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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26

,--s+.7nooga. Tenn, Aug 25.-Henry
,-,r.s The negro who criminally as
ssrr-45 and shot TO death Mrs Charles
Williams. wife of prominent farmer
near winchester, Tenn, last Friday
was captured early this morning at a
wafer tank near Coau, Tenn. He was
taken TO Winchester by his capsors
and placed in the county jail
sheriff stewart made haste TO try
Il, bs-rfcade the Jail and protect the
prisoner. Soon an angry MOB or sew
erzI hundred men gathered about me
assistant attorney general, \. NJ w MT
raker. who appeared and made a speech
z. the crowd. He appealed TO them 10
assist IN allaying excitement and up
holding the majesty Of the law. ne
7lr0mised TO recOnVene the grand jury
IN promptly indict the negro and have
him speedily tried al the present term
of court. assuring the crowd that his
conviction and legal execution was a
f1regOne conclusion. This appeal was
supplemented by Judge Lynch. Captain
T0IIey. j. NJ. LittleJou and others.
No sooner had their appeals been made
than several hundred citizens from the
uairbb0rhod where the crime was COM
nftted augmented the crowd to thou
sands. They swept forward upon Ine
jau 0verp1Wered the sheriff and his
deputies. took II risoner and started
for the scene Of crime. UWeE.e miles
distant at TO- d. m.
The mob VS. orderly, but deter
mined. 1t seemed that the whole pop
uIation for miles around mad turned
out To- see the fate of the wretch. A
procession three miles i'm length fol-
lowed the mob to- the Williams homo
Arriving at point i'm sight OF the
scene of the crime. the negro was
placed upon stump and given a
chance to make d statement. He mount
ed the stump stoidly and laughed as
ne began his statement. He said.
Tell an my sisters and brothers to
meet me i'm glory. ] am going 10 make
that ms home. Tell my mother 10 meet
me where parting win be no more.
He was then asked as TO whether
anyone else was implicated i'm the
crime. Noies stated emphatcally that
there was no one implicated but him
self
Why did you Kill Mrs Williams o.
he was asked.
81 just do-c that because I had Moth
Ing else 10 do
H. finished his statement at 1.35 D.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26

General Chaffee says he considers the
city of Manila to be perfectly orderly,
and he can see no prospect of an up
rising. Commissioner Wright thinks
the people extremely peaceabIe." He
is satisfied that, although among a
certain class there is some discomfort
on account of the land tax, which is not
yet understood, this class is not likely
to f0ment trouble.
Mi any army officers say they are graf
flied at the increase in the military
force. They think that with the mill
tary guard withdrawn from the prison,
another uprising there might result in
the release of about 1900 prisoners. This
possibility is regarded as a menace to
the city by those who take that view Of
the case, as they regard the white
guard as insufficient.
Civil officials look upon this contin-
gency as unlikely, inasmuch as the 500
white police could mobilize at the
prison before any of the prisoners could
escape and become dispersed through
out the disaffected district.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26

the doorway with cry that he had been
shot and died half an hour later TIE
two higEWaymeu dashed out OF the place
not even pausing to look at the dying man
on the floor and sped up @ Street and
were lost to sight. II. J. Hermsden. the
proprietor of the saloon, in his story OF
tbs occurrence, said:
When / saw two masked men come
IL I thought they We're simply masque-
raiders, and when they said Put Up your
hands I replied That's pretty coarse
work, boys. A shot Vas instantly fred.
and when I saw the blood on Plan
kachen, who. with kempin, was stand
ing at the bar. I held up nv hands. They
took so out of the till and my watch
and chain. The mans hand shook VIC
lently as he took the money. and re
seemed TO De badly ratified
They fired another shot at Kempin as
he ran out johnson was coming in, and
the robber seemed to get ratified again.
and shot him.
IT think the men we're new at the
work, for they acted in an excited man
ner and began shooting without waiting
to see if we would resist They fired at
least three shots. and perhaps one more.
for I was too excited to count
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
TURKEY MUST COME
TO TIME TO-DAY

