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Lincoln County leader. [volume] (Toledo, Lincoln County, Or.) 1893-1987, 1897-01-14
A NEGRO MONSTER.
Cooper, the OUTLAW. Adds Four Muir.
ders to His Record.

NOho W. LID AeoCOEus
Mayesville, S. c., Jan. 11.-Simon
Cooper, the negro outlaw who shot and
killed another negro and wounded sew
eral others at Magnolia few days ago,
and for whom there is reward of 500
offered by the governor, added more
murders to his record this morning,
near Magnolia. Cooper entered the
house of Ben Wilson about sunrise, and
demanded the use of Wilson's buggy,
which was refused. The monster then
picked up an ak and split Wilson's
head open. He attacked Wesley Will
son, the son, and murdered him in a
like manner. Cooper then murdered
Mrs. Wesley Wilson with the same
weapon, after which he struck down a
negro who had approached on hearing
the noise, and left the ak sticking in
the negrO's head.
AS soon as the news of the shocking
tragedy reached Sumter, the sheriff
organized a posse of men, chartered a
special car and came to Mayesville,
where reinforcements from this town
and the surrounding country awaited.
Word reached the sheriff here that
Cooper had been seen within two miles
of Sumter. The sheriff divided the
volunteers into several posses and sent
them in different directions, but Cooper
was not found
The Wilson's were white people of
high standing in their community.
Ben Wilson was about 80 years old, his
son 40 and Mrs. Wesley Wilson 35.
Two children have been left orphans.
UP to this hour the murderer has not
been captured, but it is almost impos-
sible for him to escape. If captured
his fate will be most terrible one.
EmbaImed in Whisky.
Cynthiana, KY, Jan. 11.-Charles
Bramlett, aged so years, died January
4. He owned several plantations in
Harrison county, and had been a pros-
porous man all his life. At low esti.
mate he was worth 500, 1000. He was
peculiar in nothing but ideas of his own
burial. He was great reader, and
perhaps drew his notions of his own
lnterment from the histories of ancient
Egypt.
About fifteen years ago he hired a
stonemason to make him a sarcophagus
OF blue Kentucky limestone, which is
more durable than the hardest marble
AT the same time he bought a barrel
OF the best old Bourbon the state could
produce and ordered that at his death
the whisky should be poured upon his
body, after it was placed in the stone
coffin. The sarcophagus was then to
be Theoretically sealed and placed i n a
grave near his residence.
All his directions have been followed
ana he was buried today. 1t required
number of strong horses to carry the
body In its heavy receptacle.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
BIG CROWD PRESENT.

Macon, Ga, Jan. 22.-A special to the
Telegraph from Valdosta, Ga, says:
Jake Burney, a negro, was hanged here
to-day before an immense crowd, who
had gathered from the surrounding coun-
try. Burney prayed aloud from the gal.
lows, and then made II short. address,
warming people against committing
crimes After asking that his child be
cared for, he announced his willingness
to die and told the sheriff goodbye.
The black. cap was then placed over his
head, the trigger sprung, and in II min
utes the negro was pronounced dead.
Bnrney killed another negro n year ago
without nrovNcation.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
A PETERSBURGER DEAD.

Petersburg, Va, Jan. %. Joseph eII.
Hudson, prominent contractor of this
city, died to nigbt..nfter n lingering illness.
The deceased was born in Petersburg, 10
years of age, and had always made this
place his home. lie was n widower.
Three children survive him, one son and
two daughters. The deceased was Il
member of a. =. Hill camp Confederate
Veterans, and i'll several beneficial orders
here
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
A FRACTIONAL, FIGHT

Salem, Ore, Jan. 22-Both houses
met this morning. Seven were present
in one. and thirty-one in the other The
former adjourned until , p. III. to.mor-
row. The second house, the legality of
which is questioned, adjourned till Mon
day, to which time the senate also adj
journed. The impression prevails the
Governor will not recognize the second,
which is known as the Mitchell organiza-
tiOn.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

Phone 10, Farmers Supply Company,
Market Square, for Pocahontas, nut or
lump; Russell Greek, nut or lump; Ban
ner, nut or lump; Brush Mountain, nut
OF lump Norton, nut or lump; Anthra-
cite, nut or stove.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
A BLIND TIGER Gagged

jackson, Miss, Jan. 22.-I.awrence
Madden, white man, was jailed to-day,
the grand jury having indicted him for
running "blind tiger" His premises
were searched to-day, and no bottles, Jugs
or bottles being found, the sheriff tasted
the contents of numerous oil cans, find
ing all full of mean whiskey Several
gallons were coniiscated and poured out
on the street
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
BRITISH MOUNTAIN COAL.

