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VOL. XXL
I. C. Levy & Cos.
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TAILOR-.™! r CLOTHIERS, AUCUaTA, GA.
• BOYD &> BARNES,
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season is Career than ever liofore, and Complete iu
every line, while our prices are unprecedentedly
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Cotton Factors aid Commission lerclaits
Comer Reynolds and 9th Sts., Augusta, Ga.
We give personal and nudivided attention to the Weighing and Selling of
Cotton. Commission for Selling, 50 cents; Storage, 25 cents.
Liberal Cash Advances Made on Consignments.
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(Successors to W. H. Howard ft Sons.)
Cotton Commission Merchants,
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No. 847 Broad Street, Augusta, Ga.
SPECIAL ATTENTION GIVEN TO THE JUC TRADE.
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JOB PRINTING
THOMSON, GA., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29,1893.
TEN MEN KILLED.
A Moll Firefl Optra liy the Malitia With
Fearful Effect.
1
The Crowd Wanted to Lyntli a Negro
but Were Summarily (.becked.
One of the most dastardly crimes in
the history of Roanoke, Virginia, oo
curcd at about 10 o’clock Wednesday I
morning. Mrs. Henry S. Bishop, ago
fifty years, a respectable white w oman
from Cloverdale, eight miles from tho i
city, was enticed by a negro named
Thomas Smith from tho mnrket where
she had como to sell produce, into |
an empty saloon basement. There j
she was beaten into insensibility
and robbed of her pocketbook con
taining less than $2. The woman was
; left for dead, but managed to revivo a
! few moments later and crawled up to '
the street where she told her story. j
The fiend had in the meantime escaped,
but was detected, from the description :
given by Mrs. Bishop, boarding an
outgoing train. A colored man jump
ed on the car, grabbed tho criminal
and the two fell to tho ground.
A crowd immediately surrounded
tho prisoner and threats of lynching
were load and frequent. Detective
Captain W. W. Baldwin seized tho
| man, and holding the crowd at hay with
his revolver, started on horseback with
the frightened negro behind him.
He redo to the saloon where the
wounded woman had been remov
ed, and she positively indentified him
| He was then taken to jail.
HER SON J.ED THE MOB.
A crowd gathered around the jail
and kept increasing as night approach
i cd. At 5 o’clock, the Roanoke Light
I Infantry marched to the jail by orders
tof Mayor Trout. Guards were posted
and tlio streets in the immediate vicin
ity were cleared. About dark tho
| crowd was increased by a hundred
1 from tho vicinity of the woman’s homo,
headed by Mrs. Bishop’s eon, a fire
man on tho Norfolk and Western rail
road.
At 8 o’clock portions of tho mob
battered at a side door of tho jail
where tho militia and Mayor Trout
had retired.
TEH KILTED AT THE FIRST FIRE.
The shooting was commenced by
tlio mob and tho mayor was shot in
tho foot. The militia were then or
dered to return tlio fire and a volley
from twenty-five rifles was poured in
to the mob. Ten men were killed
outright and many wounded, some of
them fatally. <
During the excitement caused by
tho volley, tho negro was taken from
tho jail by an officer and secreted. The
dead and wounded were removed to .
drug store and to the offices of near
physicians. Tho militia were then
dispersed and left tho scene as quietly
as possible. Tho following is tlio list
of the dead and the injured as far as
known at present:
THE DEAD.
S. A. Viek, hotel proprietor; Will
Sheets, fireman on tho Norfolk and
Western railroad; Charles Whit
meyer, conductor on tho Norfolk
and Western railroad; Emmet J.
Small, of Northwest Roanoke; Geo.
E. White, a fireman on tho Norfolk
and Western railroad; J. B. Tyler, of
Bluo Ridge; George White, shot
through the leg and hied to death;
W. Jones, engineer on tho Norfolk
and Western railroad; John Mills,
distiller, Back Creek; George Settles,
of Vinton, mortally wounded.
