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The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
TWO RAvIsHERs HANGED.
They Spent Most of the Night on tn
Floor Under Their Cots.

they Spent Most of the Night on the
Floor Under Their Cots.
Alexandria, Va, April 27.-Ben White
and jim Robinson both colored, were
hanged in the jail yard at Manassas, at
1.32 o'clock this morning, for criminally
assaulting two white women near Manas-
saS, late on the night of Jan. 13 last.
The two men, who had been confined in
jail IN this city since their conviction,
were taken to Manassas Wednesday
night and kept in jail there till this
morning. They slept but little
laSl night and spent most of
The time on the floor of their cells under
Ineir cots, This morning they ate no
breakfast, and after prayer in their cell,
walked with firm steps to the gallows in
lhe yard, A force of twenty deputies,
armed with guns, was present, but no dis
order occurred The hanging was wit
messed by about fifty persons. On the
SclHold after the knots had been ad-
.lSIeu, White asked to be given a few mo
mehIS TO pray, and while engaged in
prayer the drop fell. The necks of both
Nen We're broken, and life was prnounced
eAIncJ DY the doctors in eight minutes
NEGRO HANGED.
Washington, April 27.-Thomas Crump-
'on, negro convicted of the murder of
SSuoIher negro in drunken quarrel, was
ma Tauseu IN the district Jail this morning.
1ue urOp teI at II IL o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
OUT ALL ALONG THE LINE.
The Great Northern Strike Now OF
From st. Paul to the Pacific.

4u6 NT6db HOIbACIA oIAAAC 4NOW Sh
From st. Paul to the Pacific.
st. Paul, MINI, April 27.-At high noon
to-day the Great Northern strike went
into effect at ST. Paul and Minneapolis
and at all points on the line from this
city to the coast. The Eastern Minnesota
is also involved. Within five minutes
after the committee had arrived at
the division to call all the men out
that order had been sent out by
President Debs, and the fight is
now on in dead earnest. The company
claims that it has sufficient men now in
its service, who will remain at work,
while the American Railway union as
serts Just the contrary. The committee
takes the ground" said President Debs
in an interview, "that having appeared
against a wrong that was inflicted upon
them. the men should not be asked TO ar
bitrate. A positive and definite injustice
has been done, and they ask to have it
rectifed. 1t does not admit of arbitra-
ton"
PRESIDENT HILL CONFIDENT
President Hill was called on immedi-
ately after the order for a general strike
had been promulgated. He stated that
the company proposed to operate its road
independent of the American Rail
Hill, that any great proportion
of the men will obey the order, and l
do not anticipate any difficulty in getting
men to operate the trains. l intend that
every wheel on the line shall be running
in as short a time as possible, and this
latest move of the committee does not
seriously alter the situation, so far as the
company is concerned.
It was learned tonight that unless the
strikers become riotous and commit dep
relations other than interfering with the
running of trains state troops will not be
called out. In calling on the United
States authorities for protection and
nlacing the trains in the care of the
United States marshals the state authori-
ties appear to believe that the Great
Northern management has placed the
matter in the hands of the federal gov
eminent. and if the marshals are not
able to cope with the strikers, United
States troops will be called to their assist
ance.
II is stated that the Third Infantry at
Fort Smelling is being held ready to move
Mt a moments notice TO any place where
there may be trouble.
The through freight train which started
for the east last night is at ST. Cloud, un-
able to secure fireman to take II over
the Fergus Falls division.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
GREECE AGAIN SHAKEN.
Earthquakes Add to the Destruction
Wrought by Previous Quakes.

