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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-10-17
!. .A||..B|:|'IG 4 ) / J . JOB.
What a Tool of Gorman's Did In
a's39I Jefferson
In the Hope Of Keeping up the
Bourbon Majority.
Morey Letter Yillainy Practiced in
sss- West Virginia,
They Take It BackAfter the Work
y. Is Done. ,e.
The Forger Graduate Of the
Y Penitentiary,
The Forger q Graduate Of the
Penitentiary, y
Where the Able Democratic Con.
spirat0rs Deserve to 20.
Special Df'pateh 70 he Intei!igener.

Special Di'paseh 70 he In.el!igeser.
HAnrEn's FERRY, Oct. 10.-There il
much indignation here over q clums,
fraud perpetrated by the Democratic man
ayers on the eve Of tho election day ant
on election day. Thousands OF poster.
were scattered through tho border coun
ties loudly proclaiming that James D
Butt Of this place and Cowden, chairman
OF the Republican State committee, had
bargained with one E. A. Williams to pay
him two dollars a piece for votes for the
Republican ticket. The fellow was sent
here from Maryland, and 1t has leak ed
out that the National Democratic commit.
tee was behind the job.
HUNTING THE MARYLAND ROUGH.
Mr.. Butt went to Baltimore and saw the
alleged check and order which are said to
have passed, and they were bungled even
as forgeries. He telcgraphed to have
tho william arrested and hoped
to land him in the Peniten.
tiary. In this COED work the Republican
State Committee will aid. The posting Of
these forgeries created intense excitement
in Jefferson county on election day and
nearly caused riot in Harper's Ferry.
ooRMAS's TOOLS AT WORK.
Williams was protected by Maryland
bummers sent here for the purpose. This
place was full Of strikers from Maryland,
men who are carried on the Chesapeake
4 Ohio Canal pay..rolls and are the tools
OF Senator Gorman.i 1t was thought
necessary to resort TO these practices to
hold the Democratic majoriiies in these
Democratic counties.
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TIE "DAY,s'' RErRAcr1oS.
1t Hnstens to Wasl, Its Hands OF the Whole
lTt NASTY business. g5gt,r

A. AAnSton" " "aHi IT'S llnnus OF the Whole
d, s7 Nasty Business. = .itF
Special DiTct,h to the Iaielligtneer Es.. aa5r
BALrlNoRr;IMD., Oct. lG.-The Day OF
this evening says: "On Monday last the
Day published a local article about the
reported efforts of West Virginia Republi-
cans to secure the services OF repeaters
IRON Maryland at the State election on
the following day. The article in ques-
ton contained copies Of. draft
for $50, to which the name OF
James d. Butt, Of Harper's Ferry,
was attached, which was understood
to be in payment for repeaters, and an
agreement to which Mr.. Butts name was
also attached, offering to pay the holder
two dollars for each voter whom he would
influence to vote the Republican ticket.
Mr.. Butt has called on us and given us
ample proof that the signature to the draft
and to the agreement is not genuine,
and as We have no desire to do Injustice
to anyone, even though he be
IN active political opponent, we freely
make this statement at his request and in
his behalf. We contestant We have been
imposed upon and are glad to do Mr.. Butt
justice in stating that he hns been made
the victim Of forgery by some one nn-
known to us. AS the Day does not deal in
forgeries for political purposes we hasten
to wash our hands Of the whole business
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UPSHt'is'S VOTE.

Aaxwclfs Majority Over conference.-the
Loss in Randolph 200.
Special Dt.pdtch 10 the Ia.elliymcer. 2
BrcKnASSoS, W. Va, Oct. lG.-Alax.
wells majority in Upsllur county is Cos;
Arnold for State Senate $50. The. Repub.
llcans elect their entire county ticket ex.
cept clerk. = .;..f..l..[ =
Randolph county gives 553 majority fol
Wilson; .5oG for Hutton. Snyder, Repub-
ican, for House Of Delegates, has o5 ma.
jority, Democratic loss OF 200. ~
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Three Counties,

Special Dipatch 10 he In.slligenctr,
CLARKsnuRa, Oct. 1G.-Braxton county
gives 400 Democratic majority; Gilmer e7l
Democratic majority while Doddridcc
gives 275 Republican majority. =,
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The llnuucr District.
special pipateA to n< Intellioeneer,

special pLpdfeh 10 TIE Inltliipeneer. lid E4
NASHVILLE, Oct. 16.-Slaysville precinc,
votes ms follows: Maxwell, 100; Wilson,
>. Minority for Maxwell, III. This must
be the banner district, 'Ils f. -
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''.i'l7I'757 I-'--'I-1inAOn County.
Special Da7aatch to The hn!e!2igenesr.