We have just received a nice lot of
Brush Mountain Coal, both nut and
lump The best we have seen this win
ter. An excellent substitute for Anthra-
cite Farmers Supply Company, phone
To- yard phone, AZ ID.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
NO RESULT YET.

Olympia, Wash, Jan. 10 -The first bal
lot taken in the Legislature for United
States Senator was without result G.
Denny led with p votes Turner had y
and Squire had 4.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

Denver, Col, Jan. -. Governor At
kinson, of Georgia, who arrived here this
morhing, called upon Governor Adams,
and later addressed the state legislature
on national questions and condition of
the South
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
BUGGY ROBES.

We have the best selected stock of
buggy robes in the city, which we are
selling at greatly reduced prices. Come
and see us. Farmers Supply Company,
'phone 10, Market Square
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

SCoTT'S CoMPoUND SYRUP OF HoIE-
HOUND, WILD CHERRY AND WHITE
PINE was made to cure coughs and
colds and it does it. For sale ut
MASSIE'S PHARMACY.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

Next
o a Man COMES HIS UNDERWEAR.
WE'VE ALL KINDs-Goon,
RETrER. REST SOC To So 90.
GILKESON & TAYLOR.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
WILL Be
FORECLOSED.
The Pacific Railroads to be Sold at
Public Auction.

A MINIMUM OF NOT LESS THAN
4G,0O0,0OO WILL BE REQUIRED
A SYNDICATE STANDS READY
TO PAY THIS SUM IN CASH
THE PRESIDENT DIRECTS THE
ATTORNEY GENERAL TO MAKE
THE SALE.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

Attend the National Business College.
They prepare you for business and n posi-
ton.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

TREASURY BALANCES.
New York. Jan. 22.-Coin,. Size, ,52,
10; currency, $50,0l0, sos.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
TALKED OF
The TREATY.
The Sedate Senators dnduIge in a
Peppery Debate.

HOAR EXPRESSES HIS
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE
ARBITRATION TREATY, AND
FEARS THAT TIME WILL PROVE
IT AN UNwISE MEAsURE-THE
NICARAGUA CANAL SCHEME
COMES IN FOR 4 HARD RAP
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

+. Hibarger, specialist on fine and com
plicated watches.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23

WNNTED-A second hand No. & Rem
ington typewriter. Apply at The Times
Office.
The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1897-01-23
Extravaganza

=" -- in the use OF strong language
that You sometimes see In the
------- ''ads' OF others arc never used
by u.s. We prefer to state simple facts. The in
crease in QUE prescription business proves that
we have the confidence OF tho puolic. We employ
only competent men, aud Your physician knows
It, We use only the pures5 and beet drugs, and
our prices ere moderate. That's why we are
busy.
H. C. BARNES,
He Pats Up Prescriptions.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-25
THE AAROeST.woRkED WOMAN
In the Land II the Mattress of the
White House


The author Of series of letters, Civ
ing The Inner Experiences of a Cab
met Members Wife," in the Ladies'
Home journal, gives some new and en-
ceedingly frank glimpses of Washing
ton official life. The letters are I'M
dated, therefore the administration
cannot be identified She says of
presidents wife, in letter 10 her sis
ter, to whom all the missives are in
dited: THE worst of living in the
white house is the lack of privacy and
room. The first lady of the land
is about the hlrtiest-worked woman in
America in many ways. The present
lovely incumbent has more leisure than
most of those who have occupied the
place. because she knows no more
about the domestic arrangements than
if she lived in hotel. Everything is
turned over to housekecper. who
does not even report to Mrs. President.
The presidents wife has not the lux
nries nor convenience of ordinary
rich people living in large cities. Her
quarters are circumscribed. and she
is besieged by reporters especially dur
ing the first year, while the mere read
ing Of her letters received every day is
heavy task, although she has score
tary TO help her out. This Mrs. Pres
ident does not even receive the reports
Of the head steward. the chief official
servant of the household. 1t is said
that he went to her not long ago to ask
her advice about getting rat poison to
kill the numerous rat and mice occu-
pants of the white house (be il said in
shame Of the natiop). and she told him
his province was to keep everything
dfsagreeable hidden from her-from
rats TO ghosts. That settled MIR. Stew
ard"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-25
THE cHINAMAN,s PIoTAIL,
1t Is often Cut on by the Hoodlums
of SDn FranciscO.

