, 1880-10-03
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THE KU-KLUX..
A Chfcaeonnss Adventures In ArAaa"~"
"A. Peri1uuB Nl;!ht-Ride.

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.tronton of a TRIBUNE reporter yesterday IL |
vas y woodcut covered with deaths neaAs a"o
crossbopes with the letters " k-~h.-h. cto" |
mo the top. the left sldb adorned with snakess
cat-heads, ant, hobyoblins On the r'gnt suooo
ful!-leuEth skeleton wrapped IN q snee' '9up
posed to be Ku-Kiux In full untlotm', ae1oa.
which was written 10 rough, unfinished nanu
tha nano of the recipient, Gen. Martin BEEN.
Atshe bottozn Of the sheet weruS the "o1as'
.Your doom has been compassed' anu sou
will soon be called into your" iollo"eo ~
n cottiu extending across the fuA ienoso " +oa
sheet. An interview with the General developed
the following interesting story, ~h'en "4A W
xood reading ut this particular tsulo' a.
~ went to Arkansas on stumptne tout IL.
1875 The. Ku- K1ux we're then on the rampnge.
Assssinat tiops we're frequent, and there "as'l't'e
or no security to life Or property OF UNION "c1.
Gcn Powell Clayton WIS then do'oraoi' ~
WINS often Threatened with deatn, anu es1oo
slept twice In the sume room during eno a,ssa
mart of that campaign. 1t was ~ 1ac@sonpo.s' N.Y. ~
ps,r tha cnntuonce IF the Black and White
| Rivers. TINT 1 was served with the notice you
a,w- Col. Rootsawith whom l was then stump
I tno. md who was the Congressman frou1 tna'
district, also candidate tor reeiecuon, sias Tas
honored with sln!lnr +e t!tscir,,c A1tor.
nov, vas Ut that time running against mm vi
| tne Democratic ticket ~z. ,,,,,r narore we
,oar"eu IF the recent ASSASSINATION of the hebei
Ean H,ndtnnn. Ut his home iu Helena, 10 tnat
state, and OF course me kad1eas ' mnt1 WI dentsd
rimseiY with politics since the close OF ING Nar.
T. net many Rebel soldiers atterwaru VIZ srss
! frankly confessed they believed me cr!tue vac @
"mm;I}red ny some Of his old command 70 re-
Venue Tor his .yrannical treatment ~ ny a o,so y
trous retreat after the pattle u = .vas 1n od
| a nratext 70 let puss uul1npruyed, anu IL "aes soh
| orally understood that
| ROME PROMINENT RADICAL WOULD BE TAKEN
in retaliation, and tue congressman w1F1 W hs a.
tance from radical strongholds anu nls p !,1art
nence 10 the purity, tle most avaaS1s e,nce for
aud, as mis- companion, ! Knew NY enaoee' AVA
sharing bis fate were at least Dur: ~ mr.
1--WE were not particularly DISTURBED az AZ ous ntl
meeting that day, put It ates snads IL II mounted men,
guerrilla -looknx natives, arned, munn1eni,, ~, @ 1h
Equipped Tor active service. lokn9 = 'Hg arht III there
during The War, all heading down the ,Stare Mnlte
: Klyer Valley toward Wo"druu IN. Goants' 9o ~as.'
wsse bea g speax ar me ners appontment
qured make part at tae tourney ela5 u cnn-
. aud started little betore oafk at Ella nan}er
nsmed Mcpunaid. about twenty miles aWny: ,s' n6
was IN inoorrgbe old Rebel bue tSpicaa aaa.nv
nnca m11 n,Irr bis ruuf The rUute took us through
some heavy forests, dcnse elashes ana soMs ne
9pHo 9 he atmosp6ere ltiian N It's sot.ness and
We wud have eft3uyed It intensely .t+ ra nu sua
not been depressed xith ne ,ra 1cTps fha sKn-K.ux
en wvre ~ enntnrubabiy len miles had neeu RULED
oil, and, nothing occurring s. ms ont nnl.s nGga:
4Hk We haa just @ descended from ltste plane into
=. bpttom where tho road was nanhen W ,t ~. a ~
by dense cypress swamp, WIN n5 The shad
?, o of thn trees arkened the road about to star
'. lt0ht, when all at once VIC were startled og
y THE SHARP CRACK or RIFLE
L. ard looking I'D We could see nun1ber Of met
a short dlstlnte ahead Of us in the foad. a. a.
none OF Us heard the bullet, we Thought posi-
they were sxnE Els t9F oc ocer at au "S few pace
y when VIC saw the flash anu heard another rePomIa m
and this time both Roofs and myself heasa ~ sa'
81 then no other alternative than TO run r. 70
10 gauntlet and We told the driver to cut ~
wen be t6s da Side ST.
