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Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
WIPED OUT BY A STORM.
cloudburst Visits Pacolet, S. c., Kill
ing Many People and Destroy
ing Much Property.
SIX BODIES HAVE BEEN RECOVERED.
Great Cotton Mills of spartanburg
and Clifton Completely Destroyed
Property Loss VIII Reach %, OOO,-
0OO-Churches and Almost Every
Other Building In Town wrecked.

Spartanburg, S. c., June 8.-Before
the waters OF mighty food Paco-
let, S. c., has been swept from the
map and the great cotton mills of
Spartanburg and Clifton. s. c.. are
completely wiped out by storm
which swept this part Of the country
late Friday night.
Up to the present hour It has been
impossible to ascertain the loss OF
life. Six bodies have already been
seen drifting down the stream. 1t
is possible that many workers in the
mills of Clifton and Pacolet have
gone down before the current.
Pacolet and Clifton are situated in
the defiles of two valleys, between
lofty ranges of hills. Most of the
homes of the workmen are located
in the valley near the mills in which
they are laborers.
Dams swept Away.
The shadow of the storm settled
over Spartanburg Friday night. 1t
gathered force until the proportions
OF giant cloudburst were reached
when the downpour from the clouds
swept away the dams, which IN turn
settled into one vast swirling stream
which roared throughout the valley
where the mills were situated. At
this hour Zone p. mr. the waters are
roaring above houses and homes,
where Friday the spindle and the
loom were at work and Thousand
laborers were busy. It is estimated
that the property loss will reach
s., OOO, 900.
At Pacolet the following damage
has been reported: Mill No. i has
been washed completely away; mill
No. 2 is totally destroyed. The dams
Of three mills are swept away and
the waters rush unchecked through
the wide gap thus opened.
Almost Every Building Destroyed.
The warehouse of mill No. i, with
it's total stock Of goods and cotton,
was swept away, while the hotel, the
leading churches and almost every
building in the little city has been
partially or totally destroyed. Mill
| mo. 5, dU IdCOACV, diSO Aes' 0SSAA w
stroyed and Clifton mill No. 1 and
| the Glendale at Clifton are reported
totally ruined. Wire communication
with that section is interrupted.
Victor NJ. Montgomery is the own
er of both the Pacolet mills at Spar
tanburg and that at New Holland,
Ca, which were so seriously crippled
by the tornado near Gainesville last
Monday.
Cloudburst in Indiana.
! Anderson, Ind, June ga cloud
burst Friday night and another Satnr'
day morning, both of which were ac
companied by high winds, did great
damage to small buildings and flooded
the country around Alexandria ant
Crestes. Many barns were wrecked
and several people were injured.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Mothers, Mothers! Mothers,

How many children are at this sea-
son feverisR and constipated, with
bad stomach and headache. Mother
Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
will always cure. II worms are pres
ent they will certainly remove them.
AT all druggists. % cts. Sample
mailed FREE. Address, Allen S. Ohm.
sted, lie Roy, N. Y.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Collide in a Fog.

Woodshole, Mass, June 8. The
steamer Martha Vineyard, plying be-
tween the island of Martha's Vineyard
and this port. having on board a, large
number OF passengers, the United
states mail and heavy freight, col
hded with fishing schooner off Vine
yard Haven in dense fog Saturday,
and was badly damaged. One man was
seriously injured, and number Of
passengers were made unconscious b.
the shock Of ths collision. !
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
THE BEST AND CHEAPEST.

