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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-03
TAKEN FROM COURT
ROOM AND LYNCHEO
Fatal Attempt to Blacken
Young WOman'S Character.
He FOUGHT FOR HIS LIFE
FATHER AND OFFICERS WoUN-
DED TRYING TO SAVE VICTIM.

SmithvilIe, Tenn, Aug. 1.-The first
lynching in De Kalb county took place
this morning, when Charley Davis, who
was charged with a criminal assault on
Miss Kate Hues. was taken from the
court house by a mob Of about twenty
five friends and relatives OF the young
woman and hanged. The assault on
Miss Hues was made on last Sunday
evening. and Monday morning Davis
was taken before a magistrate He
submitted his case and the trial was set
for today.
When the hearing began the defen-
dant introduced witnesses to attack
the girls character. The father had
said that he would not join or allow
any violent measures unless this action
was taken by the defendant When
the witness began to give his JeStl-
mOny friends and relatives OF the girl
arose and made for the prisoner For
a time there were wild scenes, and the
people were greatly excited. Ihe prls-
oner made an effort TO escape by jump
ms from the secOnd-stoTy window d
the court room, but several pistol shots
were fired in the crowd and Davis was
captured before he could jump. He
was taken quarter OF mile from
town and hanged.
The sheriff and one Of his deputies
and a constable who were trying to
prevent the lynching, together with the
father Of the defendant, We're severely
injured in a clash with the mob. The
wounded officers are: Sheriff J. 7.
Odum. Deputy Bob Odum and COnsta-
bic Nancy Pass.
Milton Hues, the father of the vic
tim. is a prominent grocer in Smith
vile. and the mob was composed al
most entirely of his relatives and
friends After the execution Of Davis
the mob dispersed There is no dan
ger Of further trouble.
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VENE zUELA ON THE
EYEOF REVOLUTION
Is Also Threatened From Out
side by Colombia.
REBELS WE'LL ARMED
ALREADY SERIOUS FIGHTING is
REPORTED.

New York, Aug. 2.-Venezuela is
again on the eve Of a revolution and
not only is that unfortunate republic
approaching a state of civil war, but
serious complications viii, in all prob
ability. arise between the governments
of Venezuela and Colombia, says the
Port of Spain, Trinidad, correspondent
Of the Herald. President Castro. while
facing the uprising against his own au-
thOrity. is also accused OF IurtherlnS
directly the revolution against the Col
On.bian government
Arms, ammunitions and the other ac-
cessOries of war have been quietly
smuggled into Venezuela through the
waterways Of the republic and the first
engagement is expected to be the sig
nal for uprisings in several widely sep
arated districts. General Castro is ex-
pected to again assert his power by
placing a strict censorship on all tele-
graphic dispatches from that country
as well as ordering q close scrutiny Of
all mail matters passing through the
general postOffice in Caracas.
To add to the seriousness Of the sit
uatiOn in Venezuela itself, it is well
known that in the adjoining republic
of Colombia a very strong feeling OF
resentment against the Castro govern
ment exists on account OF what is con-
sidered a serious breach of interna-
tional law on the part Of Venezuela
for its alleged recognition of, if not ac-
tual assistance to. the leaders OF the
revolutionary party Of Colombia.
It is even said that not only has the
Venezuelan government permitted its
ports TO be used by the Colombian rev.
. olutionists as a base for the collection
of supplies, but it has winked at, if
not actually assisted. the Colombian
/ revolutfOnists with certain articles Of
war
A report has been current that Cen
eral Rafael Uribe-U Tribe from AntiC-
uuia. republic of Colombia, arrived in
/ Caracas several days ago under the
{ name of ''Senor Victor TOrO' and had
an interview Of about three hours with
! General Castro. He went 10 LaGuayra
soon afterward and proceeded on board
/ the Venezuelan gunbOat AustustO, the
name of which had been changed to
I Zunlbador He found il well supplied
: with munitions OF war and started i'm
imediately for MaracaibO, where he met
/ about 5000 troops on the frontier be
/ tween Venezuela and Colombia, ready
[ to act at once in the invasion Of Col
/ ombian territory
Within twenty-fOur hours another
/ dispatch was received that the Colon
bian government had discovered TIT
plan laid down by Uribe-Uribe aftel
his consultation with General Castrt
and that 5000 Colombian soldiers haG
been sent out to meet the invaders.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-03
SANPETE MAN
May Be LYNCHED
HideOUs Crime Charged to
Cliff Draper.
MT. PLEASANT PEOPLE
ENRAGED AT HIM
Story of 0ffenSe Imputed to
Him by Child,
Special to The HeraldO

