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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
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Y KEEL June es27 The Kaiser's yacht,
the Meteor III, the 8Idnna. the Yacht
Of the Empress Victoria and augasta,
and the Hamburg started Hi the yacht
races to-day. The Empero is sailing
the. Meteor fI.%and Cornelius Wander
bilt, Ambassador Tower and II. w.
Goelet accompanied him sas MS guests.
Mrs. Vanderbilt. Mrs. Tower and
Mrs. Goelett were the guests of the
Empress on the Idlna,
Henry s. Redmond 8 A1lsa contested
with the Orion, the yacht sof Prince
Henry, Of Prussia. !
! In the race the Hamburg finished
two minutes ahead u the Meteor III.
Prince Henry's Orion defeated the
Ailsa by the narrow margin ofs aossec.
onds.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
LEGISLATURE SHOULD ACT
AN OLD LIFE INSURANCE MAN
THINKS INSURANCE coMPA-
MES SHOULD BE
INSPECTED. n.
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NEW YORK, June 27.-Archlbald
G. Haynes, said to be the most sue.
cessfnl insurance producer in the
world and the leading general agent
of the Equitable Assurance Society.
declares himself for Immediate legis.
laive action on the scandal in the
Equitable.
In twenty-five years Mr.. Haynes has
written more than $2oO,0O0,O0O Of in.
surance. He believes that the Leg
islature should act at once.
Mr. Haynes believes that new laws
should be enacted to govern the con
duct of life insurance. He declares
that investments of life insurance
funds should be safeguarded and re
stricted along the lines Of savings
bank funds, and that at least once {
year the State banking department
should make an examination Of the
insurance companies books.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
UNION. .MAY Join
TAMMANY5 HALL next Campaign
ENGINEER WALLACE.
HAS PRo7AsLY RESIGNED HIS
POSITION AS CHIEF IN s55
PANAMA. a; sI,
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WASHINGTON, D. c. June 27: 27:r-: =
In the absence from the city Of the
President and Secretary Taft, officials
here decline TO discuss the report
that Chief Engineer Wallace. of tbs
Panama Canal Commission. has re:
signed The belief Is quite general,
however. that he handed his reslgna.
ton to the secretary on Sunday when
the two met In New York.
4 It Is known that Mr., Wallace has
received an offer Of a 100000 a year
position from large contracting con.
Germ in the United States, and that
1t was on this account he recently
left the lsthmus. Secretary Taft
had received no ntimation. however,
that the chief engineer intended re.
signing when he gave him the neces.
sary permission to come to New York.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
SEUNERALs = Of .sARNETTS
islYlll Take; lace T o-Morrow NJ Morning
s.93 at en- ovcIock. a

ss; The funeral &of Calvin W.. Arnett
viii take 8place 5to:morrow morning at
ten o'clock} from the Protestant TEN.
pie, and will: be in charge Of Fair.
mont Lodge No. 9, A., f. and "A. M.
The Msasons ! will meet at their lodge
room lat $3.50 and go from there to the
church. The services will be conduct;
sed BY the & Rey. A. E.. Fletcher, Of
,SPit ttsburg Gently Of New Brighton,
Il Pas and formerly pastor Of the Meth.
sodist otestant Church, in this lcity,
and the Rev. w J. Eddy; pastor Of the
First Baptist I Church. The interment
will be- SatS Woodlawn. =
The honorary pall-bearers will be-:
o: Isl. Mckinney, John A. Clark, 7. w.
Fleming W. Hunter Atha, J. M. Hart.
ley, Smith Hood, James E. Dowden,
:B. 81 III Ramag Sc.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
FIJI CON SEPARATOR OF AUGUST
M. Ac ZEN AN b STH GRoFF6
BRo oTH ERs WILL "a
JOIN HIS OF LD ASSOCIATES AT
THE N oyN DsViLLE PRISON
HIS WEEK }fi

