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AMERICUS TIMES-RECORDER.
AMERICUS, GEORGIA, FRIDAY, AUGUST 17, 1906.
NUMBER 18
attempt to murder woman attacked I four woundeo
GRAND DUKE NICHOLAS | BY BLACK BRUTEj RY UNKNOWN MAN
** a,«g.r D.UiU „f Affair I Whole Coam.*,, c „aU v A«, t Wou.dmg P.„ r,„, M
Obtained. | Excited.
Man Fled To Ocean.
WA s reviewing maneuvering I negro suspect is captured man "succeeded in escaping.
gold Attempt on the Grand Daks'. Young Wife of Truck Farmer Near With the Still Smoking Revolver In
Life Caused an Immediate Change
In the Plane of the Emperor—Af
fair Created Deep Impression.
l’etersburg, Aug. U. (i,'uoa),—
Battle Hill, a Suburb of Atlanta, |
Fought Desperately for Her Honor.
Doge and Poesa In the Chase.
HI* Right Hand, the Man Threaten*
«d With Death Any One Who Would
Pursue Him.
Near York, Aug. 13.—While Oceanic
. _ . , Atlanta, Aug. 1} —A negro who was . , —
firan J Duke Mcuoia. Aichoiaru i tui, I caught by tuo posse near Battle Hill I w ** still crowded early Sunday, ...
president of tbu cuuu-.i of nutiouailis being brought Into town and will I Unidentified man pulled a revolver,
defense, narrowly ercaped aseassiuu- I be held suspected of the assault of I Ared two abota into the baca of a wa.t'
hen Friday afieruooi at the bauds I Airs. Hembree. , I or at Starch's restaupant and men
ot the Imperial guards in the guard I Airs. Richard Hembree, wife of a I turned the weapon Into the crowd and
camp at Krasnoye-Selo. I Buttle Hill farmer, was robbed, drag| flre d four tlmea as quickly as he
'i tius lar the Associated Press has rged to the woods and attacked early I could pull the trigger,
only been able to ojtain meager de- I Wednesday morning hy a negro. Four persons lay wounded on the
tails of the affair, from whlta it ap- I Airs. Hembree, who Is a strong wo-1 board walk when the man lied toward
pears that the grand duke was per-1 man, straggled with the negro, and I ocean, threatening anybody who
locally reviewing, maneuvering and [ be frightened, ran away before he I would pursue him.
putting the troops through blank tlr-1 could accomplish his purpose. Then I Tbe injured, three ot whom may
lop practice, when he suddenly was I she sank Into unconsciousness. die, are:
startled by the wisp llke hiss of hul-1 When she revived a few minutes I Fitzpatrick Thomas, 25 years old,
lets about bis -head. I Ister, her screams brought several I of Hroklyn, shot in breast aad side,
Fortunately, neither himself nor Imep of the neighborhood to the scene. I may die.
his horse was touched. The com-1 Mrs. Hembree was borne home, and I McDonald Thomas, 19 years old, of
maud to cease firing was Immediately bloodhounds having been pressed Into I Newark, N. J, abut In the back, may
(lull and the soldiers of the regl-1 service, the citizens, with the county I dUs -
aunt from which the bullets came I police and two sheriff* deputies, got I Annle Smith, 20 years old, of WU-
werc marched back to their quar-1 on the trail. ' I Uamsburg, shot in thigh and leg, serf-
EVERY DISTRICT
TO HAVE SCHOOL
Perry Agricultural Bill Passed
r bv the House.
THE TUITION IS TO BE FREE
FATHER AND LOVER
FIGHT TO DEATH
Father Found Couple In Room
After Midnight.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE
PASSES INTO HISTORY
General Assembly Passes Out
of Existence.
DUEL WAS IN PRESENCE FO G^| W ' LL BE N0 IIEUT-GOVERNOR
Provides for Eleven Agricultural Col-' Circumstances Cauatd Father to Shod * 8enat0r Wheatley Met Final De-
leges in Georgia To Be Supported
by Fees Derived from the Inepec-
an of Fertilizer*.
