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Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-07-31
FATAL RAGE HARATDANTILE.
A MOB OF GOO WHITES FIRED INTO
BY A NEGRO.
He Was Quickly Captured and Taken
to Jail by Officers But the Mob BAIT
tered Down the Wall and Took the
Prisoner and Hung HIm-Another
Negro Had Assaulted Woman.

Danville, H., July PA race war
has broke out here. While mob Of
600 men was on its way to the county
Jail to lynch James Wilson, Bloom
ington negro, who had confessed to as
saulting Mrs. Thomas Burgess. wife of
farmer, negro shot and killed Hen
ny Gatterman, white, a member of the
mob. The murderous negro, refu-
gee from Evansville, Ind, whose name
is ]. w. Mayfield, was then lynched
by the mob, and three other negroes
who attacked the whites were beaten
badly. The mob finally resumed its
march to the county Jail, determined
to lynch Wilson.
Wounded.
Adam Murray, shot through the
head, will die; H. Hines, shot in the
neck and shoulder, will die; Otto
Heinke, shot in the arm, will recover;
Patrolman Charles Lopp. dubbed on
the head while defending Mayfield;
Patrolman William Leverenz, badly
injured internally by mob's battering
ram while defending Mayfield; Fred
Lorenz, shot three times In the leg in
attack on Jail; Mince Mobaker, shot
in attack on JAIL. Mr.. Laid, shot in
attack on Jail; John Bell, shot in chest
in attack on jail.
Lynching Of Mayfield.
Mayfield met his fate while the mob
was on it's way to lynch Wilson. The
angry throng was passing down East
Main street when the negro became
involved in an alteration with some
of its members. They started after
him and he drew a revolver, firing into
the crowd.
Henry Gatterman, young butcher,
fell mortally wounded and expired
within few minutes. The negro fed,
but was captured by officers within a
block of the scene and hurried to the
police station, with the mob in hot
pursuit, temporarily diverted from
their march to the county jail The
officers, with their prisoner, took ref
uge in the city building, barricading
themselves behind the doors of one of
the offices. They could not check the
mob, however, for it secured a long
pole and battered down a section of
the wall and the door, both of which
were frail. On account of the over
whelming number of the mob it was
useless for the officers to resist.
The negro was seized and rushed to
the spot where he had shot down Cat
terman. 1t. was the work of an instant
to throw rope around his neck and
swing him up to a telephone pole.
After his life had been slowly stran-
gled out he was left hanging, while
the mob proceeded to the county Jail.
After going a short distance, however,
the mob changed its mind, faced about
and, returning to the scene of the
lynching, cut Mayfield's body down.
They rushed it to the principal square,
built bonfire and hacking the body
to pieces with knives, pitched it in
the midst of the flames. For a while
they watched it burn and then, COM
ing to realization of their first mis-
sion, to lynch Wilson, they once more
resumed their march to the county
JAIL
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-07-31
Shot into the Mob.

The sheriff and his deputies had ex-
pected an attack and made a strong
stand. The sheriff refused to accede
to the demands for Wilson, and threat
ened to shoot if the mob committed
an overt act. The mob, now worked
up to an intense state of excitement,
became frenzied in its determination
to reach Wilson, and in its fury threat
ened to lynch the sheriff, his deputies
and the negro turnkey. Finally they
charged the Jail, and the sheriff and
his deputies fired, wounding nine mem.
bers of the mob, one fatally. The mob,
being repulsed, sent to a neighboring
mining camp for dynamite, and threat
ened to again attack the JAIL
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-07-31
Appeal for Troops.

Springfield, NJ, July 27.-Sheriff
Whitlock Of Danville has applied by
kilograms to Governor Yates and Lieu
tenant Governor Northcott, acting gov
ernor, for troops. Neither Of these
officials is here.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-07-31
Wilson's Crime.