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y WASHINGTON June 27:-Dr. W.
6 Lorenz, formerly postmaster ot To-
sIedo, who was tried for conspiracy
With August sW.SMachen and the Croft
3brothers several months ago and sen.
fenced ito The Moundsyille, W. Va,
nitentiary for two years, was
sbroagh into court this morning and
formally committed to that Institution.
Machen and the Groffs were sent up
ediately after their trials but Lor.
enz; at first on accountsof ill.health
land subs equently because Of his pres
ence equircd in Washington for tes.
5timony in other postoftice cases, was
allowed emporarlly to retain his lib.
sSerty. 33s.s
ne ewill be taken to Moundsville the
latter part Of; the week. h.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
sALooNIsT FIRES
45 PLACE OF A RIVAL.

~. .a-. t..afr 4- -
MONTGOMERY, W. Va, June 27.
Pike, saloonist. was held to
the grand jury here in the sum Of
$4,000, on the charge of attempted ar.
son. He is accused of trying to burn
the saloon of a man named Ellswick,
to get rid Of rival in business. A
former saloon on the same site was
burned and the former proprietors
Of the new one had built a trocha Of
barb:wlre around 1t and kept an un.
muzled bull dog in the enclosure
constantly. Ellswsck bought the place
and applied for license. He cut out
the bull dog, but retained the trocha.
A few days ago he received notice
that his place would be burned. He
took to watching Of nights in the
building. Saturday night there was
something doing. A hole was bored
through the door and aHman effected
an entrance. He struck match and
the watcher recognized Pike and fired
at the intruder. Pike ran and collided
with the barbed wire fence. The
scratches on his face were introduced
in the evidence as Exhibit A." The
saloon is located and the parties re.
side at Deepwater, near this place.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
LETTER nc REL UB III GAN CHAIR.
MAN HoWsi doNE7
MENTl M; y IS ON ~
ACTION SMAyo Or scLEglAN
IN APPOINTING IN oN:PA ARTisAN
5oARo sPLEAsEs TIE
tDy Publishers, press.5 i

#i'a -
Ne W 5S9Y DIRK. June 81 That the
Cltizens;8 Union Us seriously consider.
..:s the pass.b!llty$ ofSlnlting on ID tick.
ct with Taaimany Hall THIS fall isl A..
dlcated IN aslettefsents sby Robert Fil:
ton Cutting ito William sHalpin. chair.
man of$thes Republics count com:
mittee. y
This paragraph sums Bupst sthe POSI- ltions
taken by the union, which was deter
mined upon at q special meeting ef
the nominating commit ttees held at
MR. Cuttings office Yesterday fter.
noon and later embodied in d Letter
sent to Chairman: Halpln: 4
"The local. Democratic organization
has always been Sayowe edlys partisan.
During theSpast8 year, however, Mayor
McClellan5 has appointed Two COM
missions on non.partlsan grounds.
IL the organization which made vi.
Mcclellan Its candidate for mayor ii
ready 70 pursue this initlatiY 10 rs
logical concllsion=5 to give conclusive
evidence atSan5early date sof slts deter.s
mlnation to- choose all otllcials for
their specific qualifications Irrespect.
I've Of partlsanship and 10 breal away
from Its traditional employment sof the
powers %ofEthea government ID enrich
party leaders-t he citizens union
viii be glad Ito have 5itsSco operation
This letter was sent nSrepl ysto Tie
resolutions adopted by the Repub blicani
committees ten days ago which were
10 the effect thatslf the cltlzenss Union
was considering fusion Wilt Tam.
many the Republt organization
would beEunWllllng tostreatEWith
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
DR. L0RENz is FORMALLY !.
COMMITTED T0=PENITENTIARY
SECRETARY HAY !
GREATLY IMPROVED IN HEALTH
WILL I RETURN TO BOSTON
TONIGHT. .sa

