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they claimed to have discovered, regarded
II as peculiar, TO say the least that such
Important evidence had been delayed so
long, ,ps ana arise al the eleventh hour GnceI
the circumstances Its genuineness might De
regarded with suspicion. | told the officers
TINS put, as 1t is my unvaryng practice TO
Which comes bsfore s bearing SS.,Snea on what
they said warranted, In nv opinion, rec
ommendation for a short reprleve until
could fully investigate the facts In this al
legged new evidence. l doubled very much
whether the Governor would grant the
prieve. since there was nothing in my tele-
gram to convince him of Its authenticity.
ana any irresponsible person could have
sent false telegram bearing my name.
However, there was no other method Of
communication open to me | notified the
Police Department that | had sent such
telegram, so that II the Governor should
question its authenticity and be unable to
reach me he could be assured of its gen.
uineness by wiring the department.
Doubts Eject of New Evidence.
DOUBT whether the new evidence would
have affected the result. except to grant
9esas uosls 70 % ano" me to examine the new new wit
hesses round by the detectives. The de-
tsctives told me they had informed F1ut-
chers attorney of the n>ture of the new
evidence they had discovered two days
ago and were under the impression that he
mad seen me in reference to IL, but he had
not. Ii has always been my aim not 10
allow any one punished where there Is
reasonable doubt of guilt. Especially where
Il human life is at stake is II my desire
TO have all the evidence heard The phys
icai facts in the Flutcher murder case, as
developed on trial. seem TO combat the tes-
timony which it is declared this latest wit
ness could give. and do not think her
ldence would change the status OF the case.
Had 1t been an ordinary case I would not
have entertained this latest evidence at all.
But as matter of precaution, and especial
~ IN SO solemn and serious u matter as the
execution of a human being I deemed IL
my duty to leave nothing undone to assure
TO the condemned man every protection by
asking the Governor to reprieve MIN until
| could thoroughly examine all the facts
laid before me. II is unfortunate that the
Sheriff did not receive the Governors tele-
gram In time to postpone the execution"
Woman saw Negro Hanged.
Among the spectators at the execution
was Mrs. William Wagner wife of the Dep
uty Jailer. She was the only woman pres
ent. and II Is said she is the only woman
who has ever witnessed a hanging In st.
Louis.
on several occasions Mrs Wagner has re-
quested her husband TO take her but he
always refused. When he arose early yes
terday morning she did likewise and went
with him TO the Four Courts Instead of
joining the crowd In the Jail yard. she con-
tented herself by remaining in the bull
ring on the outside of the cells and look
ing out window.
When the execution was over Mrs. WaS- |
ner was asked If she were not frightened. |
She replied Not a bit"
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REVOLT IN FRENCH CONGO
CONDUCTED BY CANNIBALS.
Factories Arc Pi1laEed and Native
Employes Are Massacred-Troops
Sent to Scene.

Paris. April 1.-THE Minister Of the Colo
nies. NJ de Crais. has received a dispatch
confirming the report Of a revolt Of natives
in the Sangha district of the French Congo.
body of natives attacked the French
company's factory on the River Sangha-
murdered the manager. and burned and pill
laged another factory. The local militia
defeated the rebels. Re-enforcements OF
Senegalese troops were dispatched to the
scene Of the trouble.
According to advices received by the
Journal, the natives employed at the French
factory also were massacred. and goods
valued at 10000 francs were pillaged.
This report states that the rebels. who
are cannibals. marched later on to attack
other factories, and 1t is feared that many
persons have been killed.
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LOCAL AND SUBURBAN.

