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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
KILLED NINE NEGROES.
mississlpPians Add Another Chapter to thu
History of Crime In That state.

mtssisslppians Add Another Chapter to the
History Of Crime In That state.
Forest, Miss, Oct. 24.-As the result
OF an attempt to arrest negro near
Harpersville, Scott county, one white
deputy was killed, three wounded and
nine negroes have been killed by citi-
zens of Harpersville and the sherlff's
posse combined.
The trouble originated last Friday
when negro named Bill Burke had
an alteration with his employer,
Charles Freeman, white man, in
which the negro got the best of the
difficulty. The next night crowd of
white men headed by Wallace Sibley,
who was deputized to arrest the man,
went to Burke's house. which is about
a mile from Harpersville. When they
arrived upon the scene and called for
Burke they were greeted by a fusillade
from negroes in the bushes surround
ing the house and in the house itself.
Wallace Sibley fell dead at the first
volley and three more white members
of the crowd were wounded. The
whites returned the fire, but were un-
able to do any execution. There were
not more than eight men in the white
crowd and, finding it impossible to
resist effectively they dispersed
towards Harpersville.
When the crowd returned to Har-
persville large crowd gathered.
They went to Burke's house and got
from his mother the names of all par
ties in the crowd which had ambushed
the men the night before. In all there
were about 40 negroes. All of them
had fed. Then the search for each of
the prescribed darkies began. Six
negroes were found and killed before
the sheriff arrived.
Sunday morning Sheriff Stevenson
was wired from Harpersville of the
condition of affairs and he was asked
to get togeteher posse and come to
Harpersville. The sheriff lives at Nor
ton, ten miles from the scene. Gath
ering 20 or 30 men the sheriff started
for the place. When he arrived he was
joined by crowds of citizens until the
number in the posse was over 300 men,
After leaving the house where the
first tragedy was committed the
negroes scattered. The sheriff's pur.
suit has resolved itself into chase oi
the negroes implicated. A telephone
message received late last night states
that three more negroes have been
found and killed. Gov. McIaurin has
gone to Forest.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
The Horseshoers Adjourn.

Cincinnati, Oct. 22.-The Master
Horseshoers' International Protective
association, which has been in session
here since Monday, adjourned last
night, to meet in Pittsburg the second
Monday in October, 1899. The follow
ing officers were elected: President,
John p. Purcell, New York; vice presi-
dents, ]. F. Brandy, Baltimore; J. P.
Adams, Cleveland, and L. B. Doolin,
Milwaukee; secretary-treasurer, w. j.
Moore, Pittsburg. The report of the
finance committee showed a balance
on hand of over $4,000.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
Bank Closed,

Lisbon, Oct. 22.-The First national
bank was closed Friday by the direc-
tors. NJ. ]. Childs, cashier for 20 years,
has not been seen since Thursday
morning. Bank examiners are in
charge. An investigation of the banks
affairs is now in progress and enough
has been discovered to convince the
directors that Childs is an embezzler.
Childs was township and city treasur-
er and treasurer of the United Presby-
terrain church. The funds of these in
stitutions are in the bank.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
Old Shell Explodes in an Iron Works.

Ashtabula, Oct. 19.-During the war
Of 1912 British warship fred ashore
at this port several shells. Some of
these have been preserved as relics.
Yesterday one of them accidentally
got into pile of scrap iron which was
delivered to the Phoenix iron works.
1t went into the furnace with the rest
of the scrap iron and terrible ex-
plosion followed. The furnace doors
were blown to atoms. Fortunately the
workmen were all at work in other
parts of the foundry at the time.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
Fatal Crash on the b. a. O.

GAINESVILLE, Oct. 2O.-A bad railroad
wreck occurred at New Concord We'd
nesday morning. Westbound Balti-
more & Ohio train No. Z, double
header, struck the rear end of first
section of freight train No. 25, about
200 yards east of the depot, completely
demolishing the caboose and three or
four cars loaded with coke. Conductor
Samuel Paxton, who was in the ca
boose, was killed. Both engines OF
the express train were badly damaged.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
soldier Staba a Hotel Clerk.

