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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
pRESByTERy OF NEW CASTLE.

The spring meeting of the presby tery
of New Castle began Tuesday after.
noon 10 Wicomico Presby terrain Church,
Salisbury. The attendance was large.
The Rev. W. M. Schall Of this city
was elected moderator. and the Rev. s.
Beatty Wylie Of New Castle and Prof.
Conner of Colora were elected tenn
porary clerks.
Encouraging reports were received
from various churches.
The Kew. Joseph b. Turner of Dover,
the retiring moderator, preached last
night.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
Games with Atlantic City.

Manager Harry insolvency of the
Brownson Baseball Club has Iaceiy ed
from the manager of the Atlantic City
club the option of a game in this city
on July 18th, and arrangements will
probably % MADE At once noe. f Ss a game !;
also being arranged, and the patronage
where the games arc TO be played Tho
famous l. q. U. team Of Philadelphia
and the burlington, N. j., club have
agreed to play the Brownson team here.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

President James H. Hoffeoker and
Leonard e. Wales of the Wilmington II
West Chester Railway Go. Monday
made trip ove- the proposed route and
we're accompanied by Philadelphia
capitalists and railway Builders. They
we're received with enthusiasm wher-
over they made stop, much interest
being manifested by the people in the
proiect. President Hoffecker says the
prospects for tho imm sdiate construc'
tion of the road are good.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
Marrlages.

MALoNEY-SCoTT-I Immapuel N. e. Church,
Townsend, Del, on April 10th, 1904, by the Rev,
Alfred T., Scott, assisted BIZ the Rev, George L.
Jonea Levi Lattomss HAloney and Nina Ger
trude Scott both OF Townsend.
MoNAGHAN-PERR1NS-A Union NJ. T. par
sonage, oil April 9Th, 1901. by the Rev. r. II.
Adams. Thomas .. Monaghan and Estella
Perkins, both Of this city,
wARE-BIsHOP-At Asbury NJ. Z. parsonage, on
April 10th, 1901, by Rev. II. s. Dulaney, Lam
bert NJ. Ware and Mary E. Bishop.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

New Castle county farmers are COM
Elaining that the cold weather and
rains which followed have given them
q setback 10 the matter of spring plant
ing. Willis most of the local farmers
have Just begun blowing some OF the
SUSSEX farmers are planting. One Of
the first to plant corn in this section is
Freedland I. Short of near Lewes, who
is on the Robert q. Houston farm. He
began his corn planting Tuesday.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

Cards have been issued for the we'd
ding of Miss Isabella E. Tunis, daugh-
ter of william Fl. Tunis Of Clayton,
and John M. Huff, manager OF the
local office of the Adams Express Co
which is to take place at Trinity
Church, Clayton, on April goth, Mr..
HUFF recently succeeded j. W. CooSe'
in charge of the local office. lie IS a
son of Superintendent II. E. HUFF OF
Ralti uora Md
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
THEFT OF BOTTLES.
John Flanagan Accused OF Robbing Mill
Dealer Twaddell.


Dealer Twaddell.
John Flanagan, aged 16 years. was
arraigned in City Court yesterday morn
Ing on the charge of larceny OF four
milk bottles, the property OF John Z.
lwaddell of No. 1902 West Fourth
street, the value being about 81 cents,
Ar. Twaddell testified that his loss
since last fall, through thsfts, had been
surprising, hut he had been unable to
ascertain who was taking the bottles
and lodged complaint with Police
captain Kane.
policeman Charles Hutton. who made
me arrest, testified that ho saw the boy
TAKE the bottles early yesterday from
inc front steps Of the houses Nos. 847
and $40 Madison street, and when he
Questioned Flanagan the latter, who
IS employed by u. o. Porter, another
mix dealer, told him Mr.. Twaddell had
laken some Of his bottles and he was
getting even. The boy made no state
.nent In court. He was held in 500
paii Tor the Court of General Sessions.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
ONE THOUSAND ON STRIKE.
AssOoIa..d Press Dispatch by special Wires.

