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A PARDON FOR
CAP, DREYFUS
French _ Government , Decides _ . ,
to Set Him Free Within
the Next Few Days.
HIS APPEAL WITHDRAWN
Paris Undist urbt-d Over the An non nee.
nil-lit That He Will lie Liberated,
but, the Greatest Excitement Pre¬
vails at Reimes.
Paris, Sept. 19.— The council of min¬
isters decided today to pardon Dreyfus
in principle. The pardon will take
effect in a few days.
Dreyfus has relinquished his appeal
for a reversal of the judgment of the
conrtmartial.
It is saul that Dreyfus will be sent
abroad before ilie promulgation of his
pardon in order to avoid demonstration.
*Tn principle” is an idom sometimes
u c ed in semiofficial announcements of
forthcoming actions. It seems to have
but slight bearing on the matte*, ex
cepr, perhaps, that it implies the fulfill¬
ment. of various formalities befora the
pardon is actually issued, thereby qual¬
ifying the announcement of the pardon
with slight tentativeuess. It is not
known whether the pardon includes
amnesty.
The announcement that Dreyfns was
to be pardoned had already been dis¬
counted by predictions and there was
absolutely no excitement displayed along
the boulevards when news', oys ran along
at about 9:15 p. m with the first edi
lions containing ihe statement that the
cabinet had decided to pardon Dreyfus.
The newspapers sold quickly, but there
was no rush for them upon the part of
the boulevarders.
Those wiio bought the papers sat
down ip from of the cafes and read tho
ttuni uucement without conn lent. Every
one expected it and the decision met
wall no opposition.
The Drabs Del H'mine, I'to Socialist
organ, said:
*' "Our fasi: remains the same after ae
before the liberation of Dreyfus, to con¬
tinue the campaign against all thySO
Affair, viio are responsible for llio IamenUiu'c
and unmask the forgers, trail, ni
Hu a false witnesses, even though they
may he «..ovo*-'d with glittering decora
tifys.'* A
— a v patch trom Honne 3 t'i the news
thpc the council of ministers had de¬
cided to pardon Dreyfus was received
there with intense excitement. Drey¬
fus is still a prisoner.
There is much remark here on the
strange coincidence of the death of M.
Fclieurer-Kesiner, the first champion of
Dreyfus and to whom Dreyfus will vir¬
tually owe bis freedom, on the very day
the cabinet decided to pardon tho pris¬
oner. M. Scheurer-Kestner’s death was
sudden. He had been lli during the
last few days, hut it w n ; s rot thought
liis illness would prove fatal.
SHAKEUP AMONG TROOPS. ■
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MiJltiiry Advisory ISonr<l Recommends j
Several Changes.
Atlanta, Sept. 19 —The military ad
visory board of Georgia . has adjourned |
after making a number of recommenda j
tions which radically change the servioe i
of troops and put the militia, it is be- j I
lieved, , on a r footing where , it , uas never]
been before. |
On the report of Inspector General
Obear, 29 commands of the state—12 (
white companies and h negro com pan-j
les—are ordered mustered out. ihe i
ouly command in Atlanta coming under
this order is the machine gun battery,
which was among the first inspected.
The report ot Inspector General Obear
in this matter was immediately adopted j
by the board, ami those of the com pa
nies that k ivy not turned in their arms
and equip:. ..T- pcuabie. v. ->e expected to no j
eo as scon as i '
By tli 9 mustering out of 17 negro
cciY.inanas only four of that color are
left in the state organization. The
board in its recommendation acted with
cut discrimination, and it is understood !
was careful not to draw tho color line,
The board also recommended an iu
crease in the pay of privates and non- ]
commissioned men, from 43 cents a dar, i
the regu ar army pay, to $1 a day, while
men are on riot cad. j
;
John Didcg il l T p h'or f.ifo.
Gi x ton, p, Uxa., o ^ept. , 15—The ti ial ... of
John Delegal of the Darien rioters, sent
to tho Effingham court or change U'L* of
v,,m, from M.lotosh com,,-.
in a verdict of guilty of murder with
a recommenda t.on to the nierev of
the court. He was sentenced to life im
prisonineat .a im Delegal it will be
remembered, shot and killed Demur
Sheriff Townsend, who went- to arrest
him during the time of the riots. His
A R< j <•(<•<! 1, iv.-i- Sn oules.
