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MOB RULE IN
NEW ORLEANS
Innocent Negroes Made Objects
of Hoodlums’ Vengeance.
TROOPS ARE FINALLY CALLED
Flartial Law Proclaimed as After-
math of the Harder of Police
Officers—Riots General.
A special from New Orleans says:
Several suspects arrested in the su¬
burbs proved not to be Robert Charles
and the police have been unable to
find any trace of the murderer of Cap¬
tain Day and Police Officer Lamb.
A quiet tip was got out for a mass
meeting at Lee circle Wednesday, and
while there were no leaders or promi¬
nent citizens in the crowd, it swelled
to several thousand people who began
a march to the scene of the crime, at¬
tacking all the negroes who could be
found.
A number were shot at and several
wounded. Chief Gaster aud every
available policeman, as well as a com¬
pany of militia, hastened to the vicin¬
ity and succeeded iu preventing a
general riot for the time being.
Disorderly scenes following tho
rioting of Weduesday night prevail¬
ed throughout the city Thursday and
resulted in the swearing iu by the
mayor of 500 special policemen and
the ordering out of 1,500 of the state
militia upon the orders of Governor
Heard, who responded promptly to
the appeal of Mayor Capdevielle for
assistance in suppressing the existing
lawlessness and in preventing a recur¬
rence of the violence.
Throughout the day attacks were
made by irresponsible mobs of whites
upon the black element and the ne¬
groes, before nightfall, had been chas¬
ed from the streets.
The effect of the disorders was to
put a practical stop to business in the
wholesale districts and on the levee
front. As this meant a serious crip¬
pling of the trade of the port, the busi¬
ness elements rallied in force and hun¬
dreds of the moat prominent men of
the city responded to the appeal of
the mayor for assistance in preserving
order.
A summarization of the casualties
growing out of the disturbances shows
that one negro was beaten to death,
six were so badly wounded that their
lives are despaired of and about a
score of people, white aud black, male
and female, have been more or less
seriously wounded.
The police have been practically
helpless throughout the disturbance.
The force consists of some throe hun¬
dred men, including clerks and ope¬
rators, and this is manifestly a force
inadequate to the preservation of the
peace of a city of 310,000 people.
But aside from this, there was fierce
indignation among the members of the
department over the killing of Captain
Day and Patrolman Lamb by the ne¬
gro Robert Charles. Further, there is
a strong resentment on the part of the
working people against steamship
agents and contractors because of the
employment of negro laborers to the
exclusion of whites on public works
aud on the levee fronts.
Mayor Capeaevielle was at Ocean
Springs Thursday night when the
mobs swept over the city, but when he
arrived at his office Friday he came
with a full determination to take hold
of the situation with a firm hand. He
found awaiting him a delegation of the
leading merchants of the city, who
said the interests of the community
and its commercial welfare demanded
prompt and vigorous action.
About the same time Lieutenant
Governor Estophel, who had witness¬
ed a scene of outrage upon negroes on
Canal street, joined the conference at
the hotel. He at once advised a con¬
ference with Governor Heard at Baton
Rouge.
The governor acted promptly and
said he would order out all available
troops. Without delay he sent mes¬
sages to Colonel Hodgson, command¬
ing the First brigade iu the absence of
General Glynn, and had him to im¬
mediately order out the Washington
artillery, the Louisiana Field and the
First regiment. The members of the
three commands responded with great
alacrity and at twilight there were
1,500 men congregated in the armories.
At the same time the mayor, in a
proclamation, appealed foi 500 special
police. Before 4 p. m. 400 of the rep¬
resentative citizens of the community
had been Bworn in.
The mayor made requisition on the
Leading hardware and ammunition es¬
tablishments of the city and the spe¬
cials were heavily armed and then sent
to various sections of the city where
it was considered most likely that
trouble would happen.
BRYAN WILL ATTEND.
Accepts Invitation to Fraternize With
Grand Army Cohorts.
William J. Bryan has accepted an
invitation to attend the national en¬
campment of the Grand Army of the
Republic, in Chicago. General John
C. Black, chairman of the committee
on invitation, received his formal ac*
ceptauce Wednesday, settlirg a ques*
tion over which there has been consid¬
erable controversy.
EPWORTH LEAGUERS
Assemble In Convention at Atlan¬
ta With Large Attendance.
GREAT MEETING OPENED AUSPICIOUSLY
Agricultural Building at Piedmont Park
Taxed To Its Capacity With the
Great Throngs.
