The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-26
IN The SOUTHERN STATES.
4 Desperate Street Duel Mill Resi- 1t
in Two Deaths.
COMMENT ON SENATOR HILLS BILL
Regarded as Chiefly u Sentimental Meas
ure-Gencrai Marry Tenders His
sword Suicidal Attempts.

Louisville, KY, December GA special
to the Post from Berea, Ky, tells of n
desperate fight In that place last night
between two factions. In which Bill John
stone was killed instantly and Less Mitch
ell riddled with bullets and will die.
inc TWO men met on the streets of
berea and Mitchell approached tombstone
and threatened to blow his brains out
Both men then drew their weapons sim
ultaneously and standing face to face
WITHIN three feet OF each other begun
hrlng. Each fired four shots. Then they
ran each In different direction toward
their friends. Mitchell dropped TO the
ground before he had gone fifty steps
WINE on the ground four shots were
iired by unknown parties and when John
stone was reached II was found that he
was dead. 1t is supposed the shots came
from the friends of Mitchell. Mitchclrs
the scene with three bullets in 1t. lie
was still alive Mt last accounts, but
can not live. The shooting is the out
come of an old grudgc.
Hopklnsville, Ky, December 25.-A
shooting ARRAY took place at colored
church festival upon the farm of Austin
Peay, ST. near Kennedy Station, in the
southern portion of this county, that re-
suited In the instant Killing of Amos
Iet'y by Albert Thomas, who was shot
and seriously, II not fatally wounded
by his victim. Tho trouble was over
Mahaley Overton, who, in attempting To
separate, the combatants, was badly
Wouhued In the arm and wrist. When
the smoke of battle had cleared Petty WAS
lying on the floor dead, Thomas badly
wounded AMI several others shot.
TENNESSEE.
Memphis, December ga special to the
fNr,Nt, t.I
says: John II. Beasley, who was recently
shot by Chief Justice Snodgrass, is to-
night very much improved. The past
two days he has been suffering greatly
and his physicians were not altogether
satisfied as TO his condition. but tonight
they think he is all right again.
Chattanooga. Tenn, December 25.--The
cause of the Dayton mine disaster has
been fully located. State Mine Inspector
Clute this morning said that the gas
pocket theory Is completely exploded.
Two hundred feet beyond where the eN-
plosion occurred he and Engineer Gibson
found two parts Of newspapers untouched
by fire. This, together with the finding o;
the live men, shows that inlammable gas
had not reached these rooms. Il am salts
fed" he said, that one OF the miners
crossed the danger line with an open
lamp, and the deaths are chiefly from after
DulUn anu lalllNN hiult. IlN entry hllVN u
as up. t." lies beyond the connection
made last night, and six bodies are still
entombed there. Many think that possibly
they may vet be alive. and the relays used
every effort to reach them today. lnSpec Tor
Clute says that the work Is exceedingly
dangerous and the greatest care has 10
be exercised lest more victims he added
to the long list. Tho small and large
fans are both at work. and there is now
an abundance of fresh air through the
mai n entry Chief Engineer Gibson and
his assistants are making supcrhumnn
efforts to clear the mine Of gas and fallen
slate and reach II possible. these mol
already found, but II looks now MS IT II
may take many days
Ciurksvllle, December 25-John Bailey
and Love Henderson, two young men
living over the Tennessee line IN Southern
Kentucky, fought over young woman
and Bailey was killed with shotgun bul
Henderson escaped injury and Is at large
henderson wounded his brother sidney
md his mother the first time he fired a
BAILEY. az he was shooting into hous'
where there were quite a number OF Wo
men and children
Nashville, December 25.--Today Is pub
lished letter OF invitation from Governor
Turnev TO the governors and people o.
| ali States inviting them TO attend th'
| Tennessee Centennial Exposition, besih
| ming September l. 1896