Akron, Oct. 22.-Howard Russell,
night clerk at the Arlington hotel, in
this city, was seriously if not fatally
stabbed by soldier Thursday night.
The soldier, who says his name is Wal.
ter Caskey, and that he is attached
to the hospital corps in the military
camp at Huntsville, Ala, is under ar.
raat.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
shafter Visits Llm,.

Lima, Oct. 21.-Ten thousand peopl,
participated in the reception to Gen
Shafter and staff yesterday. He ar
rived from Chicago at 1880 p. m. and q
big parade was at once formed. Lunch
was served and a public meeting held
at the opera house. The party left
for the east at $3.50 D. IN.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
Smallpox m Logan County.

Columbus, Oct. 22.-Two cases OF
smallpox were reported Friday from
Lakeview, Logan county. Secretary
Probst, of the state board of health,
has called conference of the health
board of Auglaize and adjacent coun.
ties to meet at Lima next Thursday
to take action to stamp out the disease,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
Awarded s1o,ooO pamares.

Youngstown, Oct. 1S.-In the dam
age case of Austin E. Shaw, of Ash
tabula, who had his right leg amputat-
ed by a train, the jury on Monday
morning gave him a verdict of $4,000
against the Lake Shore Railroad Co.
Shaw was an employe of the company,
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
MARQUIS DE LAFAYETTE.

contribution boxes were for the recep
ton of the contributions of the school
children to fund for monument to
Lafayette, to be erected in Paris. In
every public school in the state the
day was marked by special exercises
as well as the collections, the latter
limited to ten cents from each pupil
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
Representatlvo johnson D,cs.

Warren, Oct. 22.--William M. John
son, member Of the lower branch OF
the state legislature, died Friday
morning at his home ip Mecca. He was
an old soldier.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
NEWS OF OHIO.
Gathered by Telegraph From All
Parts Of the State.
lafayette Day Observed.

Columbus, Oct. 20.-On the desk of
every teacher in the public schools OF
Ohio there was contribution box yes
terday. All over the state the day
was observed as Lafayette day and the
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26

Als6SmP; 4 s6fMnav Total. .'"'.,.''SS
at is believed" he adds, shat the
democrats will sustain losses in the
extreme west, but to what extent is
mere conjecture, and at this time
there is not sufficient information in
the possession of anyone to form a
reliable opinion" The fact is that the
drift in the west of late has been
steadily away from the democratic
party, and the returns next month
from that locality are likely to be
surprising revelation to those who
have counted on republican reverses.
In the east, too, the democratic dal-
lance with Organism is pretty GER
tain to cost the party dear, for the
great mass of the people are ready to
stamp upon the Chicago platform with
greater emphasis than they did in 1896.
However, giving the correspondent all
he claims, it will be seen that he falls
somewhat short of making out dem
ocratic majority in the next house.
On the other hand, republicans will
show timely prudence by recognizing
the possibility of substantial demo-
cratic gains unless proper effort is
made to defeat them. Senator Hanna,
of Ohio, chairman of the republican
national committee, and one of the
most competent and alert of political
managers, has pointed out some of the
dangers ahead. When asked for his
views he said:
"You will see the exact situation OF the
campaign at present when recall to you
that in 1896 there were 60 congressional dis
tricts In which members were elected by
a majority of less than 1000 votes. This
was true of democrats as well as repub-
licans The majority Of these districts
were carried by less than 500 plurality, and
you can see at once how important 1t is to
arouse interest and activity in these dis
tricts. The republicans must not let
the democrats get ahead Of them in work. y
1t Is in these close districts that the
democrats will put forth especial eff
fort, and there they must be watched
and their schemes frustrated. Over
| confidence and lack of vigilance may
endanger republican supremacy in
congress. But with the conditions Sc
clearly understood, with the people
aroused as they have not been in a
generation by the glorious results Oh
the war, and with patriotic indigna
tion at the cowardly and semitreason
able attitude of large portion of the
democratic party with regard to the
conduct of the war and the great anG
inspiring issues now confronting the
nation, voters should not hesitate II
giving their support to an administra
tiof which represents the noblest
American purposes. The way tc
strengthen the hands of President Nc
Kinley and assure the forward marcf
of the United States along the patti
of its splendid destiny is to send to the
house Of representatives strong ma
jority in close sympathy with the ad
ministration's views.-Troy Times.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
ColInpse of Free Silver.

