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The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
AFTER wife SLAYER
ACCUSED MAN Is THREATENED
WITH LYNCHING.
ATTACKED WIFE WITH HA1cHEr
Whole Company Of Troops May be
Called Out to Protect Okla.
homa Prisoner.

I,awton, Okla.--The engineering
corps of the Oklahoma national
guard, called out by Acting Cover.
nor Charles Filson prevented tho
lynching of John Hopkins, in jail here
for killing his wife.
There is still intense. excitement, and
Sheriff Hammond said that II the sit
uation becomes more threatening he
will appeal to the acting governor to
order out a company of the territorial
militia.
Hopkins attacked his wife with a
hatchet after having forced carbolio
acid down her throat. Neighbors
heard her screams and called for the
police. She was unconscious when
officers reached her, but lived until
Wednesday. There were more than
dozen wounds on her head and body
where Hopkins had struck her with
the hatchet, and her mouth and throat
were raw from the acid burns.
A mob formed Immediately after
Hopkins was arrested, but the sheriff
succeeded in dispensing the men.
When Mrs. Hopkins died Wednesday
night, however, the feeling against
Hopkins, who Is almost helpless, pre-
sumably as result of having swal.
lowed carbolic acid, became more bit.
ter. The prisoner is apparently In.
sane.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
ON A SOUND BASIS
BANKS ARE HOLDING TO THEIR
CURRENCY RESERVES.
CHECK PLAN PREVAILS GENERALLY
Strong-Lesal Holiday For Five
Days Declared In Oregon.

Chicago, Ill.-The financial con.
dition throughout the West was Tues
day satisfactory to the banks and to
the majority of business interests. In
all the money centers trade was on the
check plan and the banks were hold
ing as closely as possible to their re-
serves of currency. The banks in
Kansas reported themselves as in a
particularly strong situation, many of
them having fully 90 per cent in ex-
cess of the legar reserve.
In Oregon Gov. Chamberlain has is
sued a proclamation making the next
five days legal holidays In order to
prevent currency famine All of
the banks in Portland, from whence
this news come, are absolutely sound
and there was no run or sign of run
on any, of them.
The banks in Spokane have decided
to take action similar to that of the
Chicago and New York banks in order
to protect their cash reserves. All
financial institutions there are report
ed to be in excellent condition. They
considered it prudent to adopt the
plan which has been put in force in
other cities.
At Kansas City, Kas., the Wyandotte
State Bank, with deposits of $5O0,O00,
was absorbed by the Commercial Ma
tional Bank. The institution is en-
tirely solvent.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
TO sUBDUE REDS
U. S. CAVALRY BEING RUSHED TO
SOUTH DAKOTA.
the SETTLERS ARE IN GREAT PERIL
Remaining Eight Companies Leave
Omaha for South Dakota-Up.
rising Considered Imminent.

maha, Nobr. - Orders were re
ceived at army headquarters in
Omaha late Saturday to dispatch the
remaining two squadrons of the Sec
ond U. S. cavalry, composed of eight
companie2 to Thunder Butte, S. D.,
at the earliest possible moment. The
command left Fort Des Moines Sun
day night. Company M, Sixteenth in.
fantry, under command of Captain
Harry f. Dalton, will leave Fort
Crook Tuesday or Wednesday for Get.
tysburg, S. d., to take charge of the
base of supplies which has been estab.
lished there for the operations against
the Ute Indians, should they make
any trouble.
Sioux Are Feared.
1t is not known at army headquar-
ters here why additional troops have
been sent to the Cheyenne River res
ervation, but it is thought the idea is
to prevent any portion of the Sioux
tribe from making common cause
with the Utes in their revolt against
authority
The Utes, it is pointed out, are in
a sense the guests of the Sioux, and
the Indian idea of hospitality might
induce some of the younger Sioux
braves to offer aid in resisting any
forcible measures adopted for the sub
jugation of the disaffected Utes.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
NARROWLY ESCAPED LYNcHINe
Ohio Mob Sought to Revenge Assault
on Young Girl.

