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The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
DESPERATE NEGRO LTNCHED.
Alexander Foote Pays the Penalty of Num-
her of UeartIess Grimes.

RoANoKE. Va. April 13.-ISpecial.l-Alex-
ander Foote, the negro who murdered j. ).
Meadows. at Bluefeld, W. Va, last Tuesday
morning was taken from Jail at Princeton;
Mercer county ". Va. last night. and
swung 30 Q trec back OF TIE village schoo~
house. where be was still hanging tins after
noon. 80,
night. and about Q O'Clock Tuesday morning
two negroes entered the box Of Waterman
Meadow az Sink Hole. near Blueheid, and
asked t. be allowed To warm themselves.
When they were warm the Waterman asked the
negroes 10 leave. when Foote drew q revolver
and fred. the ball striking Meadows over the
left eye and penetrating the broln he
negroes fled Immediately, Foote attempting
t. board q freight train
The conductor discovered him and ordered
him OF. whom the negro fred three
times at the conductor without effect
Detective Baldwin, who lives near by, heard
the firing and fastened 10 the scene. but
before reaching il was fred at by the fleeing
negro. who knew him. Several shots were eX-
changed between the negro and detective, bnt
the negro escaped TUESDAY morning. Miss Cot
fey. who teaches school near lnSlesde station
seven miles from Buefeld. was riding a
horse % school on account of the deep snow.
Taking q negro boy along 10 return the
horse. when she saw FoOte huuying through
the field and sent the boy back 70 tel her
brotherwho soon overlook Foote with ad0uble-
barrel shotgun and captured him, Foote having
fired away all his cartridges. The negro was
taken to Bluefeld. given a preliminary hear;
Ing and sent to Jail at Princeton. accompanied
by a strong guard. Parties OF men from
Rluefeld followed before and behind. and
were scattered in the woods along the roadslde.
waiting for an opportunity to shoot Foote. but
the guard kept him so closely surrounded no
opportunity was given. Thursday Foote set
fire to the Jail. and when the. other prisoners
raised an alarm they were taken out; Water
was carried to Foote, and he was told 20 put
it out or take the consequences. He
decided TO wait for tie limb. About
forty men left Bluefeld yesterday even
ing for Princeton and demanded the
keys from the sheriff. who surrendered them,
and in obedience to the mob led the way 10
Foote's cell Foote confessed 70 the killing OF
three other men: one at Radford, one at Poca-
hontas, and one in Kentucky,
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
a roUrHFUL HORSE THIEF.
Death OF MIR. y. A. Winston-Farmcrs Taking
Advantage of the Sunshine

FLOYD CoURrHousE, April ls-lspecial. J.
A young man, apparently not out of his teens
has been lodged in Jail at this place, charged
with horse stealing. He gave his mama a.
John X. Nelson. and said his home was in
Mariinsyille. Va. On the night OF The 81 in.
slant horse belonging 10 Mr.. John Richard
son. OF Radford. was stolen from his farm i'm
this county. The next day some parties in
Montgomery county. not far from the Floyd
line, observed man ride into the woods in
IN obscure and unfreouoated mountain
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
PATRICK FLOODED.
Much Damage From Friday Nights Storm
Death of Colonel Acknowledgement.

Death Of Colonel Acknowledgement.
STUART, Va, April lS.-ISpecial. For sew
eral days we have had clear weather. and the
farmers have been busy at work, but on last
Friday night a heavy rain-storm came upon
Us. and al night long rain fell in torrents
The mail train that leaves here at As A. NJ
travelled through water for miles up over the
wheels. One Of the bridges came near giving
away.
The plant-bed lands were flooded in many
places. Mayo and Smith rivers were high
and in many places the water was running
right through good farming lands Much
damage has been done. and il will be some
time before the farmers will ever make up for
the loss Of time.
Colonel Thomas c. Anderson. mineral
prVspecter. dropped dead a few days ago
Miss t. h. Stultz, of Msrtinsville, is stop
ping at Hotel Stuart for her health.
Miss Emma Clark left to-day for Martins
Vile to visit her sister. Mrs. Tuggle
A match game of baseball was played here
few days ago between the town boys and the
college boys. resulting in score Of s to 5.
The Stuart Club expects to play the Mar
tinsvllles nj an early day.
For each county Office there are two Demo
Gratis and one Republican.
A convention will be held in Mayo district
on the third Saturday in this month
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
..ohooco w,s burned The total loss

