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Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
THOMPSON MUST DIE.
The Negro Assailant of Little Nellie Law ton, at Decatur, Adjudged Guilty
 Others to Be Disposed Of.

Decatur, July So.-(Sp: c.al.)-Louis Thompson. the negro rapist. who has been on trial the past week before epe- cial term of circuit coul't. was tonight found guilty of rape as charged in the in- dictment. The death penalty was recom- nerd d. The .rial has had the interest of Alabama.
 Thompson, together With Walter Nevil and Rosa Binford, committed a criminal ault upon Nellie Lawton, a 12year-old white girl and public sentiment was aroused to such a pitch by the brutality of he crime that a lynching was narrow ly averted
 Thompson's attorney sta ted to a cor l spondent today that the case would be appealed.
 Thompson's accomplices will be tried, and as the evidence i'm all the cases are nearly the same, the same result may be eXps cted.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
DENTISTS OF THE NATION.
In Convention at Old Point Comfort
 Alabama Represented.

.atA& 1@eN Pa SS~heSo'
 Newport News. Va. July 30.--The Ma tional Assocla ton of Dental Examiners began its annual convention at Hygeia. hotel, Old Point Comfort. today. At the same time the representatives of the Dental Colleges of tic United States as- sembled in annual meeting at the Hygeia.
 Dr. J. T. Abbott, of Manchester Ia, president of the national association, called the body to order. The follow ing states were represented: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut. Delaware, Dis trict of Columbia, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Mississippi.
 The morning session was largely taken up, listening to the reports of President Abbott and Secretary Moker.
 In the afternon the dental colleges sub mitted d report suggesting changes in the regulations governing tue nationaB body in it's relations 10 dental colleges.
 The National Association of Dental Faculties was called to order In the af- ternoon. The report of the secretary oc- cupied nearly all the time of the session. The business transacted at the afternoon session was of a routine character. Both bodies will be in session again tomor- TOW. / E...
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
FROM SILVER MEXICO
Comes Cheering News of Prosperity Valuable Find of Gold-More Hope
 ful Feeling Exists.

City of Mexico, July BOA new gold mine has been located on the famous Fl Orc vein, in the state of Mexico, and prospects for a valuable property are excellent. The Esperanza gold mime at Tuelengo is taking out $16O,0OO in gold monthly.
 The government has taken measures which will result in economies which will insure the eventual payme nit of the gold interest in October without in any way crippling the public ssryice
 There is a more hopeful feeling in the business circles. as it is recalled that the country has never been more prosperous than during the past years of the declin- ing value in silver
 All the remarkable progress has been effected under apparently adverse con- ditions. Large amounts of exchange have been bought during the last two days.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
MARcHERs BEING REINFORCED.

Washington. Pa, July 30.-More than 600 more miners marched to Cook Ss Sons mines today and are now elcamped risar the mines. They are composed of miners at FinlayVille and Versti3 on the Balti- more and Ohio railroad. Camp Victory now contains 800 determined men. The reSular prGces sfo.1l d amonstrations were held today and it is reported that arm.d deputies accompanied body of diggers on their way to the mine through the ranks of the marchers They were psr- mitt1d to pass through unmolested by the strikers. The campers are not at all discouraged and say the siege has just begun More than seventy-five men w.ra at work at the Allison min2 today Both tha strikers and operators say there is no prOba bilitY of rY outhreak Il
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
BIT BY A MAD DOG.
David McGaha, a. Huntsville Lad, While Playing With Other Children. Is Hor-
 ribIy Lacea ated--Madstonc Applied.

Huntsville, July 30.-(Special)--A chil- dren's party at the home of L. J. Wight, a prominent ctizen of Whitesburg, was interrupted last night in horrible man ner. While the entertainment was at it's height young David McGaha and several other children stepped out into the road. Witholu warming mad dog, foaming at the mouth, bounced into the crowd of children and bore McGaba to the ground. biting him fearfully about the head and arms. The patient was brought to this city today, and for ehe first time in n quarter of a century maidstone was ap- piled to the wounds. The stone rapidly adhered 10 the boy's wounds.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
GUILTY OF MURDER
Is George w. Pritchard, Says the Mont gomery County lCoroner's Jury
 Others Implicated-True esss Bills Found.

