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WON BY BEAU GALLANT.
tie Captured $4,000 Stake at Morris
Park.
SPENCER, ON COMMANDO. HAD A LEAD
But pullman Brought Bcau Gallant
Up with "a Rush and Won
on the Rail.

New York. October Beau Gallant won
Inc rich Matron stakes at Morris Park to-
DAY. half length before the odds-on fsvorite.
OommeLdo. The stake OF $4,000 was tho
feature OF the opening day OF the fall meet
ing OF the westehester Racing association.
Spencer. on Commando, thought he had the
race IN hand and was apparently winnins
easy. when pullman brought Beau Gallant
UP with rush and won on the rail. Spencer
ala not see him until IL was too late to get
his mount going again. as to all appearances
- was easing up wnen Beau Gallant snatched
a victory and earned the winners share of
,he purse. $4,000. for his owner. S. C. Hill
oreth. The Parader was third.
Mile--star Bright, Compensation, Brigader.
Time l 40
Five and a half furlongs-Trigger. Spry,
flgeon Post Time 1861.
SIX furlongs. Eclipse course the Matron--
Beau Gallant. l& tBullman). 20 to !, won
commando l2i tSpencer). 9 10 5 and out, sec.
0nd, Tho Parador l07 (McCue). IL to l, third.
Time 10. Elizabeth NJ, Sweet Lavender,
Morning Star, Lady schorr. Bellario and
Ashes also ran.
Six frrlongs. the Neutrality-suspicious., Belle
CT Lexington, Vulcan, Time 1910
Mile and n quarter. the Jerome handicap -
Meedo, Gonfaon. McMeekin. Time 2:0i.
- Mic, selling-Belgrade. Annoy. Locochee.
Time 1419.
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NEGRO BURNED AT THE STAKE.
The Terrible Fate OF Black Fiend in an
Alabama Town.
Confessed the Crime With Which He Was Charged
and to Others-He Had Planned More
Crimes of the Same Nature.

wetumpka. Ala. October 2.--wlnheld
Townsend. alias Floyd, negro. was
burned at the stake in the little town OF
Eclectic, Ave miles from this place. half
an hour after midnight this morning The
on Mrs. Linnle Harrington. whose husband
set irc to the brand whch reduced Town
sends body 10 ashes.
Yesterday afternoon about o'clock the
negro. a nephew OF the negro Floyd who
was hanged In the wetumpka Jail week
before last for attempted assault, attempt
ed to outrage Mrs. Harrington. Mr.. Har-
rington was engaged at cotton gin in
Eclectic and lives one miles out of town.
The negro came to the house and told Mrs.
Harrington that her husband had sent him
to get 20 cents from her she told him
she had no change Then the negro left.
but returned In about ten minutes, The
woman's screams were heard by bob
Nichols, another negro. who was passing
along the road at the time. He ran to
the house in time to see the negro escape.
AS soon as Mrs Harrington was restored
to consciousness Nichols gave the alarm.
The news spread rapidly. All the stores
MI, al I'm
ginneres and saw mills shut down; the
people left their wagons in the road and
their plows in the field and gathered for
a pursuit of the negro The crowd divd-
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stiles. The regular election is in Novorn-
Der. and by the time the newly ejer,ed
members could get their cert,acates i,
election and qualify. 1t would be in ma
cember before they could be gotten ~.
gether. and as the regular session n,a,,.
IN january. there really seems M nscess
sity for called session. When the Ice
isiature meets bill will be presents, 70,
Galvestons relief. but Just In what sbsns
| can not now forecast IL will h,hlr
call for revocation Of the chartar ~
dissolution OF the municipal goyernmsn,
and the running OF the city by a commit
sion appointed by the governor: also for
relief from State and county tares for
period of years"
Houston will not have any actual In
crease in deaths" remarked DR.. N. NJ
'Brumby to Post reporter Yesterday
but Houston's mortuary reports from
now on VIII show a decided increase in
the death rate, nearly so per cent This
as accounted for by the fact that I'M 10
the receipt of the recent census apure.
the city health department has benn A..
iiTing the percentage OF death rate nnon
the basis Of 10000 population. which was
the generally accepted figure From now
on the official census figures, 1863 viii
be used as the basis, which will maLa
quite difference"
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ed. some securing the woods near the
scene of the crime and others went to the
penltentiary for oloodhounds The dogs
dark. They were taken to where the
negroes tracks disappeared and an excit-
ing chase ensued. The dogs stopped final
ly at tree in front OF odion's store on tho
north outskirts OF Eclectic. The crowd
coming up soon discovered the negro sit
ting on Il limb. He was brought down at
once and taken to the scene of his crime.
There he was confronted by his victim,
who positively idenbdied him. Word was
sent to the other searching parties that
the negro had been found and about IL
o'clock a crowd OF several hundred men
was In the little village. The negro was
taken TO the edge Of the village and sur
rounded by the mob. shivering with fear.
The preparations were quickly made A
rope was flung over the kmb of a Dig OAK
tree and 100 men stood ready TO lend
hand Then halt was called and the
manner OF death discussed by the mob. To
decide the matter vote was taken and
the balloting showed majority OF the
crowd to favor death at the stake. The
stake was prepared and the negro was
hound with chains, Pine knots were piled
about him ana the flames were fired by
the husband OF the negro's victim. As
they leaped to the wretch's flesh his wild
cries to God FOR mercy could be heard at
n great distance, The crowd looked en-,
deaf to his cries. and in half an hour tho
negro was reduced TO ashes.
Townsend. before being bound, con-
feesed the crime and said he was also i'm
pleated with Alex Floyd. who was hanged
couple Of weeks ago for an attempted
assault on Miss Kate Pearson, IN tho at
tempt at that time, He said he and Floyd
had planned for other crimes OF like char
acter. but that Floyds being hanged put a
stop to them.
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CITY BREvITIEs.