Athens April 27i-A heavy shock OF
earthquake was felt here tonight at Q 30
o'clock 1t lasted fifteen seconds. The
weekly Epitaphian procession was
In progress and the cathedral
the cathedral ratified ominously and
several objects fell 10 the floor Some
body shouted that the building was fall
ing A terrible panic was averted only
by Premier Tricoupis presence of mind.
He addressed the congregation calmly,
saying that there would be no danger IL
they would only leave the cathedral
slowly. The congregation dispersed with
out disorder.
DESTRUCTION IN THE TOWNS.
Dispatches received up to II 80 o'clock
indicate that the earthquake was felt
throughout Greece.
The town OF Atalanti, 5000 inhabitants,
which had been but slightly injured by
previous shocks was nearly leveled TO
the ground. Two thirds Of the buildings
were reduced to heaps Of ruins and the
rest were badly damaged.
The destruction OF 'Thebes was COM
pleted and not a house in the town is left
standing.
Laimi suffered less, although scores Of
houses were damaged so badly as to be
uninhabitable Part of the prison COLI
lapsed and about sixty convicts were
caught in the wreck. The number of
dead and injured is not known. Many
prisoners, however, escaped unhurt.
Larrisa, Volo Chalcis and Patros were
shaken more severely than Athens. Stone
walls were split and roofs were rent in
hundreds of buildings in the four towns.
TERROR OK THE ISLANDS.
Terror reigns on the islands Of Syra
and Zante. Repeated shocks have been
felt there in the last two days. Small
villages have been half ruined and hum
dreds of families have been driven
to live in the folds, unsheltered and I'M
derfed. The towns of Zante and Syra
have not been greatly damaged. although
buildings in each were partly destroyed.
Although all the deaths caused by the
earthquakes were supposed TO be known
two days ago. the list is still
growing Three hundred persons had lost
their lives before the shocks of this even
ing, which have probably swelled the
number. The destruction of life and
property has been far greater than In
Zante last year. The sufferers are hoping
for aid from abroad as the provision
made here for them is entirely inadequate.
At Atalanti the suffering will be espe-
cially severe.
II is raining this evening and as on the
previous nights Of the week the air IS
raw.
The exceptional coolness of the
weather has done much TO increase the
miseries Of the people.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
A RAIL RECORD SMASHED.
The Florida Central Beats the Best
Time to New York.

New York, April 21.-The "hotel spe-
cial" which left Jacksonville at 1875
O'Clock yesterday morning on the Florida
Central and Pennsular road arrived in
Jersey City at 1902 o'clock this noon,
making the run of 900 miles in % hours
and "a minutes, and beating all previous
records by nearly six hours. The actual
running time of the train was % hours
and 3S minutes, / hour and AZ minutes
having been lost by stops for water and
exchanging engines, The time from
Jacksonville to Washington was three
hours less than the fast mail schedule.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
ToLUoA DoDaEs TROUBLES.
The Mines Closed Down to Avoid an
Attack on the Men.

Minonk, ILL.,, April 27.-Two hundred
miners left here this morning at 6o'clock,
to march to Toluca. They carried Ameri-
can flags, Each man was armed with a
four foot maple club. They will Join the
main body of men marching from Lasalle,
Peru, Streator, Spring Valley, 1900
strong, at Butlaud Five negro miners
from Toluca arrived late last night and re-
ported the men leaving in squads. They
say the miners at Toluca are badly
frightened over the report that the ad-
vancing miners would lynch every man
caught at work
TROUBLE AVOIDED.
Toluca, ILL.,, April 27.-Acting Gov. Gill
and j. w. Crawford, president of the Hi
nois Mineworkers' Association, arrived
here al $3.50 o'clock this morning. At a
private conference held with Manager
Devlin, protection was furnished him by
the governor, and if the men desire to
work they will be allowed to do so. if the
militia must be called out to protect
them. There were 4 1000 men here, all
armed and determined, but the mines
were closed to avoid trouble.
The meeting of the miners finally broke
up peacefully and no violence was at
tempted. This was mainly due to the pre-
caution taken by the authorities in clos
ing the mines and in dispensing the
1000 miners who assemb bled by providing
free transportation to their homes.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
citizen Train in Police Court.

Washington, April 27.--George Francis
Train is under arrest Mr.. Train arrived
here yesterday and delivered a lecture last
night on the COXey movement. He was
arrested this morning for lecturing with
out obtaining a license. He demanded
10 be taken 20 apolice cell and incacerated.
His request was refused and the police
took him TO the police court which was
in session, TO await his turn for trial.
Mr. Train said man named Searle
had charge of the affair pleaded not
guilty and was released
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
Atlanta,s Move for an Appropriation

washington, April N-Representatlve
Livingston has arranged for the Atlanta
delegation, representing the Cotton and
international Exposition, to appear before
the committee on appropriations on
MAY 70, at l0:30 o'clock IN the morn,
mo MIR, Livingston feels sanguine OF
success before the committee. The com
mittee cheerfully granted the hearing
without objection The members of the
Georgia delegation are actively at work
in the interest of the exposition among
the members in the House
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
confirmed by the senate.