Montgomery, Ala. July 30.-(Special) After two days of investigation of th= killing of Rev. P. F. Patterson who was shot in front of the altar in a negro Baptist church in this place on Wednes- day, the coroner's jury returned yer dict of death by the hand of George w. Pritchard, and that R+v A. J. Stokes, Rev P. T. Brown, William, Gracey, Mace Coleman and Calvin Micou are accom- plices. The grand jury returned indict- ments against the same parties on the same charges,
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
IN THE WHEELING DISTRICT.
Moundsville Mines Being Operated De- spite Desertions of Coal Cutters.

spite Desertions of Coal Cutters.
 Wheeling, w. Va, July s0-The strik- ing miners organizers in the Wheeling district are making a desperate effort to counteract the refusal of the men in two mines of the Boggs Run Coal company to come out. but it is likely that the Beggs Run break will pEecipitate others. In fact the mine at Moundsville was working today with small force and thirty-three of the seventy men at Elm dale were at work The Glendale oper- ators assert that their mines will resume tomorrow morning with a full force. All these assertions are the direct cause of the failure to bring out the Boggs Run men
 Secretary Lewis of the Ohio miners, and Organizers Anderson and Selzburg, of the Wheeling district, addressed a meeting in Mcundsville this afternoon, which three-fourths of the miners att tended. The vote to organize local union of the mine workers union was unani,nous.
 was claimed the men at Mounds
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
YELLOW JACK ON BOARD.

Washington, July 3O.-The surgeon general of the marine hospital service has been advised of the arrival of the Norwegian bark More at Cape Charles with a suspected case of yellow fever on board. He has also been informed that two cases of fever developed on the ves- sel at Kings ton. Jamaica. The bark was sent to the quarantine station on Fisher mans island
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
ANOTHER CANDIDATE FOR HEMP

Raleigh, N. C.. July SO-A special from Kittrell N. C., to the News and Ob- server says: Miss Nancy Catlett, a re- spectable young lady living near here
 was raped by negro yesterday. Her assailant was captured and placed in jail The people are excited and talk of lynching. The prisoner was brought before his victim and she promptly identified him.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
CONFESSED HIS CRIME
Clarlse's Death Is Avenged by the Law.

Livingston, Ala, July 30.-(Special9- John Johnson, eolored, was hanged hsre today for the murder of A. r. Clarke last Dec mber He confessed on the gal lows that he assassinated Mir. Clarke, but said he had religion and would go to glory.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
MINERS MAKE A DEMAND.

Centreville, Ia, July 3O.--At mg meeting which lasted all day the min A. of the low field coal district of soutt lia,l Iowa, TOO to 500 in number passed rel SS : tons dema riding the 1928 prices. ano'if accsded to they will continue work, and uni ess they are they would be called out for general suspensiom It ia believed the operators will grant their demand.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
RESENTED AN INSULT.

R.ehntali. Va, July 3O.-In he 1 in- chester corpora ion case today J. l2. Whit acre. lawyer, denounced stat -mer6 of k. Y. Byrd, the opposing counsel as false, Byrd asked Whitacre if he mea mt to call him a liar, and receiving no imme- diate answer threw an inkstand at N hit acre. striking him under the lift ear Whitacre is suffering from concussi m of the brain, and his cnndi ion iS serious. Byrd was released In $5.0O0 bond and fined $50 for tontempf.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
CONTRIBUTIONS SHORT.

Chicago. July 30.-Provisons for he relief Of the striking miners of Tp.nais arc coming in very slowly. The relief Headquarters have been opened two days. buttons from labor unions have baen re- co. Xed.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
FOR LACK OF MATERIAL.

Natchez. Miss, July 30.-The Natchez cotton mills have posted notices that work will be suspended after ,tomorrow on account of lack of raw cotton to work on Three hundred people will be thrown out of employment.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
DEsTITUTION AT HAND.

nanvills. H.. July So.-Miners In ,he Danville district are in destitute circun- stances. Over 800 families are reported without means. Citizens and many of the operators are contributing liberaly with provisions and money. There is no evil dence that fhe strikers contemplate giv- ing in
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
WILL GO IN BLAST.

.shpe m.ng, lMch.. July 90.-rha f.xct'- SGT blast furnace, one of the old est e ar soa! iron furnaces in the county, " Il go Fl nlas on Monday noNt. after e;srt lndGths' iddleness.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31

vile will stay cut notwithstanding the Boggs Run break.
 There was d decrease in the amount of coal brought out of the Fairmount re- zion today.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
WILL HAVE A PREsIpENr.