The democratic managers who are
trying to run the western end of the
party in the interest Of free silver
wouh do we'll to ponder ON the COM
plete collapse of the cause in the east.
Nearly all the democratic conventions
and candidates in that section of the
country are either ignoring the sub
ject or coming out frankly againstthe
Chicago platform. The Baltimore Sun
prints an interview with Mr.. R. B. Tip
petit, democratic nominee for con-
gress in the Second Maryland district,
embracing part of the city of Balti-
more, in which he says: I'm order
that there may be no misapprehension
as to my position on the financial ques-
ton, should the same be made an issue
in this campaign, wish to say that
am absolutely in favor of the gold
standard" In like manner Mr.. r. C.
Stevens, of Attica, N, Y, in declining
the democratic nomination for state
senator, assigns as reason "the adop-
tion of new ideas and principles to
which ! cannot conscientiously sub
scribe" and cites the free silver plank
of the Chicago platform as one. And
so the lost cause continues to lose.--
Indianapolis Journal.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
EyMr. II. w. Bruipgton, formsrlYlol

UMr. F. W, Bruipgton, formerlysoi
Atlantic, and one Of the active work.
ing republicans Of Iowa, is now located
at Macon, Col. He is still 4 goldstandl
ard republican Of the most deter.
mined character, and he iskeeping his
eyes open to discover the effect Of gold
standard rule in the silverstates. He
writes the Register that "tbere never
has been a time when there was such q
demand for labor in Colorado, the un.
skilled labor of the masses and the
skilled labor Of the artisan" Hs
writes that the demand for labor also
extends over Montana and all the
other mountain silver states.--Iows
State Register. W
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26


Thus the republicans have clear
majority over all opposing forces of
Al On all party questions except
those relating to the currency the sill
yer republicans act with the other re-
publicans, so that the party strength
is practically 2O6, or majority of 4s
over the opposition.
The Courier-Journal correspondent,
carefully considering the chances,
comes to the conclusion that demo-
cratic gains can be expected from the
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1898-10-26
CHANCES IN CONGRESS-.
The Outlook for the Democrats tn
the Coming Contest IL Not
Very Promising.

The Louisville Courier-Journal is a
pretty earnest democratic newspaper.
But evidently its Washington corre-
spondent has no<iope of democratic
success in the coming congressional
contests. He has been looking the
ground overSery carefully, and, while
he is confident there will be some in
crease of democratic strength in the
house of representatives, he cannot
figure out majority for his side. The
nreSent house stands:
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18
The RusI, to Klondike

and Alaska for 1898 has begun. It will
not be necessary to endure the terri
BILE hardships or pay the excessive
packing rates in making the trip this
year that it was in 1897. A good
rail and tramway is now in operation
across the Chilkoot pass, a wagon road
hewed out of solid rock extends from
Skaguay to the top of White pass and
IL tramway is in operation around
White Horse Rapid. The number of
steamers between Puget's Sound and
Dyea and Skaguay and OH the Yukon
has been SO increased that there is now
Il large fleet.
The new routes via Cooks inlet and
Prince William Sound and Valdes Pass
to the headwaters of the Copper and
Tanina rivers opens not only a large
and rich gold and copper country near
the coast, but also gives Gee to the
Dawson City region as we'll.
The Northern Pacific has the latest
and best Klondike and Alaska map and
folder published. 1t is up to date in
steamer sailings and also contains the
latest and most authentic information
obtainable. Send Chas. s. Fee, Cen
eral passenger agent, st. Paul, Mimi,
2 cents for it.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18

The successful operation of the pres
ent tariff law is significantly shown by
the figures presented in a special re-
port made to the secretary of the treas
ury by the local appraiser of New York
City. This report deals with the i'm
portations with the six months ende
Feb. .. 1898. as compared with the sin
months ending Feb. l. 1879. An jn-
crease of more than sS.tGG.@C0 in i!t
total appraised valme oil msrchsn H.
brought into that port l:on apras.i
shown. The business with t,.r ,ns;,; e
world for "a portion of fine year. a'n.,t
ten months. present IL total inalcns" oi
SS6.OCO.G00 for the entire country. not
withstandingthe passage of Il "t!iscvim
mating tariff. And the month OF
February yielded the government Il
surplus of S2.Oo0.0OO4not IL very regu.
lar occurrence under the Wilson i'll.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18
ANTI.scALPING.