VI otWh
Among the real injuries that can be
offered 10 a Celestial is to- cut off his
hair, which he wears in plat down his
back and to which disrespectful western
nomenclature has attached the name of
pigtail, says the Washington Post.
Sometimes the hoodlums in San Fran
cisco and the Larkins in Sydney, n. s.
w., in an overflow of animal spirit and
in unreserved contempt of the heather
Chinee cut of the pigtai!, and the I'M
happy victim of this outrage has to 90,
like the messengers of David. who, be-
ing shorD by the Philistines, were told
to tarry in Jericho till their boards did
grow, and, as the old Hebrews did, dwell
apart until the pigtail became observa-
bic.
1t is reserved for the administration
of the pubic works prison in Toront to- to
show consideration for the pigtail under
circumstances not usually considered
as sources Of tenderness. and the Chi
nese who come there rs convicts will
hereafter retain their pigtails. In this
country in state prisons the hair is cut
close and no national custom will save
u, though it be as sacred as China
mans pigtail.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-25
WILD BIRDS SEEK FARMYAROS.
Turkeys In Virginia Roost with the
Domestic Fowls.

Domestic Fowls.
Turkeys are so plentiful that il is
nothing uncommon TO hear of their
coming to roost at farmbouses. along
side the domestic birds. Mr. +. NJ.
Yeager, living at Travellers Repose, W.
Va, and 25 miles west Of Monterey, has.
according TO the Richmond Dispatch.
six wild ones running with his tame
flock. These, however, have IL little ro-
nance connected with them that does
not often come into the life of turkey.
One day last spring Mr. Ycager and
his daughter, Miss Pearl, went from
their home to a clubhouse" several
miles distant and situated in the soli-
tudes OF Cheat mountain. Fishing down
one OF the mountain streams for trout.
they unexpectedly flushed n covey OF
w.!d turkeys, consisting of the mother
bird and nest full of little fellows.
The old one flew away TO safe distance,
while the little ones, true to their ma.
ture. scrambled away and hid among
the ferns Six of them were made cap
tives, and it was decided to take them
home. but how was il to be done sue
cessfujiy2 Miss Pearl dropped them
into the capacious and mysterious
depth Of her bonnet and bore them in
triumph to the farmyard, where they
were again to see the light and make
their future home. The tiny fellows
took kindly to their new existence and
soon made fast friends of new neigh
bors. Months have come and gone and
they are now full-grown, noble fellows,
fit to grace the table of a king.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-25


skin, which. when powdered by witch
doctor and put in locket, to be sus-
pended from the possessor's neck. is
considered to be sure winner of affec-
tons. To supply the demand a number
Of skins taken from the reptiles that
die in captivity are always kept on
hand. The soft breast feathers from
the African gray parrots are saved for
other wooers, who prize them just as
highly. Keeper Manley is called upon
to supply fetiches to insure success in
combat as well as in love. Several negro
prize fighters well known in the local
ring carry q little bunch of hair clipped
from the tuft on the end of the Old lions
tail. These bristles are thought to give
the wearcr unbounded courage and
strength.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-25
HAVE FAITH IN EEHcHes.

Many Coiored People believe That
Snake skin Will ward on EVIL.
Belief in the efficacy OF feticbes is still
prevalent among a certain class of coll
ored people in this city, and probably
no one has the superstition brought so
forcibly to hiy attention as Head Keep
er Marley, of the ZOO. says the Phila-
delphia Record. Constant applications
are made to him for materials for love
charms by both sexes. Most often the
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-25
WORKING HOurs IN Australia.

Shop assistants in Australia do not
have hard time of it. They work on "
so hours per week. In Ballarat every
shop, excepting those of tobacconists.
fishmongers and hairdressers, closes at
six p. IN. for the first four days of the
week, on Friday at one p. m. and on Sat-
urdays at ten p. m. The majority open
at eight a. m. to be swept and busted by
the errand boys, the assistants arriv-
'np ~ s:?n n. m.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1897-12-25
sight of CsterpiIIars.

