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The evening times., 1899-07-06
FIRED INTO A NEGRO MOB.
One Killed and Others Wounded by
a SaIOOnkeeper.

Haverstraw, n. Y, July Ga mob Of
tempted to wreck the saloon of John
O'Sheau, in Roseville yesterday, and as a
result one is dead, another is fatally in
tured, while two more are suffering from
gunshot wounds.
Omsted Boyd and William Johnson, both
colored, went into O'Sheau's saloon and
asked to be trusted for pint of beer un-
til Saturday night. On being refused they
went out. telling O'Sheau they would re-
turn and get even"
place. Boyd and johnson went to their
shanty, and, gathering fifty or sixty ne
groes. returned to the saloon to take pos
session of it.
O'Sheau, seeing the mob approach, rush
ed upstairs, armed himself with repeat
ing rife and returned to his saloon 10
withstand the attack. The crowd, headed
by big negro known as "Crackajack
George" broke open the door O'Sheau
told them to go back or he would shoot,
but they kept advancing, and he began fir
ing.
The first shot struck Boyd on the left
side, just above the heart, infiicting
wound from which he cannot recover. An
other struck one of the men, named John
son, in the neck, killing him almost in
stantly. Other shots from O'Sheau's rifle
took effect in the bodies of two of the men,
inflicting wounds which are not considered
serious.
Word was Immediately sent to this vii
lage that riot was In progress, and Dep
uty Sheriff Springstead, with posse, went
to the spot and succeeded in arresting six
of the mob O'Sheau was also arrested
and taken to Jail to await an examination.
The evening times., 1899-07-06
SURVEYED BY WASHINGTON.
Sale of the Dismal swamp Recalls
Interesting History.

Interesting History.
Norfolk, Va, July 6.-Interest in the
great Dismal Swamp has been revived
over its reported sale to the Camp Manu-
featuring Company of Franklin Va,
which has been confirmed.
The swamp has an interesting history.
A considerable portion is owned by the
Dismal Swamp Land Company, which was
organized In George Washington's time,
and OF which he was a stockholder. The
company's property consisted of the
Washington Entry" which has an area
OF 10000 acres. embracing nearly the
whole of Lake Drummond. The Wash
ington Entry was surveyed by George
Washington who cut a ditch from Lake
Drummond to the Dismal Swamp canal
The land is valuable only for its timber
supply, which is still considerable despite
the fact that there has been a heavy drain
upon 1t for the past hundred years. New
growths of cypress and juniper, with
which the swamp abound, are constantly
springing up, and were it not for the fire.
quent and destructive fires, which burn
to great depth into the peaty soil, ruin
ing large tracts of valuable timber, the
perennial growth would more than COM
pensate the destruction wrought by Ium-
bermen. In the mud underlying the wa
ters of the great swamp are thousands of
cypress and juniper logs, which, falling
have been submerged and preserved from
decay. 1t is understood to be the purpose
OF the camps to drain the swamp and Sc
cure this timber. but were they to carry
out this intention the Dismal Swamp
Canal, which trayerses the territory.
would be ruined as a waterway. Opinion
differs as to whether the purchasers may
legally drain the swamp and thus destroy
the canal
The evening times., 1899-07-06
A RoeKEFELLER LAND DEAL.
Purchate oa Many Acres in the Adir-
1ndack Regions

Malone. y. y July s;-since the acqui-
tracts of land. in the Adirondacks. there is
much speculation as to how far their pur-
chases may ibe extended. Their present
Adirondack holdings are well timbered, and
several lakes and rivers add to their value
Both TRACTS have been put into a private
preserve, -,
Their first purchase included some $1,000
acres in the town of Santa Clara. On this
property they are erecting numerous cot
tages. guides quarters, and lighthouses. in
volying an outlay of three-quarters of a
million dollars. The second purchase was
the property known as the Debar Noun
tain tract in the town of Duane, compris-
ing about $1,000 acres. This prop
erty partly adjoins that of the Meach-
am Lake Hotel Company. 1t is currently
reported here that the Rockefellers have
made offers for the entire Meacham Lake
property, and also for the Paul Smith
property and forest lands. A year ago
the Meacham Lake property was on the
market at $4,000, but this was before the
new hotel was erected Since then stock
company organized in Malone has acquired
it.
Within the Santa Clara preserve were
numerous private holdings, and a small
village known as Brandon This property
has been largely bought up during the last
few months, SO that the Rockefellers prac-
tically own the town. Should the Meacham
Lake property be purchased, it is said,
the same policy would be followed in the
town of Duane, which consists almost
wholly Of sparsely settled farming COM
munity. All the purchases SO far have
been made in the name of William Rocke
feller. Of New York. by Malone attorneys.
The evening times., 1899-07-06
COLLISION OF AUTOMOBILES.
Mr.. Vanderbflt's Narrow Escape
From Serious Injury,