The trolley wires OF the Street Railway
conrany were cut Monday night Oh the
Heights line.
Cumberland PRESBYTERIAN church has been
put OH for a month.
The w. c. T. u will have o. regular meet
ing this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the Cen
trail Christian church.
Miss Annie Pasroe. l117 Mechan street
Is srfe NOT be ng in Galveston during the
storm. size is now In Jacksonville, Fla.
Prayer meeting OF the First BAPTIST church
win he held this yeninE at o'clock az
tho residence of Mrs. Doyney. 1915 Main
street.
An executive COMMITTEES meeting OF IN.
w. C 4. U. OF Unions Is calico for FRIDAY
nj s:S0 D. m. at the Central Christian
church.
There are undelivered telegrai'ls at the
Office OF the Western Union Tsiegrap ~, con-
ranv for Maggie Kennedy. E. w. Turner
o. ! Morris. E. Robertson and +, NJ Eng
Ish.
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NIorris Park Entries.

Two miles. over eight hurdles, Autumn
hurdle Klondyke 1853. Ben Elder l55. Fion
Dor 1850. Sir Hubert. Cheesemite I4s. The
Burlington Route 100.
Five-eighths of mile. handicap--Madrne
1926. Himtne l2O Meehanus 116. Mr. Jersey
III, Colo Lace los. Lady Uncas lO6. Silver
dale l05 His Royal Highness l0i, Luerana
101, Rappenecker 90, Lady of the Valley 81.
Mesaba IS,
Fiye-eighths of mile selling, Hurricane.
Fleeing l0s Tammany Chief %, daspedes %.
Monad Military 1872. Marothen 1903, swee.
Tooth i0l. Basuto 1902. Add los, Tour, Far
Sight 81 Carneian 10l. Rowdy los. Lief
Prince l04 Templeton 101. Isaac Hopper l0i
.Giey Ler los. Seminole los.
SIX and half furlongs. Withers course. 2
year oldf-Rolling Boer 49, Gold Heels 49,
Timothy Foley 1O5, Criterion 113, The Golden
Prince i02 Driscol l05. Margaret Hoffman
102 Glade Run. Servilia 10.
Withers mile maidens-Tompiar. Lizzie Re
gent l0i Miss Mitchell 100, Geo Simons il2
Gargoyle The Black Scot 10i, Leon Ferguson
1OI Mar li2. Fatalist l0l,
Withers mile. selling-Sparrow Wing 1Ot.
Nabocklish 90, Dolando lo4, Island Prince i07,
Fonsclse 102 Monmouth D. 9s. Godfrey l0l i,
Rinaldo 90. Alsike Is TennisoD King BAR
icycorr 1o4. The Amazon 80. Brisk 10f
Weather clear track fast.
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ToDAY's ENTRIES.

