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The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06
valiant Survivor. NAY Die.

ST. JOHNS, n. F., May 3.-Surgeons
performed amputations last night on
the four Valiant survivors. Two lost
their hands and lower portions of their
legs. and are not expected to recover.
The other two who underwent similar
operations are somewhat better.
The remaining four are still very
weak. None of the eight can be said
to he out of danger. The story told
by the party last rescued that dog
food was all they had to eat is discred-
tied here by many. 1t is feared and
believed that they were also compelled
to resort to human flesh.
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Nomination offensive to Vest.

WASHINGTON, May 3.-Senator Vest
has requested the postoffice depart
George w. Smith, nominated by the
President for the postmastership at
Sweet Springs, Mo. Senator Vest has
his summer residence at Sweet Springs
and he has informed the department
that Smith is personally Objectionable
to him. 1t has been the custom here
tofore not to appoint postmaster at
the home of any Senator who is often
sive to the Senator.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06
curHRlE's FLOOD.


Only I've Bodies Have Boo0 Recovered
Relieving Destitute.
GUrHME. Okla. May MANY Of
the people reported missing after the
great food which Laid waste West
Guthrie Wednesday morning have
been found alive and it is now believed
that the number of the victims will
net exceed dozen in all.
In all parts of the flooded section
men and women are busy repairing
the damage done by the inundation
and there is to-day little or nothing of
the oft-picturcd scenes of despair.
The body of George Owens, the
butcher who was drowned during the
food of Wednesday morning, was
found this morning on q sand bar on
the west side of the Cottonwood river,
not more than ten feet from where
he sank when his boat capsized.
Shortly afterwards the body of Mrs.
Charles Ruffins, colored, was found at
not a great distance below where
Owens body was discovered. Mrs.
Ruffins left four little children. These
two bodies are the only ones that
have been found. but searching parties
are constantly exploring the river in
boats.
A trip through every section of the
flooded district shows over 100 houses
entirely gone. three times as many
wrecked or damaged, a dozen business
houses wrecked, and twice as many
stocks of goods mixed. The loss is
fully 500, 900. Five hundred people
are homeless, and twice as many have
lost their clothing, household goods
and personal effects.
The flood is supposed to have been
caused by a cloudburst, supplemented
By heavy rams The Cottonwood river,
ordinarily small stream that winds
between steep banks in West Guthrie,
was bank foil from heavy rains, put
no alarm had been felt. as the river
had been rising gradually during the
night
In twenty-five minutes after the first
deluge West Guthrie was covered from
two to twenty feet by an angry, surg
ing flood.
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murder of an old man in his cottage,
q child and woman in the first flush
Of young womanhood; the assault OF
two girls; the burning of the home of
the victims, two of the bodies being
consumed in the flames, six young ne
groes were last night sent to their
doom by the hands of an Infatuated
mob of negroes, the victims also being
negroes, at Sunnyside, Walter county.
Last fall a gentleman from Bren-
ham was robbed of S65. Suspicion
pointed to the four Thomas boys, and
they confessed to having committed
the theft, saying they had given $50 of
the money to Henry Daniels Daniels
spent the money and on Sunday even
ing last the four Thomas boys, accord
ing to their confession, decided to
either collect their $50 or kill Daniels.
They carried ont the latter part of the
programme.
Henry Daniels, an old negro. lived
in little hut with his step-daughter,
Marie. and a 7-year-old child.
Wednesday night the house was
broken open, Marie Daniels and the
7-year-old child were assaulted and
old man Daniels dubbed to death
while trying to protect those in his
charge. Then old man Daniels and
his stepdaughter were thrown into
the house and the child was thrown
into the well. The house was set on
fire and the devils capable of such
crime left, thinking that they had COW
cred their inhuman deed from the
sight Of the world.
The local officers went to work with
a will and were ably assisted by the
best citizens of the ncighborhood
Before night they went straight into
the place where the Thomas boys re-
sided, and one by one they were Sc
cured. Fayette Rhone, 81 years old;
Will Gates. 35 years old; Louis Thomas,
20 years old; Aaron Thomas, Ii years
old; Jim Thomas. IA years old; and
Benny Thomas 16 years old, were
placed under arrest The last four
are brothers. Later ON Will Williams
was captured.
w ACA VohOA4 UAAOJ "CS . oAAAC0i SNA WIN
blood, and bloody shirt was found
hidden in Richmond's house. After
the boys were confronted with the
evidence they acknowledged the crime.
and laid the killing on Lewis, the old
est All the seven prisoners were
under guard last night.
About 12 o'clock the guards were
overpowered by strong body of men
and the prisoners taken toward the
Brazos bottom north of here. A little
later forty or fifty shots were fired
and all was quiet.
This morning, dangling from the
limbs of a large oak tree, were found
the bodies of six negroes, limp and
lifeless.
Hundreds of people from all over the
country are surging back and forth,
but always with them one tree is the
center of attraction. AL Of them are
there except Williams and he is not to
be found, but the shots probably ex-
planned his absence.
At late hour the bodies were still
hanging from the tree. AS far as can
be learned, the mob was composed of
white and black men, with the colored
element largely predominating.
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HUNTISeroN. Ind. May 3.-The al
legged defalcations of Thomas !. Lucas
and his son. Fred ]. Lucas, have gr~wh
until they have already r che! S.. 900
and new victims are being heard of
every hour. Both were members Of
the real estate, abstract and '":n firm
of T. 1. Lucas & Son, and both have
left the city.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06