Mt. NuhuerofIts marrow Escape
From Serious Injury.
Newport, r. L., July 6.-Cottagers were
greatly alarmed yesterday at report that
Mr.. William X. Vanderbilt, jr, had been
seriously injured Tuesday night by being
thrown from his automobile. Fortu-
enately, the story was incorrect, though Mr.
Vanderbilt had a rough experience and a
very narrow escape
After dinner at Me-, and Mrs. Arthur T.
kemp's Tuesday evening Mr.. Vanderbilt
entertained the company, which was gath
cred on the veranda, with some expert
ments with leased golf brake automobile
Having backed down a steep hill rather
rapidly he was nearly In collision with Mr.
Kemp, who was also out with his automo-
bile. To prevent the two vehicles coming
together Mr.. Vanderbilt, with his foo:
still on the reverse lever, gave the machine
a sudden and strong forward current, and
the result of the two conflicting forces up
on the motor was that the automobile
was thrown down the hill end over end.
Mr.. Vanderbilt was thrown heavily to the
ground. Mr.. Kemp and others picked him
up in dazed condition and hastened with
him to Belvoir. Mrs. Vanderbilt naturally
being greatly agitated at the accident
which she had witnessed. DR.. Clement
Cleveland found no bones broken and up
on second visit this morning ascertained
that no internal injuries had beaa sus-
ta1ned. Mr.. Vanderbilt is quite lame but
is otherwise all right. The automobile is a
wreck
The evening times., 1899-07-06
WAR ON THE OIL TRUST.
Thousands of Barrels Seized by GeOr-
9ia Omcfals.

Atlanta, Ca, July 6.-The State Of Geor-
gia has begun a war on the Oil Trust, and
yesterday 10, 900 barrels of oil were seized
by the State officials. Under orders issued
by the State Commissioner of Agriculture,
three fourths of the Illuminating oil in the
State will be seized on the ground that
it is impure and does not come up to the
requirements of the law.
1t is asserted by the commissioners that
the oil companies, principally the Stand
ard Oil Company, have shipped to this
State quantity of poor oil, and that great
danger exists on account of its explosive
ness. This conclusion was reached by
official tests made by the State chemist.
who reported to Commissioner Stevens
that of thirty samples OF oil tested only
nine We're up to the requirements of light
ing at 120 degrees Fahrenheit. AS result
the State will seize and confiscate all OF
the oil in the State that is of second or
third quality. The State law gives the de-
partment this power, and although the
order was only sent out yesterday, large
seizures have been made, and many
million gallons will be condemned
1t is asserted by Commissioners Stevens
that the oil companies have been criml-
nally guilty in sending such oils TO this
State, and heUproposes to prosecute those
who havesviolated the law. The action of
the department has caused much excite
ment among the oil men of the State. The
authorities declare they will carry the
fight TO the legislature and ask that the
oil companies which have imposed upon
the State be outlawed in Georgia.
The evening times., 1899-07-06
HoGa's TAMMANY SPEECH.
Bryanftes Pleased and Van Wyck's
Friends Much Concerned.


New York, July 6.-Former Gov James
S. Hogg, of Texas began to reap yester-
day the fruits of his victory at the Tam
many Fourth of July celebration. He re-
ceived some congratulations on Tuesday
but his success in smashing the carefully
prepared plans of Tammany leaders was
so sudden that most of the admirers of
Bryan and free silver were dazed, and did
not recover Sufficiently from their surprise
during the day to thank Mr.. Hogg. Yes
terday morning they began to go to the
Waldorf where he is living, to
shake hands with him. Several arrived
while he was, at breakfast. A constant
stream of visitors entered the hotel during
the morQing.. More. called In the after
noon. During the evening he was sur
rounded by a knot of men as long as he
stayed in the corridor. Nearly all of the
prominent silver men in this city called
In the intervals between calls Mr. Hogg
spent his time reading congratulatory notes
from the city and points near by and tele-
grams from silver men all over the coun-
try The number of kilograms increased
as evening approached and as the news of
the Tammany stampede spread over the
country. All of them were enthusiastic
The Tammany men do not have much TO
say. The rank and file. who admire Bryan
and have been taught that free silver will
cure all their ills. were jubilant. The lead
ers were either pleased or concerned, as
their feeling toward John F. Carroll die
tated. 1t was said that had the audience
been properly handled the outburst of ap-
proval might have been prevented and
more enthusiastic welcome for the name OF
Van Wyck provided
The evening times., 1899-07-06
MARSHALL FIELDS WEALTH.
Individually and as Firm Member
Worth Fifty Millions.