Wilson, it is charged, went to the
Burgess farmhouse while Mrs. Burgess
was alone and begged food. While
she was getting him something to eat
he seized her. He fed, leaving her
half dead. She managed to crawl to a
Tneighboring farmhouse and gave the
alarm.
A posse of officers started in pur-
suit of the negro, and when Wilson
was captured he was hurried to the
county Jail to prevent lynching. There
the negro confessed.
Three other negroes have been at
tackled by members of the mob and
severely beaten.
During the height Of the excitement
woman in the mob mounted a dry
goods box in the street and shouted:
"Kill the sheriff. He has shot more
than one white man on account of a
negro"
Company X, a colored troop, has its
headquarters here and the officials
have prepared to call 1t out. Leaders
of the mob declare they will try tc
kill the entire company If it comes
out. On the edge of the square al
midnight two unknown negroes lay In
the gutter. They were beaten into in
| sensibility with clubs in the hands Of
white citizens.
Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1903-07-31

Contagious Blood POISON IS SO
powerful and penetrating that
within a short time after the
first little sore appears the whole
system is infected and every
drop of blood in the body is
tainted with the poison, and the
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
He Kent the secret.

A we'll known uptown man, lover
of fine horsefesh. saw a fine buggy
horse which he thought he wanted, says
the Philadelphia Ledger. He located
the owner and asked the price. "One
hundred dollars" was the reply. After
looking the animal over and trying her
and wrote out a check for the amount.
The next day he found that the mare
was blind, but this did not hinder her
speed or detract from her general APP
pearance. He drove the animal for
several weeks and succeeded in at
tracing the attention of another lover
of horses, who made a proposal to
buy.
WELL" said the owner. 81 gave 500
for her. but I'll let you have her for
$125 if you want to buy"
After looking her over and taking a
short ride behind her the man decided
to buy. He paid over the money and
took the mare. When the animal was
Embarrassed the first thing she did was
to run against a post; then, by the way
of emphasizing the fact that she was
blind she fell over a barrel. The next
day the buyer came back with blood IN
his eye.
Say, you know that mare you sold
me?" he began. well, she's stone
blind"
Il know it," replied her past owner,
with an easy air.
Well you didn't say anything to me
about it," said the purchaser. his face
red with anger.
well I'll tell YOU" replied the other;
that fellow who sold her to me didn t
tell me about it, and / just concluded
that he didn't want it known
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06

the victorious party. AS a consequence
Offices, much to the injury of our COM
merce, have been filed in most cases
with men utterly unfit for the discharge
of their duties. BY the time they be-
came acquainted with them their places
were wanted for another lot of politi-
clans or the friends of senators and
representatives.
For years our merchants engaged in
trade with foreign countries have been
complaining Of our inefficient con-
sular service. Their complaints,
however, have fallen on deaf ears.
The party in power has taken
the position that it was better
for the foreign commerce of the coun-
try to suffer than that its friends
should go without Offices when Offices
were to be had by turning out the &C.
cupants of them.
Of course, the politicians will not
give up their hold on the consular Of
fees if they can help doing so. To
bring about the proposed reform will
require the exercises of a great deal
of will power. 1t is a much needed
reform, however, and if effected will
be of inestimable benefit to the coun-
trys foreign commerce.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
CURRENT COMMENT.

The Norfolk (Va.) Landmark (Dem.)
says: Panama is reported to be rap
idly ripening for revolution against
Colombia. When the fruit drops, the
basket of benevolent assimilation will
be found beneath it."
The Louisville Courier Journal
(Dem.) says: The evidences of the
steady improvement of the condition of
the negro race in the South, in the edu-
cational advantages afforded by the
states, in his access to the trades de-
MED him in the North, in the peaceful
relations which exist between the two
races and the rapidly increasing pros
perity of that section need no further
argument in defense of Booker T.
Washington"
The Wilmington IN. c. Star (Dem.)
says: In Philadelphia a desperate
woman. whose children and herself
were starving because of the strike of
textile workers, tried to murder all four
of her little ones by gas suffocation
and to take her own life by breathing
in the deadly fumes. Two lives were
sacrificed. The older children and the
mother survived the horrible ordeal.
The weaker and feebler children died.
Now the mother will be tried for MUIR
der"
The Chattanooga Times (Dem.) says:
six Of the eight members Of the
Danville Qn) lynching mob have been
tried and found guilty. the lawyers of
two Of them having 80 shrewdIy mixed
the jury that reasonable doubt was
largely enough developed TO secure an
acquttai. The cases Will. OF course.
go 10 the Supreme Court where they
may be- expected 10 linger for some
time. Later there viii probably be
new trials and Etili later hung Juries.
and finally. justice thwarted. IL f.
"a very difficult thing % punish whole
% be- done n ali the Danyiile rioters
got Justice"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
THE RESPONSIBILITY THE LEGIs-
LATURE'S.