Constantinople, Aug. 25.-M. Con-
STAINS. the French ambassador, sent a
note to the porte last Thursday to the
effect that he would leave CONSTANT
nopIe Aue- 26 unless the French claims
were settled. Thereupon Tewifk Pasha,
the Turkish minister Of foreign affairs,
called at the French embassy and in
formed NJ. Constans that the porte had
abandoned the idea Of purchasing the
ouays. first because convinced that the
purchase would be a bad speculation
for Turkey. and secondly, or account
of the financial difficulty involved, as
the Ottoman government had no hope
that the Paris market would take UP
a loan to cover the purchase
NJ. Constans then gave the Ottoman
government until Monday tomorrow
to issue an trade granting the quays
co5mnanv f1U rights and indemnity for
the two years during which the conf
panv has been deprived Of those rights.
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WAS A TERRIBLE CRIME.
How Noles Murdered Mrs. Williams
in Presence of Her Children.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Aug. 25.-Lying
on the floor of the family room, her
face covered with clotted blood, and
the planks stained with the same
drops, Charles Williams found his wife
Friday afternoon when he returned
from marketing his wheat in the lit
tie town of Maxwell. A bullet had
gone through her head, life was eX-
tinct and her two baby children were
crying alone in their grief and fear
The Oldest boy, aged 3, told what had
occurred. The young mother had been
shot and killed by Henry NOles, a ne
gro employee upon Williams place. As
the mortally wounded woman sank to
the floor, NOles shot a the boy, the
bullet grazing the child's head. Then
he fed to the woods.
The motive, it is believed, was rob
berry, and $50 was obtained by the as
sailant Mr.. Williams is q farmer, well
to do, and one Of the most prominent
residents Of his section of Franklin
county. The dead woman was a mem
Der of one of the oldest and most re-
spected families in the county.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
MORE INSURGENTS SURRENDER TO
AMERICANS IN THE PHILIPPINES

80 -'-....' Aus 25.-Word was received
.. 10y mat the insurEent colonel Lo-
t.. WIN seventeen officers and thir-
me. men. surrendered yesterday 10
a, r -'.e Brown oi the Fourth infantry
other srr7rrs--. surrender of numerous
' ,1llor Taft is axnsrls .i t Nv ra+,,,,
r :, Se3'a Tuesday. after -7T bs 10 return
ro.asea civil omeers t5-o- ing app ,,
y1g5e are now less than 'i' .a- or Manila Manila
soldiers ana lt mas been 5 5...l ejIectiye
, =, ,his number by f55-. -.,I 70 IN
ir F., -..-IllEE The Official reason - mes ,,
Issyg s rs Is M la5J the guard duty is fao
-s- ~ slI lne present force. A. ~ loo
-g. OF l3et however. there IA ~ d mat
prospect of trouble. nevar,,,a.Pllp aFent
s-s event of an uprising i'm t hess IN
S 4,2 as is always possible s -,g -olure,
snsss.>@,l. IL would De better to b5vs s'i Is
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
KITCHENER SAYS
B0ERS ARE ACTIVE

London. Aug 5.-The war office has
received the following dispatch from
Lord Kitchener. dated at Pretoria, today
DE Larey has issued a counter Droc-
lamatiOn warning ali Beers against my
latest prOcla nation. declaring that they
will continue struggling
South African dispatches show that the
Beers continue active In cape Lol0nF-
Sharp sSirnishing has occurred near
UniOndale a days ride from the S6d,
while Comma ndaut Schepper's commando
is threatening the important town %
Oudschern thirty miles from the Indian
ocean
In Brussels, it is asserted that Com
mandant General Botha has ordered the
Boer commanders in future 10 retain AL
captured British as hostages IN case
Lord Kitchener carries out the threats
of his latest proclamation
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
NEGRO LAUGHS rs The
MOB APPLIES The MATCH
Sr thousand People See a Black Fiend Burned to
Death in Tennessee.
Admitted His Horrible Crime, and Declared that He Was
Going to Glory.

IN. He was taken from the stump, car
ried to tree nearby, bound 10 the tree
by chains end his body saturated with
oil
and instantly the quivering body was
envelOped in flames. Fence rails were
pileteS bout the burning body, and soon
life was extinct.
The negro made no outcry at any
time. and died like a stole. There were
no disorderly scenes about the burning
body. At least 5000 people Witnessed
the horrible fate of tire negro. Many
remained until EightfaiI. aUgmenting
the blaze until the body was entirely
consumed. Then they departed for their
homes quietly.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
MORE HOT WEATHER
FOR KANSAS CITIES

Topeka, Kan, Aug. 25.-Kansas was
given another touch of summer weather
today after three weeks of very mod
crate weather, accompanied by cool
nights and occasional rains The tenn
perature in some places was recorded
at lO6 and at Topeka the mercury how
cred at the 105 mark. The rise in the
temperature was not predicted, and
came wholly unexpected. Wichita re-
corded l04. Salina 105 and AtchisOn 102.
AT LeavenwOrth there were several
prOstrations
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
Gold Ore From Chill.