Marietta, Ohio - John Sweeny
a married man 35 years old, narrowly
escaped lynching from mob seeking
revenge for his assault on Anna Koon,
a 14-year-old girl, Sunday afternoon.
Sweeney, who is the father Of five
children, was caught with the child in
one of the buildings of the fair
grounds, which is situated in the resi-.
dence district, where a crowd quickly
collected and, binding him with a
rope started for the Muskingum river,
bent on throwing him in.
The police arrived in time to rescue
him and fought the crowd back to the
police station, where only level-headed
citizens prevented trouble The girl Is
in precarious condition.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
SAILORS eaten
BY CANN|BALS
A NORWEGIAN SEALER SENDS
WORD OF FATE OF "ARTHUR
SEWELL'S" CREW.
VESSEL IS FOUND At SEA
Rescuers Found Trail on Noir Island,
but Were Afraid Of Natives and
Were Forced to Abandon
the Trail.

New York-Eaten by cannibals
was probably the fate of the crew
of forty sailors that took the big
sailing ship Arthur Sewell out of Phil
adelphia April on the start of her
long voyage to carry coal to the Phil
ippines.
Word has just been received that
the vessel was wrecked near Terra
Del Fuego and all signs point to the
survivors having been captured by the
cannibals that infest the island in that
vicinity. The news of the wreck and
the fate of the crew came from the
sealing steamer Fridthjof.
Since the Arthur Sewell sailed not
one word was received regarding her
until a letter came from the Norwe-
gian sealer.
Found Deserted Ship.
The Fridthjof reports that on Au-
gust 20 while cruising near the south
east headland of Noir island, half way
between Cape Pillar and Cape Horn
the lookout reported a derelict ahead
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
rhaw TO Plead insanity.

New York-Insanity Is to be the
plea in the defense of Harry Ken
dali Thaw, whose second trial for
the Staying of Stanford White will be
on December 2. Martin w. Littleton.
chief counsel for Thaw, it was learned.
has decided on this course. He is con-
vfnced that Thaw Is insane and has
not adopted this course as merely a
theory on which to conduct success
full defense, but because he feels GER
tain of the unsound mental condition
of his client.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
HARRY THAW'S
SECOND TRIAL
"CoMMoN LAW" DEFENSE WILL
BE ABANDONED BY STAN
FORD WHITES SLAYER.
CASE SET FOR DECEMBER 2
Evelyn viii ReteiI Her story, But Not
at Such Great Length as Before
MAY Take Change Of
Venue.

New York-Insanity is to be the
defense of Harry Kendall Thaw
upon his second trial for the killing Of
Architect Stanford White in the Mad
ison Square roof garden. There is to
be no plea of justification under tho
"unwritten law"
The rich young Pittsburger will be
pictured to the jury as the victim Of
inheritance, affected by violent dis.
ease In his youth, always vacillating
His brain. it will be said in court,
snapped under the strain of Evelyn's
recital, intensified as it is alleged to
have been by stories poured into his
ears by spies whose object it was to
poison him against White.
Thaw, it is said, does not yet know
what his defense is to be, but con-
tinues to imagine there will be another
resort to the "unwritten law" He in
sists he is sane and always has been
sane.
Under the plea of insanity, it -
said, the story of Evelyn will be re
hearsed, but not with such detail as
at the first trial. unless the jury in
sists on it. The second trial, 1t is ex
pected, will be much shorter than the
first.
1t is said that If much difficulty is
experienced in putting the first six
men in the box the court will be asked
to grant change of venue. In that
case Thaw would be tried up the
state.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Missourian Is Promoted.

Washington-William Walter Bish-
.op of Missouri, formerly professor of
Greek in the Missouri Wesleyan col
lege at Cameron, has succeeded David
Hutcheson as Superintendent of the
reading room of the Library Of Con-
gress. Before his appointment Mr..
Bishop was chief cataloguer and chief
reference clerk of Princeton univer-
sity. He is a graduate of the Univer-
sity of Michigan and of the American
School of Classic Studies at Rome.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Pacific Fleet Being
Provisioned For VOYAGE

the Glacier is to carry, she will have
$4,000 pounds Of Frankfurter sausage
and 10000 pounds of bologna sausage.
Six thousand dozen eggs, to be issued
at Trinidad, will also be taken on
board, as we'll as 250,000 pounds of
potatoes.
Fourteen thousand pounds of plug
tobacco, together with 3,70O cigars
and $4,000 cigarettes, will accommo-
date the wants of smokers. The 500-
900 pounds of fresh beef, the chickens,
mutton and other perishable articles
will not be taken on board until the
last moment.
The Culgoa will take the same
amount of stores as the Glacier. Both
ships will take their coal on board this
week.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
NARROWLY ESCAPED LYNcHING
Ohio Mob Sought to Revenge Assault
on Young Girl.

