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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-11
ONLY SPARED THE BABY
NEGRO LEAVES MOTHER AND FIVE Chill
DREN FOR DEAD.
Mother First AssauIted--Negro Finally ldent-
fed by One Child and Lynched- Whole
sale Lynching Feared.

Wesson, Miss, Dec. 10.-Full particu-
lars of the murder of the Smith family
have come to hand. Mrs. Smith and
four of her children were killed by
Charles Lewis, colored His weapon was
club.
Smith was working at gin a few
miles from his home, which is situated
about two and half miles from Pearl
river, on the east bank, in Lawrence
county, and in a wild country.
The house is off the main road, and no
white family lives within two miles of
it, although several negro families live
near. On Wednesday, some time be-
tween moon and darkness, Lewis went
to Smiths house, brutally assaulted Mrs
Smith, then Drained her with club,
and then, to hide his crime, began on
the six children, only sparing babe,
which he left untouched.
A girl of 5 years regained conscious
ness, and Wen her father entered after
his days work she told him the name of
the murderer. The mother and four
children were found lying in the yard.
showing how they had struggled to es-
cape. Smith Immediately sounded the
alarm and a posse was organized. Late
yesterday afternoon the negro was cap
tured, carried to Monticello, the county
seat of Lawrence county, and at Z
o clock was carried back to the scene of
his crime, where he was fully identified
by the girl. 1t is said he was promptly
lynched.
1t is feared that a wholesale lynching
may take place in that neighborhood. as
the country is aroused to the highest
pitch.
HE WAS NOT LYNCHED.
New Orleans, La, Dec. 10.-A special
to the Picayune from Wesson, Miss,
says:
Your correspondent has just inter
viewed one of the most prominent men
in this section, who left the scene Of
the massacre of the Brown Smith family
this morning. The accused negro,
Charley Lewis, is being tried before JUS
tice T. ID. Holmes and has given testi
mony duplicating two other negroes
viii Powell and Andy Smith-who are
now in custody. My informant is posi-
tive that the negroes will not be lynch
ed tonight but that the recent lynching
at Monroe viii be initiated. and every
negro Will he made to carry pine knots ID
burn the others. The trial is being con-
Quoted in lawful manner. During the
trial Lewis broke down and confessed
saying: "It's mighty hard for me to suf
fer for what some body else has done
Upon being allowed to talk furthe
he said:
Get Will Powell and Andrew
Smith
Lewis is a mulatto. about % years
old and married 1t is believed that
general clean up will be made in that sec
tion of the country and that n number
of negroes will be lynched"
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ANOTHER r. r. SWALLOWED.
The Memphis and Charleston Becomes
part OF the Southern Railway
System.

New York, Dec. 10.-The re-organiza-
ton committee of the Memphis and
Charleston Railroad Company has eff
fected settlement of the claims of the
general mortgage bondholders and bond
holders will be asked on December 24th
to ratify this settlement. 1t is thought
that the road can be re-organized after
the plan of the Iselin committee, and
as all the parties are now in agreement,
the reorganization can be promptly com
pleted and the property become a part
of the Southern system.
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MOTHER KlNLEY LINGERs.

Hope Almost Gone, but the President
Continues His Vigil Steadfastly.
Canton, O., Dec. 10.-11 p. m.-The
night, so far, at the Mckinley resi-
dence, has been one of anxious watch
ing. TIE family have no hopes that
the aged invalid will last through the
night, and they are sorrowfulIy awaiting
the end. The President continues his
vigil by the side of his mother. He
shows hut few signs of the stran under
which he has been laboring.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-11
A NUMBER OF LOSSES

Washington, Dec. 10.-The postal Off
cials here tonight admitted that there
had been a number of losses of register
ed mail matter reported ON the railroad
referred to, but said that up to date no
definite advices had been received as to
the amount. 1t would probably, how
ever, not reach as much as 100000
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-11
A BASEBALL SWAP.

Baltimore, Nd, Dec. 10.-The deal by
which Pitcher McJames, Second Base
man Demontreville and First Baseman
McGann, of the Washington baseball
team become "Orioles," in exchange for
First Baseman Doyle, Second Baseman
Reitz and Pitcher Amole. was CONSUME
mated this afternoon in this city.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-12-11
SENATOR HANNA ILL.
Succumbs to Fatigue of Trip From
Washington.