R.el mo nd, Va, July 3O.-The ln.ai alumni of the University of Virgin msf today, and by a large majority indcrse6 ths r opcsition to create the position O. prts.eent of the university.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
A MARKED INCREA SE.

New York, July 30-The total clear ances in the United States for the week were $1,043, ,064 ,003 per cent. increase 2S.7. exclusive Of New York, s412 170, 433; per cent. increase, 14.4.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
FELL WITH FATAL RESULTS.

Reno, New, July BOA draw bar fell from an east bound freight train on th@ Southern Pacific five miles west of Pal- isades, ditching ten freight cars and killing five tramps.
Birmingham state herald., 1897-07-31
JOHN BULL .AcCTP1.s.

London, July s0.-The Bdtish foreign office notified Ambassador Hay today that Great Britain accepted the propesi- sfon of the United States for an interna-, tipnal conference on the ques ton of tho pelgaic sealing in Behring sea, to be held at Washington during the coming au- tusnn.
 FRaDD HAS HIS OWN CONVICTIONS.
 New York, July so.-col. Fred Grant has resigned as a nysnlber of the board of police commi missloners of this city. Diff fsrencess of opinion with other numbers of the board as 0 how the force should be
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
r1rcaBURe ROADS FUTURE.
Talk Of Merging the Railroad with the Van
derbilt 1ntereata-

Boston, Aug. 2l.-Tho rumor was circulated
on tho street to-day that the Fitchburg Railroad
would very soon be merged with the great Van
derbilt system by means Of the closer conneo-
ton between 1t and the Delaware and Hudson,
IS minated in an interview with DR.. W. Seward
Webb published in TIE SUN a few days ago.
The Fitchburg road runs to Troy, n. T..
where there is a connecting link for it with tho
Delaware and Hudson, with tho Nickel Plato
and tho West Shore by way Of Rotterdam
Junction
1t is therefore apparent that the Western con-
neotions OF this road are entir ~ under the Van
derbilt interest. Its trafic polly Is to q great
extent dictated by these connections. With the
Probabilities OF docking facilities at this end OF
the line, tho Fitchburg forms an ideal outlet for
the Atlantic seaboard business OF these roads.
its close alliance with the Delaware and Hud.
son, and through it with the other companies:
Delaware and Hudson business sent by way Of
the Rutland. tho Central Vermont. and the
Boston ana Maine must traverse an indirect
route, while by way OF tho Fitrhburg II takes an
almost direct line across the State 10 Boston.
The facilities for handling grain at Boston
hove impressed the fancy OF the managers Of
the Vanderbilt system; and the death OF Presi-
dent Marcy and the topsy.turvy state OF Fitch.
burg affairs seem to give them an opportunity
TO take possession.
Mr.. Webb lie a director In the Fitchburg, and
also the Rutland, which passed under tho domi-
the Central Vermont receivership. The State of
Massachusetts, owns most OF The common stock.
II the Delaware and Hudson purchased the road.
the State would probably sell out.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
USED HIS EMPLOYEES MONEY.
On This Charge Walter Scott Smith Fails In
the Hs1ds OF the Police.

the He1ds or the Police
Walter Scott Smith. who says that he 10 o
commission merchant. living at Rosello and do
ing business in this city. was arrested In the
Post Ofdce at Newark yesterday morning. Smith
has IN office at 1913 Liberty street, and the
charge against him 10 that he has boon hiring
moro persons than he had need for and e~IActing
from $50 to $500 from each a. security for good
conduct.
The alleged victims chose ono Of their num-
Der to make q case against Smith. The COM
plainant Is Thaddeus Doane OF Plainfeld. who
says he gave up S25 In cash and a note for S25
in order to get employment at $40 q week and q
b per cent. commission on the sale OF druggists
Toward the close of the second week Doane
found, be says, that the other ofice and outside
employees had been furnishing the boss with
private office. but was told he was busy with
Mr.. Green, a wealthy. manufacturers OF Brook
Ign, whose goods Smith was handling. DoAnO
says that he met Mr.. Green later. and found
that he was another OF Smiths dupes. having
given up $500 as security for employment He
is Ere lerick Green OF Bensonhurst
smith Is held to await the action OF the au-
thorities In this city and his bond has been
placed at s5. 600.
Mr.. Doane has a list Of persons who were. 90
he alleges. victimized by Smith. 1t contains
the names OF G. F. Mackin of Newark, $500;
! 4; Buell.. $50; Frank Meade. $500; ?. Otto.
s s-;ypew y f'H in IL. C Sa,e est ssoo: Il fN {. Gals. o.
PhiiadelphiA. 500; F. r Burr. $50. and Fred.
erick Green. $500. Doane says there arc
others. Smith 10 charged with being Q fugi
tive from justice.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
rHE LoSe ROLE ar NEsr PoIvE.
Cadets Called oct ct SIiauisht Unaer Arns ~
the EKnlenIon or Rnmha In CnmR.


