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The Mena star., 1898-08-17
LYNcHINd FOLLOWS rlURDEP
Four Negroes, One Woman, Hanged
 by Mob.

Clarendon, Ark, Aug. 14.-A wo. man and three men hanging in a row from beam of an old saw mill where a mob had lynched them was the sipht that the people of the town of Claren. don hocked to see last Wednesday, morning. The bodies of the four ne- rroes twirled and swayed and logged against each other in the bright morn ing sunshine. The children of the town pushed in through the crowd and looked up with wondering eyes at the the stockinged feet of the old neeress dangling below her red cotton gown. and at the black distorted faces drawn up close up to the beam.
 And the woman who hired the ne. groes to murder her husband lay on cot in the near by jail dying from poison given her by the mob. They had said to her:
 'You may have your choice. Take this poison or be lynched"
 She chose to die by poison.
 This was the sequel to the cruel murder If John T. Orr, planned by his wife, Mrs. Erneze Orr, Miss Rachael Morris, young girl associate, and five negroes, one of whom, Will Sanders. fired the fatal shot from shotgun on July 30. the victim dying the following day. The purpose of the crime was to collect the insurance on Orr's life in order to satisfy the ambition of Mrs, Orr to go on the stage, together with her friend, Miss Morris.
 Mrs. Orr, Dennis Record, Manse Cas- tie. Will Sanders and Rilla Weaver were arrested and placed in jail. Rachael Morris and Susie Jacobs, the the latter negress, escaped arrest by leaving the country or they would have shared the fate of the others.
 Mrs. Orr was furnished poison by member of the mob, and to escape lynching took the deadly drug, after bidding farewell to her 4-year-old child, and died the day following the lynching.
 The Orrs were well-to-do and highly respected, he being popular business man of Clarendon, and both active church workers Mrs. Orr was raised in Michigan, educated in convent, was remarkably pretty and attractive and is said to have had quite talent as an actress, and this latter was the prime cause of her terrible crime and the fate that overlook her.
The Mena star., 1898-08-17

Fly paper at Jackson's Drug Store
The Mena star., 1898-08-17
procure n Set of Tools.

It is to the interest of the farmer to have set of tools always on hand, sucn as saws. chisels, planes, drills, hatche.S' hammers, etc., .,and several sizes oI nalis' spikes and bolts. A small tool house should be built, or a space partluoneu off in the granary. if it is large enough for the exclusive use of the man wno must do repairs to machinery fences' gates. etc. during the busy season. Such an investment will pay the owner many times over.--Dakota Field ana Farm
 The editor of the Evans City, Pa'' Globe, writes: "One Minute Cougr Cure is rightly named. It cured my children after all other remedies failed. It cures coughs. colds and all throat and lung troubles. Pipkin % Hanes.
 Elv manor at .larlsDu'S Drug store.
The Mena star., 1898-08-17

About one month ago my child, which is fifteen months old, had an attack of diarrhoea accompanied by vomiting. I gave it such remedies as are usually given in such cases, but as nothing gave relief, we sent for phy- sician and it was under hls care for a week. At this time the child had been sick ten days and was having about twenty-fiveHoperations of the bowels every twelve hours, and we were con- vinced that unless it soon obtained re- lief it would not live. Cham berlain's S Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy was recommended, and 1 decided to try it. 1 soon noticed a ch ange for the better; by it's continued use com plete cure was brought about and it is now perfectly healthy.-C. L. Boggs, Stumptown, Gilman county, w. Va. For sale by F. C. Savage.
The Mena star., 1898-08-17
WHY AMERICANS WIN BATTLES.
now One Volunteer of Education and Refinement Showed patriot;sr,