Ny horse Louie will make this sea-
son as follows: Wednesdays and Thurs
days at o. Fl. HOLSTERS in Paris, 9TH
er days OF the week at Potter's Livery
barn. No better bred French horse
in the country. His colts are his rec
commend. G.. w. HoLLIsTER.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09

Mothers lose their dread for 'that
terrible second summer when they
have DR.. Fowler's Extract of Wild
Strawberry In the house. Nature s
specific for bowel complaints of every
|sor3.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09

CNlcHgo, June b.
HoGs-Good to prime heavy shipping.
e5.696.10; good to choice heavy packing.
s6.s0@6o0; plain to choice heavy mixed,
SS.764695; assorted light, $566Q6.s5; com.
mon to good light mixed, $5.65@5. So thin to
choice. $5.9G57O.
CATTLE = Prime beeves. $s0@5. so;
choice TO extra steers. N.soa6. rs: medium
beef steers. $44o@4.65 plain beef steers,
A00Q4.s6; common to rough, $s50@3. 80:
good to choice feeders. $3.S5Q4.7b; good to
choice heifers. 31504.s5; poor to plain
stockers and feeders, $2a5@4. 90; corn-fed
western steers, $3.s6d6. 10; Texas bulls and
grass steers, $2.1b@s.30; Texas steers, fair
to common, $3.85@476.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Lockiaw Enidemic.

Pittsburg, Pa, June 6. An epidemic
of lockjaw prevails here. Five deaths
have occurred within three days, and
another is in a critical condition. All
the victims were boys who were in.
jured by the use Of toy pistols on Dec
Grafton 1ay.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Given Life imprisonment.

Helena, Mont, June s.-James &,
Kearly was Saturday sentenced by
Judge Smith to life Imprisonment for
the murder of Thomas Crystal. Kear-
~ was one of the best-known civil and
mining engineers in the northwest.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
FARMERS ARE HAPPY

big crop better need money quickly that ID
why give you this chance buy my 800 farm Of rc
prairie oam in splendid neghborhood, 80 rods fron|
school, one mile from DssmoFe for only $4,000 per
balance virgin prairie. Good water and good buildings
Splendid hcme for anybody Or will one-af Of thd
farm without buildings for only $500 per acre You vii
have to act promptly this offer if you want this farm
price named Read this advertisement again then write
me Immediately asking any questions that you wish and
will answer them cheerfuly and truthfuly While waiting
for my answer, go ask W. R. Mead if am reliable Write
or come at once will leave here be gone
six weeks,
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Minneapolis Carnival.

The @. NJ. s ST. P. Ry will sell
tickets for the June Carnival for 81. Is
on June 9Th and l1tb, good to return
three days from date OF sale.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Do You Want A camera7

Boys and girls, here is q chance i
secure good camera absolutely fret
We will give you q Brownie Cameri
made by the Eastman Kodak 90. TIL
camera is not toy, but is q reliabI
and accurate instrument making pit
lures 29x2a inches, which are as shar|
and clear as pictures made by mos
$40 and $15 cameras.
Send us three new subscriptions i
the WEEKLY WoRLD-HEEALD, prd
paid for one year, and we will at ond
mail you, postage paid, . Rrowni
Camera.
The subscription price OF TIL
WEEKLY WoRLD-HERALD is sl.0O pei
year. Address,
WEEKLY WoRLD-HERALD,
Omaha, Nebraska.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Modern Woodmen. Uniform Foresters
Indianapolis, Ind, June 1928, 1908.

One fare plus $500 fur the ropnd
trip via Chicago Great Western Rail-
way. Tickets on sale June 18th and
14th. Good to return June 26th Tor
July 25th, on payment of SOC extra)
For further information apply to any
Great Western Agent, or j. P. Elmer,
g. p. A., Chicago, III. june IA.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09

AdurAte Your Bowels with Cascnrsse
GAldy Catherttc, cure constipation forever
~ ~ u o. g. O tall dSasxiAts fStaEd snos0N
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Grand Total.... 243 s56 | 490[ b5- l6I