WEST PorST. Aug. al.-sinco Col. otto l.
Helm, the Commandant OF Cadets. shut down on
plebe pillow lights and other innocent forms Of
amusement In the corps OF cadets In the carly
part OF tho summer mischief has run rife among
the cadets. Various forms OF disturbance havo
been INDUCED In which have awakened the
echoes OF the green-clad Highlands in the still
OF the night, and each time the entire third class
has been turned out to do extra guard duty in
the company streets, for tho double purpose OF
punishing the wrongdoers and preventing fur.
Their disturbance.
The reveille gun and tho guns OF the light bat.
terry, parked just north OF Camp Warren. have
several times been spiked and rendered tempo
rarity useless. AS result Of these pranks. tho
cadet guard has been augmented during tho
past week by nine additional sentinels. three
for duty over the reveille gun and artillery park
and the other six stationed In the company
streets.
But all these disturbances pale into insignia
canoe when compared to last nights exploits.
which are said TO have been tho most daring
ever attempted at the academy. 1t was ten
were Surrtodiy crossing the plain on their re-:
turn TO camp, when, without an instant's warn
ing, a loud report was heard, coming from the
direction OF tho commandments tent, which was
followed at intervals OF about three seconds by
at least q score OF others, each a little nearer tho
| lTOul VI camp IMAM Iub pTCCCuluR out, II luo
general parade was soon lighted up with q
lurid glare from bursting bombs.
The guard vas Immediately formed and
marched to the scene OF the. disorder at double
quick time, but arrived too late TO be Of any ser.
| vice in detecting the %culpriis. as tho bombs had
been set OF with time fuses. Lieut.. Adams,
who was officer In charge, ordered Cadets sun.
derland and Currie, VINO wore se%ntinels on Nos.
z and 8, the posts nearest the scene Of disorder,
to DO relieved and placed in arrest for neglect
Of duty in allowing the bombs to be placed in
the vicinity OF their posts,
BY taps the camp had quieted down again, hut
only to DO aroused an hour later by n similar dis.
turbance, and again the guard was turned out,
but reached the scene OF the disturbance too
late. just before midnight for the third time. q
lot OF bombs were exploded on the general
parade" and this time a NJ was ordered
to sound tho "lons roll" which is used to call
troops to arms In case Of DIRE or mutiny.. Every
cadet was assembled under arms on tho color
line and nswered to his namo. and as thsy
stood there. their bayonets Rlistening In the
moonlight, they looked the most Innocent lot oil
young men imaginable. An Investigation was
held by the commandant, but every cadet re.
fused to answer questions. The cadets were
then marched back to their tents and not a
sound was heard afterward. except tho cries OF
tho s~entineis as they called out the hour.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
r. N. D1ckERsox,s DOWNFALL.
A Foruer WeT-Knewn insurance Nan In jail
for . Petty Forgery.

KANSAS CITY. No.. Aug. 2l.-R. NJ. DECKER
son, who dve years ago drew o GALAXY OF $4,000
Q year As superintendent Of the Fidelity Mutual
Insurance Company Of Philadelphia, Il in q cell
In the City jail tonight charged with passing .
worthless check for $25 on J. r cellars, q local
ticket broker. He "a wanted in 81. Louis for
embezzlins $3.50 from the Massachusetts, Mu-
tual Life Insurance Company and $500 from the
National Life Company.
Two days ago Dickerson came to Kansas City
from st. Louis without a cent. He could not get
work nor borrow. Starvation was staring him
In the face, and in order to live and get whiskey
be forged q check for SOS on the First National
Bank, to which he signed the names OF Crayce-
croft & Pease. Kansas City managers OF the
Massachusetts Life Insurance Company. He
passed the check on Zellars In. payment for q
ticket to st Louis. He sold the ticket and spent
a room at the Midland Hotel This morning be
Dickerson has lost place after place through his
love fr liquor. and he Is so years old. He Il
married. and his family lives in New York.
Il haven't eaten since came to Kansas City"
he said. II have lived on whiskey.' A group
OF men collected about the Captains desk as
Dickerson was being searched preparatory TO
being locked up. As he was led away. he said:
Il guess I'm shot TO piecea."
This Is said to be a signal OF distress In a secret
order to which he belongs. No one stepped for
ward To aid him.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
GREATER NEW YORK posi- OFFICE
The Provision or Law That Prevents Console
dalton WIthoat Special Act OF Coagresa.

