Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-09-02
creased mob is now after him with

meeting of the mob leaders this morn
ing ? it was decided to find Francis
at all hazards, and when found to burn
him at the stake with slow torture
Mr.. Wright, a brother-in-law Of Mrs.
| Henderson. themurdesed woman, said
he wanted the negro brought here to
the home he had destroyed. He
wanted to ask him why he did this
awful deed after having received four
years of uniform Kindness e Then,
when he tells his story said Mr.
Wright, we win burn him In the
presence of the home he has desolat-
ed
Mr.. Wright was asked If he would
apply the match. II will do some
thing, he replied. with energy
1t is thought Francis will be caught
before night. The searching party
| now numbers over thousand.
KANSAS CITY, Aug. 30-It is re-
ported this afternoon that Boss Fran
els has escaped from the country in
which he has been hiding and will
probably find refuge in the far south.
The mob is wild with Indignation. but
viii not give up the search.
MACON, Miss. Aug. 30.-A mob OF
angry citizens this morning killed a
negro named Dick Hill, who murder
ed white man recently and escaped
capture in the swamps.
DALLAS, Texas Aug. 3O,-A negro
entered the house of Mrs. Shckleford
his afternoon and attempted to Grim
inally assault her. She fought the
brute off and prevented him from ac-
complishing his desires. A posses Is
now after the fleeing negro and he
will be iynched II caught.
OKLAHOMA. O. T.. Aug 30.-The
negroes of Oklahoma have prepared
md sent petition to President Me-
kinley asking him to protect them
them from mob violence. They make
10 excuse for the crimes committed,
only asking for protection.
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 30.-Another
body supposed to be that of Harry
Johnson, OF Hulmeville, was recovered
IN the Delaware river this morning.
| making the total number recovered
rom the steamship disaster ten,
eight of which have been identified.
Two bodies. both those of women, are
so badly charred that they never can
be identified. Nineteen persons are
still missing and it is almost certain
hat all these are dead Eight more
ire in the hospitals, part of whom are
lingering at the door of death, and
when the returns are all in it is now
| thought the number of dead will be
| thirty
]. II. Keen. a wealthy dairyman. had
AIKEN his entire family on pleasure
trip and they were all lost. Mrs.
Grant Chaplain, one of the survivors,
| says she saw Mrs. Keen badly injured
| by the explosion and the latter begged
her piteously for assistance but as she
had to rescue her own children she
| was powerless to give aid to the wo-
man. After an awful struggle Mrs.
| Chaplain succeeded In rescuing her
| hildren, two little daughters, who
were badly burned by escaping steam.
| PHOENIX. Ariz, Aug 30.--A very
rich find OF photographic stone has Just
been made southeast OF Prescott and
| mother of the same kind near Alam-
| 1gordo. N. M Rich finds of opals
have also been made in the Horse
| ihoe mountains. thus adding two of
he rarest minerals to the already ex-
| tensive output OF the great south
| vest.
The lithographic stone deposits are
large both at Prescott and Alamogor-
| 10. Messrs. Eldridge, of Cleveland,
| md Gibson. of Trumbull county. Ohio.
have formed a company and viii at
| lnce begin operations on "A large and
business-like scale. It has hereto
| 'ore been believed that photographic
| stone existed only In Germany in
limited area. but the mine at Alamo
gordo alone will be able to supply the
whole country.
The opal find in New Mexico Is on
| ground discovered and staked by
| Lord Hassey and Richard Hart twen-
ty years ago. The best Of the gems
| were taken out and the old workings
had caved in, but some Illinois men
uncovered new vein which will soon
be thoroughly worked.
| Worcester, Mass. Senator Hoar eel
ebrated his seyenty.hfth birthday in
this city yesterday, entertaining old
| friends upon the occasion. The sem
| ator IL in the best of health and he
| declares 1t will be some years yet be-
| fore he will neglect his duties on ac-
count of age.
SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. 30.-A re-
Gently arrived steamer brings the re-
port of the burning Of the stock yards
and buildings connected with them at
| Honolulu. The loss amounted to
| 100000. The IRE was supposed TO
have been of incendary origin.
ST. PETERSBURG. Aug. 3O.--Sena-
tor Clark's new fifteen million rouble
mine is called the Voskrensky, and II
Is the richest mine In Russia.
| BOSTON. Aug. 30.-Tbe report of
| the state board of health shows that
every case of malaria In Massachu-
setts has been traced to the Italians
in a labor settlement. There is now
a movement on foot to compel these
people to observe more strict sanitary
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