Atlanta , Aug. 10.—The bouao on ■
Young Man—Lover- Returned the )
Fire and Father Fell Dead at the '
Feet of His Daughter. -.? j
Greenville. S. C.. Aug. 13.-Cowerind L A,lan ^ Au *\ wa5
fea. Hand* of Repreaentatlves.
Felder . *'tute Was Also 8ent to
Its Grave.
ursday paaied the bill of Atr. Perry, In a corner of her bedroom Mias Nan-) 1 ?® eo “ c J“d*a* day ot tba “ Ilnua * 88S '
Hall, to eatablleb agricultural col- nle Drako Sunday at midnight saw' a,on of tho F eneral “ssembly of the
in each of the eongreeelonal dlt- her father, Thomas F. Drake, Sgbt a^ alate of Georgla - Tbe '*« nata and
of the state, such Institutions to ' ptitol duel to the death with her lover, j bou, ° adjourned sine die, and the
created by authority ot the gov
ernor, and to be maintained upon fees
thrived from Inspection fees received
#om tho Inspection ot ferUllaers, oil
and other Inspection fees,
lers and an investigation was begun I The negro, however, bad a good [® ui1
in the hope of ascertaining from the I lead during Airs. Hembree's cncon-1 0 *° r 8 e White, 2C years old, Coney
barrels of the -rifles which of the sol-1 eclousness, nnd the dogs, for some I d,land ' « b °t la the back, may die
iliers flred ball cartridges. Several Ireason, were unable to strike a trail. I At the time of.the shooting a crowd
arrests are understood to have been I Chief Turner, of the county police, I ' WM P° ur,n * from the restaurant.
maJe. I Is of the opinion that this nrgro lsT tba tbron * were many women. At
One of the grand duke’s aldes-de-| the same one who several weeks ago I 010 *° u “d* of the shooting and the
camp, who. however, was not person-( attempted an assault upon Alls* Baird, I ,cr8ama ot a woman who witnessed
ally present, advanced to tho Asaoclat-I'on Simpson street beyond the city I tba sho °Ung, the crowd came from
*d Press the theory that possibly the I limits. | al1 directions.
bullets were Bred by accident, but he I Mrs. Hembree, although hysterical. I A * thay fle d tbe man deliberately
considered that beyond a doubt there |-and In a highly nervous eondltloa, | turn8j the weapon toward them and as
was a plot on the part of a number of I will recover. I fast ns he eopld pull the trigger, he
guardsmen, who Jellbura.tply planned I Mr. Hembree owns a truck farm 'In | flrad ,be luaden messengers into their
to take the grand duke's life under I what Is known as Latham* settle-| ba ® k "-
cover of the general blank cartridge I ment, beyond Battle Hm. It was I “* abot after ab °l rang out and
firing. • about 7 o'clock when Mra. Hembaee 1,18 men “ d women feU t0 the walk,
"It was no -more an accident.” said I left home on her way to tewn. I ,creamln S. a panic broke over the
the aide-de-camp, “than ivas the Hr-1 Between her house and-the public I cr ?* d '
lag of the charge of grape shot from I road which leads to Atlanta, there Is I " onie “ were thrown to the walk as
the saltcteg batery at the winter paJ-|a dense strip Of woods, well suited, In I menran “ ver ' bem ln an effort to
ace or the occasion of flic ceremony! Its loneliness, for the unspeakable | reacb ‘.Place °f «nfety
of blessing -the waters of the Neva I crime committed Wednesday morn-1, Ta ® stranger t d<: . fled “l' one to f °l-
by the emporor -a year and a half “L. ^_!£ ™°! r * '? bb
.. — I Mrs. Hembree passed through these I an< * l au 8hln*ly shoucted.
wcmy r;cnicKem Injured. woods, and* had Just emerged upon J he man ^ ho fpl,owa 1 wU1 kill. 1
Plllsburg, Aug. 9.—Crashing down the road. The negro, who had been! „ N ° i one ventured t0 approach him.