The first annual southern conference
of the Epwortli League opened its five
d iys’ session in tho auditorium at Ex¬
position park, Atlanta, Ga., at 8
o’clock Thursday night.
The scene presented in the vast
building, with its innumerable electric
lights gleaming upon the attractive
decorations of white and yellow on
pillar, rafter and wall, and illumining
the expectant faces of the great assem¬
blage, was beautiful and inspiring.
Half of the audience wore the ribbon
and monogram badge of the southern
leaguers, and the majority of those iu
attendance were youug people.
The addresses which followed the de¬
votional service were notable, and two
of the speakers were nmong the most
distinguished men of the south—
Bishop Warren A. Candler, of Geor¬
gia and Governor-elect W. J. Samford,
of Alabama. Both of the gentlemen
spoke in their happiest vein, and they
mad_g a fine impression on their audi¬
tors. A good many Atlantiaui went
expressly to bear the next governor
of Alabama, attracted by his reputa¬
tion as a leader and orator.
Bishop Candler extended the wel¬
come of the Empire State of the South
to the leaguers, aud Governor-elect
Samford responded on behalf of the
visiting delegates to all of the ad¬
dresses of welcome. James L. May-
son of the Atlanta city council spoke
for the municipality, welcoming the
conference to the Gate City in an ap¬
propriate and pleasing manner. Bev.
J. E. Dickey, paster of Grace church,
voiced the welcome of Atlanta Meth¬
odism and the local Epworth Leaguers.
After the speech-making, a half hour
was spent in making the delegates ac¬
quainted with each other and social
intercourse.
TELEGRAPHERS AT OUTS.
President Powell and Secretary
Perham Indulge In Some
Salty Correspondence.
A serious dissension has arisen iu
the ranks of the Order of Railway
Telegraphers growing out of the late
strike on the Southern railway. H.
B. Perham, secretary and treasurer of
the grand division, with headquarters
at St. Louis, is engaged in a contro¬
versy with President \V. V. Powell.
The two grand officers are having a de¬
cidedly personal correspondence, cop¬
ies of which have been sent to all the
members of the brotherhood in the
United States.
A special session of the grand divis¬
ion of the order will be held in St. Louis
October 1st for the purpose of settling
these differences, and to enact such
legislation as may be required by the
growth and changes in the order since
its last convention.
Secretary Perham charges that the
Southern railway strike was badly-
mismanaged and the order suffered
greatly in prestige because of the re¬
sult. He says that the president caused
to be withdrawn from the treasury
practically all the funds which it had,
and he says that the withdrawal was
contrary to the constitution of the or¬
der.
The secretary charges specifically
that $35,868 was illegally disbursed by
the president's orders and that the
protective fund, instead of having $50,-
000 on hand, has practically no funds
at all available. Ou June 26th, when
Secretary Perham issued his first call
for the special session of the grand
division, he stated that the order had
only $365 iu bank. He claimed that it
should have had $50,000 at least. 1
Mr. Perham states that the relations
between himself and the president are
very much strained and the president
corroborates this statement. The sec¬
retary accounts for it by the fact that
hedeolinedto loan the president $1,-
100 of the order’s money in 1898, de¬
claring that things have been made
unpleasant for him ever since.
YELLOW FLYER OUTBREAK
Occurs Among American Soldiers at Plimr
del Kio, Cuba.
A special from Havana says: Yellow
fever has broken out in the barracks of
the Seventh United States cavalry and
the Pirst United States infantry in
Pinar del Rio. There have been nine
deaths during the jireseut month.
Eleven cases are now under treatment
in the hospitals. the Wednesday General
Lee ordered camp moved three
miles into the country and quarantine
will be rigidly enforced.
The chief surgeon has received or¬
ders to institute a thorough investiga¬
tion into the cause of the outbreak.
REMEY GOES TO TIEN TSIN.
Admiral Xotlflos Authorities That He Will
Make an Investigation.
A Washington special says: The
bureau of navigation Monday morning
received the following cablegram from
Admiral Remey:
“Taku, July 22.—Going Tien Tsin
today to look into matters, leaving
senior officers here. Newark goue
.
Nagasaki for docking.”
TEXT OF REPLY
SENT TO CHINA
In Answer to Emperor’s Plea For
Our Mediation.
THE CONDITIONS ARE LIBERAL
No Action, However, Will Be
Taken Unless Assent of Other
Powers Is Secured.