Rpnp x,,p,cr
- AAsD'
Willie Cole
o,, q ,,,,,,
1ooA - mo-
E g, ,,ons E EsaUen H yonnson
GEORGE West Winifred West
Leone Eaton Raymond Wilson
Maud Gilyette. Join woodward
Eddie Wiikin
,oo,, ,,,psr ,,.n,
Nooa1 u tns WfN.D.
Willie wheeler Lloyd Deame
M vary h Thomnsor Re eIa Io Moan
Carl West. Myrtlo Lancaster
Willie Deane
Roox Z. FIRST WARD.
= AA.'a !" .A'D
Merle Eaton Awe Moen
Bernlce Perry Levan SWenson
Verne Eaton Arthur Stinge
Willie Wllken Susie DaughenDauSh
Maggie Stinson, Arthur Smith
SADIE Hoppe, benhle SMlth
Mary WllKen
ROOM !.
fsiadvs Tiiiaon Mad t,arman
Ersd 'ynmm,r Rorar E.,va
Lnssa, V"mnSu aI.na Hal
EarI Meter HnsinInh 1lrtorson
Leonard Rnidner Edwari Vel,irn
Wilma Harnns Aiioe Clemm.r
Hessie Ch,iSS
''sseo
,,,,.. 'oun 49,
iiannah nma.b Fred Fsh
Ala Reman tiara tjnettel
nar,,d Marshall, Emi;v Hmntsinr
Vance Rn,nks o.cay orvniI
Minnia Aihe Anfnnfa a lie
KUHN Q.
Claribel Barnes VIRUS Martin
Kathie Brown lair Terry
Kuth DAVIS Davis RoEer M ,.
tnriis InHnson t,fto sh14 ut.I'
| Sarah t;iass Gr,,tta flnnftel
/ Henry PATTERSON I.invd pacSnmn
l ' -
| ROOM 4.
| Elizabeth NC ,ook willard Weber
Leon Amundson Alfred Welsh
Florence BirtYistle Carl Klatfke
ii as SLoe 9,1.r. Mvrt, 'V Whi1o
E ussaS =, oia III once Inf;.o w,,u',
paari n,ate. 8arv H HSascM
/ Az Sni pr.1.. 1sia,yy, III.
/ f nha M Ma,arr,, Ma. n, SnW
Nn,,,tn u ;i,Ia, u ta1s fH; III
G HS;.ln .o "las tsraaa . muens
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Emma Watson Harold Nichols
Joseph Davis Walter Caward
Lester Fields clara Dempew0f
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
THE MARKETS.


n
Chicago. June s.
4 wHEAT-Easier. July. 75A@75Nc; Sep
TENDER. 7s1S973Kc; December. 7sM@fsMc.
CORN-Opened weaker, closed strong.
July. 4Sh@AsMc; September, 47%@Asc: De-
cember. 46@46hc.
OATS Firm. July. asKas7c: September.
s2h@33Nc.
BUTTER-Ruling firm. Creameries, 15a
pc: diaries. 16@1sc.
EGGs-Market firm. Fresh eggs, at
mark. new cases included. ls.z@l4Ac.
LIVE PoULTRY-Quiet Turkeys. 10a
lac; spring chickens. 1s@3c; ducks. 13G20c
NEW PoTAToEs-s Steady. Good New
choice Mobile Triumphs. $3.5naA.o0.
New York. June G
FLOUR-Quiet but firmly held.
WHEAT-Weaker. July, 81@81Ac; Sep
TENDER. TM@7SMc; December, 7S1sc.
RYE-Quiet. State, 66@69c c. 1. f. New
York; No 2 western, 6ec I. o. b. afloat.
CORN-Iower and easy. July, 56l56Nc;
September. b4d5lNc.
oATs-Lower. Track white. l09461kc.
South Omaha, Neb., Junes
. CATTLE-Market nominally steady. Ma.
tive steers. $4.0004.S0: cows and heifers,
tao0@4.4o; Gamers. $2.6@30o: stockers and
feeders $3.00G4.90: calves, $3.009S.25; bulls
and stays. &3.oo@4.25.
HoGs-steady, strong. Heavy, $5760
SIS; mixed, SS.b@6.771: light. $570@5.S0;
pigs. go: bulk Of sales. $5.7o16.s0
sHEEP-steady. Fed yearllngs, 5000
5.76; wethers. 34.soa6.3: ewes. $3.50. 66:
common and stockers, $2.5oal.o0; lambs.
$k76@7.H. IA Y
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09

