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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1897-08-20
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NEWS.

our mlu5J buylhS chllie
Mr. James McGill, of Lsyergne, |
is visiting Camden relatives
Mr.. Nj. Il. Byrn, of Big Sandy, |
was in the city last Saturday.
Mrs. j. w. Bateman has been in-
disposed several days this week.
Master Bruce Farmer, Of Claud,
is visiting his cousins, the Melton
boys.
Mr.. Charles Atkins, of Parsons,
has joined his family here for q few
days.
Mrs. j. B. Davidson and children
visited relatives at Mckenzie last
week.
The little child of Rev. and Mrs.
II. +. Cason was quite sick the first
of the week.
Mr.. M. Bursey has moved with
his family back TO town from the
tenth district
Mr. w. e. McIlaa returned home
Sunday from an extended trip in
Middle Tennessee.
Mr.. +. b. Barker and family, Of
Hustburgh, visited Camden friends
the first of the week.
Mr.. J. +. Pierce, of Paris, joined
his wife here Friday and they re-
turned home Sunday.
The Baptists of this place will
hold a protracted meeting about
the first Of September.
Mr.. L. NJ. Presson, who has been
affected with apoplexy several days,
is reported some better.
Mrs. A. G. Mcdaniel, of Hollow
Rock, has been visiting relatives
and friends here this week.
Mrs. Efie Rushing and children
returned Monday from a visit of
several days at Point Mason.
Prof. 1. w. Evans returned yes
terday from an extended visit to
homefolks in Carroll County.
Photographic work at reduced
prices for q short time at Latham's
! See notice in another column.
The many friends Of Mr.. Henry
Hall are glad to learn of the i'm.
proved condition of his health.
Register Fl. G. Pafford and fam
lily attended the funeral Of his fa
> ther, Henry Pafford, at Flatwoodl
| last week.
Rev. NV. Neal, pastor, win hol(
!, devotional services at the Presbyte
rian Church next Sunday forenoon
land evening.
Mrs. Cora Atchisonc came upfron
l Big Sandy yesterday to visit anon!
friends. She is the guest Of Mrs
t Harriet Farmer.
Mrs. Maggie Whitfield and Mis-
, Halle, her charming daughter, re
! turned the first of the week from
> short visit at Eva.
Mr.. G. L. Holland, Of Paris, Al
J. old Camden boy, is spending tn
week with relatives and old friend
c here and in the country.
Q Mrs. Mamie McElyea and chi
b, dren, of Humphreys County, ar
: guests of the family Of her father
g in-Iaw, Mr.. f. A, McElyea.
Messrs. w. M. Harris and M. A
Hatley, prominent business men {
! Holladay, we're here on busines
I Observation-Disclosures Democra
r Marriage licenses have been il
U sued by County CLERK Ii. Is. Gree
to Wright Adams and Made Hel
ry and to j. i. Walker and P.
s Waters.
n The protracted meeting began
It Liberty last Saturday. The Sc
Q vicesare we'll attended by the pei
l. pie Of Camden, and they all predi,
I a successful meeting.
- Miss Blanch Mcdaniel, the O,
I complished daughter of Mr.. WI
a Mcdaniel, of Fulton, who is visi
a ing relatives and friends here, is
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. A.
Z Saunders.
p A Jolly party Of young people
@ McIllwain passed through here {
/ Monday returning from visit
q Point Mason. The party was col
|
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07