Marietta O.-John Sweeney, mar.
ried man 80 years old, narrowly es.
capped lynching from mob seeking re.
venge for his assault on Anna Koon,
p 14-year-old girl.
Sweeney, who is the father of five
children, was caught with the child in
one of the buildings Of the fair
grounds, which is situated in the resi-.
dence district, where a crowd quickly
collected and, binding him with a
rope, started for the Muskingum river,
bent on the throwing him in.
The police arrived in time to rescue
him and fought the crowd back 70 the
police station, where only level-headed
citizens prevented trouble. The girl is
in precarious condition.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Man and Wife Murdered,

Passaic, N. ]. Rattle Ruff
fano and his wife, Antoinette, were
murdered at Garfield, N. j., Saturday
night. Early Sunday a neighbor found
the woman's body on the walk in
front of the grocery store which the
couple owned. In the kitchen back of
the store Ruffano's hody was found
lying on the floor. Both had been shot
in the head. Ruffano had evidently
been killed instantly, but a trail of
blood showed where his wife had
crawled through the store and to the
walk.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
GRosSCUP WILL FIGHT.
Motion to Quash viii Be Made In
Wreck Case at Charleston, III.

Chicago-Judge Peter 8. Gross
cup and other directors of the
Charleston and Nation Interurban
line laid plans Wednesday to have
quashed the indictments charging
manslaughter, in that they were Grim
inally negligent in connection with
the wreck on their line that cost 18
lives. Judge Grosscup, having ar
ranged for giving bond through his
attorneys, will not have to appear in
court at Charleston until November 3,
when attack upon the indictments will
be made. BY agreement, formal hear
ing in the case will be set for January.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Hindoos Attacked by Mobs,

Sattle, Wash.-Smoldering feeling
against the Hindoos imported to
Everett, Wash, as laborers has
broken out and two attacks have been
made or thier quarters during the last
"a hours. Monday many Hindoos are
fleeing the city, and all who are not
gone by night will be deported. Dur
ing the attacks Sunday the quarters
of the Hindoos were wrecked by the
crowds of men and boys, and the for
eigners were compelled to seek shell
ter in the Jail and the police stations
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
HurIs Bomb at Prince.

Vyatka, Russia--As Prince Gortch-
akoff. the acting governor Of
vyatka, was driving from the cathe-
drai here at noon Wednesday, a bomb
was hurled at his carriage but failed
to explode. The perpetrator of the
outrage then attempted to shoot the
prince, but Vircassian soldier of the
guard shot and killed the would-be
assassin, who was formerly student
of the local high school.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
RAILWAY STOPS IMPROVEMENTS
Directors Formally Announce That
Retrenchment viii Be Policy.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Declaring that
the outlook for raising new cap
ital next year is unsatisfactory, the
directors of the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company have decided to re-
trench. After their meeting Friday,
at which they declared the usual semi
annual dividend Of az per cent, they
gave out statement that economy
would be the policy of the great cor
poration during 1908.
The announcement came somewhat
as a surprise, in view of the state
ment from President McCreas office
on Wednesday that the present earn
ings of the company are II per cent
greater than they were at the same
period last year.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
RACE WAR FEARED IN TEXAS.
State Rangers Rushed to San Angus.
tine After Outbreak.

San Augustine, Texas.-A force of
state rangers is here awaiting
developments because of the intense
feeling resulting from the killing of
Jack Davis, white man, and the
wounding of his companion by negroes
somes days ago and the subsequent
finding of the dead bodies of two ne
groes near the scene of the shooting.
Monday night Capt. Rogers. in
charge of the rangers, telegraphed for
more men.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
DEATH PUZZLES POLICE.
Man Found Dead in Room, Evidently
From Brutal Beating.

New York-Investigation is being
made in an effort to clear the
mystery about the death Of Herman
Bradley Potter, Jr, Of Doylestown, Pa.
who was found dead with fractured
skull and bruises and abrasions on
his legs and body, in a room at the
Waldorf-Astoria hotel, where he reg
istered last week from Philadelphia.
The coroner's examination left no
room for doubt that the man died of
injuries received in some violent strug-
gle, but a note left for his wife indi-
Gated that he was aware Of his ap-
preaching death.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
NitroqIycerin Wrecks Plant.