worth Of tobacco. was burned. The total loss
was fully $500, on which there was no insnr-
once Mr. Richmond is convinced that tho
e. was the work If some thief, who first took
ont part Of the tobacco and then set lire 10
the house.
Judge f. T. Boykin spent Friday and Satur-
dav In town, and left yesterday for Roxbor-
ouch. where he will preside over Person
County Superior Court, which will be held
this week.
At Caswell Court last week Judge Boykln
set inside the award of the commissioners IN
the damage case of J. NJ. Sheppard and wife
against tile Atlantic and Danyile railroad.
The ground for such action was that the
damages given were excessive. The case now
goes back 10 be heard before a third set OF
commissioners. !,
last week there is still plenty of peaches left.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
Death of Colonel Townes.

CHAR1orrE, n. c., April la.-lSpecial. !
Colonel q. F. Townes Of Greenville, ;. c.
died Saturday Of heart failure. He was
eighty-two years old at the time Of his death.
Before the war he was a prominent member
Of the Greenville bar, ranking high as a learn
ed lawyer. He was the first editor Of the
Nountaineer. and was the recognized expo
nont of the Calhoun doctrine Of States rights
in upper Carolina.
In is49 NE was electeda member of the lower
House Of the Legislature, and took pr0mi-
aent part in the legislation work. In 1867 ne
was elected 10 the Senate He was the author
Of the first bill introduced in the Legislature
defining the rights of married women.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
THE BOSTOYS WIN
Their First Game With the washingtons-
Results of the Games Elsewhere.

WASHINGTON. April ls.-Nearly 5000 persons
witnessed the first game of ball on the new
grounds today between the Bostons and
Washingtons. Haddock was very ell ective as
pitcher, only three hits being made on him.
The Bostons jumped on Carsey in the sixth
and seventh innings. Brown did some good
hitting and base stealing. Score:
Bostons .............. 90 022l 0x- 0
Washingtons. ........... 20 o o o 0 o. o
Batteries: Haddock and Farrels. Carsey and
Mcclure.
BALTIMORE, Nd. April l3.-The game to-
day between the Athletic and Baltimore
Clubs was witnessed by fair crowd Both
the teams played a good game. The heavy
batting Of the Athletics won the game for
them. Score:
Athletics. ............... 00S0 O 0 Il.
Batteries: Cunningham andToVnsspd, oAl-
lAhAn and MoK coehlan. " T
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
KENTUCKIANS WAR.
Two Pool-Room Keepers Fall Out and settle
the Matter with Revolyers.

the Matter With EevOiyers.
LEXINGTON, KY, April 1S.-Robert T. Hol-
loway and d. l.. Hardesty met at midnight on
a street corner, Saturday night, and after a
few words. Holloway fred two shots in Hard
esty's left thigh. Hardesty fell against the
Phoenix Hotel. on almost the exact spot
where three men were killed in years gone BY
He was taken inside, where he said that Hol-
loway shot him without provocation. Hollo-
way was arrested, but gave bail and went
home.
Both are well-known to race-goers through
out the country. Hardesty conducted pool
room here three years ago in opposition 10 one
kept by Holloway, but failed and went 10
booking on the western circuit. Holloway
has grown rich by his pool-room. A few days
ago new room was opened near his by a
friend OF Hardesty, who was understood 10 be
interested in it. Stories confirming this were
carried 10 Holloway, which incensed him;
hence the shooting. Holloway alleges that
Hardesty has been bounding him for some
time. Hardesty's physicians say his wounds
are notdangerous unless unforeseen complica-
lions arise.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
Death of Mrs. HareOns.

BRrsroL. THyS., April l3-LSpecial. Tho
sad news of the death Of Mrs. Parsons, wife
of Professor Eugene Parsons of Centenary
College. was received here this evening from
Abingdon. Va.
She had started 10 the train which would
have brought her here at lis o'clock TO visit
friends at Sulhn's College. when she tainted
and in q few moments expired. Heart failure
was the cause.
Professor Parsons arrived from Cleveland at
midnight Dr. ID. S. Hearon will conduct the
funeral services tomorrow. after which the
remains will be taken TO Massachusetts for
buriel
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
Death of Mr.. I;yland.

SrEvENsvuLE, April 13-lSpecial Mr.
james II. Ryland son Of the late Joseph
Ryland. died at his home near Walkerton. on
the 9Th instant. in the forty-second year of his
age.
Mr.. Ryland was an humble, earnest Chris
tan. a faithful deacon. a devoted husband
and father. He leaves an unblemished record
ana we mourn the loss Of a useful citizen and
true friend. A widow and seven chidrensur-
yive him.
lie was buried at Burlington church at
o'clock yesterday evening.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
APPLICATION PORLIoUoKLIcBSsEs.