= -
quent history is written in fall, week
by week, in volumes on file in the
ctlice OF the DEBORAH REPUBLICAN. y
The foregoing copied from a recent
issue of the DEBORAH Republican re-
vices nlemoFics OF the time. perhaps
worthy OF reproduction. New Oregon
was then thriving village Of some
500 inhabitants. Its people were full
OF ambition ard filed with pride IN
the importance of their village. The
writer, then new conner to the coun-
ty, had opened a law office at New
Oregon. A meeting OF the citizens at
bis office in January 1858, was held
and preliminary steps taken to estab-
lish newspaper there to herald TO
the world the impression Of Its people
as to the merits Of Howard county,
and the writer was appointed to draft
Articles of Incorporation for the
Howard County Printing Association
and report at future meeting, at a
time stated. At this meeting the
Articles Of Association were adopted;
8. N, Cole was elected by the stock
holders as its president and w. r.
Mead It's secretary With 9 board Of
five directors beside the president and
secretary who were made members Of
the board. The stockhollers
numbered over one hundred and the
stock subscribed to nearly $4,000, upon
which the board of directors were
authorized to levy assessments quar-.
terly to meet current expenses and to
pay for an office outfit with press and
printing material required. Then
began negotiations for an outhtwhich
resulted In the purchase OF the De-
eorah Journal at the price of 1920,
for the Hayment Of which joint note
was given signed BY ]. ]. Clemmer, T.
p. Davis, ]. S. Lawyer, d. p. Sabin,
Sam'l l1erriek. W. r. Mead, p. W..
Allen. Caleb N. Munson and three or
four Others whose names we don't re,
call. A large proportion Of the stock
holders were young men also some OF
those whose names we're on the note
theirassessments were unpaid, as many
had left as their was neither work or
money for them In the county. When
the paper matured those OF the makers
remaining were sued and it cost them
respectively about sl75 each. In the
meantime the paper Suspended publ
cation, Mr.. Field obtaining situation
as city editor OF the Chicago journal.
To meet this condition the president
and secretary OF the association went
to Burr Oak, north Of DEBORAH, and
procured Silas A. Lamb, an excellent
printer, formerly Of Ellicottyille, New
York, TO take charge of the office and
conttne the publication OF the Howard
County Sentinel, the editorial Vork
Of which was conducted by the writer,
who with Mr.. Lamb were negotiating
with the men who had paid for the
outfit for its purchase. In the latter
part of December 1858, the writer and
his family went to New York, for q
short visit, 10 the meantime the
insurance on the Office had expired
and in February 1859, the office, includ-
ing the law library Of the writer and
LAWYERS drug store over which they
were located went up in flames,
and they who had invested their
money in the first newspaper expert
ment Of the county had an experience
Of the loss Of the money invested.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
Cedar Valley Race Meeting, New Hampton
Iowa, June 1912, 1908.

One fare and a third for the round
trip via Chicago Great Western Rail
way. Tickets on sale June Gig GOod
to return June 18th. For further
information apply m any Great West
ern Agent, or ]. L. Elmer, G. p. A.,
Chicago, Ill. june u.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09

Can't be perfect health without
pure blood. Burdock Blood Bitter
makes pure blood. Tones and inyigd
rates the whole system.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1903-06-09
FoRTY.SIx YEARS AGO.
Some Interesting Stories by one who
was a Decorian at that time.

