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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-01
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Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1897-05-01
THE TIMES.
SATURDAY, MAY l, 1897.
New Advertisements This Week.

"Baby"-DeLaval Separator Co.
Seeds-C. L. Whitman.
Use It-Strong Hardware Co.
DR.. Flower--May IA.
Bargain Window-Duuham Bros.
Cut the Price To-day--MoretonA A. Dnrkee.
Opera House--New Bells.
Quincy House-Boston.
Opera House-My Friend from India.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
A Negro shooting Array.

keystone. w. Va. Aug. 3.-Yester-
day q shooting affair occurred between
Policeman Carter Withers and John
Stewart and Sam Gossell, who attempt
ed to rescue prisoners from the officers.
Wtbers was shot three times through
the neck. lungs and chest. Ten shots
in all were fired. Policeman CObbs was
shot through the arm while attempting
to arrest Gossell. who was shot by
Cobbs. All are colorcd and excitement
is high. with talk of lynching Stewart
and Gossell. Withers is fatally wound
ed. Sam Barley, a bystander was hit
by a stray bullet. severing an artery:
He nearly bed to. death before medical
aid reached him.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
NEGRO DESPERATE KILLED
HIS HOUSE WAS SURROUNDED BY A
POSSE. hut HE REFUSED TO
SURRENDER.
OFF|cER3iStT FIRE 70 THE HOUSE
Two Murders mt n Negro Picnic In
Arkansas-A Kentucky Negro
Kills His Wife and Sister-in-
Law over TriHe,

Little Rock, Ark, Aug. GA special
| to the Gazette from Baxter, Ark. saws:
Ed. Williams, colored, was killed and
burned up in his own home three miles
| north of this place about 3 o'clock yes
terday morning ...H
About month ago Williams committed
an outrage on colored woman and then
| sent word to the deputy sheriff residing
| here that he would kill him il he under
| took to arrest him. ..'I
Why an effort was not made to arrest
| him sooner is not stated. but Saturday
evening Deputy Sheriff Will Hammock
| arrived here from Monticello and began
Immediately laying plans, summoning Il
posse and making preparations to make
| the arrest. About 8 o'clock that night II
| start was made and ut about l o'clock
| Sunday morning the house was surround
@l by the posse, which consisted of
Deputies Will Hammock, Steve Bullock,
w. Icphan and others. Among them was
| Henry Childress and ALI Saunders and
other colorcd men.
A demand was made that Williams
come out and surrender. but his wife
| made answer that he was not at home.
| She refused, however. to open the door
and let the officers search the house.
| This and other circumstances made it GER
tain in the minds of the officers that
| Williams was in the house and debating
to his wife what to say. After exhaust
ing every means of persuasion and
promise of protection. and having made
Il futile effort to break down the door,
and having given fair warning, the house
was set on fire and not until the roof
was falling in did the door open, when
| the woman ran out, brushing Goals of
fire from her head rs she emerged from
the burning house.
| As soon as the door was clear, Williams
was seen. Winchester in hand. and as he
raised it to take aim. one of the squad,
who fortunately had got first sight and
| the drop, fired before Williams could
| shoot An effort was made to get the
| body out of the burning house, but il
| was too late The roof fell in almost the
| instant the desperate fell, and all went
| up in smoke together.
This county is rid of one of its worst
citizens. says the correspondent. and his
neighbors will be able to get possession
of their stolen property, which Williams
| has been accommodating for years. While
! he lived. his ncighbors. though they knew
| he had their property, dared not lay claim
| to 1t. or get out II writ. so great was the
terror inspired in them by the brutal
| desperate.
Some of the posse found II saddle that
was stolen years ago from them. Will
| liams had served two years in the peni-
| Tertiary. once in Mississippi for horse
stealing, and once near Helena, this state,
| for rape.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

thus far has been equally plain and as con-
seryative as it is possible for strike of
such proportions to be conducted. The
peaceable behavior of our miners every
where demonstrates strong desire on their
part to heed our advice and to preserve
the peace under the most trying condi-
tons. 1t is not necessary for me to state
that an honest public opinion is with us,
all efforts to divert it in another direction
to the contrary Notwithstanding. Our
claim is just which no man who has the
cause of humanity at heart can deny. For
this reason we are confident, and the rank
and file of the miners more so, that we will
win this battle"
Many of the operators very much de-
plored the passage-at-arms between Col:
Rend and President Ratchford. Some of
them We're of the opinion that it would
have bad effect on the result the miners
and operators are trying to reach. Col.
Rend left tonight for Buffalo in the best
of humor, saying he was satisfied an agree
ment would be reached
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
QUIET DAY WITH STRIKERS,
Marcbers Extended More Privileges
by the Deputies.

