People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1896-11-27

AelU 81 StoT9 Dy COnsta3les w 3b-
son and Mehaffy. Monday night a
mob of over one hundred men over.
powered the officers, and Tuesday
morning Minis body was found
dangling from the limb Of nearby
tree.
The railroads hauled visitors to
Canton during the presidential cam
paign for one cent or less. Now
the people OF Ohio and surrounding
states are clamoring for permanent
two-cent rate.
George Iback, OF Brooklyn, N. Y,
the tramp who haggad train No. 8,
on the Baltimore and Ohio South
western, November 10th, has con-
fessed to having been in 8 plot with
four others TO dynamite the train for
the purpose of robbery. When the
train whistled his heart failed him
and he brushed off thu cap that con-
nocsad the dynamite. His comrades
saw him and shot him in the calf Of
chs leg.
While a party of Enslsy City, Ala.
young people were taking hay-ride
on Saturday evening, the new Iron
bridge across Village creek gave way
ard the wagon and occupants were
preoipitated into FIVE feet of water.
William Shannon and Miss Maggie
Harbigan were fatally hurt and ten
others more or less injured.
The Steamer Ssn Benito, plying
between Tocoma and San Francisco,
went ashore in gale on Sunday
morning. Ten Of the crew were
picked up by another boat, five were
drowned and twenty-seven were left
olipgirg 10 the rigging with small
chance of escape. The steamer will
be total loss.
At Cleveland, Ohio, there was q
serious riot between Hunga'ians and
Americans. -Four we're fatally stab
bed and seven others seriously
wounded before the police succeeded
in stopping the fight. The row was
preoipitated by an Lrishman and two
Hungsriaps getting into q fight
Quite 8 number Of both nationalities
were living in the vicinity and as
they came up each man drew his
knife and wsded in to help compan-
ions without stopping to enquire the
cause Of the quarrel.
Willie Grlmsley, nine-year-old
lad of Killeaus, S. c., committed
suicide last Friday, by shooting him
self with his fathers pistol. He was
q highly strung little fellow and could
not endure the humiliation of fog
eing administered by his father.
After che whipping he told his mother
bis father would never be a9le to
whip him again. A few minutes
later she heard shot in the sdioia-
ing room and on opening the door,
found the little fellow dead.
4 large force Of workmen are en-
gagged night and day pushing the
work Of modern Notifications on
Santa Rosa island to completion.
Immense disappearing batteries Of
modern guns are being put in. This
fortiGcations at Forts Pickens and
Barrancas are also being strengthen
ed. In very short while this work
vii have progressed to point where
it would be impossible for the war
vessels Of any foreign enemy to como
close enough to do any damage to the
city. Entrance to the barber is pro-
fected bv electrically operated eunken
topedoss.
At Concord, KY, on Friday night,
IS al. Pollok, young attorney, was
driving with two young ladies, Misses
Lind, home from party, the buggy
WAS struck by flyer On the Balti-
more and Ohio railroad. The train
was running at speed Of fifty miles
an hour and the occupants were
hurled fifty feet into the:air, all three
being killed. The only way to pre-
vent repetition Of such accidents is
to compel the railroads to provide a
passage al every crossing, for pede-
strains and vehicles, either above Or
under the track.
William e. Valentine, an alleged
member Of the syndicate Of swind
lers, who, it ia said, have been oper-
ating extensively throughout the
couatry, and who was arrested in