Shanokin, Pa, April 17.--One
thousand men and boys went on strike
at the Natalie colliery today, because
the Shamokin Coal Go. would not
acoede to their demands. The oolliery
is completely tied up.
The men ask that James Bateman.
inside foreman, and Conductor John
feager OF the miners train, he dis
charged, and that trainmen running on
the oompany's road between Natalie
and Locust Summit be granted 10
per cent increase over their present
wages.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

Judge spruance, in Orphans Court
appointed Joseph L. Carpenter,
ST., Richard p. Gibbons, Marx NJ.
Cleayer, james b. CIarkson and John
Craig comtuisniuuers to make partition
of the real estate OF Mary DENNY.
Argument was heard on exceptions 10
accounts of William II. Horn, ex-
ecutorNof Martha j. Wilson, deceased,
and William +. Wilson and William
IL. Horn, executors of Norris Wilson.
The exceptant was Ellen @. Cornog,
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

The Rev. L. E. Barrett, D. d.,
..ormerly presiding elder of Whining
son district of Wilmington Conference,
now the Eastor of the Methodist
episcopal Church at Middletown,
was IN this city yesterday morning and
altewarrd left for Philadelphia. He is
veil pleased with his new charge and
speaks highly Of the people OF the town
and bis congregation.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

Associated Press Dispttch by Special Wires.
Philadelphia Pa. April lT.-wheat. firm, Ne
higher No. Pennsylvania, IN export elevator,
7S1aT9l4c.; No, red spot in export elevator.
7SLo.
Corn. firm: No. for local trade. 40bSa50c.
Oats. steRdy; No. 2 white clipped, 331Sc.
Bran. steady; winter in bulk, Sl9.0OalS.50; spring
in sacks s1a0Ualg.5O.
Butter. 15r lower: fancy Western cream cry.
81 g. 40. prints, 22c.; do nearby prints, BE-
Eggs lirn; fresh nearby. l4c.; do. Western,
de-: do. Southwestern lic: DO. Southern, l3c.
Refined sugars unchanged.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
penth of Mnlter carrotv.

Walter Carrow, formerly of this city,
died IN Indianapolis last week,
while IN q business trip for New
York drug house. Mr.. Carrow was en-
ployed by W. @. r. Colquhoun when
the latter had drug store at Delaware
avenue and du Point street.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

The final meeting of creditors is the
case of John 4. Sleeps OF New Castle
was held yesterday in office Of Arthur
W. Spruance, referee in bankruptcy.
The trustee, f. Dell. Janiver, made
his account which was passed. A first
and final dividend of 8 per cent will
be paid tue creditors.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

In the United States District Court
Tuesday HeuryC. Long of Lewes. charged
with tampering with the mails, re-
newed his bond, his case having been
continued from the April to the June
term of court. His bondsmen are
William J. Thoioughgood and L, l..
Layton of Georgetown.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

Associated Press DISPATCH by Special Wires
Cradouk, Cape Colony, April II.
Advices from Heilhlon say that Andres
Vessels is alive. Vessels accompanied
Morganddael ON his visit to tho Beers
in the capacity of PEACE envoy, and
was reported to have leen shot Dy order
of Gen, DeWet.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
Timothy Flood Goes TO Chicago.