Thirteen sixteenths of mile selling Rev
enue 121, Emile lola 124. Mystery III, Bill
Jackman 49, Uterpe. Mascagnl. Uhlers Mil
dred Ranes, Yaruha 1874. Kinloch 49, ssnga-
mon 121. Capt Lamar 1871
Three-quarters of mile, mnidons selling
Asoha 49, onogen "a. Capt. Gaines ITO. Hida
r.. Crest 1O7. Downhearted o. Ella Martin
II 10y, j. P. s. 112, Blger a. Delsarte, Stella
Berkley. j. NJ. Slaughter 112
Nine sxteenths of mile-Monos Min,on
no, Echodale 1903, Only One Miss Aubrey
100. Orleans 1903
Seven-eghths of a mile. selling-Bean ST.
Water Crest lis, sevay formerly Syrlin)
Ladas ll5; Marcia Dent 81. Bnrrica ITO, On.
durham 80, Peter Duryea 113.
Thirteen-sxteenths OF mile. selling
Floridat lis. Iris 1874. Eghor 1871, 10,
Doughty 1877, Benham 1871, May Dine ll9
Chickamauga 1872. Silent Friend 129 Col. Gay
l2I. Zanetto 1874, Marco Polo 1871, Deblase l2i
Mile and a quarter selling-Sallie Lamar
So orrls. Gray Forge, Kitty Clyde 90, omela
Pinar del Rio 9S. Jim Turner 50. Rollins 9s
Qrlandine 49, Papa Harry 1903, Stuttgart %
Joe Ganmage 10l.
Weather clear. track fast
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freal,ish pranks to puzzle the minds OF
men. One of these Inconsistencies is re-
cited by r. r. Boyce. manager OF the
Alvin Produce company in letter 10
his mother, Mrs. NJ +. Boyce OF Hou-
ton Mr.. Boyce writes that the resi-
dence OF Dick Griffith at Alvin, which
formerly faced eastward, now fronta
to the south. The house was blown
through a pear orchard burying the trees
in the ground and through barbed wire
fence into road. distance OF 100 feot
from Its original location. While II was
being driven before tho wind the change
IN the direction OF its front was made,
The most singular thing, though is that
nothing in the house was broken.
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TopAY's ENTRIES.

Four and half furlongs. maidens-.Maud
Come Sweet Dream. Grarie r. Pirates
Queen Ito Allene Abott. Paradise Won, Port
Wine, Companion los. Watita. Corn Cut 100.
Mic and furlong-Hghland Lad ITO. Goal
Runner 107, sidbow 104, MelIocole 99, Sam
Lazarus ESQ. I01, Egalite, Dagmar 9S Jake
Weber ~. Prairie Dog 95.
Five and a half furlongs. handicap. >,
year olds-Silurian 112. Wall. Wild rate
10 Barbara NJ 100, Handy Man lO7. Fancy
Wood Ice His Emlnerce i0l.
Mile-The Rush Downward. Dr.. s. G.
Ayers t12. Nan Okee, Maharaiah, Jack Tell
ing, Golden Rule, Auree. Knight Banneret l0i,
Alpaca. Satan. Sir Kingston 101.
Mile and seventy yards. handicsp-The
unkno own 112. The Devil 10i. Ohnet log Pre-
c, rsor lOi, Andes 9s; Huffman entry: Found
los and Van Hoorebecke tN.
Mile and sixte enth-Eberhart it2, Zaca-
tosa. LIZ Golita 104. greensboro 103, Myrtle
1ol. Nettie Regent Aloha II Bill Garrett
no.
Weather clear and track fast.
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Results mt Hawthorne.

