Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1889-01-24
0UTRAGB cAL1NDIR.
Whitecaps Nearly Drown q Man
at Coal Run, Pa.-Three Others
Whipped.
Whitecaps Threaten People at Great
Darlington, Mass.-Whitecaps in
Maryland.
Governor Lowry Moves Anainst the Ter
rorisars of Kemper County, Miss.-Ths T
;rs4 Wardell Killing. ra

SHAMoK1N. Pa, Jan. 19.-Thomas Hague,
of Coal Run, a small coaling village three
miles west of this place, was whipped by
Whitecaps last night and thrown into q
creek with a rope around his body until he
was almost dead. Three miners on their
way home from work approached the spot
where the outrage was being perpetrated
and were compelled to stay on the scene
until the Whitecaps had executed their
vengeance, the leader informing the miners
that one of the band had noticed
Hague early in the evening. attempts
ing to commit an assault on a girl coming
to Shamokin. Great excitement prevails
in this place and Coal township, as a
number of town people have received
warnings, to stop indulging in drunken-
ness and gambling or they would receive
a visit from the Whitecaps. On the out
skirts Of Milan night before last two white
men and a negro were taken from their
cabin, tied to trees and received terrible
flashing from a number of masked men
calling themselves Whitecaps.
wHITECAPS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
GREAT DARLINGTON, Mass, Jan 19-The
strike at Waubecke mills in Housatonic is
virtually ended. The superintendent is
retained, also the two weavers, Predict
and Audibert, who were severely assaulted
ny w uttcCdpS. IuOlIC OplulOu IS VIII ta0
mill authorities About twenty notices !
have been posted around the village to
this:
Mr.. Norton. if you will stop drinking and sup
port your family we will help YOU If you don't
will kill you. WHTECAPS. q
by the Associated Press representative at
Great Darlington as follows: .,=. NJ ri
We hereby warn you not to come to Housa-
tonic to get news against our organ ization. Let
this be sufficient warning and bear in mind we
shan't allow it. SKULL AND CROSSBoNES.
wETTECAPS IN MARYLAND
: ALLENTOWN, Md, Jan. 19.-This week
several notices had been posted in Ken
nedyvile requesting certain citizens to go
to work and do better, and with the usual
crossbones and skull and signed ''White-
caps" No attention was paid to the adj
vice given, and last night the Whitecaps
attacked the house of "Bill" Ivaus, -ad-
joining the railroad. The inmates were
not slow to bar the doors and windows
and call for help, which fortunately soon
came. The rescuers were armed with
axes, forks, fence rails and guns. Shots
were fired, but the contents missed their
mark and consequently no one was seri-
ously injured, but the explosion of the
weapons caused the Whitecaps to vacato
the premises in great haste.
THE MISSISSIPPI OCTRAGES.
NEW ORLEANS. Jan. Ex-Governor Low
ry has sent the following dispatch but has
no further details of the Mississippi out
RACES:
J. r. Hey. Sheriff Of Ken,per County. Mss.
JACKSON, Miss Jan. 1S.-Sherin Rogers, OF
Noxubee, says there is no mob law in that
|. committed in kemper County on the line; that
the negroes are leaving your county and going
to Shuqualak. 1t is alleged that the burning
OF property was done by parties living out
side of NOXubee. II that OQiV
visit the vicinity of your own county, but
go to Shuqualak, see officers and citizens there.
especially Chamberlain, and have a1idavits
made and arrest every man in your county that
has been engaged in such violation of the law.
Your sworn duty and the good name of your
county demand your prompt and energetic &C
tion. Summon sufficient force to execute the
law, and all extra expenses that you may incur.
will be paid here. In the faithful discharge OF
your duty will give you all the aid and support
conferred on the executive by the Constitution
and laws. Wire me ut my expense.
lfr ,re;5-: ROBERT LOWRY. Governor.
THE BEvIER TROUBLE.
MACON, Mo-, Jan. 19.-The taking of evil
dence in the preliminary examination of
/ Charles Crabtree, George Roberts and
Frank W illiams, the alleged murderers of
mine owner Thomas w ardell, was resumed
| before Justice Roberts yesterday morning.
David Jones, the young man arrested
Thursday afternoon for completely in the
murder, was released upon motion of the
prosecuting attorney, it appearing that his
arrest was q mistake. ..,s
Charles G. Burge. the first witness for
the prosecution, testified to the manner of
the shooting, but no new. facts were de-
| veloped from his testimony, though it
agreed with that previously taken.
Isaac Wilson, q farmer, who was in
Bevier at the time of the riot and an
eye witness of the killing, positively
| identified George Roberts, one of the ac-
cused, as one of the men who had fred at
| the mine owner. He had seen him shoot
twice and Immediately after the second
| shot he saw Mr.. WardelI drop lifeless.
This was the most striking evidence yet
introduced. l-..-y l...s-