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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20
SUDDEN DEATH OF G. w.
SHELL.
The E1, Congressman Expired Mt
His Home Friday.
Special to Greenville News.

Special to GreenviIle News.
Laurens, S c., Dec 15-Capt
Il w Shell died suddenly at l
o'clock this afternoon ut his home
near this city. He had just passed
his 6Sth birthday.
He was reared on 4 farm but
in carly life engaged in commercial
pursuits and became an efficient
business man. When .he entered
the Confederate service he was
for brief period 8 lieutenan.
afterwards serving as quarters
master in kershsw's brigade,
General kershaw being devotedly
attached to him. After the war
he returned to his farm but was
subsequently elected clerk of
court for this county.
In 1890 he was made democratic
county chairman and entered
actively into politics. He was
elected to congress and served for
two terms and then declined to be
candidate. AS . congressman
he was industrious and faithful to
his constituency.
Captain Shell was Of an en inc, t.
ly kindly nature, very largely
given to hospitality and charity
and devoted to his friends. He was
especially generous in the neigh
borhood of his own home. In
early life he WAS married to Miss
Dial, who died early, and he sub
sequently married Miss Hill, who
survives him with large family
OF sons and daughters.
At his death he held the i'm
portsnt position Of supervisor of
census for this district, and bad
just commenced actively upon it's
WORK.
He was a faithful and promi>
nent member OF the Baptist church.
A mole devoted father and hus-
band and generous and kind
neighbor we have not known.
He WAS the author in 1890 of
the famous "ShelI Manifesto. " or
declarations of principles of the
reform party in this State, and
WAS one Of the founders of that
party.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20

In the class of elders ordained
at the late Methodist conference
is the name of Henry VIII Stokes
Probably Mr Stokes parents were
the only people in the world who
ever selected this Henry to name
a boy after whom they were train.
ing for the Methodist ministry.
We bslieve he is regarded ss hav-
had some very good qualities,
he handled wives in 9 very
less manner. Another pecu-
kitty of Mr. Stokes name is that
If he writes the initial only Of his
middle name he becomes Henry
V.--Chester Lantern.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20
w ALLACE KELLY DIES.
Negro Had Brother Of Mobiles
Arrested for Assaulting His
Wife How Row Started.


Special to The State.
Grcenville, Dec 1.-THE negro,
Wallace Kelly, who was fatally
wounded yesterday afternoon at
Sandy Flat, lived only = short
time, and it is said that he was
both shot and stabbed as young
Mobiles used knife and n pistol.
1t appears that the negro had
procured a warrant for Tom No
bles and Bob Styles, charging
them with making An attempt to
crIminxlly assault his wife several
days before. Magistrate Ingra~
ham hold preliminary examina~
tion yesterday and discharged the
defendants. Soon after the case
was dismissed by the magistrate,
Watt Mobiles accosted the negro
and took him to task for bringing
such foul accusation against his
brother Tom, which enrsged the
negro Kelly, and it is alleged that
he made an attack upon Mobiles,
who quickly ended the matter by
inficting the fatal wounds upon
his antagonist. The shooting oc-
eurred in tho yard of Magistrate
Ingraham, q short distance from
Sandy Flat, and Kelly was shot
in the back and the stomach.
Kelly is said to have drawn q re-
volver.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20
SHERIFF'S SALE.
STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
COUNTY OF LANCASTER.