President Stoutenborough Delivers
the Annual Address,


BEATRICE, Neb., Oct. 6.-(Special Tele-
gram.) .)-Today's sessions of the Federation of
Woman's Clubs were fraught with much in
terest and were largely attended, the only
annoyance occurring in the lateness of the
noon trains.
The morning session opened with an ad-
dress of welcome by Mrs Sarah S. Deutsch
president of the Beatrice Woman's club. The
response was made by Mrs Margaret Sack
EFT of Weeping Water. At 10 o'clock Mrs
Belle NJ. Stoutenborough of Plattsmouth
president OF the State Federation of Clubs
delivered her annual address, which was re-
plete with choice gems of sentiment and
was gracefully delivered. 1t was listened to
with great interest. The noon train brought
in about fifteen additional delegates, ncreas-
ing the attendance to nearly 150 This after
noon there were addresses by Mrs Ray Nc
Clintock of Topeka, president of the Kansas
Social Science federation and by Mrs. Emma
NJ. Van Vechten of Marshalltown Ia. pres
ident OF the Iowa Federation of Woman s
Clubs both Of which were regarded by the
delegates to be of great excellence. The late
afternoon hours were devoted to a recep-
tion to the visiting members by the local
delegates and members Of the local clubs
A conference on recommended work was
also leading feature Of the afternoon. Pa
pers were read by Mrs. Lillian r. Hartford
of Omaha on art" on "Village Improve
and Mrs. f. E. Miller OF Seward; on Eos
tering Public Libraries" by Mrs. Kate NJ.
Tone of Tecumseh.
Tonight a mothers meeting was held, at
which a report Of the national congress OF
mothers was made by Mrs. Maria Cowen
of York. followed by an address on Mothers
end Kindergarten Work" by Mrs. Frank
Heller of Omaha; an address on Mothers
and Schools" by Mrs. A. W. Field of Lin
coin, and on "The Responsibilities of Moth
ers" by Mrs Louisa T. Ricketts, of Lincoln.
| The papers and addresses were interspersed
with fine musical program, in which the
| following well known women appeared:
| Vocal soos by Miss Marion Treat of Chi
| cage, violin solo by Miss Lillian Kanble of
| Plattsmouth, piano duet by Mrs. d. E. Sedg-
! wick OF York and Miss Cobb
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
wEyLER SAYS HE'LL NOT RESIGN
Sends II CabIegrnm to sngnstn to TINT



MADRID. Oct. 6.-Senor Sagasta, the pre-
mier, has received a cable message from
Captain General Weyler who offers his
services to the government, and says: Il
shall not resign
HAVANA, Oct. Elm spite of Captain Gen
eral Weylers prohibition, a notable demon
stration took place here today in his honor.
The bourse was closed, as were also the
principal stores and tobacco and other manu-
factories. All the main streets were gaily
decorated.
The various professions united at Central
park and then moved together to the plaza
in front of the Captain Generals palace,
where 10000 people were gathered Accord
ing to the official accounts they assured Cap
tain General Weyler that it was the desire
of all the loyal inhabitants of the island that
he should continue at the head of the govern
ment and carry on the campaign against the
insurgents.
Captain General Weyler, after thanking the
deputatons for their assurances, said he had
accepted the command ip difficult circum-
stances and without conditions. The success
of the campaign could be estimated and prop
erly appreciated by the country from the Wis
ible facts. In the course of seven montha
four important provinces had been nearly
pacifed and he was confident of being able
to pacify the two remaining provinces at the
proper time with the forty battalions ready
for the task The entire demonstration was
orderly and is officially described as without
political color"
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
SPAIN GRANTS AuroNo omy TO CUBA.
Cabinet Council Meets nad Takes the
Important Step.

MADRID, Oct. cat cabinet council to-
night the government decided to grant au-
tonomy to Cuba under the suzerainty OF
Spain and to continue the campaign as long
as may be necessary.
Senor Gallon, minister of foreign affairs,
explained to the cabinet the position of the
diplomatic negotiations with the United
States.
HAVANA, Oct. GA well known Ameri-
can who has long resided in the island, ex-
presses the opinion that real differences exist
among the resident Spaniards as to the de-
STABILITY of autonomy. He believes 1t will
not prove satisfactory to the radical element
among the Spaniards in Cuba. After au-
tonomy has been granted and has been pro-
claimed, he says he believes the radcal ele-
ment will do all they can to promote an
other insurrection. In that case the con-
servative element would at once demand an
nexa,ton to the United States. This view is
shared by many resident Spaniards of prom
inence
The rumor that Marshal Martinez Campos
will probably be appointed to commlnd in
Cuba gives great satisfaction to the native
islanders, but the Spaniards only express
their disapproval, as they consider that his
weakness was the original cause Of the eX-
tension of the insurrecton into western
Cuba
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
me TEACHER AND SIX PUPILS ARE DEAD
Twenty-Five Persons Escape with Difficulty
in Night Clothing.
VICTIMS BURNED BEYOND RECOGNITION
buildings Were of Wood and No Fire
Apparatus Was sAvniInbIe-Prop-
erty Loss liz Twenty-Five
Thousand Dollars.