MEMPHIS, Tenn, May s.-For the
first time in nearly fifteen days dry
land is visible looking west from the
Chickasaw bluffs into Arkansas A
fall of seren-tenths of an inch is re-
corded by the guage here this morn
ing. This is the heaviest reported
since the decline set in. Several hum
dred refugees were sent to-day on
cleaners to plantations
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Coinage In April.

WASHINGTON, Nay 3.-The report of
the director of the mint shows that
during the month of April the total
coinage of the United States mints
was SiD,41O, $50. OF this amount s.. sOO,-
400 was in gold. si.5s5,OOO in silver
and S74,6SO in minor coins. OF the sill
yer coinage 81, 400, 900 was in standard
dollars.
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IxDIAxAPoLIs. Ind, May s.-ExGov-
ernor Albert G. Porter is fatally ill at
his residence in this city. Governor
Porter was minister to Italy under
President Harrison, and 1T the zenith
Of his career was big factor in the
Republican politics of Indiana
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For Assembly Moderator.

CHICAeo. May 1.-The declination Of
ex-President Harrison to be q candi-
date for moderator of the next Pres
byterian general assembly, though he
would have been chosen with little or
no opposit. II. has brought out three
candidates for the moderatorshlp-th
Rev. Sheldon jackson Of Alaska. ex-
Postmaster General Wauamaker of
Philadelphia and the Rev. DIR. Minton
of San Francisco
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06
DEATH FOR ANARCHISTS.
Twenty-six More Spanish Reds Con-
dcmnod for Bomb Throwing.

BARCELONA, May 3.-Twenty-six An
archists. in addition to those already
sentenced, have been condemned to
death for completely in the outrage of
June last, when bomb was thrown
into the midst of a procession which
was on its way to the church of Santa
Maria del Mar, killing a dozen persons
outright and wounding about fifty
others, some of whom have since died
of their injuries.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06
re Teach French . Crime.

BERLIN, May 3.-The French Ian
guage is now forbidden to be used in
in public speeches,
and several speeches have been dis
solved upon that account. The matter
will be raised in the Reichstag, it
being claimed that the prohibition is
illegal.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06

An Ex-Governor's Nephew . Thief.
MARQUETrE. Mich, May a-Harry
n. Mason, . mail clerk running BE-
tween Naclkinaw City and Hoaghtoa.
was arrested last night charged with
eobbing the nails He Is . nephew q
ox-Governar Rich Of Michigan
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06

PARIS. May 3-The balloon expe-
dition of NJ Andree will leave Gothen-
burg May Is for Spitzbergen, whence
he will try to- make his proposed air
voyage to the pole. The gas bag and
the netting of the balloon, WHICH 10
named the pole Nord." have been
already shipped to Gothenburg. An
dree will use the same car he had last
year.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06

CINCINNATI, Ohio. May a-Cousider-
able snow fell here yesterday. and
throughout Southern Ohio. At several
points the boys were. reported rs en-
joying the unusual sport of playing
tnowball in May.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06