The State Board Of Commissioner Meet for
Their Considerstion--serfous Accident.
LYScHBuRG. Va. April iS.-lSpecial. THE
State Board of Commissioners for this city
TO consider applications for liquor licenses
for another year met to-day; but few appl-
Giants were before them. However. plenty no
doubt will be made before the lst of May.
houses will 90 out Of the business. Among
them are Mr.. John Hslbig, who turns the
front part Of hi lapRo establishment into an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
AIODGE ORGINIZED.
Beneficial Order of Elks Instituted In Roa-
nOke-Thc Officers Elected.

ROANOKE, Va, April 10 Special l-Roa-
noke Lodge, No. l97, Of the Order of Elks,
was instituted here last night with about forty
members. many Of them prominent citizens
The following officers were elected Council
man L. X. Woodward, exalted ruler: Council
man W. T. Huff, esteemed leading knight; H.
M. Hooker. esteemed loyal knight, John
Young, esteemed lecturing knight; H. c.
Gensler, secretary; j. +. Loving. treasurer;
Chief OF Police NJ c. Morris, outside guard;
Harry Gallagher. inside guard: Esquire J. NJ
Roberts, chaplain; Joseph Frank Josiah Friend
and George Wright. trustees.
A banquet was given at the Continental
Hotel after the organization of the lodge was
instituted by the district organizer for Viz
GINA, J. w. laube assisted by prominent
Elks from Portsmouth. Norfolk and Rich
mond
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
Austin Corbin Black -Baiied.

NEW YORK. April i3,--Austin Corbin was
black-balled BY the governors OF the Union
Club last Wednesday evening. The black
balling is regarded 10y great many as an in.
certain elements in the Union Club toward
the milliopaires and the club that the million
aires ere organizing, and which, h u UNDER
stood. Mr.. CRbfd s9uterestsd IN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
THE ITiLTfN VAR SPECTRE.
Bethel Military Cadets Offer Their Services
to Secretary OF state Blaine.


BETHEL ACADEMY, Va, April lS.-lSpe-
cial. l-Considerable excitement prevails
among the students of the academy over the
late Italian difficulty. They all seem very
patriotic, and as a proof Of this they have
sent the enclosed letter TO the Secretary Of
State
Hon. James G. Blaine. Washington, d. c.:
Honored Sir, -Rccognizing the murderous
assaults upon our citizens by the despicable
Mana, and the consequential insults offered
by italy 10 our flag. we, the cadets Of Bethel
Military Academy, do petition you TO pre-
serve the honor Of our country at all hazards.
and, II necessary, We have two well-equipped
companies that will march 10 the front and
Md N the defense OF our country against
these hated mafauders.
Very respectfully.
CADETS b. NJ. A.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14

PORT OF RICHMOND. APRIL -, 1891.
ARRIVED.
Schooner s b. Wheeler, Godfrey, Philaiel-
phia, coal, s, Ii. Halves.
SAILED
Schooner S. S. Tyler, Hopkins, Baltimore,
railroad ties, vessel Curtis i Parker.
PJRT OF NEWPORT NEWS. APRIL IS. 1891.
ARRIVED
Steamship Longhirst, Fernandena "a coal:
steamship Gardenla, Philadelphia, 10 load meg
chsndise.
SAILED.
Barkentine Dolores, Romano, Iaguna, coal;
schooner j. b. Ogden, New York.
PORT OF WEST POINT. APRIL i8. 1891.
ARRIVED
Steamship Danyile. Billups from Baltimore,
New York, cargo.
SAILED.
Steamship Roanoke. for Norfolk. cargo; steam.
ship Danyille, for Baltimore. passengers and
cargo
PORT OF LANBERTS POINT. APRIL -
ARRIVED.
Schooner Nelson f. Newbury.
LOADED.
British steamship Brunei part cargo OF Eve
hundred and fifty tons OF coal. Bremerhayen,
Germany
coALED.
british steamships Khalof, New Orleans.
Liverpool, Waterloo, New Orleans Rayonn'.
James 1urpie Port Royal Stettin. spanish.
steamships Hugo New Orleans, Liverpool
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
MILTON MATTERS.
Tho Weather and the Sarmers-Storing House
Burnsd-PeesonAi-S Court.