a no-foot embankment Wednesday walking up the road, saw her and call- ,? ®T er a raJlln * and van '
nlg.it. the second of twa picnic wag-1 ed on her to atop. He saw her pack-1 *“ the jBfcctlon of the ocean,
ons carried with It the twenty personfl etbook '"“F tea thodsand people atood at
w hich It contained and all -sustained "Have yon any money,” he demand- .‘?® entranc ® to tbo Bowery and from
more or less injuries. The possen- Led. I taem a ay swelled that the murderer
bits In the wagon were participants Too frightened, and too ranch atone n J, Ult b .f ly ° cb ® d ' They brok o down gnenccd against tho Judge.
to offer any resistance Airs. Hemhree "‘ P ?' l " h barr, ® rsandforced ‘ b ®B'
Allen Emerson. | present legislature has passed Into
After the exchange of several shots bl, ‘° ry - th,8 . b ® lng the , rccord ycar ot
Drake fell dead with a bullet throughH tb ® l ; i ®' ma °; ™“ c “ b ™.
his heart almost at the feet of his ClUaens of Ceo«la will not bo call-
daughter and her lover. Emerson, stag- ® d U P°“ to /°‘® ,or or agaInrt tbo rat ' -
The BDvernor Is to appoint a trns- gered out of the room suffering from ,flcatlon of tbo P ro P<> aed tmendment
tee from each county of a district in |a severe but not fatal wound. I* 0 th ® constitution creating tho offlee
Wblcia such a school shall be estab- When persons who had been attract- of llcutcnant governor, for that meas-
llshed, who shall hold office for six cd' by the pistol reports arrived theyl ur ® went down ln defcnt ln tbo house
years, which trustees shall control and found the girl ln hysterics over the I de, P |to tbo ga ®® flgbt mad « 111 it*
manage the school. Land, not less I corpse of her father and crying thatl ,avor by Me,ara - Anderson of Chat-
than 200 acres may be donated by she was guilty of his death bam ' Wr, s ht ot Richmond, Wright of
citizens, together with additional do- Drake, who Is a wealthy planter Floyd ,nd otbon »-
nations In the way oT 'uul!ulngs or heard a noise In his daughter's room Th ® * uba tMuto of Mr. Felder to
ftioney. after midnight Thinking there was amend the constitution so as to pro-
Tultfou is to be free at these schools I possibly a burglar In the house, he j v,de 0 complete line of succession In
•nd the students may receive as much I took his pistol and w-.-t to tho room. I tb ® cvcnt ot tbo governor at a tlmo
is <100 per year of the earnings of I On entering the mom he saw his I wbe “ tlierw Is n° president of the ««n-
the school, after one-half of the earn-1 daughter aad Emerson under clreum-1 ate or *P eaker of the house, certain
tog* have been set aside from the I stances which caused him Instantly to I ,tat6 bon * e officers being .named as
-dale of products of the farm and the begin shooting. successors, met with a like fate, each
Vhops, not consnmed by the school. Emerson sprang away from the girl 1 1)111 requiring a constitutional major-
^ Pupils shall be taught the element-I secured bis pistol, which was on a* |* ,y of 117 vote *. while ono received
nry English branches and agriculture table, and returned the Are. I onIy as ▼»;«*, tho other 82.
in all Its branches, and the mechanic The outraged father flred four shots I Tbe hou,e amended the senate
arts. The faculty shall consist of a but oaty ono took effect, the bullet amendment to tho Jamestown cxposl-
principal, an Intelligent farmer, ono striking Emerson In the thigh. Af- tlon appropriation bill, providing that
superintendent and Instructor ln farm I ter being wounded Emerson flred the I tbe additional six commissioners pro-
work, one intelligent mechanic, an shot that killed Drake. I Tldod *> y ' b ® senate amendment should
nstructor hi dairying and snch Other After Amerson killed drake he Ir'l P“y thtlr own expenses,
eachers as aae required for the car-1 the house and went to Anderson, I Tbla aopgestlon wa* made by Alt
'ylng out of .the purposes of fhe amt. I where he surrendered When tho dr-1 R u **e!l, of Muscogoe, tho author elf
The fees Available. from Inspection I eumstances under which Drako was I 41,8 resolution,
receipts shall bo available after the I killed became known, there wa* to I Tb * resolution was returned to the
present year* but no sum Is to be I much Indignation expressed against I **aal* and tbe house anr“admcnt
appropriated for this purpose which Emerson that he wns brought here to concurred In, and the resolution Is
would otherwise go to the public prevent posstblo lynching* now ready to be transmitted to the
achool ruod. L Mies Drake Is a beautiful girl and I eovernor.
