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Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
ALL FICTION SURPASSED
BY FLIGHT OF TRACY

SEATTLE. Wash. Aug. 6.-Thrilling in
its details and more daring than any work
Of desperadOes since the days OF Jesse
James has been the flight of Harry Tracy.
alias Severidge. who escaped on June 9,
from the Oregon penitenuary. at Salem,
together with David Merrill. and has since
eluded capture. Every day during the
last week has brought forth some new
story Of his exciting encounter with arm
ed posses and bloodhounds. who have
tried to capture him.
Three Slain at the Start.
In breaking jail with Merrill three
guards were killed. Both cOnvicts then
made good their escape, but had several
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07
Wounded in Desperate
Fight For Life, Tracy
Sends a Bullet Into
His Brain.
SURROUNDED BY POSSE
TRACY DIES BY OWN HAND
Most Remarkable Flight and Pursuit In
Criminal History-Is Brought to
ian End by Suicide.
TRACYS VICTIMS


Breeze. E E., deputy sheriff.
Jones. s. r T.. prison guard
Rawley, Nell. deputy game war
den
Raymond. Charles, deputy sheriff
Terrell. Frank b. prison guard
Tiffany. B. F., prison guard
David Merrill. his partner.
SERIOUSLY WOUNDED.
Anderson. Carl. Newspaper re-
porter.
williams, John. deputy sheriff.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07

NEW YORK, Aug. 6.-Daniel Barry,
daring climber, known as ''Steeple Jack,
fell 50 feet while working in the city hall
tower and was instantly killed. says
Philadelphia special to The Herald.
Barry placed the electric lights around
the brim of the statue of William Penn,
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-07

which caps the city hall tower. $40 feet
above the pavement and occasionally
would lower himself over the edge of the
hat and hang in mid air by his hands.
When he met death he was engaged in
the prosaic occupation of painting the in
terror Of the dome.
The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1902-03-29

Reedy Vance, whose death sentence
for the killing of Chinaman at LII
tie Rock, was recently conditionaily
reduced to twenty-one years lmprisoh-
ment by the supreme court nled d
statement with the court. declining 10
accept the offer. Vance addressed the
following note to the court: IF, IN
spite of all, you are determined that
shall be punished, then do not let II
be behind prison walls. Let 1t be as
the prosecution so anxiously desired
on the scaffold. But do not allow
the execution to take place II you
can possibly prevent within the mar
row limits of Perryville's jail. Let
it be in the open-out in the broad
light in her green and fertile valley.
On either side are beautiful pine-cap-
ped hills and overhead is Gods blue
sky. DO not strangle me to death
within the somber shadows of that
ghostly structure. / beseech you,
Death has no terrors for me. | know
Gods love and Gods mercy are as
that Gods love and Gods mercy are as
itself"
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ELECTRIC SPARKS.

In 1890 7l3 persons were killed and
073 injured by lightning, Between 1890
and 1900 the number OF deaths was
3,772, During 1900 more deaths oc.
cured through lightning in pennsyl-
wanna than In any other state, the mum.
Der being 30,
According TO Electricity, an expert.
ment designed TO have IN influence on
the horticultural industry was recent
ly made in California, where electrlcl.
ty was used ms pumping agent for
irrigation, The experiment was n sue-
cess In every respect, and II was nn-
nounced at It's conclusion that there
would be an immediate extension OF
the electric wires throughout the
whole Bcrrycssn district,
AdyIccs from Sc, Petersburg state
that the work IL progressing rapidly
on the extensive American plant I'M.
der construction there TO manufacture
electrical machinery for the Russian
government, The plant will cover es
acres and employ 1900 men, American.
lobor's0vlng devices will be installed.
Everything excepting the castings,
which are to be imported from the
United states, will be manufactured at
the new works,
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CAUSTIC CORRESPONDENT