Chicago, July 6.-Marshall Field, as an
individual and as a member of the firm OF
Marshall Field & Co., will pay more than
$25 900 in taxes in Cook county on nearly
S27 .000. 900 of personal and real property.
So far this is believed TO be the largest
amount assessed as a fair cash value
against any firm and individually COM
bined. Mr.. Field personally will pay on
cash value of personal property OF 81, 250,
900, while the cash value of Marshall
Field Co. is fixed at s., 600, 600. The real
estate holdings of Mr. Field and OF Mar
shall Field & Co are worth al a cash valu-
alton 500, ,000 200. No schedule Of personal
property was filed by the merchant for
himself or the firm and the assessors fixed
The amount of Sc. 250, 600 personal property
for both and 1t is understood no objection
would be made to that valuation. AS is
well known Mr.. Field owns fully go per
cent of the property OF the firm Of Mar
shall Field Co. His real estate hold
ings include a hundred or more OF the
choicest corners in Chicago. nearly all of
the land being in the business centre. He
also owns hundreds of farms in Illinois
not listed in the schedule fled il Chicago
and hundreds of square miles Of choice
farm lands in the Dakotas, Montana, and
Oregon. Ii is believed that on fair valu-
alton. his entire property is worth all Of
$50, GOT, 900.
The evening times., 1899-07-06
PINGREE ATTACKS JUDGES.
Inveighs Against a DECISION Con-
corning Street Railway.

"a = . -
Detroit. Mich, July 6.-Governor Pin
gree attacks the supreme court for its
unanimous decision against the constitu
tionality Of Detroit owning its own street
railways in this fashion:
Il can stand it if the rest of them can, I"
said the governor as he smiled and looked
happy all the time he was talking. 1t
doesn't hurt me bit. It's the people of
this city and the State who are hurt and
it's the G. o. p. that will have to stand
for it and viii have to suffer. The G. o.
P. will hear from it, you bet. Far as I'm
concerned, the more such decisions they
hand down the more it will help me.
That's Republican court, mind you
five Of them Republicans. This decision
simply makes the street railway people
the kings of the earth. They have a fran
chise now that is perpetual and they got
it from the supreme court. They can run
their roads until kingdom come and the
city cannot stop them or do anything else
with them. I'd bet little something that
within a month they will raise the fare to
straight cents, for what does the COM
pany care now for the city or the council.
When their present franchise runs out
they will simply go on running the roads
without any franchise forever, for under
this decision the city can't buy the roads
or run them or do anything else with
them.
"Oh, they are thrifty. these judges. They
worked and lobbied to get their terms eA-
tended and they got it. Then they worked
and lobbied to get their salary raised, and
they got that. Now just this last winter
they lobbied to get their stenographers'
salaries raised, and got that. There was
not any need of the raise, and ought to
have vetoed the bill. They are about as
good lobbyists as We have down there.
According to these judges, neither this
city nor any other city In the State has
any right to own its own water plant or
electric lighting plant. The decision is
worth millions to Tom Johnson and lot
OF corporations 1t gives the corporations
just the kind of a monopoly they wanted
and an ,-glasting grip on the people But
they will hear from 1t. Just wait till l get
out on the stump and begin telling the peo-
pie about 1t. That's what will do, you can
depend on that. ! will preach these things
from the stump till they will think that
something is after them" "
The evening times., 1899-07-06
ABDUCTED BOY RETURNED.
Alleged to -HRve Been kidnapped by
StereOptfcOn Snowman.