The following correspondence be-
tween the president of the United
States and the emperor of China was
made public by the state department
Tuesday:
“The Emperor of China to His Ex¬
cellency the President of the United
gt a tes Greeting:
“China has long maintained friendly
relations with the United States and is
srcri “
Christian missions caused the powers
to view with suspicion the position of
the imperial government as favorable
to the people and prejudicial to the
missions with the result that the Taku
forts were attacked nud captured. 1 Con-
sequently there has been clashing of
forces with calamitous consequences,
“The situation has become more and
moro serious aud critical. We have
just received a telegraphic memorial
from our envoy, Wn Ting Fang, and
it is highly gratifying to us to learn
that the United State government,
having in view the relations between
the two countries, has taken a deep
interest in the present situation. Now
China, driven by ’lias the irresistible
course of events, unfortunately
incurred well-nigh universal indigna-
tion. For settling the present diffi-
culty China places special reliance in
the United States. We address this
message to yonr excellency in all sin-
cerity and candidness, with the hope
that your excellency will devise mens-
ures and take the initiative in bring-
ing about a concert of the powers for
the restoration of order and peace
The favor of a kind reply is earnestly
requested and awaited with the great-
est anxiety. “(Signed)
Kwang Hsu,
26th year, Cth moon, 23d day (July 19.)
m’kinley’s keply.
The cablegram was at once com-
municated to the president at Canton,
O., and the following is his reply:
“The President of the United States
to the Emperor of China—Greeting:
“I have leceived your majesty’s
message of the 19tb and am glad to
know that yonr majesty recognizes the
fact that the government and people of
the United States desires of China
nothing . , but , what , , is • just . , and , equitable. ,,
The purpose Vn for which we landed
troops , ; m China was „ the rescue of , our
°p f .g..v.a„ g „„d
protection \ of lives and property K - of
Americans . who , were sojourninc: . in .
China, . m 1.1 the enjoyment _ \ of - rights . , ,
f guaranteed them by treaty and by in-
ternational .* , i Jaw, rn, Ike same purposes
publicly declared n | by all ,, the powers „
are j
which x ■■i have landed ^ -j military ;ij± r forces in
your majesty’s empire.
“I am to infer from yonr majesty’s
v
* letter I. that it . the it malefactors i e l who i have i
disturbed the peace I. of China, who
, have murdered , , the minister ot Gerrna-
ny and a member of the Japanese I
gation, and who now hold besieged in
Pekin those foreign diplomats who
still survive, have not only not receiv¬
ed any favor or encouragement from
your majesty, but are actually in re-
hellion against the imperial authority.
If this be the case I most solemnly
urge upon your majesty’s government
the grave public assurance whether
the foreign ministers are alive, and, if
so, in what condition.
“To put the diplomatic representa¬
tives of the powers in immediate and
free communication with their respec¬
tive governments and to remove ail
danger to their lives and liberty.
“To place the imperial authorities
of China in communication with the
relief expedition so that co-operation
may be secured between them for the
liberation of the legationers, the pro¬
tection of foreigners and the restora¬
tion of order.
“If these objects are accomplished,
| it is the belief of this government that
no obstacle will be found to exist on
the part of the powers to an amicable
settlement of all the questions arising
out of the recent troubles, and the
friendly good office of this government
will, with the assent of the other pow¬
ers, be cheerfully placed at your ma¬
jesty's disposition for that purpose,
“William McKinljsy.
“July 23, 1900.
“By the President: John Hay, Sec¬
retary of State.”
FIRST HALE NEW CROP
Sold on New York Cotton Exchange For
Sixteen ami a Half Cents.
The first bale of cotton of the new
crop of 1900 was sold at the cotton
exchange at New Y’ork Tuesday to
Fernie, Wilson k Co. The price paid
was 16J otuits a pound, and the bale
wei ghied 5&1 pounds. The proceeds of
the sale, $89.26, the firm will give to
some nun-sectarian charitable institu¬
tion of th« city. The cotton was from
a plantation in Texas.
SHERIFF SMOKED
! Mob Storms and Dynamites
at Huntsville. Ala.
| DETERMINED to have a prisoner
Negro Youth, Lige Clark* J*>..vs Penalty
For Attsault On a Twolve-Year-
Old W hlte Girl.
A special from Huntsville, Ala.,
; says: At tho hands of a quiet and or-
| derly, but determined mob of 1,000
men, Elijah Clark, a negro boy twenty
■ old, Monday paid
i years evening the
| extreme penalty for a criminal assault
; upon a white girl, Susie Priest, 12
years old.
