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BURNED OUT 4 DESPERATE.
Tho Posse Then shot Him and his BODY Eel
Into tho FLA nes.

BAXTER, Ark, Aug. 23.-Ed Williams, a negro
desperate and assailant OF white women, met
death on Sunday ten miles southeast of this
place at the hands of a Sheriff's posse. About 1
o'clock yesterday morning Deputy Sheriff Ham
mock, with a posse Of five men, rode out TO Will
liams's cabin to arrest him.
The desperate evidently had received infor.
nation as to the Sheriff's intentions, for when
the posse arrived at the house they found Will
liams Mt home, with barricaded windows and
doors, determined to resist any attempt to effect
his capture.
A demand for surrender was answered by the
crack OF Williams's rife and the posse hurried
to cover, where a consultation was held. 1t was
determined to burn Williams out. Three of the
posse engaged the dcsperado's attention by
keeping up q fusilladc at the windows and
doors, while tho others quietly approached the
angle formed by the chimney and started q fire
OF brush and fodder, which soon enveloped the
cabin in flames.
Soon tho roof began to fall. flaming pieces CT
the logs composing it dropping into the cabin,
forcing Williams to throw open the door and
bound out into the open air. rifle in hand.
one of tho posse.
Then the crack OF a rifle rang out from the
shadows, Quickly followed by a second one. and
Williams clutched at his breast, staggered back
ward. and fell into the blazing building, the
body being burned.
Numerous cases Of criminal assault have been
committed by Williams. the last one being that
Of q German woman, who lived with her three
children five miles cast of WnliamS'S cabin, her
husband being dead.
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MURDERED THROUGH JEALOUSY.
Rooney KILLS . Rival and Wounds q Former
Sweetheart in philadelphia.

Rooney Kills . Rival and wounds o FORMER
Sweetheart In philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 23.-william Rooney, o
house painter OF 1924 North Fifth street. shot
and instantly killed Alphonso Picard. q bicycle
dealer at 1888 Girard avenue. tonight. Picard
was in the company Of Verona Sellheim. 10
years old. After shooting Picard, Rooney fred
the remaining shots in his revolver ut the girl.
Two shots took effect, one in her breast and the
other in her arm. She was taken to st. Joseph's
Hospital. The physicians say she will not die.
Rooney dropped the revolver on the pave
ment andiran. Knowing that he was unarmed,
two citizens gave chase and captured him after
q struggle. turning him over to Policeman
Tyson.
Rooney said his deed was prcmeditated: that
the woman had made a guy OF him: He said he
Rooney had been an ardent admirer Of the Sell
helm girl. Recently she showed a coldness
toward him and transferred her affections to
Picard. She refused to see Rooney. At o o'clock
tonight Rooney was standing at the corner of
Franklin street and Girard avenue. a few steps
from Picard's bicycle store. He was looking in
tently down the street. Finally he saw
Picard and Miss Sellheim coming up Gil
rard avenue and advanced toward them.
were brief. The girl sprang away. and
two reports Of a revolver in quick succession.
Picard fell to the pavement and never spoke,
Both bullets pierced his heart. The girl
screamed, but before she could escape Rooney
fired the other three shots at her. Rooney dis
played q malicious satisfaction over his work.
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BALTIMORE REPUBLICANS p TT.
A War That May Mean the Loss or the State
Legislature.