Butler, Pa Several persons were
cut and buised and a property
loss of $4,000 resulted when the mag
azine of the Petroleum Torpedo Co.
16 miles from here, exploded. There
were 500 quarts of nitroglycerin in
the magazine. The cause of the ex
plosion is not known. The factory
building was completely demolished
trees were moved down and a mum
ber of dwellings were partially de-
stroyed.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Hau Saved From GaIIows.

London, Eng.-The Berlin CORE.
sonpdent Of the Standard says that
the grand duke of Baden, acting on
the advice of the minister of justice,
has decided to commute the sentence
of death passed on Karl Grau, for
merly professor of Roman law at
George Washington University, Wash
ington, d. c., for the murder of Frau
Molliter, his mother-in-law, to penal
servitude for life.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
papers in Walsh Case Stolen.

Chicago, Ill.-The Inter Ocean says: ::
Secret service operatives reported
that some official correspondence
between Attorney General Bona
parte and District Attorney Edwin
w. Sims, containing government Sc
crets relating to the case of John r.
Walsh, former president of the Chica-
go National Bank, now defunct, await
ing trial in connection with the fail
ure of the bank, had been stolen from
the files in the federal building.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Pain Is AIIevIated by LIaht.

New York-Experiments are being
made with intense light at the
New York Skin and Cancer hos
pital, to alleviate pain. The ply
sicians are yet unwilling to express
definite opinion about the efficacy of
the treatment, but the experiments
have been sufficiently satisfactory to
merit their continuance.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Purehase Vessel for canal.

Washington-The Isthmian canal
commission has purchased the tug
Reynolds, a vessel lis feet long, at
cost of $66.O00 for work in the har-
Dor at Panama. This Is the third ves-
sci purchased by the commission to
be sent to Panama via Cape Horn.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Man Is Killed by a BUZZ Saw.

Paducah, Ky.-Holden Lewis, 2S
years old, sawyer employed In
a mill at Mayfield, KY, met death
in buzz saw. He was standing at the
saw working with short cuts, when
some one backed wagon into him.
He was knocked forward and fell on
the fast revolving saw. The top of his
head and his right shoulder were
sawed off before companions could get
to him.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
RussIan soIdIers Rebel.

vladivostock--A battalion of re.
Gently arrived sappers, armed with
rifles, mutined and tried to cap
ture one OF the barracks. Two COM
panies of a rife regiment quartered
there brought machine guns into ac-
tion and routed the mutineers. A
dozen Of the latter were killed or
wounded
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Diaz's Cabinet to Be Chanued

Mexico City, Mexico-There are
well-deflned rumors of approaching
changes in President Diaz's cabinet.
Three important ministers-foreign af-
fairs, colonization and industry and
war-will according to report, be filled
by new men. Senor Joaquin d. Casu-
sus, it is said, will be one Of the new
members.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

Maelean Escapes; Recaptured.
Madrid, Spain-Dispatches from Te-
tuan convey a report that several days
ago Caid MacLean escaped In the
night, but was recaptured and put in
chains by Raisuli
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Boy Under Many CHARGES.

Fulton, Ky.-Edward Lee Stock
ton, II years old, is on trial at
Bardwell charged with attempted mur-
der, grand larceny, arson and assault
and battery. 1t is said that he at
tempted to kill his uncle and aunt so
that he might get money with which
to marry.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

One Dead, Two injured In Runaway.
Marshalltown. Ia.-Dr. ]. A. VIII
liams OF Belle PLANE and his stenog-
rapher, Mrs. Burgess. were fatally In
jured In runaway accident, and DR..
Williams daughter Mary, years old,
was killed.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Birmingham Saloons Go.

Birmingham, Ala.-While this city
gave majority of 800 against
prohibition, jefferson county voted
overwhelmingly for It Monday; hence
the saloons in the city must also go.
The campaign preceding the election
was an exceedingly warm and pictur-
eque one, in which woman and chill
dren took a conspicuous part in behalf
of temperance.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Stabbed Durinu Quarrel,

York, Pa.-During fight which en-
sued between Frank Urbany and Hen
ry Weber of this city, because each
wanted to wrap himself in the bed
covering, the latter was stabbed with
knife in several places and is now
In critical condition. The two men
were bedfellows at a boarding house.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
School Principal 10 sued.