Ns5UUIHVeu fTtss DIspdEV1 U UPtVIlET WI9s'
Chicago, ILL.,, April 17.-President
Comisksy of the White Stockings has
secured Timothy Flood from the Cleve-
land club to fill the vacancy caused by
the accident to Callahan.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

Miss Alice M. Ste, hens ard William
b. Schafer, both of Philadelphia, were
married on Mono ay afternoon at she
parsonage of Asbury M. Il. Church,
by the Rev, II. s. Dulaney.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

While George Lynch was riding
horseback at Seventh and Madison
streets yesterday bis horse fell and
he was thrown to the street pavement
and pretty badly bruised.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

NOTICE., ANDREW KELLEHER,
Y the tenant and OCCUPANT Of the house stu.
ated at 1923 Market street, in the Ninth ward
Of the city OF Wilmington. county OF New
Castle and State of Delaware IN compliance
with the requirements of the acts Of the ten
eral Assembly. in such case made and pro
vided do hereby give notice that shall apply
in writing TO the Court vi General Sessions OF tho
State OF Delaware, in and for New Castle county,
on MONDAY, the 18th day Of May, A. D..
1901 being the next term Of said court for license
for said house as an inn or tavern, for the satJ
therein Of intoxicating liquors in less quantities
than one quart, to be drunk on the premises, and
the following respectable citizens OF said ward
at least twelve of whom are substantial frca-
holders of said ward, recommend tho said appli-
cation. viz:
George w. Coylc, Alexis D. Pike,
Thonias Lapsley, John J. Mcintyre,
Prince A. Mousey, Michael McDonough,
James Iawler John ]. Donnely,
James Mcintyre, Vim. Maloy
G. ]. Hurrgan, George Bergman,
John Jordan, Peter Hecker,
Lewis II. Townsend, Patrick Donncly
Dennis j. Harrington Harry s. Jordan,
Daniel Lynch, James jordan.
John Logue, George w Hunt
james Logue. James Turner
Geo. c. Watson, Howard Lngue,
A II Fiuerty Samuel Inuhnm.
aprlS, u, maya ANDREW KELLEHER.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
primo. Louis Napoleon Married.

Brussels, Belgium, April l6. Tho
Petit Bleu says that Prince Louis Ma
poleon has married the Grand Duchess
Ealena, daughter of the Russian Grand
Duke Vladimir.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

The 216-years old son of John Messiski
OF No. l07 West Liberty street was
badly cut yesterday falling from fence
at the house. DIR. Hughes attended him.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires.
New York, April 17.-John Albert
Skoog, alias Albert Jensen, the alleged
counterfeiter who shot himself twice in
tine head April 9th, died today.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18
SITUATION At lTKEESPORT
Quiet Prevailed Yesterday,
After an Exciting Night.
STRIKERS THOUGHT OUTSIDERS
Were to be Struggled Into the
Mills.

President shaffer of the Amalga matsd
Association to Ask othc Satinal Board
tor Power to Extend the Strike to All the
Plants of the United States steel Corpora
tion at His Discretion.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1901-04-18

Associated Press Dispatch by Special Wires
Philadelphia, Pa, April l7-2 p. m.-Mnrket,
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
LAND SALE AT PORT ROYAL.
Improvement Company's Property
Under the Hammer

bn0er the hammer.
Beaufort. s.. c.. July BY virtue of
executions from the Court of Common
Pleas, the Port Royal Land and Invest
ment Company's property in the vicinity
OF Port Royal. was sold at a sheriff S
sale, here, this morning. The holdings
of the company, which was organized
many years ego, originally embraced
nearly the entire corporate limits of Port
Royal city, and the purpose of its organ
ization was the development of Port
Royal.
After some attempt at Improvement, in
Guiding the erection of cotton compress,
and numerous cottages, the concern be.
came involved in debt, largely to Daniel
I. Appleton of New York. Subsequently
the name of the corporation was changed
to that of THE Port Royal Company"
The property was levied on at the re-
spective suits of the Morton Trust Com
psny of New York, trustee, against the
said company and Henry A. Robbins OF
New York. against the same The de-
funct concerns Indebtedness was $780,
900. w. s. Monteith attorney of New
York. bought, as agent for Patrick Cal
houn. the Battery plantation, 500 acres
knocked down to him at 5000, and the
old Fort plantation, 100 acres, al 81, TOO;
also 445 acres of marsh land, in front of
the city of Port Royal, at $500. The resi-
due of the property was sold to individ-
ual purchasers residing in this vicinity.
The sale was conducted by Col. Thomas
Martin, master in equity of Beaufort
county. The aggregate amount realized
on the sale of the lands was $780, 900.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
STUART'S GIN AND BUCHU
'or WOmen's Kidneys-Cures Back
Pains, Rheumatism, Dizziness, SAL
low skin. ,
MEDICAL ADVICE FREE. r

