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The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28

RICHMOND. Va, March 2S.-Judge W.
Samuel Goodwin. OF Greensville county,
was here yesterday consulting with Gov
ernor Tyler and Attorney General Monta-
que with regard TO the prosecution of the
Emporia .lynchers. This the judge says,
is to be conducted with the utmost thor
oughness The Governor expresses his
satisfaction at this determination. He
will. if necessary. the Governor says send
military to Emporia to see that the prose-
cution is not interfered with.
Judge Goodwin made some important
statements in connection with the Iynching
Of O'Grady and Cotton. Judge Goodwin
said that the Governor was not told that
threats had been made TO dynamite his
CGoOdwyn's) house: that the lives Of the
Commonwealth Attorney and Of Sheriff
Lee were threatened If the troops were
not Withdrawn; that the wires we're to be
crt and portion Of the railroad track
was TO be torn up. aud other means re-
sorted 20 sufficient 10 interrupt any and
all communication with the outside world.
Neither was the Governor notified that the
lives Of the troops were threatened, and
a
sist in any way the removal OF the two
prisoners was in danger. Neither WAS the
Governor told Of the absolute inability Of
the civil authorities 10 restrain the angry
/ mob. or to enforce the execution Of the
laws OF the Commonwealth. These facts.
taken together with those with which the
Governor vas made thoroughly familiar.
Judge Goodwin acknowledged were sUfii-
cient TO have him exercise the authority
vested in him 10 declare martial law and
make the civil subordinate 10 the military.
+ Had he done this no charge OF the usurp-
/ ing Of his prerogatves could have been
/ made.
Judge Goodwin was asked why the Gov
/ ernor was not told OF the threats OF the
mob. He replied that at such a time, and
/ labOrinE under such excitement, IL was
Z impossible for every threat 10 have been
remembered or communicated TO the Gov
/ ernor Then the telegraph Office was con-
trolled by the mob. and IL was. as has al
ready been stated necessary for him TO
| request the Governor TO use another tele-
/ graph line TO avoid the interrogation and
! delay Of messages. The mob was In con-
troll he admitted. We made all kinds
/ Of promises 10 the mob said Judge Good
/ wyn. and assured them that there would
] be no escape for Cotton II they would only
/ allow the law TO take its course. l assur-
ed them that I would call an extra session
/ of court and try him az once. This would
have been done had the two men not been
/ lynched. We had even gone so far as 10
promise them to begin. work ON The scat
fold Monday. I called a conference OF the
. representative citizens OF the town. /
. asked the n TO decide what was 10 be re-
Quested Of the Governor and the troops.
They assured me they would use their in
. huenCe with the mob TO secure a trial for
+ the accused If the troops were with
drawn"
Judge Goodwin said that Cotton was
. brought TO Emporia on a forged telegram
lie teleEraphed the officer who apprehend-
. ed the prisoner to carry him 10 Peters
I burg. Someone else then had telegraphed
the officer To bring him 10 Emporia.
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FOR KILLING HIS BROTHER.
The Trial Of srant shaver Now Pro
cCedIng

The Trial Of irInt shaver Now Pro-
cCedIng.
KINGwOOD. Y. Va. March 2S.-Grant
Shaver welI-to-do farmer, is on trial
here. charged With numbering his broth
er. Henry. three miles south Of Tunnelton.
on November last. They lived on ad-
joining farms and had quarreled about a
road. Henry claimed that his deed called
for a right-of- way through Grants place
and persisted in going through. The tes-
timony showed that on the day OF the
shooting he drove past on a sled with two
hogs, which had been butctered, accom-
panied by John higgins The brothers got
into a quarrel. while Bigins drove on. Hen
~ dared Grant out Of the house. but he
refused 10 come out Henry ran after Big
gins and the team. when Grant opened
fire With a revolver.
Failing TO hit him he 90 a rife and fired
al him from an upstairs window A bull
let went through him. and he fell dead
almost in his tracks. His body lay out
ia the rain and snow until O'Clock the
next morning. One d the Witnesses testi-
fed that Grant said he wanted 10 get Hen
~ by the boots and drag him in out OF the
rain. but others cautioned him against do
ing so. 10 was thought al first that Grant
would plead guilty and throw himself on
the mercy Of the court but he decided 20
stand trial. The case Will likely go 10 the
Jury TO-DAY
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28

