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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
AN ALL-NIGHT BATTLE.
Two Men Killed, Three Wounded.
Two Perhaps Fatally, in "a Riot
at Gilman, Ill.

Gilman, ILL.,, Aug. 2S.-Two men
killed, three wounded-two of them
perhaps fatally-one woman wound
ed, and her residence burned, are the
results of an all-night battle between
a mob and Mrs. DR.. c. w. Wright,
who was accused of the murder of
Bessie Salter, the 16-year-old daugh-
ter of citizen of Gilman.
About 10 o'clock in the evening the
first act of the tragedy was enacted.
1t was precipitated by the investiga.
ton of the coroner jury into the
death of Bessie Salter a 16-year-old
girl of Leonard Ill. who died in the
hospital Friday night and was taken
to her home in Leonard under cover
OF darkness early Saturday morning.
No coffin was procured and she was
wrapped up in an old blanket and
pieces of carpet and buried. After the
jury had heard the evidence of Clar-
ence Salter, father of the girl, the
coroner came to the conclusion that
it was injurious to wait longer for
Mrs. Wright's arrest, and a warrant
was sworn out by the police magis-
trate for her arrest. Constable Mil
stead went to the house to serve
the warrant about 10 O'Clock Sun
day night.
a number of deputies gathered up
on the streets, accompanied the con-
stable. Mrs. Wright barred the door,
and in forcing an entrance, the con-
stables encountered unexpected OPP
position. They broke the outer door
open and entered the darkened room.
Michael Ryan felt his way across the
first room, and was about to enter the
inner apartment, when n shot rang
out, and he fell dead The constables
made a hurried exit. and formed a
picket line around the building. At
regular intervals they fired into the
building in the hope that the occu-
pants would surrender, but without
success. Finally il was determined
to set fire to the building. The recent
rains had so dampened its timbers
tnat the fire would not catch. and after
burning some outbuildings. the posse
gave up the attempt, and fell back
to their original plan of driving out
Mrs. Wright.
a moh of probably 200 people had
gathered at 3 o'clock. Most of them
were armed. The scenes of grief
which followed the arrival OF Ryan's
wife and children fired the crowd
with frenzy. They seized dozens of
bundles Of straw, saturated them with
petroleum. piled them against the
front end sides of the sO-cxlled hos
pital and applied che torch. In a mo-
ment the place was a mass OF flames.
Shot after shot rang from the uDDsr
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

windows, ana George WlllougnDy, h
local representative of the Standard
Oil Co., fell with a bullet in the left
side. The next victim was Peter
Hauer, a member of the attacking
party. These casualties so angered
the crowd that they volleyed the
house as fast as they could load their
firearms.
Suddenly. from a bunch of timber
in the rear, several shots came in
the direction of the mob. They were
answered, hundred to one, and the
tre was quickly slenced. Members
of the mob rushed to the timber, and
in the dim light of the coming dawn
found. the body of John Myers.
blacksmith, who had been employed
by Mrs. Wright, stretched in the death
agony. He was shot in a dozen
places about the head and shoulders,
showing that he had been lying on
his face firing at his enemies when
he met death. Nearby lay Mrs.
Wright, ragged hole in her right
shoulder. She had been wounded
while lying down in the same posi-
tion of Myers.
The mob carried her down town,
jeering as they went. She was TAX.
en- TO the council chamber and physi-
clans set to work in an endeavor to
bring her to consciousness. Up to .
a. m.they had been unsuccessful, ard
it is probable that she will not re-
cover.
The house was destroyed with its
contents. Mrs. DR.. Wright was about
so years old. 1t is stated that shr
was formerly an actress. For some
time she has been conducting lying
in hospital on the outskirts of Gil
mar.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
Dee Frierson, a Colored
Laborer of This City,
KILLED WHILE BLASTING ROCK.
He Had Set OF Two Blasts. When
One Failed to Ignite Promptly and
He Went Back to Investigate the
Cause