When the monitor Monadnocls ar rived at Hawaii on her long trip from california to the Philippines it was discovered that one of the stokers em. ployed in her boiler room was insane anu ne was sent to hospital for oreatment During that forced run across the Pacific he had stood at his post heroically, and in a temperature which frequently prostrated him. had worked until his hands and arms were onstered and his constitution had been wrecked by the tremendous strain. In the hospital at Honolulu chance visi- tor from California ran across him and recognized him as San Francisco professional man, who at the outbreak ot hostilities closed his office and en- listed for service in the navy as vol unteer. He accepted the position as signed him on the Monadnock without murmur, and never uttered word of complaint until he collapsed
 European students of affairs who nave been amazed by American char acter as shown in the matchless achievements of Dewey. Hobson, Schley and Shafter, may find in this instance another index to American superiority in military affairs Ameri- can officers command the best military materials in the world. A nation which sends into active service as vol unteers men of education, refinement and social standing, who enlist solely through patriotic motives and eqdure without protest all hardships which may be imposed upon them, is invinci- bic in any trial of strength with d nation whose soldiers are mere autom- atoms, forced into service and fight ing under protest and for psy
The Mena star., 1898-08-17
\ Bargain.

A beautif VI 10-acre tract of land, with 2-room house and an excellent spring of water, located within one mile of depot Can be bought for S3oO Annlv at the Star office. 294t
The Mena star., 1898-08-17

The Chief Burgess. of Miles burg, Pa. says DeWitt's Little Early Risers are the best pills he ever used in his family during forty years of house keeping. They cure constipation. sick headache and stomach and liver troubles. Small in size but great in results Pipkin S Hanes.
The Mena star., 1898-08-17
Summer Excursions.

And reduced rates. See your local ticket agent for particulars
 II. c. ORR, c. r. A., K. C., P. & c. R. R., Kansas City. D. J. CAvIrT, Ticket Agt., Mena, Ark.
The Mena star., 1898-08-17

For any kind of an ice-cold orink go to Jacksop's $ up-to-date soda foun- tain.
The Mena star., 1898-08-17
mi. Is Worth coasider4ns

Experiments recently made at the Michigan Experimental station show that about four times as much feed is obtained from meadow allowed to mature hay as from a field pastured. In soiling, the difference would probably not be so great, owing to the fact that the grass, or peas, or alfalfa, or what ever is grown for the purpose, is cut before it fully natures, but even then from two to three times the number of animals can be supported bv soiling as on pastnre-Prairie Enr,--
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26
MAYOR CHASED THE NEGRO.

Seymour, Inda. November s4.-Joseph
Baird. the negro orator, who was taken
from the city Jail and badly whipped
by a mob early Sunday morning, Novem-
Der g. had street duel with Mayor Mllls
this afternoon.
claimed that Il of his own race composed
the mob, Since that time he has WRITER
an article for local paper. in which tie
accused city official of being mem Dc I
of the mob. He also told . number OF the
citizens that Mayor Mills was the mon
leader.
: Mills met Baird on Sd street this after
noon and asked Tim why he told 1ne
story. Baird denied having made the
statement and Mills demanded that he
90 with him and face DR.. j. e. Shields,
who had told Mills of the charges. AT
this Hard said that he could not be
bluffed. and that he was prepared Tor
Mills told him that he did not care for
that, and the negro accompanied tne
MAYOR to the physicians Office. On
reachiur the office the mayor asked the
doctor If Baird had made the charge, to
whioh he received an affirmative reply.
Tbe negro. seeing that he was caught,
made n move for his hip pocket, and at
the same time Mayor Mills fired his re-
yolver, the ball passing its mark. Inc
negro ran out.
Mills remained in the oifce few MN
utes, and when he emerged from the
front door Baird began firing at him
from around the corner of the building.
Ths mayor started in pursuit Of tbs ne
gro. A running fight ensued and con-
tinued until Baird reached his home, to
the door of which he was pursued by the
mayor. In all 10 shots we're exchanged,
not one OF which took effect.
Aea hc GhGCfi =, o. rnHp1 a large
crowd gathered upon the streets, the
feeling against Baird being strong
Later in the day Marshal Thickston ar
rested Baird and he waved examination.
In order to prevent possible lyncnlng
he was taken to the Brownstown jail.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26
PROMINENT CITIZEN IMPLICATED
The Investigation of Bucksport Mur der
VIII Be Continued.