COUNTY OF LANCASTER.
In the Common Pleas.
VIM u. 'lyburn against w j. Jones,
u ) Jones, ct al.
pY virtue of Decree made IN the
- above case by Judge q w Bu.
chanan dated November 25 1899 / will
sell at public au ition at I,uncaster
court house, within the legal hours OF
sale on the
First Monday in January, 1900,
all that piece. parcel or tract of land
in the counties OF Kershaw and Ian
caster, Ia the State aforesaid, contain.
ing 500 Acrps, More or Less. and
bounded on the North by lands of
Lewis NJ Clyburn. and lands OF Frank
Gardner, on the f. vt by Little
Lynches creek, oil the sOuth by lands
OF 6eab0rn Jones. Sr., aud on the
West by lands of j. V. Welsh, being
a part OF the tract of land conveyed TO
w. Jones by John Il. Cousar, Sher.
III, by deed bearing date September Z,
Terms OF Sale: One half Cash, aud
balance In one year from date of sale,
with interest on the credit portion 81
the rate OF per centum per annum.
purchaser to have the privilege OF
paying the whole la cash. The credit
portion is to be secured by the bond of
the purchaser and a mortgage of the
premises. Purchaser to pay for papers
aud all necessary revenue stamps.
l.. M. CLYBURN,
3. L.C.
u. ID. BlakeDey.
II. Y. Williams,
Pln's Attorneys.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20
HIS LIFE WAS WE'D

Mr.. j f Lilly, prominent
citizen of Hannibal, Mo, lately
had a wonderful deliversnce from
a frlghtful death. In telling of it
he says; 81 was taken with Ty-
phoid Fever, that ran into Pneu-
monia. My lungs became hsrd>
ened. / was so weak | couIdn t
even sit up in bed. Nothing helped
me. | expected to soon die of
Consumption, when heard of
DIR. Kings New Discovery. One
bottle gave great relief. con-
tinuod to use it, and now am well
and strong. / can't say too much
in its praise. This marvellous
medicine is the surest and quickest
cure in the world for all Throat
and Lung Trouble. Regular sizes
SO ceats and s1.00. Trial bottles
free at Crawford Bros Drug
Store; every bottle gusrantss11
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20
Prohibition to be the Issue II
Georgia.

Atlanta, GA, Dec 13. an
anformal meeting last night of
some representatives and senator's
who favor State prohibition, it
was decided that the prohibition
issue should be made leading
one in the next democratic pri-
mary.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20
OPINION OF FOREIGNERS.
German Press Considers England's
Decadence is Manifest.

Berlin, Dec 16-The German
press and people are jubiant over
the news from South Africa, and
everywhere in the streets people
stop each other and offer congr.tu-
IatI"ns. Among the press COM
ments tonight is that of The
krcuZ Zeitung, which SAYS: "Thus
the fighting power of the third
column is destroyed and the cam
paign against the Beers is di.as-
trously ended. WHAT, however,
means more is that England's de.
cadence, long ago apparent to far
sighted statesmen, has thus be
come visible before the world"
The Vossische Zeitung says:
"The English yesterday met the
greatest defeat in this campaign
so productive of disappointments
snd losses"
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20

The National Republican exec
utive committee has decided to
hold the next national convention
on June 10 in Philadelphia.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20

Bo'dridge Jno III HnIdriisr. AL
Bennett, Manly Brackmon. Fred
Nauthen, Arthur MagiIl 1 w More.
Willie Robinson Ev-lett TayInr An
drew Wilkinson Crawford Ha.,ei,ine
Jim Heath
DEPORTMENT
TheO Beckham VIOLA Cherry Cav
Cook, Maud Crenshaw, Dora Demon.
Margaret Duraut. Katie Eublrk4.
Lilly Green, Bleeka Hinson. Mary
Hood Gladys Jones, jamie McKeown.
Iuez MCKardeli, Jessie Milling Hat
tie PaySeur, Con"i Por,er, G~rtrude
Robinson, De>sa Steele, Werner Adams
fh"s Beatty, Martie Cunningham, Vii.
gil Elliott, Willie Harmon. Jim Heath
Henry Mcl'wain, R.ymou N lug,
Willie Robinson, Ev~rett Tayl,I. An.
drew Wilkinson, raig Wiliinrcn
Stella @nipes, Bessi" Ri gstsT
ATTENDANCE.
NeoIa Cherry, Maud Cr"rSI,a'v,
Jeannette Poas. Tho- Beatty, Frank,
Is 'idri"gs, Jno Reid Boldridge, Many
bl'ckmDn, Willie Kobiusou, J ,nn
SWARM en-, Everett rayior.
The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20
Honor Roll of Lancaster Graded
School for the First Quarter

