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The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Lynch Lust Spreading;
ChicagoanS Seek Negro

CHICAGO. Aug. 1.-THE lynch lust
of Springfield proved contagious IN Chi
cago Yesterday. when a negro, who had
lust beaten out the brains OF a woman,
was conveyed by an armed posse OF
policemen from the Cottage Grove ave
nue. station 10 the Harrison street sta
ton TO save him from a mob that was
clamoring for his life.
The murder itself is said to be in
directly due TO the race riots at Spring
field.
Clayton y. Williams, a negro porter,
in a fit OF temporary insanity caused by
broodlng over the Springfield outrages,
locked Lucy Briggs. sixty-seven years
old, in a room at her house 23l2 Dear
born street, at noon and battered her
brains out with a rocking chair.
Williams insanity took form in the
belief that he was the Messiah, come
TO regenerate the fallen ones OF his
, race, and that the woman was possessed
-Of devils which he must cast out.
williams swung the chair at police
. men when they burst open the door. BY
? this time a crowd had gathered. Excite
: meut bOrdered on the laWless.
Cries OF Lynch him." and String
him up" strengthened into a roar. The
murderer was hurried 10 the Cottage
s Grove avenue station in patrol wagon,
5 followed by the maddened crowd.
The mob grew in numbers until II
I. damned Cottage Grove avenue, in front
Of the station. The prisoner then was
rushed to the Harrison street station
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Cause of Race Riot
Can't Identify Negro

BLOOMINGTON. H.. Aug. 17-Mrs
Earl Hallam, victim of the attack in
Springfield which started the race war,
is in doubt about the identity Of her as
sailant. In an interview she declared
that she was uncertain whether Rich
ardson, who is now a prisoner in Bloom
ingtOh, is the guilty man.
She says, however. that she is almost
certain that he is the man. and his gen
eral features support her belief. but in
the darkness which prevailed she could
not discern the nsgrO's features suf-
ficiently to positively identify him. She
will say nothing more than that he
looks something like the man.
Mrs. Hallam's greatest concern now
is over the race war which resulted
from her misfortune. Although her
self probably the most pitiful sufferer
OF the affair. she shows genuine regret
over the general blOOdshed and destTuC-
ton, and says that she would rather die
herself than to have been the innocent
cause of such a carnival OF crime.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
VETERAN CLERK
RESTS IN ARLINGTON
Col. Van Leuven Buried To
day by Comrades of
Grand Army.

Funeral services over the remains OF
Col. II. c Van Leuven. the well-knOwn
clerk of the judiciary Committee of the
House OF Representatives. who died at
his home, 1926 NJ street, Saturday, was
held today at 2 p. m. at Frey's under
taking establishment, 1880 Fourteenth
street. The interment was at Airing
ten Cemetery and the body was buried
with military honors. the services being
III charge Of the Grand Army of the Re
public.
Colonel Van Leuven was sixty-five
years Of age. and was born IN New
York State. His earlier days We're
spent in Iowa. From there he went 10
Wisconsin, where he achieved state
wide reputation for his political ability
and generous disposition
He was practically a self-made man.
and was prominently Identified with ma
tional affairs the greater part OF ms
active life. At the early age OF eighteen
he was appointed postmaster by the late
Senator Allison Of Iowa. Later ne com
pleted d course in Usage College, recelN-
ing the degree Of bachelor of science
and delivering the valedictory at MS
graduation exercises.
During the administration or Presl-
dent Grant he was the recipient OF otISL
Governmental appointments SuoSe-
quently he became editor of Mlnnea-
polls newspaper, becoming widely ac-
duaiuted with politics and politicians
during his journalistic career. Later ne
devoted himself almost entirely 70 cam
paign work.
Colonel Van Leuven saw active serV-
ice with the Ninth Iowa Regiment dur
ing the civil war He was knight
TempIar and Grand Army man for
many years. A son and daughter sur
ViVe him.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Died