MONTICELLO. KY, May a-On White
Oak creek, in Tennessee. . waterspout
struck the house of . farmer named
Branders, demolishing il. killing the
farmer, his wife and one child and In
juring two farm hands, who wero
sleeping up stairs, SO badly that they
died in few hours.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06

SHAwNEE. Ok. May a.--Alfred, 4
young Shawnee. the leader Of the pro-
Rressive element of the tribe. and
graduate Of Carlisle, was married .
lew days ago to Miss Eta MessDer. .
handsome white girl of ALBANY. Mo
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06

Csssosa 1seaes Jewset. o. . A.. Dead.
WASHINGTON, May a-The war de-
partnent was notified by telegraph
yesterday Of the death 1t Plsttsburg
barracks. N. T., of Colonel Horace
Jewett, colonel Of the Twenty-frst
United States infantry.
The Globe-republican., 1897-05-06
SIX NEGROES HANGED.
LYNCHED TO ONE TREE BY
A TEXAS MOB

Lyaehess Also Were NeGroes-Ssventh
Aaa Aissing and Nay Have shared
the Fato Of the Others-Kuled m Old
Man and Two Girls-Dufnod the Bodies
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

and served as a soldier boy in the New
England campaigns of the war.
Mrs. Nancy Jones of Jonesborough,
Tenn, whose husband was Darling Jones,
q private ir one of the North Carolina regi-
ments, is the youngest of the Revolution
ary widows, being now about 80 years OF
age. The other five are Nancy Cloud, who
is living at Chum. Va, and is the widow
OF Sergeant William Cloud of Captain
Christians Virginia line; Esther S. Da-
mon of Plymouth Union, VT, whose hus-
band was Private Noah Damon of Massa-
chusetts; Mary Snead. living at Parksley,
Va, widow of Private BoYdoin Snead;
Nancy a. Weatherman, who lives at Elk
MIls, Tenn, and whose first husband was
ROBERT Glascock, Fl 'er in one of the Vir-
gina regiments, and Rebecca Mayo, living
at Newbern, Va, widow of stephen Mayo,
a soldier from Virginia.
That these women can be the widows
OF Revolutionary soldiers is readily under
stood in view of the fact that their hus-
bands were we'll on in years when they
married. As for example, when Esther
Summer married Noah Damon IN the year
1S35-tiity two years after the close OF the
war-she was but p, while he was rs. The
last Revolutionary pensioner who had
married prior to the close of the war and
had therefore actually lived during Revo-
lutionary times, was Nancy Serena, widow
of Daniel f. Bakeman. She died about
twenty-seven years ago, only year or
two after her husband. who was the last
OF the Revolutionary soldiers on the PEN
sion roll "
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
AN ANTI-JOHNNY BILL.
Mr.. Smiths on's Measure for the Protec
tiOn of Young Woman students.

Mr.. Smiths on's Measure for the Protec-
tion of Young Woman students.
Mr.. Smithson has introduced bill in
the Senate with this captions: IAN act
for the protection of boarding schools for
females, and principals and inmates
thereof"
1t will be seen at once that Mr.. Smith
son is aiming at an evil that principals
and patrons OF female schools have dis
eussed thousands Of times. and have often
taken precautionary measures against
with but poor avail. In short words, he is
aiming at that class of "Johnnies' whose
faces, wreathed with tempting smiles, are
often seen in the neigh borhood of schools
for young girls. Therefore he gives warn
ing 10 all such classes that they Will have
something worse than the barking dogs
which betray their lurking presence. to
dread In the future-a statute making the
offense a misdemeanor.
Mr.. Smitbson's bill says 1t shall be un-
lawful for any persons to iinger on the
street, alley, road or byway near a school
for females, and that they shall not hold
any communication, either in words or
signs, with any of the inmates of such
colleges. In passing the institution they
shall not Iinger or lUrk near trying
to communicate with any ore on the in
side, and no one will be allowed to speak
w POpit ApECSo PERMISSION
from the principal.
If in any way the inmates of scaool
are annoyed by billet doux of any kind
the offe nder will be guilty OF a misde-
meanor. The owner OF the property or
the principal of the school will have re-
course to the law In all cases where per-
sons linger around the school.
Mr.. Smithson is not moralist, but he is
aware of the capers that have been cut by
boys in the neighborhood of more than one
female collage in Tenne see. Mr.. Smith
son said referring TO a certain fl male col
iage in this State:
There is class of boys who have made
themselves notorious by their capers
around this college. The girls are wor-
ried to death by letters and all other kinds
OF communicat tions. The boys pass up
and down in front of the college and use
their handkerchiefs as a means for f1irta-
tion with the girls. The girls cannot GO
out on the streets without being accosted
by all sorts of handkerchief and glove
fIrta:ion signs, and often the boys speak
to them. The principal has been worried
out of his wits almost, but there is no way
to stop ft.
"Even in the churches on Sunday the
boys will try to f1irt with the college girls.
The ag ravation has passed standing any
longer. and there must be a law to prote CT
the girls and the colleges. This sort of
conduct does not happen only at the COL
Iege | speek of. but almost every female
school is bothered by the Johnny Glass;"
Nashville Banner
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
.ODDLITTLEMEN
They Meet by Accident
in the Town of
Tu1are.