honor lSOll Of Lancaster Graded
School for the First Quarter
The Lancaster Graded School
will give holiday from the Friday
before Christmas until the second
day of January 1900.
The following are the honor
rolls for tho first quarter of this
session.
SCHOLARSHIP.
GAY Highly distinguished on
examinations 95-1O0.
Grade N.-Bessle McManus.
Grade lV.-Llzzie Crenshaw,
Meta Moore.
Grade III. LueIla Cole.
CO. Distinguished on Examina,
ton 9O-95.
Grade TX. Irene Swaringen,
Eunice Beatty, Nora Hough, Con-
ME Davis.
Grade VIlI.-Bennie Clyburn.
Grade VII. Waddy Thomson,
Jusnita WyIie, Julia Gregory,
Hattie Taylor, Lena Amos, Carol
Commons.
Grade VI.-OIa Gregory, Myr-
tie Funderburk.
Grade Wilma Bennett, Ber-
nice Davis, James Taylor.
Grade IV.-Ivy Crawford,
Nell Porter.
Grade IlI.-Nannie johnson,
Eustace Armstrong, Iva Bennett.
Grade Il.-John ID Wvlie.
Joyce Clark, Ethel Porter, Rob
bic Porter.
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The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1899-12-20

Captain Barnes, o a.. that
lima, door keeper sds.TA y
died suddenly in va. @soAd dN
urday. ~ Alp'
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DEPORTMENT 100.

Lata Hood, Nellie Hough,
Margie Mellow, Lula McIlwain,
Eunlce Beatty, Blanche Moore,
Msude Gregory, Ellen Jordan,
Bessie Jordan, Lizzie Connors,
CorneIia Elliott, Irene Swaringen,
Nora Hough, Lessie johnson,
Bessie Mellow, Josie Taylor, Es
telle Duke, Minor ely burn, Ed
wards Taylor, jeff Walters, Will
lie Poovey, Matte Clyburn, Juan
ita Wylie, Lena Amos, JUL.
Gregory, Hattie Taylor, Ola
Gregory, Bessie McManus, Meta
Moore, William Mellow, Jno d
Wylie, Dorsey Adams, Carrie
Gregory, Brsntley McCrory,
Margaret Moore, Elfrid. Posg,
Ethel Porter, Robbie Porter,
Louise johnson.
Special rolls of Grade I-No
examinations.
BEST IN PROGRESS.
Veola Cherry. Maud Crenshaw
Margaret Duraut. Leila Gregory
Bleeka Hinson. Mary Hood. Glad,
Jones. Jessie Milling, Hattie Payseur
Connie Porter, Jeahnetts Poag, Ger
! trude Robinson, Werner Adaus Fran,
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rR1 R1w'ls1ssZots.iz;s,ss: s1sZos 4 =: ea.gs.. u, 4.
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ATTENDANCE 100.

roster Moore, IIatta Hood,
Nellie Hough, Eunice Beatty,
Blanche Moore, Maude Gregory,
Ellen Jordan, Bessie Jordan,
Roht Belk, Jno Taylor, Frank
huute- Andrew Gregory, Gus
Hasseltine, Josie Taylor, EsteIIe
Duke, Minor CIyburn, Edwards
Taylor, Quay Hood, Susie Don.
lap, Willie Poovey, Joe Foster,
Mayme Gregory, jefferson Wal
ters, Irene Cunningham, Maggie
Mayo HasseItine, Nan
ME McCardeIl, Matte CIyhurn,
Juanita Wylie, Lena Amos, Julia
Gregory, Hattie Taylor, Eta
Bowling, Myrtle Fundsrhurk,
Robert Cherry, Charlie Cherry,
Nina Bennett, Maggie CuIp,
James Taylor, Meta Moore, Liz
zle Crenshaw, Ivy Crawford, Es
telle Gregory, John Bowling,
Ida Hasseltine, Charlotte Jones,
lncz Hough, Bessie Robinson,
Mamie johnson Kelly Cunning
ham, Will johnson, Oscar Bow
ers, Furman Bowling, Arthur
Deal, Howard Gregory, Mary
Knight, Mary Davis, Bessie Lens
mond, EIfrids Poag, Ethel Por
ter, Ada Robinson.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
FREIGHT WRECK.
ON c. L. X W.
Trains Had to be Sent Over
Wheeling & Lake Erie.
TRAFFIC BLOCKED FOR HOURS
Two Engines Damaged and a Number of
Cars Crushed Property Loss
Heavy But No One Was
Hurt.