Chattanooga. Sept. 15. —A special
from Halls, Tenn., says Dr. J. C. John
eon, the leading physician of that place,
comniitted suicide bv shooting himself
through the head. He was 35 years of
age and a widower. It is said his love
for a prominent society girl in Chatta
nooga, who had rejected him, caused
the suicide.
EXHIBIT FROM BIRMINGHAM.
Southern Kxpotltlnii to He Held In
N-tv York N'-xt Month.
Birmingham, Aia , Sept. 16.—John J.
Garnett, director of the Soutneru expo¬
sition which is to be held iu the Grand
Central palace iu New York city fiotn
Oct. hi to Lov. 25, next, is in Birming
ham during the course of his tour south,
in an endeavor to interest soumeru
cities in the exposition. free
: He states that cities will be given
space and lights for their displays and
will be allowed to give the space allotted
them to corporations and private indi¬
viduals for displays at their pleasure.
He reports tnat the state of Kentucky;
Richmond, Va.; Knoxville, Tenn.; Cuat
tanoopa, Tenn.; New Orleans, La., and
Litrle Rock and Fort Smith, Ark., have
already taken SDace.
After seeing the officers and directors
of the Birmingham Commercial club
with reference to an exhibit from this
city, Colonel Garnett will go to Mont¬
gomery and Mobile on the same errand,
leaving for Montgomery tomorrow after¬
noon.
Colonel Garnett is a native Virginian
and served as colonel of arnilerv under
General Robert K. Lie, and at the close
of the war was commander of the artil¬
lery under General Joseph E Johnston.
Colonel Garnett has met with consid¬
erable encouragement here and it is
probable that the Commercial club will
take the matter in hand and prepare an
exhibit in conjunction with the big in¬
dustrial corporations of tho district.
ROBBER GIVES HIMSELF UP
C lot i -1 e« J-umiJiTs Returns to Com
I)l-tt‘ Ills S“IItruer.
Jackson, Miss , Sept. 1C—Charles O
Summers, the noted express robber, who
relieved the Southern Express company
at Meridian of $5,000 and afterwards es¬
caped from tlie Mississippi prison, after j
serving one year of a 5-year sentence,
has returned to the penitentiary and
given himself up to complete his sen¬
tence.
Summers was a Pinkerton detective
at tile time of the Meridian robbery,
and used his position as a moans of get¬
ting the confidence of the express offi¬
cials. After a long chase he was finally
captured in San Francisco and had been
inside tho walls scarcely three months
when he escaped, hut was shortly after
wards recaptured. In the summer of
]!Ssl2 he again escaped, this time taking
one of the guards with him.
Summers gives as reason for his sur¬
render that he lived continually m fear
of being captured, and preferred to set- !
tie his account with tho law and relieve
fcis apprehension. Since his escape he
has traveled over a good portion of the
civiiizccl globe, having on'v recently re
nrned from the K’cr.dike.*
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Verdict Again t fam-ru.i.
Columbia, S 0., Sept. 16.—A jury in
c ■ ha? tV >u’.vl a vp-met
figamst ex. oehatcl Don Cameron of
Pennsylvania for $850 damages for
horsewhipping David bebein, a Hebrew
who moved south from New York five
years ago. Tho suit was for $10,000
damages, and in the trial, which has
dragged along for '-ome time, there was
tome spicy evidence given. Senator
Cameron was not present. The whip¬
ping resulted from Schem selling whisky
to negroes on Cameron’s place in this
state.
Durktoivn Sirike Adjusted.
Ducktown, Tenn., Sept. 16 —The
miners and W. H Freeland, general
manager of the Ducktown Sulphur,
Copper and Iron company, met iu con
ference yesterday, came to an agree¬
ment and the lodge voted last night to
return to Work today at fi p. m. Dr. H.
H Rogers tendered his resignation to
tbe company, which was accepted, and
the company posted notices to the effect
that no employe of tho company here¬
after would be required or asked to pay
any doctor,
Mrs. Hughes* Third Trial.
