The Conway log cabin., 1900-09-04


 Theo. Wallast, d farmer living near Arlington, Minn., murdered his wife and four step-children with a butcher knife and fatally wounded fifth child.
 The United States has decided not to agree to a cessation of hostii- ties in China until the other powers are heard from and ample protec- tion is given all foreigners in China.
 The following Americans were killed during the siege of the for eign legations in Pekin: Sergeant J. F. Tanning; Privates c. D. King, J. w. Tucher, J Kennedy, R. E. Thomas, A. Turner and H. Fish Akron, O., was the scene of a bloody riot on the night of August 22d, the result of an assault on a C. year. old white girl by negro brute named Peck. The child was play ing on the sidewalk when Peck came along in buggy and induced her to take a ride A few hours later she was found in a pitiable condition in the outskirts of the city When arraigned in police court, Peck acknowledged his guilt. News of the outrage had spread rap- idly, and mob of several thousand gathered in front of the city hall and demanded that the prisoner be turned over to them. Peck, in the meantime, had been spirited out of l the city. The mayor and police of- ficers, who had gathered at the city hall, assured the mob leaders that the man they wanted was not in the city jail,, and committee was al- lowed to search each cell. As night came on the mob became more dem- onstrative, and both the county jail and court house were searched, but Peck was not found. Failure to get hold of the rapist seemed to enrage the people beyond all reason, and at 12 o'clock at night the mob again surrounded the city hall and began to fire into the building. Soon a torch was applied to large frame building next to the city hall, and while the firemen were making 2 futile attempt to prevent the flames spreading, some one placed large quantity of dynamite on the ground floor of the building. The explo- sion completely wrecked the hall, but the police and prisoners con- fined in the cells on the ground floor managed to escape through 8 back entrance. During the rioting two children were killed by stray bullets and about fifty people badly in- jured. The civil authorities were utterly unable to cope with the mob, and the militia was called out. Peck was taken to Cleveland and placed Tn Jall for sate-keeplng.
 Notwithstanding the thousands already expended and now being ex- pended for the relief of the suffer- CTS in India, the people of that country are in a pitiable plight.
 Henry Youtsey, under indict- ment for complicity in the Goebel murder, has been granted "a contin- uance until the fall term of court. Caleb Powers was denied q new trial and has been placed in the Louis- vile jail pending a hearing of his case before the supreme court.
 Gen. DeWet and Delarncy, with a force of 5000 men, are moving to- ward Pretoria, giving battle to the English en route.
 Two-thirds of Kansas west of the three eastern-most tiers of counties, is experiencing one of the most se- were dlouths in the history of the state, and the general opinion .sia that the Kansas corn crop will be the smallest in proportion to its re- quirements for feeding that has been made in many years.