The electric transit lines Of East st.
luis are now under one ownership.
rhe annual banquet OF the University OF
Fginia Alumni will be given tonight at
Southern Hotel.
fhe American Manufacturing Company
b erect a new warehouse, to cost $4,000
u. Louis market mule dealers say that
Esglish are paying big prices for mules.
rhirty-fve minutes after he had hanged
,nry FTutcher. Sheriff Dickmann received
Telegram from Governor Dockery order
fifteen days stay of execution.
rardinals again defeated Louisville. Score
10 6.
Execution was issued by default against
X. Murrelrs bondsman to satisfy judg-
mt of $500 on the forfeited bond
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Nominations Sent 70 the Senate.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
Washington, April 1.-THE President to-
day sent the following nominations to the
Senate:
James r. Garfield. Ohio, United States Civil
York Commissioner Of Immigration port Of New
York: Joseph H. Harris. Postmaster at Kan
sas City, No.
Navy-Lieutenant Thomas F. Carter, Lieuten-
ant Commander; Assistant Surgeons, D. B. Kerr
and +. E. Mccullough, Passed Assistant Sur
geone.
Army. Medical Observation-Disclosures Colonel
Charles L. Heisemann. Assistant Surgeon Gen
eral. with rank Of Colonel; Major Louis N. Maus.
Deputy Surgeon General. with rank of Lleuten-
ant Colonel: Artilery-William Mex. Lambdin,
q large. First Aeutanant; Willis C. Metcalf.
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celebrated his eghty-fourth birthday last
week.
A month ago he had severe attack and
his children were called to his bedside. He
rallied, however, and was out driving a
week ago In the last few days his condi-
ton rapidly grew worse, and he was pro-
nounced precarious last night by his ply
Distinguished Confederate.
General Wade Hampton was one of the
most distinguished soldiers of the Confed-
eracy. His daring was proverbial and his
powers of endurance remarkable. His tone
OF character was heroic and his impulses
chivalrous. Under his fathers training he
became a good horseman and famous
hunter.
He was born in Charleston. S. c.. March
2S, 1878 He was the son Of Colonel Wade
Dragons and in 1873 acted as inspector
General and Aid-de-Camp to General Jack
son at New Orleans. General Hampton's
mother was a daughter of Christopher Fitz-
simmons, wealthy planter. His grandfath-
er was also named Wade, and he. too. was
n distinguished soldier and General in the
war of the Revolution.
General Hampton at the outbreak Of the
Civil War raised a fine body of cavalry
at his own expense ss,o5 This BODY was known
Confederacy some of its ahlest Generals,
including Butler. Stephen D. Lee. Petit
grew, Connor and Logan.
Conspicuous mt Bull Run.
As a Colonel, Hampton was conspicuous
III the Ddttlc Dl haIldSSdS UT Dull ft1l0
July q. 1851. He was promoted to the rank
OF Brigadier General of Cavalry and COM
manded a brigade in the peninsula cam
paign- After JEFF Stuart's death. May II.
1864. he became Commander in Chief of the
Confederate cavalry of the Army Of North
ern Virginia
The war ended. General Hampton accepted
the result in good faith. He had lost
son, brother and a nephew; had been
wounded time and again himself and had
been reduced to poverty.
After brief residence in Baltimore. Gen.
eral Hampton returned to South Carolina
and became Governor of the State in 1876.
He supported Hayes against Samuel J. Til
den. In 1878 he was elected United States
accession to power Of the Tillman element
ended his career in high elective office.
President Cleveland, who had high opin-
ion OF General Hampton, appointed him one
of the United States Commissioners of Pa
cific Railroads. An accident in the hunting
His first wife, by whom he had four chill
dren. died in 1851. His second wife was
Miss Mary {. Duffie daughter Of Senator
George NJ. Duffle OF South Carolina. She
died after the war. By her he had three
children.
Funeral Arrangements.
His body will lie in state in the Capitol
tomorrow and the funeral will be held
sunday afternoon. By a proclamation of
the Governor all State offices have been
closed until after the funeral. All flags are
at half mast. including that on the Post
Omce 1t being requested of and granted by
having been United States soldier. Camps
or Confederate survivors from a number of
States in the South will participate in the
funeral.
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SECRETARY GLEASON
Of The Woman's Catholic Order of
Forresters, Chicago,
st. Francis Xavier Court No. Ia, Endorses Lydia
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound.

in
church their avore
But think of the is
effort whatever, broken hearted and respondent
The horror of female complaints her. by that
feeling b1ache,
and o
e. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound will
shines Read Mrs. Gleason
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TO.DAY'S NEWS IN BRIEF.
BUSINESS.