n s 81 tBysP Publisherss Press.) 4 Is n
) NEWBURY, N. I H. June, 27.-'rhe
condition Of Secretary Of State Hay
improved during the night. At eight
o'clock this morning DR.. Scudder, the
attending physician, made the follow.
ing statement: "a Z,
Secretary Hay passed comfort.
able night and is quite well this morn.
Ing"
The doctor said that If the Secretary
continued to improve during the day,
he would return to Boston tonight.
Doctor Henry Jackson, of the City
Hospital, Boston, who was called into
consultation, returned home this
morning. He said that the Secretary
was improving rapidly.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
WITH " / ]. / / A !. BRICK
A coLoRED MAN Hit A BOY LAST
NIGHT-RoWs CONDITION s
IS CRITICAL. 4.

Armond Wjlliam,s ! I, ~, &C.,, !, ,o,d ".
;ored bov Who :, ma i E,olrm ~. -. 1T
Gently from stanrtor virs,nta \ =,
has bean ;eemn,oyea nv f,ont traotor 60 I
M ,valz On tba u,ckn, ~ r,,,,n ! I'm
Il wing \, the bomre 80 iLis :,
sam Wi,liams m on JactsonIf la,c !, reot !. T.
a preca rio,,s condttlon,,' .,,s "a tha ras,,t
az = dif,c,,ltv !, tbo r,,r ~ IL. niah,,
It Is feared that Williams has a frac,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
SERIOUSSCHAllRGE / r
is LODGED AGAINST A WEALTHY
: AMERICAN IN THE PoPE's
Z DOMAIN. 5i

H.
Z ROME, June. 27.-The Messaggero
to-day announces that the Cavaliere
Giuseppe Gregoracl will defend Mar
quis Francis MacNutt, the wealthy
American who was formerly papal
chamberlain Of the cloak and sword, in
his coming trial on the charge Of dis
orderly conduct with II year old
youth.
After his arrest, which occurred in
Rome several weeks ago, MacNutt
was rdivested ofThls title by the Pope.
Efforts were made to induce the au,
thorlties to drop the prosecution but
the police insisted that he should be
brought to trial. '.S
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
BOARD MEETING
Ex.President Cleveland Meets With
Other Trustees Of Equitable
To-Day. @
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NEW YORK. June 27.-Grover
Cleveland, Supreme Court Justice
Morgan O'Brien and George NNesting:
house, trustees ofthe majority stock In
the Equitable Life Assurance Society,
will meet here this afternoon to con.
slider affairs connected with their
trust. 1t is understood that the trus.
tees will arrange plan whereby the
policy holders can designate their
choice OF men for the 2S OF the .direc.
tors who, under the new plan, are to
be named by the policy holders. 1t is
probable that the plan will be adopted
of having trustees draft a list of names
for which the policy holders will be
allowed to vote. The men receiving
the highest number of votes may then
be chosen by the trustees who will
cast their actual votes. 4
Mr., Cleveland arrived here from
Princeton shortly before II o'clock.
He went Immediately TO the Buckiug.
ham where the meeting is to be held
at2 o'clock. ~ ,5z
The board Of directors will meet to.
morrow. The purpose Of the meeting
has not been announced.
Paul Morton, the new chairman OF
the board. this morning announced
that he had received the resignation
of Charles Stewart Smith, director.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
MITCHELL CRIED AND swoRE..
Shook His Fist In Face Of Private
Secretary For Appearing Before
:, Grand Jury, Witness Says.