Special to News-Democrat.
Massillon, Aug. 25.-A serious freight
wreck occurred on the c. L. & w. rail-
way Thursday afternoon four miles
south of Massillon. The yard engine
with string of cars and north bound
freight met on the main track while
running at a high rate of speed. Both
locomotives were badly wrecked and a
number of cars were derailed and
crushed. The track was blocked for
hours and passenger trains were trans
ferred to the w. & L. E. tracks in order
to reach this city. Members of the
train crews miraculously escaped in
jury.
Mr.. John Slicken and Miss Anna
Critchfield, Of Massillon, were married
Thursday night at the home of the
brides parents in Cliff street. A recep-
ton was given and one hundred guests
were present.
Cards have been issue1 for the mar
riage on September 20, Of Mr.. George
Moore and Miss Josephine Haffner. The
ceremony will take place at st. Joseph s
church.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
HIGHLAND PARK
MEETING A SUCCESS.
Canton Preachers Take Part in the
Exercises of the Day.,
Several Addresses Made and Pentacostal
Services Held-The Program Satur-
day Has Attractive Features.

Srecial to ws-Democrat.
Highland Park Camp Ground, Aug.
25.--The attendance at the Highland
park camp meeting on Thursday was
all that could be expected. The after
noon was devoted to Sunday school
work. DR.. e. P. Herbruck, of Trinity
Reformed church, Canton, spoke on
"How to Study the Bible" which was
listened to with rapt attention. Many
valuable suggestions and hints were
given as to how to read the word.
Rev. w. e. Bailey, of Cleveland, spoke
on winning Children to Christ"
Rev. j. d. Domer, of Canton, directed
his remarks to the children.
Rev. H.. A. Benfer outlined his sub
ject, "The Sunday-school the Strong
Right Hand of the Church."
Rev. Benfer also preached a power
full sermon from Rev. 1920. His theme
was the seven great wonders.
The pentecostal services of the day
were inspiring and uplifting. The
presence of he spirit was manifested in
shouts of praise, which frequently
burst forth from the audience.
Two persons were converted at the
evangelical services in the evning
making three conversions during the
meeting.
Saturdays program Is as follows:
Rev. A. w. Smith will preach at 10 a. m
and Rev. G. w. Brown, Of Fairhope, al
2:45 p. M, and Rev. w. e. Bailey, OF
Cleveland at 1880 p. m.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
military tourname,. and athletic games
this afternoon.
NAPTHA TANH
Exploded In a Hat Factory AID
Caused a COmmotiOn
Among the Employees.
Special to News-Democrat.

Special to News Democrat
New York, Aug. 25,-A naptha tank
exploded in the cellar of Lehman's hat
factory in Brooklyn late yestt rday af-
ternoon and a panic ensued among the
one hundred employees. Albert Nichols
was covered with blazing naptha and
ran to the floor above. Nellie Murphy
threw blanket around him and extin-
guishd the flames. Rachael Verta jump
ed from the third story window. Her
legs were broken in several places.
Edna Nichols jumped from a second
story window. Her left ankle was
fractured and she sustained internal
injuries. Nellie Healey tainted from
fright and was trampled upon by her
companions. She was badly injured.
While on the way to the fire, Fireman
George Vancott fell and broke his leg.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
HAD HIS PARAPHERNALIA
And Made the Crowd Laugh as He
Brought 1t Into Court.
GLIMPSE OF SUNSHINE
I'm the Testimony For Dreyfus When One
Expert Declared He Always Be-
uevsd Dreyfus Could Not
Have Written the Famous
Document.
speoinl to News-Democrat.