AhNOLD-On Saturday August Is 1908 az
=. m. NARY A. ARNOLD, aged ninety
three years. beloved mother OF Mrs. a. J.
Mckee.
BoND-on Saturday: august Is. 1903 At 5
?. m, FERDINAND. beloved husband OF
Lucy A. Bond
DIETE5IcB-On Saturday. August Is. 1893,
RICHARD +. DIETERICH. hrEt sergeant
United states army lretiredl.
GREES-On Sunday. August L. 1909 Al II
O'Clock. a. IA, NARY ANN. widow Of John
Green, late Of Stafford county. virginia
aged eighty one years. eight months and
FIVE days
Funeral private on Tuesday. ga a. m.
from her late residence. al 1913 Clifton
street Friends invited. Interment a. fan
ily burial ground, Stafford county Va, on
IInesaay. august IS l:So .; m
(FFedericksburg, Va. ana Baltimore papers
please c0py.) II
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. on Friday. Angus.
u. 1905, az Portsmouth. Va JOHN H.
beloved son Of the late John b. and Mary
Z, Ingiedue, aged nineteen years.
John H. lngledue was HiDete an years OF
age and was drowned IN Norfolk harbor
Va. from the receiving ship Franklin. He
he'd been In the service only FIVE weeks. A
slster. Mrs Joseph shea. survives. AZ l4i5
= street southeast
SORRIS-OH Sunday. August Is. 1868. AZ CT
tsge city, Nd. MARY EUNIcE. infInt
laughter Of Paul c. and Mary Heath Nor
ris. at 70 o'clock p. m.
Funeral at p m, Tuesday, August =
from residence. II
VAN LEUYEN-On Saturday August IS
lSls, az 1880 a. m, Col HENRY c. VAN
Lt-oFEN, IN his sixty-hfth year.
YsEINGA RT-Departed this life. August II.
1865. al l.e5 a. M. LOUIS KILIAN VEIN
CART, after a long illness az the residence
OF his daughter, Mrs a. n. Hess, ga East
Capitol street.
Funeral Wednesday at O'Clock from the
Holy Comforter Church, Fourteenth and
East Capitol streets auf7-2t
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
COUNT OKUMA,
COUNT OKUMA,
Whose Statement Regarding Navy


a superficial criticism OF the country S
foreign policy.
Ito's views are supposed 10 represent
the attitude OF the japanese government
which is thus clearly one of continued
expansion and domination in the East
His utterances are likely to add fuel
TO the anu-Japanese discussion in the
United States. Notwithstanding the
preparations that are being made to
welcome the American fleet the feeling
OF gratitude at the American approDri-
auon OF Sl,5OC,O00 for the Japanese ex-
position. and the expressions of good
VIII aud amiry by both Japanese and
american statesmen, the feeling is
growing IN Japan that sooner or later
me Mlkado will clash with the United
states on the question Of the respective
spheres of influence" in the Orient.
Japan realizes, as she n yer did he
Iore, the vital position that China holds
III the momentOus question now CON
ironing the two countries The latter's
friendship for America and the appar-
eht lmpossibility- of Japan gaining the
support OF China except by a military
Gemonstratton are seriously perturbing
the japanese eq anlmity.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
,COLOred Man Is Shot
Resisting a Policeman

CHICAGO, Aug. I7.-Walter Allen,
Swenty-oue years old. colored, living
at 1910 Dearborn street, was shot in the
back and seriously wounded late last
night by Policeman John feeling, OF
the Harrison street station, after Allen
and five others had attacked the officer
when the latter attempted to arrest
them at Fourteenth and state streets on
q charge of disOrderly conduct.
The men we're jeering at white man
who was passing, and Policeman Teel-
ing requested the pegrOes to move on
and keep quiet. as the hour was late,
and they were disturbing the peace. In
stead of obeying his command, the ne
groes advanced in body and attacked
him.
feeling struggled away from them,
drawing his revolver. The negroes then
ran and when they refused 10 halt al
his command, the policeman flred one
shot, which struck Allen. He was taken
TO the county hospital The others es-
caped.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17

stores and soda fountains. Fifteen sa-
lOOnkeepeTs have been arrested for
opening their places of business.
There is not the least doubt in the
conditions that it Is the fixed deter
mination OF a large portion OF the
white population OF Springfield 10 ban
ish the negro from the city forever.
Will illuminate Negro.
Every man and woman IN Springfield
who has said anything at all has said
that the negro never again will be
permitted 10 live in the city. The preJu-
dice against the race is general and
deeprooted. and everyone who has close
ly watched the progress OF events is
OF the fixed belief that withdrawal OF
the militia at this time or at any time
IN the near future Will result in the
Staying Of every negro who may venture
back into the city.
1t is not because OF general lawless-
ness that Springfield is now occupied
by soldieTs-One soldier to every fifteen
Of the city's inhabitants-and that
more soldiers are on their way here.
The true reason for the presence OF
ali these troops Is, as Governor Deneeh
has explained. that the attitude OF the
people toward the negro has not
changed since that nTst night OF terror
and II is realized by the men In author
fty that the spirit of vengeance VIII
flame anew Just as soon as the over
powering force Of military rule is lifted
OveraWed by the presence of the great
body Of troops, the largest that mas
been assembled in an Illinois duty camp
since the riots IN Chicago in 1894. the
laWless element OF the city, white and
black. which in its fury has been re-
spOnsible for the death OF hVe persons
since the Tioting began, on Friday Night
made no demonstration Sunday.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
SELF DELUSION
Many People Deceived by coHeo.

