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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01

the carnage Behind the cfurcn. Yhey
scattered to the four winds. Some
are known to have been shot, but
they have not been found.
Fight Lasts Half an Hour.
The fierce conflict ragged for half
an hour. Those at distance say
the firing sounded like pitched bat
tie between troops. To the camp
meeting negroes had come from 200
miles all up and down the valley.
On last Thursday the meeting
opened with several hundred negroes
encamped around the church in tents
and in rudely constructed shanties.
1t was to continue one week. There
they ate and slept and held services
in the chapel One day previous to
the camp meeting the negro Bill
Morris had been burned at the stake
near Balltown for an assault on Mrs.
J. ]. Ball.. Public feeling was at a
high pitch. Under those conditions
the negroes gathered at Live Oak.
Origin Of the Trouble.
There was trouble over license,
and Crear Lofts tent became the CEN
ter of contentious. Some trouble oc-
CURED Saturday evening, but no
bloodshed. 1t came up again Sunday
afternoon when Constable Boon and
posse rode up to Lofts tent with
a warrant. Lott came out and is re-
ported to have shouted, with an
oath: "One niger has been burned,
but white man will be next"
Slaughter Begins.
Wade Walker, one of the con-
stables posse, was struck over, the
head with Winchester, and then the
slaughterbegan. The blacks fed from
the frail wooden church. for it was
no shelter from the rain of bullets.
Lott retired into his tent, shooting
and fighting. Joe Seal received his
death wound. A torrent of lead was
sent whizzing through the tent and
through the church while the me-
groes fled.
Neither Sex Spared.
Preacher Connolly was shot while
standing in his yard. His daughter
fell just inside the house. The other
negroes around Lofts place kept up
a steady rain of bullets. TWAS death
and blood and the shrieks of the
wounded and dying were heard on
every side. Lofts old mother-in-law,
his two daughters and the little boy
fell in a heap inside the shelter. So
nhie Lott saved her life by conceal
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
RHODE Isr.AND.

Democratic Governor. L. p. 6. oarvtna
lieutenant governor, Adlard ArchambaulE
Republican-Governor William Gregory:
lieutenant governor, Charles Dean Kim.
ball.
VIRGINIA.
Democratic-G Governor, Andrew jackson
Montague; lieutenant governor Joseph y.
Willard.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS J. Hampton Hogs;
lieutenant governor, Walter r. Dickinson
MISSISSIPPI.
Special election called by proclamation
OF the governor, to fill vacancies In offices
of secretary of state and treasurer. Tho
race is free for all and only the following
democratic candidates are In the field:
Secretary of State--J. w. Power, A, II,
George, H. M. Quinn, T. H. Diet and @. O.
Bedford; treasurer, George w. Carlisle
and w. M. Evans
NEW JERSEY.
Republican-Governor Franklin Murphy,
Democratio-Governo James M. Seq
mour.
Prohibition-Governor. Joel W. Brown.
socialist-Governor. Rev. Charles n,
Socialist Labor-Governor. Frank Wade
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
ing herself behind the stow. rhea

ing Herself behind the ssove., Then
she escaped and the men did not
harm her They were after Crear
Lott. He was barricaded and the
next move was to fire the place,
which they did. When the fire forced
him from under cover he appeared
in the doorway and 20 rife balls went
crashing through him. He fell in q
heap, head foremost on the ground.
Parker and Beverly; both blacks, fell
with him.
Washington parish has never seen
such a slaughter. Joseph Seal and
Charles Elliott and Edward Thomp-
son, the wounded whites, were car
ried away to the home of F. P. Sones,
about three-quarters of mile,
through the pine woods, which was
hastily converted into hospital.
There Seal died.
Have Had Enough.
|. Fop 81 hours it looked like Q gem
eral uprising to wipe out the black
race In Washington parish. The news
spread like wildfire and Monday over
1000 armed men had reached the
scene of the battle. They came for
miles and miles, some from as far
away as Monticello. Sheriff Norman
H. Simmons and j. K. johnson, clerk
of the court of the parish, arrived
from Franklin Monday morning and
the feeling subsidized. Prominent citi-
zens held a conference which was at
tended by Sheriff Simmons, and o
message was sent to the negroes.
do you want any more?" was the
query.
NO" came the reply.
This had a quieting effect and peace
again reigned. The negroes left the
country. They carried all the per-
sonal effects possible. All who could
rode on horseback and in buggies,
and those who could not ride took
to the woods afoot. Those who were
little bolder lined the roads, get
ting out of the community. The
Picayune correspondent left the scene
OF the battle Tuesday afternoon and
all was quiet. The negroes are
cowed, are badly scared, and the
whites believe there will be no fur
Their trouble.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
Reunion OF Grant Fami1y.