Omaha. Neb.. Aug 25.-Notica has been
received at the local office of the Amer
lean Smelling & Refining company 81
a shipment of gold ore from Chill. II Is
the first shipment of South American ore
to this smelling compsay's plant. and Is
the nature of an experiment The ore
is said to be very rich, and If its treat
ment proves successful the shipment vii
be followed By others on large scale
Perth Amboy. n J., is the port OF entry.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26

San Antonio Tex. Aug. B.-Reports to
6sv from Zacatapata county confirm ire
news that the poorer classes there are
facing starvation. They must nave III
mediate helD in the way of food or the
results will be terrible. Range water mas
failed and cattle are too weak 10 traVei
and are dying rapidly
drouth There is not a green thing 10 De
seen exceDt cactus plants. Zacatapata
county is fifty miles from the nearest
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
DROUTH IN TEXAS CAUSES POOR
PEOPLE TO FACE STARVATION

railroad. and. whatever in the way o.
food that is sent to the farmers in the
famine-stricken place must ne hauled
from Laredo. a two days trip at best.
Mayor Hicks OF this city has started a
relief fund. and has already sent small
sum of money to Laredo to be used IN
buying food for the sufferers fte!let
work viii be continued here Nothing
has been heard here from the war depart
nent in answer to q. request for ratiOns
sent by Congressman kIeburg-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
Gibbons Celabrates 49,

New York, Aug. 25-Cardinal Gibbons
Spent a quiet day at the residence of his
personal friend, Major John D. Kelley
celebrating mass in the private chapel OF
me heileys In the morning. He went for
- snort drive IN the afternoon, and upon
me local laiety and clergy. He viii leave
t9morfoW Tor Baltimore. to be arssent 81
ele puolc reception in honor OF mis- re-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
Another Lynching Reported.

Macon, Ca, lug. 26.-It is possible
that Henry Stewart, a negro hackman
of this city, has been Iynched. Stewart.
it is said, went into one of the suburbs
and offered an Insult to a young white
woman. Some of the men in the neigh
borhOOd got after him. and il is said
they were seen at a late hour tonight
with the negro bound. going in the di-
rectiOn Of the swalnps.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
HANDSOMEST WOMAN
IN AMERICA DEAD

Birmingham. Ala, Aug. ga private
telegram from Charlottesville Va. ar
nounces the death of Miss AIaude Cole
man Woods in that city. Miss Woods
was pronounced the most beautiful wo-
man in America by a committee from the
Pan-American exposition, ead her profile
adOrns all the medals issued by the board
of aMards.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
C.7l' VIII Resume Pub1ica+io-,

p--4ca union A ,.s Columbus T4po.
~ Teton of the Press Pos. al5
- -ss.r --.l- ana sJereotyDers in -, NE
~ he e uses and declaring = IN ool- ClL-
lie PAPER -liient The manageToes.,,,t
as--'22 RouI5 ''ibiS 10 need tonight that pub
Is % 1-'g-.13 settlement wifb IN 5ce n
81 zl b -as-1 ms anRoun =0enf is -' co1s
--95-l is ~. On Jhat an entir new fo3 80
--7 meal de-. Yea In the new and
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
TO- - Forest Fires

London. Aug. e6.-The total losses from
the recent forest fires. which have par
tally destroyed several towns. are esJi-
mated at El0.0g9.600 says ii dispatch from
St Petersburg. The fires have been most
~ incendiary- and are attributed to the
Jews. tt is estimated that go 000 acres
% forests have been destroyed and SO
villages completely or partially wiped out.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
Another Ambitious Swimmer.

