The Democratic advocate., 1909-03-12
aENERAL NEWS.

Two negroes were lynched and
burned In the public square at Rock
wall, Texas, on Sunday.
One OF the Massachusetts, State |
militiamen who visited Washington
Inauguration Day is dead, one Is dy-
ing and 9S are III with plural compli-
cations.
Rev. Richard l.. Williams, pastor
OF the Second Moravian Church, York,
Pa, has resigned his pastorate and
will become a minister in the Pres
byterian Church.
Jesse Clarke, a negro, who, with
one bullet, slew two men at Ames-
vile, La, just across the river from
New Orleans two years ago, has been
arrested at Jennings. La.
An avalanche has destroyed work
mems shelter at Sankt Johan, In the
Pongau district of Salzburg. Vienna,
March Z, killing % persons. Fifteen
bodies have been recovered.
The execution OF seven negroes, In
Baton Rogue, Louisiana, March 5, fol-
lows the conviction Of six of them for
murder and one fr criminal assault
upon e member of his own race.
Police Captain William II. Mat
thews, commanding the Fifth precinct
Washington, ID. G.. was shot and in-
stantly killed March by Policeman
John w Collier. one Of his men.
A quarter Of million dollars were
offered Detectives Robert Wilson and
T. 8, Hufiiing, OF Scranton. Pa, 10
He down" In the prosecution of the
Pittsburg graft cases, which was re-
I fused
The corning mill OF the Rand Pow
der Companys plant at Marlow,
Tenn. blew up March 8. Walter
Fletcher and William Grills were
killed and three other men we're In
iured
BY marrying according to law the
woman he had once married. and for
which he got sentence of 3 years
Ia the penitentiary on charge Of big
amy, r. r. Hammond, of Frankfort,
l KY. got hts liberty.
Herschel Hogg, Union City. Tenn,
a confessed member OF the band Of
Might Riders" who murdered Capt.
I Quentin Rankin at Walnut Log In 0c-
( tober. escaped from jail az Dresden
Sunday night and has not been recap
I tured
Thirty or more lives were anuffed
out, 90 people were injured. IA seri-
( oualy. and property estimated TO be
worth 81 600 900 was destroyed as a
result Of the tornado which wrecked
/ Brinkley. Ark. OF the known dead.
II are white people.
Z Jesse Yeakey. 4 years old. and An
nio Theresa UnterfachberRer. aged 3
of Portland. Ore, established them
selves as the youngest elopera on rec
ord when they decided TO get married
( and wandered away from their homes
I last week 10 look for preacher
I A nndinE % iuetlhable homicide.
completely exonersting Rev Harvey
Eastman. Temple, n. H.. the young
I Congregational minister who shot aud
killed George L. Narcotic Tuesday,
was returned March I at a formal
( hearing before a justice Of the peace.
The northwestern section OF Cuth-
Z bert. Ga. was struck by a cyclone
I Tuesday and almost totally destroy
( ed Many buildings are In ruins
( One man has been killed and many
I injured About 20 loaded freight cars
on the railroad track we're destroyed.
o. r. Hull. Savannah, Ca. formerly
an cinpl0ye Of the Atlantic Coast Lane
Z Railway. who IL charged with stealing
3 Is MtFNh VI FNWAAAANkA FfAKkFNA NAIuNE
I order blanks and selling them wna ar
rcatcd, "whiskey aud giFis. was
/ HulIs laconlc explanation Of hig
I trouble
March At hcr home In Beaver. 90
miles west % Pittshurg. MrH. Mamie
Mckee widow found William q.
Wilmer, . rejected auitor. standing
al her bedside when she declared
again. In answer 10 his question. that
ahc did NOT love him he Aired four
bullets into her head killing her.
HrarthrOken because his dream OF
having an interconunentai railroad
open TO commerce the fertile valleys
OF Central and South America had
never materlEiiKed. Hinton Rowan
I Helper. former United States consul
general at Busnoa Ayrss, committed
suicide at Washington Tuesday night
On the special train carrying the
400 Kentucky Republicans who at
tended the inauguration j. w. Cal
vert. Of PeHwse Valley. Ky. died Sat
urday morning near Hinton. W Va,
OF pneumonia. which developed from
his marching IN the snow and aiush
Of inauguration day He WAS 81
years old
Elton HhidMin confessed March D
10 the prosecuting attorney that he
killed his aged mother who YVES found
dead March In her farmhouse. two
miles from Saupatuck. Mich. He said
that he was afraid she would charge
him with having burned their barn
and therefore killed her with a hatch
Of while she was asleep.
While her husband was a prisoner
6t 6tatesboro, Ga. on the charge Of
murder awaiting q second trial after
conviction. Mira. Joe Woods. who re-
sided near Rocky Ford. was burned
20 death late Sunday, Mrs. woods
was bathing one of her baby children
before an open fireplace. when her
dress was ignit9d. She ran into the
yard and died there.
Choosing between death by Gre,
which had driven him out OF his blaz-
ing room and on the narrow ledge
| OF his window. and a jump OF three
stories 20 the sidewalk below. Dennis
Redmond. New York. leaped and was
almost Instantly killed Sunday by
striking hend first on an iron railing
which shut of the basement stairs
from the street.
Broken-hearted over the prospects
| OF KENTUCKY going dry Pat Lamp
\ hare Nfha man With tha unffau unaa -