Buoksport, November 25. The investi-
cation into the Ware murder case by the
detectives, is suspended pending report
on the accumulated evidence now being
considered by County Attorney Bunker.
The evidence has ome from citizens VINO
voluntaril made inquiry into Mrs
Wares death, and by the detectives at
work from time to Time 1t tends to I'M
plicate resident of this neigh borhood IN
the crime, and ne from time to time has
asked for continued inquiry. This fact
has tended to make the townspeople eager
to find the murderer and has been the
chief facrer in raising fund to pay for
detect ives. The county attorney will sub
NIT the evidence to the attorney general
and an opinion will be expressed early
next week. The town officers are qulte
certain that one or more arrests are Likely
to follow. If Attorney General Halnes
deems the evidence Is insufficient the
town and county COMMITTEES Will expenu
the remaining 5000 in continuing aene
caoroh
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26
AgLssgTsT FE.spWER.

1T is 4 surprising fact says Prot
Houton, that in my travels in all parts
of the world, for the last ten years. !
have met more people having USED
Green's August E'loSver than any any
other remedy, for dyspepsia, deranseo
liver and stomach, and for constipation.
find for tourists and statesmen, or Ior
persons filling Office positions, Where
headaches and general bad feelings IRON
Irregular habits exist that Green :
August Flo yger is grand remedy. y |,
does not injure the system by freguepl
nse, and is excellent for sour stomachs
and INDIGESTION. Sample hotties
fres, al h. Il. Fiel14tt's, 2is Danforth, Y y
| VI. Stevens sl87 Portland, McDonongh 9
sheridsn's 235 Congress, and J.E. Gooie
&c Cots 20l Federal st. 80
Sold by dealers in ali civilized countries
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26
SOUTH PORTLAND.

neat SOLDIERS Memorial" has just
been gotten up In the form OF roll OF
1.-THE officers and rank and file of Compa-
Inv K. First Connecticut Volunteer in
fantfy in the Spanish American war OF
1898, Il is very happily illustrated with
the soldiers farewell and welcome
home.n, with scenes from camp life and
the battlefield. while over all poses the
Goddess of Liberty holding the4Stars ana
| Stripes with shield resting at her Ieet;
Lie is O very creditable piece OF worksand
| doubtless will be highly priced by the
| favored ones in our midst who have been
| SO kindly remembered by the copy sent
them.
Mr.. Fem, civil engineer of the city,
| who run the line for the division or 5ne
town. was yesterday engaged In putting
| in the distances with view OF cohi-
pleting a correct map.
The subject of the Epwortn league
meeting at the Peoples Methodist church
tomorrow evening will be Total A psbl-
nence and Prohibition" Harry Holmes
will lead. .
g, w. Doughty, Jr., is reported to De
very sick at his home on West High streeI,
Dr. Moulton and family of the city
spent Thanksgiving day with Mr. IL. W.
Cole.
The troops at Fort Preble and the Head
were paid yesterday afternoon at 2 O'CLOCK.
The Hose company have decided upon
February 16, II and is as the dates OF
their annual fair. The company are ne
gotiatino for the purchase Of new lad
der truck and it is thought that Boucher
| & Turner of Knightville will get the
| lob. Under the present condition OF
things these fairs are necessary IN order
to secure funds to malntaln the organl-
zat ion. but under city charter, perhaps,
better provisions would be. made for this
verv important feature of municipal adj
ministration.
The young people of the Star Dramatic
company gave very creditable enter
tpinmerlt last evening at the Union Opera
hou Sc which was well attended. The
piece will be repeated tonight and all the
friends of the club should turn out.
The ShaiIers and South Portlands
play,d a very exciting game OF football
at South Portland Thursday, which end
ed by neither side scoring. The line up:
Sbai,ers So. Portlands
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26