Washington, April 27.-The Senate has
confirmed the nomination Of Charles r.
Bisbee to be collector of customs for the
district Of ST, Johns, Florida, and the fol-
lowing p0stmasters:
Virginia H. Il. Smith at Petersburg
North Carolina-Amanda Il. Morris at
Hendersonyille.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28

says, does not include the accessions in
the Indiana block field, and in Illinois,
indicated in the morning dispatches
The principal addition is made in Penn
sylvania, where he estimates that 65, 900
men are now idle.
J. A. Crawford telegraphs from Illinois
that Not a wheel is moving from ST.
Louis to Cairo" and President Mcbride
predicts that Illinois will be out solidly
by May l. That $50 men went to work at
Benwood, w. Va, yesterday, he does not
regard as significant. They mine coal
only for steel plant there. Still, they
would try TO prevent these local settle
ments. On the whole, President Mcbride
thought the situation to-day very encour-
aging to the miners.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
'O0ToH SOCIAL eovERNmENr.

Gnu ,siiulnent to the Bill offered by
SHerIes Renshaw Accepted.
cor,n' rouoon' April Elm the House of
msr,i., ,,l'',onS to-day the Scotch local govern
O T. jill was introduced by Sir George
Tbo o-le'elyan, secretay for Scoctland.
a 1g tbs government accepted an amendment
corI ~ 1ne bill ohered by Charles RensI,aw cuew
Tor ative, which provides for the saIec'
Ni,, MIN Oh e9 non-Scotch members of the c1To com
lee te,.g, ,,.,,. lne aim being to create a commit
ardp,'e1SSentlng as closely as possible. the
Sir irS4.oI rS.oC.olIl ol the parties of tho whole House
an tb'oo'VGgse Ireyelyan's motion to include
was a5,,,oVch members in the committee.
neut OpVeu with Mr.. Renshaw's amend
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
MRS. DAVIS PENSION.
IA correspondent Gives a Sensational
Story About It.

New York, April PA Birmingham
.AIaJ special says: "One of the sensa-
.'ouS oil the great confederate reunion be-
,uS ueId here is the cold shoulder which
Ia' oeen given to the widow of Jefferson
LAYS, l3a,iS One of the purposes of the asso-
s,o,,ou s,atu was to see that each southern
STATE contributed a pension of $500 for
aeF ~ support. The COMMITTEES in charge of
.ne subject, in reporting that the monn-
@ Gent would be dropped. Stated that as
ta. tfa.S. DAVIS had selected New York state
ga ia, ner residence she thereby lost her
roglI. rognI.ly with the southern states. This
!. ii,,orl .o was adopted and Mrs. Davis name
ton W u Ce stricken from all future considera-
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
DEATHS PAIL AT COLUMBIA.
B. B. mcCreary, Gallant Confederate
Soldier, Passes Away.

Columbia, S. c., April 81. Maj. b. B.
McCreary, one of the most prominent
business men in the state, died here to
day, aged IS years. He was native of
londonderry, Ireland, and came to this
country when a boy. His gallantry in
the confederate service caused his promo
tion on a number of occasions.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
Ftald nav at Athens.

Athens, Ga, April 27.-A large crowd
witnessed the university field day exer-
cises in the campus today, The record S
broken were: Putting shot, 55 feet, by
feet . inches, by Henry Brown: standing
high iump, 3 feet, by y. II. DoughertY.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
SMALLPOX AT GADsDEN.
'1e OF the Patients Physician in the
Heart of the Citv.

N. @0e34 O1 IHe Guy.
r. o'm,''ullngham, 81 Ala, April GA special
.o ,o y'o Age-Herald from Gadsden, Ala,
,r,5 ,,s. Wo cases of smallpox have been
H.. T,'V }., V1uced ,e IN Gadsden. The patients are
NJ Dr' ia Bivins and John B. SHROPSHIRE,
tba i,,yi owns lives within a few blocks of
s6iro oIIs.IIess II,.Iess part of the city and Shrop-
the ro,,,,. ',.S al the car works, mile from
one of tt. in mouse. Three physicians, and
pr9na,,,',,1lsSG '1sG Ihe county physician, have
bs;. toI here is unknown. the patients not
an" ao *. aware of having associated with
snaIj''.ilrom Tie rom any place affected with a
poN epidemic"
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
Suicide ina Hotel.

New Orleans, April 27.-George Fair
banks committed suicide this morning at
the hotel De Louisiana. He has been
here only short time with his wife and
two children. Little is known of the
family, but they are said TO be from Co.
lumbus 0.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
oharlesson's New Postoftios.