II oldest men in California are Walter
J. Bramlett and Jerry Sullivan. Both are
dwarfs, but so remarkably we'll developed
that their small stature is not apparen
except when they are standing beside
people OF normal size.
Jerry Sullivan is the Tuare representa-
tive of the Wizard Oil Company and ha,
long been one of the most popular men in
his town. He can do few tricks and m AXE
himself entertaining in many ways.
Walter Bramlett Is the night operator
of the Southern Pacific Company at
Formosa, a small station not far from
Tulare. 1t is said that he owns the town
which, of course, is not saying much
judging by the size of the town. That
however, has nothing TO do with the story
of Jerry and Walter as com binal lion in
the political economy of Tulare.
Walter and Jerry met on the streets of
Tulare few days ago purely by accident
and each deprived the other of breath for
few minutes. Walter just happened
over to the railroad metropolis to see how
things were getting on. 1t so happened
that Jerry was out taking his morning
promenade at the time and the two came
face to face.
Both were dressed almost identically
and each thought he had walked UP to
mirror. THAT miserable barber has
shaved off my mustache," said Walter to
himself. "Confound it. guess / must
have forgotten to shave for a week."
thought Jerry. However, in few Sec
onds the truth dawned on both and then
followed comparisons which showed that
the two men, although much alike, were
far from being twins.
Walter is feet 81 inches In height and
jerry stands feet 2 inches. In build
these two men are very much alike.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

room, but only French bill of fare. 1t
has an Indian room. where an Indian
chef, in the costume OF his country, pre-
pares native dishes for those who desire
them.
In this hotel each guest is known by the
mum ber of his room instead of his anne,
and it is rather odd to an American to be
addressed as "Mr. 960," as though he were
a convict in the penitentiary.
On each floor, day and night, are to be
found maid, valet and waiter, who
are at your service and have free ACCESS to
YOUR rooms.
When you come home at night, if you
are man, you fiud your clothes pressed
and cleaned and carefully packed away in
chest of drawers. If you are a woman
the maid attends to frills and fur bellows az
though she was hired Dy you especially.
Guests never bother with their keys-the
maid or valet on the floor takes charge of
the key and IS ready at any time 10 open
your door.-Chicago News.
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they crowded around the two little men
and proceeded to do the honors of Tulare.
1t was glorious DAY ana las given the
people something to talk about for many
day to come. Many people said the
two men were more fun than circus.
Later on jerry ana Waiter had their
pictures taken in many characteristic
poses. They both struck attitudes as if
about to participate in a fight according
to the rules of the Marquis of Duzen berry.
In this they were fortunately snapped"
by camera expert, and so preserved for
all time.
Waiter took the night train home, and
the two have not met since, but if they
have anything to say about it they will
do so again at the earliest opportunity.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
Wheeling on French Roads.