Nineteen of the mob were wounded,
K'mo of whom will die. Several
speeches were made after tho militia
retired. Judge Woods, of tho busting
court, assured tho mob that tho negro
Smith had been removed from the jail
and accompanied two of tho crowd
through tho jail to prove the truth of
his statement. The speeches did much
to pacify tho crowd. But hundreds
hung around tho jail and adjacent
streets for several hours afterwards,
many dispersing to search for the se
creted prisoner. At midnight the
scene had qnioted down and no fur.
ther trouble is expected.
LYNCHED AT LAST.
Later d'spatelies state that a squad
of twenty men took tho negro Smith
from three policemen, just before 5
o’clock Thursday morning, and hanged
him to a hickory limb on Ninth ave
nue, southwest, in tho residence sec
tion of the city. They riddled the
body with bullets and loft a placard
on it reading : “This is Mayor Trout's
friend.” A coroner’s jury of business
men was summoned and viewed the
body of tho negro, and rendered a ver
dict of death at the hands of unknown
men.
After the jnry had completed their
work the body was placed iu the hands
of the officers, who were unable to
keep back the mob. Three hundred
men tried to drag tho body through
the streets of the town, but were per
suaded to desist. A wagon was pro
cured and the body put in it. It was
then conveyed to the bank of the
Roanoke, about one mile from the scene
of the lynching.
THE DEAD BODY BURNED.
The dead negro was dragged from
ike wagon by a rope about two hund
red yards and burned on a pile of dry
lumber. The cremation was witness
ed by several thousand people.
The mob threatened at one time to
bury tho negro in Mayor Trout's yard.
Threats of vengeance have been openly
made against the mayor and the raili- I
tla for attempting to maintain tho law.
Captain Bird, commanding the mi
litia, left town. Major Trout also
disappeared.
A CORRECT LIST.
The following is a correct list of the
dead: 8. A. Vick, William Sheets,
Charles Wliitmyer, J. B. Tyler, George
White, W. E. Hall, John Halls and
George Settles. The#9. woqpded am
O. CT Falls, Will Eddy, George O.
Monroe, Frank Willis, Thomas Nel
son, Lcrov White, J. B. McGhee, O.
S. Shepard, E. J. Small, J. F. Powell,
J. E. Wayland, George Ligh, W. P.
Huff, Mayor U. S. Trout, J. H. Camp
bell, Edgar Whaling, 0. W. Figgatt,
C. P. North, O. R. Taylor, George
Hall. David Buggies, N. E. Sparks,
N. E. Nelms, Charles Moten, E. J.
Small, William Berry and Susan Doo
litey, colored.
TRADE TOPICS.
Report of Business for Past Week by
Dun & Cos.
R. G. Dun & Co.’s weekly review of
trade says: There is no longer only a
miscroscopic or sentimental improve
ment that cannot be measured, Some
increase is seen both in production and
in the distribution of products. True,
it is small as yet, but after the worst
financial blizzard for twenty years it
is not to be expected that all roads
can be cleared in a day. But all con
ditions, except at 'Washington, favor
a gradual recovery. Business goes on
iu unquestioning confidence that
the general desire of the people will in
some way prevail. Money has become
abundant and easy at 3 per oent at
New York on call and stagnant specu
lation fortunately favors greater free
dom in commercial loans.
Monetary conditions favor a revival
of trade and industry. While renewals
nro as large kb ever, commercial loans
are no longer unknown. The maturi
ty of large western obligations has
brought hither unusual sums of money
from that section, but the banks while
retiring part of tho circulation recent
ly taken out aud some certificates have
not retired a large proportion, keep
ing a weak eye on the body of com
mercial indebtedness to mature in
October and November.
Foreign trade grows more favorable.
Cotton lias fluctuated much and it is a
shade stronger, though nothing ap
pears to warrant and estimate which
would reduce the world's supply of
Aim ri tan, including tho quantity
carried over, within 500,000 hales of
tho largest consumption over known.