A War That May Mean the Loss or the State
Legislature.
BALTIMORE, Aug. 23.-The Republicans held
primary elections in every ward to-day, and the
opposing factions put up tickets to suit them
selves. The real fight will come off at the State
Convention at Ocean City on Thursday. when
two delegations will ask for admission. 1t re-
mains to be seen whether Mr.. Wellington or
that wing of the party opposed to his domina-
ton Is in control.
1.-THE Senator has the majority. the city organi.
sation, or the Marburg wing OF the party, will
be recognized. II. on the other hand, the anti
Wellington faction holds the whip hand. Mr..
Master will triumph.
The Indications are that Wellington will have
control. In such an event the Master men say
they will bolt and run an independent ticket.
In order to be prepared they will hold to NOR
row q legislative convention as well as munich
pal convention, and put. up candidates for every
office. The result, II this Is carried out, will be
that the Democrats will sweep the city, and as
tho split will undoubtedly extend to the
counties in tho State they may regain control of
the Legislature.
Many Republicans were so disguised with the
actions of their leaders to-day that they re-
manned away from the polls. Others made
sport Of the primaries by voting at the windows
OF both factions.
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workingmen In the courts; that they have been
tried. and so far as he is concerned will never
again bo appealed to. Ho adds:
"SheriTs, marshals, and other petty officers
issue proclamations and then proceed to shoot
and club workingmon II they arc no. scrvilo
and obedicnt, as II they were SO many savNgcs
of their reservation"
He closes:
Every atom of American manhood revolts
against the spectacle. Judges, by the usurpa-
ton OF power and playing the role Of
tyrants, have annihilated the Constitution,
abrogated the right Of trial by jury.
forbidden free speech, suppressed peacea-
bic assemblagc, and transformed our
republic into an absolute dcspotism. They are
guilty Of judicial treason and should be made TO
answer Mt the bar OF an outraged people. Tho
issue has been forced upon us and we have re-
treated before II TO the verge of slavery. Let US
now meet II MS u would have been met by the
patriots OF 17TG.'
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RAILROAD IN THE DESERT.
water Was tho Problem and II Has been
Found by Digging wells.

Special Cable Despdtch TO THE SuS.
LONDON, Aug. ga despatch from Wady
Halfa says that the Arabs were hugely sur
prised by the wells that have been sunk in tho
desert by the engineers who are constructing
the railroad across the big bend in the Nile from
Korosko to Hu Hamed. They are convinced
that the discovery Of water in these places Is
proof that there is q subterranean passage TO
the Nile.
Chief Abdul Aim, who is acquainted with
every inch Of the Nubian Desert, declares that
the discovery Of water will revolutionize travel
there. and predicts that villages will spring up
in the heart of the desert.
Three thousand men are employed in building
the railroad, many of them being dcrvishes who
were captured by the Anglo-Egyptinn forces.
They work like Trojans. They display the most
cheerful disposition, and are continually. laugh
ing like children.
Mirages are OF frequent occurrence. One day
the furthest laborers seemed to be laying the
track by a beautiful lake lying amid wooded
hills. Cascades. ships. and boats could be plainly
seen. By using Geld glasses the illusion is in.
tenslhed.
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Ono OF Capt. Dodd's Men Commits Suicide Re-
cause or n Love AMIR.

BURLINGTON. VT. Aug. 23.-Trooper John
Mottke OF Fort Ethan Allen committed suicide
yesterday morning by shooting himself. death
being instantaneous. because Ella De MaGg, a
domestic in the family of Capt. Dodd, refused to
marry him. Mottke was born about 30 years
ago in West Prussia, Germany. and had been in
the United States Army moro than six years.
He was q good soldier. On Saturday afternoon
the girl went to the fort and had a long talk
with her lover. Finally she left him. and re-
fused to heed his repeated calls to return.
Mottke went to First Sergeant James Murphy
with his tale Of woe and asked his advice. He
said he had q great mind TO kill the girl.
Sergeant Murphy had often listened to his
troubles. and 80 told him 10 let the girl go and
not to notice her any more, as there were lots OF
good girls In the country. Mottke said on Sat
urday night:
"There'n be q strange face in hell for break
fast tomorrow IL she don't come"
The girl did not como. and, after brooding
over the matter all night he went up to his
room or to the troop kitchen and loaded his car
bine. He stepped to the window and hailed
Wagner Davis, who was going to the stables,
saying:
"Good-by, Davis; shake hands,"
Davis never suspected what Mottke meant,
and said:
"Good-by. john"
Mottke then placed the muzzle Of the piece in
his. mouth and fired. Mottke left relatives in
Kalamazoo, Mich.
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VACCINATION IN MONTREAL.
The city VIII RlEldly EafOrce Its Regulations
In This Respect,