We like to defend our indulgencies
and habits even though we may be con-
WINGED of their actual harmfulness.
A man can convince himself that
whisky is good for him on a cold morn
ing, or beer on hot summer day
when he wants the whisky or beer?
It's the same with coffee. Thousands
of people suffer headache and nervous
ness year after year but try to persuade
themselves the cause is not coffee-be-
cause they like coffee.
''WhiIe vet a child commenced using
coffee and continued fl" writes a Wis,
man, until / was a regular coffee fiend.
I drank it every morning and in cOnse-
ouence had a binding headache nearly
every afternoon
NV folks thought it was coffee that
allied me. but l liked 1t and would not
admit il was the cause of my trouble,
so I stuck 10 cOfee ana the headaches
"Finaliy. the folks stopped buying
coffee and brought home some Postum.
They made 1t right directions on pkg.).
and told me to see what difference 1t
would make with my head and during
that first week on Postum my old afflic-
ton did not bother me once. From that
day 10 this we have USED nothing but
Postum in place Of -cohee-headaches
are a thing of the past and the whole
family is in fine health
Postum looks good, smells good,
tastes good. IS good. and dQes good TO
the whole body" There's a Reason
Name given By Postum Co, Battle
Creek, Mich. Read THE Road to Well
ville," IN pl0gs
Ever read the above letter. a new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true. and full Of human
interest.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
-CoIOred Men TO Unite
To Check Law-BreakerS

CHICAGO. Aug. IA law and order
league. composed of coIored residents of
the South Side, will be formed tomorrow
night at a mass meeting OF the Institu-
tional African Methodist Church. This
decision was arrived at after a consuIta-
tion of colored ministers. The Rev. II.
+. Stuart, pastor of the church, said
today:
The bad and lawless element of the
negro race has and will continue TO az
feet the better element Our people are
Judged by the worst element, and un-
less we rise and condemn and eight
against this laWless class we Will be
rightly judged
In the trouble al Springfield we are
apt, perhaps, 10 condemn the whites
but we must accept our share Of the
responsibility. We should fofm an Or
ganization TO protect ourselves and rid
the community Of negro lawbreakers."
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Boys Cry of Niger
ANSWERED by Bullets

BLOOMINGTON, ILL.,, Aug. 17.-Great
concern was expressed over the effect
Aof a clash between whites and negroes
There late last night. A crowd of young
men jeered at a company Of cOlOred
people, applying the epithet ''nigger, %
and finally showered them with small
gstones
The negroes crew revolvers and fired
IN the air. and the white boys fed.
sSThe colored men also made good their
escape. and when a group of policemen
preached the scene, all had disappeared.
FSThe stones broke some windows and the
-Clash created great excitement in the
vicinity About fifty refugees from
Springfield have reached this city and
are being taken care of by members
sDf their race.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
ASSAULT ON CHILD
LAID TO MAN OF SO

sUMMERVILLE. Ca. Aug I7.-Late
yesterday afternoon. r. T. Williams.
fifty years old, white. wac arrested
charged with assaulting the nine-yeaF-
old daughter Of Mrs. Hanson. his next
door nelghDor. The crime Is alleged TO
have been committed on the public road
between SummeryilIe and Trion, when
williams was bringing the child here
from the country IN a buggy.
Williams says he knew nothing about
il claiming that ne was under the in
fiuence of liquor. He has been removed
TO Rome for safe keeping. Williams
has borne a fair reputation. is a mar
ried man. and his grown daughters.
The child is said 10 be in q serious
condition
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
TOday's Vital Records.
Births.

