Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1894-06-14
SOUTHERN

NORFOLK, Va, special: An affair
which took place several days ago at
Newport News, and which is most
likely to canse international complica-
tions, has just come to light. DR..
Stone, = physician Of that town, was
taken by . band OF men, disguised as
negroes, stripped and tarred and ieath-
cred. DR.. Stone is q British subject,
and during q recent shooting affair be-
tween two parties by the name OF Jones
and Williamson, which took place at
Newport News, it seems he took q
hand in the proceedings, issuing q
small pamphlet denouncing the affair
and distributing the pamphlet from
house to house in the town. This
aroused OF the factions, and, catch
ing DR.. Stone, q dose OF tar and feath-
ers was administered with the threat
that if he was caughtatN Newport News
within six days lynching would follow.
The affair has caused the greatest ex-
citement at Newport News, and it is
reported that DR.. Stone has applied to
tho British Ambassador at WASH
ingtOn for protection and indemnity.
The British Consul in this city could
not be found.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. special: The
stockholders of the Ressemer (Ala-
bamal Land Company at their annual
meeting have resolved to build a ST.
O)O.0 600 steel plant. with a capacity Of
200 tons daily and giving employmen Mt
to LOCO men That company proposes
to put up 100000 In cash and to raise
100000 on thirty.year bonds. The
plant will be owned wholly by the
Bessemer Company, and no outside
parties will be asked to subscribe for
stock. III. +. De Bardelleben, the
prime developer Of the industrial
region OF Alabama, has been elected
president OF the company, and will de-
vote oil his time and his splendid ca.
pacity to making the steel mill q sue
cess. A special committee, consisting
Of De Bardelleben and David Roberts
and A. I. Smythe, Of Charleston, s. c.,
erection Of q mill. They will 90 to
work on the details without delay.
PARIS, Tex, special: News has just
reached here OF a tragedy that oc-
Cured in Red River County. Wiley
White WAS the name OF the man
killed, and Jim Nally did the killing.
The parties had u difficulty Sunday
morning, but no damage was done
either Of them. That afternoon, how
ever, White was shot aud killed In the
barn Of Mr.. Mitchell, for whom he
worked. Nally admits the shooting,
but claims 1t was done in self defense,
there being, however, contrary beliefs
in the premises. The slayer made no
attempt to leave the country, but
stayed around the neighborhood and
helped to dig the grave for the dead
mon uu1 0ffaVAod fhn f,,aovats 81 Ho
has been arrested by the officers.
Nally has lived in the neighborhood
two or three years and White has
been In the country less than q year,
going there from Arkansas.
GAINESVILLE, Tex, special: This
city is in . fever OF excitement over an
attempt to hold up and rob q north
bound Santa Fc passenger train by
Three policemen aud one deputy mar
manded the men to throw up their
hands. The outlaws opened fire first
and for five minutes and exciting bat
tie was waged, during which the ban
dts scattered. One robber, Arthur
Oring, was found to be mortally
wounded. He is in jail, but refused TO
talk. Many believe this quartet to be
none other than the LOngview bank
robbers. A posse has started in pur-
suit OF the other three outlaws.
SAN ANTONIO, Tex, special: j. H.
Pearson, = prominent mining man OF
Mexico, has arrived here direct from
the new mining camp situated south OF
Marathon, Tex, on the Rio Grande
border in Mexico and Texas. He
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