PLANKINTON. s. D., Oct. 6.-One of the
worst disasters in the history OF the state
occurred last midnight, when seven lives
were lost by n the burning of the girls
dormitory at the State Industrial school.
. The dead are:
TILLIE FOOPER. instructor.
MABEL TOBERT, aged 3, Sioux Falls.
BESSIE MERRY. aged IA, Hot Springs.
IDA WARNER. aged 16, Watertown.
CHRISTINA BERGMAN, aged II, Yank-
ton.
NELLIE JOHNSON. aged 10, Grafton, N.
u.
LILLIAN WEST, aged IL, Sioux Falls.
The burned structure was of wood, three
stories in height, and was but recently com
pleted. The origin of the fire is unknown.
The watchman saw the flames bursting from
the upper windows while he was in a build
ing some distance away. There was no fire
fighting apparatus at the school, and the
buildings being over a mile from town no
aid could be rendered. In a short time
the entire annex enveloped in flames
and in less than twenty minutes from the
time the fire seen the building was
destroyed. Nothing was saved. There were
about twenty-five persons in the school WHO
escaped in their night clothes with the
greatest difficulty. Search Tor the bodie.
WAS commenced as soon as possible, and
late this afternoon all had been recovered
ana were Immediately buried. Each was
burned beyond recognition. The loss on
the building Is $25, 900.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
TRIAL OF MRS. ATKINSON OPENS.
Wife of West Virsinin's Governor in
Laws Clutches.

Laws Clutches.
WHEELING, w. Va, Oct. Ga special to
the Inteligencer from Glenville, w. Va,
says: The trial of Mrs, Atkinson was re-
sumed today. The preliminary proceedings
were brief and a jury was soon empaneled
of the representative men of the county and
sworn. The trial opened with the reading
of the indictment, which charges Mrs. Atkin-
son and Joshua P. Owens, prominent
farmer, with being jointly engaged in a fell
onious uttering of certain receipts alleged
to be forged and Owens and Mrs. Atkinson
are being tried together. The receipts in
volved in the transaction something over
81 400 were filed by the state as evidence.
The state claims that these receipts were
written and signed in Judge Camdens name
by Mrs Atkinson, then Mrs. Camden, some
years after Judge Camdens death. This last
allegation is denied by the defense, although
the fact that the receipts are wholly in, the
handwriting of Mrs. Atkinson was today ad-
mitted by her attorneys.
Camden Sommers, on whose evidence the
Indictment was brought was the first witS
ness examined by the state. He described
his discovery of the papers and pointed out
to them his reason for his belief that they
were forged. Letters from Owens to Judge
Camden were here introduced as evidence in
payment of the money for which the receipts
are supposed to have been given. The cross
examination of the witness was very rigid
but seemed to leave the statements unshaken
The defense, however, claims that cOutrauic-
tory evidence will I'M due time be produced
Other state witnesses followed Sommers with
similar testimony
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07