4 " T. s--.Fa ! Z :
PORTLAND, Ore. June 27.-Harry
Robertson, United States Senator
John H. .Mltchell's former private; sec.
retary, was the principal witness for
the prosecution yesterday in the trial
Of Senator Mitchell, charged with
practlcing before Federal departments
at Washington. Robertson said the
Senator expressed fear OF prosecution
for his alleged work before the. de.
partments. Robertson said he ex.
pressed to his employer the belief that
denial was useless. as several persons,
Robertson said, knew OF the connec.
ton of the firm of Mitchell & Tanner
with the work Of getting the Kribs
claims expedited.
Robertson said that Senator Mitch.
ell had cursed the prosecution and
had said anything was justihable in
defying the government in this case.
On Robertson's return to Washing,
ton, after appearing before the grand
jury, Senator Mitchell, the witness
said, shook his fist in Robertson,s
face and swore at him for his actions
in Portland. The Senator, according
to Robertson, cried and swore and
said that he ought not to be prose
cuted in the Kribs case, as he had re
ceived only q few small checks 70,
what he had done ~ iij.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
III is PATTERSON AGAINST
The FIELD

gates Is largely with Pattlson, but
the cities, except Cleveland. are lin.
ing up for Welty. Practically all OF
the machine political leaders are
against Pattison and they are being
aided by the brewery combine and
the corporation lobbyists. There Is a
disposition on the part OF many dele.
gates to force the fighting this year
on the liquor question, and those who
feel that way are for Pattison. Last
nights work of the machine leaders
resulted in losses to Pattison, and
It was conceded that he would lead
on the first ballot. .ai t3
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
TERROR STRICKEN
Are THE POLICE
SoFF:i F:icERsS SATjiWARsAW ARE MAX.
IN g 70 \ SEFFo RT$To PRE-
Az SERVE ORDER "A
/ g(ByE Publishers Press.)

WARSAW. June s27 The situation
here is becoming more critical and
tits feared that the small clashes of
Yesterday were but the prelude to
Others Of q more serious nature which
may follow today.
The police are terror stricken and
are making no efforts to preserve or.
der. g erythingS lis being left to the
q sscossac Ks x who have been patrolling
sthe streets for the last three days.
The echiefg Of police has received the
rr'esig nations of q number Of officers
who refuse Stos stay longer in the city
as they fear assassination. X
It Isl expected that martial law will
Sbe@ eclared Shortly. i,,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27

q "a = a.
town nearwhere the fight took place.
q Besieged Mexicans took refuge in
q ranch house and fought from the
windows and roofs. tits thought that.
fully twenty Indians were killed al.
though the number can only be esti-
mated as the savages carried of the;
dead and wounded when they retired
The nearest armed force is station,
ed SatS Ures and when Dr.. Toulssanti
left Hermistillo, they had been sent to
the scene of the Eoutrag ges. Five va;
qpis taken just outside of Lachunata
|and thought TO have taken part IN sthe
massacre were lmme diately hanged.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27

G- = 8 . . Y ~ rI 2 Z ~
turned from Ures, brought the news Of
the trouble which began last Friday.
After several families had been mur-
dered by the Indians, ranchers made
q undetermined stand at Buenos Ayres
ranch where, aided by about thirty
employers, they succeeded in repuls.
Ing the Indians, although Jesus Or
tondo, oprietor Of the place, his
brother Francisco Luis sCarranza,
iproprietor ofs an adioinlng ranch, and
several other neighbours, died from
wounds eceiyed in the fight: sDr.
Tuissant Sattende ID Carranza, who was
brought into Lachunata d mining
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
INDIANS DON Their WAR paint

NJ
TUG son; ltrlz., June 2 AT least
twelve anehers and several women
and children have met death at the
hands of "a band of 100 Yaqui Indians
Who have been raidlng the & country
along the San Miguel river in the
ures district sof Sonora, Mexico. and
~ party comp osed slarge OF American
mining men headed by Joseph De;
witt has gone out from Pozos station
to rescue sqnfo rtunates who are in
dang Of being mas cred by the In,
dams. Il:
pr. Frank j. Touissant, who has re,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
.L|AK.!E|..IB'OlATS
WILL stall WIRELESS TELEG:
RAP HYY'-ciTSYI OF DETR OFT
WlLLFsB 4 81 FIRST.
.(By3p publlshe ers PRESS 5