Yesterdays bank clcar,ngs were 1896 ls9
tsnces. $s72 SOS Local discount rates were
sn between A.. and 5Iz per cent. Domestic
change was quoted as follows: New York
! premium bid. 2ec premium asked; Chi
go. zoe premium bid. 3ec premium asked;
hcinnau. Louisville and New Orleans.
i bid. 10c premium asked.
Wheat closed higher at 7l7sc asked July.
bsoc No. 2 red. Corn closed higher at
&c bid May, &c No. 2 mixed. Oats closed
335sc July. s3iaG.4ic No. Northern.
rhe local market for spot cotton was re-
sed as quoted
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GENERAL DOMESTIC

rhe price of Louisville and Nashville
tck touches 122Iz on Wall street, and It
isaie that control OF the road is at stake
the operations now under way.
Trade conditions. according to commercial
boris. are promising. though there have
EN- several unfavorable developments in
y last week
foseph NJ. Miller. Detroit music teacher.
hfesses that he killed Miss Carrie NJ.
nnett, one Of his pupils.
General Wade Hampton of South Carolina
ID yesterday morning from ailments in
fent to old age. He had passed his eighty
birth birthday.
rhe candidacy OF Colonel Henry Waiter
p for Governor OF Kentucky Is announced.
5ere are four other Democratic candidates
the field.
4arfies Jackson. a negro. was legally ex
pted at Kansas City for the murder of
sother negro.
fudge Shelton of the Shelby County, Mis-
Anri. Circuit Court has decided in a COM
Hcated land suit that where real estate is
nluntariiy decided away tho grantor can
II recall his action.
Arkansas Baptists have divided on church
l>rk, and a separate convention, composed
eighty-eight churches. is now in session
i Little Rock.
President Roosevelt has selected Eugene
Ware as Pension Commissioner to sue
ia h. Clay Evans. Mr.. Ware is the we'll
pown poet and author of Kansas. who
rites under the nom de plume Iron Quill
AZ the Whiteside County, Illinois, Repub-
fAn Convention the Yates-Hopkins faction
-st with defeat by vote of 1874 to 80.
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Arcola, H., April 11.-Prominent farmers
claim that the oats crop has been killed b.r
the extremely cold weather the first of the
week III such proves to be true, it will have
a tendency to greatly increase the broom
corn acreage, as all oats ground will be
plowed up and planted in broomcorn.
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RESPITE ARRIVED TOO LATE:
HANGMAN'S WORK WAS DONE.

Henry Fcher Had Paid the Death Penalty for killing Louis Roth
Thirty Five Minutes Before Governor Doerys Telegram Order
ing Fifteen Days Stay Was Delivered Sher
if Dickmann-New Trial to Hear Miss Bertha Goeh
ers Testimony Impossible Under the Law-Doubt
Whether Executive Cemency Would Have
Been Granted-Mrs. Wagner Sees Hanging
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Marine Intelligence.

New York. April u.-Arrived: Carthage
ban, from Glasgow
Hong Kong. April e.-Arr!ved: Hyson
liverpool, etc, for Seattle.
NAPLES. April n.-Arrived: Glengarry. Ia
eraa. for London.
ztslasgow. April n--Arrivsd: Norwegian.
6oston.
London. April 1L-Arrived: Manitou. New
-ork.
liverpool, April u-Arrived: Noordland
Sailed: Nomadic. New York
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WADE HAMPTON
PASSES AWAY
One of the Most Distinguished Gen
erals of the Confederacy Dies
of Old Age at Columbia.

Columbia, S. C.. April 11.-General Wade
Hampton died this morning at 9 o'clock.
His death was not the result OF disease. but
OF q general breakdown. General Hampton
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Killed by n Freight Train,
REpryR11c SPECIAL.

REPUBCI SPEIIAl~
Boonville, Mo. April 11.-Hellis Holman.
a farmer. residing Just over the line, in
Pettfs County. was run down and killed by
an extra NJ. K G. 7. freight train at CHI
ton City about 1890 o'clock this morning.
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Kentucky, Second Lieutenant: John v. Green,
at large, Second Lieutenant. Infantry-Thomas
J. Rogers, Wisconsin. Second Lieutenant: Charles
ID. Winn. Kentucky. Second Lieutenant
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sosthern Cattlemen to Meet.