Special Di'patch TO the 1n!estigece7. =
PolSr PLEASANT, WA, Oct. l6.-This
county, Mason, gives Maxwell a5l major
ity. Smith, for County Clerk, is the only
Democratic officer elected. Affairs look
well down this way. a. '5s,&i..E. iii 15.
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COLUMBUS, o., Oct. Hutchinson was
cut considerably on the liquor question,
but the real line OF political division was
between the two parties as was shown by
the Congressional vote on which as now
estimated the Republican majority will
be between $4,000 and 1900. The ac-
curate figures will 10 given in a few days.
[Signed1 JonS F. OoLEvEE,
Chairman OF Republican State Committee.
Sinks Wfi swim. ',-- = vts,
DAYTON, O., Oct. iG.-The official count
OF Montgomery county is as follows: Sec
retary OF State, Newman 1l,Go; Robinson,
1921; Judge otthe Supreme Court, Mar
tin, ll,6l6; johnson, 1O,9S7; Board OF
Public Works, Benter, ,1I.545; Flickenger,
ll,O6l; Judge Of the Second Circuit,
Houk, 1881; Dousherty ll,52o;
Meeker 11,4S3; Siianch ,140; Stew
art 1875; Williams 51o,094. Con-
gress, Anderson ll,3Gl; Sinks II, ,424.
Total number Of electors 90 100. Increase
over last fall 1,904. Weis, Republican, for
sheriff, received 2s majority The balance
Of the Democratic county ticket is elected.
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( The body OF the doomed man was left
hanging only.a few minutes when it was
taken down lifeless and left in charge OF
the Sheriff who will sec that the remains
are inferred. s-i-sr- ~ -
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Good forPutnnu,..
Special Di,pan,cn d ,he la,elliseaeer .

RED HOUSE, WA, Oct:lG. -Sla1wells
majority in this, Putnam county, official,
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Cabell County.

RF.''''' OE'Pu',H 10 NC 1H'tI1ItIIetr. ~
,HuNrlSdToS, Oct. 16.-With one sprc.
ainct in Cabell county to hear from vii.
sons majority is go. He will have 425
In, the county. The Democratic county
ticket Is elected, AZ, r.Es4 - = = =
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What Chairman cowtlen Says. Z

Republican State Committee, was seen
last evening by u reporter Of the lSrELLl-
oEScER- Mr.. Cow1en said: "The Mary
land Republican Committee has letters
from me. It will be easy to COM
pare my signature with the forg-
cry. The scheme would not have
mislcad anybody familiar with my sigma
ture. l never sign "W. J. CoBden." But
there is no use OF going into details Of de.
Tense since you say the Baltimore Day
admits the forgery. am glad to hear
that the Maryland Republican Committee
will help to bring the forger. to Justice. I
shall take some interest in that myself
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aIaHwclrs slujority IN Knnawha,

CHARLESTON, W. Va, Oct. le.-This
county, kanawha, gives large Republi-
can majority, ranging from 500 to 1000.
Maxwell, Republican candidate, leave S
this county with fully 1900. Wilson, the
Democratic nominee for Governor, will
carry the State by 6,oo0. The Democrats
in this county lose all the officers excel
for constable and justice Of the peace.
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Special Diposea to ne Iaiel;i0neer. z,
RIPLEY, ". Va, Oct. l6.-Jackson coun.
ty so far as heard from gives Maxwell 1o5
majority. Tho official count may increase
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l,es; Wilson 1859. The Democratic loss
from the majority in 1850 is $40. Judge
Woods majority ipt the county is only l..
The Republicans elect a member Of ina
legislature and Prosecuting Attorney.
There are heayy Republican gains through.
out the county. The returns from this
Senatorial District indicate the election Of
Arnold, Republican, To tho State Senate. J
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The Bourbon Counties not Pulling
up US Anticipated. .as.
Tremendous Democratic Losses
Rolling in Every Hour.
Maxwell Leaves Kanawha with
1900 Majority.
Democratic Hopes will be Blasted
8.a Before Tomorrow. =