afternoon every one who could handle a
shovel or a bag turned out to keep the fire
out. At late hour tonight, while the camps
are not free from danger, 1t is not thought
the fire will reach them.
OTTAWA, Oct. 6.-Five bodies have been
recovered near South Indian as a result OF
the fires. They are those Of Mrs. Levellles,
Miss Stiles, her sister, and Mrs. Leveilies
two children, one an infant and the other
10 years o'd. Mrs. LacroiX, widow. was
found dead about twenty miles from where
the village once stood burned to death. Two
or three houses are all that is left Of once
thriving village. TWO houses and hotel
are all that remain OF Casselman. The viii
lage Of Cheney Ia obiterated. Sixty OF the
most destitute were brought to this city this
afternoon and the others are being provided
for at farm houses and elsewhere.
MONTGOMERY, Ala. Oct Ga special "a
the Advertiser from 0pelika says: Ldst night
the old Jail building at this Qlace caught fire
and was totally destroyed, and two negroes
who were confined to II were burned to death
MACON, Ga, Oct. 6-The shops OF the
Central Railway system In this city are on
fire. The paint shop, carpenter shops, store
room and stores are already in ashes. The
roundhouse with engines and the yards,
with hundreds of cars are endangered. The
loss so far is about S75 ,000 no Insurance
ALLISON Ia, Oct. 6.-(Special Tele-
gram.)-George Martins livery barn here
was set on fire this morning at o'clock
and was totally destroyed, together with
nine head of horses. The total llss is $4,000.
on which there was but $3.50 insurance.
Five of the horses were racers and trott2rs
| belonging to G. e. Hurd who was on his
way b the New Hampton races, and VINO
had stopped at Allison for the night.
DETROIT. Mich, Oct. IA fire which
broke out at 12:45 a. m. in the Detroit Opera
house destroyed that building and spread
to several adjoining structures BY 2 o'clock
| the four-story building of the c. H. Mitchell
| Table company corner of Monroe avenue
| and Campus Martus, and the Leonard
| building, on Gratiot avenue, were also de-
stroye1. Several other large buildings are
in imminent danger. Several fremen fell
| from a ladder and were seriously injured
| The loss Is $250,O00.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
IMPEACHMENT OF TESTIMONY
Prosecution in LuetGert Case Showing
I'D Mitnesses for Defense.

Prosecution in Luetgert Case Showing
Up Witnesses for Defense.
CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-The testimony in the
Luetgert trial today was more interesting
to the general public than it has been at
any time for the last two weeks. The dry
technical evidence of the experts gave way
to Impeachment evidence offered by the
state against the witnesses for the defense
who had stated on the stand that Mrs. Luet-
CERT had been seen in the vicinity of
kenosha Wis, within a few days after
the murder is said to have been committed.
Several of those who claimed to have seen
the woman around Kenosha fared badly at
the hands of their neighbors and Witness
Scholey, the principal witness for the de-
fense on the Kenosha story, had his char
| acter torn to shreds. One of his neighbors
who testified against him, said he did not
know what was meant by Scholey's
'veracity," but made himself clear in the
next breath by adding, Il do know, though,
that Soholey is no good,'
One of the strongest features in rebuttal
was the evidence of Adam Brinker. a team.
ster for a soap factory. 1t was in reference
| to the talow. grease and Clipped bone
which George Eland said he delivered at the
factory on May and which William Charles
| testified was procured as some of the in
gradients of soft soap, which was to be made
! for the purpose of thoroughly cleaning up
! the big sausage factory, preliminary to its
prospective sale to an English syndicate.
Brinker said he hauled all the tallow-
| siXty-six pounds-and $50 pounds of bone
away from the factory May /. He explained
! that IL was his duty to do this once each
week, usually the last day OF the week. He
conveyed the material TO a soap-making
| firm by which he was employed.
"Did you see bones, tallow or mixed
! grease in barrels other than the grease you
! handled on May II" asked Assistant State s
Attorney McEwen.
mo; the barrels were all empty that ]
| saw in the factory that day"
"Did you ever put any bones or tallow in
| the ice house?'
| NO"
| This evidence was considered important
| as contradicting the story of the defense that
Luetgert had used barrels of grease and tai.
! low in the factory on the night of May l in
| making soft soap. According to the story
of Br!nker there were absolutely no tallow
! bones or grease in the barrels which are al
| legged TO have been rolled into the basement
aud afterwards dumped into the middle vat
| Brinker added that he knew Mrs. Luetger
| quite well and had seen her and talked will
her just prior to her disappearance. He sait
| she talked nationally and that she did muct
of her own house work This latter state
meut was In contradiction of the story o
| Mary Siemmerng,
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
RAVAGEs OF YELLOW FEVER.
Five Deaths and Forty-six New Cases
at New Orleans.