Chicago. october 2,-The Rush gave tho
talent a severe blow in hawthorne's fea-
ture event today.
Five furlones Little Tim. Sad Sam. orrio
Gcan. Time. 1:G2h
Six furlonss-rhe Rush Prejudice. Head
water Time. 1;j4is.
steenlochase, short course-coYonatus, Do.
nation. Frond r me. 3:itH.
Five and half furlongs Bonnie Lssak.
Blink, Harry i1ersneean. Time, 1:0Sh
Mile and q furlong-Miss Patron Depend
ing, Larkspur Time 1:5jL
Mile and MISUNDERSTANDING 49, Hood s
Brigade. Highland Lad. Tine, t;iS%.
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THE BASEBALL SEASON.
"CIass, Telling In Pennant Struggle.
Tales by Lotus and Donlin.

After another fortnight 1t viii be sans
baseball for another six months It is al
ready sans the pennant. tholRh the race
down the stretch between Brooklyn aud
PIttsburg has been keenly waFed. but ex-
perience and class has told and the great
IS. baseball club that was ever formed. led
nv the greatest baseball MANAGER the game
aver nroduced has as good as won Judge
yonne's verdict already. though dozen or
mere games n man 10 he played. The sea-
son has been Improbable, both 70 the club
owners and to the sama hseh, Barring
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HARRIS COUNTY RELIEF work.
Committees sim Extending Assist
nnce 20 the Needy.


The Harris county relief committee is
still engaged in the relief work COM
menced sevsral weeks ago, and Is eX-
tending assistance TO those localities
that send in reports showing the imme,
date reeds OF the people This work.
sisting, generally, OF receiving he re-
ports. examining the same and extending
whatever assistance is shown 10 be ur9
gently needed.
Mrs, Qualtroughs committee was UNI
usually busy yesterday, receiving more
applications for clothing than on any
single day for considerable period pre-.
vious. Four cases and five packages of
read made clothing came in from tho
New Orleans board of trade yesterday and
that consignment constituted one OF the
incest lots OF clothing that has been re-
ceived Both Mrs. Qualtrough's and Mrs.
Ryan's committees have received cloth
ing from the New Orleans board of trade,
and the contributions to each are highly
appreciated on account OF the excellence
of the goods and the care evidenced In
the selection.
~
Mrs. Ryan. in charge OF the general
relief supply depot for residents OF Bra.
zoria county and the mainland of Galves-
ton county who were sufferers from the
storm, still has her headquarters open
and Is expecting every day consignment
OF goods FROM the International Sunshine
society OF New York. mammoth charit-
able organization of that State.
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Baseball Mt BnIlinger.

Ball nger, Texas, September 2s.-Thti,
was an interesting rame Of bail PLAYED hers
today between Ballinger and Sherwood San
Apgelo The score was 10 9 In favor o.
Lallirger. Batteries: Lusk md Chasta'n for
Ba'inger; Kester and Reeves for the visitors.
Luck tho ltft-handed pitcher. struck out
seventean men and Roster strnck out five.
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snnrtinr Eaitnr nend.

Hot Springs Ark. October Joe Camp
bell. sporting editor OF the Washington Post.
dled here this morning OF elrrhcsis OF tho
liver. after an illness OF several months,
lie improved for a while, but recently grew
lade All al his bedside goodbye. Mr. Camp
bell was employed ut one time on papers
in Kansas City and 81. Louis ana was Wen
known throughout the country as sporting
editor He was "a years old. Instructions
were reco we'd this afternoon directing that
his body he inferred here In the Catholic
cemetery.
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st. Louis October 2.-The card at Klnloch
Palmer today was made up of large fields.
Six and a half furlongs-Captan Gaines,
Can Robert, Linden Ella. Time :22%
Five furlongs--Poyntz, Sarna Miss Co.
lightly. Time 1 02
Six and a half furlongs-John Morton,
Loka. Silent Friend. Time .22%
Five and half furlongs, sellng--Propeller
PROSPER La Gal, Empyreal Time l.0Sh
Mile-Annie Odheld. Two Armies, Peter
Duryea. Time l43js.
Five and half furlongs-Horse Shoe To-
bacoo, Miss Aubrey. Small Jack. Time LOS.
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Especial TO The Post.)

