The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-12-02
NEGRO MURDERER
 BREAKS HIS CHAINS
HAD BEEN ARRESTED FOR MUIR pERlNe HIS GRANDMOTHER, SETTING FIRE TO HER HOME AND cREMATINo THE BODY.

Columbus, Ga, December LA special from Scale, Alabama, to the Enquirer Sun. gives a detailed account of trag- edy in Russell county, near Hooks. A negro named William Vaughan. was arr rested lpon the charges of murder and arson. It is alleged that he murdered his wife's grandmother and set fire to her home, cremating the body The motive assigned was robbery. The skull Of the woman was crushed, as was revealed by an autopsy. Vaughan was committed to jail
 Deputy Sheriff Yam was en route from Plttsboro to Scale jail, with the negro and when within half a mile of the jail while crossing a creek and swamp the negro. who was handcuffed and chained, suddenly by powerful effort broke the chains and attacked the officer Both fell to the ground from the buggy In which they were riding. The officer fired several shot at the negro, but he made his escape into the swamp still handcuff- ed.
 Posses are now searching for him. The negroes in the community where the trag- edy Is said to have occurred are greatly incensed and threaten lynehing.
 
 sensible trade arrangements which VIII not interrupt our home produeuon-
 i" We should take from our customers said he. such of their products as we can use without harm to our industries and labor
 And he further declared that if per chance some of our tariffs are no longer needed for revenue, or to encourage and protect industries at home, why should they not be employed to extend and pro- mote our markets abroad?
 "A great responsibility rests upon the republican party. It is not over-awed by 1t, fully realizes it's significance. The re- publican party faces the future with full appreciation of all this, and with high resolve to meet present and future responsibilities with the sole purpose to advance to the utmost degree the wei fare, the honor and the glory or our countrymen, and our common country.
 Dr. w. H. Montague of Toronto said that the dominion had tried all forms of trade relations from reciprocity to free trade. All these have been dropped In favor of protection. Since the time when protection was firmly established, the country has seen more prosperity than ever before.
 Former Secretary Long was the next speaker. lie spoke in part as follows:
 Governor Long's Speech.
 eI need not assure you that I much ap- preclate the courtesy of the Home Mar ket club in inviting me to participate in this welcome to the distinguished guests of the evening, who respectively represent the United States and Great Britain.
 We may hope. too, that in the not too distant future the Home Market club, which has done so much for our own do- nestle industries and labor and which has exercised an almost historic influence for our national prosperity, not only in Massachusetts, but the whole country over, may at some forthcoming banquet add to this present grouping of John Bull and Uncle Sam the lilies of France, the eagle of Germany, the ehiyilry of Spain (our recent war with whom has not ob- liberated our memory of her help toward our national independence), the dragon of China, indeed the representatives or all the nations of the earth"
 Directing attention to the portraits which adorn the walls of the room in which the banquet was held, MT. Long paid an affectionate tribute to the mem ory of Senator Hoar, Speaker Reed and President Mckinley.
 And" he continued, Roosevelt and Fairbanks, whose portraits l also see, and whom I name together, because together they stand together they did not fall, to- gether they share the confidence of the people, who without shadow of doubt look to them to meet the high political ideals of our time, and for honesty ef- ficiency and high-minded individuals.
 ''If that racial question was eliminated, so alive Is now the south to It's industrial prosperity and promise that every south ern state as well as Missouri would, I be- lleve, have also cast it's electoral vote for Roosevelt and Fairbanks.
 'Indeed. hereafter, 1t only further needs developing economic theories, sound infiu- ence and wise tariff legislation which your club represents. We shall not be a thrall to them, but shall revise their ap- plication as our general interest from time to time demand, and deed now re- qulre, and shall correct, any schedule that has ceased to be the agent of general up- lifting, and has become the preferential favorlte of any special interests. With that we shall have the whole country with us."
 
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