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. B.-Fiye deaths and
forty-six new cases is thei yellow fever record
today in this city. The dead are: Jean NJ
Corte, Emma We'll, Adeline Rogora, Robert
Parry, NJ. p Brady Total cases to date,
425; total deaths to date, AZ; total cases alb
solutely recovered, 1874; total cases under
treatment. 24S
MOBILE, Ala, Oct. 6,-The total cases OF
yellow fever here reached the hundred mark
today, The actual total to date at noon was
SO; total deaths to date, l6. There were M
deaths reported today and only four new
cases
EDWARDS, Miss, Oct 6.-There have
been siXteen new cases OF yellow fever today
four whites and twelve negroes. Total
deaths to date, Is; total cases to date in town
and immediate country, S66; total number OF
convaescent and discharged, POS; total under
treatment, LOG; seriously ILL., s; with black
yomit, /.
BILIoXI, Miss. Oct. 6.-Yellow fever
cases under treatment, 12c suspicious cases
4; other cases. 5; new cases, Z; total yellow
fever cases to date, 255; total deaths to date
10; deaths today. l.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
FRANK N0vAK TELLS HIS STORY
Declares the Fire Was m Accident
mud He Fenred Arrest.

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, Oct. 6.-(Special Tel
egram.)- 1T has been known for a long time
that Frank A. Novak, the WalfOrd merchant
and banker who is charged with the murder
Of Edward Murray, together with arson and
conspiracy had made a confession to C. C.
Perrin, the detective, while en- route from
the Klondike county, where he was cap
tured, but Perrin has refused to say any
thing about the confession. Perrins report
to the Thlele agency has now been given to
the public. 1t is very lengthy and is in
most part detailed account of the trip to
Alaska and the return. In the confession,
which Perrin says Novak made to him twice,
Novak says he had a bottle of whisky
heavily charged with morphine in his store
for the benefit of robbers who might break
in He says when he and Murray went into
the building on the fateful night he went
in the cellar to fix the fires and when he
returned discovered that Murray had drunk
a portion of the contents of the bottle and
was then stupid. He put him to bed and
went down stairs and lay down on the
counter to read and fell asleep. When he
| awoke the store was on fire. He says he
tried twice to rescue Murray. but was un-
able and then, fearing his story would not
be believed, skipped out.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
THREE MEN CRUSHED TO DEATH.
Fatal Accident In the HOmestalkc
Mine nt Lanh.

LEAD. S. D.. Oct. 6,-(5pecIal Telegram.)
Three men were crushed to death this
morning in the Homestake mine at Lead
as the result of cave-in. The body OF
one of the men, mangled beyond possibility
of Identification. has been recovered, but
at this late hour faithful search in the
vast mass of caved-in rocks has failed to
reveal the other two upfortunates. The
men were: Charles flannel. Charles Gus
tasson and Charles Dalsair, all Finlanders.
The men were working in the 300-foot level
OF the Homestake mine in the Pierce slope.
They had put in two blasts and lighted the
fuses. Each failed to break until the men
returned to investigate the trouble. An
enormous amount of ore raved in on the
men, who were doubtless all instantly killed
by the force of the explosion. A mass OF
rock thlrty-six feet deep buries the men.
1t may take a week before the bodies OF
the other two men are recovered from the
debris under which they are buried.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07

Convention at Davenport Agrees 10
Meet NeXt Yenr at Memphis.