Pittsburg, Aug. 23.-The striking
miners encamped about the, DE Armitt
mines experienced less interference from
the deputis this morning than at any
time since the decision of the court in the
injunction proceedings. The campers
were permitted to march about i'll small
groups, but were not allowed to get
within speaking distance of the working
miners. There was no truth in the re-
port that the deputies intended to carry
out the order. which was rumored yes
terday, that an effort would be made TO
break up the camp. In fact, Deputy
Samuel Young, who is in charge at PUN
creek, said this morning to Capt. Uriah
Bellingham that there would be no more
arrests made until Il decision was had III
the eases of the five men arrested Satur-
day.
Can't. Bellngham has rented Il barn at
Center and will have fifty men quar-
tered there all the time so that they
would be able to get into town the hrst
thing in the morning.
About twenty-five strikers succeeded III
Guiding the deputies during the night
and visited the working miners ut
their homes. They returned this morn
ing and claim to have been quite sue
cessful in securing converts. A number
declared they would quit tomorrow, but
would have TO work today rs 1t is pay
day.
Samuel De Armitt when seen before
the opening of the mine said that he
thought he would have an increase i'll
his force today. He anticipated that
there would be at least 1900 men in the
mines.
Early this morning raid was made
on the camp of the negro railway II
borcrs mt Unity. Constable Carson and
four assistants, heavily armed went to
the camp and after destroying the
gambling tables demolished the I'M
licensed liquor saloons and set fire to
the ruins. The negroes offered no re-
sstancc. The constablc's actions We're
heartily commended by the striking
miners. who stood about the camp in
readiness to aid in the preservation of
peace should the colorcd laborcrS have
shown disposition to defy the au-
thOritics.
Everything is quiet ut the miners
camp tonight. but an attempt will he
made to march in the morning.
Antonio Todas the striking miner who
was shot yesterday at his boarding
house near Oak Hill. was reported To be
house near Oak Hill. was reported to BE-
ton is still critical The Bolatino
brothers. who did the shooting. were an
rested shortly after the affair and
brought to PittSburg today.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
THE ST. LOUIS MEETING.
Predicted That 1t VIII he the Most
Notable Ever Held.

PittsBurg, Aug. pm. ID. Ratchford.
| president of the United Mine Workers of
| America and National Secretary-Treas-
urer Pearce of the same organization.
spoke cncouragngly of the big meeting of
| the heads of the many labor organizations
of the country which will be held at st.
Louis next Monday. They predict that
| it will be one of the most notable and most
J important gatherings ever held n the coun-
try. They claim its result will have Il
marked effect on the industrial situation in
the United States. Asked for statement
concerning the prospect of the convention,
Mr.. Ratchford said:
MANY labor, political. educational and
scientific organizations have flooded our
office in Columbus with inquiries concern
ing the great gathering. The majority of
them desired to know the basis of repre-
sentaton, with a request to be permitted
to send as many delegates as possible.
From every section of the country we
have received encouraging letters. All of
them express approval III the adoption of
our plan, and | am safe in saying that it
will be one Of the greatest events in the
history of the country.
"We will take steps to discontinue the
use and abuse of the un-Amcrican inJunc-
ton which our courts have seen tit to
grant. II the St. Louis conference does
what believe it will do, it will bring about
general strike of all the branches of
trade throughout the United States. 1t
will bring out not only those in sympathy
with the miners altogether, but will also
make demand for an eight-hour work
day and reimbursement of the wage qucs'
ton.
at has been said that it will mean an
instruction. I hope not. These .condi-
tions have been thrust upon us by the op-
orators and the courts. Our course has
been pronounced the most practicable by
the most conservative men. The time has
come when labor must defend labor and
stand up unitedly against the usurpatioh
of law forbidding the rights OF free speech
and Dublic meeting"
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
DEBs' LATEST DECREE.
.The Hour Has Struck to Call q
Halt"