The thirty.six counties in West virgi.
MIA officially or otherwise heard from
give Maxwell s,347 majority, and Wilson
1857 majority, q net majority for
Maxwell OF AGO. Eighteen eoun-
ties are unheard from.. These, taking
the vote Of 1850, or in few cases estimates
believed to be reliable, may bc expected
to give Democratic majorities aggregating
6,4e, and Republican majori,ies of
2l2, a net Democratic majority Of O, ,l3o.
Deductins Maxwell's net majority SO far
as known, leaves majority Of 500 for
Wilson in.the State at large.
In the counties yet to hear from the
Republicans have expected to make con-
siderable gains. Ii these hopes arc at all
realized the Democratic majority in the
state will not reach 5000. 1t was whis-
pered about yesterday that the returns
from remote counties are held back rs a
reserve to be drawn on il necessary to run
the m*jprity up to justify the official
Democratic claim OF 10000 or more.
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To make the dullesti day in the week:
the busiest is the reason OF Blue! Friday's
!! sale, +. n. McGlLLls, 4 Co, q;
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COUNTY SEATFIGuT
In Hnncocx-Sew Cumberland ,ylns-He.
toIelns.ortha People.
Special Dispoteh to Lht lnie!Iigencer. "a
New CuapERht.SD, W. VA. Oct. 1C.-
L st night was aRight that will long be
remembered. ThaPeople knew no bounds
OF enthusiasm. Tho whole town turned
out and celebrated the occasion. It being
on no party measure but that Of the coun.
ty seat removal, the boys were determ-
ed to paint the town red, and surely they
succeeded. When it was Considered what
a fight had been made and the amount
OF misrepresentation that was made upon
the part OF certain parties, it was no won
der the people could not restrain their
unbounded enthusiasm. So with two
brass bands and Il drum corps, with torches
ablaze, the whole population paraded
from one end OF town to thu. other,
Among other things in the procession were
four men carrying coffin with one OF the
infamous sheets printed by the opposi-
ton, which they cremated in front OF the
new court house. Politics was lost sight
OF and lett TO take care ofitself on election
day. .z5'
Spare US from any more county seat
fights, as they are more personal than n
political fight. The local ticket was
wholly subservient to this one issue. q
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y Further Returns from Bnrbou
- ns.0.t.b n a.. T.. .JIy - ar'a..7a.t =

GRAFTON, v. VA, Oct. Complete re-
turns from Barbour county give Maxwell
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Special Di,pdtch 10 The Intelligeaer. -g
HINTON, W. VA, Oct. lG.-Thc official
vote of Summers county is Wilson /, III;
Maxwell 93j. The Republicans elect the
sheriff and assessor. - 3t.5s 51s.i'..' :
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Preston iseitt. The Record.

Special Dlsa.ch 10 Ne Inttlligencer. ,.n. =
kISGwoop, ". Va, Oct. l6.-preston
county complete gives Maxwell, for Gov.
e'nor' LOSS majority. This is official, and
beats the record.
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TERMINATION OF THE irnAGEDY,

Tho Murderer Swung Up By q Justly In.
~ - ccnscd Crowd. t
Z, LACROSSE, Wis, Oct. 49,, 1880 r. NJ
The officers were not able to stay the mob
who refused to listen to arguments. From
8 o'clock to 10 the Court House yard and
square presented scene which beggared
description. The mob increased in num-
bers until the entire space on three sides
Of the Jail was dense mass OF
humanity demanding that the mur-
derer be hung. The torches Of the men
fared above the sen Of heads, and the
white plumes moved resolutely about the
square. The best citizens in the place
were present and watched the, fearful
scene with blanched faces, but with no es-
preston Of sympathy. There were: hun
dreds Of women in the thoroughiares and
the walks about the jail. The excitement
grew steadily in force and the demand at
last found leaders with cool heads, who
went methodically about taking the man
from prison and lynching him.
THE LYScrlSa. !4jl n
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THE LYSCIllNG

Beams were procured, and in 81 short
timethe heavily bolted and barred doors
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-20