London, March 25,-An nccrlI
Gus correspondence between
Balfour and Gen. Butler has
published. Mr.. Bnlfour cont
that Gen. Butler was in chief
mnnd at the battle Of Spion
while the general denies this o.
ton. TO this contention Mr., BaI
adds:
"Thcrc IL no reason why all
Spion Kop dispatches should no
published
70 this Gen, Butler rcjoins thd
hopes the dispatches will bel
lishcd without manipulation
Monday Mr.. lIalfour replied tot
Butler protesting against the Ia'
insinuntion, and declared that
only manipulation which had bee
crclscd with regard to Gen, Bpl
dispatch was the excelsior of o y
sentence critclsing Sir Charles
rem, whilst the omissions from
Roberts dispatches relating to \
ntions in Natal were made, SAD
Bolfour, solely for the purpcs
~ possible, sparing your feeling
maintaining your military rev
ton"
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ON EASTER MONDAY.
Egg-ROIling on the White House
Lawn-A Festival for the
Youngsters.

For one day in the year-Easter mon
day-the presidents back yard is open
to all the boys and girls of Washing
ton for sort Of all-day picnic. In
some parts of the country Easter Mon
day would be rather early for an out
door frolic, but down along the Poto-
mac river the grass is usually green
by Easter time, and the sun shines
down with bright glow so that the
air is warm and balmy.
Preparations for the egg-rolling are
usually made in Washington homes on
the Saturday preceding Easter, and be-
fore the sun is very high on Easter
Monday groups of boys and girls are
seen on their way to the white house
carrying baskets of lunch and sup
plies of decorated eggs. All day long
they play games on the velyety lawns
and romp up and down the hills, skip
ropes and sail boats in the fountains.
The colored eggs take prominent part
in the games. The "littlest" folks roll
their eggs down the hillocks, the larger
boys and girls "pick.' Two boys or
girls strike the ends of their eggs
together and the one who first cracks
the others egg wins it.
When the sun goes down in the after
noon a tired but happy crowd of boys
and girls troop through the gates
homeward while the white house
grounds are a sight-eggs and egg
shells are everywhere, orange peel,
peanut hulls, the remnants of cake and
bread, fruit and paper bags litter the
beautiful grounds. Whenever there
are any children in the presidents fam
lily they, too, come out with baskets
Of colored eggs and join in the fun.
A good many years ago the egg-roll-
ing at Easter was a common custom
throughout the city Of Washington,
grown-up people all joining in games
Of rolling eggs down every hill in the
neighborhood, but for several years
past the custom has been confined to
boys and girls on the white house
lawn.-Adapted from the Epworth
Herald.
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THE EASTER DINNER-TABLE.
A Few suggestions ms to Decoration
of the Festive hoard with
Spring Flowers,

The decoration of an Easter dinner
table should be a joy to every woman
who can command some spring flowers.
For, of course, if available, only spring
flowers, with their promise of new life
and golden days, would be ones choice;
lacking which, however, no flowers
need be scorned. One can make table
beautiful with green alone, particular
ly such delicate greens as asparagus
or maidenhair ferns, or even the com
mon fern or smlax artistically ar
ranged Perhaps the loyeiest floral
setting for the Easter feast would be
one OF white tulips and maidenhair
ferns. These could be arranged in n
single piece in the center of the table,
or the centerpiece could be of ferns
alone in variety, and the tulips placed
at each cover in tiny crystal vases
only large enough for single bloom
and its leaves. Tulip.leayes are very
effective and should never be removed
in any disposition made Of the flower.
Next to the pure white Of Easter, in
tulips or other flower Oeaving the lily
with its sacred symbolism to its right
full Office in the church,, this choice
would fall upon something yellow, the
most gladstone Of colors, and natures
spring favorite. OF these jonquils are
probably the most effective, Ella Nor
ris Kretschmar, in Woman's Home
Companion.
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wreath of lily of the valley and a
white muslin frock. l asked TO see
the doctor before l came home, he
thinks on Saturday she will be wen
enough to travel. He said she would
soon grow strong with change OF ar
and rest, and-if she was happy"
The girl turned away and touched
the golden daffodils caressingly.
well, Honor, dear, what can we do
for herr" asked the principal.
The girls face famed with scarlet.
"That is what l wanted to ask you. !
would rather go to Arbutus than New
York. | have plenty of money to take
good care of Mrs. Truitt, and | would
like to have you be my guest. heard
Miss Mary say she was looking for a
place in the country where you could
90 for vacation. They say Arbutus
is lovely"
The principal drew the girl to her
and kissed her. 81 will be very happy
to go with you, Honor. / have old
friends in Arbutus and cannot think
of anywhere | could have such peace
full two weeks"
What an Easter Sunday that was in
ArbNtus There was scarcely room in
the homely little hosiery for the
throng who mad gathered from far
and near. Every house in the village
had its guests, men and women 10
whom the memories of childhood were
sweet, and they brought their boys
and girls. eager to see father ana
mothers old home. Easter was late
that year, and spring was forward
The naples along the street had flung
out blood red tassels, and the lilac
bushes sported tiny green tufts. Ev-
cry dooryard was gay with hyacinths
and tulips and daffodils. Even in the
dark woods, which clothed the noun
tain side, there were outbursts OF
golden green willow and snowy shad
blossom. The sweetness Of spring and
the peace bequeathed by Christ to
earth filed the church as radiantly as
the sunshine itself. There seemed to
be new Joy in the very peal of the
bells, and one felt the glory of the res
direction in the music that echoed and
reechoed within the walls, A famous
organist who was once barefoot boy
in the village had found substitute to
fill his place in New York church. He
was putting his heart and the inner
most thought of it into the music that
breathed the soul Of the Easter time.
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nrldge Cpmpnny sued,

