Herald and tribune. [volume] (Jonesborough, Tenn.) 1869-current, 1894-04-25
THE NEWS.
Items Of Interest from all Over the
Country.

the west comes news that the crusade
of the Industrials is spreading. Over
a dozen armies are now in the field.
In all the larger towns companies are
rapidly being formed. The armies,
attachments and divisions now in the
field in the west are: General Kelly,
1000 men, Nicola, Ia; General Frye,
LOCO men, Terre Haute, Ind; General
Frye's second division, 800 men, Nc
Leansboro, Ills; Gen. Graysons, 100
men, P~latville, Cal; Gen. Calvin, 200
men, Loveland, O.; Sergeant Randall,
900 men, Chicago; 100 men at Little
Falls, Mimi; 300 men at Butte, Mon;
100 men at Monmouth, ILL.,; 100 men at
Ottumwa, Ia; Capt. Sullivan, 1000
men, Chicago; $50 men at Anderson,
Ind, and General Aubrey, 700 men,
Indianapolis, Ind. Besides these armies
large numbers of recruits are pushing
forward to the various lines of march
with the intention of joining larger
bodies.
WASHINGTON, April 23.-Representa-
tive Jerry Simpson is reported this
afternoon to be rapidly sinking and
all hope of his recovery is abandoned.
BIRMINGHAM, April 23.-Fully 5000
striking miners are in Birmingham to-
day attending the big demonstration
given by them here. They paraded
the streets this morning, bearing many
banners upon which were all manner
Of inscriptions such as these: ''Give us
our daily bread" "Convicts must COZ
United we stand" At Lake View
speeches were made by the strike lead
ers urging the men to stand firm The
crowd, while very quiet, looks omin )us.
WEST PLAINS, Mo-, April 2S.-Late
reports from Summerville, the scene of
the recent cyclone, say the town is not
much injured, but in the country the
damage is great. Mrs. Van Keel, three
children, hired girl and a hired man
were killed. Five dwellings and many
other buildings were blown away, and
a large number of people injured.
BIRMINGHAM, April 2S.-Geo. Sim
clair's two children, girls aged two and
three years, disappeared from their
home near Tuskegee yesterday. Search
all night revealed this morning their
dead bodies in the woods, the skulls
having been crushed with q bloody
club, which lay beside them. Near by
in a pond was found the body of How
ard Jackson, a half witted old man.
New ORLEANS, April 33.-A vicks-
burg special says four negroes have
already paid the penalty for the brutal
assassination of Manager Boyce, of
Baunne plantation L. Madison Parish
Saturday. and it is not unlikely that
several more will have summary jus
tice dealt out to them. One negro was
shot Saturday night. A mob gathered
at the Jail last night and took out Sam
Slaughter, Tom Claxton, and Dave
Hawkins and swung them up to the
banister of the court house till dead.
NASHVILLE, April 21.-Riley Fore
man and Thomas Pagan entered
the saloon of Thomas Ramsey under
the influence of liquor, and Foreman
interfered in a quarrel that was going
on in the house. When ordered to de-
sist Foreman drew a knife and at
tempted to stab Bartender Figg. Ram.
sey then shot at Foreman and Pagan
with a double barreled gun, killing
both men.
VAssAR, Mich, April 21.-Six cars
OF a freight train On the Bay City di-
vision of the Michigan Central jumped
the track half a mile from here. Three
tramps were riding on a fiat car and
fell under a heavily loaded merchan
disc car. Two of them. named Brown
and Dalabo, were instantly killed.
James Cook was taken out alive but
will die. No trainmen were injured.
SAN ANTONIO, TEX, April 22.-Two
years ago Fred Ham, a we'll known
MA of Cuero, was bitten by a rabid
dog. He experienced but little pain
from the wound at the time and it
healed nicely and had been almost for
gotten until a few days ago when he
began to show symptoms of %hydropho-
bia. His condition grew worse raidly
and he was loon raving and swapping
at those around him. He died yester-
day.
MONTGOMERY, Ala, April cav. L.
Bragg, son of the late interstate COM
merce commissioner. and DR.. Jesse
had a misunderstanding Satur-
day night at the theatre, where Sena-
tor Morgan spoke. They did not know
each other, but had seats close together.
Mattel spoke to Bragg of the position
in which the latter placed himself,
claiming that he was obstructiug his
view of the stage and speaker. He
finally said to Bragg, "a gentleman
would not act that way" Bragg then
gave his name and asked Naftel's in re
turn with the statement that the mat
ter could be settled afterwards. This
morning about 9:15 o'clock Bragg went