MONTREAL, Aug. 23.-The local Board of
Health is taking energetic steps to enforce
vaccination. DR.. Lachappellc. Chairman of
the Provincial board OF Health, has submitted
a statement 10 the local Health Board In which
h. urges the Importance OF making the sysleln
Vaccination, he declares. is the only etiicient
protection against the spread OF smallpox. and
there Is need OF a more energetic vaccination
campaign.
In consequence OF this recommendation tn.
local board has. recommended that the public
school Commissioners, supcriors, and princiunis
OF the different schools aud educational esfsb.
hShments shall require "a certificate OF VACCINE.
ton previous 70 the admission OF every pupil on
Sept. !. The Mayor will also issue a nrocfama.
ton calling upon all citizens TO be vaccinated.
The city will be divided into dlstricts. Public
vaceInAtors may DO appoiHted and iBspectors
named 70 see that vaccination u Oaf0rceds
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REPLY OF THE AMEER
He Says His Troops Are Not Fighting the BRIT
ish-Condemns the Revolt.

'NSb' sAhO -
ish-Condemus the Revolt.
Special Gable Dispatches to THE Sun.
SIMLA. Aug. 23.-The Government has issued
q synopsis Of the reply Of the Ameer OF Afghan
istan to the remembrance addressed TO him a
short time ago by the Government against his
melting the Of India to revolt
and against his allowing Afghan troops TO take
part in the rIsings of the natives along the from
tier. The Ameer denies that any of his troops
have taken part in the attacks on the British
and undertakes TO prevent them from doing 90.
He repudiates the charge that he is in any way
implicated in the rising and ascribes the troubles
to the mullahs. or priests, whom he condemns
The issuing OF q synopsis instead of the full
reply has created the suspicion that something
important is being withheld. The yiccroy Of
India is understood to be strongly averse th
risking a rupture with the Ameer. The milf
tary authorities, however. are convinced OF hiI;;
duplicity and advocate sharp measures befors
his suspected warlike preparations become
formidable.
BOMBAY. Aug. 23.-Krishnarao, the editor Of
an unimportant vernacular journal, was ar
rested to-day for sedition.
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"REcoRD-BBEAKING" WEDDING.
Mise Coulson Became Mrs. ,. A. LSbb in Two
Minutes BY the watch.


PROVIDENCE, r. l.. Aug. 23.-There was what
was called "a record breaking" church wedding
At the little Episcopal ediice at Wakefield, near
Narragansett Pier. last evening. John A. Lobb
OF 81. Louis made Miss Cora L. Coulson his wife
In less than two minutes. which space of time
Included the playing of a part of Mendelssohn's
wedding march. The wedding was TO have been
a great affair. On Sunday morning the
eHpectant bridegroom received a mandatory
request from his firm to return West and tho
matter began to look serious. He consulted
Hienis about the wedding, and his intimRtes
told him 1t was unlucky to postpone a wedding.
After a consultation the bride acquiesced in q
marriage to take place as soon as the clergyman
could be found.
The Rev. A. ii. Hardy was informed of the
circumstances. and consented to perform the
m The wedding party occupied two
carriages. aud the drive from the Pier TO Wake
neIa Was a quick one. At the Episcopal church,
On Main street, Just before 7 and on the eve OF
the regular night services. the wedding music
rang out ana attracted a crowd in the highway.
some OF the bystanders understood the proceed
ihgs, ana some, peered into the edihce, but the
marriage was all over In n twinkling, and the
Meuulhg party went of post haste to Kingston,
NneIea lFalh was caught for the West. The
party were in travelling costu me.
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DEAF AND DUMB GIRL MISSING.
Miss Freeman OF Hartford Disappears from Her
Home Nysterlousiy.

