing the day.
FRUIT TREE AGENT SUES FARMER -
ER FOR $5,000.
AS RESULT OF KNIFE BATTLE
An Argument Over the Contract Re
sulted in Warm Words and Later a
Fistic Fight , With a Knife as One
Weapon , Wire Fence the Other.
Stanton , Noli. , May 2. Special to
The News : Some time ago C. E.
Wright , a fruit tree agent , sold N. M.
Lowery a hill of fruit trees and one
of the conditions of sale was that
Wright was to superintend the plantIng -
Ing of the trees. In due time the trees
wore delivered. Lowery hired four
men to put , them in tiie ground and
Wright came out to superintend ac
cording to contract. After ten trees
had been planted AVrlght remarked
that "Lowery could get along all right
now and that he was going to leave. "
Lowery objected. The argument
waxed warm. Wright produced a
knife of no mean dimensions. Lowery
picked up a wire fence slat. A colll
hlon followed and the holder of the
knife came out second best.
Yesterday R. U. Drake , an attorney
for Humphrey , filed a suit for damage
based on assault and battery in which
Wright asks for a judgment of $5,000.
HAVANA UNABLE TO LEARN DE
TAILS OF FIGHT AT SANTIAGO.
CAUSE OF AFFRAY IS IN DOUBT
Officers'Said to Have Attacked Sailors
From American Warship and Ten
Men Were Wounded , One Seriously ,
Mayor to Investigate.
Havana. May 2. In the absence ol'
ported attack by the police of Santl
pcated attack by the police of Santi i
ago upon United States sailors the
a..i.oiuii.s hue am u.uulu to thiuw
any light on the cause of the affray. I I
The only renort received was from
Governor Perez of Oriente , who mere-1
ly said all was quiet and that the mu
nicipal authorities , as a precaution
against further disorders , had re
quested Commander Tappcn not to al
low his sailors ashore at night.
Governor Magoon told the Associate
ed Press he considered tno affair as o
more brawl , incident to pay day. This
opinion is shared by General Barry.
Mayor Mesa of Santiago told the
Associated Press that a brawl had oc-
cuncd In a disorderly house , which
had resulted In a conflict between po
lice and sailors. He said he could
hardly credit the report that the po
lice had wantonly attacked American
sailors. The sailors , Mayor Mesa
said , usually were well behaved and
cordial relations existed between
them nnd the citizens and police. Po
lice Captain Lay , who Is alleged to
have led the attack on the sailors , the
njayor declared , was an officer of long
service and excellent character and It
tas unlikely he would resort to violence
lence except In extreme emergency.
Mayor Mna returned to Santiago
to start an Investigation Into the af
fair. He declared should the police
re found guilty of attacking the sail-
o's ho would Inflict summary punish
ment upon them
CRITICISM FOR PRESIDENT ANC
GOVERNOR OF COLORADO.
DIG TRIAL ABOUT TO DEOIN
Hotelt at Dolse Are Filling Up In
Anticipation of Stcunenbcrg Assas-
Inatlon Case Citizens Rldicalc
Alarmist Reports ,
llolse , Ida. , May 2. Clarence Uar
tow ol ( outiNol lor MOHHCH lluvwoud ,
Meyer and I'ettlhone ol the Wi stern
Kcilenitlnn ol Mlmirt * , who aie dunged
with complicity In the murdei ol
foi HUT ( lovenioi Stcunonherg , issued u
lot mill Htalement In behall of the
prUoners. 11 WIIH nnlli Ipated that
the .statement would iTe a illiei-t teply
to I'leaidenl Hoosevelt H umleMiahlc
citizens" luttei , but the statement la
In reality a general one , and rulur-
t'lH'CH to the pieHlileiit are to the lorm
cr lellciH of the executive. The state
ment lollows :
"Wo have bei-n ehaigedlih killing
ex ( lovernor Stiuncnhorg with a d > na
mite bomb. Out trial Iti to begin on
the .lib ( it llilrf mouth Tlio ili-talla
ol the ns-siiHslnannn have been pub
llnhed hioailcasl throughout the civ
lll/.ed win III lor mme than a year.