Jesse E. and Laura 3. Weaver, boy.
Henry c. +. and Elsie Weber, gil.
William S. and Virginia MerriWeather,
boy
WvIie ]. and Mamie Mitchell, girl.
George W and Sarah =. KING, girl.
Albert H. and Mary e HelVesttne, BOY.
John r. and Addie Herbert. boy.
Judson o. and Mary M Harrison, boy
Henry c. and Alons @. Huntemann,
boy.
Harold II. and Lille NJ. F1ournoy, boy.
Patrick and Margaret Delaney, boy.
Ernast n and Anna s. Balls, girl
Michael and Florence Buckley, girl.
Robert NJ and Helen l.. Baker, boy.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Prince Ito Alarmed by State
ment of Count Okuma
Concerning America.

TOKYO, Aug l7.-FOIlowing the dec
Iaration OF Count Olluma that the naval
expansion or the United States Is aim
ed directly at Japan and the agitatiC i
in America Of a closer alliance with
China to thwart Japanese ascendency
in the Orient. Prince Hirobumi Ito. Jap
anese resident general in Korea, declar-
ed today that the increasing military
and naval strength of Japan is indis-
pensable for the maintenance Of peace
in Asia and OF the Pacific.
The prince processes TO believe that
mis- sacred mission is the reformation
Of Korea and that the suppression or in
surrectiOn by slaughtering of native
rebels, is a part of this reformation.
He warns the japanese people against
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Deaths

Elizabeth Carroll, 80 years, 1922 Thir-
teenth street northwest.
Catherine Ebel. 20 years, 7o5 Quincy
street, Petworth.
Charles Leasure, 81 years, Georgetown
University Hospital.
Emma Lewis, IS years. 651 G street
northeast
Richard r. Dietrich, AZ years. United
states Army General Hospital, Dis
triCt OF Columbia.
Evelyn p. Van Allen, months. $50 K
street northwest.
William Winderhutt, so years, Washing
ton Asylum Hospital.
John A Wise, 81 years, 1l34 sixth
street northwest.
Alice NJ NJ. Hull, So years, 1874 Church
street northwest.
Emma Lewis, 80 years, 65i Eleventh
street northeast
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
LynCher Goes Insane;
Is Held Under Guard

PEORIA, Ill, Aug. III am one of
those who helped 20 lynch William Don
negan at Springfield and believe I ana
going insane" was the statement of
Charles GadWin. at the Office Of the
superintendent OF the Bartonville asy-
lum yesterday. we stamped him in
the face, we cut his throat, and then
put a rope around his neck. That's
what 1t took to kin him.
Gadwin said that he formerly was a
member of the Thirty-secOnd l. s. Vol
unteers IN the Philippines and had a
sister at the asylum
He was placed uEder guard.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
GIVES DATA FOR TOMB;
ENDS LIFE WITH ACID
Worcester Mans Sweetheart Told
TO Get Time of Death From
the Newspapers.

WORCESTER, Mass, Aug. H.-"Rich-
ard J. Lynch, born July 10, 1889. died
August, 1903. the time and the place 1
do not know, but you viii read IN the
papers. Good-by, good-by.
The foregoing facts for a tombstone,
written by Richard ]. Lynch and ad-
dressed to his fiancee, were found on
his body after he committed suicide by
drinking acid. He recently came 10
Peabody from West Chester. Pa. Leav-
ing a party of friends he drank the
poison ana sank 20 the ground IN agony
dying in a few minutes.
The girls name is withheld By the
police.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Stockholders Meeting

NOTICE is hereby given 10 all stock
holders OF the Washington, Alexandria
and Mt. Vernon Railway Company that.
pursuant to a call to that effect by me
Board Of Directors, a meeting OF the
stockholders of said Company will be
held ar the Company's Office at Mt.
Vernon, Virginia. on Tuesday. the e5th
day Of August. 1868. at clock in Ire
afternoon, for the purpose. among other
things. OF considering and taking me
action essential and proper to so amend
the Company's charter as TO obtain as
a part thereof all the powers which
under the general Incorporation laws OF
the Commonwealth Of Virginia, may be
obtained by railroad corporations or
gained Hereunder.
au10-l6t
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
Victim of Race Hate
May Die in Hospital

EVANSVILLE, Ind, Aug. 17-George
Monde. a negro of this city, was prob
ably fatally cut last night by two white
men who made their escape, and for
whom the police are searching.
The two men were discussing the race
riots at Springfield, and one OF them
had Just remarked that All negroes
ough to be run into the river" when
Monde came along.
The men assaulted Monde with bricks
and one OF them stabbed him in the
back Monde was removed to St.
Mary's Hospital, and is in a critical
The Washington times., 1908-08-17