II women would only treat their kidneys
WIN stuart's Gin and Buohu in place OF
u7atlng their troubles as female weak
s'' there would be less sickness. IL
~, nave awful pains In the back, urine
Ns badly with strong odor, frequent
Ire to pass Il night or day, neuralgia,
@,aaache, puffy or dark eircles under the
s, lS' dizziness. dragging pains feet and
.''' swell, SALON complexion-these
IN, are aigns OF weak kidneys and
sg,p'.o.a.cning Brights disease. Take
s,-.,, Sln" and Buchu and all these
sr1 ' nm. <will disappear. stuarts Gin
vr,r 'u/hu gives power, strength and
p1re 10 the kidneys, makes the blood
sir /red and nouriahing. Headaches. diH-
49,. backaoheH, all disappear and the
faa. 'ooks healthy and acts naturally.
fsrs,' Qin and Buchu. an old reliable
hr, Nat cures when ell else fails'
49,, q. Medical adyioe about kid.
Wst 20 by writing stuart Drug Co, u
street. Atlanta, O.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
CITY BREVITlES.

Acorn Lodge Of Odd Fellows will give a
picnic at Tybee July q. The profits will
be used in securing new paraphenalia fol-
the lodge.
Salvado Augusta, white, was sent to the
barracks last night on the charge OF
stealing vegetables. Robert Thompson
coIored, was arrested by Patrolman I'm.
gar, who charges the prisoner with hav-
ing assaulted and beaten his son, Leonard
Ungar.
The Irish Jasper Greens and their
friends enjoyed themselves at Tybee yes
terday. The South End Pavilion was
used by the crowds that went down for
the. Greens picnic, and all who attended
had a good time. Dancing was enjoyed
until late hour.
The Peabody Normal Institute held its
regular sessions at the colored college
yesterday. Prof. Youngs quizz. What
Is School?' created a good deal Of IN
terest among the teachers. Profs. ]. c.
Ross and John Mcintosh will conduct the
spelling bee Friday night.
The grand jury of the Superior Court
will meet Friday when new indictments
will be returned against the gamblers
Doss. Sternberg, 0dell, Bryan and the
McBrides. This is necessary on account
of defects in the indictments returned
by the grand jury at the last term OF
court.
A meeting of the Confederate Veterans
Association was held last night at Vet
Grams Hall. Little business was trans
ected, and the principal feature OF the
programme. a paper ON 1.-THE Last March
Of the Army of Gen. Robert e. Lee" by
Maj. James r. Sheldon. was postponed in
definitely. There were so few OF the
members OF the association In attend
once that II was concluded that the bet
ter plan would be to postpone the reading.
II is probable that II will be given next
fall at the Lawton Memorial.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
.PRIvATE" ALIENS LATEST.
story at the Expense of Col. Casseis
of the Pennsylvania Railroad.