Tho industries are giving strong
proof that the consumption of goods
was not as much arrested as many
feared when tho aoilapse of trade and
manufactures came. While manufac
turers show extreit.o caution aud de
cline to start work without orders,
piling on goods at their own risk, tho
improved flu uncial conditions enable
them to accept many orders which
would have been of were refused weeks
ago, and actual ardors are rendered
frequent By. of retail
supplies in maim directions. The
number of works ramming this week
lias been at least fifty-eight wholly and
twouty-four iu part, against only fifteen
conoerns mentioned as having closed,
and eight reducing force. The gain has
been greatest in cotton, wliero some
goods touch the J lowest. prices over
known. The industry which shows
the least actual gain is tho manufac
ture of iron and steel, wliero tlio only
changes in price aro downward, and
in spite of the great decrease in pro
duction, the consumption seems to
have shrunk even more. But even in
that branch a distinct increase is seen
in tho demand for a few products.
Failures for the week number 319
in tho United States, against 188 last
year, and in Canada 40, against 23 last
year. Only five faiiuros wero for over
SIOO,OOO each. Tho liabilities in fail
ures for the second week in Septem
ber wero but $3,042,129, against $5,-
319,098 the first week.
A FRIGHTFUL WRECK
In Which Eleven People nre Crashed
to Death.
A special from Kingsbury, Ind.,
says: Eleven persons lost their lives
in a collision between a freight train
and the Toronto and Montreal express
on tho Wabash railroad at that station
at 5:30 o’clock Friday morning. A
score of others are injured, many of
whom will die. Tho freight was on a
siding west of tho depot, and was
bound east. Tho first section of tho
express train passed by on tho main
track at 5:25 o’clock. It is said
that tho brakesman supposed that
the freight train would not and ran
hack to open the switeh. Before tho
cars had begun to move the second sec
tion of the last express came west at
tho rato of fifty-five miles an hour,and
before the brakoman could turn the
switch, dashed into the side track and
collided with the freight train. The
wreck was complete. The list of killed
is as follows: J. H. McKenna, Harry
French, Charles Burbo, Miss Allice H.
lioed, Miss Nellie B. Tucker, Con
ductor James Coulter, Engineer John
Green, Warren G. Rider, P. C. Zelle,
Baggage Master Lyons, James D.
Roundy.
It was the worst wreck tho Wabash
rood has ever had. To add to the hor
rors of tho terrible collision,the boiler
of the passenger blew up, scattering
human bodies and ear wreckago in all
directions.
Division Superintendent Gould ad
mitted that the freight brakeman, Her
bert Thompson, was to blame for the
accident. Ho turned the switch in
tho face of tho freight engine and let
tho passenger train goon the sidetrack
whej-o the freight train was standing.
Fearful Flood in Japan.
A San Francisco special says: The
steamship Peril, Monday evening from
China and Japan, brought tho news to
September 3d. Tho Japan Gazette,
dated August 26, gives an account of
A great flood in Fifu Ken. Three
hundred and four were drowned, and
80,000 aro receiving Relief. It says
also that 2,350 cases aro reported sick
and 447 dead.
’ The City of Lubeok, Germany, is pre
paring to celebrate this year its 750th
anniversary.
SOUTHERN NEWS ITEMS
fie Drift ol Her Progress aM Pros
perity Briefly Noted
Happenings of Interest Portrayod In
Pithy Paragraphs.
Tho board of health of the city of
Selma, Ala., adopted resolutions that
no person passing through Atlanta,
Ga., shall be allowed to enter Selma
while the epidemic continues at Bruns
wick and refugees aro received in At
lanta.
Tho leading colored men of New
Orleans had a secret meeting Tuesday
night and Wednesday morning fur
nishod tho press with tlio resolutions
adopted. A oommittoe lias been ap
pointed to call on tho governor at onoe
and ask for troops for protection
against the reign of terror existing iu
Jefferson parish, on the outskirts of
the city.
A special from Brunswick says:
Mrs. Winkler died at ten o’clock
Thursday morning from what is be
lieved to bo yellow fever. Sho was
sick several days, but tho doctor only
callod a few hours before her death.