There doesn't seem to be any doubt
that the failure of the umpires in the
franchise cases to regard the fran
chises as being as valuable as the
Controller General does will Gre
ate a deficiency in the states
finances, but it is not certain
yet that the deficiency will be as much
as $780, 900. We have already suggest
ed that it might have been better if
the Governor had waited until he
knew what the valuation of the fran
chises would be before fixing the tax
rate. He seemed to feel, however, that
it was incumbent upon him to see to
it that the rate was not above five
mills. In some of the dispatches it was
stated that he thought if the rate were
fixed at five mills the arbitrators and
umpires in the franchise cases would
likely see the necessity Of sustaining
the controllers franchise assessments.
1t is by no means certain, however, that
he was correctly reported.
or course it. is but natural that the
Governor wants the tax rate to be as
low as possible, but as a matter Of fact
he isn't responsible for the rate The
Legislature is responsible. That body
makes the appropriations. If more
than five mills are required TO meet
them It is responsible IL a higher rate
than that is fixed
The Governor should make a rate
sufficient TO meet the states obiZa-
lions. and n there is complaint he
should put the responsibility where il
belongs. namely. on the Legislature.
The Governor takes d responsibility.
however. when be fixes a rate that VIII
not meet the states obligations and
thereby creates a debt. Not only wifi
me debt have ~ be- paid but also in-
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06

A fat man walked into a restaurant,
says the New York Sun, and, after
knocking down a few hats while hang
ing up his own, sat as much of him
self down as the only vacant seat on
the room would hold
He grabbed a piece of bread that
had come with his right-hand neigh
boris order and began to MUNICH on it.
Then he looked for the bill of fare.
The ministerial looking man on his
left was reading it. The fat man lean
ed over on him and began reading it,
too.
"How's them pork chops and apple
sauce?" he mumbled between mouth
fuls of bread
The ministerial looking man said
nothing and edged his chair a. little
farther away. a.s
Just then the waiter appeared with
bowl of bean soup for a patron on
the other side of the table
Hey, waiter" bawled the fat man
bring me one O. them soups, and
hurry up about it, will yer?"
The ministerial looking man heaved
a sigh of relief.
Thank goodness, sir" he said, turn
ing to the fat man. Il was so afraid
you were going to order pork. 1 detest
a cannibal."
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
BRIGHT BITS,

-Jaggles: suppose bric-a-brac is
often sold for junk?
Waggles: Not nearly so often as
junk is sold for bric-a-brac.-Judge.
BY special aerogram from Yoko-
hama, Aug. 8, 2O3-"The Russians have
announced that they are about to evac-
uate Manchurla. Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
TITS hard to have lot Of debts
that you simply can't pay"
"Oh I don't know. It's worse to
have a lot that you simply have to
pay."-Philadelph Ledger.
Woody Ritter: / have called about
the manuscript I left with you last
week
Editor: Oh, yes; you called your
story a "Novel! Without a Hero" l
believe.
Woody Ritter: Yes
Editor: Well, it has a hero now, and
I'm the man. l actually read it through
to the bitter end.-Philadelph Press.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
A NEW CONSULAR POLICY.

The President has decided upon a
change of policy in the matter of max
ing appointments to important consular
positions. In future only men of ex-
perience in the consular service will
be appointed to these places. When a
vacancy occurs it will be filled by
appointing a man from a minor posi-
ton in the service, a man of iutelli-
gence and character who has had suf-
ficieut experience to warrant that he
will fill the position satisfactorily. In
other words. there will be promotion in
the service. A man entering the service
at the bottom of the ladder will have
a chance by strict attention to his
duties and the display of ability to
reach the top.
OF course, this does not mean the
civil service rules will be applied to
the consular service, nor does it mean
that a man having been appointed to
n consulship viii be retained in IL
as long as he gives satisfaction. but
il does mean that there will be much
greater certainty Of his retaining II
than there has been heretofore.
There has long been need Of reform
IN the consular service. About all OF
the consular places are now filled by
politicians or friends Of politicians
il is doubtful II half "a dozen Of them
were appointed because u their nt-
ness Every administration has its
friends 10 reward. and the consular
Offices have been regarded as sp0ils
~ be- distributed 10 the adhereuts VI
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06

