The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1899-10-26

Mariveles will punish the insurgents
If possible.
Officers to Obs rver the American War.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-The War
Department today detailed a drputa-
ton of officers as corps of observa-
tion of military operations in the
Transvaal.. Among the officers de-
tailed are the military attaches a!
London and Berlin. TIL latter, who
is Captain Slocumb, has already de-
parted for the Transvaal.
The State Department was notified
today of the outbreak of the revolu-
ton in Colombia. If it assumes
serious proportions a warship will
be sent to protect American interests.
A Desperate Dash for Lib rty.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 2l.-Edward c..
Flanagan, the Dekalb county murder
er, broke from his cell in the Dekalb
county Jail this morning. As he dash
ed through the door and passed the
guard who had the murderer's break
fast in his hands, he snatched up the
two-vear-0ld baby of sheriff Talley.
Drawing long knife from his sleeve
and clasping the child to his half-clad
breast the prisoner fled down the Jail
stairway toward the street and liberty.
Down one fight of steps and then
through corridor leading to the sher-
ifs residence, the only avenue Of es-
cape from the prison, Flanagan sped,
holding the screaming child in his left
arm and trandishing his knife in his
right hand.
But for the presence of the sheriff in
the corridor Flanagan would have es.
capped. Sheriff Talley happened to be
in the room into which Flanagan
dashed. Mrs. Talley, the child's moth
er, was also in the room. The father
and mother simultaneously sprang
upon the escaping prisoner. Mrs.
Talley Welding broom and the sher-
if clutching Flanagan by the neck
The guard came running down the
steps at the same instant in pursuit of
the prisoner, and the three of them
Overpowered Flanagan and tore the
child from his grasp. The sheriff then
drove him back up the steps and into
the cell at the point of his pistol.
Flanagan has been confined in the
Dekalb Jail since last February, await
ing a new trial on the charge of muir
dering Miss Ruth Slack. Mrs. Dixon
Allen, attempting to murder George
w. Allen and inflicting injuries on the
latter's father, Dixon Allen from which
he afterwards died. He has been SEN
fenced to hang, but on plea of luna
cy he has been allowed repeated trials
The Yellow Fever at Mtami-Measures to
frotect South Geoi gia Towne.
ATLANTA, Ga, Oct. 81 Governor
Gambler to-day called on Surgeon
General Wyman, of the Marine Hos
pltal Service, to protect the towns of
south Georgia against the yellow
fever refugees from Miami, Fla.
According to telegraph reports that
reached the chief executive today
from Surgeon General Wyman and
the mayor of Savannah, the fever
conditions at Miami have grown
serious and seven new cases we're re-
ported in the Florida town today.
Governor Gambler was informed
by Mayor Myers, Savannah, that tn.
people of Miami we're leaving the
place and that it was contemplated
running a refugee train fir m the in
fected town to A lanta.
The train would come ov. the
Plant system fIcm Ma mi and would
touch at SAVANNAH. snd q1ite d
number of south G orgia tovrs
Tue danger, according to Cavern Or
C4noler, and the Marine Hospital
authorities, is to these unprotected
south Georgia communities Georgia
has no State be ard of health aod
G .vernor Gambler was unable 70
act. Surgeon Wyman replied 70 tn.
# ct that he would direct his fl GERS
ut once at Mama and other Flor'd-
points to see that no refugees left
the train over the Plant system at
any town in South G aorpia.