, An eminent French scientist say:
that caterpillars cannot see more thar
a centimeter, or two-ffths Of an inch
in front Of them.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-30

by $4,000 IN New York city. The maximum esti-
mate stated since the first recent influx we have re-
eeived INTO this country not less than 500 900 Rus
sian Jews. For time too, thev were Settled only
IN certain parts of the country to the exclusion at
others. Thus, until decade ago Jewish faces were
quite unfamiliar in New England In Boston. as far
back as 1890, they represented such an inconsdera
Die portion that they broadly classed with the
Germans whilst IN Maine and New Hampshire was
stated plainly there thousands of natives who
mad never seen Jew. Now congregations are everv
Where settled IN these States and Connecticut boasts
oi colony OF agrcultursts which to be pros
perng, not only because little is heard of the
work there being done
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-30
Books ano Books.

There are always many writers of things in which
editors and publishers decline to be interested, who
cannot understand why things not nearly as good
as theirs are successful, while theirs fail For such
unfortunate persons the following story may not be
amiss
There was once in Scotland preacher of position
and much esteem in the kirk who had been school
mate of Walter Scott To this preacher his wife
said one day
There's Watty Scott, wha' was at school wi
you has published books, and got thousands o'poun
for them Why don't you publish volumne O your
sermons, and get thousands o. poun' for it ?"
The pulpit orator moved uneasily "Wheesht
woman" ne said, they're a in print already!"
1t was fact, and they had made so little stir in
the world that his wife did not know it! And
there Watty Scott-vhat business had neon1e
paying thousands of pounds for his trumperv
]" Waverey,' and never a. shilling for her husbands
sermons.
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-30
The JEWISH SOUTH.

1T is sometimes very tempting to do a slight
wrong that great good may ensue. But human
wisdom is falibe, and the benefit may not follow de-
spite our confident expectation. The wrong is GER
tain, the good problematca We have offended
against the worlds interests-for every law broken
is an nfraction Of the rule of the universe and no
law can be violated without evil consequences
WORTHY SIX
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-30
Spreading Over the Country.

ltlsremarkable, observes contemporary, how the
Jews have spread out over the length and breadth of
Uncle Sans wide domains Not long ago the Jewish
population of the country set down at $50, 900
Now we are told there more than that number
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-30
e utreo Feeling.

The complaint as to the languishing condition of
religious institutions is SO general that we grow
somewhat tired OF hearing about it, Yet this evil is
traceable with more or less certainty to one cause
the lack of independence of the pulpit. This is true
of Jew and Christian alike, though our concern is
chiefly with the former We seldom consider the con-
nection between the muzzling of the pulpit and the
decay of the regi sprit-yet one is certainly the
cause of the other. The price we pay for congrega
tional independence is small one when we remem
Der that each congregation is generally dominated
by man and his few supporters who attempt to
dictate the entire spiritual and material policy of the
congregation. AS long the minister has to 90
below for his warrant and doctrine the higher in
terests of the faith must suffer The ease with which
congregational autocrats have held sway is a reflect
ion OF no great credit upon ministry as a whole
They do not seem to feel strong enough to oppose
the powers that be-" There have been exceptions
from time to time-but their careers have been made
extremely hazardous by the fact of the general com
pllance and subservience of their colleagues The
preacher who goes to the extreme and antaoonizes
his rulers : simply for the sake of antagonism ;s
not therefore independent for independence of the
right kind must have good reasons behind It and he
able to defend each step it takes The result of the
independence OF the ministry upon the good will Of
some narrow minded few is that they preach swhat
cannot Offend They dare not attack the evils
which are rampant, but bring into the pulpit drv
archaeology fanciu philology to occupy the allot
ted time of the discourse They expatiate at lenotb
upon the Tabernacle and it's furniture or enthnse
over the sacrifice of Isaac" but the manhood and
womanhood of to-day are touched upon most
acknowledgement Comment
The Jewish South. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1893-1899, 1897-07-30

NoTE-Ihe Hebrew day begins with the da,
preceding the corresponding
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-18