j Charges of officlaL misconduct j the scandal and tragedy have causcu Mr. Russell, who has conducted the
gainst Judge John H. Martin, rf the I a grent sensation I whole light la behalf of this measure
toonee circuit, who ores at Hawkins- Emerson Is a cousin of Miss Dra';e. wbI «l> mcatia to "much to tbe state
fl , Icd wlth P? vem0T Ter- It Is reported that the girl, overcome was warmly congratulated by hla gel-
ell by Samuel Greer, a litigant In that I by shame and remorse, has fled I low members,
jlrcuit, and transnjlteii to ttM house. Tho bouse concurred In amend-
rho speaker appointed a committee | University Farm Surveyed. | ments of the senate to a number of
In nn annual outing of Pride of the .
West Council, Daughters of Liberty, promptly surrendered her pocketbook, I ! , h a v..i?.. t ? e ^ 0Wer .u' 0rerru, “ Ing tbe
and nil lived la Allegheny, from which I glad to escape with no worse treat Wh ° B ‘ he P °“ CO bad aum -
p nco the picnic started earlier la tb« ( ment from the negro; I rv.ta.ls ♦», . .
0V ° nR ’ 1 H ® ,ook lbo Pocketbook, opened ft. ^ ^ !!!“ 8a " d ’; dlreCt ‘ 0n ,
and slowly counted the money. There Doured Evpr ., ‘ ^ th * crowd
... ah—.., mi i. ,k. m... (poured. Every avenue of esepae was
(f live, Mr. Hall, of Bibb, chairman,! Athens. Ga.. Aug. 13.—The Brittain I house bills, and a numbar oit senate
o Investigate the charge and report I farm that was given to the University I bl11 * were passed,
tack to the house whether or not 1m- of Georgia last commencement by Dr. I The resolfttlon for an Investigation
?r„ hn ! OTt e .l d n 5*. ,han be com- George Foster Peabody, Chancellor of tho Soldiers' Homo was adopted
nenced against the Judge. ^ Barrow and Mr. T. J. 8hackelfor<l. Is also the report* of tho special com-
At the afternoon session several prl-1 «ow being surveyed topographically I ®Utee recommending that there be
vnte pension bills, and local bills | by Colonel E. I* Griggs. Professor C. | no further Investigation
of (he
were read the thlrj tlmo and passed, M - Strahnn and a number of the uni- charges of official misconduct prefer-
appropriating I Fersllf students. The data will be | red agajnst Judge John n. AInrtIn,
I’nrw Woman’s Weakness os.
Minister Dies Tram Hydrophobia. | was about 83 in the pocketbook. This I
«h hat, a n °osa. Aug. 9.—A special to I he put In bis pocket Then he hand I i, : , „
the Times from Alorrtstown, Tenn.,1 cd tbe empty pocketbook to Airs I,k * enel ' allyund *r*tood through
says that James Brady, a local Bap-1 Hembree. * it, w tllnt 1,10 “ a "
tlst minister, died in the county Jail she. too frightened to say a wtod. : ^ d I * h ,® abo *! ahou,d be ^nged
from hydrophobia. Brady had been Lok toe pockebook, or rather exZj ^”/^^. 8 “ r c ,!!®“ U ® , ^
htten by hs own dog. -which was soon ed her hand for it. This gave toe . d T hfi . ^
*fter killed. A few days later. Bra- neyro his opportunity. £'“® “® a W,th ,atUfa ®‘ ,on - * nd >ed
d5 developed symptoms of rabies,I t.e g.naped her wrist with one haad. 1^ the place was'searched^^ nCl C ° rn ® r
, came uncontroltohle, and was placed j atttl wlta the.other clutched her throat. J Captain Harkins in charm t «h
— “" y - 1 a * b8id Jbe h coul l, acros f th ® n ? d “"J strung out ..long line of men along
far into the woods, where Oil view I tho ocean front He had the exRa
from the road wap cut ok. guarded as far as Brighton beach, and
It uns sevc.al minutes Defa. o Airs. I at every terminal of the Island,'men
Hembree revived suffldentl> to re- searched for a man dressed In a dark
member what uad happentu. Then , n R of clothes and wearing a fedora
toe full horror of the situation camel shaped straw hat He wa* described
upon tier. —-e cried at the .op oil ns being short, and with
her voice. I face.