There Ia no spot between Duluth and the
Atlantic Ocean I do not know. In 1879
was in the employ of the Detroit and Cleye-
land Navigation Co., and for fifteen years /
was at my post as chief engineer on one of
their big passenger steamers. MY First boat
was the r. N. Eace, which was burned at
the docks. Then I was transferred to the
Rubie. which was chartered to make the
run between Detroit and Cleveland.
IS / brought out the new steamer the City
of the Straits and for years acted as her
chief engineer. 1t is q great responsibility,
the position of chief engineer on those big
passenger palaces. Thousands of lives are
held in the keeping Of the engineer. Few
realize the dangers that might befal them,
and on the engineer depends the safety Of the
passengers. The anxiety causes a great
nervous strain, and the strictest attention is
necessary during the trip. Not for mo-
ment must he lose his watchfulnes as the
human freight above him is absolutely in
his care.
For fifteen years I carefully watched
the big engines and boilers without single
accident, and only noticed that was getting
nervous. Suddenly without warning was.
taken sick, and in less than q week was
Frustrated. ] had the best of physiciang,
and hoped to be at work again within .
week. I grew gradually worse, and at the
council of doctors, they said / had nervous
prostration, and had destroyed my whole
nervous system and would never be able to
be up again. They said had worn myself
out by the long nervous strain caused by
watching and worrying about the machinery.
No man could stand such nervous strains
: over seven or eight years, while had been
fifteen years in destroying my nerve centres.
For three long years was unable to move
from my bed without assistance. The doctor
said I had locornotor ataxiav and would
never be able to walk again.
stThe pains and suffering I experienced
during those years ara almost indescribable.
My wife used to put eight or ten hot water
bags around me to stop the pain. Those
that came to see mo bid me goodbye when
they left me and ] was given up. The doc
tors said nothing more could be done for me.
In fact / dad given myself up, and thought
there was no use trying to get well.
" We tried every known remedy, and my
wife kept reading the articles about DR.,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26

Half q dozen privates of the fist regi-
ment presented written statements OF
their complaints against the reg1mental
officers. The statements were sworn to
and ordered on file against the protests
of GEN. Beaver and DR.. Conner, who
argued that the commissioners s were re noI
sitting as court martial on the officer
of the fist regiment. The commission
will decide later what action to take in
the matter.
DR.. Cyrus Eds5n testified that he visit
ed the site of Camp WikoH on August Y
having been requested to do SO by New
York newspaper. At that time the hos
pitfalls were being constructed and wells
vera being dug.
DR.. Edison thought that the site was ex-
ceiIett, but that the water supply was
inadequate. On August 80 he visited the
camp again and found great deal of
confusion in the hospitals, which he con-
eidered unavoidable under the oarcum-
stances. DR.. Albert W. Gallant, chair
man of the medical COMMITTEES of the war
relief association, testified that 230O men
came TO the headquarters of the associ-
alton. Out of this number over 500 were
in unfit condition to travel. Many of
| tia men We're sent to country places for
convalescence. He did not know the con-
dition of tue men when they left Camp
Wikoff, as he had not visited the camp.
At the night session Major John W..
Su,nmerhayes of the quartermasterss
department. was the chief Witness He
devoted his attention to the transports
which had been fitted put in connection
with the war. OF these he said he had
made no personal inspection, taking
tho harbor engineer 8 certificate as salts
factory evidence that the machinery on
the transports was in good condition.
II do not think any of the chartered
ships wsre good transports, = he said,
s'bnt they were the best available. lt
was almost impossible to make them COM
Portable in the hot latitude for the mum
Der of men they were designed to carry.
Major Summerhayes explained that
the carrying capacity of each transport
had been estimated by air space and
that the overorowding that had teen COM
planned of was due to the fact that the
men assigned to the lower decks crowd
ed the upper decks for fresh air. In re-
ply to the set question relative to fixing
'sthe responsibility for any rial admins
tration in any of the departments. Ma
ior Summerhayes said he knew Of no
NAL administration on the contrary he
believed that every man in the United
States service had done his full duty.
Two other witnesses were on the stand,
but their testimony was of no material
Importance and at $50 the commission
adjourned to meet tomorrow.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26
AN ELECTRIC pocket LAMP.