Thos. II. Adams has brought suit
in the federal court at Little Rock
against the Iron Mountain railroad
company and the Kansas City and
Memphis railroad and bridge com
pany for $4,000 damages, The suit
is the result Of plaintiff being eject
ed from train on November 4, 1901,
having boarded the train at Memphis
to 20 to Arkadelphia and refusing to
pay the SO cents bridge fee exacted Of
all passengers over the bridge. 1t
is held In the complaint that the de-
mand was unlawful and unreasonable,
and, plaintiff knowing Of that fact,
and, being unwilling to submit to ex.
tortion offered to pay n reasonable
sum for passing over said river and
for his passage over said railroad to
his place Of destination, but refused
to pay so cents az toll for passing
over said river on said bridge"
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81 have great hopes for Honor" said
Miss Mary, cheerily.

81 have great hopes for Honor" said
Miss Mary, cheerily.
Every girl at the round table glanced
curiously at Honor when she took her
seat. Her face was flushed rosily. 1t
may have been the effect of her walk
in the bracing spring air, but to Miss
Mary's keen eye it came from some
thing in the heart Of the girl. The old
listlessness was gone, new purpose
and enthusiasm shone in the dark
eyes. Honor was one of the quiet girls
of the school; tonight she seemed
more silent than usual.
The constant stream of chatter dealt
with the visit to the hospital and the
people there, and tears came into girl
ish eyes as they told pitiful stories OF
the sick Then the chatter leaped to
the Easter vacation. A group of the
girls were going with Miss Mary as
chaperon to Old Point Comfort, others
to spend their two weeks holiday in
New York. The girls with homes not
too far distant were wild with delight
at the thought of seeing fathers and
mothers and brothers and sisters.
Honor was the only girl who did not
join in the general anticipation. Her
neighbor, roguish Mollie Cable, rallied
her on being tongue-Uied.
In the Lady Lindsay school there is
half-hour every evening after tea
when the principal is to be found in
her room for a chat inside a closed
door. Honor was the first to claim her
tonight, and the old lady led her to
the large chair by the window. The
girl did not sit down, she stood over a
vase of daffodils, touching them with
tender fingers. She turned when the
principal spoke to her and burst into
an agony of tears. The old lady rose
and drew her to a low chair beside her
own, and the girl hid her face in the
tender arm that encircled her. She
did not interrupt the tears; she
smoothed the soft brown curls softly
and waited till the sobs grew fainter
The girl raised her head and kissed
the lovely, wrinkled hand that lay on
her shoulder
81 never really loved anybody in my
life, except my grandmother" said
Honor, in choked voice. when /
was little thing-four years old
| was left alone in the world. Mother
and father were lost at sea. | remem-
Der being told how the great ship went
down and that they would never come
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Green Thompson, one OF the
wealtniest colored men OF Llttle
Rock, was found dead in his
yard on the morning of the 10TH
having been murdered by some
unknown party or parties Thompson
was last seen alive about 10 O'Clock
on the night of the 10Th, when he at
tended a church social. He left the
gathering and went home. Going into
the house, he laid his overcoat on
bed but did not awaken his wife. She
did not miss her husband until .
O'Clock in the morning, and she search
ed and found him in the yard, MS
head and body terribly mangled, IL
is supposed Thompson started to the
stable for the purpose of feeding his
horse some hay, as was his custom
and was knocked down few feet from
the door. His body was then dragged
to an clubhouse, where it was found
His son. who is Of a wild disposition,
was arrested but no positive evidence
has so far been secured as to his guilt.
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Farm values.