MIl9ox. N. c., April 13.-ISpecial. THE
sun Ia again shining brightly and our farmers
hope that they are TO have at last some
weather suitable for farm work. Many Of
them are extremely blue over the corn, cat
and tobacco crop prospects. The wheat crop
is. however. fairly good. Dan river was
booming yesterday. being at least ~ feet
above low water mark.
On SATURDAY. morning the storing house Of
Mr.. n y HcAmsah. containing about $40
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
wEArHEK FORECAST.

WAsHIN 5roN d. c.. April I3.-Forecast for Viz
gnia: Slight rain Tuesday evening: southerly
winds.
For North Carolina: Slight gain Tuesday;
so1therly winds; stationary temperature, Ell
cept slightly co,ler in western portion.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-14
MARINE INTELLIGENCE.

MINIATURE ALMANAC, April Ai9ol
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-06
The EIeciians BiII

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2S.-The best
friends OF the elections bill frankly ad-
init that the outlook for its success is
almost hopeless. There can no longer
be any excuse for maintaining that
either the closure resolution or the
elections bill has any real encourage
ment. There remains OF this session
but five weeks and one day. Mr. ALI
son, chairman of the senate committee
on appropriations. told your corre-
spondent that all OF three weeks long
continuous consideration OF the appro-
priation bills would be required in Or
der to complete these measures before
March 4. This would leave but two
weeks and day for general legisla-
ton. Not one-half OF the work upon
the regular appropriation bills has been
compeleted. 1t is stated that the re-
apportionment bill will occupy nearly
all of this week in the senate. Then
there are the bankruptcy supreme
court reorganization. general agricul-
tural. international copyright and other
measures, which, OF necessity. must be
passed, but not half of this can be acted
upon before the time comes when the
appropriation bills must be taken up if
they are passed before March 4.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-06
The Iowa HorticuIturists.

Dies MONIES. Ia, Jan. 26.-The
twenty-fifth annual meeting OF the state
horticultural society has been held the
past week in this city, as has been
noted in these dispatches. The stand
ing OF Iowa MS an apple state could
hardly be better demonstrated than by
the magnificent displays of the fruit
made in the basement OF the state
house, where the meetings were held.
Probably the best displays, both as to
variety and quality, were made by
Mahaska counties. The former coun-
ty exhibit showed several hundred
kinds OF apple in charge of Messrs. j..
W. Murphy and j. II. Ewing. The
former gentleman is a neighbor of
Attorney General Stone, who has farm
OF over five thousand acres on which he
has had 40, 900 trees and has Just added
10, 600 more. This makes the largest
orchard in the state, and the attorney
general expects soon to be able TO
gather from it 100 900 bushels yearly.
Mills county carried off the honors at
Atlantic recently. Pottawattamie
county being close competitor
Mahaska county was on hand as usual
with large selection of fruit.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-06
silver Pool Investigation.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-Representa
tive Dorsey OF Nebraska testified be.
fore the silver pool investigation com
mittee. He had no knowledge of any
congressman or other government Off.
GERS being interested in silver poo
speculation. Mr.. Dorsey knew of but
one man who had any interest in sill.
yer speculation. This was edenburg,
n Chicago real estate man. with whom
witness had some years ago some deal
ings in real estate. Witness never
had any interest directly or interectly
in silver bnllion or silver speculation.
Hedenburg had never suggested to
him the propriety of Offering silver
certificates to congressman. although
he (Hedenburg) might have remarked
that silver was a purchase.
ii. V. Parsons OF Brooklyn took the
stand, but before he testified Mr.. Ste
vens correspondent OF the st. Louis
Globe-Democrat, said he had received
a letter from Owenby Withdrawing the
name of Parsons from the list he had
given. Parsons, who is New York
agent of Wells, Fargo & Co., then tes-
tilted that part OF their business was
the sale but not the purchase of silver
bullion on commission. He never
bought or sold silver for anyone con-
nected with the government except the
government itself, and knew absolutely
nothing about silver speculation by the
government officers. Witness knew
Owenby slightly. Owenby had told
him at different times that he had an
interest in the silver, given him in
consideration Conformation furnished.
Witness paid little attention to it. Wit
ness remembered that Owenby had said
the cashier of New York bank-he
thought the Hanover National-was
his associate in the enterprise. After
ward spoke in denunciatory terms of
this cashier, saying that he had repu-
dated his (Owenby's) interests. Wit
ness, when asked why he had not paid
much attention to Owenby, he replied:
Il would not like to give any man q
bad character.
Director OF the Mint Leech submit
ted statement of the visible domes-
tic supply OF silver on December l and
January | last. On the former date
the visible supply was 1862, $50
ounces, the largest holdings being
those OF the Mercantile safe deposit
company. g. 092, $50 ounces, New York
banks, estimated 1000. 600 and west
ern relineries ., 900, 900. He also SUBJ
mitted list OF the concerns that since
the last silver act was passed had Of
cred 10, 900 ounces or more to the gov
eminent.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-06
Good Words for Nehrnskn