Boston. Aug. 25.-To swim from Bos-
ton to New York is the feat that Peter
MeNally viii attempt, making the start
next Sunday, the entire distance to be
covered within thirty days
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
MANY ARE INJURED
II A COLLISION

vs-s --. ...-.z, Aus. 5.-Fourtaea rerso,s
lz.5- r ..-s.. three seriously. f1 "a co..
car ~ s'-"esa Greenfield Inter-I--5e.-
csr r. gau ON the Rrfr r,i7,.,.7 .-
.s1-l ~ .-rle ear was PARTLY 5.r,,',i
setlaslr -S ..-..E all from Greenfe.5- r H..
Emery 500
~ Fox. r-e --9se F.5-l|n- hips and back
al s D4leympIe. severely br,fs.5
--- ~ ne others NJ -l..E.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
Roosevelt Children Improving.

New York. Aug. 25.-The children Ct
Vice President Roosevelt are improving
at the Roosevelt hospital The vice press
dent spent a part Of the day with thin
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
Changes Name Of Regiment.

Berlin. Aug. Emperor William has
ordered that the late Empress frederick
Hussar regiment shall hencefoTTh bea-
the title of Queen Augusta Victoria Tesi-
ment-
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
COLLAPSED WHEN
GOAL WAS IN SIGHT
Swimmer HOlbein Came Near
Being Drowned.
WAS REMARKABLE FEAT
WILL MAKE ANOTHER ATTEMPT
TO CROSS ENGLISH CHANNEL.

Dover. England, Aug 25.-Mr- Hol-
bein, who, yesterday, the anniversary
Of Captain webb's swim from Dover
to Calais. started from Cape Gris-Nez
(between BouIogne- Sur Mer and Cal
ais) in an attempt to swim to Dover,
narrowly escaped drowning. He Gov
cred the course to q point within six
miles of Dover, and then collapsed.
after having been in the water twelve
hours and fOrty-six minutes.
The tug which accompanied him took
him from the water and brought him
to Dover this morning. He was car
ried to a hotel in a semi-conscious,
precarious state, and subsequently, on
the advice Of his medical attendants,
was removed to a hospital where n
lay for some time in a serious condition.
It was found that his eyesight had been
badly affected by the salt water. To-
night, however. he had recovered. and
he announced his intention to renew
the attempt. His exploit was very re-
markable, considering the TOUghness of
the sea- and has established a record
He found it impossible to take solid
food and subsisted mainly on raw eggs.
He also took hot milk from a feeding
bottle He swan with a powerful
stroke alternately on his back and on
his breast, making a good pace. The
first six miles from Cape Gris-Nez
We're covered in two hours and twenty
five minutes.
Water Hurt His Eyes.
Much Of the time he SWAN with his
eyes closed owing TO the effect Of salt
water Instructions to HOlbein were
shouted through a megaphOne. and
powerful acetylene lamps were light
ed to guide him. At the end Of the
sixth hour he was swimming we'll but
he began to complain of an injury to
his left hip. sustained on the rocks al
Cape Gris-NeZ, but not mentioned be
fore.
After II o'clock he -vss once lost for
five minutes, a big wave having swept
over him. He kept going steadily, bur
during the tenth and eleventh hours a
westerly tide drifted him much out of
his course and it was evident that the
heavy seas were having a bad effect
During the twelfth hour his stroke
weakened cons derably, and he seemed
unable to grasp the directions given
him. Twice he turned completely
around. At 4:20 a. m il was decided to
take him out of the water. He was
turning like a top and hOpelessly wild.
Allowing for his zig-zag course it is
estimated that he swan twenty-six
miles. When he was taken from the
water Dover was about five miles
north-northeast
His next attempt he promises Il
make next year.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
MOVE TO BRING
ABOUT PEACE
Another Meeting For Strike
and Trust Officers.
SETTLEMENT BASIS
NOT MADE KNOWN
National Civic Federation Ar
ranging the Matter.

Pittsburg, Aug. 25.-In furtherance Of
the peace programme. which is said
TO have been in the course Of prepare
ton for several days. it was given cut
today by one on the inside. and one
who should know, that the Amalga-
mated executives have consented to
have certain propositions made to the
Ofnclals Of the United States Steel cor
poratiOn through members Of the con-
clllatory committee Of the National
Civic Federation, which proposals are
expected to bring about a settlement
of the great strike. Those interested
in the matter were in waiting ali day
today for word to proceed with the pro-
gramme as outlined at the conference
of Amalgamated executives. and the
conciliatrOy committee Of the Civic
Federation last week.
The propositions which are to be
taken TO New York carry certain con-
ditiOns BY the Amalgamated assOcia-
ton which it is hoped Will pave the
way for the reOpening of direct negO-
tiatiOns between the assOcia ton and
the company. The proposition carries
much of the terms under which Pres
ident Shaffer and his advisers stand
willing to settle What these terms
are and the mode of their presentation
are carefully guarded secrets. There is
alone the implication that they contain
concessions of such Importance that
those interested expect the corporation
TO drop its adverse attitude and reopen
negotiations.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
Getting Skilled Men.