The negro was taken out of jail af¬
ter the sheriff had been overcome by
smoke, carried to the girl aud identi¬
fied, and then taken to the Moore
grove, at Dallas, a mile distant, and
swung to a limb, his body being rid-
died with bullets and shot.
Sunday afternoon Glaik caught Su*
„„ a.
the alarm iu Dallas. Within a few
minutes the entire male population of
i the village was in pursuit of the negro,
who fled into the mountains. The
search continued all night. Deputies
were also after him, and he was cap-
tured by Deputies Phillips and Jarnar
at the homo of relatives near Meri-
dianville, eight miles from the scene
: of his crime. Clark was in bed with
I two cousins, and they made au at-
tempt to cenceal him by sleeping on
him.
He was hustled out and carried back
to Huntsville at an early hour Monday
morning. Clark confessed to the deji-
uties that he assaulted the girl, and
said that knowing that she was a poor
factory girl he thought nothing would
be done with him.
When the news spread over towr
that the negro was iu jail the male
population of Dallas suspended work,
causing nearly the entire Dallas mill
to shut down. The men came to town
aud surrounded the jail. They brought
rifles, shotguns and pistols -with them,
aud were ready forany kind of trouble,
Sheriff Fulgham was requested to
band over the keys. Ho refused, say-
mg that the mob would have to kill
him to get them.
A strong guard was placed at the
jail armed with winchesters and shot¬
guns. The mob then began to make
preparations to break in the jail. The
frontdoor was broken open and a rush
made for the line of deputies in the
hall. The deputies opened fire aud
one man was shot iu the shoulder.
This checked the mob for a while, and
the leaders decided to go about ac¬
complishing their object in some other
way.
Several pounds of dynamite were
secured aad placed against the walls
of the jail, and the sheriff was again
asked to surrender the keys, or have
th y al1 bI , , °T u Pf , but ,, he s lU refus . e<L ,
Prominent . cpeecbes ,
citizens maae 1
- r,“z; r«i.w , .. f ., mob . . bul .
'
bnortly after noon a large & stick of ,
dynamite , was thrown up the mam
f tha 3 ... alU ^ Tbe 1 e x P , lo81 . ° Q
damaged the stairs and , broke .
e every .,r
window . , . the .. front - , part . ofthebuild- ,
in
. The sheriff warned to ,
mg. was come
Wlth bls <k ‘P" les and P riaoa «s,
bu ‘ he ^“lvrefused. , .
once a .^! a
The mob then made \ plans to smoke
‘h® ., officer out of the jail. A barrel of .
oil, a large amount ot tar and several
bushels ot feathers were placed on the
cement ground floor of the jail aud set
afire. A suffocating smoke arose and
the sheriff was compelled to take refuge
in the third story of the jail, the depu¬
ties and guards seeking the remote
corners.
The stifling smoke completely filled
the building when Chief of Police
Overton dashed up the stairs and
found Sheriff Fulgham almost over¬
come, but determined to remain and
protect his prisoner.
Chief Overton finally compelled the
Bheriff to oome out with him and led
him to the city hall.
When the sheriff eame out the mob
had no opposition in the jail and took
immediate possession.
ELEVEN MKHtOKS DROWNED.
Alt Were In n Skiff Which One of Their
Number Caused to Upscf,
News of the drowning of eleven ne-
groes in the Warrior river, at lock No.
5, near Akron, Ala., Monday after¬
noon reached Birmingham Monday
night. The negroes were working for
Christy, Lowe '& Hayworth, and for
some reason were crossing the river
about 3 o’clock in the afternoon.
One negro, named George Moors,
is said to have rocked the skiff in a
spirit of fun, which caused it to qpset.
All the negroes went down into the
water and being so badly frightened
and the river so Bwift none could be
rescued.
ROBINSON GOES TO CHINA.
Government Will Establish Postal Service
For American Soldiers There.
A Washington dispatch says: Harry
M. Robinson, chief clerk in the fourth
division railway mail service, with
headquarters in Atlanta, Ga., has been
appointed to establish a regular postal
service in China, that the American
soldiers in the far east may be provid- *
ed with the 6ame mail facilities as
those iii operation in Porto Rico dur-
ing the Spanish-Americau war.
ROBERTS’ LINES
CUT BY
Defenders of tiie Transvaal Cm
Cominanicalions of Invaders.
i
DEWETT PROVES A BOLD RAIDER
A Hundred Hollanders and a Big
Supply Train Fail into the
Hands of Kruger’s Hen.