Mt. Pleasant, Utah, Aug. 2.-Chn
Draper, aged 80. is charged
with having criminaIy assaulted
FIossie, the S-year-old daughter OF
James b. Stalker, a prominent citizen of
this city. Draper, IL Is believed, has
escaped TO the mountains.
The little girl had been up at the
Draper residence early in the evening
on an eTrand. She was accompanied
by an older sister. Young Draper had
been talking with the child then, AMI
when the children went home he in
sisted on accompanying them. When
their home was reached he asked the
little one to go in the house and to re-
turn to him again when he Whistled,
and he would give her some money.
She agreed to this after considerable
cOaXing, and he went across the street
TO await her coming. When she came
he took her up in his arms and started
down the street with her. She began 10
object TO this, she says, but was
silenced by Diapers putting his hand
over her mouth and preventing an out
cry.
He carried her in this manner a block
south to a lumber yard where he went
in among the piles of lumber.
When he permitted the child to 60
she was nearly scared TO death and ia
a highly nervous condition. She hur-
| Tied home and told her mother of the
| AILalf- Snc mad promised draper LuaL
! she would say nothing about the deed,
| but did this, as she afterWard eX-
| planned, because she was afraid of the
| consequences if she refused to make the
| promise. Her mother went to the ORA
| per residence in search of the young
man. He was found in bed and to his
/ brother denied the deed. Marshal
/ Knudsen was communicated with, but
/ before he could reach Draper the lat
1 ter had been informed that the officers
/ were coming. he mounted horse and
| made good his escape.
No word was received from Draper
! up to this morning. and the marshal
| went out on the road and q posse Of de-
/ termined men is assisting him in the
pursuit Sheriff Jensen reached here at
{ , o'clock and also took up the trail.
! There is little doubt but that the man
! viii be apprehended in a short time.
/ In fact, many believe he is in hiding In
! the town yet.
Public indignation IS aroused 10 a
/ high pitch and whispers of summary
] punishment for the culprit when ne IS
1 brought TO town are heard on every
/ hand. Every effort VIII be made, how
/ ever. to avert any such action this.
! and as the people VIII have had some
little time in which to cool off. it is
( thought that the calmer thought viii
prevail and the law allowed to take its
/ course.
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VAIN PLEA FoR MERCY.
Negro With Rope Around His Neck
Confesses to Murder.

Confesses to Murder.
Birmingham, Ala, Aug with q
rope around his neck and death before
him. Charley Bentley. a negro, con-
fessed to the murder Of Jim Vann, alias
Williams, a white man. and was hanged
by q mob in Leeds, St. Clair county,
Ala. today. The murderer's body was
riddled with bullets and left hanging
The corOner's jury had just returned
a verdict fixing the responsibility Of the
murder on Bentley. Members of the
mob learned Of the verdict, and a crowd
quickly gathered around the prisoner,
and, unheeding mis- pleas Tor mercy
hanged him to a tree.
The murder was committed early IN
the morning while Nann and his wife
and child were asleep in a camp three
miles from Leeds. Nann'S skull was
crushed with a stone. and his slayer
then grabbed Mrs. Williams around
the throat but she screamed for help
and the negro ran into the woods.
Farmers living in the vicinity or the
placed answered the appeals for help
and began a search for the murderer.
BY a hole in the bottom Of Bentley. 5
shoe they followed his tracks to ms
house nearby and into the woods some
distance away. where they found him.
Bentley at first denied his guilt, but
confessed when taken to the tree to be
hanged. He gave no reason for his
crime. and the citizens could assign
none except an intended assault on the
woman
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New York, Aug. "A dispatch to the
Journal and Advertiser from Madrid
saws: Lieutenant Enrique Capriles,
former governor of Santiago de Cuba,
who was on board the Spanish cruiser
Vizcaya during the battle Of Santiago,
in an attempt to escape with the city
records and treasure of Santiago, in an
interview regarding Admiral Schley.
said:
7 was on the bridge Of the vtzcaya
and saw the fight. I saw the Brooklyn,
and from an excellent position OBJ
served the movements The Brooklyn
attacked US, and it is ridiculous to say
the Brooklyn kept too far away or
stayed out of the fight.
There cannot have been eowardice
where the ship engaged three others.
Eve witnesses of the battle are dying
Of. and it is better to finally settle the
question now while enough witnesses
are living"
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STRIKE IN SAN FRANCISCO.
Conferences Held With View to Eff
fecting Settlement.

