Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1892-09-17
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SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS.

-FOUR stores were burslarizei st Waldo,
Fla, and two houses set on fire, oae Of
which he Methodist parsona yel was burned
to the ground A young mulatto was ar
rested aud confessed the crime.
A Young man named INSTALLING, from
Fort Smith, Ark. has been arres ell in Don't
son, Texas, for Killing Or. Haynes wife, one
Of the four women murdered herr one night
last spring The detectives and Ds. Hayne
believe the right man has been csr-sht.
THE town OF Alpiae an l many camps and
ranches in Texas were wiped out by a de-
strretiye elou burst
SINCE the recent miners troubles lawless
ness has run iiot in the Tennessee mountains.
A whitecap organization that came into ex-
isteuce some two months lefore the outbreak
has been especially active, and scores Of men
on the mountains who did not come actively
to the assistance Of the miners have been
brutally beaten The vhitecops on Monday
night captured seven women Of the town and
several Of their male companions They
were dragged by about thirty whitecars TO a
grove stripped Of every stitch OF clothing
thrown over fallen log aud lasheduntil the
blood dropped from the wounds One Of
the women Is believed to be fatally injured
FEMALE suffrage has at last won victory
in Mis- iisSipp Tho first eection, perhaps,
in which women ever voted in the South is
that on the stock law question, just closed IN
this county. Only a few exercised the privt
lese. The law provides that all persons whu
are householders, and none other, shall vote
on the fence question. This admits all wo-
men who own home to the right Of suf-
frage.
A FATAL accident, caused by the explosion
of gasoline, occurred at the village Of South
Elkhorn, Kentucky Mrs w L. Barklly,
wife Of well-known trotting horse man,
was sitting by wood fire cleaning grease
spot from her dress with gasoline Beside
her was her four months cd baby girl IN a
cradle. The gasoline was in a saucer, which
was placed on the hearth, the open jug from
which the liquid bad been poured standing
not far away, A spark from the fire *
nited the gasoline and instantly the mother
and baby were in the midst of flames She
snatched the baby in her arms and carried il
TO the porch. Then she tried TO get com
fort from the bed in the room, hut the bed
was ON fire. Rushing 10 an adjoining room,
she tried to secure the cover from another
bed, but time pressed for she was being con
sumed Runni 20 the back porch, she
threw herself into tub Of water. When
she returned 10 her lahy it was burned TO a
crisp aud breathing its last Mrs. Barley
is horribly burned from the wrist down, and
is not expcctol u live.
SCOTT PARSONS and Dan White Kolb and
Jones men, respec iyely and well-known
politicians met at nodeville, Ala, few
days ago. They lad a hot political dispute
aud empha>iz d Heterogeneous with pistols.
Both empti,d their seven shooters, AMI
neither is expected TO recover from his
wounds.
The Express office at New Orleans was en-
tered by tire, raen, who put pistol to the
watchman's head, forced him against a post
and were tieing him there when Mr. Peck,
an employee Of the company advanced up
on them Tho burglars fired shot at him
and then turned to run but as Peck started
in pursuit tbey Cred another shot at him.
One Of The men was captured. He gave his
name Is James Clifford, a former employee
of the company. His companions were re.
eoznized and viii no d9ubt be captured