Uiiilng all llilH time the press of the
country , especially ol that M-ctlon of
Idaho whore we will be placed on tital ,
bus bltteily denounced us and Ihu
Western Federation of Miners , to
which we belong Tinmonl poweiful
IntctestH < if the country me heeklng
to lake our lives We were not In
Idaho lor ycais helore the crime WIIH
committed. Under the law we could
not be extradited fiom Colorado. Hut
111 spile ( il Ihlh we won1 al rested oil a
perjured aUldavIt , charging thato
were In Idaho at the time of the com-
mihslou el liio eilme and that we im
mediate lied liom the state , and on
this pcrjined alllilavlt , Known to ho
lalne. the g'ieinors ol the two htales
of Idaho and Coloiado kidnaped us
in the night time , telused us an Intur
vkw wtlh famil.N , inemlH or umnsel era
a chance ol appeal to tlio courts , and
brought us on a special train a thou
sand milts I lorn homo and Into a btate
and community systematically poi
soned against us by newspapers and
olllclals. Wo have been confined In
jail tor fourteen months agaiiiht our
protest , and denied ball while con
stantly demanding a trial. Every ef
fort has bout made to teach the farm-
en , . Uihiiiv Hand ! workmgmen of the
rommimlty that wo are at-bUhblns and
outlaws.
"Venom of President. "
"Afiei all this time our ease is
reached and the president
i > hunt to be ,
dent of the United States , In no way
inn rested , olllclally 01 otherwlsn ,
HonclH two letters broadcast over the
louiury charging us with guilt and
crime. ThCbo aie repiiblished In every
papei In the land , and especially evgry
paper ol Idaho. The govoinor of Colo-
lado. a day or two later , adds ills
words ol iplK1 to the venom of the
piesideiii ami says Unit we aie not
enl > gulli ) ol thi' crime cliaigcd , billet
ot many others , too. Willie the picsi
dent of Hie United Stales , and the gov
ernor of Colorado are sending out
their statements to compabs our
death , the Judge of this county has
brought a citizen before him for con
tempt on the charge that he tried to
Influence the mind of a prospective
juror by saying that 'the state admin-
iKliationai trying to raihoad us. '
On the appearance of this man in
court , the judge promptly told the
state's attorney that he bhould have
this obscure farmer indicted for fel
ony because he tried to Influence the I
mind of a prospective Juror. The preai- |
dent knows how much greater weight <
will be given to his-words than those
of an obscure private citizen.
"If we are' about to bo tried in court
every law-abiding citizen , however
great and humble , should do every
thing In his power to cool the passions
of man , rather than add fuel to the
flames. If we arc to be thrown to the
mob the officers should at least open
our prison doors and give us some
chance to duuid ouiueheb"
Prisoners Are Cheerful.
i Barring the pallor Inseparable from
' confinement. I lay wood , Mover and
I'ettihone show no mark ol long con
finement nor apparent trepidation at
the dote approach of the trial s = o high
In consequence to them. Tvht.y were
I laughing at a story told by one ot
their counsel when they received a
correspondent ot the Associated Press
and tlio laughter went on until the
discussion of the old battle of capital
and labor gravened the general con-
versatlon.
Pcttibone. whom they used to call
I "Happy Hooligan" down In Denver , Is
the fun-maKer of the trio. He has
marked native wit and a droll , quaint
manner of expressing hlmolf and
even when today ho made sport of his
own execution , It was impossible to
refrain from laughing with him.
| The hotels of Boise are gradually
filling up In anticipation of the trial.
Tlie town Itself , however , shows ab
solutely no signs of unusual conditions
other than the presence of many
btrangers. Notwithstanding alarmist
reports , there does not appear to be
the slightest reason to anticipate disturbance
turbance- fact the citizens ridicule
the suggestion.
Colorado Student Killed.
Donvor. May 2. W. F Council. 1
THE CONDITION 0F THE WEATHER
_
Temperature for Twenty-four Hour * .
Forecast for Nebraska.
Condition ! ! of tlio weather an record-
oil for tlio twenty-four lioura omlltiK
til 8 a. in. today :
Maximum . 08
Minimum . : \ \ >
Average . no
llaroinulur . II0.01
Chicago , May a. Tlio bulletin | H <
Htioil by thn Chicago Htallon of tlio
United States weather bureau given
tlio forccaiit for NiilirtiHlui an followii :
Partly cloudy tonight and Frldny.
Colder tonight. with killing troat.
aged l\\"in t-i inlil of ( Jieeley , Colo. , a
stud'Mil in llenvci unlvornlty. beeiimo
entani'.leii In ii llvo who whllo trying
to hung an ( Mliv ; ol' tbu freshman
olnfiH to ii loluKriiili | pole , und was
electiocutcd.