The review of times and things in
DEBORAH in 1878, published in these
columns in the issue of the 18th inst,
brings to US letter from Albert M.
Mckay, giving his recollections OF
typographical matters here and in
Howard county at the time when the
DEBORAH Journal was printed. Mr..
Mckay is now living in Davenport,
Wash, where he is employed as a
printer. He came to DEBORAH, first,
In 1855, and recollects clearly how the
town locked. There was no court
house, but a little jail was on top of
court house hill. Neither was there a
church building, the Methodists hold
ing meetings upstairs over Geo. Phelps
wagon shop. Houses were few in
West DEBORAH, or 'sgas-town" las 1t
was most frequently called at that
time. But Mr.. McKay's recollections
are more valuable as they relate to
the printing trade. These are his
"reminiscences:
1.-THE REPUBLICAN Of May 18th, 1898,
sets me to thinking. On that date
forty-six years ago May 7th, 1885, as
a "kid" I entered the printing Office
of the lid DEBORAH Republican, to
learn the trade. But only remained
until 9. q. Upper started the DEBORAH
Journal, then became the "devil" In
that shop. The office was in the OLD
post Office, east OF where the Citizens
bank now stands. The Journal was
short lived. The outfit was sold te
the Howard County Printing Associ
atiop," and left Dccorah in February
1858. accompanied it to New Oregon
then the county seat. The paper
started there was the Howard County
ISentinel. James H. Field was the
editor, and Jim Zbornik and myself
CONSTITUTED the force" In due time
the Sentinel was issued, and to myself
belongs the honnr-if it was such--ol
printing Or pulling off" on a Wash
ington hand press, the first issue Of
the pioneer newspaper in that county
The Sentinel was published about 6
year, and then the Office caught fire
and was burned to the ground, typo
graphical outfit included. Soon aftel
went to work on the DEBORAH Journal
i tho r,1d nocorol I, Tpappl) ,,,hlycl,,,
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-07-10
BLACKS BESIEGE TOWN.
Negroes Threaten Bloody Revenge for the
Lynching of an Old Soldier
Slayer.

Atlanta, Ca, July Ga Constitution
special from Columbia, S. c., says that
owing to threats made by negroes at
Norway, S. c., to revenge the lynch
ing of Charles Evans, battalion of
state militia has been ordered to Nor
way on a special train.
1t is reported that large forces of
negroes have surrounded the town of
200 inhabitants and are threatening to
destroy the place, which is helpless
against the overwhelming numbers of
blacks.
The cause of the alleged threats of
the negroes is the lynching of Charles
Evans at the place last week for the
killing of John Phillips, a one-armed
confederate soldier.
Columbia, S. c., July 4.-The Rich
land volunteer rife company is on its
way to Norway, responding to call
made on the governor by the citizens
of that town who feared an attack by
hundreds of NEGROES said to surround
the village. The purpose of the ne
groes is to avenge the lynching of
Charles E. Evans.
The special train should reach Nor
way about 2:15 a. m. Nothing has
been heard from there since the call
for aid, but it was not thought the
attempt would be made until late in
the night.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-07-10
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

There are now II murderers await
ing execution in the state of New
York
Peter /. of Servia is credited with be-
ing the most intellectual monarch
that country ever had.
A Chicago cereal food company re-
Gently ordered so tons of ink for use
in printing their packages.
Queen Alexandra of England has re-
vlved the bonnet, and feminine Brit
ain is prepared to accept it.
Earnings of the American Locomo-
tive company for the fiscal year ended
June 80 are figured at $32, s63, 73O.
John Mitchell, president of the coal
miners union, is writing a book which
Will deal with the industrial problem.
Santos-Dumont went to breakfast in
his new airship, No. 9, soaring over
Paris, and returned without misban
to starting point
Advices from Guam announce tho
birth there of the first American child
on the island. 1t is a girl, and its
i"'hoi 10 I'd y master Ryan.
M. Lebaudy's mysterious attempt 70
build an empire in northwest Africa
is attracting the attention of the Span
ish and British governments.
The government is investigating
charges of short weight and other
frauds in seeds distributed by con.
gressmen among constituents
X. L. Daniel, who owns many blocks
in Spokane, most of the town of Trail
B. C., and 10000 acres in Cuba, left
Glasgow, KY, rs years ago without a.
dollar.
Maj. Fred Muller has concluded in
Santa Fe, n. NJ, series of successful
Experiments in raising silkworms
from eggs furnished by the depart
ment of agriculture
Samuel r. Cox died near Bristol
Pa, at the age of 80 in the bouse
wherein he was born, never having
been absent one night from the old
homestead in all his days.
Brown & Fleming, New York con-
tractors, are accused by District At
torney Jerome with making 81 ,OOO, 900
in three years from dock concessions
secured through Tammany pull.
A report submitted to the annual
meeting of the American Librarv IS.
'sociation,v in session at Niagara Falls.
shows that $40, 306,40O was donated to
the founding of Libraries in the Wear
ended May 81.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-07-10
OVER TWO HUNDRED DEAD.
Early Reports of the Aw full Mine HOr.
rOr in Wyoming Fully
Substantiated.