The mild and immediate effect Of Dr.
Kilmer's Swamp Root. the great kidney
remedy. is soon realized il stands the
highest for las wonderful cures OF the most
distressing cases. swamp Root will set
your whole system right. and the best
proof Of this is a trial.
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are re
sponsibIe for more sickness and suffering
than any other disease. and II permitted TO
continue fatal results are sure to follow
Kidney trouble irritates the nerves, makes
you dizzy. restless sleepless. and irritable
makes you pass water often during the
day. and obliges you 70 get up many times
during the night: csuses puffy or dark cir
Giles under the eyes. rheumatism, gravel.
catarTh Of the bladder. pain or dull ache
in the back joints. and muscles; makes
your head ache and back ache, causes
indigestion. stomach and liver trouble, YOU
get sallow. yellow complexion; makes
you feel as though you had heart trouble
You may have plenty OF ambition. but no
strength, get weak and waste away
II your water. when allowed TO remain
undistUrbed IN a glass or bottle for twenty
four hours forms a sediment or settling or
has cloudy appearance. or il small par
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THE HANGING AT BELAIR.
Coroner'~ Jury Renders 81 Ierdict
in the Case.

fOrOner'~ Jury Renders a. herdict
in the Case.
BELAIR Nd. March ga jury Il in
quest summoned yesterday by Clifford c.
Barnes rendered a verdict that Lewis Har-
ris colored. who was lynched last night
for an assault on Miss Annie Mcuvaine.
had come to his death at the hands Of per
sons unknown.
The jury met At O'Clock at the sheriff 5
Office in the courthouse. Ii was composed
Of Pearl Wilson, foreman. and John II.
Fisher. Charles c. Brown. Zach DeBow.
Charles Carver. J. II. C. Watts John r
McRoy. }. E. Amos. John H. Huer. James
NJ. Reynolds. John W. Anderson. and VII
mer L. Barnes
Sheriff Kinehart was eXouerated from
all responsibility The sheriff said.
Il made the best resistance in my power.
The mob meant business. One ball whiz-
zed close 20 my head 1 could do nothing
against such numbers ] am afraid the af-
fair will have a bad effect on my daugh-
ter. She is sick and in bed. The uproar
and hammering made her terribly nervous
recognized many OF those in the crowd in
front Of my residence. but I have since
learned that they were only spectators.
The iynchers were at the back door The
jail is not built to withstand determined
assault, and before the heavy iron bar the
men used the doors gave way like splin-
teFs."
The body Of Harris had been cut down
early IN the morning by Sheriff Kinehart
Il was prepared for burial by Undertaken
Nathan Dean and inferred at the expense
OF the county
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NEW YORK, March 2S.-Secretary Root,
Quartermaster General LudingtOn, Acting
Commissary General J. r Weston. Surgeon
General C. NJ. Sternberg. and Inspector
General Joseph Brecknridge inspected the
United States Army transport Sumner at
her pier. % South Brooklyn. this morning,
after which Gen. Wesley Merritt, Com
handing the Department Of the East, and
his stan boarded the vessel and were re-
ceived by the Secretary Of War on the
quarter deck. General Merritt and his
stan we're in full unifo Al After General
Merritt had paid his respects a collation.
was served in the transports saloon.
With the exception Of the Secretary Of
War. who arrived in this city late yesJer-
day sternoon. the officers composing his
party left Washington last night on the
midnight train over the Pennsylvania
Railroad They were met at the Adams
Express Companys pier I'm Jersey City by
the Quartermaster' Department steam
boat, General Aeigs. and taken to Pier 3,
Cast River Secretary Root accompanied
by Assistant Quartermaster General A. s
KimhaH. arrived at the pier at $3.50 O'Clock
and boarded the Meigs, which Immediately
steamed over TO the sumner General
Merritt and staff left Governors Island at
10 o'clock on the General Hancock. Ar
irving in this city, the party boarded a
revenue cutter and proceeded 10 the sum
ner.
The officers from Washington left the
transport shortly before noon and returned
o this city. They VIII attend the military
tournament in Madison Square Garden to
night
The transport Sumner viii leave her pier
No - Brooklyn, tomorrow afternoon al =
o'clock Tor her trip 10 Manila. She will
carry about eco enlisted men going 10
the Philippines 10 iii vacancies occurring
by expiration OF terms Of enlistment
About 200 soldiers from Port Schuyler 200
from Fort SlOcum and 100 from Fort Wood
will board the transport tomorrow morning.
Details from the forts are busy today
completing the work, which begun yester-
day OF loading their baggage and ammu-
nitior. A heavy cargo Of stores is already
in the sumner hold. When she leaves the
pier tomorrow the Sumner Will bear one OF
the most valuable CargOes that the United
States has yet had afioat The zen who
have been aboard the Sumner with the
baggage details are entirely pleased with
her arrangements and anticipate a far more
comfortable trip than has b.en expert
enced on some Of the other transports.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
Fight Between "a Dog aud N Horse.