Terre Haute. Ind. Aug. 23.-E. v;
Debs today issued call to the social
democracy and all lovers of liberty and
fair play" to attend the conference at
st. Louis next Monday, when, he says;
"prompt, united and vigorous action VIII
he taken in regard to the miners strike,
especially the course of the judiciary IN
issuing restraining orders" he says:
"The hour has struck to call halt.
In conclusion, he says:
EVERY atom of American manhood
revolts against the spectacle. Judges
by the usurpation of power and play,
ing the roll of tyrants, have annihilated
the constitution, abrogated the right OF
trial by jury. forbidden free speech, sup
pressed peaceable assemblage and trans
ferred our republic into an absolute des-
potism They are guilty of judicial trea-
son and should be made to answer at
the bar of an outraged people. The is
sue has been forced upon us and we
have retreated before it to the very
verge of slavery. Let us now meet it
as it would have been met by the pa
triots of ITO
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
81. Louis wheat Fluctuations.

st. Louis, Aug. 23.--Wheat made an
other record today. December and Sep
TENDER touching S1.05 and May $1.T.
but this did not stand long, slump of
fully cents in the active months result
ing in the first few minutes. The grain
pit was crowded and the first bid Of 81 .05
caused wild rush to realize. This
price was 2 IL cents higher for De-
cember than the closing on Saturday. but
the heavy offerings to sell at that figure
resulted in break OF ) cents. The
market then reacted 3 cents, lost that
and finally closed at $1.O0 3-S, 2 Is
cents below Saturdays finals. Opening
at 81 .05. at which quite an amount was
sold. with the next sales at 81 OF "a and
the next at $1.OO, all this inside the first
minute after the opening. shows how
crazy the market was. September fol
lowed Deccmber's fluctuations pretty
closely. closing at $1.O0 3-4, A IA cents
below the top and 2 cents under Sat,ir-
day. May closed 4 i,2 cents below tue
top for the day and 2 "a cents under
Saturday. The close was generally
heavy. ~ fT v77rf 1917 - N3Tft p ff
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
An unknoMn pead Man.

Granbury, Tex, Aug. 23.-(Spccial,) -
Today n strange man was found dead
about sixty yards from the Fort Worth
and Rio Grnndc railroad bridge across
the Brazos river and beside him lay an
empty flask and walking stick. He was
supposed to be about 80 years old, weight
about 200 pounds and was Of Irish de-
scent, hair n little gray. He was & feet
in height Justice Firmalt found let
tiers in his pocket addressed to j. w.
Prior and about 50. t
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
The ARRIVAL mt Cronstadt.

Cronstadt, Aug 2-The French cruiser
Pothuahua arrived here at 80 4. IN
with President Faure and his suite on
board. As the ship steered slowly into the
roads, heading toward the imperial yacht
Standard, she was saluted by the Russian
artillery. The French warship eventually
anchored near the Standard. The Grand
Duke Alexis. the high admiral of Russia,
put off in the Hisstrola. which was flying
the czars standard. boarded the Pothua-
hua and conducted the president on board
the Alexandria, when the imperial stand
ard and the tri-cOlor of France were run
up to the masthead. After the most cor
dial greetings had been exchanged the
Alexandria steamed to Peterhof.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