Washington October 2--Patents issued
to Texans today: Albert c. Calhoun,
Somerville. wire stretcher.
David G. and j. W. Jones. Granbury,
hame fastener.
Joseph u. McCausland. Lampasas.
churu
Ninian S. McCracken. Union. cotton
chopper and cultivator.
William Schlabach. Nordheim, fer
tilizer distributing attachment.
Fritz $. Pllttstosser, Strykorm. bale
band tightener,
Charles II. Towers. Thornton. clothes
pin.
Read M. Washington and A. w. Cappy.
Dallas. attachment for barrels of irearms.
George w. Williams, Waco. cotton
valve.
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Results at Dallas.

Dallas. Texas, October 2.--Results OF the
races at the Dallas tracks:
Pacing. ar class-Blondy Redwood, Albert
Allison. Alabama Coon. Best time 2:ili<.
Hall mile--Henry Batcheler. Bell Boy. Billy
Patterson Time so.
seven-eighths Of mile. selllng--The Planet.
liza Marie. Charley P. Jones Time 1898.
Miie-crosby Helen Paxton Grey Dog.
Fiye.eishths OF a mlle--Dr weyeth, Fay
Beach. Bonnie 1.-the. Time l:oi.
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Corpus Christi Texas October 2-The
plover season Is now In full sway and large
numbers OF the bird are being slaughtered
and brought 10 market where they commanu
excellent prices The birds are very abund-
ant this year
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The First National bank OF iowa Park
has been authorized to commence busi-
ness with capital OF $25 600. G. Blrk
Is president and j. NJ. Whitmore cashier
OF the new bank.
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The postorrice at phair. Brazoria coun-
ty. has been discontinued: mail will 70
ITO Velasco.
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TEXAS MATTERS.
fsnenialtn The Post

Washington. October 2--The following
pensions were granted to Texans today:
original-John W. Nelson. Paris, Sc:
James Cater. Houston. Sc: Willard Rob
ison, Cisco. Sc.
WIdow-'Eunice A. Summers. Joshua, IS.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-10-03

Postmasters ppointed-Dening, Falls
county Lizzie Lyon; Dumas. Moore coun-
". 7. C. Denton Festus. Moore county,
T. j. Stratton; Reilly Springs. Hopkins
county. Virgilla Yantis.
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- rur pApY IS CUTTING TEETH

h. sprs aud use that old and we'll tried
remedy Mrs. winsiow's Soothing syrup.
for children teething. 1t soothes the child.
roftens the gums. alisys all pain. cure,
wind collie and Is the best remedy sof
diarrhoea.
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Mrs. selby against her husband. Kid Mccoy.
would not be discontinued. and that the case
would come up for trial In the supreme court
inside OF two weeks,
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BASEBALL.
NATIONAL LEAnuE.

Philadelphia. October 2.--Meyer of the New
York team pitched a great game today and
the home teams hits were few and scat
tered.
Score ii
New York .............i2 0 $50 co. 6 II 2
philadelphia ,........ 900 600 90 2 2
Meyer and Bowerman; Dunn and McFar-
land
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,svalry. Fort Mcintosh. has been dis

posteffice has been established at
sandfat. Smith county. with Judge T.
Beal. Jr.. postmaster
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a PRANK or THE STORM.
Residence BIown 100 Feet and utrec-
ton of Front Changed.