Greenville, S. G, Sept. 16.—Mrs.
jp att j e Hughes, ■ accused of the mur
- ’* George W ‘ Z Handies 1 " ' ’
will go on trail tor tue third time next
Tuesday morning, Judge Ernest Gary
of the court e general sessions haying
refused a motion to dismiss her trom
custody on the p ea of former jeopardy,
He the aU refused and, to mcion continue ot the bolicttor case for M. j
term, n |
1 Ansel, set rue 11 tnft l Ior hear- (
ing on next luesaay. '
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A Veteran of Throe M ars I> ad.
Opelika. Ala , Sept. 16 —Professor ,
JGl Tnhn vt pi-iiine for vpirs ntm of 8 ]
niost noted eaucaiors ^ ot this . section,
died yesterday of general debility, aged
fc>5 years. He \v;£s a veteran of the In
aiau, Mexican and civil wars, and in
recognition of his services to the gov
eminent, drew a large pension. He was
one of the pioneers to California in the
gold days of 1849. He was for years
prominent in all affairs, and leaves nu
merous relatives.
Dw . * Water at Pensacola. \
T , T ,, c 16 t0O ’ u , ''
-
maQ * hy tbe pi,0tS show a de P t ' h oi
31 feet throagh the entire length of the
channel at the entrance to Pensacola
harbor. Tbe dredge is now at work
wid u:ing tbe cnt. The British steam
ghin Logan o went to sea a! dead low
e bb tide drawing 26 feet. The oilers
hma * des »' v '"“ at
„,.m5T7o:,......
1 Auburn, Aia., Sept. 16 —The Ala
abama Polytechnic institute has opened
i the session under vert auspicious eir
cnmstances. The roll of matriculates
j has run up to 275, with many here to
r G • have ,
at improvements .
enter, -...... t>een
| in.de in .be chemical labonuerv bnild.
ings ?,ud the department of agricultural
arts.
RUSXIN COLONY AT DUKE.
Tennessee Socialists Will Move to
Ware County, Ga.
Waycross, Ga., Sept. 15.— The Rus
kiu eoiony in Tennessee will ,soon be
moved to Ware county. The deal has
been completed bv which the Ruskiu
'
, become of , the , of .
ires possessors town
Duke, 6 miles west of Waycross. They
have paid all the debts outstanding
against that colony and the controlling
interest goes into their hands.
The population of the town will be
largely augmented this week by the ar¬
rival of more than 200 people from the
socialistic settlement in Tennessee. Al¬
ready several carloads of machinery,
stores, etc., have arrived and at least 20
carloads more will be there this week.
The village will be run on the co-oper¬
ative plan.
These people are a ,h,Win„. mdu-ri.
ous class and their settlement at Duke
will make that one of the most prosper
ous little towns in this section of jeor
Si“'laSd‘» anus ad*ttlL!"fe^ adjoin ng men V reserv t
™, Ihey will establish
a newspaper, run
stores, and do a general farming busi
ness.
it is quite probable that after those
expected this week get settled in their
new home others from Tennessee wall
come.
A RAPIST TWICE HANGED.
Noose Slips Oft* GardX<»ck and
II F alls to til** (jr round.
Mobil.:, Sept. 16. — Henry Gardner, .
negro boy aged 18. was hanged in the
jailyard here this morning for assault
ing a W’hite girl under JO years of age. ,
The crime was committed last June.
Gardner was arrested on June 14 and
the announcement of the crime created
great excitement here. A lynching was
averted by the prompt action of the
authorities.
On July J4 Gardner was convicted
and sentenced to be hanged Aug. 18.
The day before he was to be iianged
Governor Johnston granted a respite
until today because or affidavits made
by two jurors that they had been in- i
fiuenccd. Yesterday me governor an
nounced that he would not interfere
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, Ihe r . rap fell , ,, at 9:0, „ A ~ o . clock , , , but the ,
noose lnm not been proper,y fastened
and the nodv ot the negro fell heavuy
to me ground. He was supported be
tween two deputies ana walked into the ;
ynl. lea miuutca later me negro and
the deput es reappeared ana ascended
the scaffold. Gardner was suffering
lu great J? pain ctjw and cried out to his motner |
•
t ■Tour boy is suffering now, mama ,,
The trap fell the second time at 9:27
and tho negro w8,s prouon-Pd aead m
11 minute*. ,
PUtlLiC SCHOOLS MAY OPcN.