Society must have something to talk
about, says Life. 1t was whispered
last week that Mrs. Pursey Strut wore
thicker shoes in winter than in sum-
mer But in case it is not true, So
ciety will have had its excitement for
nothing.
Jimmy Overload is disgruntled be-
cause his wife keeps buying new jew
els, While she hasn't space on her per-
son for the effective display of what
she already owns. She was one of the
Baltimore HoIlowheads, all charming
people. 1t may be remembered that
her sister, Frissie Hollowhead, ran
away with two noblemen at the same
time. She used to drink rather freely
on occasions, but she is still charm
ing woman.
The Knightley Gadders are now in
London, but will return when they
feel like it.
There is no truth in the malicious
rumor that Trousers Van Guzzle ever
did days work. The Van Guzzles are
very nice people and have always been
fashionable. And Trousers is no ex-
ception. The tongue of SANDER is ever
active.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
PROTECTION OF THE PRESIDENT.


Judging from the interest which the
newspapers are manifesting in the al
legged attempt on the Presidents life
that was made by the lunatic Well
bremen last week, another effort will
be made at the coming session of Con-
gress to afford better protection for the
President. Immediately after the as
sassination of President Mckinley
Congress. urged by public sentiment,
undertook TO provide such protection.
The two houses, however, got into a
wrangle as to whether the protection
should be for the President as a man
or an Official and as there did not
seem to be a probability Of decision
being reached soon the matter was
dropped.
OF course, every precaution should be
taken for the protection of the Pres
dent, because, mainly, of troubles with
which the country might be afflicted in
the event of his sudden taking off. Hap
ply in the case of President Mckinley
there was no violent disturbance in the
financial. Industrial or commercial
world, but there might be such condi-
lions that the assassination of the
President would be followed by a state
of affairs verging on revolution.
1t is probable, however, that the un-
DERIVING reason Congress did nothing
was a feeling that no law it could pass
would afford the President additional
protection. No man in his right mind
is going to attempt to take the life of
the President, unless he be the tool of
an organization of anarchists, and it
is a question if anarchists are sane
people. Severity and promptness of
punishment, therefore. would not pre-
vent attempts on the life of the Presi
dent. Any one who would undertake
to commit a crime of that kind would
not be deferred by any law Congress
could pass. Still, there isn't any rea-
son why law making an attempt on
the Presidents life a special offense
and providing for a swift trial in a
United States court shouldn't be en-
acted.
The best protection for the chief exec
utive. however, is doubtless the guards
which are now always near him when
ever he leaves his home. They are on
the look out for suspicious characters.
They stopped Wellbrenner when he was
trying to make his way to the Presi-
dents presence at Oyster Bay.
President Roosevelt is irritated by
the knowledge that he is being guarded.
He feels that his liberty is interfered
with. That is one of the penalties he
has to pay for being at the head of the
nation. Greatness has its drawbacks
as we'll as its pleasures.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
In Serious Trouble.

did circumstances ever compel you
to associate with a superstitious per-
son for any length of time?" asked the
girl in blue, says the Chicago Post.
Yes. Why?" inquired the girl in
gray.
"Oh, 1 was at a resort in the coun-
try for a month with one, and she
gave me the hiden meaning of every
thing that happened to me and of ev-
erything that l thoughtlessly did,
Weu?"
well, pretty nearly everything in
that line seems to pertain to matri-
mony, and before 1 got away l found
1 had six marriages ahead of me-"
"Oh, that only assures you sufficient
pleasurable excitement. 1t ought not
to worry you"
1T doesn't, but the husband 1 now
have does. You see, we've only been
married three months, and he doesn't
like the outlook at all. He keeps both
ering me to know what I'm going to
do with him in order to get the other
six"
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
% PAGES.
lApEG TO NEW ADVERTISEMENTS

