Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1895-06-13
SOUTHERN.


from Tuskogee, Ala, says: About twenty
of the best citizens of the town gave Rev.
Mr.. Kelles, white man of Ohio, a "sur-
| prise party" by calling on him and in
forming him through their spokesman that
his presence liere was obnoxious and dis
gushing to the white people of Macon
County, and especially so to the citizens Of
TuskOgee, and that he must leave the
town and county on the first train which
passed through Chehaw, the railroad sta
ton, at l q. m, or abide the consequences.
Keller pretends to be u minister, claiming
| he was ''callcd" to preach to the negroes
| of the south. He has been holding pro-
tracted meeting here in the negro church
for the past ten days, eating, sleeping and
mingling altogether with the negroes,
| making his headquarters with one Thomas
| Harris, where he was found by the COM
mittee that waited on him. lie is teach
ing and. practicing social equality. which
| will never be submitted to by the people
| of this section.
BLAIRsvILLE, Ga, special: A young
mountain girl stated to United States Com
! missioner Baker that she was afraid to
give the names of band of white cappers
who made her one of their victims, for fear
they would take her life. She is Miss An
| ME Phillips, daughter OF John Phillips,
one of the best known farmers in this
county. Phillips, hts daughter and son
| narrowly escaped death ut the hands of a
| gang of drunken mOonshincrs, who visited
their home near here. The gang went to
the house after the son, Albert, who was
suspected of Informing" to the ''reve-
nues." They called him out and when he
saw the crowd he called for his father.
John rushed to his sons assistance and
was shot by someone in the crowd. Then
Annie, who is just IL, ran out to defend
her father, and was knocked down and
stamped on until see was unconscious
The crowd took the son Off quarter of q
mile and, stripping him, gave him terri
BILE beating.
DALLAS. Tex, special: Free Thinkers
hall was inadequate to conveniently hold
those who listened to John K. Chale-
worth, the infidel lecturer, and the occa-
sion was the issuance Of one OF the most
unique challenges upon record. Ills lee
ture was entitled SIS There a Code" the
speaker claiming that while there might
be one, there was no actual evidence to
prove it. At the conclusion of the lecture
Mrs. Sweeney, president of the Dallas w.
G. I. u, arose and asked the lecturer il
he would give her his name that she might
pray for him, and if he felt his heart
touched he was to make as public an adj
mission Of the fact as he had OF his unbe-
lief IN the deity. Secretary Paget, of the
Free Thinkers Society, arose and asked
Mrs. Sweeney il she would accept his
name, that he, like the lecturer, doubted
the existence of a Jehovah. Mrs. Sweeney
agreed, and the lecturer and secretary
signed this very extraordinary challenge
TAMPA, Fla. special: Passengers ar
irving from Key West state that an ex-
petition composed of 500 men left there for
Cuba. Late Sunday carrier pigeon
reached Key West bearing message that
the filibusters landed safely Two thou
sand Cubans attended an enthusiastic
meeting here. at which prominent leaders
spoke. A telegram was read announcing
the presence OF Gen. Maxine Gomez with
a large army in Camaguey and stating
that an uprising in that province is now
assured.
CHARLESTON, w. Va, specials Burg
lars entered the bank at Anderson, Mon
roe County, blew open the safe and carried
OF &, 900 practically all it containetl, as
most Of the fluids was deposited At Rom
ceveral, thirty miles distant, The bank
having no vault. The robbers ESCAPED.
leaving no clue. The postofYice and a
hardware store was robbed and another
stores cash drawer was looted. The bur.
glars secured about $lOO II is thought to
be the work Of an organized gang
WHEELING, W. Va. special: 1t has
just been learned that the special train
which left Wheeling with fire engine for
the Cameron fire was wrecked ten miles
this side of Cameron, aud that the engineer
and fireman were killed"