HAGERSTONN. Nd. March 2S-A saw
age fight between a bulldog and a horse
both owned by : a. Burhman, near Pen
Mar. occurred few days ago The bull
dog weIt into a stable after a rat and
the horse kicked him. The dog tried to
grab the horses neck, but, falling. tore
the flesh open on the animals breast The
horse bit stamped. and kicked the dog.
which then chewed the horses legs and
body in a savage manner. 1t finally seized
the hOrs,'s flank and there hung by its
teeth. Mr.. Burhman tried to pull the dog
of. but failed. Then he ran a pitchfork
through he dogs body but still il hung
on. Then a club was used and it finally
let go its hold veterinarian stopped the
hemOrrhages from the horses side and
cauterized and stitched up the decorations
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
PRAYER RESTORED HIS SPEECH.
The whistle of a Train Aided a Min
listers Appeal.
From the Wiuueapoli, TflJune)

Hrom the Minneapolis Tiibune)
-One morning about eight years ago
arrived IN a small town in the Mohawk
valley in company with a tramp called
Indianapolis Red said an old road agent
20 a Tribune" reporter. We had ridden
all night in a box car in the hope Of reach
ing New York by morning but the freight
had been delayed on count OF q wreck
and we were so Iuugrs when We reached
the town in question that We simply had 20
get Of and look for sonnet hing 10 eat. II
was not place. as We well knew. where
trRmps we're welcome but the train would
not stop again ar town OF any size until
long after breakfast and We decided &C
take our chances We had an hour az our
disposal until the next freight was due.
The great question was what story We
should tell. and We both rummsged through
cur collections 20 find a good oEC. Finally
after each Of US had suggested a number
OF different stories and had refused them
in turn on the ground that they were too
old for such a hostile place Red suggested
that We try the def n dunn gag. There
are several gags OF this description, and I
asked him which one he meant.
Let's work II this way he began 70
imprOvise. I'm your def n DUN broth
er. see An We're on our way 10 New
/ York, where / am going TO get a job. I'm
Z q
city sO's't nOthin' II happen 10 me- Our
moneys given out an We've simply got 10
ask for assistance. We're terribly hungry
al you want 10 know il the lady Of The
/ house viii oe good enough TO help yer
brother along See?'
I saw right enough and accepted the
| proposition. but the odds seemed against
US because the town was one Of the most
unfriendIy along the line. We picked out
house near the track. AS rule such
houses have been begged out. but We
! reasoned that our story would 20 at all
it would go there. and besides the house
WIS convenient for catching the next
J freight train. AS we approached the back
door I was careful to talk to Red on my
! fingers. thinking somebody might be
( watching US. motherly old lady an
I swered our knock. l told Reds story in
my best manner, filling it out with con-
I vincing details. She heard me out and
| scrutinized Red in the way that we all
look at creatures who are peculiar or alb
normal Then she smiled and invited us
! into the dining room. where the rest OF
the family were AT breakfast. 1t turned
out to be a Free Methodist clergyman
| household. We had places at the table
/ and ate as rapidly we could or rather
i Red did; / was continually being inter
| rupted by the family asking me questions
about my unfortunate brother.
Was he born that way2' they asked in
4 STshed voices. How did he learn "a
wriIS7' Can he ever get well?' and other
like questions which had TO answer in
turn. b. the time / had finished my meal
however. l sEw by the clock on the wal
that We had fifteen minutes TO catch oul
train ana gave Red a nudge under the tabit
as HIRt thar We ought 10 be going VIZ
were about to get up and thank our hostes,
for her kindness when the man of tn,
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
AN EXCLUSIVE LINE.
No Especial Boom Visible in the
PickPocLet Business.