Special to ews-Democrat.
Rennes, Aug. 25.-The feature of to-
days session Of the court martial was
the appearance of M. Burtillon, the orig
inator of the famous Bertillon system
of identifying criminals, as witness
against Dreyfus. He came armed with
charts, loggarithms, complsses and
photographs, which caused much
laughter. Most of the spectators left
the room. He showed minute measure
ments of the writing of the bordereau
which he claimed proved Dreyfus was
guilty. Ills reasoning was in his circle
and was ridiculous, but was taken
gravely by many. BY his system, the
witness reproduced the bordereau in
twelve minutes time and claims that
Dreyfus could have done the same. He
had not finished when court adjourned.
Among the preceding witnesses was
Colbert, the handwriting expert of the
bank of France. He was called origi-
nally by the war office to examine the
bordereau. He testified today that he
had always declared that Dreyfus could
not have written 1t. Rowland Strong
an English correspondent, testified that
Esterhazy had told him that he would
tell all some day and that 1t would
ruin De Clam and those who had aban-
,doned him.
A CLEVER FORGER.
The Bertilon presented his copy OF
the bordereau to the judges who shrug-
ged their shoulders and were evidently
dissatisfied with it. Labori said after
the trial that Bertillon had reproduced
ia certain resemblance to Dreyfus
handwriting but that was all. The
witness, he said, was simply a clever
forger. The following is one of Bertil.
Ions statements during his testimony
"The bordereau obeys a geometrica
rhythm and have discovered the equa'
tion of it on the prisoners blottine
paper"
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29

fate bravely. The daughter of Craig's
victim witnessed the execution and
smiled as the drop fell Brown and
Craig were the first white men who paid
the penalty under the administration
or the federal government in the In
dian territory. Brown murdered James
Cuthberth, who had befriended him
when Craig was a tramp. Craig was
hanged for the murder of u. S. Marshal
Joseph Hendrick. of Tahlequah, last
FEBRUARY. The marshal had arrested
Craig Tor introducing whisky near the
town. The marshal took his prisoner
to his home and went to bed with him.
During the night he shot and killed the
marshal He was recaptured later.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
FUGITIVE FROM JUSTICE
Was One of the Fellows Hired
to Take the Place of
the Strikers.
Special to News-Democrat.

Special to News-Democrat.
Cleveland, Aug. 25.-A Big Consolida-
ted conductor, w. H. Reynolds, who is
alleged to be a perjurer and fugitive
from justice, was dragged off his car
by the police at the corner of Ontario
street and the public square at noon to-
day. The conductor fought like fiend
to escape arrest and an immense crowd
who thought that riot was in progress,
gathered. The police kept the crowd
back with great difficulty. Reynolds
was finally subdued and taken to the
county jail Reynolds is wanted in AL
len county to answer to the charge of
perjury 1t is alleged that he recently
escaped from the sheriff OF Allen county
in Akron, where the sheriff had gone
to get him.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
BODIES THROWN
HUNDRED FEET.
Cleveland Flyer Strikes a Rig
Containing Two Men.
THEIR LIVES CRUSHED OUT
Accident Occurred at a Grade Crossing as
the Men Were Returning to Lima
Vile From n Trip to
the Country.