destroyed.
The cadaver used by the state, say the
attorneys for the defense, was several days
old In it there was not the resisting
power of nerves and muscles which body
from which life has just passed would offer
to the solution. Acting upon this belief,
the defense has employed experts to con-
duct experiments with fresh body. and
the defense processes the utmost CONN.,
dence that the results will utterly dis
prove the theory of the prosecution. While
the trial is in progress detectives all over
the country and Germany will be search
ing for Mrs. Luetgert, who has been re-
ported to have been seen i'll various places
since her husbands arrest. All of these
have been run down by the police who
claim to have proved they had little founda-
ton,
Nevertheless, it is said the defense hopes
ly the reiteration of such stories to raise
the question Of doubt in the mind of jury
men. :,
Long before the case was called for trial
the corridors of the criminal court building
were packed with people anxious to get
inside the court room, and a special detail
Of police was necessary to Keep them III
order. When the case was called the court
loom was filled to suffocation. n remark
able feature being the number of women
present. Luetgert himself sat close to
his attorneys. unusually pale. The calm
ness which has characterized the sausage
maker since his arrest deserted him ana
he showed unmistakable signs OF nervous
ness. He was dressed neatly in black. I'M
medately after the court was called to or
der States Attorney Deem arose ana an
nounced that the prosecution was ready 10
proceed with the trial. The attorneys Tor
the defense made Il similar announcement,
,l,ant f,,p oh n
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
One Dead. Another VIII Die.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. &.mJohn ]:
Long, II workman in the, Cincllnnli
Southern Railway shops, while jacking-
M a car. this morning, was instantly
killed by the handle of jack striking
him in the head.
Master Mechanic Il. ii. Schneider. who
was standing Il few feet away and wit
messed the accident, fell over in II FAINT
fit from which he could not he aroused.
Mr.. Schrcibcr has been trouble with
heart disease for some time and ms
physicians say he can not survive the
shock
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
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the sysss nos hove S"ies
disease. a which other so-called blood
obstina.e' cal, t1 reach. 1t is a real blood
remedy i sa Smith, Of Greencastle; al, in a.
writes: . III nA that became absolutely
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s tr0eSis me sound and WE'LL and now "''SA
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The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Trained with a Rock.

Atlanta. Ga. Aug. 23.-In Abbott
county yesterday Il. II. Lowe was dis
covered by G. Il. Womble in Il compro-
missing situation with his daughter.
Wombc fired on Lowe but missed.
Lowe ran. but Womble pursued and
coming upon him beat his brains out with
II rock. killing him instantly. He then
went TO Talbo. and surrendered himself.
Both men are prominent farmers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

Chicago. Aug. pa huge derrick
spoon. weighing 1000 pounds and con
tanning half n ton of salt, fell TO the
deck of the steamer Fitzgerald. which
was loading at Illinois Central pier No.
1, today. Andrew Kruher. a laborer.
was stopping over the hatchway just as
the ropes parted. His head was caught
on the edge of the hatchway and mashed
to pulp. Joseph Shoots. also Ia.
borcr had his left leg nearly severed
from his body
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
An Infants Accidental Death.

Brcnham Tex. Aug. %. Especial y
At Wesley, the 1-year-old child Of
Stephen Brosig. was left in the care of
the older children Saturday, while its
parents were in the field picking cotton.
listers and fell off catching its head be-
tween two of the pailings and breaking
its neck. 1
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Killed wife and sister-in-Lnw.

Mnyiicld. KY. Aug. 23.-WiII Iutt; q
colorcd man. shot and instantly killed his
wife and wounded his sister-in-law as y
result of II quarrel about n proposed
visit. When the brutal affair gained
circulation thousands of people turned
out and n posse of hundred started III
search of and captured him. lie was
carried to Jail, heavily guarded ana
locked mp. For Il while IT appeared
there would be lynching despite all
efforts of the officers.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Two Murders ut IA Negro Picnic

Little Rock. Ark. Aug. 23.-Two men
were murdered at a negro picnic ut Ken
DALI Ark, Saturday Theodore Johnson,
white man. went to the grounds to see
why some mill hands did not 20 to work.
While there. o negro cut his throat from
ear to ear, killing him instantly. Later
in the day G. +. Gray had an altcrca-
ton with the picknickcrs and was stab
bed To death.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
sunrcme Court of FOresters.

Denver. Aug. 23.--The national su-
prcmc court of Foresters of America
will convene in this city tomorrow. and
daily sessions will be held until Friday.
The delegations from the extreme east
ern and western portions of the country.
New England and California, are the
first on the ground
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Rucklen,. A,.,ea salve.