tFICn the Chig3go NevS)
Never look for business booms." said
the pickpOckeJ as ne laid aside the paper
he had been reading and thrust his hands
into his own pockets for a change There
are no bOOms in my line In the winter
season when people are bun dled up in
cloaks and overcOsJs. the SHckesJ pick
pocket in the business has "a hard time Of
it TO meet his board bill and buy nickel
cigars. Our harvest opens about May 1
and runs TO November l. and the general
condition Of affairs has nothing TO do
with IT, IN fact, ] may tell YOU that I
did more business during the late panic
than for several years before. Put me-
alongside a man with a roll IN his pocket
and a watch in his vest and odds is the
difference whether our factories are run
ming on half time or working night and
day.
There is no such thing as OVERRIDING
IL in our line. For every newcomer in the
ranks there is an old veteran laid away by
the police. and so our number is about
the same from year TO year You may
quote me as seeing hopeful signs Of q
great business revival. but whether it
natures or not, / shall continue TO push
things as heretofore and take advantage
Of al openings
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
TO RAISE COAL PRICES.
Illinois Miners 10 Make an Advance
of p Per Cent.

ST. LOUIS. March 2S.-Prices Of fuel
from any Of the mines in Illinois will be
advanced to the consumers % per cent
beginning April 8. This sharp advance Is
ascribed to two cause.-the big Increase
in miners wages, which goes into effect
April 1, and the decrease in the output
consequent upon the Inauguration OF an
eight-hour working day.
The new wage schedule was determined
upon at the national meeting OF the Uni
ted Workers. held last fall and ratified by
the Springfield Convention, held receRtl7.
This schedule provides for a 20 per cent
advance for top and bottom labor, 21.2 per
cent for dead labor. cents per ton for
pick mining, and Z cents per ton for ma
chine mining.
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was full OF vigor and activity. and cool and
brave as anyone 1 ever saw. lie should re-
ceive some reward
AT Lipa we captured the arsenal that
had been engaged in reloading ammunition,
but IL was only poor affair with but little
that was OF value in IL. One case OF per-
haps $50 pounds OF dynamite feh into our
hands
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
A PREACHER Hanged I'm Emgy.

CARLISLE, Pa. March 2S.-As a result
Of the recent license controversy in this
county the large hotel at Boiling Springs. a
suburban summer resort. was refused a IT,
cense. One of the most active workers
against the applicant was Rev s. n. Nov
CT. pastor OF the Otterbein United Brethren
Church. Rev. Mr.. Meyer was transferred
by the Pennsylvania Conference to Me-
chanicsburg. His removal resulted Mon
day night in hanging his body in efigy I'm
front OF the hotel
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
RoBBERIEs IN VIRGINIA.
Clothing stores Looted and n Pedes-
triRn Held Up.

SUFFOLK, Va, March 2S.-There have
been within the past forty eight hours
bold robberies in this vicinity, made by
would-be negro imitators of Walter Cot
ton, whose alleged prOwess and criminal
cunning had caused him to be regarded
as a hero by vicious blacks
After an all-night's chase by officers
Abram Blow. negro, was arrested yester-
day morning on the charge of rObbing two
clothing stores at Holland, and his broth
CT. Edward Blow. is now being hunted for
burglary in a storage warehouse. Robert
Slack. twenty years old. was held up on
Main Street here shortly after midnight
by two negroes. who presented guns at his
head. demanding mis- We Iuables. Slack gave
up all the cash ne had a small amount
and escaped
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28

ASRURY PARK, n. j., March 2S.-E. A.
Ford, travelling passenger agent Of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. died at his Ocean
Grove home yesterday morning Mr. Ford
had his headquarters at Newark Monday
night he was attacked with severe pains,
and died of acute indigestion. He Was
fifty-five years of age.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
New Ediets of Fashion.

The Spring Opening az MAINS. III 4 Stscct.
Is worth visiting Displayed there are The choicest
creations of European and American modiStes and
millinerS- Handsome street gowns aud evening
wraps vie with one another for beauty and style.
The exhibit of Hemingway millinery il psrticp-
larry noticeable. masterpiece In millinery art Is
the Zaza hat. Also shown l. a Rsi8h .oqle I'M
ported from Msrescote, Paris
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
A Good Cough Medicine for ChiIare,

u have no hesitaney in recommending Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy" says r. p Moran. a we'll
known and popular baker OF Petersburg, Va Eve
have given il 10 our children when troubled with
bad cough, also whOoping cough, aad it has al
ways given perfect satisfaction. II was recon-
mended 10 me by druggist as the best cough
medicine for children, as it contained nc opium
OF other harmful drug" Sold by Henry Evans.
wholesale and retail, and all druggists.
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
A BOY SAVES A TRAIN.
Finds a Broken Rail and Tells Rail
road Employee