Dee trierson, negro man about forty
years OF age, met his death ia horrihle
manner late Monday afternoon bv the
explosion Of blast.
The unfortunate man was at work
dlgglng cistern on the property re.
Gently purchased by Messrs. Street and
Frierson, uear the depot, and on which
several new cottages are being built
lie had reached a depth of about six
ieet, and was blasting out some rock
Friday afternoon he set two blasts
Vouched OIL the fuse to each of them
ana then reti.ed to safe distance ~
await the explosions. One of the blasts
exploded in due time, but, some time
elapslng and the other one falling to OK.
piode, the negro supposed the fuse had
gone out ana went back to the cistern
10 see what was the matter. He cot
oack down into the hole, and while
kneeilng over the blast inspecting r.
the powder ignited and the explosion
occurred The negro's head and one
sue OF MS body were badly crushed and
mangled by the flying rock. SOM men
working nearby pulled him out of the
nole' and he lived only few minutes
afterwards.
Frlerson was q hard working negro.
ana was well-known in the city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
NUN COMMITS SUICIDE.
She Jumped on an Ocean steamer
i'm Midocean Because She Felt
She Was DiSgraced.

New York, Aug. 2S.-On the French
line steamer L'Aquitaine, which ar
rive. from lIavre, Margaret Mime
han, former nun, committed suicide
by jumping overheard at 5 a. m. on
August 23. The alarm was quickly
given. a boat was lowered and the
woman was picked up, but too late.
a Roman Catholic priest among the
passengers performed a burial service
over the remains, assisted by a num-
Der of other priests and nuns who
were on board the steamer, and the
body was committed to the sea.
During the voyage Miss Minnehan
had eOnfded to some of her fellow
passengers that she had been a nun.
but her love for a young man caused
her to leave the convent, and she felt
she had disgraced her family. She
said she was on the way 10 her broth
er, a priest who 'is-locased m Penn
sylvania.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
TESTING BIG GUNS.
An 1S-Inch Torpedo Weapon Will
Throw IA Shell Fifteen Miles
Gun cotton for Charges.

South Bethlehem, Pa, Aug. 26.-In
the presence of Lieut.. Gen. Miles, Gen.
Wilson, Gen. Burlington and other
army officers, the new 1S-inch Gatha-
man torpedo gun, the largest ever
built in this country, was tested at
the Bethlehem steel works, to de-
termine the velocity of the shot and
the strength of the gun, and proved
a gratifying success. The govern
ment made an appropriation of 655,-
900 for the experiment, and demanded
that ten shots be fired, the test to
show pressure of $4,000 pounds per
inch and velocity of $4,000 feet to
the second. Solid shot weighing ton
were used.
After two preliminary shots the
third was fired with a charge of 300
pounds of powder, and showed a pres
sure of 1905 pounds, and 1896 feet
velocity, while the fourth shot with
the same charge recorded a pressure
of 1880 pounds and a velocity of
1901 feet. The remaining six shots
will be fired in few days.
The gun is intended for coast de-
fense. The inventor claims that it
will throw a shell fifteen miles. Gun
cotton will be used in the charges.
The gun is Al feet long, and weighs
SO tons. Gen. Miles, after the test,
said he was satisfied with the result
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
DUKE AND DUCHESS D'ARcos.
Given an Informal Reception
i'm the Auditorium Annex.

Chicago, Aug. 26.--The Duke OAR
cos, Spanish minister, accompanied
by the Duchess D'Arcos, reached Chi
cago from Washington over the Lake
Shore road at 1880 Saturday. The
distinguished visitors were met at
the station by Gen. John C. Black at
the head of the citizens committee,
and welcomed on behalf of the vet
Grams of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. Escorted by the Denver fife
and drum corps, the party was driven
to the Auditorium annex, where
apartments had been reserved
AT the hotel an informal reception
was held, during which the ladies' of
the Grand Army rendered the duch-
ess an invitation to a luncheon at the
annex at 2 o'clock Monday.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
LOOKS LIKE SIMS.
Enloe, However, Claims that he Has
the Nomination.

JACKSON, Tenn, Ang. 28.- Though it
looks very much as if Congressman Sims
has been re nominated for Congress.
Hon. b. A. Enloe is still laying claim to
the nomination, aud the chances are that
he will go before the Congressional com.
mittee with contest. The best esti-
mates indicate that Sims is re-nominat-
ed by perhaps GOO majority.
To night Hon. b. A. Enloe gave out
another statement. He said:
Il have carried Madison, Carroll,
Benton, Henry and Decatur counties,
and have secured the nomination.
shall have nothing further to say on the
subject until the meeting Of the Con-
gressional committee"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
THE MOTION OvERRULED.
Decision Rendered by Judge Cantrill
Refusing Caleb Powers
New Trial.