Since the rates of transportation
are being fixed by laws, and made as
low as can be. consistent with good SER
vice, it becomes almost necessary that
some legislation be enacted against the
system of ticket scalping. For if the
railroads are bound to charge no more
than certain rates, they should be pro-
tected against the Vaccinations of the
wiley scalper. Touching upon this
subject the following article by the
Anti-Scalping Bureau is quite to the
point:
SPY formal action practically all the
transportation companies in the coun-
try and boards of trade and kindred
commercial organizations, and relig-
ious as we'll have sanctioned
the bill known as the "Anti.S calpine'
bill and urged upon congress the ex-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18

The Sturgis Advertiser. which has
for years espoused the cause of de-
mocracy, has become weary of it and
declares it will henceforth be found in
the republican ranks. 1t says: s'There
is no democratic party today. Democ-
racy once represented Il broad field of
broad ideas. Its influence was at one
time wholesome and its fragrance nice
ly the monday of national affairs. Its
reckoning goodness nodded to and fro
in the years long. long gone by and the
stars of heaven winked in approval
when the affairs of the nation by the
votes of democrats representing demo-
cratic ideas were put in the hands of
Andrew jackson, but at this time the
party is IL dreary desolate eNpanse of
debris and for years the vulture of
populism has been circling above it.
swooping down nov tand then carrying
the remnants away until now the dem
ocratic party is gone.
''l'here is no separate and distinct
populist party. The time has come
when one must choose between the
homogeneous conglomeration of popu-
listic underbrush on one hand and the
stately forest of republicanism on the
other.'
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18

The Pierre correspondent of the
Sioux City journal says the populists
will open the political ball i'll this state
on Wednesday of this week at which
time their central committee meets at
Huron for the purpose of calling their
state nominating convention together
and to set Il place and date for it.
This opens the fight between the fusion
aud middle-of-the-road elements of the
party. The chief effort of the middle
of-the-roads is to secure a straight
party call without regard to the action
any other party or element in the state
and the fight may d ,velop into a hot
one if Loucks gets his forces together
in shape. Loucks is one of the smooth
est politicians in the state and may
fool the fusionists before the conven-
ton meets, though the latter seem to
have Il working majority in the com
mittce. He is determined that there
shall be "a straight out populist ticket
in this state this year and has selected
as his ~lieutenants three good organic
ers, and with himself as a fourth, they
will constitute Il force which will have
to be reckoned with before the end OF
the campaign.
Nor Il the element of democratic
assistance be counted on with any Ger.
tainty by the populists this year. Sew.
eral of the prominent democrats of the
state. in speaking of that phase of the
situation, took the position frankly
that if there is to be fusion, that the
democrats themselves would name the
men who would go upon the ticket
and they would not accept the popu
list program to place certain democrat.
of their W naming on the ticket.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18

In 1888 the managers of the Louis
vile IL Nashville railroad cut the
wage of their trainmen and switch
men. At the time they promised to re-
store wages to the 1892 basis when the
earnings we're as large as in that year.
The earnings have now reached that
basis and the employees are throwing
their hats in the airover the announce
ment that wages are now to be re-
stored to the old figure. Someof those
men voted for Bryan, too, but they
won't do it again.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18
FORTUNE o A VASE.
Celebrated Pieces of China, Their value
and Their OWners.