Windsor, Conn.,, Oct. 2s.-Two hun.
dred members of the Grant family as
sembled here on Saturday to honor the
tercentenary of Matthew Grant, the
progenitor Of the American branch of
the family. The celebration will last
three days, and the programme in
cludes addresses by prominent mem
bers of the family from all over the
country. Rev. Roland D. Grant, D. D.,
OF Vancouver, 3. e. presides over the
exercises
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
Feud Causes Another Death.

San Augustine, Tex, Oct. 90. Eugene
Wall was Friday shot to death by I'M
known parties seven miles from here
and the county is in a furore. Wall is
the sixth man to die In the Wall
Brooks .feud and his faction has con-
tributed five of the victims. two OF
them sheriffs Of a-county. Rangers
have been ordered here tostop any fur
ih q y fr-f,iia :.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
A sad Case.

Cheyenne, Wyo., Oct, sO.-News has
been received here that Mrs. Julia
Wagstaff and her ten-months-old babe
were found dead in their home at
Sun Dance. Wyo. The woman had
committed suicide by taking blue W.T.
riol, and the child it is supposed.
continued to nurse from the lifeless
body until it persisted from poisoning
or from cold.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
First Carload Of Oranges.

Visalia, Cal, Oct. es.-The first car
load OF this seasons oranges to leave
California was shipped to New York
Saturday froM Portsryille, in Tulare,
county. The car was decorated, as II,
Is record-breaker for the state.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
Aged Professor Dead.

Auburn, N. Y, Oct. so.-samuel
Miles Hopkins, D. D., LII. D., profess
sor emeritus at Auburn Theological
seminary, died Tuesday in his eighty
hinth year.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
A BAD Wreck.

Bemidji, Mimi, Oct. ao-The worst
wreck in the history of the Fosston
line of the Great Northern happened
Tuesday. Seventeen freight cars were
ditched at silkee, the first station
west of here. They were entirely de-
stroyed. 1t is reported that four
tramps were caught in the wreck and
lie buried beneath the tons Of fax
with which the cars were-loaded.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1901-11-01
BouRKE COCHRAN HURT.
ut His Home and Badly
Injured,


New York, Oct. 3O.-Bourke Cock
ran was severely injured Tuesday by
being thrown from his horse while
riding about his place at Sands Point,
I. /. There were no witnesses
to the accident. Mr.. Cochran
was riding a spirited horse, and he
was either thrown or the horse
stumbled. When he was found he was
unconscious on the ground and was
suffering from bruises and cut on
the head, from which there was
considerable flow of blood. He was
taken home and is being kept exceed
ingly quiet. The attending. physicians
say Mr.. Cochran suffered severe
conclusion of the brain, but they
have found no fracture of the skull
At the house it was said that NO Sc.
rious result was looked for.
Many Corporations Chartered.
New York, Oct. 2s.-During the fis.
cal year just ended the state of New
Jersey chartered 2,342 corporations,
receiving therefrom in fees for fling
the sum of $55s,369.54. This is an
increase of $16s,424e7 over the SINH.
lar receipts for 1900. The total in
cludes the fee for filing the papers Of
the United States Steel corporation,
which amounted to $22O,OOO.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1901-05-09
His WANTED TO BE lNSULTED.
but Brace of Pistols Prevented
Him From Being Obliged.