Pittsburg, Pa.-Professor Earle
w. Reed, principal OF the public
schools of Sheridan, a fashionable
suburb of this city, who is quite
wealthy, was made defendant in a
breach of promise suit for $4,000 in
stituted by Miss Luella Lewstatter,
also of Sheridan. Recently Prof. Reed
was married.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Watchman Kills Nearo.

Pine Bluff Ark.-The negro burglar
who was shot and killed by Night
Watchman Good at the commissary of
the Bluff City Lumber Co. here is be-
lieved to be the one who recently shot
several persons and held up several
others at Newport, Ark. The negro
carried three revolvers.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Frisco Newspaper Man Dies.

Columbus, O.-Announcement is
made that William T. Bell, managing
editor of the San Francisco Bulletin,
and formerly with the New York
World. died at the home Of his sister,
Mrs. Thomas p. Dolan. of cancer OF
the stomach. Mr.. Bell was born in
this city.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Russian Murderess to Hano.

st. Petersburg-Mlle. Ragozinnikova,
who shot and killed General Maximoff-
sky, director of the department OF
prisons of the ministry Of interior, was
taken to the fortress OF st. Peter and
st. Paul, tried by court-martial and
sentenced to be hanged.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
lumber Steamer IL Burned.

Superior. Wis.--The steamer Cormo-
rant Of the Edward Heinze Lumber
Co. burned to the waters edge of the
northerly end OF Bass Island. A tug
took off Captain Mckenzie and the
crew OF five men, together with three
women who were on board.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Seven Men Blown to Pieces.

Lyle, Wash.-Seven men are blown
to pieces at a construction camp on
the Portland & Seattle railway near
Lyle.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
oliver p. Temple Dead.

Knoxville, Tenn.-Oliver P. Temple,
ss years old, died here. He had a
noted career, starting public life in a
race with Andrew Johnson for con-
gress, in which Johnson was vic
torious by small margin.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
St. Louis Councilman Fined.

st. Louis, Mo.-George C. Linde,
former councilman, pleaded guilty to
the indictment charging malfeasance
in office before Judge Wilson A. Tay-
lor in the court of criminal correction
Monday, and was fined $500, the max
imum.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
WIN Attend BattIeshin Fle.t

Washington Captain c. p. Nelson
has been elected to command the
transport Panther, which has been
fitted out as a repair ship, and will
accompany the battleship nest
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Conference to Meet In Richmond.

Norfolk, va.--The executive com.
mittee Of the National Conference Of
Charities ana Corrections decided
upon the week Of May 9, 1908, for the
next session at Richmond.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

The derelict proved to be four
masted, square-rigged ship that in ev-
cry way answered the description of
the Sewell.
On the shore of Noir island land
ing party from the Norwegian vessel
discovered traces proving that con-
siderable party from the wreck had
made it's way to land. The trail led
away from the beach.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
An Heir to Millions.

New York-About 100000 worth
of baby has been delivered by
the stork at the residence OF Mr..
and Mrs. William X. Vanderbilt. Jr.,
at 666 Fifth avenue. 1t is boy.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Woman RaffIes Indicted.

Chicago, Ili.--Mrs Evelyn Ro.
madka, wife of Milwaukee million
tire. was indicted on six counts alleg-
ing burglary and receiving stolen
property.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

James L. MINIS is promoted to gen
Grad solicitor Of the Wabash, filling
the vacancy caused by the death Of
G. A. Travons.
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08
Boy o. g Months Weighs ITO Pound.

Richmond, Va.--W. H. Banes or
Matoka, Chesterfield county. is the fa-,
ther Of Edward Banes, an S-month-old'
boy Weighing 110 pounds. The infant
was Of normal weight at BIRTH
The Montgomery tribune., 1907-11-08

New York, N. Y.-At the Brook
lyn navy yard Friday the machinery
was set in motion by which food sup
ply for $4,000 officers and enlisted
men who are to start for the Pacific
coast next month in the feet of bat
tleships, torpedo boats and auXiliaries
will be slowed away in the holds of
the supply ships Glacier and Culgoa,
which are to carry all the provisions
for the ships.
Many articles of food now served
out to the enlisted men the old-time
sailors never dreamed of being able to
eat at sea, such as condensed milk,
canned peaches and pears, nuts, jel-
lies, chocolate and other sweets. Be-
sides the 100000 pounds Of -four that