The best saive In the world. for Cuts,
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rhenm, Fe-
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands. chi,
blains Corns ana S, al SKIN nrupt,ons, ,;r AM
# is guaranteed to give perfect satisfac-
ton or money refunded. Price. 25 cents
per box. For sale by G.. 0. Yates, 219
East Pecan street Austin. Tex.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

Gen. Rilderling. and drove to the Alex
andria palace in order to offer his homage
to the czarina.
A private luncheon at the Alexandria
palace followed. During the afternoon
the French president visited the Russian
grand dukes
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26

II the baby is Cuttins Teeth
Be sure and use TINT old and well-knownl
remedy. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup
for children teething. Il soothes the
child, softens the gums, sliays an PAN,
for dfarrhoea Twenty-Five cents bottle
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
WHEAT TOOK A DROP.
September Option Dropped 3 1-2c,
Corn 1-2c, Oats, 5-Sc.

Corn 1-2c, Oats, 5-sc.
Chicago, Aug. 23.-Speculative mar
kets on the Bead of Trade today sue
cumbcd to the proft-taking sales and
registered the first declines of moment in
fortnight. Liquidation, which began
on Saturday, continued on an enormous
scale ut the opening. During the first
fifteen minutes of the session fiuctua-
tons were the most violent in many
5 cents. The bears, who have been
standing aloof for some time, took fresh
courage and pounded the market on
every bulge, only letting up after es-
tablishing u net decline of IL cents for
the day in September wheat; IL cent In
September corn and 5-S cent in Septem-
Der oats. Sales of September wheat
were made on the curb this morning at
the highest price yet reached-S1.U Ia.
The regular session opened with wild
dash to sell, with trades made on u
81 cents to $1O0. Every one in the pit
seemed to have one end in view, and
that was to let CO. September came
with rush to % cents, December
touching "a "a cents. A few buying
orders were then distributed where they
would do the most good, and what
looked for n moment like panic was
turned into Il rush to cover. Septem-
her sold up without reaction Of more
than IL cent to 90 IL cents. Another
drop took place, but in slow, deliberate
way.
The visible supply was very much Of
II disappointment to the bulls. showing
less than half the decrease they had
confidently figured on. Shorts were
thought to he u good speculation which
the sellers obtained within a few cents
of n dollar and the bears opened their
spouts with will. only ceasing opera
tons when the price of September rest.
ed Mt 96 cents ~ =
The routine news of the day was prac-
tically disregarded. Foreign crop dam
age news of sensational advance In
English and European markets only had
Il tendency to invigorate the traders with
bearish tendencies. seemingly. The bull
pool, whose operations have helped the
late advances in grain, were rather in
conspicuous and, in fact, individual
operations were lost sight of entirely dur
ing the morning. Later 1t was the gen
Of their late purchases, more es-
pecially corn. eat issF s.A usyWt
The market for corn was extremely
excited. Favorable weather and in
creasing receipts everywhere discour-
aged holders. Sales were made mt thu
opening on n range OF q full cent, some
thing not often seen in the corn pitt.
English markets were reported excited,
at goodly advances. September opened
IL cent to / IL cent higher on this
news, sales being made at 80 TO 80 cents,
but when the trade saw Chicago receipts
posted ut nearly 1000 cars, cries of
starvation were quickly turned into Or
ders to SELL The market sold off
steadily TO the close, but owing to the
early advance showed only IL cent loss
for the day.
The market for oats sympathized with
nent interests, helped by a good-sized
increase in the visible supply, induced m
easier tone. although outside trade was
fair and principally on the buying side.
The opening was "a cent to 1 cent
higher. 1t declined steadily to the
close. establishing n net loss Of cent.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Three Men Instantly Killed.

Cairo. H.. Aug. 23.-Three men Were
instantly killed and eight injured by the
explosion of boiler ut the brick yard OF
w. X. Halliday shortly after Il. IN.
The dead are:
Rudy Brady. engineer.
Gibson Kicks.
Henry Schiller.
All those killed and injured were ne
groes except Schiller. None OF the in
jured will die. The cause OF the ok
plosion is unknown.
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Turned Back by Deputies.

Monongahcla. Pa, Aug. 23.-Abodt
200 strikers marched ON Bunola mine
today, but were forced to return TO their
camps by the deputies. No resistance
was offered. Twelve or fifteen men
went into the mine this morning and are
now ut work
The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1897-08-26
Killed by n Kick,

Beaumont. Tex. Aug. 23-(Special.) -
John Allen, grown son of Duncan Allen,
was kicked under the heart by Batiste
Domain and instantly killed in the Crosby
house kitchen this morning.