"N hencyer | see a regulation railway
lunch counter" said n man at the Texas
and Pacific dopot-"i mean one Of the
kind with high stools and stacks OF
doughnuts and petritied pies under glass
shades-I am reminded OF a queer little
incident that occurred several years ago
at TcXarcaua. | was on the train COM
Ing down tG New Orleans from the north
west, and we stopped Mt the place to get
supper. The depot was provided with
such lunch counter rs | have describ-
ed, and when | took possession of one of
the stools | found myself next to typi-
cal cowboy, with wide white sombrero,
leather leggings, enormous spurs and
pair Of big six shooters hanging low down
over his hips. a livid scar, evidently tho
result Of knife wound, ran from the
corner Of his eye to the angle of his jaw,
and his whole appearance was so sinister
and forhidding that | edged instincuvely
as far away as | could get. few mo-
ments later a big, coal black negro came
sauntering in and deliberately seated
himself on one Of the stools at the other
side The passengers who were eating
exchanged chances of Indignation, but he
was n vicious looking fellow, and nobody
cared to invite certain trouble by ordering
him out. Presently the tough cowboy
leaned over and tapped me on the Shout
der
"'Scuse me, stranger, he said in
hoarse whisper, but will you please call
me n - liarF
"'Whatn | exclaimed in ama2cment.
az want ter cit you ter call me a -
liar, if you don't mind he repeated, still
in whisper. Boiler it right out, so as
everybody kin heart
"'But why should I call you a liarT
l asked, beginning to doubt his sanity.
"'Wcl I'll tell you,' he replied earnest
ly. AS soon as you do, III rip and cuss
some, and then I'll pull out my gun and
take shot at you
""rake n shot ut mel said | in alarm.
eyes said he, but it's all right III
miss you and accidentally hit the Niger.
See? Go ahead now and cut loose.
~ begged hastily to be excused. l as
surcd him that | liked the idea and
didn't doubt his craftsmanship, but l
was little nervous about firearms and
well, | hardly know what | said but |
gulpcd down my coffee rs quickly as L
could and made bee line for the outer
air Before the train started ! encoun-
tered the cowboy on the platform. lie
was looking gloomy.
"'You didn't get chance to put your
little scheme into execution" l remarked
inquiringly.
"'No, doggone the luck' he replied.
4 couldn't get single white man ter In
suit me" New Orleans Times Demo-
craft
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A WOMAN'S EXPEDlENT.
Clever scheme to Enable IL PRISONER
to Cut His Way Out OF Jail.

toC Cut His Way out OF Jail.
"Iybonnvor GOO that particular brand
re nonrod ,o,rhes" said n New Orleans
groccr inIir,tinr n row of tins on the
ton sho)f II am reminded of something
vow onnor that hammered here several
yoors aro ono day in the summer of
1soG if | remember rightly, a refined
lool;irr woman Of about 80, dressed in
1ncn mourninr. came into the store and
hnneht n connie of cans of California
reaches of thr brand have Just pointed
ont She had n cab and took them with
her and thought no more of the Incl
dent until she returned next day, carry
ING thc tins in her hand. 4 have a sick
brother at - she said, naming a small
town in Alabama, and was intending to
send him these peaches, with a bundle OF
other things, yesterday. But on second
Thought | believe | will buy few more
deicacics and get you to ship them sepa-
rutely.'
There was nothing peculiar about the
request, and | assured her | would he
glad to attend to the matter She order
cd S. or 81 worth of different articles
jcllies, olives, marmalade, and so on
paid the bill and gave nc her brothers
name, directing the things 70 he sent to
him in care of captain somebody or other
at the Alabama town which she mention
ed before. AS soon as she LETT ! got out
q box and began to pack up the consl@u-
ment, but as soon as | came to the
peaches noticed that the two cans Whlch
she had returned We're hoth signify
clown rs VIC call it in the trade III
other words, the tops hulSed outward
trine, indicating that llttle l'rinehia-
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LOVES WEATHER.

When you're away, the skies are gray. e
And all the world is lying,
Sea, vale and hill, Garlorn and chilli
And cyry joy is dying,
Bnt when you're near clouds disappear,
Blue skies and sun together
Reign till your irown again brings down
The sad and sotuhcr weather.
Then, pray, what need have to heed
The weather mans deciding,
Since well | know that when you go
The sun goes into hiding2
More useful he. I'm sure, would be
We're he but prophcsyine
A fair, LiuI day when | may pray
Your heart to end my signing.
Richard Stillman Powell in liarpers bazar.
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1t contains all the most
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of The DAILY TRI.
BuNE up to hour of 90
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the highest order, has
entertaining req d i n &
for every member Of the
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Market Reports which
are accepted As author
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ciean, up to date, inter
csnng and instructive
Regular bscrlptlon
price 500 per year.
We furnish it with
TIE CLARION for 81. 25
per year.
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DODGLD TIE DEPUTY
FOR AWHILE THE MOONSHlNERS HAD
AN EASY TIME OF IT.