we received eight skilled men early
this morning J. r. Phillips of the
company accompanied them TO the
mill and it was not until after they
were in and comfortably settled Tor
the night that the stSkers discovered
their presence. Those men are OF the
best in the trade and viii enable us TO
move the plant on a better basis tnan
Outside Of the Star plant today large
number of strikers were on picket
duty. They were quiet and orderly,
but had their eyes and ears open Tor
anv signs of the new corners. The
Deculiar feature Of the strike about the
STAR plant is the good feeling displayed
between the strikers and the manager
OF the plant
When the strikers were told Of the
claims OF the officials Of the Star mills
fbev denied that there We're as many
skilled men at work as was claimed
and said those who were in the plant
we're sent there from the Monessen
Dlant. which was being crippled IN or
der to accomplish this work strenuous
deniaIs were made regarding alleged
desertions from the Amalg anateo
ranks to fill the positions offered by the
CORPORATION and It was said that IL
would be impossible to obtain men
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-08-26
THE MINING INDUSTRY

Is one Of Utah's greatest rsso'. In,
- The Herald publishes more mn mn,
iar news than any other Juan
newspaper
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Weather Today.

Forecast for Salt Lake Today:
Generally Fair Monday and Tues
day; Variable Winds.
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Some Changes Promised.

Some remarka bic changes IN
the condition Of the strike rid
Steel corporation are promised
for the present week that viii change
the aspect of affairs considerably II
carried out II was stated on good au-
thOrity today that before the end Of
the week those of the plants that have
been operating on single turn would
be run with fun force and FOR the usual
three full turns each day. Men enough
have been secured for this purpose, the
officials say, in spite of the claims OF
the strikers that the companies could
not get enough men to operate their
plants. and the managers of the Varl-
Gus mills say they viii be ready with
all the skilled men required to start
up the machinery and turn out heavy
tonnage
The most interesting situation is in
the Star mill Of the American Tin Plate
company here. This plant was, until
this summer. considered a IS doomed The
Tin Plate company had, it is said. de-
cided TO abandon the mill and move
the machinery elsewhere. Since the
strike has come on them and II We
demonstrated that the operation OF the
mill with nOn-union men was possible
under the protection of a well equipped
police force, the officials decided to
keep this min going, make extensive
improvements i'm its equipment and
make it a permanent fixture of the
company
The most significant feature Of this
plan has been carried out during the
past week. This consists of fitting the
mill in the same manner as that of the
AIOressen, Pa, plant. The former eight
mills have been changed to four double
mills. Other Improvement have been
added that viii give the plant a larger
capacity, increase its force of men and
make # one Of the most modern of all
the tin plants of the company.
With the completion of these i'm
prOvements. the company viii be pre-
pared to place a sufficient number of
men in the plant to work the four
double mills three full turns. This is
said to be expected to take place dur
ing the present week. Before Satur-
day. according TO superintendent Piper
of the Star mills, the plant viii be
opened to its fun extent. Referring to
the present condition Of the mills Mr..
Pipnr said
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No Arbitration Plans.

The proposal contains nothing look
ing to arbitration. This mode Of settle
ment was waived on the advice of the
Civic Federation men.
While the COnferees were discussing
plans the Amalgamated mea we're
shown the imprdcticability of sympa-
thetic strikes by the miners and other
organized men affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor.
The action of President Shaffer in
abrOgating the wage contracts with the
Federal Steel company, covering It's
western mills and in other Instances,
was questioned. Messrs. Mitchell,
White and jerks spoke on the import
snce of strike observance of wage
agreements as contracts by the labor
unions. President Shaher maintained
his position to the satisfaction of most
of the cOnferees-
1t has been reported that the con-
ferees disapproved the move in abro-
eating the Federal Steel company con-
tracts, and told President Shaffer SO
with unmistakable emphasis.
OF this, however, Secretary John VIII
liams said today that during the con-
ference he had heard no adverse critt-
cism by the Civic Federation conferees
on the attitude of President Shsffer in
this matter Of contracts.