According to census report on az
riculture the farms Of Arkansas June
/, 1900 aggregated 1864 in num-
Der and $l351S2,170 in value, with
Rock. Jones went to Dickerson S
according to a census report on agri'
culture. OF the total farm valuation,
% per cent represents the building
and IS per cent the land and improve
ments, other than buildings. The value
Of farm implements and machinery
was sS,75O,060 and live stock $751;
4S3,77l. The total value of farm prop
erty in 1900 was $751;, 4l6, DOL. or
the total value of farm products In
1899, almost 26 per cent represents the
value of animal products and "A per
cent crops including forest products.
The total value of farm products in
1899 exceeded that for 1889 by 80 per
cent. In Arkansas in 1899 the gross
farm income was S66,076,620 and the
income Of Investment was SO per cent
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all about you. In giving you away
from our household I do it with my
blessing and my Godspeed, but with
heartache."
The gentle principal spoke rev
words of farewell individually to each
girl. When she came to the last name
she choked for a moment. There were
tears in her voice as she said. And
Honor Wesley, in giving her to the
world, l am giving up DEAR dear
daughter. | am most proud to num-
Der her among my alumnae, for she
goes to take up a great work. She
leaves next week, with her adopted
grandmother whom we all love and
honor, to make her home in New
York. She has chosen as her calling,
to share her life and wealth, her sweet
womanliness, gentleness and spirit
uality, with the sick, the helpless, the
hopeless, the forsaken of a great city.
God speed you, my Honor. Good
Housekeeping.
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SHE HAD A SWEET PATIENT OLD FACE AND WHITE HAIR

back. don't believe ! understood
what II meant, Grandmother came
for me from California to Connecticut
and took me home with her. There
was never anybody quite like my
grandmother. We had nobody in the
world but each other. One morning
| went to call her and she did not an
swcr; she lay with her eyes closed;
she was smiling and her snowy curls
struggling over the white pillow The
birds were singing and the sweetness
of the roses was coming in at the open
window and down on the beach | could
see the fluttcring sail Of the little boat
we were going out in that morning
she and land could not believe it
that she had left me quite alone
The lady gathered the sobbing girl
into her arms as If she had been u lit
tie child, and the room was still, The
merry laughter of The girls in the IL
barry came family down the hall.
Honor lifted her head and dried her
eyes,
"That happened three years ago."
she said, 81 was just 10. My guardian
came to see me. He told me had
plenty Of money and he was kind
enough, He let me choose where |
would go, did not care, wanted to
go away from Santa Barbara, have
been in two or three schools. ] did
not like any Of them This has seemed
more like home than anywhere have
been--and yet I'm not bit like the
other girls, they know it and know
IT,"
~ am very glad you have told me all
this" said the principal, gently; ut
Is hard trying TO be mother TO girls
into whose hearts cannot look"
III did not know | had heart, the
sort of heart grandmother used TO
live in, tn to-day, When ! stood there
alone in the long white ward, without
blossom TO give TO anybody and
watching the girls move about among
the narrow beds, saw myself In one
minute 0s am, selfish and hard and re.
bcllious. ] would have given every
penny had in the world 60 give my
grandmother u happy holf'hour, and
yet | would not spend n dollar on these
poor sick people, stood with n great
choking lump In my throat, when Miss
Mary came TO tell me there was some
body who had no lilies II made me
happy all nt once, When saw the old
lady at the end OF the long white ward
l don't know when had done such q
thlng-l bent down md kissed her
She had u sweet, patient old face, and
white hair Hike grandmother, We had
n long, long talk while she sat holding
my hand, She has no relatives, nnt
FOR n week she was all alone. She did
not tell me this, the doctor did. She
was alone and they found her nearly
dying with pneumonia, The doctor
says he had hard pull bringing hei
through, She told me OF one thing
abe wants more than anything else In
this world, She was born and brought
up IN Arbutua. On Easter Sunday thpy
celebrate the fftlcth anniversary oi
u little church there, Her father
built H. When she was u gltl she SANG
the dcdic0tory hymn and helped To
decorate the church with flowers She
was married there. She told me ali
ahout her wedding day. She wore q
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BRIEF MENTION.