Her cries were henrd at the Hem- Two big searchlights were played
bree home, and tho alarm was given on the beach early today to assist.
In a very few minutes twenty men had the policemen and thousands were
arrived on the scene. Taey found aiding the authorities ln a search for
Mrs. Hembree bloody from toe choi;-1 the nssnssin.
tog tbe uegro bud given herr-and her
clothing was almost torn from her
body.
and a bill was passed i __ ___
$250 and aathorlalng the governor to I * ent to Dr. Peabody and a map of the I of the Oconee circuit
appoint a commission of three to meet rarn > will be made similar to that I, The house refused to entcrlaln tbe
a similar commission, appointed By I made of the -other property of tbe uni-1 resolution of Air. Perry of Itoll fnr
the governor of Tennessee, to deter- veralty by Mn Chat. W. Leavitt, of the appointment of a Joint committee
mine toe true line between the coun-1 Kfr " Torlr. This survey will bo com- of the house and senate to Invest I rut
ty of Dade, Georgia, and the atate of | Pletcd within the next few weeks. | the state railroad commission
Tennessee.
The Boykin anti-bucket shop bill | Fortleth Q A. R. Encampment I R turna Af'.s- ’ Abacncs.
passed the senate by a vote of 38 to I Mlnncai>oll», Aug. 13.—Veteran* tj Cb:r "." 0 . Au - : - After an une*
3. The Wheatley aubstltute was loat I tbe tooueand* and other vtsltara by I plal ’ u ’ d tbaenre of 31 yean. Professor
by a vote of 29 lo 14, / With the I tho tnadred tboncar.d*. ha;o been I cl * :f1 H - former superlntcn-
enactment tt the Boykin measure J pour,n 8 toraugh the slrerti of Allnne-I dent of tbe fhleago Normal school, of
pastes out of buslneaa to Georgia all I tides <!a~n llondny. nils i-1 ,bl * ®>ty. has returned home. ' On->
bucket shops and totalled legitimate I tba 0n,t day of the Fortieth Apnucl i of bl * flrtl acl * upon arrival at his
exchanges. | Encampment of the Grand Armv •?' brr, e was lo hand n roll of crisp |lot
”• • r'*fcr to tbat Inxin to weak, nervous,
» women known as Dr. Uiorco’*
l av inio Prescription;
i r. .iohn Fyfe ono of tbe Editorial Staff
°* Tin: ::cijectkj Mkdical Bkvikw suyt
{ * Uniciirn r*mt {UclonUvt Dlolcti) which
i' on«» or the chief Ingredients of the
v < •• l‘resc^iptioIl , ':
* a i t nu djr which fnvarltblr «ctii os a titer*
- vit'orator • • • make* for normal nc—
!' ' "f the entire rcimMiuctlvo
■ 1 inues«ln lldonloHWchatcanH nu a-
' • -.iilch more fully aubwcn* Oil* afu-ro
J >'••* than any oUt'r tlmo tcUJt ut.trh I am
c i itttL In tiio ircaimait ot diM*aj*cM pe-
*' ■ -• to women it Is m inom that a com* fa
t''" ' 'vhlrh docs not prc.'*. , ut some lnil!cat!oa
T tfiU remedial uffcDL” Dr. Fyfe fuitiu*r
■ ’The followimr are among the tca<I;t. , g
• riona fur tU-itjmAH (Unicorn root*. I’uiO
%l m the hack, with leucurthu a:
' w«-Akicomiiti iiii* of the n*i»ixjdu. i»ve
a of tvum* n. nifiital depn^wion ami lx*
*.v. .(s^xMatcd with I’hmnic diaeaws of
•mctlye ortranH ol wumentixMiNtanl
*“ '• ri of ||«. n t tn the rctfkm *»f the kid-
1 ’ « >'«:iorri»»ir'n (floodhic). due to a *»••!**
ultioa of the reproductive aysiehis
; n*a Suinn'Hued by ilanit tiH-eui.y
• arfattur rrum cr aertuatrany
; *ormal condition 8»f the ilio- ire
»»»«»mlc (in.ii hleod) faa>*it; hh-. t
* u *‘ 1C uXtnMae hjwc-r pan
D tnoroor less of tho nbovtf gymptomi
? r, ‘ present, no.Invalid wonmn cun do
;; ‘‘er than take l.r. Fierce’* Favorite
1 ft^erlfktlou, otu> of tho leading ingret’.i*
f which i.i Unicorn root, or I?e|onl;'j«rf
•I thn m«*dfcnl pmjierrioa of which it
r’V ^Itlifnliy repn M>nis.