BASEBALL RESULTS
American League Boston , 4 ; N v
York , . ' ! . ( Mi'Vi'liuiil , 2 ; St. l/wla , 0.
Dulrolt , .V. Chicago , U ( It Innings ) ,
National League Now York , 7 ;
llotilon. I , I'll lulling , : t ; HI. Ixmla , 0
American . \HHocliiilon Indianapolis ,
2 ; SI I'tiiil , 7. Toli > ( lo , 2 ; KIIIIHIIH CJly ,
3. Louisville. U , Milwaukee , 2. Co *
liimlniH , 2 , Minneapolis , 1.
\\"Htirn League Omaha , C ; I'mil *
In , ,1 Lincoln , 5 , Denver , 1. lej )
MolneH , ; i. Sioux City , 2 (11 ( Innings ) .
WIND PLAYS SAD TRICK ON ARMY
OFFICER AND AERONAUT.
FAIL TO BREAK THE RECORD
Big Bag IE Carried First In One Direc
tion and Then In Another , Finally
Landing Near Golconda , After Peril ,
ous Cloud Voyage Lasting 10 Hours ,
Oolronda , 111. , May 2. Captain C.
OeF. Chandler , United Slates signal
service , and J. C McCoy of Now York ,
failed to break the long distance bal
loon record and to win tlio Uilim cup.
The balloon , which left St. Loula
Tuesday evening , landed llvo miles
north of Oolronda. , after being In the
all about nineteen bourH. To havu
won the Lahin cup , the balloon
would liavo had to go more than -102
miles Golconda Is only 130 inllun
from St. l.nulH. Changeable air cur-
i < -nt.- . ili moin.trated to the aeionanlH
thai thi-y ( oiilii not win the cup and
foi that leahon they made the lauding
near heie. The balloon made an oaHy
landing. It was brought to Oolconda
In wagons. McCoy KOCH with It from
hero to Now York , whllo Captain
Chandler goes to Washington.
Captain Chandler made the trip for
thn purpose ol making balloon ob
servations for the United States army.
Ho and McCoy , upon leaving St. Louis ,
hoped that the winds would carry
them toward Washington , but the bal
loon took a ( southerly course Immedi
ately upon leaving the ground. It
crossed the Mississippi river and con
tinued southwest near the river somn
distance , when It was driven back Into
Missouri. It then continued south un
til near the Arkansas line. At noon
the balloon hovered over Capo Olrar-
dean. Mo. A west wind there took It
across to Illinois.
Just before ciosslng the river tha
drnc rope struck a tree. Impeding the
progress of the balloon. Ballast was
thrown out and the balloon rose to an
altitude of two miles. The sun came
out and It went still higher. It con
tinued east Into Indiana. Hero an
east wind struck the balloon , driving
It into the clouds Emerging from the
, clouds the aeronauts found themselves
over the Ohio river , neat Golconda.
They then iif-scondcd.
RACE RIOT IN INDIANA
White Men Angered Over Assault on
Woman Drives Negroes from Town.
Gieensburg , Ind. . May U. The bitter
feelinc agaliiKl negroes as a result ol
an asbaiiii on Mi * .Statin , an aged
white woman , caused a lace riot here ,
blx negroes were badly beaten , onu
ol whom may die.
i The mob was formed by three white
men anil rapidly Increased to 500 men.
All saloons nnd other places fro
qiiented by negroes were visited and
the furnltuic and llxtuies destroyed.
Negroes found In the places were
M.iten and warned to leave town. The
ai. ! , oritlc.s dually induced the crowd
u , . ' ! -perse after promising that all
, in .i .i's of bad cluuacter will be com-
' pi ,1- , to leave. Many negroes have al-
rca. . . > iU parted and others will be
notllH il by the police to leave. No
arrests \ . - re made.
SURPf'itE FOR SALOON MEN.
Petition A . .ing Injunction Closing 70
j Places Fi-cd by Dubuque Attorney.
Dubuque , .May 'J A bombshell was
exploded In the ranks of the saloon
men by the filing of petitions for un
injunction ngaln-l seventy-nine pro-
prietois l\ l.a-.vyt-r C. M , Thome.
Theme acu o i his own motion. The
local Law anj Order League , which
has been preparing suits for saloon
law enforcement , disclaims Unowladge
of these actions Temporary Injunc
tions elating up the saloons will be
uskod next week at the May toim ot
iourt.