New York, Dec. 10.-Senator Hanna
was taken suddenly i'll in the Waldorf
Astoria tonight and retired to his n
partments. He arrived at the hotel
from Washington at o'clock In the
afternoon and appeared fatigued by his
long journey. His two daughters were
with him.
The long ride proved to be fatigufng
In the extreme and on his arrival he COM
planned of being weary. It was said
at the hotel, however, that no physician
has been summoned.
Senator Hanna expects to return to
Washington on Monday.
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OVATION TO Mr.. BRYAN
VISIT TO MONTEREY AROUSED GREAT
ENTHUSIASM.
The Distinguished American Being Made tn
Recipient Of High Municipal State and
Federal HonorS.

Monterey, Mexico, Dec. 1O.-Hon.
VIM. j. Bryan, of Nebraska, was in
Monerey to-day. His visit aroused great
enthusiasm. The distinguished Ameri-
can is being made the recipient of high
State and federal honors.
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Bethlehem, Pa, Dec. 1O.-The BethIe-
hem Iron Company tonight shipped
eight big plates of armor for the battle
ship Kentucky to Newport News, and
gun material to Watervleit Arsenal at
Troy, N. Y.
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WILL HAVE NO PRESIDENT

Charlottesville, Va, Dec. 1O.-The re-
port regarding the creation of the office
of the president Of the University was
laid on the table.
Mr.. Walter Mayo was elected assist
ant instructor in mathematics, and it
was resolved to establish a series of
scholarships.
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PROF. HOLINESS SUCCESSOR.
Heath Dabney Made Professor of Eng
lish at the University of Virginia.

Charlottesville, Va, Dec. 1O.-The
Board of Visitors Of University of vir-
ginia to-day elected Prof. Heath Dab
ney to the chair of history and political
economy, made vacant by the death OF
Prof. George Frederick Holmes
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ACROSS TWO CONTINENTS.
st. Petersburg to New Orleans in
Twelve Days, After Runaway Boy.
New Orleans Picayune.

NEW orleans 1lcdyuQe.
Last night there was a reunion of mother
and son at the Denechaud Hotel, in cOnnec-
ton with which there is a very pretty ro-
nance. About month ago a Russian boy
arrived at the hotel, and it was known that
he had run away from his home in st.
Petersburg. He could not talk English, but
managed 10 carry on sort OF disconnected
conversation with the young men about the
hotel particularly the young son OF Land
lord Denechaud, and among the first things
that he asked was where he could get
horse to ride along the seashore, which he
supposed was contiguous TO the city. He
remained at the hotel and wrote TO his
home, asking information about the family,
and saying he wanted money and would
wait here for an answer. His mother an
swered the letter, and then, on reflection,
believing that he would leave the city as
soon as he got the letter, she at once de-
termined to outrun it and arrive herself
here first if possible She asked another
lady to come with her and she consented,
and they telegraphed and found out that
they could make connection all the way
through to this city if they lost no time,
and so they started on the long race 10
beat the letter TO New Orleans.
Making hasty preparations they started
from St Petersburg twelve days ago, at
1880 D. m. and went by the way of Berlin,
and thence to France and across the chan
mel to London, and there embarked on one
of the American line steamers for New
York and, on arriving there, Immediately
took the train for this city, and arrived at
the hotel at $50 last night, very tired, after
so long a ride, and very glad, indeed, to
find the young man there safe. He out
when they arrived and had not expected
them and was very much surprised and de-
lighted when he returned and found his
mother and aunt waiting for him. After eX-
changing greetings, the party went into
the cafe for supper, and the boy was seated
between the two ladies chatting merrily in
Russian when the reporter caught a
glimpse of them. The ladies looked if
they did not intend to let the young man
escape them, and he seemed glad enough TO
have them near him.
A trip of twelve days from st. Petersburg
to New Orleans is something remarkable,
ana undoubtedly is a record breaking one.
1t must have been a great strain on the
minds of the hurrying ladies to think that
they barely had a chance to get here in
that time, if there was no accident, and
even a small daley would have spoiled their
plans.
But they beat the letter, which is due to
arrive to-day. The ladies are Nine De Multi
Brown and Nine. Eperhoff They are small
and dark-complexioned and speak Russian
almost altogether although the former can
speak a little French and a few words of
English. They had not had time to discuss
their plans last night, but will no doubt
make their way home to st. Petersburg in
a more leisurely manner than they came
here.
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HOW GOLD Is OBTAINED.
Not Surprising that Pay Dirt Was Sc
cured Near the Yukon.