Tho PROVISION OF Law IhAt prevents CONSOLE
dalton without special Act OF Congress-
WASHINGTON. Aug. 21.-The following is the
provision OF law in the Post once Appropria-
ton bill which the Post Ofice Department OF.
hcials ind to be in the way OF the consolidation
OF the New York and Brooklyn Post Offices
without special act Of Congress-:
For compensation to Postnasters, e16.2 $780,
900. Provided that no Post ofice established at
any county seat shall be abolished or discontln.
ued by reason OF any consolidation OF Post o Noes
made by the PostmasterGenera under existing
law. and any such Post ONCE at q county seat
heretofore consolidated shall be established as q
separate Post Once at such county seat. Pro
vtded, however. that this provision shall not
apply to the city OF Cambridge, Mass.,
or TO Towson, Nd. and provided further that
hereafter no station, subatatIon, or branch Post
Office shall DO established beyond the corporate
limits or boundaries OF any city or town in
which the principal ONCE to which such station,
Bub-stAtion, or branch Office is attached Is To-
Gated, except IN cases OF villages. towns. or cities
Of 800 or more Inhabitants, not distant more
than i've miles, as near as may be. from the
outer boundary or limits Of such city or town in
which tho principal ONCE 10 located"
Senator Lodge OF Massacb usetts was the
champion OF the general con oscillation plan.
and Senator German Of Maryland was tho
author Of the qualifying amendment. The work
OF arranging the numerous details OF the con-
solidation plan will be proceeded with. SO that
the plan will be ready to be put into operation
when Congress takes tho necessary action.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-08-22
MURDERED BY ACHINESE.
NoRB FACTS ABOUT THE CAPTURE
or THE PEGU BY PIRATES,
ne Eleven sSen were Searched as TSey Came
Abeard, but All the weapona were In the
sktrts Or the Woman with The0-ktiiea
MANY, Heotea the Vessel. and Hsoaped.

TIE Eleven s1en were Searched as TNsy Came
Abeard, bot All the weapons were In the
sktrts OF the Noman with The@-ktiea
MANY, Hooted the Vessel. ana Hsoaped.
SAN Francisco. Aug. 21.-By the steamer
Coptic, which arrived to-day, Hong Kong adj
vices are received giving the lrst full details Of
tho looting and murder on the steamer PeEu by
Chinese pirates on the Penang coast on July 8.
Eleven Achineso mon and one woman boarded
the steamer at Erid. one Of the stopping places,
where pepper was taken on. Capt. Ross. &C.
cording to his custom, searched the men for
weapons, but didn't search the woman She
carried under her Malay sArong the knives with
which the bloody work was done.
While the Captain and Chief Engineer Craigie
were at dinner six armed Achinese burst into tho
saloon and attacked them. Tho officers were
unarued and defended themselves with chairs,
but were terribly slashed about the hands and
arms. Both reached the deck. CraiVie made
his way to the engine room where he oolted tho
door and was safe. He wasn't badly hurt
The Captain sprang on deck, where he was
attacked by one OF the Chinese with q carving
knife from the table. who literally disembow.
elled the Captain. As he fell the others hacked
him with their knives, and he soon breathed
his last. The pirates then attacked the mate
and steersman. and cut them down on the
OTIuHc. ou INC ucCk t"O moEc VI INC creW dnu
three Chinese passengers were slain. The pirates
ran among the Chinese hacking and slashine
right and left. They wounded fifteen and drove
several overheard.
Having torrorized the passengers, they thor
oushly looted the vessel and ran her near to
shore. Tho safe was opened and $4,000 taken.
Two boats were lowered and the pirates made
OF with their booty. When the steamer reached
Telhk the rounded wcro taken ashore. The
vessels deck looked like q charnol house, being
spattered with the blood Of the slaughtered
victims.
Capt. Ross had been In the Malay trade for
fourteen years. Twice before he had been at
tackled by Chinese pirates, but he was fearless.
The place where the crime occurred Is the same
where a steamer was once before attacked and
looted. the weapons in this case being struggled
on board in tho bedding Of . spurious sick
woman.