Prowl, at to /, won the Arkansas
derby.
The 4.year.old child Of e. d. Boone,
of near Fayetteville, was attacked and
killed by vicious mule,
Our next weeks issue will contain
complete returns Of the result In the
senatorial and gubernatoral contests.
The 1902 spring reunion, Ancient
and Accepted Scottish Rite Masons,
will be held at Little Rock April 80,
20 and "A,
Ed Curl, teamster at mall In
Jefferson county, was killed while
driving log wagon, a huge log roll.
Ing over his body.
W. N. Goforth Is under arrest at
Pine Bluff charged with counterfeit.
ing Mouds and other parapherna.
liza were found at his residence.
Mrs DR.. Fordman. Of Hot Springs,
was robbed Of 1880 by pickpocket.
She drew the money from bank only
few moments before she was robbed.
Citizens Of Hope have raised bo.
nus Of 10000 to secure the crossing
at that place Of the extension Of the
Arkansas and Choctaw, now being
surveyed from Ashdown to Stamps.
Chos. Levy, colored was convicted
at Prescott Of the murder Of Marshal
II, G, Cox and sentenced to be hang
ed Marshal Cox last November tried
to arrest Levy when the negro shot
him dead,
Mrs, b. +, Dryer, Of Fayetteville,
sulcided In a horrible manner The
woman was mentally dernnged and
saturated her clothing with coal oil.
setting them on Are In the presence
Of her two children, whose efforts could
not save her llf0.
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ARKANSAS STATE NEWS.
United States Court of Appeals Con-
strues Fellow Servant Law.
EVENTS GA WEEK BRIEFLY CRoNIcLEO'
Nan Once Condemned to Die hetuSe' '
duc,iou Of Sentence Bookkeeper En"s
Spree BY Taking His Life-Census
Report on Farm Values.
Not Fellow servants

The United States court OF appears,
In a decision affirming the opinion OF
the lower court in the case OF war
rem G. Fury, a fireman, who sued the
st. Louis & San Francisco railway and
secured a verdict awarding him Sl6,-
600 damages for injuries received IN
a collision near Van Buren, in 1897
caused by the failure of an operator TO
deliver an order, held that the oper'
ator and the fireman are not Fellow
servants according to the Arkansas
statute. Judge Thayer who gave the
opinion, found that they were not TEL
low servants and were not working
together for common purpose, thelr
working being of different character
and they were only brought together
casually. This was agreed to by Judge
Caldwell, but Judge Sanborn gave a
dissenting opinion, holding that the
operator and fireman were follow-ser'
wants, according to the statutes or AT
kansas, the terms department and ser
vie being interchangeable and haV'
ing the same meaning and that the
Judgment should be reversed
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Postoffice Robber Captured.

A. T. Emmett. member of a gang
of postofce robbers, who operated
through Kentucky, was arrested at
Little Rock and has been returned to
Covington, where he will be tried for
robbing the postofiice at Frankfort in
1900 The evidence against him is
said to be very clear, as two of his
pals who took part in the robbery are
serving long terms. Emmett sue
ceeded in eluding the officers for two
years. He was taken up at Little
Rock for vagrancy and postofiice in.
spector who saw him on the chain
gang recognized him as the man want
ed in Kentucky.