Restraining Order 1)issoi v. d by <Ja ige
Shelby at Anniston. 1
Anniston, Ala., Sept. lo.—United |
States Circuit Judge Shelby has just ;
handed down a decree in the equity suit j i
brought by the Safe Deposit and Trust
company of Baltimore, for the bond- j
holders, against the city of Anniston, j
to enjoin the appropriation of money
out public ot tlie schools city of treasury the city. to carry " on the j
The decree dissolves "the restraining j
order issued some months since and j I
taxes the complainant, the Baltimore
Safe Deposit and Trust c irnuauy, with :
the costs.
The public schools were to have opened j
on Sept. 4, but it was impracticable to
open them with the restraining order iu
force. They will be opened Oct. 2. !
YARN PRICES TO BE RAISED.
Hosiery Spinners Form an Organ:* i
tion In Charlotte.
Charlotte, N. C., Sept. 15.—A num
ber of the leading southern spinners of
hosiery yarns met here with 20 well
known commission men from New York
and Philadelphia, to dev ise some plan
to raise the price of hosiery afford*any varus, which
ba s been too low ' to * ' reasou
ab le profit
A n association of hosiery varn spin
ne ^artown rs was formed with Adinil-nn m
Ga NC^ nre«iden and Tavior of
secretary and treasurer
A sch edule of prices for soft spun
varus< a t a tr.fle higher than the t res
ent market price, was made and adopted.
Cotton mill men were present from
North and South Carolina, Georgia, and
Alabama.
A Young Lady Disappears.
Columbia, \ / S. C., ’ Sept ; ’ 15 "F*”' Vir- *
^ 1U • la . x r as ^’ 0 „ oai .
. ' t aaugnter
’Squire ) . W. R. Ylassee, a wealthy and
prominent citizen of Chesterfield county,
left her home four days ago to walk to I
her sister’s house, 1 mile distant. She
did not return that night and it was !
supposed she had remained with her
sister. The next day it was ascertained I
the young lady had never reached her
sister’s. There is great excitement in
“■« —*««
68ar8hed ove ^ by 100 men day and ;
” 1Rht ’ sluce > ^ nt no rr ace o. the girl
fOCad ‘___ |
Railway Commission Meets. j !
-allahasses. 0 ^ept. 15— . lae state;
railway commission met here toaay for .
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More Coal Digs: rs Strike j
,, 5IO,-™o„ERT. W. W-.Sept. ^ ie.-S«| 0 .
huuared miners in tue Kanawha field
and a similar number on New river j
t ^d“™°n7minm , '
cf Fiat Top fields to join the strike. 1
AN INJUNCTION CONTINUED.
Fight Between the Telegraph and
Railway Companies.
Columbia, S. C. t Sept. 18.—Circuit
Judge Townsend has filed a written
opinion iu the case of the South Caro
liua and Georgia, now the Southern
I railway, ' . the . American .... lele
against
phone and Telegraph company, which
involves the question of rights of way
along the line of the railroad.
Judge Townsend decides that the
temporary restraining order heretofore
issued against the telephone company
be continued until the hearing of the
case upon its merits at the approaching
term of the Orangeburg circuit court.
The telephone company had filed its
bill iu equity to acquire the necessary
rights or way along the line of the old
South Carolina and Georgia line. The
1
the general assembly
Under the code the defendant has 20
<jays ro answer the «*>*>. complaint. Before
«*“• ‘“ d ~H~«1
brought a proceeding attacking the con
Btitutionallty 0 f the act and praved for
lln injunction. Judge Townsend granted
a temporary restraining order and issued
a ruie against the telephone company
to show cause why it should not be
made permanent.
The decision of Judge Townsend now
continues this injunction against the tel
ephone company until the case is heard
its merits.
o '> Li HER,FF c p i cc 0U o i itimito ™1 TS A a iv/i M0B o I
'
Two N>S r oes Oar. ie<l Across the Conn
try to liirinf iigiiam.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 18.—Walter
Tveviile and Louis liiompson, negroes,
wer0 placed in jail here today for si.le
keeping, having been brought across
tbe country in a buggy from Moulton, a
distance of 100 miles, by the sheriff of
Lawrence county to escape a mob.