Washington. April 27.-The contract
for lathing, plastering, etc, for the pub
lie building at Charleston, S. c., was to-
day awarded to Lennox & Haldeman, of
Chicago, at 81, ,730.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
An 1mpeaohment Trial Postponed.

Montgomery, Ala, April 27nThe ne in i'm
peachment trial of Judge John Is. 1auy,
of the Ninth district circuit court lor nas
was to-day postponed until Monday.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
arazilian Insurgents Eecape.

London, April PA dispatch from
Buenos Ayers says all the Brazilian in
surgents, including Admiral da Cana
who were detained on board the Portu-
guese warships, have succeeded in escap-
ing
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
1 CARNIVAL OF LYNCHINCS
Fight Blacks Strung Up In One Parish
In a Week.

-,.r.es+ Four Swung Of Simultane-
,uslv Thursday Night-They We're
IMPLICATED in the Assassination of
Dovos-A Few Hours More and They
-u.,,,d Have Been Safe in missis-
sippi.
vsv orleans, La, April 27.-Nine men
,... mot violent death in Madison par
,.b in the last week, and eight of these
r.re i, been lyncfed by infuriated citizens.
rbe last four were hanged last
u;,bt The news has just reached
..is city Yesterday the Boyce as
.1ssins were hunted down by blood
b,rrds. and finally located in
,ba Buckhorn woods. Sheriff McClel
land sent for volunteers to increase
lie nosse. and force of 200
mon finally treed the assassins in
negro cabin. The fugitives were just
rrsrarinr to cross over the Mississippi
line where they would have been COM
rqratiyely safe. The posse surrounded
t5o house and called for the owner to
mike his appearance, but he refused.
The posse then fired into the build
inc which brought the negro owner to the
door.
THE NEGROES FOUND.
He denied that the fugitives were in
his splace. but the posse made a close sur
vqvof the premises and finally found the
fogr NEGROES huddled up in the loft of a
small crib in the rear of the cabin. The
four were Pomp Claxton, the leader of
The sssassins, Shell Claxton, Scott
Harvey and Tory Mccoy. They were
uromptly placed under arrest and Sheriff
i McCIelland detailed party of twelve to
take them TO Tallulah, while the sheriff
and the rest Of the posse started out to
trv to capture Tom Griffin, who had sep
arated from the others.
SEIZED BY A MOB.
As the deputies with the four fugitives
got near MiIikens Bend they were met
by mob. which made an effort to take
\ tie prisoners from them. The guard re-
sisted and succeeded in holding on to the
prisoners The guard pressed on with
the fugitives until they reached
the Shady place, two miles from
Talluah. Here they were met by
crowd of 200, who overpowered
the guard and captured the four prison
ers. The prisoners were escorted to the
Crescent place, where there fiendish muir
der had been committed and there strung
up TO the limbs of several trees. Their
bodies were found this morning. If
Griffin is caught he will also be lynched.
Il There are seventeen negroes in Jail, all of
whom viii be given a regular trial, and
most Of whom, it is thought, will be con-
yicted
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
Knnxville,s Public Building.

Washington, April 27.-Representatlye
Houk, rep, of Tennessee, introduces ;.ll II.
the House to-day bill appropriatlng
sI00 600 for the construction of an addi-
tion TO the Knoxville, Tenn, public build
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
STATISTICS ON THE STRIKE.
President Mcbride Claims That 152,.
600 Miners Are Out,

Columbus, O., April 27.-The following
revised estimate of the number of miners
now out in the strike, given out by Presi-
dent Mcbride to-day shows that the
miners are gaining strength.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
Nominated for Postmaster

Washington, April 27.--The President
to-day sent to the Senate the nomination
Of Mary II. S. Long for postmaster at
Charlottesville, Va.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
Socialists Suspected of 1ncendiarism.

Budapest, April ga destructive
fire occurred in Peace de Ligne last night.
involving loss Of 100000 forms IL is
asserted that the fire was the work Of
socialist incendiaries
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-28
Ex-Governor Berry Dead.