LOUISVILLE, Aug 24.-At George
town yesterday Judge Cantrill over
ruled the motion for new trial in the
Powers case and gave the attorney for
the defense until September 3 to file a
bill of exceptions. The case will be
taken to the Court Of Appeals in Sep
tember.
Judge Cantrill ordered Powers re-
moval to the Louisville Jail for safe
keeping, saying that he feared the priso-
ner might escape if left in the George
town jail Judge Cantrill first decided
to send Powers to Franklin, but his at
torneys requested that he be taken to
Louisville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
SHOT THE MULE.
A Negro Mistook Him For the Ter
rible "Orter."

AS result of the fright among the
negroes OF Macedonia, caused by the
alleged appearance of u terrible animal
called the ''orter" in their midst. an old
mule ,longing to Uncle" Green Shep-
pard, colored, lost his life one night last
week. One negro who had particular
fear for this phantom monster, had his
shotgun in readiness and prepared
to slay the animal should he happen to
come his way. During the night
Uncle" Green's old mule strayed over
towards the premises of the appre
hensive darky, who. suspecting that it
was the ''orter" co ming after him.
grabbed his gun and Dlazed awav in the
dark The whole load punctured the
hide of the innocent old animal. and
now "Uncle" Green is bewailing the
loss of his ''mewl.'
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
WANTS TO KILL BRYAN.
VIM. Williams, Alleged Anarchist,
Employed i'm an Omaha Hotel,
Placed Under Arrest.

Omaha, Neb., Aug. 26.-William NJ.
Williams, an alleged anarchist, who is
employed in the Saelter Hotel, in this
city, announced to one of his fellow
workmen Saturday morning that he
was going TO kill William J. Bryan
when he came to attend the Jackson
ian picnic Saturday afternoon. The
police were notified and arrested him
an hour later. Every precaution is be-
ing taken to prevent anything hap
pening to Mr.. Bryan while in the
city.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
ANARCHIST ARRESTED.
He is Thought to be Member of
the Gang Which Planned to
Assassinate Mckinley.

New Orleans, Aug. 26.-Custeo Sal
vator, an italian thought to be a
member of the band of anarchists
which came to this country for the
purpose of assassinating President
Mckinley, is under arrest in this city.
Salvador sailed from Genoa, Italy, as
a helper on the steamer Southgate.
The remarkable disparity between his
personal appearance and his an
nounced position in life aroused the
captains suspicious, and he put the
man in irons.
Wednesday night the italian broke
away and leaped overheard and es-
capped. He was captured later by a
sesret service officer.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
PADGETT AND WHITTHOKNE.
JOINT Discussion at Franklin-A Big
Day For Padgett.

Last Saturday at Franklin, Capt. j.
II Fussell spoke at 10 O'Clock a. M TO
the Confederate Bivouac and Camp of
Franl n
AT O'Clock p. ~, Hon. L. p. Pad.
gett 81 ok9. and Mai Whitthorne fol
lowed, and each had reioinoer OF
fifteen minutes. 1t was Mai. Whit.
thorno's appointment, and he invited
Mr.. Padgett and Mr.. Boyd to be present
Mr.. BOYD wa. not present.
Several a-ties from Columbia went
to Franklin to hear the joint discussion
They reDort that it was u grand dav for
Mr.. Padgett. and that he used the Mai r
up badly, and large gains we're m de for
Padgett. Padgett's friends were greatly
elated over the meeting and Whit
thorne's friends disappointed and de-
pressed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

THE Hon. Charles A. Towne spoke
atDuluth. Mimi, Monday night to the
largest audience ever seen In that
city at political speaking. A large
portion Of his address was a reply to
Gov. Roosevelt's st. Paul speech.
Mr.. Towne characterized New
York's Governor as "a predestined
aud incorrigible eccentric and ian
intellectual Comanche."
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
Nearly one-Thira Finished.