<>r Oolden Steal iVtot. nnotber prominent
in^rodinnt C f "FavorltQ Proferlntlon, 0
‘ r °f* Hnley Elllngwix’d. ?!. D„ of Den-
Mctllcftl College. Chicago, say*:
*’• K an important »• medy in dlaurders of
»ne woinhk In all catai i lial conditions • •
*f'’Mera! cnfeehlen-.i-nt. it l» u*efnl."
r . iTuf. John M. Sciul.lt r. M. D„ Into of
L j, n 'hnatl, says of Goldcu Iteal root:
Jn relation to It* *.*eti"ra! effect* on thn
, } ' , T u. there U no tndichr In tue about uhtch
’ ->i I'rnrrvl i » nihility of uptnbm,
On announcement of tbe result of | ttl0 ,,r I mb,lc . *" ,cb Is to euntlnue
the aye and nay call by Reading Clerk I * hro "" bout wri ’ b «nd despite the
Hansel!, there' was a hush and then I * 6ct tbat tbe •°ldlcra are so rapidly
loud aplaute. It required several I lc,scnln * ,n nu "It promises to
rapa of the gavel before President I ba , 030 of tba ,!!Mt a ucce«sfu| ever
West could restore order. . .®,' Atlda .( r ® m tba encampment It-
■ All during tbe debate which lasted t?i' rr “'”.'^*^ MM * , ., m ® aU,, « ot
tor three hours, the senate gallery. the n ° * UCh aa
► for the flrwt time- this session was !?! , . R ® f < ? >rp *' Udla » of
crowded with spectotoTs. aa wa. the A ™L.°* .‘ b ® Rep ! ,b "®'
lobby.
ASSAULTS GIRL WITH KNIFE.
Fierce Fire at New Orlcana.
New Orleans, Aug. 13.—A flereo lire
Monday morning threatened the whole
sale business district. It broke out
In the four story building on Mnga-
Daughters of Veterans and an almost
Indefinite number of military organiza
tions. The sbclal events plann # 1 for
the entertainment of the old soldiers
Negro Makes Diabolical Assault on I tine street near Lafayette occupied
Young White Woman. by pinskl Bros, ft Hoffman, commls-
Greenwood, 8. C., Aug. 16.—One oflslon merchants, and the Burkenroad-
the moat diabolical attempts at crlm-1 GoldsmlVi company, grocers Oener
Inal assault possible was made Tues-lal alarms brought practically the en
ds)' upon the person of Miss Jennie I tire Are department to the scene The
Brooks, the. 20-year-old daughter of building was gutted, with an estimate
J. P. Brooks, a prosperous merchant loss ot 160,000.
Awaiting Own Report. ___ ^
TbWo. Aug. 10.—(Alteration)—All I and their wives are many and elabor!
facts received up to this time to con-1 ate.
nee.Ion with the Alutlah Islands Inci
dent, point ton raid by Japanese I Secures Collection of Counterfeit,
poschers. The Japanese press Is St. Louie, Aug. 11.—Lee T. PhllpoL
refrain.tig from comment. It Is gen-1 in charge of the United States secret
bills, totally *5.000. over to his wife
vritl) the remark: "Ask'me no ques-
tloai." Frye was 31 years old when
ho disappeared. Since taat day no
word bad been received from him by
his wife. He was recognized Imme
diately In spite of his years and alter
ed appearance. He !e said tn have
made monpy In the Philippines where
he resided for se-eral years. H!«
wish tbat no questions be asked Mm
b?s bc'n respected and he has settled
do-ra st home as though nothing hrl
happened.