Although the stories which have recently
come from the upper Yukon country doubt
less exaggerate the value of the gold de-
posits recently found there, they mo-
mentarily excite interest in a region which
is not any too we'll known to residents on
the Atlantic seaboard.
Gold is usually obtained in this and other
countries, either in thin veins or in placers.
In the one case the precious metal still re-
mains locked in the crevices of the rock
into which, while in molten state, it has
been forced upward from below in ages
past. In the other the action of the
weather has crumbled the inclosing walls
and liberated the treasure, which becomes
mixed with other detritus in the beds of
streams. There it is found in more or less
rounded particles varying in size from the
merest dust to nuggets weighing half an
ounce or an ounce. The latter limit is
sometimes exceeded.
When pay dirt" has been discovered the
separation of the gold from the sand and
gravel is easily effected by washing,
there is good supply of water. Costly
hydraulic works have been constructed in
California and elsewhere for the double
purpose of supplying powerful water jets
to eat away the gravel banks and to eX-
tract the precious metal when once it has
been lOosened from its environment on
the other hand, the dirt is often cleaned
up with the aid of a pan that can be ma
npulated by the miner himself As gold is
heavier than gravel il settles toward the
bottom of any bar or bank in which it has
accumulated. The richest part OF any de-
post of this character, therefore, Is likely
to be found down near the bed rock.
Placers exist along the slope of the great
mountain ranges of western North America
all the way from central Mexico TO Alaska.
Some of them have yielded millions of dol
lars; in others theTe is hardly enough gold
to pay for working them. Those which
have attracted attention in the extreme
northwestern part of the continent may be
briefly described. Every schoOlboy remcm-
bers that the territory that Mr.. Seward
bought from Russia and annexed to the
United States during the civil war consists
| essentially of a big square tract lying be-
tween the sixtieth and SEVENTEEN parallels
of north latitude, With a peninsula and
chain OF islands reaching away TO the
southwest, and a still narrower strip of
land reaching down southeastward. past
British Columbia TO the ffty-ffth parallel
of latitude Almost without exception tina
important deposits of gold in Alaska, so
far as known, are to be found in this last
named strip or in the adjacent islands.
Juneau, on the mainland. and Douglas
island close by. are the most famous CEN
tiers of production. The gold is found here,
however. IN veins. not in placers. On Ka-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19
AN EX-PRIEST ARRESTED.
Catholics at Victoria VIII Prevent
Him from Lecturing.