HARTFORD, Conn, Aug. 23.-Twcnty.yeur-old
Sarah Freeman, a deaf and dumb girl. has dis
appeared from her home and has not been seen
for four days. She was last seen by her fancc.
Morris Marks, also deaf and dumb. who parted
with her on Thursday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
and the last thing Sadie said to him was:
I'm see you Tomorrow
The girl has been living with her mother and
stcpfathcr since June. when she returned home
from a school on 1854 street, New York, where
she had been for five years. 1t was at this
school that she met her flance. and they were to
he married on Oct. 10. Marks has only been
here a short time. but Sadie has been q frequent
visitor at his boarding house. He is unemployed,
and Sadie used TO carry him preserves and dain.
ties to help him along.
No reason can be assigned by the girls parents
for her disH prearauce, ms there was no opposi.
ton to her marriage by them. She had no trou-
BILE OF any kind at home.
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ELOPING UNDER DIFFICULTIES.
Horse Han Away. hut tho engagement or Q
Few Hours Resulted In Marriage.

SHEPHARnvIIIE, KY, Aug. 23.-At l:45
o'clock this morning Mr.. Kirby Beard and Miss
Mamie Swearingen were made man and wife
after an elopcment which followed an engage
mcnt OF n few hours. They went TO church last
evening al the brides home In Mount Washing.
ton, where young Beard proposed and was ac-
cepted. Accompanied by the brides brother
and Miss Mollie BridewelI they set out to drive
to this place to procure a marriage license. On
the way the buggy which contained the future
bride and bridegroom was overturned and the
horse ran away, bruising the bride and smash
ing her hat. The buggy was wrecked. but Mr..
Beard put Miss SwearinRon in the buggy with
horse, which had been caught, rode TO Shep-
hardsville. arriving half an hour after midnight,
The County Clerk was reused and he issued
the license, and then a magistrate was visited
and the CEREMONY was performed.
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RECTOR AND GUEST IN A sMAsH-U UP.
The Rev. Mi. Golden and J. &. Dempsey or
Larchmont BATTERED In n RunaMay.

L~ARCHMoNT. n. Y. Aug. 23.-While the Rev.
Richard Golden, rector OF st. Johns Episcopal
Church. and his guest, John c. Dempsey. a
singer of New York, were being driven to the
home Of a sick COMMUNICATE this morning, q
runaway tear, dragging the fore part OF a heavy
truck. dashed into their runabout. Mr.. Golden
smd ,me 4 - moIS nn m,Uw ar fnst 'nU sapTnIge
injuries and bruises which will conflne them TO
the rectory for several weeks.
Mr.. Dempsey's arm was fractured and his en-
tire left side covered with bruises. The truck
ran directly over the %rector's legs, but did not
break them. The parishioner whom Mr.. Cob
den was called TO see was dying, and the rector
took with him his vcstments and the communion
service. The case containing the service was
broken, open and the c~ontents were scattered
along the road.
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FIGHTING IN KHYBER PASS
FEARS Fol- THE SAFETY OF THE
BRITISH FORCES.
Fighting All nay In the Historic Pass Through
which Alexander Observation-Disclosures R~.
ports That tho Arrtdi Tribes Have Captured
Two British Ports-Otber Bntties Fouxhs.