Deputy Marshal Hartnett of the Port.
land police force has one of the new
electric pocket lamps which are being
adopted by police departments all
over the country. The lamps are cylin
drfeal in shape, about eight inches long
and an inch and half in diameter and
are very convenient to carry. In one
end is an inoandescept lamp behind small
but powerful tense which throws the light
clear across an ordinary sized store. The
current is supplied by a storage battery,
which needs recharging about once a
month. The members of the Portland
force will probably be supplied with the
lamps.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26
IwHlTe DEmAooeuEs TO BLAME.
Cardinal Gibbons Discusses Race Question
in South.

Baltimore November 25.-Gardinal
NGibbons, in discussing the recent race
troubles in the South, said to reporter
OF the Baltimore Sun, today:
nIn the history of mankind it has been
observed that when two distinct races C O.
existed in the same territory, one race has
a certain supremacy over
the other, While this principle is ad-
imitted ii is manifest duty OF every
patriotic statesm an and Christian to see
that the relations between tne races
should be friendly, harmonious ana
mutually beneficial
"The race conflicts, antagonisIns anu
bloodshed which have recently occurred
in several states of the unioni can be
trscsd lar oely to two great causes-tha
one sided an d i'll directed system OF negro
education and the indiscriminate exercise
and consequent abuse OF the bailoO po1.
HThe colored race" continued the
Cardinal. ssare naturally kind ann gentle,
affectionate and grateful. Win reIgtous
emotions easily aroused. buu 1he euuoa,
tion they are generally receiving, Is cal
cnlatad To sharpen their mental faculties
at fine expense of their religious and
moral senses. 1t fosters ambition without
supplying the means OF gratifying 10. IT
fesds the head. while the heart is starved.
stNo education is complete tna6 does not
taach the science of self-i estraint, and
this t IL found only in the decalogue and
the gospels. But 1t Is hard to get hear
ING on the subjecu of popular education.
We must appeal from Peter drunk TO
Pc ter sober.
"The abuse of the ballot boz is CHARGE
able more to white demagogues than the
blacks themselves. The politicians use
the negro vote for their own selfish pur-
noses. / am persuaded that restriction
of suffrage by property qualification
would be wise measure 1t would be an
incen tive to industry and an men aim in
they will naturally vote for those rulers
and public officers who, in their Judgment
are more qualified to protect their from
unjust and exorbitant taxation and to pro-
mote the material prosperity of the COM
monwealth. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26

Williams Pink Pills for Pale People to me-
Finally she said they only cost 90 cents,
and she wanted to know # ! would try them.
70 please her T consented, and the first box
gave me relief continued to use them for
about two years before I could get strength
enough to walk 1t came slow but sure, but
what am today is due wholly to DR..
Williams Pink Pills for Pale People.
Nearly everybody in Detroit knows how
long l was confined to the bed, and Of my
wonderful cure. II is almost miracle TO
some people that saw me when the doctors
had given me up, but DIR. Williams Pink
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26

Pills for Pale People cured me surely
enough
Or. Williams Pink Pills for Pale PEG.
pie made me what am to-day. only wish
/ could persuade others to do as ! did, and
take them before 1t is too laten
Signed, JAMES CROCKETT"
Before me. q Notary Public, personally
appeared James Crockett, who signed and
swore to the above statement as being true In
every particular.
ROBERT E. HULL, JR.,
Notary Pssbsie.
Wayne County, Mich.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-11-26
DEATH OF 4 BowDoIN GRADUATE.

Bath. November a5.-William Gilbert,
whose right leg was amputated Friday
IN account of blood poisoning. died early
FRIDAY morning. Mr. Gilbert. abouu sc
years ago. was baker in Gardiner. AT
ter moving to Bath. for years he was at
Hobart's bakery. About five years ago
he started a bakery here in connection
with his son Fred He leaves widow
two sons and five daughters
Eugene Minott. son CT the late Ihom
as Minott of Phippsburg, ana gracuaoe
Of Rowdoin. ,9S. died Thursday OF appen'
dioitis alter an illness of only three days
Since leaving college he had bean teach
ing school. He was about 81 years old-