of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
Special Dispatch to the Press.
washington, June 13.-"Private" John
Allen. who has landed on the national
directory of the ST. Louis Worlds Fair,
and Col John Cassels, a representative
of the Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
met to-day at the War Department, and
Mr.. Allen in the presence of number OF
officials proceeded to tell a story at the
expense of Col. Cassels and the CORPORA
ton he represents. Mr.. Allen, as every
body knows. represented the "Tupelo"
district of Mississippi for fourteen years
in Congress until the end of the last SEES
sion. He decided year ago that he would
not be candidate for reelection and
would rest upon the laurels he had won
In mis- fourteen years as the wit and hum
orist of the House.
II attended dinner last winter with
my friend Cassels here" said Private"
Allen to-day land was called upon to
make speech. Everybody knows that
am not an orator, but l felt II my duty
to say something nice about Col. Casses.
Any one who has been about Congress
for the last generation knows why men,
Der OF that body wants to say nice things
about the colonel. / told the dinner party
an historical chapter in congressional his
tory. l told them how the big brewers
of the country had come before Congress
recently soliciting reduction In the reve-
nue. tax on their product. Their cause was
In the hands of Mr.. Bartholdt, of St.
Louis but somehow the brewers could
rot get all they asked.
About the same time the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company came along asking a
few favors of Congress such as the pres
ent of section OF the mail and a million
or so dollars to build a new station, and
Col. Cassels here called the attention of
the members to these bills. With very
little debate they went through and
few minutes after their passage I hap
pened TO be going through the lobby.
where I met my friend Bartholdt.
" 'Mein Gottr said Bartholdt. what
pity It IL that brewers cannot Issue
passes.'"
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
ROBINSON IN DUBLIN.
safely Landed in Jail, without M
Attempt at Lynching,

safeIy Landed in Jail, without nm
Attempt at Lynching.
Dublin, Ca, July 2.--John Robinson, who
was arrested in Savannah a day or two
ago by Policemen Umbach and Crosby.
was brought to Dublin yesterday after
noon and lodged in Jail. For fear that
an attempt would be made by the me-
groes to lynch Robinson, Policeman ]. ].
Flanders, one of the best officers in the
state, was sent to Wrightsvine TO meet
City Court Sheriff John D.. Prince, who
had the prisoner IN charge. At the river
Chief of Police J. A. Peacock met the
train with carriage and the negro was
transferred to IL and was driven rapidly
to the jail. Few people realized that
this was being done until the negro was
safely behind the bars. At the depot there
was a very large crowd of negroes, but
there was no hostile demonstration, and
had the negro not been taken from the
train at the river, but been carried to
the depot, no harm would have been at
tempted him.
Sheriff Prince states that he had no trou-
BILE whatever in bringing his man to Dub
lin. AT Brewton eight miles from Dub
lin, quite crowd of negroes met the
train and many threats of lynching were
heard. Robinson became very much
frightened, and did not recover his nerve
for some time after being placed in jail
As he was being carried from the car
riage TO the Jail. several acquaintance
spoke to him, but he gave no signs of
having heard them. He would not even
speak to his wife, who is in jail, charged
with compdicity in the double crimes of
her husband.
1t is not believed now that the negro IS
Will attempt to do Robinson harm. Su-
perior Court convenes on the fourth Mon
day In this month, and he will be tried
at that time.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
reedlng plaees q oountIess numbers Of

breeding places of countless numbers Of
them.
One, gang of laborers In one day killed
AZ copperhead snakes and IL rattlers. In
traversdng a path less than a mile long
Bert Gressmeyer killed seven copper
heads. They appeared all TO be going
in one direction. The laborers on the
new work are almost terrorized through
fear Of the poisonous reptiles, for nearly
every blast bringssa snake or two rolling
down among them with the dirt
Some of the gangs have employed men
whose sole duty is to patrol a prescribed
area and kill the snakes found therein.
The men are afraid to go to bed lest
they find a snake as a bedfellow.
One of the men employed to kill snakes
in two days slaughtered 1902 copperhesds
and rattlers. He put them all on a
pile. and the heap was large enough to
flll four barrels. This man discovered one
of the dens. and inside of two hours he
had slain nearly sixty snakes.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
IN THE SPORTING WORLD.
coId Heels Won Long Island Handi-
cap MT Sheepshend Bax.