These men and Rosa Euford, a rie
gress, were convicted two years ago at
Decatur .or criminal assault upon a lit
tie white girl and were sentenced to
death, The Buford woman’s sentence
was afterward commu ed, to life ioinris
onment and the men were given a new
trial trial ■ , ana and - change cnange of ot , venue, venue, after after „ two two un- un¬ |
successful attempts had been made made to to
lynch them.
Saturday Thomson was retried as
Moulton and got a life sentence, he
vil e was to have his trial todav, but the !
judge beam that a mob would attempt
to lyuca the two men Saturday night
ana accordingly he postponed Neville’s
tnai and ordered both men sent to B.r
nniii:lia:n tor sa.e keening.
Ihe sheriff took an overland route to
outwit the mob.
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FlVc HUNDRED MEN IDLE,;
Strike of J’loridti Mill Workers For
If'ghi'r Wages.
, Jacksonville, Fla , Sept. 18 —In con
sequence of the strike iu the large saw¬
mills of Chaffin & Go., at Milton, the
mills of Simpson & Co. and the Bagdad
sash factory, at Bagdad, and the mills
of . _ Parodi & „ Co. _ and , the , „ Rooinson . . Point
Lumber company, ac Bay Point, be
tween 500 and 600 men are idle,
'I'hQ men demand a 85 per cent ad
vanoe in wages, a 10-hour work day,
weekly payments, the abolition of the
insurance and sick deductions from
wages, and of the rule requiring them
to trade at the mill commissary.
Tlie mill owners represent that the
mills have been operated for tho past
six years at a loss, and that they have
not the benefit of the recent 10 per ;
cent advance iu the price at lumber.
bast of til" Darien Cases.
Guyton, Ga., Sept. 18 —The Darien
riot cases have been cleared up by the
Effiugham court. Edward Delegal was
convicted as accessory in the murder of
Deputy Sheriff Townsend of Darien and
sentenced to life imprisonment. Ma
linda Delegal, his mother, indicted un¬
der the same charge, was acquitted. A
summary of the riot trials shows Henry
Deiegal, for criminal assault, acquitted;
John and Eivard Delegal, for murder,
sentenced to the penitentiary for life,
and 28 rioters sentenced to various rerms
or imprisonment.
Warehouses For IVnsaoola.
Pensacola, Fia., Sept. 18. —Repre¬
sentatives of the American Cotton eom
pauy of New York are here endeavoring
to secure a suitable site for the erection |
of immense cotton warehouses. If sites ;
are secured all the export cotton from
r ^ e ^ r compresses in Alabama, Georgia
and several inferior points wilt be
shipped through Pensacola. This com
puny handies the new round bale ex- !
ciusiveiy.
A T.-a-*-<iy at YVarcross. 1
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_ Waycross, Ga., k.ept. U. _ Deorge „ w V.
Bennett was shot and killed here by W.
A. McCray. The latter, it- is said, had
K Pon abusin'’ his wife who was a iela
nve ofBrnocrr, .onrtt .rotoc
tiou at his ho;ue . The husband foi
with there ,
lowed and shooting began,
suit stated above. Tue slayer is in jail,
Henry Delegal I Is Acquitted. 7 , '
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GUYTON, Ga., Sept. 16.—Henry Dei
has bV*n korg. acauitt-d ia the
the of crimi
-
of which grew the Darien riots. 1
Ilaivliiijs ----. Opposes Firm
ing.
’ ’ Smt 19 ._ D , ml .
-
Uam Rawlmgs ot lenmhe, Y\ asmngten
countv, has announced his canaidacv
fer eongressin .he Tenth di.t-ict e S a:ns.
Congresuian Fleming ot Riehmoai.
FEVER SITUATION AT
KEY WEST IS GRAVE
Four Hundred Cases Are N ow
Under Treatment.
MORTALITY IS VERY LOW
Efforts of the Authorities Have D -Hi(
t
to Prevent the Disease Spreading. to
Oilier Cities and They Have S uc
.
ceeded.
rrr.„....... Washington, Sept. 19. The yellow
fever situation at Key West is regarded
ported about T tnree weeks the »
ago epi
demic has been steadily growing until
today there are almost 400 cases. New
case, are appearing a. ,he rare of ab,„
oq „ a., y v ’ hrlf bnt rl the m0rtailty « . h*. ,
* ifty-four , cases and , two deaths were re
ported for Sunday and Monday. At
tendant Hall, one of the marine hospital
8taff developed the disease last night
and he has been isolated.