Ten Thousand guineas paid by the
Earl Of Dudley for an antique vase and
ever Of early Sevres china vas the lar
gest sum ever paid for a vase. It was
afterward sold to Baron Schroeder for
5000 guineas. Five thousand guineas
was paid at the sale of the Lynes-
Stephens collection in 1896 for an owl
form vast of old Sevres porcelain, paint
ed with horsemen and figures, after
Wouvermans, and q trophy Of arms in
two medallions with fiuted neck and
handles formed as gilt figures of boys.
by Dodin and NORM, 1914 inches high.
The price included a pair of oviform,
fiat shaped vases of comparatively small
value. apart from the one above de-
scribed, the three being one set which
formed part of the Earl of Pembroke's
collection.
In Mr.. jones' collection of pottery
and porcelain 1t the South Kensington
museum there is an egg shaped Gros
Bleu Sevres vase with medallions of
Cupid and Psyche which was acquired
for 5000 guineas. The celebrated Bar
berini Oh Portland vase, now preserved
in the gold chamber of the British mu-
scum, was purchased by Sir. W. Ham,
ilton for 81, 600. and afterward sold to
the Duchess of Portland for 81, 800. A
historical vase was recently put under
the hammer at Christie's. It was one of
a pair presented to the Marquis Of
Montcalm (the defender of Quebec by
Louis XIV. The last bid for this splen-
did work Of art was 81, 995. One Of the
largest vases in the world was a present
from the late gar to the city Of Paris.
It is made from an immense block IF
jasper, is eight feet high and is valued
at Ell, O0.-London Tit-Bits.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18
Takes His Own Medicine.

In Baluchistan when the physician
gives a dose he is expected to partake
of a similar one himself as a guarantee
of his good faith. Should the patient
die under his hands the relatives
though they rarely exercise it-have the
right of putting him to death, unless u
special agreement has been made free.
ing him from all responsibility as to
consequences. while ii they should de-
eide upon immolating him he is fully
expected to yield to his fate like u man
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1898-03-18
pediency aud justice of its enac,n~

pediency aud justice of its enuctm"u
"After several comprehensive M
%eveaustive hearings by the senate 81
house committee on interstate an fnr
eign commerce, the bill has been
vanced to the calendar of the SEN,
by Il vote of eight to three, and to-
house by Il majority of fifteen to tive
"The bill contemplates the abolisi
of traffic by irresponsible and un "
thorized persons in railroad and steam
ship tickets and confines such transnc
tions to the duly constituted agents ~
the transportation companies. and oh
ligates all common crrriers to prompt
ly and equitably redeem all passar,-
tickets when for any reason unused H.
whole OIL in part.
"The interstate c,mni 81
sion in its annual report to congr $
has again and again reviewed the ev
effects of ticket scalping anl un.
formly urged upon congress the ex
pediency and justice to the travelinr
public and the railways of such amen
ments to the interstate commerce. ac
as would abolish the practice and lin.
sales of passage tickets to responsible
and properly authorized cl alnels.
ga a rule the ticket scalper. in his
province of self-constituted agent, is
unable, were he so disposed, to discrim-
mate between the legitimacy or regu
larity of tickets rendered and pur.
chased in the course of his transac-
actions. 1t therefore follows that his
office creates a COW ention market for
lost, stolen or fraudulent tickets. and
likewise an incentive and temptation
for railway employees to, through the
medium of the ticket broker, defraud
the companies whom they serve. This
feature of the ticket scalper being self
evident, should condemn his actions
from a moral standpoint.
1.-The business of the ticket scalpel
does not appear, in any essential way.
to serve the economy, convenience or
welfare of the travelling public; con
versely, the unf; ir and unlawful ma
nipulation of excursion tickets to
which he necessarily resorts to obtain
a profit from the business. compels the
railways to surround such forms OF
transportation with restrictive condi-
tions initiating against convenient
and economical use by legitimate pur.
chasers, and not infrequently the
ticket scalper's methods compel the
railways. in a reasonable protection OF
their interests, to decline meritorious
application for excursion fares, partic.
ularly waen such concessions involve
important commercial centers or move.
ments of large bodies of people.
'rhe moral influence of the ticket
scalper's avocation is deplorable from
whatever point of view it is considered
and i'll the interest of public morals
and fair dealings the law-abiding
thinking people of the country should
raise their voice and influence in the
direction of securing enactment of the
measure now under consideration"