WASHINGTON, Jan. 23.-Secretary
Rusk has just issued his December
crop report. 1t contains no report
from Nebraska but has some general
observations of Importance to the farm
ers OF that state. Speaking of corn,
the report says The November re-
turn OF the yield for some states was
criticised in few quarters, generally
by panic-stricken dealers, who insisted
upon the necessity of counting out
large areas as abandoned and further
discounting the loss by mentally in
GLIDING the whole area in the calcula-
ton necessary to determine the aver
age yield. This was especially true
in the case of Nebraska, where the
carefully made and considered esti-
mates from correspondents, which
showed about 60 per cent of the rate
OF yield of the previous year, were dis
credited by these lightning calculators.
who generally based their estimates
upon knowledge of the result in Il
lew OF the worst counties and hastily
assumed that the whole state was as
bad. For the satisfaction OF this Office
an additional investigation for this
state made after husking gave bet
ter opportunity for mature Judgment.
these later returns from our cores
pondents, every producing county in
the state being covered, reduced the
first estimate by about two bushels in
stead of the ten which critics insisted
upon. striking notification of this
fiscal estimate is the fact that our re-
turns from nearly sixty-eight thousand
Nebraska farmers make almost the
same average for the state, and the
county by county show but little vari-
ance. 1t is Il striking tribute to the
care and accuracy of our Nebraska
county correspondents. The error
which those not accustomed TO crop re-
porting fall into is hasty aggregation.
One critic, who was especially emphat-
ic in his assertion that the estimate
was double what it should be, was re-
quested to give his own estimate in de-
tail for all counties with which he was
familiar. He did so, and it was a tri-
fe higher than the returns from cor
respondents from the same counties"
Nebraskans interested in the sugar
crop will read this from the report:
1.-The sugar crop has been n large one,
the output of cane sugar in Louisiana
being evidently IN excess of that of
last year. The year marks an import
ant forward step in our experiments
with other sugar providing plants. the
making of sugar from beets having
been commercial success in Ne
braska Kansas and California. The
results of this campaign give promise
that the time when this country shall
be less dependent for this staple article
upon the plantations of foreign coun-
tries is at hand. and it may be that
within few years the 800 900, 900 an
nually sent abroad will 60 to the
pockets of our own farmers.
Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1891-02-06
Solving a Murder Mystery.

SEWARD, NEB., Jan. 27.-It is be-
lieved that the mystery surrounding
the murder Of the two Leavitt children
near Gresham a year and a half ago is
about to be solved. Several days ago
Sheriff Adams received a telegram
from a policeman in Memphis, Tenn,
asking whether two girls had been
murdered in this county in June. 1889.
and II so whether the authorities
wanted the murderer. Sheriff Adams
replied that there had been such a
crime committed, and by all means to
hold the man. He received the second
telegram stating that they had the
man. The policeman then wrote Sher-
i'll Adams long letter detailing the
circumstances as to how he became
aware such murder had been COM
mitted. A colored man in Memphis
came to him and informed him that
while eating lunch in restaurant
he overheard conversation between
TWO men in an adjoining booth in
regard to the matter. There had
been three men in the booth.
"iio Ouo vi L0em Went out
when one OF the others told his com
panion that the man who had Just gone
out. while tramping from Dakota
through Nebraska had killed two girls
in Seward county in June, 1889, and
there was 81, 400 reward, offered for
the murderer. The colored man went
at once to the policeman and told him
what he had heard, and the three men
were arrested, but it seems that only
the one who is supposed to be the real
murderer was held, but Sheriff Adams
telegraphed for them to hold all three
OF them until he could reach Memphis.
The murder of Caroline and Bessie
Leavitt occurred on the evening OF
June 10, 1882 and it looks very much
us If the right party has at last been
captured. The officers here have kept
the matter as quiet as possible, but
since it has leaked out interest has
again revived in the case and every
body is talking about it. The sheriff
has not yet started after the supposed
murderer