fecting Settlement.
san Francisco Aug. 2.-Conferences
have been held today with a view OF
bringing the pending local strikes to q
close While no appreciate result has
been gained, Mayor Phelan, who is Ia
boring hard to bring about an adjust
meGt, expresses confidence that the
controversy viii end with the week
The new features of the day involved
Oriental labor. The japanese Labor
union voluntarily called upon japanese
employed on the water front to stand
in with the strikers, and the Chinese
crew Of the steamer Coptic was pro-
hibited from working ashore by the
federal authorities in pursuance of the
exclusion act In response to a protest
by labor leaders that the Chinese crew
OF the COptic was doing work ashore,
Chief Chinese Inspector Dunn re-
Ceived instructions from Assistant Sec
rotary Tay Tor and Commissioner Pow
derby to order the crew back tC the
COptic and To prevent any further in
fractions Of the law.
Eight OF nine vessels were working
on the water front today. an increase
over yesterday.
At the Pacific Mail dock the remain
der of the freight and baggage was
placed aboard the COptic and she left
the dock at I o'clock, the scheduled
time for sailing. Men have been Sc
cured to handle the caTgOes Of the
America Maru and City of Sydney.
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WEDDING TO CLOSE
PRETTY ROMANCE

New York, Aug. 2--The announce
ment of the approaching marriage Of
Solomon Berliner of this city. United
States consul at Teneriffe, Canary ISL
ands. and Miss Jennie Gutenberg Of
Washington, D. C., has brought TO
light an interesting romance
Mr.. Berliner received in his mail one
day at Teneriffe a letter from Miss OF
tenberg. q student at Columbia uniVer-
sity, Washington, asking that he save
her such used postage stamps as came
to the consulate. The tone of the let
ter brought about a regular correspond
ence between the consul and the school
girl.
4 few weeks before leaving the
Spanish island possession for America.
Mr.. Berliner wrote for and received the
picture of his correspondent During
his vacation ne visited washington,
and the announcement of the engage
ment has followed as a. sequel.
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BUSY TOWN OF TEN THOUSAND PEOPLE
SPRINGS Up IN OKLAHOMA IN A NIGHT