BY ubllshers + Press
DETROIT. Michs June s,he De
trolt and Cleveland Navigate Com
pany. viii not walt for the new steam.
or or to be built before trying wireless
telegraphy on.5at least one other yes,
sci. is5Es "
Superintendent schanzss says that
the Clark system viii be installed at
once on the City Of Detroit and II 10.
suits are satisfacto the system win
be placed on other boats of the feet.
A station will be ablished Id ne
ttrolt, one on fBois Blanc Island and q
thirdtat Cleveland
Is Dr. George stemple and Miss Ora
Ss;tample. ot Aurora, are spending the
day in the city the guest $of their
brother, MI. E. q. stemple.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
IMPORTANT sDEGISIONIRENDERED

An important decision was handed
down In the Circuit Court this morn
ing when Judgment for 10000 was
entered against James +, Cook and
John P. Hart, In the case OF 2: \: a:
;DevenyS ct AL VS. the Hart Coal Co .set
al: William B: Broo oks, nov deceased,
was exonerated; and the Judgment
does mot affect the Broo Ks estate
The case has been running about
two years and is the result of ID suit
brought ~ the stcek oldsfs IN The
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
OPERATORS INVITED
They VIII Be Asked to Hear Mr.
Roosevelt's Address to Miners.

& &. /.
s W1LkESBARRE, Pa, June 27.-All
the anthracite coal operators are to
be invited by the mine workers to
hear the address which President
Roosevelt will deliver to them In this
city on August 10. This was unani.
mously decided at meeting Of the
executive committee here yesterday;
when National Board Member John
Fallon made the suggestion.
~ AS the :Presidentiis. expected to give
the mineworkers and operators some
good advice regarding their attitude
when the three-year agreement ex.
pires next spring, the mineworkers
deem IL wise that the operators
should be present to. hear 1t. AS
President Roosevelt was instrumental
in ending. the big strike of 1902, and
in obtaining the three.year agreement
for the mineworkers, he is familiar
with the conditions and the feelings
Of the operators regarding the union,
The invitations are to be sent out
this week, and arrangements may be
made to reserve q special space on OF
near the reviewing stand for the op
orators.
President Roosevelt will arrive in
this city at 9 o'clock in the afternoon
and after he has made his speech
President John Mitchell. Of the mine
workers union, will make an address
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
.R0BBERSS made RICH. HAUL

PHI H[IILssAl:DEIiLPHIfA, I Pa, June ~
Four robbers in an automobile, be.
lieyed to be the same who some
months mont ago created a yeritable reign
spfs terror I'M the small towns along the
main line Of the Pennsylvania rail.
road near this city and in Camden
comfy N i, early this morning loot.
ed the 8postoffic Ice Sats Elmer. N. J. No
one saw the automobile arrive, but
short before midnight the entire
town was akened by q heavy ex,
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27

coal 4 ompany against the otiicers, for
.smEn1ilssap 2 opriation OF funds with witch
they were snpp posed 10 buy coal lands,
thS Ohio; Attornes IL w $. Meredith.
Charles Powell and G ii. Alexander
,repre ented the stock knoll ders and At.
Itorneys q. zrnet lr.. Harry Shaw
4asn1 and ". s. Raymond represented Cook
and Hart; though Judge Raymond
really epresented the Brooks interest
dnSths case.
The case will be Immediately ap-
3pealed 10 the Supreme Court
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27

plosion. When the people rushed to
their windows they saw that the
small building had been almost com.
,pletely wrecked and four men were
just leaping into big touring car.
which stood nearby. Before an alarm
could be sounded the car had dashed
away.
A heavy charge Of dynamite wreck
ed both the postofIlce safe and the
building, and the robbers secured
stamps and money orders to the value
Of $1,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
DEMOCRATS I'm STATE coNvEN.'
TON HAVE 5A$LlvELY SCRAP
VI ON HAND.
COUNTRY DELEGATES ARE FOR
/ = PATTlsoN But 4WELTY is
CHOICE OF THE CITIES.
(By Publishers l.rcss. !