rEPUBLIC SPECIAL.
eJackson, Miss. April 1.-THE official call
tas been issued for the convention of cat
$esnen from Mississippi, louisiana, Ala
:hxiia, Georgia, Tennessee and Florida,
Hitch will meet in this city on the 2sth Of
ik,ril for the purpose of organizing an as
Sciation. The object of the convention is
secure favorable legislation to encourage
De- livestock industry. obtain reasonable
kiiroad rates and better treatment of ami
Enis In transit, and secure free return
6Hses to cattle shippers who accompany
&&Ir shipments to market. 1t is expected
al At least 20 prominent cattismen VIII
&Dgeoon4
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Injured While HUNTING.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark, April n-H N. Brfm-
a travelling man CT this city. met with =
very serious accident while hunting in tho
Terr1tory. His gun was dischar4ed s.3
sore Dis thumb and foxe6noer -
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New Factorie. at Evnu.ville,
REPUBLIC SPEUA.

ftf-f tbIC SPECIAlA
Evansville. Ind. April IA buggy COM
pany from Cincinnati Is to locate its plant
IN this city: The plant will employ about
100 men, and will cost about $4,000 A COM
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SANDSTONE IN PANHANDLE.
Town of Aspermont, Tex, Report
ed to Have Been Destroyed.

REPU BIC SPECIAL
Dallas. Tex, April IA bulletin from
Haskell. Tex. tonight states that terrific
sand storm in the Texas Panhandle to-day
partially destroyed the town of Aspermont
No lives were reported lost
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WASHINGTON.

lending amendments to the Chinese ex-
ision bill permit the Importation OF ma
les OF China to the Worlds Fair.
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Two More Sufferers Cured.

"DEAR MRS. PrNKHAM was
sick with female weakness. l took
all kinds of medicines, you might
say, and was operated on by doctors,
but they did me no good. After tax
ing five bottles of Lydia e. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound 1
found relief and am now enjoying
good health. Since taking your med
icine / have become the mother of
little boy. will praise your medi-
cine as long as 1 ive."-MEs. SARAH
Z. REEDEE, Amsden, Ohio. (Dec. p,
1907
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Mis.ourians 4. wa.htnxtou.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Washington. April u-Richard Cole Of St
Louis Is In Washington on a pleasure MP.
Brewing Company Of Kansas CITY. is In
Washington on business with the depart.
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e. w GROVE.

This name must appear every box OF the
genuine Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets the
remedy that cures a cold In one day. Is cents.
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pany Of local capitalists Is arranging 10
erect handle factory here to cost $4,000
This factory will employ fifty men
ECZEMA, .o CURE, NO PAY.

Your druggist vii; refund your money n
Pazo Ointment fails to cure Ringworm. Tet.
ter, Old Ulcers and Sores. PtmpI,s and Black.
heads on the face. and all skin diseases 60c
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II want to know that Vegetable
Compound has been OF untold value to large number Of Of
order. know positively that it has the
tressng diseases the pelvic falling of the womb ovarian
troubles and painful menuation There
superior medicine
self and know whereof speak truly Mas IL GLEASON,
West Taylor St, Chicago"
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SPORTING.

{rhe st. Louis American League team
Sened the exhibition season at Indianapolis
\ defeating the Hoosiers by score of
ito L
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Major Littleton w. T. Waller, in court
hrtial at Manila, cites precedents for kill
x natives of Samar without trial.
- revolt, led by cannibals, has broken out
French Congo. and many natives have
ban massacred.
England anxiously awaits the outcome of
se peace negotiations with the Beers now
progress in South Africa
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DOCTOR HENRY e. PATTERSON.
Former Resident of Kirksvflle, Mo.
Passes Away in Washington.