lss~ 0ill, Okla. Aug. IA town Of
~, people. To be known as Lawton.
4. - s.o"n up Just outside the fort linn
:, '''iin a night. Following the close
sn5. and ottery at FL Reno. thou
60 ~ nom eseeaers who drew .hIari-e
b r. ol the three points picked out
s,=s 'eaefal government for town
5lrFo re country, uau1ely. Ana
.1rtv so3aFt and LaWton A ma
ea lne people favored Lawton.
laisl..'s. twenty-five miles inland. and
s1f thousands are camped in and
- ~ proposed site awaiting the
51eS on Aug. 8.
t-s.rs-s LaWt0n has 900 temDora~v
p a. houses. including a grocery
a - newspaper, and three streets
F. 49, iald out A national e,anx
5e projected. Every form Of
m Al a1oWn on the frontier is be-
20 el1e open, side BY SIDE with
tssss OF various descriptious.
- the scene 1000 Comanche
pitched their tents near
l5t ..Aalans VIII await their last
gross, Sl20.000 in the ag-
a.-s.. .i1h IS sue &,em under the
ss ~. hundreds Of persons have
.aH s sethment liceuses to sell
. WIZ take Two weeks Of
>'sl.asg s..s-.oAlag Out she laws OF the
S'''e tney can open their
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Port of Spain. Trinidad. Aug. Am
consequence of the resignation Of
Senior PulidO. minister Of war II IS
feared that President Castro of Vene-
zueIa. as proposed to the cabinet, viii
declare war against Colombia. nOtwith-
standing public opinioa against such a
move. The president, 1T is understood,
suggested that passports be handed TO
the minister from Colombia II is
feared that the most serious comDlica-
ton viii follow the present situation
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places. In the meantime Lawton Will
be dry.
The Chicago. Rock Island & Pacific
railroad is pushing the construction
work on its extension into Lawton and
expects to have freight and pas enger
tember-
The Republicans held a mass Il Get
ing last night and decided to run a
municipal ticket and the Democrats are
active.
The two most valuable claims in the
new country adjoin Lawton and Ar
Woods and Miss Matte Beals. the first
winners in this district. are expected
10 file N them. The claims are valued
at between $4,000 and $4,000 each.
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I turn to Pittsburg. The fact that the
/ officials of the United States Steel cor
pOratiOu had consented to discuss the
[ matter with the official body Of the
Amalgamated association, they said
was regarded as sufficient proof of the
sincerity of the trust officials.
Neryl Preston, who has acted for the
trust in Pittsburg throughout the
week, was among the passengers who
boarded the train at the east end. He
was in another car than the one Oc-
cupied by the Amalgamated men. Mr..
gentleman whose identity he declined
TO reveal.
Status of the Dispute.
AS to the exact status of the dispute.
neither MT. Preston nor the members
of the An.algamated board would con-
sent TO offer an opinion or discuss it
in any form. The only intimatiOn Civ
en- was that there were numerous
points considered vital by the Amalga-
mates association that would have to
be considered and made perfectly
clear before the strike could be set
tied. One phase in particular was a
more liberal Interpretation Of the nom
lnteTruptive clause in the wage scale.
The only agreement offered by the
Amalgamated association at this time
increases the period for arranging new
scales by one month. The manufaCtur-
ers want to prevent the closing of mills
a any time, and to have such disputes
settled by conference and arbitration.
The practical adjustment of the mill
committee in all mills is also demand
ed by the manufacturers, but they Of
fer no other means for settling local
differences in place of this. The work
ers insist that some official represen-
tative of the men should have d voice
for them in such disputes.
The question of uniOniZing all nom
union mills is said to be disposed of in
the Morgan proposition in a manner
that seemed to the workers to threaten
the existence of their organization
more than under former arrangements
1t is said that il opened the door TO
favOritism by manufacturers for nom
union men IN all the mills. The union
workers want assurances of equal
treatment for all.
The signing Of the wage scale is not
apparently considered a. IF Importance.
There has been no disposition on the
part OF the workers or the manUfac-
tUrers to baIk over this point. and II
is believed that once this point. and il
matter is disposed of, the Is hole dis
Dute can be quickly wiped away II
the conference in New York progresses
as rapidly this week as the one be-
tween President Shaffer and Mr.. Nor
gan last week, the strike may be de-
Clared of before Monday.
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KIMBERLY IN poor HEALTH.
His Reason For Declining to Serve on
Court of INQUIRY.

washington. Aug. 2.-The navy de-
partment did not announce today the
successor to Admiral Kimberly on the
schley. court of inquiry. The following
correspondence with Admiral Kimberly.
relative to the latter's declination, was
made public today:
west Newton. Mass, July %, 1901.
aSir: I have the honor TO acknowl-
edge the receipt Of precept of a court
of inquiry which is TO convene on the
10Th If Seotember. IN which am named
al = member. 1 regret TO have 10 re-
lIl1est that I may be detached from said
dufv owing to disability from q weak
heart and its attending complications.
being under medical treatment for the
sa2e.
Much to ny modification this Is the
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-03
WAR MAY EXHAUST
BRITISH FINANCES

London, Aug. I'm the house Of COM
mons. Lord Stanley, financial secretary
Of the war Office, replying to a ques-
ton. said the cost OF the war in South
Africa from April / to July 81 was &35,-
$50. coo, partly chargeable against the
deficit Of last year- The actual cost in
July was Ct 250. 600 weekly. The state
ment was greeted with irOnical Irish
cheers.
The chancellor Of the exchequer, Sir
Michael Hicks Beach. said that il the
war continued at the same cost for the
next three months it would necessitate
snending the whole Of the reserve he
had provided for financing the third
quarter. but he had reason to hope that
this would not be necessary.
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ANOTHER SPANIARD TESTIFIES TO
The BRAVERY OF ADMIRAL SCHLEY