AS In the case With almost every storm,
the disaster that visited the Texas coast
country on September left its many
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BANGOR. Mane--Several paper mills in
the State which have been idle for several
months will resume operations as a result OF
the big cut of timber,
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Private Alton Russell, troop F, Tenth
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Reserve agents for Texas banks have
been approved as follows The First
National bank OF Kansas City for the
Amarillo National OF Amarillo. and the
National Bank OF Commerce OF Kansas
City for the City National of San An
tonic.
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ses- NOT think" remarked Colonel
S,,,.. 'esham of Galveston. .that the
A.ta,s "ni Gail a special session OF the
e TO consider Galveston's neees.
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Boston. October 2--Today's game was called
at the end of the eighth on account Of dark
ness. with the score standing TO I. Both
teams played snappy and progressive ball.
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Raymond Wilcox and Harry T. Buner
have been appointed substitute letter
carriers at Temple, Texas.
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chicago. october 2.-Chicaso nlayed 10

Chicago October 9-Chicaso played in great
form today aud shut out St Louis Callahan
pitched excellent ball and did not allow
a hit until the seventh inning when two OF
three hits were registered.
Score II Y
Chicago ................ 900 200 o1'-3 s /
st. Louis .........,,.... coo 900 600 0 3 y
Callahan and Dexter: sudhon and Robin
son.
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il !. Frank cargin. who returned with
y. we and daughter Monday from a
ssI;s New York and Europe. met with
s.l,.,s, severe accident in the American
sl.,,. As' While crossing one of the
y saoWded avenues he was run into
In ! ~ ana quite badly injured, causing
Cd, remain in New York for month
sslss sas Doctors care. Luckily no
aally M broken. and members of his
= narslnng az hand. gave him the best
'a'sfs NJ and assisted in his rapid re-
f.sehea ~ ~ Cargill states that The Post
VA e a., Asoury Park. where he was stop
'teialv Two days old. and was an es-
''ra fro,, "ss;eome visitor during the pc
'le'r aV1 .-ellowing the Galveston
q VA W. read eagerly by all Tex
ssr2x.lon .ere anxious TO obtain all in
y tass possible regarding the caiam-
nad nefallen the Island City
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The annual report OF tho supervising
Inspector general OF steam vessels for
the last fiscal year shows there were In
spected at Galveston Sc vessels. with
1897 gross tonnage.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-01-11
TElEGRAPHlC TICKS,

AT Chicago Roy, Aloysius Schyns,
head OF the order of Aloxan Brothers
in the United States, died yesterday OF
heart disease,
Hugh Rowe was arrested at Fair
field, la, charged with the murder OF
Mabel Sconeld. whose body was found
IN the river Oct -
AT Jefferson, Ohio, Judge William 4.
Rowland died yesterday OF pneumonia,
aged 6S He was n prominent Ohio
politician for many years,
Judge Adams of Missouri In the
United States circuit court yesterday
sustained the state law prohibiting tho
sale Of oleomnrgarino colored us but
ter
The fishing tugs Anna, Anger and
l}oS are frozen into the Ice field sew
cral miles out from Grand Haven,
Mich, and fears are entertained for the
crew of seven men carried by each.
The United States transport Sedg-
wick has arrived at New York from
Cuba with 20 officers, 66a enlisted men
Of the 18th United States infantry and
a number of passengers and discharged
soldiers.
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INSANE DOCTORS AWFUL DEED
brushes Head Of Child Submitted For
Examination

Hampton, Ia, Jan. l0.~Dr g. w.
Appleby for several years leading
physician of Bristow, last evening In
III Of insanity killed the months
old child Of Henry Weary, In Dr. Hob
sons Office. The parents brought the
child to DR. Iobson's Office to be treat
ed but before he had time to attend to
IL was called out Or. Hobson sug-
gcsted to the parents that Appleby,
who was visiting him, should make
the necessary examination. lilo took
the child In his arms, put his thumbs
under the chin and fingers on top Of
the head and crushed It's face in
Then jumping up he seized the child by
q foot and swung II around his head
until help was secured and the child
taken from the maniac. When an
other physician was called In the child
was dead. The insane commission
convened at midnight and took Apple
by % the insane hospital ut Indepen-
dence, Religious excitement is sup.
posed 10 have caused the insanity.