oe@n erected, the Indian cAnos has
oeeh suppianted on the waters OF the
oOuhu by our majestic briQs and schoo-
Hets' which are constantly floating up
anu down It's quiet bosom: and now
We want a lev thousand families Of
tnIs year Immigration to come over
ano reside among Us. as such an acces
SION would be of almost inc.Iculabie
oehent To our new Territory, and prove
no'ahtaReous 10 those whJ NAV eu-
olace tue opportunity now presented
Ne have plenty OF everything necessary
iof your subsistence, and the choicest
lands await your selection. We will
lei Tue foregoing contrast as 10 what
tue fu2et Sound coIntry Was sey.n
years ago and what II Is NV suffice for
the present."
"Ith auea present aud future be
Iore tbem, IL Il not strange that the
pioneers began to think Of settiag up
a separate government on their own
book; and, as amply appears from the
Columns of The Columbian, toe object
upp-rmOsi ia the minds of the p-opl,
settled north OF the Columbia river from
tnIs tlfse forward To- the accomplish
meat OF the fact WAS a separation from
Oregon And the establishment Of a ter
fItoTl Il government of their own. lite
reas Dns gwen wsre substantially the
tine as those We now urge for the
establishment OF State goyernment-
a condition of depeRdence upon Oregon
which Was Inlmical TO their rights aud
Interests. Tue agitation finally cul >4i-
mated Iii convention of dsIega as from
all p .rtions of Oregon north of the Co
luInbia river, then called Northern Ore
gon, which met at Monticello on No
vember %, 1852, and passed a memo
Tlai To Congress asking for separate
Territorial government, under the name
and style of the Territory of Co
iumbla."
The meE Jrial has forty. four sigma
tures, undoubtedly those of the entire
convention. A they are most all IA
mliiIr names u the old settlers, have
no doubt that you will be interested in
hearing them called over. Ii will recall
TO the recollection those who were
p-ominent IN what concerned the puUlic
welfare III those early tines, aEd ad-
monIsh the old settlers assembled here
today that they are but the remnants
of a generation that has almost passed
and Is rapidly passing away. The sign
ers of the memorial are as follows, and
| thank any of those present to answer
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-20

To SrRAseERs.-The Temple Of Fash.
ion on Marion street ia closing oot Al
sacrifice prices. and ladies' wishing any
thing IN the line Of hats. feathers, fox-
ers, silks. satiDs, pl0shes, ribbons and
millinery 1T all kinds, should not fail
10 visit that establishments q
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-20

DIR. Henley's Dandslion Tonic cur>s
dyspepsia, purtfes the blood and In
vigorstes ~ system. les
Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-07-20

The best thing for the complexion is
Ayers Sarsaparilla. II brings the bloom
Of health to the wan cheek.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-01
The Manipulators Of tho Market
Offer the Shorts @
Chance
To Settle at Eighty-Five Gents Those
Who Refuse the 0vertures Led Wild
Chase After an Advancing Market,
Until the Extraordinary Figure Of One Doll
lar is Bid at the Close-A Hard
Squeeze.

CHICAGO, Ill, September 30.-To.day
WINDS up the September corn deal. To-
ward $3.50 O'Clock this morning numer-
Gus pairs of "Short" eyes were glued to
the commission Office bulletin boards,
and as the suspense of their owners grew
more and more difficult to disguise, the
many attitudes seemed to illustrate an
inward prayer for "Blucher or night"
me only Butcher hoped for seemed to be
surlclenty large receipts to break the
corners back. But Butcher tarried on
the way. Instead of the two thousand
carloads of corn for the corner to alb
sorb at eighty-three cents or more, as an
ticlpated, only 972 arrived. October
corn opened at 81 Lie; but for ten or
fifteen minutes there was no tidings OF
September. Finally the tickers clicked
OH eighty-ive for the deal Then 1t was
reported that McIIenry for the corner
was offering to buy or sell at that figure
giving shorts an opportunity to step up
and settle at that figure. There Is hardly
doubt expressed that prices win be car
ried to-day to any figure almost, that
seems necessary to bring in obstinate
shorts.
Wheat opened strong for November at
30 l-2c. and instantly touched 50 3-S. 1t
shortly dropped to eighty cents and the
maket was more active than for several
days past.
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The Telephone Suit.

New YORK, September 90.-In the
telephone suit to-day Z. N. Dickersop
began the closing arguments for the COM
plainants. He commenced his remarks
by saying the present was the most i'm
portant case ever tried In court OF the
United States. While nominally case be-
tween a corporation in oston and one in
New York, the actual discussion was a con-
test between ten million dollars and hun.
dreds of thousands of people. The Peo-
pies Te ephone Company was organized
for the purpose of grasping an invention
when it was founded. 1t was for the
purpose of playing for a $4,000, 900
prize. Dickerson then proceeded to
discuss some points in the testimony to
which Hill had taken exception. He de-
MED that complainant d made any eff.
forts to suppress important testimony.
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The Ross-Tsem=r Boat Race.