40 we wh,ried ntoug behind the four spirlte
horses, momentarlly expecting sal'o .sniq u u
ell once But, greatly our surprise we got ous t:
s. ! me swaxnp and struck tted SURROUNDED o$
rs r"m one OF me p,,sg " ot an
begged OF ns 70 alow her to ride and out OF tn
M The s5aS She y" sod Us Of
be fors IN the swamp They tarea,ened = k,li BE-
ane saea arr1ved rive T at Hcbonads about
the uaorntng, but found our expected nest v,
1aa tbe bts remanSer aG s and
q, we're each assigned 10 different ro0m, mine .,
l1g ing On she gronnd door, with tho bed secured
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ne sash or shutter. But was too tired to sit u
,k- and survey, so, taking the unnecessary preca,
on h y tunr Ho. yself across the Ged and was sol
nf fast asleep, being urst awakened by rattltng
r my door about daylight Roots responded "a
1'se ne his M nervousness Ut once He asked if l hea
10 anything Il the party Of men wao zane ne sot 2
fnl e Closely rs be dared, and al be could overhe
;. ign was that they we're spehkinR Of tne nnmner
50 'e'S I'VE 6adn't much appetite for breakfast y II
g9r1nS o ta4e fG5 ia e.e eto teaiS ta e sa
od, wh5skered native. ai booted hnd spurred. w
dew bis brow and dust IN hIs n,a.i, ana sea
ru. | uir he stared closely ut us, and es5ayed &C
hat eral times to dry him into coqversnmon
en- retuctant monos, liublos thut gave It up Aft
Ut paying our bill we started out to the front
ro the honse whe5e we saW ,,f dn.7 n"rse a}'s A.,
i1 aim bard during the pi9bt: Our new visit'r caL
=. and p 'as asked what wc we're doing down there.
u "'Irayeling, replied;
n e.. What are you traYeting down here forF
FSs PieaR9ersmh R'sasurth @aY There's no pleass
IN IN travel ag in the country at this Tune 49,. a,
inst seemed rather too rough and dusty for Vt
ded ::nSugh and dusty amt all either,' he 50
adl- and then after a moments silence he asked
rAce slowly: DO sou know that this ts a id y
!, US heal1hy country tu tiutei ~ Just about nowT
lous Affecting ignorance Ut bis real meaning
ar | told him thought SO too; thAt bud henrd
great deal OF lever" and hgue while We "
est coming duwn the B1uIk ana White River Y
" IN ipvs-wben with sueer, he left me and
ans | RED toward Col. Roots. standing near by, "
her was wearing large Masunio pin IN big 81
wen | frUnt Stepping UP to Roots and examining
uIn uomentarlly, he drew buck and struck
t he Colonel a blow on bis breast with the back
the his hand and exclaimed:
,ncK :"&D--n 1t, that pin will get you trte
me wherever you gu and vau!tcd IN
, nc- saddle and galloped duwn tha road
ged the direction we were 10 tahg: ~ ~,
tl0- layed aWu1le pelore stai taaes n1ed na ~
and | thuf uay; but we afterward learned tina
N n. / about an hour after he left us the cl4n
man ruunded the home Of sa3..Gen. Uphhn,
'rut- | commander of the State rnflitia, residing
atcd, | there and took the General and q V'si'
eou- | ueiRhbor out and shot them, killing the ln
. was and leaving the former for dead, but he al
btec- l. wards recovered.
Been "That ended this incident. Now you wan
'th d MT THEORY OF OUR EscAPEe
most ut think we blundered into the right col
pneo in the swamp by pushing ahead instead OF
fords tempting a retreut- They naturally e1pe
H.. we would try the latter, and as we did not
t the concluded we were either u private party
nuch mail cUach, aud held tnelr nfe, a4u tuen a.
1ned. | wards finding that none other casue ainny
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