n StereOptfcOn Snowman.
Everett, PA. July 6.-Harry Rhodes. the
eleven-yeay- old. son of George W. Rhodes.
OF Akron, Ohio, boy, who it is alleged
had been kidnapped on September %. 1897,
near .Chambersburg. Pa, by James Nc
Manigan, a travelling stereopticon exhibi-
tor. will be restored to his parents. The
father arrived here yesterday from Frank
lin county, having deserted the harvest
field In Fulton county, to respond to a
message that his boy had been found. At
the time of the alleged kidnapping, the pa
rents lived near Chambersburg, but subse-
Quently removed to Akron. Two weeks
ago word was sent the father that McMani-
gan was exhibiting in southern Pennsyl-
vania and had the boy with him. He left
home on his wheel, and while passing
through Fulton county was told that Nc
Manigan had left that neighborhood some
days ago for Everett. The father ran short
of funds and hired out as a harvest hand
until he could procure enough money to
continue the search. His wife had told
him not to return without the boy. The
stolen boy was passed off by McManigan
as his son.
The father will prosecute McManigan.
The boy is particularly bright and his
father said he has no doubt that many
dollars have been turned into McManigan' S
pocket through the stories told that the
boys mother was a victim of the Johns
town flood and that he and the boy
barely escaped with their lives. The faith
er says his son was completely in the
power of the alleged kidnaper
The evening times., 1899-07-06
A CRUEL JOKE.
Funny Outcome of Test TO En-
tinguish Fire With Chemicals.

tinguis Fire W ith Chemfcal>.
Bridgeport Conn. July 5.-Prof Thad-
deus Peck, of Stratford, gave an e&hibi-
tion of the use of chemicals in extinguish-
ing fires in Stratford Monday lIgnt. A
crowd of boys played a trick on him, and
instead Of his ewly-discoyered chemical
preparation kerosene oil was substituted
and he was using that in his eftci is to
subdue the flames When the professor
discovered the trick a small-sized riot
started. crowd of several hundred peo-
pie gathered on the green To witness the
exhibition, and a big pile of rubbish was
set on fire. The fire alarm bell was rung
and Prof Peck marched out from the
shadow OF a tree. Two men accompany
ing him carried his fire engine and the
twenty feet of garden hose which went
with it. The engine was started and the
stream from the hose played on the
flames. 1t had no effect whatever Prof
Peck called for more chemical. Then he
discovered that the boys had put kerosene
Gil in the barrel. He dropped the hose
and made for the crowd but was met with
a volley of decayed fruit and bad eggs
To add to his trouble the hose was turned
on him and finally he was pushed head
foremost into DarTsl Of water. BY this
time the fire department had arrived anG
Chief Alfred Wakely and his men rescued
Prof. Peck and took him into the hook
and ladder house for safety. The crowd
had not had fun enough, and followed
and called for the professor. After re-
peated calls Prof. Peck made his appear
ance. He was armed with large squirt
gun and by his side was pail of am
monia. The gun was fully charged and
he let fly. The crowd quickly dispersed. but
one of the special constables got some of
the fluid in his eye. He promptly started
in to arrest the professor Friends in
terceded and he was not taken TO the jail.
Again Prof. Peck was taken into the
shelter of the fire company house. and
at midnight was allowed to go.
The evening times., 1899-07-06
ACCIDENT TO AN AERoNAUT.
Balloon Cut Adrift When Only Half
Inflated

Troy, July 6.-It is reported at the Sa-
maritan Hospital that Nine Della Lock
hart, who had a thrilling experience in a
balloon here on the Fourth of July, is i'm
proving and will recover. Prof. Lockhart
who was TO have gone up with her, stat
ed that he burned himself so severely in
initiating the balloon he could not go. He
threw a can OF gasoline into the fire. which
flashed into his face, burning his hands and
face.
The pair had been engaged TO make sew
eral ascensions weekly during the summer
and William Norseworthy, the proprietor
OF the grove, insisted on some one going
up. Lockhart told his wife she must go
alone She declined He insisted that she
make the trip or they would lose the con-
tract. She consented at last
Lockhart again began Initiating the bal
loon. He tore a great hole in its side.
He patched il up and put the woman in the
car She was nervous and repeatedly ask
ed: rs everything all right? Are you sure
il is?''
Yes" said the husband. Go and don't
disappoint the crowd" and cut the balloon
loose before it was half inflated
When the woman came down on tele-
phone wire she was caught by the chin
and suspended by the wire for some sec
onds directly over picket fence. The
wind carried her just beyond il. The bal
loon struck Charles J. Young's summer
residence, knocking chimney down and
tearing a great hole in the balloon, which
landed on Rosedale Heights, half a mile
further on.
The people protested against Lockhart
experimenting the preparations for the
ascent, but no one interfered. After the
t. 10 hos ftal al n sl-s
returned to the grove and joined the fes-
tive crowd. 1t is said that the woman was
formerly known as Eveline Littell, and
that her home was In New York.
The evening times., 1899-07-06
IN FAVOR OF AUTOMOBILES.
Ordinance FOrbiddfng Their Appear.
, ance In Parks Set Aside.