According to South African advices
reaching Loudon, Geueral Dewet has
again succeeded in cutting Lord Heb¬
erts’ communications, both by railway
and telegraph, aud captured 100 of the
Highlanders. The story of the federal
commander’s hold raid comes iu the
form of a telegram from General
Forester-Walker, dated at Cape Town,
Sunday July 22d forwarding a dis-
>•
~—*•
‘“Have followed commandos July
16th. Hard, sharp fighting at Pal-
mietfontein July 19th. Prevented
f™m pursuing laager by darkness,
Eight dead Boers found. Our casual-
»>es five killed and 7G wounded. Reach
Vaalkrantz today. Enemy doubled
hack throughPaardekraal in darkness.
Small march tomorrow to Roidevaa!
station. Send supplies for 3,000 men
and horses, also any news of the eue-
my’s movements. I believe the com-
mando consists of 2,000 men and four
guns, aud is accompanied by Presi-
dent Steyn and both the Dewets.’ ’’
General Knox continues:
“The wire and main line of the rail¬
way north of Honingspruit have been
cut, and also the telegraph via Pot-
chefstroom. According to my infor¬
mation Dewet has crossed the railway
and is going north.’’
Genera' Xehy-Kenny telegraphed
from Bloemfontein under date of Suu-
day, July 22d:
“The railway has been cut north of
Honingspruit and a supply train and
a hundred Highlanders captured by
the enemy. A report was received
this morning that a large force of the
enemy is moving on Honingspruit.
All communication with Pretoria is cut
off. The Second and Third cavalry
brigades are following the enemy.” '
The war office has received a tele¬
gram from Lord Roberts dated Pre-
toria, Sunday, Ju!y22d, which repeats
the news contained id the telegram
from Ge.neral Forester-Walker, given
above, and continues:
“Methuen Continued his march after
the occupation of Heckport and eu-
gaged the enemy's rear guard at Zinds-
fontein, July 20th. Casualties, one
killed and one wounded. Early Sat-
urday he attacked the enemy again at
Oliphant’s Nek and completely dis-
persed them, inflicting heavy loss,
Onr casualties were slight. By these
successes Rustenberg has been relieved
and Methuen and Baden-Powell have
joined hands
“Hunter reports that Bruce Hamil-
ton secured a position on the Spitze-
ray yesterday with a battery and the
Cameron Highlandors and 500 mount¬
ed men. Our casualties were three
of the Camerons killed and Captain
Keith Hamilton, of the Oxfords; Cap-
tain Brown and Lieutenant Siewart
and thirteen men of the Camerons
wounded.”
Letters reached London from the
British troops in Orange River colony
assert that both men and horses are
short ou supplies and out of condi-
tion for hard work. If this be true,
arid there is little cause for wonder at
the failure to capture Dewet and at
the apparent paralysis of the opera-
COSTLY FIRE IN ST. PAUL.
Cold Stornce and Warehouse Plant Burn¬
ed-Loss 1#750,000; Insurance $ 550 , 000 .
The St, Paul Cold Storage and
Warehouse company’s large-warehouse
at St. Paul, Minn., was destroyed by
fire Monday. The total loss is esti¬
mated at $750,000, with an insurance
of $550,000.
THEY FAVOR AN ALLIANCE.
Secret Plans of Financiers Made Public
By Application For Charter.
In ihe belief that au open alliance
with Great Britain would be an ex¬
cellent thing for. the United States, a
society has been formed iu Philadel¬
phia, composed of mauy men powerful
in the financial aud political world,
who pledge themselve-s to work for
such an alliance.
The first meeting of this organiza¬
tion, which is known as the Trans-
Atlantic Society of America, was held
about a week ago. The proceedings
were keep secret, but the plans have
been known through an application in
common pleas eourt for a charter.
AGREES TO SEND MESSAGE.
IA Hung Chuns: AsRures French Consul
His Minister la Safe.
A Paris special says: M, Delcasse,
minister of foreign affairs, has re¬
ceived a telegram from the French
consul at Shaughai, dated July 23d,
which says:
“Li Hung Chang has just assured
me that M, Pichon, French minister to
China, is living and he has agreed to
transmit to him a message from me re-
questing a reply within five days.”
SERIES OF TRAGEDIES
In New Orleans Recalls Lynching
of Italians Some Years Ago.
