Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-02-03
FIERCE WHISKY WAR
Tongawa, Ok, Excited Over an At
tempt to Drive Out Saloons
The LYNCHERS OF THE SENINOLES.
Wholesale Arrests Of Them Expected Soon
Stole for the starving -Negress Shot
Down by MOb-Beat His
Wife to Death.

O small town Just across tne line I'D
Oklahoma territory, is in a state OF
riot over an attempt OF the churches,
led by the Baptist denomination, to
drive out the saloons. Eli Blake, a
Baptist deacon and postmaster at Ton.
gawa, who began the agitation against
the saloons and who has led the fight,
was waylaid on his road home from
the office Tuesday night and beaten to
death by gang supposed to be act
ing at the suggestion OF the saloon
men. Blake had been receiving let.
tiers of warning for week. Saturday
he hired c. K. Meachem to stay at
the City hotel to obtain informa-
ton concerning gambling den and
saloon located on the second floor.
Monday four arrests were made on an
affidavit Of Mcachem, and the saloon
men attempted to secure the release
of the prisoners by force. Four police
men were ordered from Blackwell and
the disturbance quellcd for the time.
Tuesday night Blake was assaulted
ana killed while on his way home.
Parties of horsemcn rode through the
town in a threatening manner. Yes
terday four arrests were made and the
excitement was high. The Blackwell
police have been requested TO return
home, as it is thought their presence
has led to the sudden violent demon.
strations Of the whisky men.
THE LYNCHERs OF THE sEMINoLEs.
GUTHRIE, Ok, Jan. ~ Deputy
United States Marshal Tighlman re-
turned last night from Pottawatomie
county, where he has been for a week
investigating the recent burning OF
the two Seminole Indians. lie states
that there is no truth in the report OF
the arrest of some Of the lynchers.
The names of score or more OF the
mob have been obtained by the Off
GERS, however, together with strong
evidence A large number of war.
rants will be issued at once and whole
sale arrests be made before the week
is out, lie says that almost every
member OF the mob is a resident of the
Indian territory and that the arrests
will first be made there on a charge of
kidnapping and conspiracy, as the muir
der charge viii. hold only on this side
OF the line. United States Marshal
Thompson has done everything pos
sible to ferret out the guilty parties,
and is daily expecting special instruc-
tions from the department of justice
to assist the county authorities In
prosecuting the members Of the mob
for murder.
STOLE FOR THE STARVING.
BlNGHAMpToN, N. Y, Jan. a. Frank
Perkins, leader Of the American Vol.
unteers in this city, shot himself at pc.
lice headquarters early yesterday
morning. Perkins and a man named
Carter were arrested with bag full OF
chickens When they got to the police
station Perkins, without any warning,
drew revolver and, placing the
weapon to his head, fired. He cannot
recover Carter said that the members
of the Perkins family were destitute.
They had nothing to eat in the house,
and Tuesday night, instead of going to
the Volunteer meeting, they went on
foraging expedition and robbed hen
roost. On the way to the station Per-
kins begged to be let go, saying that
his family was starving, and that he
did the stealing for their sake. The
family as he stated, was found to be
destitute.
NEGREss SHOT DOWN by A MOB.
NATcHEz, Miss, Jan. 27.-The names
of the two negroes who mortally shot
Charles Beard Tuesday, at Forest
plantation, are unknown Parties re-
turning from the scene of the tragedy
yesterday report that the mother of
the two negroes, who dubbed young
Beard over the head after being shot
down, and who escaped to the woods
when help arrived, was captured by a
posse, shot to death and left in the
swamps The rest of the negroes who
were implicated scattered before the
posse arrived or they would have
shared the same fate as the old woman
and will yet If captured.
BEAT HIS WIFE TO DEATH.
ENGLISH. Ind. Jan. 27.--News. was
received here yesterday afternoon that
John Casey killed his wife at st. Croix,
early yesterday morning, He had
beaten her with poker until she was
unconscious before he was interfered
with, l2-ycar-old girl dragging him
loose by the hair. The murderer es-
capped arrest and is supposed to have
reached Louisville, KY, where he has
relatives.
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