VICTORIA, B. c., July 1S.-The Roman
Catholics of this city have taken deter
mined steps to prevent Michael RutAven.
who claims 10 be an ex-priest, from repeat
ing series of lectures which he delivered
two weeks ago. When Ruthven was here
pelore ne got little notoriety through let
ters he wrote to the papers. He returned
this week and advertised three lectures on
Sunday and Monday On Thursday last he
was arrested for issuing indecent literature
IN the shape of books attacking Catholic
priests. The case was remanded until Mon
DAY and he was allowed out on bail so it
was made possible for him to lecture sun
DAY. The Catholics however, to-day took
further action and had him arrested for
crlmlnally libelng Rev. Father Nicoldy Of
TINS city, by publishing a pamphlet which
contained the statement that all Catholic
priests were immoral. He is also charged
with melting a breach of the peace by issu-
ing his circulars calling meetings Ruthven
Wa2 committed for trial on the charge Of
criminal libel and bound over to keep the
peace.
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lag in the interest taken. Many OF them
openly branded their husbands as towards.
Ihey argued that they might as well fight
as starve. The men said the victory could
be won providing every coal miner en-
ployed in the sections where the lake trade
IS supplied would join the general move
ment of idleness. Plans for bringing out
the miners at work in the Boone and AL
lison mines We're discussed. Special commit
tees We're sent from one meeting to the
other. 1t was decided to march on the Can
nonsburg mines tonight. The Reissing
brass band and the Cecil drum corps were
engaged and the march across the country
is on. The procession will be made up OF
three divisions from the different sections.
They will mobilize at Bridgevlle and take
up the tramp of twelve miles across the
country.
A miner who was very enthusiastic over
the plan said there would be at least one
thousand men In line. 1t was learned late
tonight that the scheme has been in pro-
cess of formulation for several days, 1t was
talked of several days ago, ana got to the
ears of the operators of the Canncnsburg
mines, hence their decision to increase
their force of deputies. Whether the min
erS Will go armed is not known as yet but
they expect to be at the mines when the
offending diggers are ready TO go to work
ana VIII use every influence possible to
keep them from Soing into the mines. Some
or the most conservative of the leaders
claim that there will be no bloodshed. They
say that when the golfers see such big
demonstra ton in favor of what they term
q peaceful battle for bread they cannot en-
ter the mines and retain their manhood
ment a secret for fear the force of deputies
at the mines would be further increased
just what the result will be it is difficult
at this hour to tell. The men are known
TO be III condition of semi-insanity on
the strike question. They nave been goaded
on by suffering wives, daughters and sweet
hearts and it appears as If 1t were the be-
ginning of the end Of the strike.
The negotiations to induce the coal OPP
orators of this district to sign a uniformity
agreement are still going on. The commits
sioners having 1t in charge feel as If they
would be able TO accomplish it. Secretary
q. Frank Scmid said tonight that the
prospects were brighter than they have
been since negotiations began. He said
that within the next few days powerful and
potent influences would be brought to bear
on the operators and with the strike in
the present condition the indications were
for successful contamination of the agree
ment. As an evidence that the operators
are not counting on arbitration ii was an
nouneed tonight by a prominent operator
that II the strike in West Virginia does not
prove successful the Pittsburg operators
will make an effort early next week to start
their mines at the 69-cent rate, the rate now
asked by the strikers. They will claim that
as they are willing to pay the price asked
the law must protect them in the opera
ton of their mines.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19
TEWFIK WAS THRILLING
CALLED DOWN QUICKLY By TIE EN-
BAssADORs on SATURDAY.
Sultan Countermands His Orders
Proceedings Advanced.

CONSTANTINOPLE, July 1S-At Satur-
days sitting OF the peace conference Tewhk
Pasha, the Turkish minister of foreign af-
fairs, arrived late. He submitted TO the
conference a new frontier scheme which
was unacceptable to the powers and the
ambassadors thereupon informed Tewhk
that the conference would adjourn until he
eminent of the frontier line traced by the
military attaches.
1t was arranged that the Turkish military
commission Should meet the European mill
tary attaches al a. m. yesterday at Top
hane, but the Turks failed to keep the APP
pointment. The ambassadors assembled al
10 o'clock, but finding that Tewfik Pasha
did not come, adjourned to the Austrian
embassy, where Tewfk Pasha presented
himself at noon with the excuse that the
Sultan had detained him and the military
commission at the YildiZ Kiosk Tewhk
explained that the Sultan had appointed
Marshals Zekki Pasha and Saade-Din Pasha
as new military delegates to negotiate
peace. The ambassadors unanimously and
positively declined to discuss the questions
at issue with anybody except Tewtik Pasha.
Although the orders recently issued have
been countermanded, Is 600 troops are still
held in readiness to start for the Island of
Crete at the shortest notice.
DJVad Pasha, whom the Sultan ordered to
proceed to Crete as a Turkish emissary,
has now been ordered to postpone his de-
parture. 1t is understood that the powers
threatened TO resist his landing by force
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19
LAST ROSE OF SUMMER
AMELIA KOHLER, WHO INSPIRED
MOORE'S IMMORTAL POEM, DEAD.
Gen. VeIasquez, BaImaceda's Firm
Friend, Passes Away at VAL
paraisO-Other Obituary.

