People's party paper. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1891-1898, 1897-08-06
The People of Sister States and
Their Movements.
ITEMS THAT ARE FRESH FROM WIRES
AIabama's Several Hangings-Trusts That
Are FOrming-Men Moving to Alas
ka-Other News of Interest
Told in a few Words.

Len were udpIlAeu'
Kate Pior Kouski, of Chicago, {
white woman, has gone crazy because
her skin is rapidly becoming black.
At Greenville, Ohio, Burhl Perkins
aged "a years, married widow of 76
Both are negroes.
The examination of 1900 applicants
for positions on the Chicago police
force, will begin the 18th of this month
A four million dollar company has
been incorporated in new Jersey tt
make sugar out of corn.
Samuel Blair, wealthy citizen o.
Chattanooga, suicided Tuesday, cutting
his throat from ear to ear.
A New Jersey justice has sent to jai
a six year old boy charged with steal
ing an old toy wagon.
Drummers have organized a political
league in New York to prevent antago
nistic legislation.
Over a million acres of crops were
destroyed in South Dakota last week
by a hail storm.
Lewis Thompson, negro, was con
victed of assault at Decatur, Ala, last
Thursday, and will be hanged.
A negro was arrested Friday at Kit
rell, N. c., charged with assaulting q
twelve year old girl
Mills alias Pig Newall, was hanged
at Selma, Ala, last Friday, for the
murder of Wright Crawford.
John Johnson, a negro, was hanged
at Birmingham, Ala, last Friday, fol
numbering Archie Clarke.
Maxine Martinez was hanged al
Floresville, Texas, last Friday, for the
crime of triple murder.
Albert Schultz, of Watertour, Wis.
shot his wife and then blew his own
brains out. The woman will recover.
A mad dog bit David McGaha. a
child, near Huntsville, Ala, last Fri
day The child will die.
Mrs A. W. Oakley, wife of the county
treasurer of Aiken, s. c., committed
s,Gic-ue ny taking poison last Friday.
On July goth Harry Vandewater. OF
Middletown, N. Y, died from the effects
of yellow jacket sting.
Lightning killed Nathan MCGOWAN,
of Jackson cornty, Ala, during a thun-
der storm last Saturday.
Thomas Alexander, the giant, OF
Rushville, Ind, who measured six feet
ten inches high, Is dead.
A miner. while crossing the noun
tain from Dyea, Alaska, was sunstruck.
He eventually recovered.
Sugar has been advanced again by
the trust, and granulated now sells for
five cents per pound
Samuel Lewis, Oldest iron founder in
America, aged 80 years, died Sunday in
Allentown, Pa.
General Stewart L. Woodford, the
new minister to Spain, sailed on the
Steamer Paris Wednesday the 2sth ult
The faculty of Brown University
have protested against President An
drews resignation. Under his presi.
deney the college has prospered.
A mad COW gored Adam Daum, OF
Lancaster, Pa, Thursday while he was
trying to rescue his grandson, whom
the COW was pursuing, Daum will die
Howard c. Benham, Batavia, N. Y,
banker, has been convicted of wife
poisoning after trial which consumed
nearly three weeks
Waterbury, Conn, was deluged by g
cloud burst on Wednesday night of last
week. Portions of New York State
have also suffered from excessive rains
Mrs. c. G. Bass, of Florence Station
KY is the mother of new born boy
baby who has two we'll developed from
teeth.
Dr. James Charles, of Richmond
Ind, has invented an airship which
will sail like bird. Capitalists are
backing his invention.
Jules Bunnell and his young bride O.
week, committed suicide in Houston
Texas, because the husband could not
find work
President j. D. Porter, of the Physi
clans Supply Company of Arkansas
City, committed suicide because hi.
young wife would ride bicycle.
Nearly 900 farmers in the vicinity O.
Rochester, N, Y, are raising beets, il
anticipation of the big beet sugar fac
tory that is to be started there.
The 25th United States Infantry Ri
cycle Corps, all negroes, reached st
Louis Friday, having ridden 1000 mile
in forty days.
Two negro men and negro woman
were sentenced to hang Sept. 7, il
Birmingham, Ala, Tuesday for assault
ing a small white girl.
Gold coin amounting to $4,000 wa
withdrawn Monday for export t.
Europe. Since the recent movemen
began $28, 419, 573 has been exported.
The Fox Solid Pressed Company O
Joliet, Ill, has mortgaged the plant TO
$4,000 to pay debts and to handl
future business.
Thomas Jones, an old and respecte
citizen of Mobile, Ala, was murdere
by negro named 10 Davis on the nigh
of the 27th ult.
The Sheriff of Roanoke, Ill, tele
graphed Governor Tanner on the est
for troops to protect the lives of mir
ers who. desire to continue at work
Isaac B. Allen, the negro member G
the Governors Council in Massachr
sets, was in the poor debtors court las
week, for failure to pay rent bill c