The Wichita daily eagle., 1897-02-09
MOUNTAIN MEN MAD
. POLK COUNTY ARKANsANS DRAW
THE OOLOR LINF.

Negro Laborers, Whom the Natives
Chased Out of the Country, and Now II
Is Italians, and the Contractors Are
Ready to Show the Lank Aborigines a
Warm Time - Buffers Preliminary -
Seeieys and Bradley Martins.
Little Rock, Ark, Feb. S.-The noun
taineers in Polk county are not satisfied
with the substitution Of Italian for col
ored labor by the contractors on the
Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf railway,
and, according 10 reports received here,
they are preparing to attempt TO drive
the Italians cut. The contractors former
" employed negroes on the grade work
between Horatio and Mena, but the
native mountaineers declared that no
negroes should live IN the county. They
banded themselves together and ran the
negroes out as fast as the contractors
would bring them in. The railroad build
ers finally decided 10 substitute Italian
labor and the first consignment Of Ital-
:ans arrived a few days ago from Cnica-
go. Another batch are expected in a day
or so. The natives are not satisfied with
will run them out of the county. also
Should they attempt 10 run the Italians
away, it is believed they will be met with
resistance, as the contractors are very
tired ot their interference.
BUTLER'S EXAMINATION.
San Francisco. Cal, Feb. S.-The exam
nation of Butler, the alleged Australian
murderer upon the British governments
application for extradition, was resumed
tCGay before United States Commissioner
Beacock Crowds tbronSed the court
room and corridors. many women being
among the spectators. The proceedings
today were formal and routine in char
acter. The arresting officers related the
sncidents Of the sailors capture On the
SwanhIda and described finding in But-
ier's va,ise many articles bearing the
name Of Lee Weller. II is evident that
RutIer's opposition 10 the extraditiOn will
be technical his counsel missing no op-
Dortunity 10 register an objection which
ighl form the basis for resisting the pros
ecution's motion. The examination will
be continued tomorrow.
GUARDING BRADLEY MARTIN.
New York. Feb. S.--Chief Conlin last
week detailed four Of the most expert
el.ced men in the detective bureau 10
watch the residence Of Mrs. Bradley-Mar
tin until after the bal she is TO give in
the Waldorf shall have taken place. The
police, it is said, are fearful that some
crank may take 1t into his head TO regu-
late the family's affairs with dynamite
or by some other violent means. The
detectives have been ordered not to leave
the house uncovered" for a moment
night or day:
THE SEELEY CROWD.
Indictment found against Herbert 3. See
ley. Theodore Rich and James Phipps.
because OF the famous Seeley dinner at
Sherry's on December 10. has been filed
by Lawyer Elkus with District Attorney
Battle. The demurrer was brief, and
merely set forth that the indictment was
not found in conformity with the Grimm
al code Of procedure. Mr.. Battle said the
date for arguing the demurrer would be
set after he had consulted Colonel James,
who has been retained as counsel for the
indicted principals in the Seeley dinner.
POISON IN THE MILK.
Norfolk, Va, Feb. S.-A desperate al
tempt by an enraged dairy employe TO
poison over $50 families in this city was
frustrated by lucky discovery. John s.
Clancy, employed at the Bloomsdale
dairy, had an alteration with his en-
The former telling Ferritt that he would
get even with him. Ferritt supplies go
families in Norfolk with milk He had
delivered milk 10 about a dozen custom
ers when he discovered a peculiar color
sng in the milk. Clancy's threat came to
him Ike a fash, and he quickly went TO
all the places before il had been used.
The milk was analyzed and found 10 con-
tain poison, some OF which was found IN
der the finger nails of the prisoner.
Clancy is held for trial.
HANNA'S 'SDEPOSITION READ.
Pittsburg, Pa, Feb. S-The suit for
criminal libel OF State Senator's II. L. Ma
gee and William Finn against the Com
mercial Gazette was opened today. Sew
eral witnesses were examined and the
deposition of National Chairman Hanna
was read. denying the statements in the
Gazette article. A suit against the Press
is also pending on the same charge.
MODEL VERSUS ARTIST.
New York. Feb. S.-William Clark |
Noble. the sculptor. who was charged |
with grand larceny OF S2,0e0 under prom |
.se OF marriage by julia Adelaide Price, |
eis former model. was discharged by the |
examining magistrate today, themaEis- |
5Iate stating that he did not believe Miss |
Prices allegations.
BROKE THROUGH A. TRESTLE. !
Washington. Feb. S-A special 10 the |
Post from Cumberland, Nd. says that |
the breaking of an ice gorge weakened |
trestle on the Cumberland and Penn !
sylvania railway at Franklin mine. Nd,
"a turday night, causing the lrestla TO |
give way about midnight. while an eX- !
curs!on train was crossing il. TIE engine |
crossed safely. but the combination car |
and rear coach went into the stream. |
which was unusually high. owing 10 the /
Thaw, and this threw the engine on its /
side. There We're fifteen passengers on |
BOARD and Chey became panic stricken; /
Men and women ba:tled TO escape. Al 1
eventually gOI out % the coaches and /!
probably reached shore in safety. al /
Though owing 10 the darkness this fact : /
a little uncertain. Robert Ross. the en- /
Sineer, and john Howard. the firean, al !
tempted 10 jump from the engine but
Itoss was caught IN the wreck and died /
yesterday from the effect of inhal:ng es- !
Gaping steam. Howard was badly bruised
but VIII recove~.
RAILROAD SHOPS BURNED.
Cincinnati. O.. FEB. S.-The Times-Star
special from Evansville. Ind. SAYS: The
machinery department of the Louisville. t
Evansville and =. Louis railroad shops
"a; Princeton. Ind, was completely de- 4
stroyed by ire n = o'clock this morning.
The loss VIII reach S200 600 The Prirea- /
ton fire department. responded. but could /
,,ot cope with the flames. Two hundred /
men viii oe thrown oUt Of erncioynert.
ETnU5kln Fer fifteen years