NEW YORK. July 1S.-Mrs. Amelia
Kohler died to-day at Mount Vernon. Had
it not been for Mrs. Kohler Tom Moore
might never have written THE Last Rose
of Summer" The poem was of her sugges-
ton. and the first line was from her lips.
She was, early in the century, close friend
of Moores sister, who kept private school
in London While walking in the garden
of the school with the poet one day Mrs.
Kohler. so the story runs, plucked rose.
remarking; 'Tis the last rose of summer;
why not write about it, Mr.. Moore?'
The incident suggested the thought that
was afterwards SO beautifully woven into
verse, and the poem was dedicated by the
poet ITO Amelia" which is Mrs. Kohler's
first name Mrs. Kohlers life was of in
terest in more ways than this. however
She was ninety-two years old when she
died, and for twenty years had lived with
her daughter, Mrs. f. N. Saunders, in
Mount Vernon. Her maiden name was
Amelia Offergeld and her father was an
officer under General Butcher The fami-
ly home was in Aix-la-Chapeiie. Mrs.
Kohler frequently spoke of having seen
NapOleOn in her girlhOOd
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19
ASSAULTED THEIR LAWYER.
Thieves Rob Brooklyn Attorney and
Try to Kill Him.

NEW YORK July 1S.-Leon Graves and
John 2. Ryan are in prison in this city held
in default of 5000 bail. for trial for assault
and robbery of Robert S. Clark, a Brooklyn
lawyer. committed Friday night Graves,
who is twenty-one years old, is said TO be-
long to a good family in Utah. He was
recently charged, in connection with Bar
ton, of Ogden, with stealing S. 200 from the
Utah Loan and Trust Company. Graves
and Barton were arrested in this city, but
successfully resisted extradition because of
a techncality raised by their attorney,
Robert s. Clark. After their release Clark
was retained TO bring suit in, their behalf
for damages for false Imprisonment.
Graves, ii is said, sought TO induce Clark
to go his room in Eighteenth street, in
this city, but Clark was wary. On
the pretense that Graves land
lady had a piano for sale that
would be a bargain for Clark the latter
went to the house There he was assaulted
by Graves and Ryan, who felled him to
the floor rendering him, as they supposed,
unconscious. Then they took his diamond
pin, his gold watch and chain, his diamond
stud, $l45 in money and his notebook. After
this they sought to pour an acid in his
mouth, but he swallowed none OF 1t. Sud
denly he sprang to the window, crying po-
lice" Help came at once, and Graves and
Ryan were arrested. All the stolen proper
ty was recovered. On the prisoners were
found Il solder bar two feet long. and two
loaded reVolverS. Clark was able 10 appear
against the men when they were arraisned
i'll Police Court
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-07-19
Beer and BicYcIes.


Ptttsburg Chronicle-Telegrap
The semi-annual reports of the two
large brewing and mailing companies of
Chicago and Milwaukee have just been
published and they furnish food for re-
Election on the part of the public as well
as the stockholders. The reports state
that there has been a decrease in the
sales of beer by the two companies
amounting to 47427 barrels. The off,
Gals attribute this falling off in consump-
ton TO the depression in commercial and
industrial enterprise, and express the opin-
ion that so soon as the tariff question
is settled an Improvement may be looked
for" The total output of all the brew
cries in the Chicago internal-r'evenue dis
trict decreased 120, 751 barrels for the six
months and, although the hot weather
has increased the consumption somewhat,
it is sun below that of the correspond
ing period OF previous years, Although the
official reports relating to the liquor bust
ness do not refer 70 the effects of the BIZ
cycle on trade 1t unquestionably has an Inn
portant influence. All the worlds awheei.
and, as everybody knows, a wheelman cam
not serve two masters. Hence he has part
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READY FOR WORK,
Result of Signing the Wage Scale at
Pittsburg.

Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
MUNClE, Ind, July 1S-The signing of
the wage scale by the National Steel Manu-
facturers' Association in Pittsburg yester-
day will result in the Midland steel works.
in this city, resuming work on Wednesday.
and in weeks time the big mill will have
nearly thousand men at work President
Bard of the Indiana iron works, intimates
that his mill employing as MANY hands
Will soon resume work also, as they are
ready TO settle the wage matter with The
turers has been adjusted The gr'een-glass
manufacturers adjusted the wages for next
year with the men at Atlantic City yester-
oay, the old scale being accepted This
means that Bah Bros big fruit-jar works
and the Port glass works will resume work
on time, Sept. l. The news of the settle
ments to-day caused great joy in Muncie
among the merchants and workmen alike