of sum Sixkiller.
Near Decatur, Ala, there was some
years ago Il famous deputy marshal nam
cd Bird Smith. He was young in years.
but old in the lore Of the backWoods-
man, and lie knew the people of the
country and their ways as though 1t had
all been written out and he had read 1t
in Il book. Smiths specially was catch
ing Illicit distillcrs. lie always Travelled
alone and on horseback His horse,
Major, was a coal black animal, a cross
between thoroughbred ard a heavy
coach horse, and was unusually big and
heavy. Major was well trained and
would follow Smith around like dog,
ana it almost broke the deputy mar
fhals heart when he discovered that
Major would not do for the game Er was
then playing against tue violators of the
revenue law. There wasn't y better sad
die horse in northern Alabama. lie
could 20 farther in 4 day, could Stanc
more rough uSaG" and was more atfcc'
Tomato and ohclcnt than any horse
Smith had ever seen, and he had seen
great number, but Major wouldn't do.
and Smith had to send him to the farlL
for his sisters USE
Smith had mHu!r several captures and
enjoyed reputation among the people
back in the hills as dangerous man
Mothers frightened their children ly
telling them, Bird Smith'll Kit you als
shore" He was feared, which, some one
has said, is the newt best thing to being
loved. Then Smith got Major and rode
ur1uIlV ont of Drcntur to do II lit lie
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Colorado has the highest peak in the
United States. 1t is Blanca peak, 1855
feet above sea Level.
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Fences are easily grown in Cuba from
pinuu tWi%s, which 0re planted n rows
few inches APART.
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Electricity Is n dangerous eemcAt, get
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Some snakes viii cat eggs; others are
Unfortunately ford Of milk.
The evening world., 1901-08-13
Oowager Frederick
Buried at Potsdam
with Great Pomp.
EMPEROR WILLIAM AND
KING EDWARD MARCH.
Imposing Procession Of Notables,
with Count Won waidersee
Carrying DowsEer's Crown.

PoTsDAM. Aug. l3-The body OF the
Dowascr Empress Frederick was to-day
laid beside that OF her husband In the
ma uso!eum OF F'riedenskirche. near Poss.
dam.
Between s and . o'clock this morning
the bells OF all the churches In Pots.
qe., T saor, tS seio,e Sc gm py M
family and The Wisi;in1 Pn 81 ,1pe. a.!
semS!ed N the Royal Han at tho Wild
Park Railroad station.
n!tartes: Count Won Buelow and other
members OF the Cabinet. the Knights OF
the BLACK Eagle and the members o.
hall. :" ." ''">e"'
At 1880 the signal was given that the
funeral train was approaching Conver.
on In suppressed tones. entirely ees:sd.
and an an air OF great so!emnity poseessed
and noiselcssly.
n,tnt No. : came forward and bore The
ccmn to the royal hearse. which had
T. ihs mea9 nv arrived ,.9m the New
the transfer Of the comm from the
formed. Eight A,afr ofncers took the
reins Of the eight splendid black horses
attached 70 the hearse and four Knights
OF the Black Eagle took hold Of the
points Of the pail.clotn. while twelve
Royal Chamberlain held tho supports
Of the canopy covering tho hcarse and
four other cou:tiers held the cords from
the corners. Thanking these. To- the
right ana left. were two stan officers
and twelve captains.
Preceding Emperor william. who va.
followed by King Edward. were a mum.
Der OF militn-y notables. among them
being Gen. Won Waldcrsee. bearing the
croTn Of the Dowager Empress.
When the procession reached the mau.
soleum. adjacent 10 the Fricdens kirchc,
all those In the procession In advance OF
the hearse took UP positions opposite
: Only the Emperor. and Empress, the
G! ins msm1erso Of the imperial family.
other members OF the British royal
party and tho Princes OF tho highest
rank entered the mausoleum. which 10
small.
The evening world., 1901-08-13
SON OF z
GONE AND
$500 CASH.
Rockmore MOurns His
Boy and a Big Roll
Of Money.
LAD LAST SEEN RIDING
A BRONCH0 At CONEY.
Police Give Brooklyn ssloon-keep-
rr Cold Comfort and say eco
to The EveniuR World"