Santiago de Cuba, Aug. 18Th,
military road from Santiago to San
Luis is finished as far as the summit
of Porto Boniato, an altitude of ]. .2OC
feet. This is distance of eight miles
Seventeen miles, of the highway re.
main TO be constructed.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
ATTEMPTED BURGLARY.
Unsuccessful Effort to Enter Mr.. j. N.
Meroney's Business House.

An unsuccessful attempt was made
Sunday night TO enter the business house
Of Mr.. j. n. Meroney at Dark's Mill.
The burglar or burglars succeeded in..re-
moving the lock from the front door by
using an auger, but their further efforts
were foiled by cross-bar on the inside,
which held the door firmly and prevent
ed their entrance. The tresspasssrs
became frightened and beat hasty re-
treat, leaving their tools behind them.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

OMAHA, Neb., is the first city thus
far counted in the twelfth census to
show decrease in population during
the past decade. The count of the
population of Omaha just completed
shows lO2,555. The population in
1890 was l40,452. This indicates q
decrease in ten years of 81 sg7, or
26.98 per cent.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

MARCUS AURELIUs is getting
shaky. In making a demand for a
contribution OF $1,000 from Phila-
delphia for his slush fund, be can
didly admitted that some of the
strategic points of the campaign had
already been won by the Democrats,
ard expressed anxiety over the in
activity Of the Republicans.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

THE people of Reading, a suburb
of Cincinnati, recently took deter
mined stand on the negro living
within the corporate limits OF their
town. They waited upon a negro
clerk with rope, informed him that
he was not wanted, and he departed
without further ceremony. How is
this for Ohio?
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

THE Italian wheat harvest is off
cially estimated at 1856, 600 quarters,
so 48OO,O00 quarters imports will be
required. The crops in Central
Europe are up to expectation. Rus
sia reports an average wheatcrop.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

BETHEL Baptist church at Fair.
view, KY, built as a memorial on
the site of Jefferson Davis birth
place. was struck by lightning
last week and consumed by the
flames. Loss, $4,000.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

THE Tennessee Prohibitionist,
State organ of the Prohibition party,
has made its appearance at Clarks-
vile. w. d. Turnkey is the editor.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
NEWS AND COMMENT.

MRS. HAsHAw, an aged lady, was
dangerously and perheps fatally in
Jured in runaway accident near
Lynnville.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

A CORRESPONDENT writing of the
epidemic of cholera in India saws:
Natives are dying like flies, at the
rate OF three thousand week. The
epldemic is undoubtedly due to the
pollution of the scanty water supply
during the famine"
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

THE Democrats of the Third Con-
gresslonal District last week unani-
mously nominated Hon. John. A.
Moon for reelection to Congress.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

AFTER nearly twenty years a man
tnrns up at FIT. Worth, Tex, who
claims that Jesse James was not
killed at st. Joseph, Mo-, by Bob
Ford, but it was a detective who was
killed. The man says that Jesse
James is now running a groceIy
store twenty miles from Trinidad,
Col,
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

INCOMPLETE census returns show
that there is marked tendency on
the part of the people of the United
States to live in towns Of 5000 in
habitants and over. The percentage
OF the population now living in
cities is about 33 out OF every 100 per-
sons.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

WHIPPED into insensibility in less
than two rounds, is the story in brief
of Tom Sankey's meeting with Bob
Fitzsimmons at the Coney Island
Sporting Club Friday night. Fitz
simmons was the victor, Sharkey
the loser.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

A 2 YEAR-oLD boy in Pennsyl-
vania was discovered feeding huge
blacksnake coffee from a bottle. 1t
is believed by the parents of the
child that it had been the constant
companion of the snake for weeks
before the discovery was made.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

KANSAS CITY was plunged into
darkness at midday Monday, caus-
ing lights ia stores and offices to be
lighted. The phenomenon prevailed
for half an hour, during which time
rain fell in torrents. Much alarm
was felt, many people seeking cover
in fear of a tornado.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

CHAIRMAN James X. Jones, of the
National Democratic Committee,
announces that former Senator
David B. Hill, of New York, will
make some speeches in the West
advocating the election of Bryan and
Stevenson, but the times and places
have not yet been determined.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