FRIENDSHIP. y Y. March 2S.-WillIe
Scott nine years old, OF Belvidere. FIVE
mile seast Of here was playing on the
Erie Railroad track Monday. when he dis
covered a broken rail.
He ran 10 the station. half mile away,
gave the alarm, and a hagmRn stopped the
Chicago limited as It. came Numbering
down the grade
The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-28
HUNDREDS GOING WEST.
Largest American Moving Party on
Record Bound for Dakota

RECORD Bound for Dakota
ST. PAUL March 2S.-Journeyiug from
rented farms in Illinois and the States east
Of here to lands in the wheat belt Of the
Dakotas, 1,50O Americans. farmers. farmers
wives. sons and daughters. passed through
St Paul today. They came in on special
trains from Pennsylvania. Virginia, ohio.
Indiana. Illinois. and Michigan, and came
uOrthward over the Wisconsin Central
From that road they we're transferred 20
the Great Northern here and over trat
road many will 90 20 Devils Lake and the
Turtle Mountain, the Mouse River districts
OF North Dakota.
Fifty tourist sleeping cars were required
for their conveyance and eighty carloads
Of household furniture accompanied 1hem.
This is the largest "movICg party ever
engineered by the Great Northcrn Railway
Company. and is said to be the --latest
conducted by any road in the country.
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10 he
DE TO he btn mode
N hH 4 The of these most
Is the work
when GU
how quikI : how
To q %
he gin takinE
DR. well
RnyO
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INSPECTING THE SUMNER
General Merritt and staff Received
On Board by Secretary Root

The OmeinI Visitors Return 10 New
York After Examining the New
VesseI-A COLLATION. Served-The
Transport Making Ready to Carry
Men and stores TO the Philippines.
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IN SOUTHWESTERN LUZON
Colonel Anderson Reports on Oper-
atoms Of the Army.

Movements Against the Insurgents
in BntnngHs ProVince-The Occu-
patton Of Lipr-PriSoners Released
by Americans and Considerable
Money Captured From the HebcIS.
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THE EMPORIA LYNCHING
Steps TaI.em to Prosecute Those
Who Participated.

Judge GOODWIN Holds N COnsuIta-
don With Governor TyIer-FactS
During the MOb's DOminntiOn-TeI-
egrnPhic Communication Cut on.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-10-13
WEALTHY coMMoN LABoRER
MiIlionaire's Son Roughing Tt On g
Railroad Survey

Bertrand Bell. q graduate Of Harvard
university who speaks half 4 dozen Ian
guages and who can write his check Tor
q million dollars, is one OF the toilers
with the surveying corps on the BzIEI-
more & Ohio Southwestern ra1lroad-neAr
Lebanon, H. He works as hard as any
member Of the corps and lives IN the
camp with his feIIOVE-vF orkmen- He re-
ceives $50 a day for his work
Bells father, who IS dead, was q direc-
tor of a NUM- Der of large railroad cor
poratfors. including the Baltimore &
Ohio Southwestern He left an estate
which has been variously estimated at
from 81 GOO 600 TO $4,000, COO all Of which
was inherited by young Bell.
me Young man is an interesting char
actar He does not talk Of his wealth.
although IT is known to his comrades
that he was 4 uilIi0naire's son and that
he spends each week 4 SUM lar III ez-
cess Of the wages ne earns Bell gradu-
ated from Harvard several years ago
He was member of the famous Peary
relief expedition, and Is greatly inter-
ested IN the collection Of archaeological
and geological specimens. He is a mem
Der Of several societies for scientific re-
search
Shortly after the death IF his father
young Bell came west to learn survey
ing He did not wish to stand around
and watch how things were done. SO he
willingly dotted his fine clothes and as
suu1ed the garb of q W0rkingTuan. de-
terruined to learn the business from act
uaI contact with It. He handles 4 pick
or q shovel when necessary with equal
facility Of any man IN the camp One
Of his striking pecull4rIEieS is that he
does not wear 4 hat except IN the most
extreme weather
Bel seldom misses days work He IS
especially prompt on payday and peck
cts his $50 for the months work with as
much pride as q small boy, who has lust
earned his first quarter
Bell recently went TO St Louis without
first doff7ng his working clothes. When
he applied at one OF the leading hotels
for d room the clerk was considerably
surprised. but at the sight Of the large
roll Of bills, which Bell produced he
rIliclSTv racovarad his rornnns11ra