There are certain aXioms, or rule i'll
horticulture, capable of broad interpre.
tation, says Leonard Coates, i'll the Cal
ifornia Fruit Grower. Prune heavily
for wood, lightly for fruit. Prune to
assist nature, not to antagonize her.
Don't prune with the object of making
pyramidGl or spire-shaped tree into
a low, spreading one, or to make one
of spreading tendency into steeple.
Don't prune the Petite or French prune
every year from the time it is planted,
and don't stop pruning it entirely. A
tree which is overbearing itself, and
making no wood growth, needs assist
ance, not only by feeding the soil, but
by severe cutting back. Fruit trees
are all in an artificial state, and there
fore require artificial assistance. Ma
ture herself gives US very little good
! fruit to eat, but expends her strength
mainly in nurturing the seed, in order
to reproduce its kind.
Theory says: ''Prune when the trees
are dormant In Central California
there is an average rainfall of, say,
twenty-five inches, which is precipi-
tated mostly bewteen December and
4 February. The trees are leafless, and
the sap flowing but feebly. The
ground becomes full to OVERLOOKING
with water; we cut oft third on more
of the tops of our trees, just when, il
would seem, that every inch is needed
to assist i'll distributing the sap with
which the tree becomes CORDED in the
first warm days of February, and also
lessen the quantity of water, gener,
ally at this time a surplus, by evapera
ton through the branches. Eyapora
ton goes on much more rapidly, ever
i'll the winter while the trees are bar,
OF leaves, than is generally supposed.
Under these conditions-excessiv
rains while the trees are dormant, ant
so mild a climate that the actual resi-
OF the tree is. very meager-it would
seem that the usual practice of prun
ing at this time may be we'll reversed,
and that the more pruning done in the
summer, the better it will be for the
trees.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-18
The Legislature.

The Assembly Committee ON Mines
and Mining had under consideration
Robinson's bill to compel those engaged
in mining pursuits to give bonds in the
sum of IS, 600 to guarantee the pay
ment of monthly claims against them.
Throughout the mining districts there
has been much opposition to this bill,
so the committee decided to recommend
that it do not pass. The bill intro
duced by Power, of Placer, prescribing
the manner Of locating and relocating
mining claims, which was drawn by
Judge Curtis Lindley of San Francisco
and Endorsed by the Executive Com
mittee of the State Miners Associa-
ton, twas thought to contain too many
radical changes to be favorably recon-
mended. The committee will report
substitute bill which will do away
with swinging locations in the case
of placer claims and provide for $50
worth of work on quarterly claims and
$40 worth for every twenty acres Of
placer claim within sixty days of dis
covery.
The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-02-18
FOREIGN NEWS.

A London Daily News special from
Berlin announces that sugar trust
has been formed there. The trust is
outspoken and makes no concealment
that its object is to- raise the price of
sugar. s
The New York Herald's correspond
ent in Rio Janeiro cables that the
Brazilian cruiser Benjamin Constant
has hoisted the national colors over the
island of Trinidad, which was long in
dispute with Great Britain.
The Budesrath of Switzerland has
appointed court of three arbitrator
to settle the dispute between Great
Britain and Colombia in regard to the
construction of railroad between the
Magdalena river and the town of Med
lin.
The French Government has pro.
tested to the Khedive against the Egyp-
tan Government accepting British
loan for the payment of the expense
of the Anglo.Egyptian expedition to
Dongola, pointing out that the proper
course is to apply to the international
debt commission.
Serious strikes and bread riots have
occurred at Madrid and at Araniuez,
the site of the royal residence of Spain
In Newcastle, there having been mani
festations before the Town Hall, the
I of Ia nh knx
and many arrests have been made.
The municipal authorities have re.
signed, owing to their inability to sup.
press the disturbances, and martial law
has been proclaimed. Later re.enforce.
ments of police were sent to Araniue2
from Madrid and steps have been
taken to restore older.
A dispatch TO the London Times
from Athens announces that 1000
Turkish troops have been ordered tC
Crete for the purpose of suppressinp
the instruction there. A dispatch to
the Times from Athens gives add.
tional details of the trouble between
Christians and Mohammedans on the
island of Crete. 1t is announced that
5000 Christians have surrounded the
seaport town of Canea ana that they
have already burned the Mussulmar
village of Taratbi in revenge for the
burning of the town of Galata. AL.
together six villages are reported to
have been destroyed by fire at the
hands of the Mohammedans ana Chris.
tians, and a rumor has been widely
circulated to the effect that massacre
of Christians has occurred at Galata.