DAVENPORT, Ia. Oct. s.--The convention
OF the Association for the Improvement of
Western Waterways closed today. Resoiu-
tions were adopted favorlng the construction
OF dam at the Rock Island rapids; the
early completion of the Hennepn canal lib
eral, appropriations for the Improvement OF
the Mississippi and Ohio rivers; the deepen
ing and widening OF the south pass New
Orleans; the survey and improvement OF the
Southwest pass ample protection OF the al
luvial valley OF the lower Mississippl river
from floods: early completion OF the levecs
between Burlington, Ia, and Hannibal Mo.
deeping of the harbor at Davenport; approv-
ing the governmental system OF dredg-
ing; endorsing the method lately adopted by
congress OF placing government work under
contract; endorsing the Improvement of
| waterways from Galveston to Houston and
| expressing appreciation OF the liberal atti-
tude OF the Fifty-fourth congress toward
rivers and harbors.
b. d. Wood OF New Orleans was reelected
chairman of the executive committee and
John w, Bryant of New Orleans secretary.
New Orleans was chosen as the next place
| of meeting
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07

At NV 1ofk,- NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. rom
Amsterdam; Teutonic, from Liverpool;
Trave from Bremen. Salled-Penlnsular,
for Lisbon; Ohio, for HUI; ST. Paul for
Southampton; Noordland for Antwerp
Germania. for Liverpool
At Piymouth-Arrived-Ka Wilhelm
Ger Crosse from New York
Al Philadelphia-Ariived from
Liverpool.
AZ e-salled-Dresden, for Bre-
men.
At otterdam-ATrived-V -Veendam. from
New Ncrk, Sailed-Obdam. for New York
~ s9uthampto o., nasaiied-I,aan. for New
At T. LiVerpool-ArriveiI iSi E M ORR from,
Philadelphia; Majestic from New York
Sailed-Brtannic, for New York; Sylyania.
for Boston.
At ,copenhagen Arrived = Thingyalla.
from New York.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
decentralization Threatened.

PESHAWUR, Oct 6.--Intelligence received
from various points conitm the report that
Afridis and the Irakzas will take the intia-
tive if their proposal of settlement is not
accepted by the British. In order to secure
combined action they threaten excommunica-
tion from Islam of such tribes as make sep
aTate terms.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07

Copyright, 1897, by Press Publishing Company
CARACAS, Venezuela, Oct. 6.-(New York
World Cablegram-Special Telegram.)-In
consequence of the illness of President
Crespo, Mr.. Francis b. Loomis, the new
United States minister, was received by Vice
President Alverez today at the capitol in
stead of at the Yellow House. This was an
unusual mark of favor. A company Of high
officials welcomed Mr.. Loomis.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
Mother Accidentally shoots Herself

DEADWOOD, S. D., Oct. 6-(Specisl Tele-
gramy-Mrs. Babcock OF Minnesota shot her
self in the right breast last night with a
revolver She has been having trouble with
her husband. who ls addicted 20 drink, and
carried the weapon TO protect herself, The
shooting was accidental and will prove fatal.
Two small children viii be left motherless.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
Shot and DnngerousIy Mounded.

BURLINGTON JUNCTION. Mo. Oct c.
Special)-Aaron Faulkner shot and badly
wounded Gamma Race last night at Faux
ner's residence, three miles northwest of
this place, Race is In a dangerous condi-
tion, but the particulars of the affair are
hard to procure 1t is reported that he was
"fooing around" the Faulkner house when
he was saot, the bullet taking effect in the
back part OF the hip. The suppositon is
that there wGs a woman in the case.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07

MONTICELLO, Ia, Oct. 6.-(speclal Tele-
gram THE 3-year-old daughter of A. Toen-
jes reached under a loaded wagon to get an
apple. The team started up and the wheel
ran over her head. causing instant death.
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07
LIuuOr OrnIcr. nnrred

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Oct. Cat today's
session Of the National Council knights OF
Columbus. It was voted to refuse member
ship active or associate. TO all liquor deal
ers, and to ask all liquor dealers now MEM
bers TO resign. This takes effect next
Omaha daily bee., 1897-10-07

RIO DE JANEIRO, Oct. 6.-Canudos, the
stronghold of the fanatics under Antonio Con-
selheiro, has fallen. 1t has been captured
by the government troops after a desperate
engagement with the revoutioniss. An
tonic Conselheiro has been taken prisoner.