BosToN, MAs~, September S0.--The
five-mile race with three turns, single
scull, for $1,000 side, between John
Teemer, of McKeesp .rt, Pa, aud Wal ace
Ross, of st. John, N. b., postponed from
Saturday, in which Teemer gave Ross
five seconds start, was rowed at FIVE
O'Clock last evening at the Point of Pines
in the presence of 600 people. The
betting, which on Saturday was two to
one, opened this atternoo two to one n
Tecmer, and closed at fifty to seventy on
the McKeesport sculler. The race was
an elegant exhibition. Ross led at every
turn, but was beaten within fifty feet of
the finish, the bow OF Teemer's boat
crossing the line about four feet ahead
OF that of his competitor. Official time,
So minutes. Actual tim, 1855, and
Ross, 9535. The water was in sp ,endid
condition,
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WANTED IN KENTUCKY,
A Young Nashville DIVINE Charged
With Murder.

NASHVILLE, TENN, September 30
Sheriff Warden, OF Logan County, Ky,
ar iyed here yesterday with requisition
for Rev. Henry White, alias Washington,
charged with Draining old man Howard
at Whippoorwill Ford, Ky. Governor
Bate, of Tennessee, refused to grant a
warrant on account Of the informalites
OF the requisition.
Sixteen sisters of Rev. Whites church
cal ed at the Mayors Office yesterday and
pleaded with him to release their pastor.
White Is only twenty-four years old, is
good looking and muscular, and stands
very high in the regard Of his congrega.
ton. He refuses to go with the Ken
lucky officers, because he says they
want to give the mob chance to lynch
him,
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THE ST. LOUIS FAIR.
Sale of the Booths Yesterday The
Prices Realiz I'd, and Why

Sale of the Booths Yesterday The
Prices Realized, and Why.
ST. Louis, Mo-, September S0.-The
booths at the Fair Grounds, for use dur
ing the Fair week, were yesterday dis
posed OF at auction by Judge LaDham.
There was good attendance OF bidders,
but the bidding was hardly so spirited
as 1t was last year, and the amount
realized was less than the total then
realized. Early In the proceedings it
became evident that there was combin-
alton among the saloon-keepers not to 90
beyond $3.50 per booth. IN view of this,
President Green authorized the With
drawal of seventeen booths from the
sale, and the announcement was made
that the booths SO withdrawn would be
let by private contract at $500 each.
Up to last night three OF the booths
had been let at that price, making the
total number OF booths disposed of
seventy-seven, and the amount realized
$4,000. In case the remaing fourteen
booths are let at 5000 each--as they un.
doubleday will be-the total sum realized
from the renting Of the booths will be S22,
100 as compared with S24, 445 realized last
year. This falling off is stated by Score.
tary Wade to be due to the fact that there
was an unusual demand for the booths
last year, and high prices were con-
sequently reaNed, but as the weather
opened unfavorably and caused mate
rial falling off in receipts, the bidders
were more cautious on this occasion.
Fair weather and good attend ince next
week will make lively bidding at tho
next annual sale of booths.
Those who have designed making en-
tres to mpete for he rich premiums
offered, but have elected to do so up
to the present time, will be sorry to learn
that in all except the mechanical aud
livestock departments the entries are all
in-the show being all taken-and Che
lists closed.
The greatly enlarged grounds are in
keeping with the enlarged and improved
Ideas and arrangements which have per-
vaded every feature of the preparation
for this years exhibition, and old VS.
itors are assured of much that Is new
and attractive to please the eye and store
the mi d..
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Later.

CHICAGO, ILL, September 30.-One of
the most exciting scenes ever known on
the Board of Trade occurred at the one
O'Clock close to-day. Ninety cent bids
were made for half million lots of Sep
TENDER corn by the clique, while actual
sales were made as high as eighty seven
on smallerlo lots. Pandemouian prevailed,
and the din of voices was terrible. 1t is
reported that eight cars sold at ninety
cents delivered at the p. m. session, and
niue cars we're sold about the same time
on the other side of the pit at eighty three
cents. Cash corn sold low as fifty EIGHT
cents on one side Of the pit, while on the
other frightened shorts were bidding as
high as eighty-three cents. Some heavy
failures are looked for before the day
ceases.
The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-10-01

by Jackson. A young fellow named
John Flaherty was arrested accused OF
completely in the murder with jackson.
Threats of lynchiug were made and
crowd soon gathered about the jail,
which was guarded by the police. Great
excitement prevailed. The mob in
creased in number until about midnight.
The signal for the lynching to take place
was the putting out of the electric light.
When this was done the mob approached
the jail with ropes and weapons to force
an entrance, but some one turned on the
electric light, and the mob having no
masks retreated.