There is also a suspicions caso on
Jeckyll island. Dr. Butts roported
two new cases, Lola Scott and Sarah
Bland, both mulattoes,
Mrs. Lottie Cummings was placed
on trial in tho criminal court at Knox
ville, Tenn., for her life Wednesday
afternoon. Sho is charged with mur
dering her ten-year-old step-son, Lou
is, on Juno 9th, present year. Sho is
accused of hoatiiig tho child to death
with billots of wood, and after cutting
his throat, throwing the mangled body
out of a two-story window.
Tho New Orleans limited train on
tho Illinois Central road was held up
shortly after 11 o’clock Wednesday
night, just ontsido the city limits of
Coiitralia, 111., aud in the battle which
followed between tho robbers and tho
train hands one of tho robbers was
moi tally wounded and three of tho
train crew badly hurt. Tho thieves got
nothing in tho way of booty, but made
their escape.
By an explosion of gas in tho largo
colliery, No. 11, of tho Lehigh and
Wilkesbarro Coal company, at Ply
mouth, Pa., Thursday afternoon, tlvo
men wero instantly killed and five
others seriously but not fatally in
jured. All of tho killed were married
and leave families Tlio explosion was
caused by a careless miner and liis
lamp. Tho mine .is lmdly damaged,
but will not ho obliged to suspend
work.
A Brunswick special says: Tho fol
lowing resolution was passed by the
board of health Wednesday :
This board, upon reports of prac
ticing physicians, officially announce
that no new cases of yellow fever havo
developed in tho twenty-four hours
ending Wednesday noon, and during
the snmo period of time two cases pre
viously reported sick, havo been dis
charged and no deaths, making now
but 17 eases under treatment.
A dispatch of Thursday from Baton
Rouge, La., says: Governor Foster
lias written a letter to tho district at
torney of tlio tliirty-flrst judicial dis
trict, calling his attention to tho ne
cessity for prompt and vigorous action
in tho enforcement of tho law in Jef
ferson parish, and tho taking of proper
steps to bring all tho guilty parties
involved in the murdor of Judge Es
topinal and tho lynchers of tho Ju
liens to justice.
Tho new route between Wilmington
and Now Berne, N. 0., over tho Wil
mington, New Berne and Norfolk rail
road, is now regularly opened with a
double daily service. Tho distance is
eighty-seven miles, about ono half of
tho distanco by tho old route. The
road having just been completed, tho
schdeulo ia three aud a half hours,
which will jirobably he shortened.
This road gives Wilmington entirely
new connection with a rich section of
eastern North Carolina.
Stato Auditor Furman of North Car
lina states that tho amount of stato
pensions to ex-confederates this year
will approximate SIOO,OOO, and that
tho increase in pensioners will about
equal tho increueo iu tho amount of
the pension tax, so that the four class
es of pensioners will receive annually
sl7, $34, ssl and SOB, as they did last
year. Widows will get $7. All disa
bled ox-eonfedcrato soldiers residing
iu North Curob'na now rccoivo pen
sions. There nro now sixty-three in
mates of tho Confederate Soldiers’
homo at Raleigh.
A Birmingham, Ala., special says:
Thursday morning G. G. Wilson and
S. J. Davis were lodge in jail by
United States officers on a chargo of
counterfeiting. They wero examined
and bound over to the grand jury.
They wero arrested in Sylacauga.
When caught they had a considerable
sum of tho spurious silver dollars in
their possession of the date of 1890.
V complete set of counterfeiting tools
•vas found. The dollars are a pretty
jood imitation, having a perfect ring
tnd good appearance. Talladega and
adjoining counties have been flooded
of lato with these counterfeit dollars.
A Booming New Town.
A dispatch of Tuesday from Guth
rie, Oklahoma, says: Perry now con
tains 20,000 persons. All tho land
adjoining the town site has been
staked off into lots, aud the Cherokee
allotments at Wburton, half a mile
away, aro put on the market and
platted for town sites. Lots are sell
ing iu prices at from S2OO to S3OO.
Dozens of buildings aro going up.
There are three daily and five weekly
newspapers in town and others coming.
Advertise now, it will pay you.
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