go to the Evening World. They can
do more for you than We can
This Is what David liockmo:e. a saloon
keeper at No. II Moore street. Brooklyn
alleges the policc said to HIN When he
told them hts tw~lvc-y enr-old hoy. VA.
lie had absconu1d with 500 III
Rockmore has been Ii tho haS!t ::
drawing a considerable sum from the
hank each saturday TO accommodate the
tailors In the neia h5utl,ood Hho come "a
hia to &c; their checks casi,ed. Satur.
day last his daughter "Gnssts..' iit:.en
years old. was sent to the bank. and
when shc returned she had SID in oils
IN small sUtche,. III
MILAN. the ron, as the father tells
the story. had 4 growing soain"ss for
money and cAch Saturday whsl .Ac
roll vas exposed he turned greedy eyes
upon It. He loved TO handle tho crisp
notes and often wished Tor the day
when he would have money OF hts own.
WILLIE. however. was j good boy and
never had taken a cent not his own.
The day GANG when Willie was sorely
tempted. He heard "Gussie" receive her
orders TO get the money and ne hung
Why don't you go out to play. VII.
lie. said his father.
II don't want to-" was all Willie
would say.
G,hss!e returned. ana with her the
money. Itockmore LEFT the room for
o %". wi rn ,as hl' !ay VA
nhed from the sasoon, and Rockmore
came oack to md his money gone.
willie might be only tooling." he
said.
: But no. Willie did not como back.
On saturday he was seen riding upon
the back OF coney Island bronco and
boys In the vicinity III from envy.
Rockmorc sought the police.
I'VE will do al! we can. but sou had
better 90 to The Evening World" said
the police. And to The Evening World
came Rockmore with a photograph Of
the missing boy.
Any on. who Will, apprehend Willie
AMI wha, rena Ina OF the money viii
confer a blessing on Rockmore.
The evening world., 1901-08-13

Hc!sinS.ors. In Sweden. He was cdu.
Gated nt Borgo and the University o!
Helsinz!ors. A. . boy and young mar
he spcn; his vacations exploring mines
and barren parts OF his own country.
This taste for travel and adventure
led To his Polar explorations. His nrsi
expedition vas with Torve! n 1859. and
two years later he went to Sp!tzber-
sen. and in 1884 headed the expedition
which successfully completed the meas.
u.cment and mapped the southern par,
OF Sp!,zoergcn.
In 1865 he accurately fixed the position
OF that land. and In expeditions to
Greenland covering a period Q. eisat
years ne explored the North Polar Sea.
locating the Northeast PassuGe Nor.
denskjold IN that achievement left
Gothenburz III July. 1875. and reached
Yokohama In September. 1872.
In April OF the year following he was
created Baron In recognition OF his dis.
coycrtes.
or recent years no gave much atten.
y Interested In the discovery OF the
attention 10 the Antarctic expeditiod
R!snn:d secsptly BY his nsphSw. Or.
OkSQ SUe4D !. G il (, u = -. -
The evening world., 1901-08-13

as a girl. her ambition raised her above
her station. She married Howard
IIaincs. the husband OF the friend OF her
g!rlhood. Miss Minnie Franks. who died.
In her charge vas left a pretty step.
daughter. Gwendol!n.
Then came reports OF cruel treatment
TO the child. Finally the little one died.
The body was exhumed. and traces OF
arsenic poison were found. An exami.
nation showed tina, the child had been
cruelty beaten. Mrs. Hnines was arrest.
cd. and Is now awaiting trial on the
charge OF murder Mother and child
to-day are doing we'll
The evening world., 1901-08-13
she had been missed. ,aa no trace o.

she had been missed. aad no trace OF
her could be found!
This morning one OF the family had
occasion 10 80 20 the c!stc:n 10 draH
w some ~a;e, When tho cover was
raise! the l!;,!c ones body lay on the
surface 4 la!6c- was secured an!
placed do.n ne cis,crn and the body
vas recovered
|, is supposed !.o,,!e VAS playing
abou, the c!sie,n when the u! VA, open
and looking do~n AZ some OBJECT on
the water. los; her balance and Eel! IN.
The evening world., 1901-08-13
LONDON M0URNS.
FOR THE EMPRESS.

LONDON. Aug. ia memorial ses.
vice was Reid to-day In the Chapel
Royal. St. Iamcs's Palace. simultaneous.
~ with the funeral Of the DowsSer En-
press Fred( rick at Potsdam. Among
those prelent were the Duke and
Duchess o. Argyil. Lord Salisbury,
United eee1ss AmbassadoF choate and
xs tie Spsnins sentences Of the sar.
vice WesV ohanted q soYal salute Was
A. Al O: Ja@ss's "a. fel!ewsa ~
The evening world., 1901-08-13

When the lights had been turned out
in the jail at Mount Holly. " J.. last
night and the prisoners were quietly
sleeping the stork crowded through the
bars into the cell OF woman who Is
held on the charge OF taking the life o!
q swce,-faced little girl ~ho was In.
trusted to her keeping.
The woman Is Mrs. May F!n,on
Haines. Of Delanco She c!asped her
girl baby IN her arms and sept. Before
fer Is the shadow OF the gallows. Her
past is a NE OF hardship. romance and
sadness. Reared in poor surroundings