... -liege, say*i
)nsnulTe < Sysmenvr-
f{. ,r 'l‘*ercoV¥avn??te torracriptlcnfalth-
ro presenu all tba above named to-
fredlenu and cures tho diseases (or which
toey are recommended.
and (a<-mer near tbla place, by a ne
gro named Bob Davis.
Brooks had absented himself tern
porarlly, leaving the yonng lady to
charge of the store. Tbe negro, af
ter making some purchases, 'grabbed
up a meat knife and said:
“You are what'I want”
Seising an Iron bar, toe young lady
made an attempt to defend herself,
whereupon the negro slashed her
acroi* the throat, making a gash 4
Inches long and almost severed- two
of her Ungers.
A posse of 1,000 men Is In pursuit
of the negro and If caught, he will
probably be lynched,
was lynched 12 year* ago
tog a white woman
Large Deal In Timber Land.
Birmingham, Ala., Aug. *1.—A spe
cial to the News from Hattiesburg,
Miss., says that tho largest deal In
timber lands undertaken to Missis-
slpp to recent years has practically
been consummated here by the pur
chase of timber lands to Perry
Lamar counties by W. S. Tatum,
buys for Wisconsin parties. T
aro 3,440 acres of tho land to
county alone, but the
Lamar. The pure
two-third Interest Is
The sellers
Davjs’ brother of Springfield,
-“la?
eral ly brllevedthat the affair will not service offlee In this city, secured the
reiult ln any diplomatic complications, collection of counterfeit and value-
The Japtoese government, Hbwever, lest bills gathered by Edward H.
still awaiting 111 own report upon Moses, who died a few days ago af-
the ocrurrcnce. Iter having served many years as tell-
03,530 In Gold 8tolsn, I er ot tbo Merchants’ Laelede National
ML Veraon, 0., Aug. 11.—In an old I b °ak. The collcctlsa Includes more
tin bucket In a dingy closet |3,600 to I tban 300, bills, sdtne of them having
gold was hidden by Mrs. Matilda ID 18 appearance of being, more than
Foote here. She left her home Ini 50 ytara ° :d - The collection Is sup-
charge of her grandmother, Mrs, Bet-1 Posed to be the most expensive prl-
sy Foote, for a short time, and dur-1 TBte collection of Its kind to the coun-
tog her absence some one stole the **F- Mr. Phllpot will make an Inven-
entire board. Sira. Foote Is 100 years I ***1 °! ,b * collection as required by
or age and did not hear the robber ,av and forward the bills to toe Ireas-
enter the howe. Bloodhounds were | ury deportment nt Washington,
robber,
put
Palace Will Be Retullt
San Francisco, Aug. 15.—Lady Flow
ence Eskith, daughter of the Isle U.
S. Senator William Sbnron, of No*
vada, has given notice through hot
London solicitor that she will not I
ln the rebuilding of the Palace I
The other Sharob heirs,
Bounce that the Palace will be t.
Archil, t * arc already studying i
for the new Palace hotel.
_
Edwarda Has Almost Reeove
Washington, . Aug. 11
General Clarence R,
of the bureau of Insular affair*, who
Is at Ft. Bayard, Slex., undergoing
treatment for throat trouble. Is
«d to bo al.qfost recovered
will return to bis dntles to
ton about Nov. 1.
would not take the i
The
surrounded In mystery and
upon local parties. Mrs.
wn the money out ot
ito;
Comb Out?
When tbe hair combs out badly
is the lime you want lo know i
what to do. Here is advice founde
on an experience of half a century-
use Ayer s Hair. Vigor! It feeds the hair-bulbs, gives life and strength to th.
The hair stays in, grows rapidly, keeps soft and glossy. There is hind
hair In every bottle of Ayer's Hair Vlgorl
mm