As Key West is situated below the
froat liae> tho epidemic will have to
rutl itB course . The marine hospital
service has been directiog its efforts to
con tilling tile epide mic to tlie islsmd <md
W b.eu rewarded with
haV e ercapedMid he was discovered at
Miami and isolated. He has sincere
covered.
All the suspects at Port Tampa were
placed in a detention camp and Assist¬
ant Surgeon Trotter todav reported rhat
the camp would be closed on Wednes¬
day as the suspects iiad been under ob¬
servation ten days.
None but known immuues are al¬
lowed to leave‘Key West direct and then
only on certificates. Others who desire
to leave must first go to the detention
camp tlie at Dry Tortugas. Tli9 treatment
of cases iu Key West is entirely un¬
der the supervision of the Florida state
board of health. The marine hospital
service is simply enforcing quarantine
regu’ations with a view to preventing
the spread of the disease.
One new case of lever was reported
to the surgeon general from New Or
leaU8 todav . The same report stated
tbat freight from New Orleans was un
disturbed except in Texas, which would
not permit freight originating in New
Orleans to pass through the state. Sur
Carter, who is in charge there,
says there are few unnecessary res trio
tions. He will meet Dr Sanders of the
Btate board of health of Alabama todav
to make arrangements for simnlifviug
the train service
STATE OF GEORGIA LOSES.
Judge Hart Renders a Decision In the.
Central Suit.
Eatonton, Ga., Sept. 19 —Judge John
C. Hart has decided the Eatonton rail¬
road case, holding that the Central did
not violate the state constitution iu buy¬
ing the Middle Georgia and Atlantic.
It will be remembered that on a peti¬
tion from citizens of Eatonton, Gov¬
ernor Candler directed Attorney Gen¬
eral Terreil to begin proceedings constitution against had
the Central. It the
been violated, the purchase would be
set aside, and a receiver would be ap¬
pointed for tho Middle Georgia and At¬
lantic.
The case was argued on Monday and
Tuesday of last week, before Judge
Hart in the supreme court at the capitol.
It was asserted by the petitioners that
since the. Central acquired the Middle
Georgia and Atlantic the merchants of
Eatonton and other points along the
road were prevented from buying iu At¬
lanta and Augusta, because the rates
discriminated in favor of Savannah.
The defense submitted evidence to
show that both passenger and freight
rates had been greatly reduced since the
purchase, and the road has been changed
from a run-down and dangerous line to
a well constructed and safe property.
BUTLER FOR EMIGRATION.
He Favors Sending Negroes to South
or Central America.
Greenville, S. C., Sept. 19 .—Gen¬
eral M. C. Butler has written a very in¬
teresting letter on the race question, in
which lie takes the position that the
government should provide a home in
Central or South America for the negro
raco New
r phe letrer is addressed to General a
Yorker who recently asked
Butler some questions as to the race sit
nation and conditions in the south,
In sneaking of the proposed emigra*
of the negro, General Butler says,
in part: the
* : To my mind it behooves govern
iao;it ,,f the United States to carry out
t j K , proposition of President Lincoln,
and provide a home in Central or Souta
America, or elsewhere where the negro
•»' to**? to omisraM »na ». «P
for hnnseli. Jor the negro, H wouW who be can infiaite. ’ bet^
ter u ooa
fo * ienvironments n
n^Uce ; this
of race "rei-' prejuaice 'ice aud ana ostracism in
couutrj '
A Duet With Foal Dicks.
Birmingham, Ala., Sept. 19. — Toro
Harris and Butler Blakely, convicts,
fought a duel with coal picks in slope
No. 2 at Pratt mines. The men were
SojU.ri™, mining coal and «*>*»** quarrei
_;_i. P. r H-vrris’ beau but missed mm.
1 buried his weapon m
h eu on Harris instantly.
. ^ .. , , /,en-7 . v, 011 r- killing him deed
man a was from 1,'HgU’ Mobile. pies- The
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