first department order that I am unable
to honor during a naval life OF fi1ty-hve
years. 1 am, very respectfully, your
L. A. KIMBERLY,
Rear Admiral u. S. N
John D. Long, Secretary of the Navy,
Washington. D. c.
Nav Department,
washington, D c., Aug. ?, 1901.
''Sir: The department is in receipt
of your letter of the 29th, expressing re-
gret on your part on being obliged 10
ask that you may be detached from the
duty of serving on the court of inquiry
convened the 18th of September next
The department learns with regret that
YOU are suffering from a heart affec-
tiou and its attending complication, Tor
which you are under medical treatment
Such being the case the department IS
reluctantly compelled to grant your re-
your letter continues: Much to my
mortifica ton this is the first depart
ment order that I am unable to honor
during q naval life of hfty-hve years
Let me hasten TO assure you that there
is 10 cause for modification at TINS IN
cident. On the contrary II afIoros an
oDDortunity OF which the department
gladly avails itself 70 congratulate you
on a record so loyal to the service
Moreover. this record amply Justi1es
the wisdom of the secretary OF the navy
in assigning to you the grave and con-
spfcuous duty Of serving upon the court
Permit me to express the hope that
vour health will continue to improve 50
That IN future. should less arduous
duty be required Of you you may oe
INV able to respond. Very respectfully
''E " HACKETT.
Acting Secretary.
"2ear Admiral L. A. Kimberly O. ).
n retired. West Newton, Mass.
1t is now said that the proceedings IN
omen court win probably not occupy more
than two weeks. or month az the Iflos {;
mis- comparatively short time IS based
uuon the expectation that II VIII De nee
essarv to call only a feWeof the persons
S-fo rarticipated in the West Indian na-
val sampafen. The officials do not care
Tor repetjtfons Of the uncontroverted tes-
- efsrers who were on the feet really
know anything of the motives Wnlcn
moved the commanders
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SAID THAT Ii HUNG
CHANG rs DYING

london. Aug. 1.-The dispatches from
Pekfn to the London Times and other
London newspapers under yesterday
date. refer to III Hung Chang as con-
ferring with the ministers and do not
mention his illness.
Presumably they are better informed
than the Shanghai correspondent Of the
London Globe, who today reports Ii
Hung Chang to be dying
Ii Hung Chang who was taken with
sudden indispOsitiOn yesterday, called in 4
foreign doctor 10 consult with his per-
sOnal medical adviser The maladT
proved TO be a temporary attack such
as he has frequently suffered from during
the last twelve months. Today he seemed
10 have recovered.
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HANNA TAKING NO PART.
He is Anxious, However, That the
Strike Should be Settled.

Canton, O.. Aug. Senator Marcus
A. Hanna, who is here on a visit to
President and Mrs. Mckinley, gave OUT
a statement tonight denying as er-
rOneOUs the reports connecting him
with efforts to settle the strike.
i am just as anxious to Rave the
steel strike settled as the vast majority
OF people, but 1 am taking no part in
the negotiations. he declared
He says that his visit is purely a So
cial one.
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49, Portrait Unreiled.

Rio de Janeiro, Aug. 2.-The large
portrait of himself which Emperor
william Of Germany presented to the
Naval club here. as q token OF MS
naiesty's appreciation Of the condo
lences Of the club at the time Of the
loss lass December Of the German
training ship Gneizenau, was formally
unveiled yesterday. The officers OF the
United States cruiser Atlanta parttcl-
afad in the careUOnies.
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CAPTAIN SCHLEY YEREFTES
HERALD INTERVIEW.
Over His Signature He Declares He Made the
Statements Published by This Paper

interview
Captain fathers Captain
L sobley made
Douglas, Utah. Aug. 2, 1901
aentsm de by me
OF
but
to that
have at public discussion
should
although Ad
Schy naturally opinions the
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swedish Minister Dies.

stockholm. Aug. 2-Hans Luding-
Forsheil. formerly Swedish minister Of
finance. died last night at San Bernar-
dino Switzerland He contributed
largely TO the Introduction OF gold as
currency into Sweden.
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- Tnterrupt Tramc.

Washington, Aug "A cablegram
has been received at the state depart
nent from the consul general at Colon
stating that If the present revolution
arv troubles in that section become
more aggravated. the traffic across the
isthmus win surely become interrupted.
The United states government is boupd
By a treaty TO keep this traffic open 10
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-Four Drowned By Boat Capsizing.

Huntington. W. Va. Aug. 2.-The waves
from a passing steamer rear 1eEltTai 10y
Iafs- 1asf niz.hf upset q small boat con-
tanning q pleasure party, drowning MS
Fanny Herrming, aged -; kathleen
rre,7a arld rheodore ADperson. erandcnlid-
reu Of Mrs. Hemmlng. aged and years
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KENTUCKIANS START
FOR SALT LAKE CITY

AIadisonviile. Ky Aug. 2-The = 4
lucky Press association Finished its s.ss-
nual meeting here today and tonight the
members left on q trip TO salt Lake City
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New York. Aug 2.-.The steamship
sailing for Europe Tomorrow Viii lake
cut $500 ounces Of silver.
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