Bristol, N H., April 27.-Ey-Gov, Berry
died tnis morning.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-08-02
in both of which branches Mrs. Hum

IN both Of which branches Mrs. Hum
phrey has been 50 successful. Dr.
Jno. 5. Bassett, Prof of history IT,
Trinity College, entertained and in
structed the teacher with Iec'ur.
ON the nature of history and how e
teach i. Supt. Howell IN \ talE
shor+ }ooL. L.,;l.,. r.. ,.r,,ir,, di,ec,e.,i
- I'M '''''''.' '''' NC"
"hl th"m professionally ana increase
their general culture. He impressed
unou them also the duty of putting
,,l,a 49, .a...a. hand. 90 ,b.,,
'H'.''''''' al',' ''',1 my ''1i'
2e bought "Aeap'E, ana no" /" m
terr,t children III good literature.
1t is an encouraging sign that be.
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-
gu : '''"'s Id ~ Il
with NArt. ATKINSON a. PRESIDENT.
The Institute closed with Il
tborghtfuI. and we'll presented nnb-
T.. .ddr..- nm ruhiie education :,
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The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-08-02
A CARD.

Editor CAUCAsIAN.-The time has
come when there is nothing in the
condition of the great masses of
wealth producers, that denotes pros
perity, but rather tendency to
poverty and decentralization and dis
content is over all the land, and the
wall of distress comes up from our
poverty stricken homes, leaving be
hind its blighted effects.
Why should the willing hand of
industry that created so much I'M
told wealth be paralyzed for the very
wealth that ii created. The righteous
indignation Of long suffering but
much enduring people will not per
nit this in Justice to 1ule much longer.
There is no difference between the
Republican and Democratic parties,
the financial, social and industrial
policies are the same. The conspir-
acy of wealth controls Legislation to
enslave the people and develops an
arrogant plutocracy and the worse
government on earth.
The combined craftsmanship of
the Republicans and Democratic
parties has not been able to provide
any remedy for the unhappy con di-
ton Of our country except another
issue of interest-bearng gold bonds
and to suggest more, except the en-
ployment of State and Federal bay
onets. While | have been a loyal
supporter of the Republican party
for thirty years, yet my love for my
country forbids me longer to affiliate
with that party, and for the future
| will support the Peoples party, be-
lieying it is the only political party
that will work out the will of the
people and save the nation from
ruin. F. B. Becton.
kinst0n, \. c.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-08-02
PI<kSEN ITEMS.

Rev. Vim. McLilly of New Gar
den, Ind, lectured at Nahunta
church near here Saturday night to
large crowd on Temperance and
Prohibition.
Fernando c. Edgerton and "Coon"
Pender who left us "a year ago to
join the |. 5. Army at Fortress
Monroe, Va, are back again visiting
Old friends and relatives.
An INSTRUMENTATION Sunday
School convention will be held at
PIkeviIIe next Thursday. All the
Sunday Schools in Plkeville Town
ship will be well represented. Every
body is expected to bring baskets.
SilaS and Robert Rose of Latta,
South Carolina, are visiting their
parents and other relatives among
us. +.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1894-08-02
DEBS' OVATION AT TERRE HAUTE.
Did all he Could to Prevent the Strike
VIII Continue the Fight the Line of
Political Reform,

VIII Continue the Fight on the Line of
Political Reform.
TERRE HAUTE, IND. July 29.-Eu-
gene Y. DebS, president of the Amer
lean Railway Union, was greeted by
one of the most enthusiastic audi
enceS at the Opera House tonight
that ever assembled in this city.
Many thousands We're turned away.
His address on the recent strike was
a conservative one. and consisted of
d plain statement OF the causes and
results of the conferences which led
to the Pullman boycott. Every sem
tence was greeted with prolonged
applause, and his homecoming was
an ovation. In opening his address
Mr.. Debs said that he had done
everything in his power to prevent
the Pullman strike and followed
with statement of the incidents
which led to the strike and boycott.
Il am opposed to the Strikes" said
Mr.. Debs, and | firmly believe in
the principles of arbitration. | chal-
lenge the production of any evidence
that | have ever advised any man to
strike | did not older the Pullman
strike, as has been repeatedly stated
by the press. l did not even have a
voice in ordering it."
Mr.. Debs then expla the ac-
ton of the railway managers in com
bining to down the American Rail
way Union and labor organizations.
He spoke Of the Great Northern vie
tory. and finally launched into Pc
htlcal discussion.
Il am Populist. out and-out, :
he continued. There is no differ
ence between Democrats and Repub-
hcans. so far as labor Is concerned.
| am ashamed 10 say that voted for
Grover Cleveland three times. Evi-
dence OF the control of capital is
shown in the power which Have
meyer exercises over the present
government"
In conclusion Mr.. Debs plainly
! stated that the fight would be con
tinued in reform political move
ment, and he declared that the
strike would be the last in which he
| would ever take part.