TWO police OFFICERS ARE KILLED
Attempt to Arrest Allege*I Negro l>ei*per»
»i<|o Bring* On a Lively and litoo ly
Hattie In Crescent City.
A trifling iucident began a series of
tragedies in New Orleans Tuesday,
which revived memories of the Italian
lynching some yeavs ago. Two sus-
picious negroes were hanging around
a quiet neighborhood, and somebody
took the j)recuutiou to inform the po¬
lice.
Several officers went to the scene,
and instead of making explanations or
going to jail, the negroes showed fight.
Pistols were roou iu pluv, and Officer
Mora was seriously shot. One of the
negroes was arrested, but Robert
Charles, who did the shooting, since
said to be a desperate burg ar and ex¬
convict, got away, although he was
wounded. The police organized a pur¬
suit aud succeeded in locating the fu-
iu ..
ar. a:i
*"g e by a dark alley leaning to it.
They carried lanterns and were easily
distinguished, and when they got c ose
enough Charles opened fare with a
winchester rifle, killing Captain Day
a"' 1 keeping up the fusilade until the
captain had five wounds iu him.
A negro woman opened the door of
an adjoining room and told the police
to jump in, as Charles had rifles and
ammunition and an impregnaole posi-
t'ou. Ihev obeyed, thinking to hold
Charles in his quarters until help or
daylight came.
Officer Lamb was the last of the three
survivors to attempt to reach shelter,
after emptying their revolvers in the
den of the negro, and Charles reached
out and dropped him with a bullet be¬
hind the ear.
Nearly an hour elapsed before rein¬
forcements came, and these were
placed around the block to prevent es¬
cape. It was then discovered that
Charles had already left the room,
though a shot at the pickets told that
be was in the neighborhood. The two
dead policemen were removed, and a
systematic starch organized, but no
trace of the fugitive was found. Po¬
lice armed with winchester rifles and
citizens similarly equipped, aud a bor-
ron ' ei3 bloodhound kept up the quest.
The mayor of New Orleans offered a
reward of a hundred dollars and Gov¬
ernor Heard has added two hundred
ac<: ^ 6fty dollars for the state. Parties
are ol1 ^ ' n directions, even miles
a ' va 7 from the city, and all trains aud
cars were searched. Suspects were
arrested in ther suburbs, but were not
r *S^t men.
*h© meantime the police had work
l ^ p > aui ^ ^he whole force was kept
busy,
Thousands of people gathered
around the scene of ike shooting and,
lacking a victim or other excitement,
proposed vengeance on the property
aU( l ou lit® negroes in the hovels
around. Ike police promptly quelled
disturbances and jailed a number, but
*-be guard had to be increased,
ANOTHER “BELATED” LETTER.
Foreign Office at London Hears From Sir
Claude McDonald.
The foreign office has received a dis-
patch from the British consul at Tien
Tsin dated Saturday, July 21, stating
tliat he had just received a letter from
gj r Claude McDonald, the British
minister at Pekin, dated July 14, ap-
pea ii ug f or re li e f. There were enough
provisions at the legation to last a
fortnight, the letter said, but the gar-
r jgon was unequal to the task of hold-
j n g cu j a g a jnst a determined attack
for mauy clays There hag been fortv .
four deaths and about doub i e that
number wounded.
The foreign office thinks the dis¬
patch does not affect the main ques¬
tion of the reported massacre of mem¬
bers of the legation at Pekin.
Photographers In Convention.
The Photographers’ Association con¬
vened its annual meeting in Milwaukee
Tuesday with a large attendance. The
day was taken up with demonstrat/ ons
in color photography and papers.
MURDERED WHILE ASLEEP.
Farmer Dixen’g Held Was Crushed In By
an Ax or Hatchet.
W. G. Dixon, a farmer living four
miles west of Wrightsville, Ga., was
murdered Sunday night between 12
and l o’clock. His wife retired about
12 o’clock, leaving her husband and
children asleep. About 1 o’clock she
was aroused by the struggling of her
husband aud ou striking a match
found his head, above the left eye and
on forehead, crushed in several places
as with the eye of a small ax or
hatchet.
No one has any idea as to who com¬
mitted the crime or what prompted it.
Dallas yas Car Strike.
Union motormen are prosecuting
vigorously the strike on the Dallas,
Texas, consolidated street railway
backed by the entire organized labor
forces of the city.
Two Killed; Six Injured.
The boiler of a threshing machine
engine exploded in Cleveland county,
N. C., Monday, killing two men and
injuring six others, one perhaps fa¬
tally.