Hanna, Wyo., July 2.-Of 262 men
who went into the Union Pacific Coal
company's No. 1 mine Tuesday 235 were
killed by the explosion of black damp
that occurred at 1920 a. m. Most of
the dead are Finlanders and ne groes.
Members of the rescuing parties tell
of pitiful scenes about the seventeenth
level, as deep as it has been possible to
penetrate. Some of the survivors were
driven insane and fought like fiends
against the rescuers. Dazed, listless
survivors were found sitting on cars or
lying on the floor, careless of whether
they lived or died Near the seven
tenth level 20 bodies were found strewn
over pile of debris which the men had
striven to surmount before overcome
by the deadly fumes. Some were
scared and blackened by flames, but all
had died crawling toward fresh air. The.
IL rescuers, who penetrated this far.
were too weak to bring out body.
For hours the scene at the mouth of
the level was heart-moving. With
clothes and hair awry, mothers, wives,
sweethearts and children huddled to-
gether, weeping and wringing their
hands. Many sat on shattered timbers
blown from the mines mouth, insensi-
BILE to their surroundings. The most
frantic pushed to the edge of the gap,
and tried to force way into the slope
An expert who went almost to the
seventeenth level says the mine cannot
possibly be cleared for a month. 1t is
| feared that men in the lower levels
were torn to pieces by the explosion,
which hurled great timbers high over
the town and LOO feet beyond the
mouth of the slope.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-07-10
WOULD LYNCH OFFICER.
Policeman Shoots an Unoffending Man
While Attempting to Arrest
Drunken Man.

jamestown, N. D., July 6.-An an
CRY crowd gathered in front of Spang-
ler's billiard hall Saturday evening
and threatened to lynch Officer Enoch
Russell, following the fatal shooting
by Russell of w. w. Hamlin. Russell
attempted to arrest a drunken man
in Spangler's and was resisted. In
the encounter the officer was thrown
to the floor. He drew his revolver and
shot twice, one bullet entering near
the heart of Hamlin, who was stand
ing near by. When threats of lynch
ing were made special officers at
tempted to disperse the mob which
gathered and pleas were made to let
the law take it's course. Russell was
soirited away and crowd dispersed.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-07-10
TRAGEDY IN TEXAS.
State Comptroller Is Assassinated by
Former Assistant at
Austin.

Austin, Tex, July 1.-Frenzied by
supposed wrongs, w. G. Hill, an attache
of the state comptroller's Office, Tues
day morning entered the private Office
of State Comptroller R. M. Love and
killed him by means of two bullets
from a large caliber revolver. AS Hill
turned to flee he was intercepted by
Chief Clerk Stevens, of the department,
who engaged him in scuf1e, during
which Hills revolver was accidentally
exploded. The bullet entered the muir
derer's abdomen, causing wound from
which he died an hour after the death
of the man whose life he sought. The
tragedy is the first assassination chron-
icled in the Texas capitol. The shoot
ing threw the town and state into COM
motion, but the death of the assassin
as well as his victim has closed the
story