Society.
Special Notices-Dr. E. R. Corson
has Returned: DR.. S. Latimer Phillips
Has Returned and Resumed Practice
Wheelwrights, Blacksmiths. etc. Fur
long & Spalding; Ship Notice, Carl J.
Herman. owner: Feast Here To-day
Union Station Restaurant: Notice TO
the Public. Middletons Union Band;
Fall and Winter Announcement Ed
ward ]. Kennedy: For Rent Chas. F.
Fulton: A. Few More Days, James j.
Joyce: Turkish Baths and Forest City
Hotel Richard Burns; Special Notice,
John Wolf.
Business Notices-If You Intend Buy
ing Precious Stones, Theus & Co.: A
Roast for Housekeepers, 7. Lloyd
owens: Always Low Prices, G. w.
Thomas; Eau de Quinine Hair Tonic,
Solomons Company; Electric Fans,
Electric Supply Company; It's
Breezy Time, Abrahams & Putzel; For
Drugs, Knights Pharmacy Company;
The Peck-WilHamson Underfeed Fur
mace, Cornwell & Chapman.
Amusements-Music at the Casino,
Sunday Afternoon and Evening; Last
Sunday of the Season at South End
Hotel. -
1904 Oldsmobie Touring Cart. A.
Bryson.
Natures Pencil-B. H. Levy & Bro.
Every Item Is a Bargain-At Foye &
Eckstein's.
A Few Convincing NIid-Season Cuts
j. L. Morrison & Co.
New Fall Goods Coming In-Jack-
son & Gutman.
Ready Made Department - Daniel
Hogan.
One Can Buy a Whole Lot of Little
Things-Byck Bros.
Advance Notice Coal Is Going Up
Mutual Gas Light Company.
Well Selected Stock-Gustave Eek
stein AZ Co.
Sale of Furniture and Carpets-Leo-
pold Adler.
Home Again and With 1t Household
Needs-Thos. West & Co.
We Win Move on Oct. 1.-The Bee
Hive.
More Low Excursion Rates to East
ern Cities-Seaboard Air Line Rail-
way.
Special Excursion of I. o. o. F.
Merchants and Miners Transportation
Company.
Savannah Theater-"Devils Auction"
Friday and Saturday.
Gentlemen-B. H. Levy e. Bro.
In the Eyes of the Public-E. & w.
Laundry.
Don't Allow substitution-The Met
ropolitan Co.
In Selecting School shoes-Globe Shoe
Co.
AS Good as Currency-Humboldt CT
gars.
Ellwood Wire Fencing-Edward Low
ellis Sons.
Still Doing Business at the Old Stand
The S. w. Branch Co.
Sale of Pianos-McArthur & Sons
Co.
Observation-Disclosures Pharmacy,
Cleveland, Tribune, Pierce-At Latti-
more's.
Houses and Apartments for Rent
Chas. f. Fulton.
Real Estate Dealer-H. H. baltimore
Foods-Postum Food Coffee.
Medical-Herpicide; Stuart's Absorb
ent Lozenges; Peruna; Dr. Hathaway
Wine Of Cardui.
Cheap Column Advertisements-Hel
Wanted; Employment Wanted; Fol-
Rent; For Sale; Lost; Personal Mis-
cellaneous.
The Savannah morning news., 1903-09-06
GRAVES RACE PROBLEM SOLUTION


The solution of the race problem
which John Temple Graves presented
before the convocation of the Univer-
sity of Chicago last Thursday doesn't
seem to have made a profound i'm
preston on the country, though 1t
has provoked some discussion. His So
la ton is the separation of the races.
He did not offer a solution of his So
luton, though he said that it would
be easy. He thinks the negroes ought
to be sent to Africa, though he isn't
quite sure that the islands of the
sea" were not placed in our possess
sion by Providence TO help us solve the
race problem.
We have said many times that we
should like to see the races separated
and that without the negro the South
would be far more prosperous than
she is. Bishop Turner, Of the African
Methodist Church, has been preach
ing race separation for many years
But how is that to be brought about?
That is the problem that Mr.. Graves
does not attempt to solve
The negroes don't want to leave this
country. Most of their leading men
are saying in public addresses that the
people of their race don't want to
leave it, and don't intend to. Can they
be made to go? Not unless they are
driven out, and they cannot be driven
out except by force. Could a majority
of the white people be induced to use
force to drive them out? They GER
tainly couldn't. Even here in the
South a movement to force out the
negroes wouldn't be popular among the
white people unless there were assur-
ances of an abundance of white labor
ers to take their places.
But if a negro migration movement
were started it would tax all trans
portation resources to the utmost to
send yearly to Africa or the Philippine
Islands a sufficient number to prevent
even an increase in the negro popu-
lation. This matter has all been gone
over time and time again, though
Bishop Turner agrees with Mr.. Graves
that it wouldn't be an impossible I'M
dertaking to send all the negroes to
Africa.
But as the negroes don't want to
go. doesn't that dispose of Mr.. Graves
solution? 1t seems to us that it does.
If it doesn't there is an opportunity
for Mr.. Graves to explain why it
doesn't.