The above is the list of casualties re-
sulting from terrific boiler explosion at
Ashton Bros Touring mill, near Colum-
bia, Monday morning.
The explosion took place in what is
known rs the clover mill," which is
situated Immediately on the bank of
river. 1t occurred about 6:45 o'clock
half hour after the mill had started
on the days run-and was heard by
many persons in this city.
The engine and engine room were
both wrecked by the explosion, the
boiler being blown out of the room and
into the river. The upper mill, +"
which is located up the bank about 100
feet from the "lower MILL" was also
damaged, ard the effects can be seen
throughout the building
Sam Allen, one of the negroes who
was killed, is supposed to have been
passing between the two mills, about
thirty feet away, when the explosion
occurred He was struck on the head
by piece of flying machinery, and
death resulted few minutes after
wards. Allen was a "roustabout" at
the mill, and was negro of good reputa-
tion.
Matthews, the negro boy, was in the
upper mill, probably 100 feet away from
the boiler-room, and his body was
mangled in horrible manner by flying
pieces of iron and wood. When his
body was picked up, life was extinct.
Matthews was not an employe of the
mil, but had come to bring one of the
mems breakfast.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

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The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
A TERRIFIC
EXPLOSION.
Engine Boiler at Ashton
Bros. Mill
EXPL0DES WITH FATAL RESULTS.
A Negro Man and Boy Killed, and
the Engineer Slightly Hurt Boiler
Blown Into the River.
ExPLODES WITH FATAL RESULTS.
Killed.

Sam A len, colored, aged 65.
Genie Matthews, colored, aged II.
Injured.
j. M. Paul, white, engineer, slightly
bruised.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31

Mr.. j. T. L. Cochran Solicited to Run
for the Legislature.

Mr.. j. T. Il. Cochran
We, the undersigned voters of Maury
county, Tennessee, having confidence in
your integrity as man and a Demo
crat, respectfully solicit you to become a
candidate to represent Maury county in
the next Legislature of Tennessee
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
Narrow Escape.

Mr.. j. M. Paul, the engineer, had a
miraculous escape from being killed.
He was in the engine room at the time,
and, although he was thrown heavily to
the floor, he escaped with only a few
slight bruises on his face.
The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1900-08-31
The Cluse.

The cause of the explosion is a mys-
terry. Mr.. Paul, the engineer, says there
was plenty of water in both boilers, as
he had just looked at the guages, and
they showed that an ample supply was
on hand.
1t is great wonder that no more cas-
ualties resulted, as the mill was filled
with employees at the time, having been
running night and day recently, and a
double force of men were at work. The
air was filled with flying debri, and the
results Of the explosion can be seen all
around the building. Several pieces of
wood were driven entirely through some
sacks of sawdust lying some distance
from the boiler-room.
The Property Loss.
Mr.. Ashton, in conversation with a
HERALD reporter, stated that the loss
sustained would probably be about
81, 500, no accident insurance being car
ried on the property. The mill was go
arranged that water or steam power, or
both, could be used. AS the water
power apparatus was not injured by the
accident, the operation of the mill, con-
sequently, will not be interfered with
in the least. as the water power will be
used until the boilers can be replaced
and the damage repaired, which will be
in about six weeks time.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-07-13
COOKERY AND REYNOLDS RANT.
Reynolds Declares the Republicans Haven't
Stolen Cent Recently

Especial to the News and Observer
New London, NJ. c., July 12.-Claude
Dockery and Lieut.. Governor r. j. Reyf-
nolds spoke here today to united multi
tude of coons and Republicans and few
Democrats. Dockery said that there was
doubt as to the constitutionality of the
amendment and added in one breath that
it was not a political measure, and in
the next that it was trick on the part
of the Democratic party. Mr.. Dockery
curred favor with the niger all
through his speech, and begged him to
stand up for Cuffe. He also claimed that
the amended amendment was not as good
as the original.
Mr.. Reynolds began his speech by say
ing: II am a bad Radicali' He raved
and ranted on the election law, and said
it was one of the most infamous things
ever submitted to the people. He went
out of his way to say that the Democrats
had not stolen a cent, and that the Re-
publicans had not recently. While speak
ing, Cutie was much in evidence fol-
both Dockery and Reynolds. Mr.. Rey-
nolds said to the niggers and all who
are "we:" 1--WE are all brothers." The
speeches really injured the Republican
party.