which Alexander SInrched-Persi.tent R~-
Two British Forts-otbcr Batties Fouxht.
Special Gable Dispatches to TUE Sux.
SiMLA, Aug. 23.-Adyicos from Peshn wur say
II is reported there that all Of the Afridi tribes
have joined the rebels.
A column of Afridis n mile and a half In lcuGth
is attacking Fort Maude in Khyber Pass.
SIMLA, Aug. -. 3 a. M.-The quietude that
prevailed on the frontier during the past few
days was the calm before the storm.
Thousands OF the Afridis early yesterday
morning attacked Fort Alimusjid. a few miles
west OF Jamrood. 4 couple OF hours later they
pressed onward and attacked Fort Maude. Both
these forts were gnrrisoned by Khybcr lcvica.
As soon as the news became known in Jam.
rood Gen. W~cstnacott started with n battery OF
artillery and a detachment Of the Bengal
Lancers for the mouth Of the KhybcT Pass.
his intention being to shell the Afridis from the
entrance of the pass, and, IL possible. to get
through to relieve the garrisons.
The day wan as anxious one. No definite
news has been received. but reports represent
that there was severe fighting throughout the
day. Grave anxiety is felt as TO what happened.
1t is much doubted whetber Gen. Wesimacott
was able TO even reach Fort Maude, and II he
did not do so II is not ut all improbable that
both forts were captured. 1t is per- istently ru-
mored here that the forts have fallen, but the
rumors cannot DO confirmed.
1t Is believed that fighting 10 also proceeding
at Sadda and Parachinar, in the Kurram VAL
ley, where II is known that preparations for q
heavy attack were being mado last evening.
There are two English ladies in Parachinar.
The garrison there consists OF a wing OF the
Ghoorkas. 800 kurram militia, and 200 Sikhs.
with two guns. The place is six days march
from Kohat.
1t is reported that the Hadda Mullah Is col
lectinE the Mohmund tribesmen to attack the
forts at Michni and Shabkadr.
Fort Maude is within the Khyber Pass. It 10
a small stone structure. and Is garrisoned By
about fifty men.
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KILLED At A NEGRO PICNIC.
Negroes wouldn't Return TO Work and MUIR
dered y White Man In . Row.

LITTLE Rock. Ark, Aug. 23.-News Of a fight
between negro picnickcrs and whites reached
here to-day from Kendall, Ark. a lumber camp
In the southwestern part OF the State. A picnic
was given by the negroes near Kendall. and
many of those who were employed at Frank
Kendalls sawmill failed to report for duty. I.
7. johnson, who WAS employed at the Kendall
mill, went to investigate the reason. At the
picnic grounds, while talking TO the men he be.
came engaged in a quarrel with one of the
negroes. WIN drew q knife and cut Johnson's
throat, death resulting Instantly.
c. I. Gray later had some words with tho
negroes and was cut fatally. Two OF the negroes
were captured early this morning. A posse is
forming to lynch them.
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KILLED MS DAUGHTERS LoyER
The Two Men Were Trying 10 shoot Each
Other All Night.

TALBoTToN, Ga, Aug. pa duel. in which
two prominent farmers were the principals, oc-
CURED near here last night, lasting until early
this morning. T.. +. Love had been visiting
the eighteen ear-old daughter OF c, II. Womble
OF late. and was forbidden to come any more.
Last night Womble discovered his daughter
Bertha and Love in the woods back of the resi-
denCe and instantly began shooting at Love.
bertha fled, and Love. taking refuge behind a
large oak. returned Womble's shots. Each par
tivipant fired until he had but one shot re-
maining.
Love late at night drew Wbmble's FIRE on him.
and then rushed out TO make an end OF him. His
pistol snapped, and Womble sprang ON him and
beat out his brains with a stone. The siege had
lasted nearly all night. The Coroner's jury re-
turned u verdict OF granddaughter
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MURDER MYSTERY IN BERLIN.
The Bodies or q Wealthy Woman ana He
Daughter Found In a Chest In the Cellar.