Special to News-Democrat.
Alliance, Aug. 25.-Two souls were
hurled into eternity Thursday afternoon
near Limaville, by the southbound flyer
on the Cleveland and Pittsburg railroad.
The unfortunate victims were Michael
Grimes, aged about 60 years, and Ben
jamin Rubicon, aged 20 years, both of
Limaville.
The flyer was going at the rate of 80
ing of the road connecting Limaville
and Atwater. The engineer, John Hol-
leran, saw a rig near the crossing and
whistled. The horse stopped, hesitated
| a moment and then tried to cross in
front of the deadly flyer. That mo-
ment's delay was fatal. The carriage
was struck and the two occupants were
hurled fully 100 feet while the horse
ran away uninjured.
The train was stopped and backed to
the scene of the terrible accident and
the two men picked up. The elders
skull had been crushed and death must
have been instantaneous. The younger
i
was literally mashed fiat. The dead
and dying were taken to Limaville
where they were identified and then
brought to this city in order that the
company's surgeon might make an ef-
fort to save Rubicon's life, 1t was use
less, howevet; he fingered till O'Clock
without having gaiEed consciol Sness.
| Rubicon's watch was found in his
pocket. 1t had stopped ut 4:o3 o'clock.
which probably was the exact time OF
the accident. Fis aged mother succeed
ed in reaching his side in time to see
him breathe his last and her lamenta-
tions were pitiful. He was the only
support Of his mother, whose name is
Sarah Larkins, she having been married
twice. Grimes leaves a wife and sev-
eral grown children.
The men had been thresfffnS near At
water and were returning home after
their days work. The engineer and the
passengers who saw the terrible affair
say that the men must have heard the
whistle but evidently thought they
could clear the track, probably having
| W..
The two flyers On this road have killed
scores of people in the past eight years,
more than all the other trains on the
road combined.
A number of Alliance people were on
the train returning from the grocers
outing at Detroit and several of them
were made III by the sickening sight
Brains oozed from a great cash in
Grimes head while Rubicon's uLre lip
teeth and portion of the jaw We're
gone.
Arrangements for the funerals have
not yet been made though they will
likely be held Saturday.
A second double fatality was narrowly
averted later in .he evening at the Me.
chanic avenue crossing over the TT.
wayne tracks. About o'clock two
young ladies named Parnes and Sneider
OF Limaville started to drive home. Just
as they drove on the tracks a shifter
assed, knocl ing their horse down and
stripping 1T of part of the harness.
Luckily, the girls escaped injury
though terribly frightened.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
DREYFUS CASE
STILL DRAGS ON.
Experts Try to Convict Him On
the Handwriting.
JEERS IN THE COURT.
Crowd Expresses Itself on Several Occa-
sions, as the Evidence Suits
Them or DIspIeases
Them.
Special to News-Democrat.

Rennes, Aug. 26.-Bertillon resumed
his testimony before the court martial
this morning. He gave copies of his
mathematical demonstrations to the
court and lawyers. Dreyfus' lawyers
intended to have Photographic experts
show that Bertillon had negatives of
the photographs of the bordereau
touched up to suit his theory that Drey-
fus was the author of the document.
In summing up, Bertillon declared that
he had proved that Dreyfus wrote the
bordereau in a disguised handwriting.
Labori asked him why he said that
when in 1894 he declared that Dreyfus
wrote it in his natural hand. Bertillon
replied that his change of opinion was
due to maturer study. Dreyfus inter-
rupted at this point, saying that the
bordereau was so unlike his handwrit-
ing that he relied upon it to prove his
innocence. Capt. Valerie, Bertillons
assistant, followed, supporting his
chiefs testimony Interest in the trial
was resumed when Captain Sreystaet-
ter, a member of the first court martial,
took the stand.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1899-08-29
THE WHITES AND BLACKS
Are Likely to Engage i'm Big Battle
Before Another Day.
ENTRENC4ED IN A SWAMP.
Negro Murderer Defies the Law and Is
Surrounded by His CoIored Friends
Who Declare He Shall Not
BE Taken Into
Custody.

Special to News-Democrat.
Darien, Ca, Aug. 26.-The situation
here is critical. John Delegal, who kill
ed Jesse Townsend, white deputy,
when the latter attempted to arrest him
for completely in the riots, is surrounded
by his friends in a swamp, twelve miles
from here. They swear he shall not be
arrested. Several white families have
been sent away from here to allow the
men time to fight. Soldiers patrol the
streets in Darien. All barrooms have
been closed by Mayor Kenan and Cap
tain Gleason. An attack will soon be
made on the negroes stronghold, when
bloodshed is considered inevitable.