cap mt Sheepshead Bag.
vsv, York. July AT Sheepshead BAY
.,-dav the card was good one The Long
stand handicap, the single stake event,
uoe the feature. 1t was one mile and a
t,rlong for S-year-olds and Upwards.
curing to scratches it was reduced to a
,n,r- horse race and owing to bad
art the favorite, Brlgadier, was never
sble to get to Gold Heels, who won
Sonewhat easily in the fast time of 1853.
summaries:
First Rece-Six furlongs. Dublin, to
, won, with Handwork, A to /, second and
I.5masked, Z to 3, third. Time lib.
second Race-One mile, selling Instru-
sye. 2 to /, won, with Dolando, to 5.
second, and Vitellius, 10 to /, third.
Time 1:SS 40.
Third Race-Six flrlongs, new futurity
course. DeReszke, even, won, with How
Ill W., to l, second, and Port Royal,
4 TO /, third. Time 1:16
Fourth Race-The Long Island one
mile and a furlong. Gold Heels, s to 5,
won. with Brigadier, to s, second, and
An Gold, to 1, third. Time 1853.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs selling.
Lady Rednor to l. won, with4ste On
ward, 20 to l, second, and F'rivoi 40 to l,
third Time 1:O2. &8N ~
sixth Race-One and one-sixteenth
miles, on turf. Princeton Girl, IL to /,
won, with Dcanter, 4 to /, second, and
May W., to l. third. Time 1:47 LIS.
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
The Cincinnati Rnce..

CINCINNATI July 2.-Results at Newport
First Race-Six furlons River Princess,
10 8, won, with Land Ho, 30 to l. Sec
ond, and Flora Belle, u to l, third. Time
lis.
Second Race-Seven furlongs, selling.
Edna Gerry. to /, won, with Ononetta,
to 2, second, and Pauline j., 10 to l,
third. Time 1:27i5.
Third Race-Five furlongs selling.
Georgiana, even, won, with Hoe, 10 to l,
second and Emma Below, 10 to /, third
Time 1:03la.
Fourth Race-One mile, selling. Pine
Chip, s to 8, won, with 3. d. Fox, to l,
second, and Robert Gray. s to l, third.
Time 1:411a.
Fifth Race-Six furlongs, selling. Semi
colon, 90 5, won, with Flop, to /, sec
ond, and Arachno, 4 to /, third. Time
liza.
Sixth Race-One mile selling. Princess
Evelyn, to l, won, with Ceylon, to /,
second and Meggs. 2 to /. third. Time
1.4A
The Savannah morning news., 1901-07-03
SPARKS HAD A. CLOSE CALL.
Columbus Crowd Wanted to Lynch
Negro Murderer.

Negro Murderer.
Columbus. Ga, July 2.-This afternoon
at O'Clock, a roadcart stopped in front
of Emanuers fruit store on Broad street
with three white men and negro in
II. The negro proved to be Charlie
Sparks, who was captured at Cussetta,
and is held for the murder of Ingersoli
in Phenix City. The officers in charge
called a hack and transferred their pris-
oner to it, BY this time a crowd had
collected. and just as the, hack started
off. some one cried ut is Sparks" Hun
dreds Joined In the chase after the hack
up the street, aRd on across the river to
Phenix City. by the time the guard
house was reached, fully thousand peo-
pie had gathered.
The crowd fingered about the place un-
til 8 o'clock tonight, when a special
train. escorted by the Phenix City Rifles
and Lee Light Infantry, took Sparks to
the Jail at opelika. The prisoner was
taken through the crowd without any
trouble, but If the men had remained here
tonight it is likely he would have been
lynched. The crowd was in a good hui
NOR and had no leaders, but tonight a
mob of negroes was being formed to at
tack the guard house. The effort was
given up when 1t was learned that prompt
action by the Governor and local authori-
ties had gotten the negro out OF harms
way
The officers are criticised for bringing
the negro through the most public street
of the city, running unnecessary risk and
causing needless excitement. 1t was
thought that Sparks would be taken to
Opelika by roundabout way, and had il
been known that he would be brought
straight to Columbus, II is not likely that
the officers could have saved him. The
holiness of the plan prevented the mob
from organizing 90 do their work.