Edward p. souder and Martha P Rich
erson, Sparta, Va. The Rev. Elias
Anger.
Minnie Luck, Hewlett, Va The Rev.
J. =. Mclaughlin.
Thomas r. Petty and Virginia NJ.
Keefer The Rev. Martin . Donoghue.
Joseph A. Hayden and Mary ]. Clark.
The Rev. Thomas Z. Michigan.
Horace p Hunting and Marie L.
Mitchell. The Rev William p Dexter
The Washington times., 1908-08-17

was killed. a number of negroes were
injured, and Deputy Sheriff Wilcox was
badly beaten
According 10 latest reports from Adam
son, a serious race clash is thought
probable. a sherin's posse has been
sent to the scene.
The Washington times., 1908-08-17
White Man Is Killed
In Riot With Negroes

McALESTER. Okla, Aug. lin a
fight between two white men and ne
groes az Adamson. a mining town near
here. last night. Harry Mineson, white,
The Washington times., 1908-08-17

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The Washington times., 1908-08-17
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Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03
NEW R47lEY7cS M4TlIllYC THE AzEZEMo GAMES

IT, In 1890 there Were 1872 hospitals, while n
1913 there were 32S, and many of the older ones
had been enlarged. In other words the country
is taking care of the insane and taking them out
OF their homes and incidentally the idea grew
that because the institutions were increasing in
number and size the number of cases was like
Wise growing abnOrmally.
1t Is not generally supposed that these is a
brighter side to insanity. The 100000 people of
this country who have relatives in asylums prob
ably do not see this bright side and few of the
other millions realize it. But nevertheless it is
fact that the darkest days of the affection are
over.
Nearly every patient in an institution is normal
in all but or two subjects. The dangerous
insane are, of course, another matter; to them
it is always night and will be until some genius
discovers a new method of treating the brain
more satisfactorily than is known at the present
day. But these others normal human beings,
with normal wants and ideas on all subjects but
two.
In the cid days this normal part Of their nature
never had its outlet; their lives were never given
the leeway necessary for even moments happi-
ness. But to-day it would not be an exaggeration
TO say that the insane l., institutions are reason
ably happy lot.
In many institutions entertainments are given
regularly by the inmates. The man who has the
idea that he n King Edward is allowed to sit
in his royal box in all his majesty and as his other
faculties are unimpaired, he enjoys the show to
its utmost The woman who believes she has in
herited million from her uncle sits In the f.cnt
row, happy in tha belief that in few days she
will leave the institution and buy silk dress for
every woman she leaves behind
The INDUCING principle in the treatment of the
insane to-day Is siIply to humor them whenever
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1908-12-03

his face continually and if he had ever had a
chance TO rule anywhere, no one would ever have
accused him of cruelty. He modelled after
the lines of old King Cole. But one day pa
tient admitted whose weak point happened
to be the idea that King Edward had sent ennis
saries over to kill him. The doctors hesitated
about putting the new man in the same room
with the king, but both perfectly harmless,
so the experiment was tried. All went well until
the new patient learned that King Edward was
about. Thee he fed in terror and hid under a bed,
and all the coaXng the nurses could do could
not drag him out again. They were in dilemma
that taxed the resources of the institution Final
ly they decided to put the case before the king
and depend upon his well known good nature
to help them out He was alive to the situation.
His grief was touching, for more harmless king
certainly never breathed. Profuse with regrets at
the strange mistake, the monarch approached the
man under the bed and commenced to parley
with him. With all his negative graciousness the
king assured the benighted one that he was deud-
ed. Strange to say, the man gradually began
to believe it. Something in the kings face in
spired confidence and at last he came out. The
two soon became fast friends and the monarch
raised his new found friend to the peerage. This
man is now out of the asylum, cured of his de-
fusion. But the king still rules his little king.
dom happily the who rules his home.
According to the best known alienists in
America the natural condition of the insane per-
sons mind may be restored to normal by first Civ.
ing health to the body, which ultimately, 1t Is
claimed, will carry itself to the brain, the blood
being purified and eventually carrying away the
diseased portions of the brain This, of course,
cannot be made to apply to the which are
violent unless unusual conditions prevail, but at
least athletics may be pronounced great aid