A New York clergyman who made
tour through France on his wheel during
the past summer punctured his tires so
frequently upon the highways of that
country that he always refers to the trip
with pain instead of pleasure. After he
had suffered no end of annoyance from
small nails, whica were picked up time
and again along the country roads, he de-
termined to learn why ii was that a wheel
man in France could not de through the
provinces without puncturing his tire on
every other mile or so.
He ascertained that the troublesome
nails are dropped from the soles of the
wooden shoes used by the French peas
ants. Wood being less adapted than
leather to holding the nails securely
permits t. EN- to 1aIl from the sabots.
The clergyman told the reporter that this
circumstance is responsible for the fact
that extensive experiments are being
made by French manufacturers in self
healing tires.-New York Mail and Ex-
press.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
WIDOWS OF SOLDIERS,

Seven Pensioners Whose Husbands
Served Under Washington.
"Seven women are still drawing pen
sions as the widows of men who saw act
i've service in the war of the Revolution
women whose husbands served under
Washington more than 120 years ago."
writes Clifford Howard in the Ladies'
Home Journal. The eldest of these sur.
viving widows of the Revolution is living
at Los Angeles, Cal. She is Mrs. Lovey
Adrich, now in the ninety-eighth year of
her age. Her husband was Private Caleb
Aldrich, who was born in the year 1853,
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
In a london Hotel.

The American visitor to London who
stops at a certain hotel in that city finds
many novelties and convsniences that are
not known here in America, where hotels
are supposed to have reached the acme of
luxury. 1t has an American plan dining
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

The production of amber in Germany
last year was about 440 tons. or nearly 100
tons more than in the previous year. By
far the lar er portion of the above guam
tity is put out by the two mines Of Palm
nicken and Kraxtepelien, while the
smaller portion Is obtained by dredging
and searching the shore of the Baltic Sea.
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

reinstated in his old quarters and at his
old place at BILE. And thereafter on each
recurring PAYDAY" Pearson was wont to
reach home half nour earlier than usual,
when he would repair to "the office" and
with evident satisfaction drop pieces of
gold and silver into the capacious lap of
Mrs. Wilson, and he became her model
orda
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25
DIscovery by Mr.. Gladstone.


The G. o. NJ. in his time has discovered
many Interesting relics, and not the least
interesting is the old milestone he found
in Hawarden Park some years ago. While
pursuing one of his rambies, which in
those days were more frequent .han they
are now, the right honorable gentleman
discovered q stone near one of the pic
tures que little waterfalls by the spot where
the old mill used to stand. IL was in
scri bed a. follows:
Trust in God for Bread. and
TO the King for Justice, Pro-
lection and Peace.
This Mill WAS built A. ID.
1857
By Sir John Glynne, Bart,
Lord of this Manor
tharles Howard, Milwright.
Wheat as this year at 9s and
Barley at 5s cd Bushel
Luxury was at a great height
and Charity extensive.
But the poor was starving
kiotous and Hanged.
Golden Penny.
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be surprised. The good people had long
grown used to Jerry, but to see him arm
in-arm with his double-well, that was
another matter.
So the people stared and stared. Then
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

1t has been comnuted that between
&c, ,00O, 900 and 100000 babies arrive each
year.
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THE SMALLEST DOG IN THE WORLD
His Home Is Vancouver, British Columbia He Owned
bv r. A. Mustau

B. R.
Mr. c. apur OF
Anne
fromth he shorl der o
prodigy
gand
fron
of
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the
the eminim mum N doef
The San Francisco call., 1897-04-25

A newly born infant sometimes docbise
its birth-wsight in seven days.
The Saint Paul globe., 1897-09-24

firm is paying its men as high wages as any
other local factory. We have made it a
special object to give employment to our
hands the year round regardless of the season
and they always have had steady employ
ment with us than that given in any other
factory in st. Paul. We know no preferences
in the employment of help. A union man
has just as much right to work in our fac
tory as non-union man has All we ask
is that they know their trade. In thirteen
years our factory has never been shut down
only for inventory and in 1893, during the
great panic we kept the factory running and
piled up goods for which we had no i'm
mediate use. This walkout will not cripple
US in any way
Probably your firm may have unwittingly
violated some agreement with the men," was
suggested.
That could not possibly be-" replied Mr..
Schulze, because it has never had any sort
OF an agreement with employees. Mr.. Foot
always has been very determined in that re-
spect. He will not recognize the authority
OF organized labor in his business, yet he
treats every workman alike and his aim
always has been to pay the men as well
as any other factory does, if not better. AS
to why the men quit work I am completely
in the dark. but whatever their grievance
may be hardly think it is so serious that
Mr. Foot cannot adjust it to the satisfaction
of all concerned"