: 81 1Et Ny Y uoi'ohS1s - iSSs''HF7 ii fa
tts COLUMBUS. o.. June 27.-The
fight at the Democratic State Con.
yention is the field against Pattison
with Welty the favorite of the field.
The sentiment of the country dele
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
YOUNG HERO SAVES TRAIN

ALTOONA, Pa, June 27.-Finding
an~open switch between Osceola and
Sandy Ridge on e2Tyrone division
of the Penpsylyania railroad, Wallace
Moore, aged : s, made himself q hero
by tagging the northbound passenger
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
CROWN OF NORWAY
is Reported to Have Been Offered .te
Count Elmer Lonyay. g

q LONDON, June 27.-A dispatch
to the Dalzuka News agency from
Frank{ort.on.Main says that the
Crown Of Norway has been offered Ito
Count Elmer. Lonyay. son-in.law2 of
the King Of Belgium. sa n IN
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27

train and avoiding wreck. The boy
lives close by where the switch Is 10.
Gated, and waiting until the train ar.
rived, stood on the track and waved
his hat. The 12S passengers whose
lives were imperiled could not thank
him enough. & 4. "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
sHoRTsToP PLAYS GAME
THAT WINS HIM a BRIDE,
Kent Ball Player Accepts ~; Chances
and Makes Five Hits In Recent
Game-Y Yesterday Married the
n n Girl Who Led Applause.

& K: KENT Ohio, June 27:-six ,putouts,
eleven assists and five base hits won
q bride for Harry E. Hunt, shortstop
Of the Kent base ball team. Miss Cor.
inella Phelps, Of Chard Ion, an ardent
fan, saw Harry make that yecord re
Gently She led the pplause. Harry
met her after the game and they
were married ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27
TRUST COMPANY BANK
VIII Be Closed All Day To.Morrow,
June %. 7,

g Owing to the death of c. W. Arnett,
the Trust Company bank, Of which
he was president, will be closed all
day tomorrow, June 2S. "a
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-06-27

Tslk wIth suaklns ! Mlshsel.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-03
CONDITION OF COTTON
There Has Been Moderate Improve
ment Throughout the Belt.

The Times-Democrat OF New Or
leans this morning issued It's crop
report showing the condition of cot
ton for the month Of June. The re-
ports of correspondents is sum-
married. as follows:
There has been a very moderate
improvement. taking the belt as a
whole. though many sections record
a distinct deterioration.
Some small parts OF the original
acreage has been abandoned be-
cause of excessive rainfall and scar
city of labor.
The boil reevils have made their
appearance jim Texas, but no trust
worthy forecast of the prospective
damage can now be made.
The crop is very late and recent
rains have accentuated this feature
of the case
On the average, the situation is
hardly less critical than ii was at
the end of May, Perfect meteorologi-
cal conditions and a late frost will
be needed to avert a disaster.
The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1905-07-03
THREE WOMEN KILLED
Negro in Georgia Run AmBCk and Per-
pefraies Wholesale harder.

Amerieus. Ca, July 3-A whole
sale shooting occurred near Leslie.
ten miles east Of Americus, yester-
day morning resulting in the killing
Of three negro women and the shoot
ing Of four other negroes A negro
named Hicks did all the shooting
killing his wife, his mother-in-law
and another woman. Hicks and his
wife had been separated some time
Yesterday morning he went armed
TO the home of her parents, but
learned that she was eight miles
away on another plantation. With
out explanation Hicks raised his shot
gun and killed his mother-in-law in
her tracks He then compelled the
dead womau's husband, at the point
of the gun. to get team and carry
him to where his wife was staying
Upon arrival there an hour later
Hicks shot his wife dead and then
shot wild until -four other negroes
had fallen. making a total of seven
from Americus.
Hicks has not yet been captured.
but Sheriff Bell and Deputy Gate
wood are making every effort to
locate him. There is the greatest
excitement in the vicinity over the
tragedy