Washington, April 11.-Doctor Henry E.
Patterson, AZ years old. died at 13o yester-
day morning of Inflammation of the liver
at his home. No. 1929 Kalorama avenue. aft
er an Illness of ten days.
Doctor Patterson had been resident Of
here, he was superintendent of the Ameri-
can School Of Osteopathy of Kirksville. Mo-,
for five years. He is survived by wife and
will take place from the residence at II a.
m. Saturday. 1nternment at Rock Creek
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NICHOLAS WOOD.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Litchfield. ILL.,. April u.-Nicholas Wood.
sged 90 years. died this forenoon OF heart
disease Ee was locomotive engineer and
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TO CURE GRIP IN TWO DAYS
Laxative Bromo-Quinine removes the CAUSE.
E. w. Groves signature on every box.
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Ana
n
1 mission. Co.
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"DEAR Mrs. PyKHAM SUI.
fered daily from backache and stom-
ach ache. Menstruation was sup
pressed for six months, and then
appeared again, but very painful and
irregular. Instead Of consulting .
e. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound. / now feel as well and
strong as ever did, and since taking
it have given birth to little boy,
and we do bless your medicine. I
will advise all sick women to use it."
--MRs. Ina Patterson, Boz 90, Am
asa, Mich. March 1, 1901.
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testimony constantly
publishing only the merit of Mrs great medicine
Pnkham at
h efficiency of her advice by thousands OF letters from
troubles guidance medicine
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Negro Retained His Composure.
Flutcher did not finch. He was the
brsvest man who has faced death on the
new scaffold. He walked up the tteps bold
" and took his place while Deputy Sheriff
Sheehan tied his arms
Sheriff Dickmann asked the condemned
man If he had anything to say before he
went to his death. Flutcher stepped for
ward and bracing his hands against the
railing spoke for about four minutes. He
talked clearly and as If he had studied
what he was going to say. Once he repeated
a sentence
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-09-16
Killing bv Mistake.

Just at this season of the year two classes
of homicides wholly devoid of any sugges-
ton Of criminality vie with each other for
fatal supremacy, the shooting Of men by
mistake for wild game and the shooting Of
friends by burglar-frightene people. Two
Of the former class of cases have recently
been reported from the Adirondack and
many of the latter have come to light with
in the past month. Bangor Maine, fur
nishes the latest instance. man had &C.
casion to call on another late at night, and
finding that the family had retired he went
around to his friends room and tapped on
the glass, thinking to arouse him alone
The man inside the house, hearing the noise,
jumped instantly to the conclusion that a
burglar was outside and Selling a pistol
fired through the glass, fatally wounding
his friend
In all such cases there is carelessness on
both sides. A person entering house late
at night should not simulate the actions of
the house-breaker. In the Bangor case the
victim foolishly took risk which he might
have anticipated with the least thought.
The man with the pistol too should not
have shot SO quickly.
The deer-hunting tragedies all seem utter
ly inexcusable. The sport is known to be
dangerous scores OF Killings nave resulted
from carelessness in the past and in the
light of such mistakes there is no warrant
for hunter mistaking a person for an ami
NAL. In the case of the shooting of Major
Smile by Judge Storrs the other day so
well understood was the risk that code
of signals had been agreed upon between
the friends to avoid, it would seem, all
chance of mistake. But the victim forgot
the precautions and lost his life in conse-
quence. The second of the Adirondack
cases resulted from the eagerness of one
man to shoot the deer his companions were
supposed to be stalking. He fired at what
in the dusk looked like an animal, but it
proved to be the peculiar shape formed by
the other two men. One of them died i'm
medately from the shot.
Those who employ firearms, in sport or
in self-defense, assume a grave risk at all
times. Although the thief by night is
armed to kill and is therefore potential
murderer, deserving nothing less than death
at the hands either of his intended victim
or the law, nevertheless it is seriously to BIO
doubted whether it is wise for the citizen
himself to attempt to capture or TO punish
the marauder. If his sole desire is to
frighten off the thief in order to protect
his property. a burglar alarm or a watch
dog would answer far better than pistol.
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Beef Prices.

There is bright prospect that beef prices
will soon drop materially. The grass crop
In the cattle growing states is good and the
market Is already feeling the effects of a
decided influx of stock. fed on the ranges.
This. however Is not the best quality of
beef. Yet il has had an influence on the
price of even the highest grades. The grass
fed beef supplies the table of the poor man.
He has for several months been buying
sparingly of meats. and such beef as he
has purchased has been of the high-priced
low-grade quality. The man OF ample
means has bought less beef in the aggre-
gate, but more than before OF this same
quality. Now this class of meat is drop
ping decidedly in price in all markets and
for time the demand for 1t will be heavier
than usual The demand for the better
grades will not reach normal for several
months. and the result will doubtless be to
hasten the decline In those prices as well.
But more potent cause Is at work to re-
store the balance upset last spring by the
so-eailed Beef Trust. which. takinGpdvnn-