The Bodies or n Wealthy woman ana Her
Daughter Found In n Chest In the Cellar.
Special Gable Despatch TO THE Sun.
BERLIN. Aug. 23.-The police OF this city are
attempting to unravei n murder mystery. A
widow named Schultze, aged "a years. and her
daughter, aged So years. residing on Koenig-
graetzs trassa. disappeared some days ago. leav-
ing no trace of their whereabouts The elder
woman was the owner OF a mine. and was re-
puted to be many times q millionaire. She was
OF a misery disposition. and in order to increase
her income rented the basement Of her house to
a shoemaker named Goenczy.
The police were finally notified Of the disap-
pesrsnce of the women. and they made a search
OF the residence. In the cellar they found the
bodies OF the mother and daughter wrapped in
oilcloth and packed in q chest. They had ap-
parently been dead for two weeks. Goenczy has
disappeared, ard 1t Is suspected that he killed
the women. AS yet the police have discovered
no clue 10 his whereabouts.
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Thrss-Year.Oid Hoy shoot. HI. Mother.

ALTOONA, Pa, Aug. 23.-Early this morning
George. the three year.old son Of Lawrence Is.
smith, a druggist OF New brighton. Pa, got
out OF his crib aud climbed into the bed where
his parents lay asleep. lie found his fathers
revolver UNDER pillow, and while, playing with
IL discharged n bullet, which struck Mrs. smith
on the left side, Just below the heart. Physi-
clans say Mrs. Smith Is Iu!uHNd Iuortally. Mrs.
smith had moi recovered Consciousness up 10
late tonight
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MINERS QUIT IN WEST rIRs1NIA.
Tho Imprisoned strikers Regarded as Martyrs
TO the Cause.

WHEELING, w. Va, Aug, 23.-Along Fire
Creek and at other places in the adjoining
Kanawha Valley the coal strikes cause is being
agitated with n greater degree Of success than
usual. In addition to the mines already pub.
lished as closed, several small concerns along
the Norfolk and Western have suspended.
Southern West Virginia promises 10 become
as prominent in tho coal strike as the Fairmont
region, which is unusually quiet since Judge
COTS Interpretation Of Judge Jackson's %injunc-
ton. The leaders have decided TO have no moro
marches, and 1t seems reasonably safe to say
that the strike ia completely broken in that field.
The fight In this State must now be fought In
the Charleston district. and there, too. there Is
Judge Jackson will DO called into play. Tho
twenty-seven miners sentenced by Judge Con
to three days Imprisonment were released to-
day. They were received as martyrs by their
fellows. who extended q great welcome along
the entire route from Clarksburg to Fairmont
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STRANGE DROWNING ACCIDENT:
william Brook Fails Overheard without His
Companions knowledge.

ALBANY. Aug. 2a.-William Brook Of Niver-
vile engaged a friend to row him across Kinder
hook Lake yesterday at about noon. Brook sat
in the bow Of the boat and his friends back was
therefore turned tow ard him. Without n cry
gle or splash. he fell overheard. His companion
rowed on uncOnscious.of any such casualty un-
til reused by u party OF women in another boat,
who had seen Brook fall and hastened TO notify
his companion, who strangely enough had not
missed him. A diver was employed and a
search for the body was begun. II was finally
caught by a graphing hook and raised to the
surface at about 3 O'Clock in the afternoon.
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JUMPED INTO LAKE, ERIE.
A widow of Cleveland Commits Suicide from n
Lake steamer.

CLEVELAND Aug. 23.-When the steamer City
OF cleveland was two miles out of Cleveland on
heF trip to Detroit last night, a woman was seen
10 climb upon the rail OF the aft promenade
ueck and throw herself into the water. The
nlarlh was at once sounded. Capt. McLauchlan
turned the searchlight upon the spot where the
Mnilah was seen TO go down, small boats were
ioMerel' ana everything done to find the woman.
"a. without success, "''
me woman had been seen in conversation
WIN a man before tbs boat left the cleveland
u"ck ana 1t II said that the two had some
clare: ~ '' "opi"h ue-
! wish ! was at the bottom Of the lake"
~ WAS learned to-day that the woman WAS
PITS flora Anderson. a widow, who resided al
v unkhoWn. AuiSiue