Ordinance FOrbidding Their Appear
.,,. ance, In Parks Set Aside.
Chicago, July 6.-Judge Gibbons. of the
superior court. has decided that the ordi-
nance passed by the. South Park commits
sioners prohibiting the use of automobile
vehicles in boulevards and parks are void
and that the commissions have no authori-
ty to pass such an ordinance. The court
discharged Harry G. Osborne engineer Of
the American Electric Vehicle Company,
who was arrested under the ordinance sew
eral weeks ago and who applied to Judge
Gibbons for release on a habeas corpus
writ.
The ordinance which Judge Gibbons
condemns was in force for only a few days.
After Osborne and the company he repre-
sents took the matter into Judge Gibbons
court the park commissioners refrained
from enforcing the order against the
horseless vehicles until decision could
be announced. The law gives the park
commissioners no right to appeal and the
automobile men were satisfied with the de-
cision, SO the deliverance of Judge Gibbons
was accepted as settling the matter finally
The evening times., 1899-07-06
CHARGES AGAINST A MINISTER.
Wife Sues for Divorce, Alleging
Cruel COnduct.

A Wife Sues for Divorce, Alleging
Cruel COnduct.
- Trenton, N. j., July 6.-Serious charges
are made against the Rev. DR.. William AL
len, formerly prominent Methodist pas
tor In Asbury Park, by his wife, who this
afternoon filed petition foi divorce and
alimony. She is TIE daughter of Stephen
j. Hemmenway, L wealthy New York sail
manufacturer, VINO lives at Asbury Park.
DIR. Allen is now the pastor of church
at Colorado Springs. In her petition the
wife states that they were married In 0c-
tober, 1894, and tina; eight months later
he began a systematic course of harsh and
abusive treatment of her without any
provocation. She declares that he address,
ed her in coarse, vulgar, and abusive
manner and that although he received a
yearly salary Of $4,000 and the free use of
a parsonage he refused to give her money.
She says that at times she suffered for the
necessaries of life.
Mrs. Allen says that when her husband
was called to Colorado Springs he refused
to allow her to accompany him, and that
his letters since have been abusive and in
innate that he will never live with her
again. During his fourteen months in Col
orado he has sent her only $50, she says.
The evening times., 1899-07-06

looking for a suitable Democrat to .nomi-
nate as Vice President. No Popullst is
thought of for second place. Democracy
wants nothing from Populism save the
votes of its adherents.''
We are delighted to learn that the Ne
braska Populists are coming to such a
sensible realization Of the bald situation.
We are not aware that any Democrat with
authority to speak for his party has made
pretence to wanting anything from Popu
lism except the votes of its adherents. But
no Democrat wants to buy those votes for
the Presidency with Office or otherwise.
Democrats are more than willing to leave
this sort of business to Hanna and the
syndicate politicians who have the means
and the inclination wherewith to buy Pop
ulist votes either before election day or at
the booths-it is the same thing. But the
Democracy has no wish to prevent Popu-
lists voting the Democratic ticket any,
where or at any time. Neither has the
Democracy any wish to keep Republicans
from doing the same thing. On the con-
trary, the party of Thomas Jefferson stands
Will SAlSHuSo, ohAiooS
10 welcome TO its fold all American citi-
zens who have seen the light and turned
from the error Of their way. But the party
does not propose to exchange its breath for
theirs. What it insists upon doing is in
stilling into all converts its practical and
life giving faith. If it cannot do this,
then 1t will be content to jog along in its
own way, regretting the while that the
children in the dark refuse to be brought
into the light.
The Nebraska Populists have misstated
the cause of difference between the De-
and their party in the declaration
that an effort is being made to swallow
up Populism by the Democratic party
after that party has made a weak pre-
tence of few Populist minor principles"
1t is the Populists who are not only trying
but are insisting as the sine qua non Of
cooperation upon swallowing the Demo-
cratic party, body and soul. And the Pop
ulists viii not be permitted to do this.
The evening times., 1899-07-06
Labor Should Respect Inv.
From the Philadelphia Times,

Whenever labor strike inaugurates lawless.
and denies 10 others the rights which strikers
claim for themselves, they forfeit the sympathy
of all good citizens, and place themselves in the
position of revolutionists This is the one ptfalI
that organized workmen should ever avoid. When
they become disturbers of the pablo peace they
cease TO command respect for their rights as
workingmen, and earnest, dignifed struggle
for what are the just rights of labor can always
in the present industrial condition be made sue
cessful. Labor, the productive industry Of the
country, is the backbone of national prosperity
and national safety, and it must, in justice to
itself, ever maintain the majesty and sanctity of
law.