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BLACK FIEND
Inched bga Maddened Ken
fl tilcky Mob-
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liuTRftGE AND (ViURDER
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■erhaps, of a Helpless Girl,
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|SI Tompkinsville, Ky. Oct. 22.
'• l~News lias reached here of the
■ Inching of Arch Baur, colored,
1 * rho committed an assault on
Ind attempted to murder Annie
-| Morrison, eldest daughter of
rttienry Morrison, a prominent
farmer of Cumberland county
The crime was committed at
i he Morrison home yesterday
fternoon about 3 o'clock.
) f The membra of the Morrison
lousehold were visiting in the
leighborhood, except the eldest
laughter, who remained at
tome to care for the house.
| Saur, unnoticed, went direct to
, tforrison’s house.
Miss Morrison screamed for
| lelp when he entered, but no
)n® was near enough to hear,
* though the house was close to
■ one of the most frequented pub
lic roads.
She fought the fiend with
desperation, but the negro drew
; a piece of sharp iron, striking
I her two or three blows on the
, head and inflicted wounds that
| may prove fatal. He fled, he
ft lieving his victim dead.
When the neighbors learned
qof the horrible affair they form
ed a mob and pursued the negro
with blood hounds. They trail—
len him to a small cabin within
'five miles of where the crime
i was committed.
The door was quickly broken
; down. The negro, hearing the
noise, tried to make bis escape
through a window, but failed.
When they entered he begged
for mercy, but a noosed rope
was quickly thrown over his
head and about his neck and he
was dragged, more dead than
alive, to the woods, where the
rope was tossed over the limb
of a tree, and he was hauled in
to the air and the life remaining
in the body soon passed out of
his body.
The lynchers left the body
and disappeared. Eight bul
let holes were found’in
the body this morning. The re
mains were biuied by Baur’s
relatives.
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Put on Yesterday- Mr- Wood
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Last night in a splendid per
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Warren Co., closed a most suc
cessful weeks' engagement in
the Hill City. ”
'1 he Hustler-Commercial has
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desire to see Mr. Woodward
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this paper likes to reward merit
any and everywhere, and sec
ondly’ because Mr. Woodward
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I who attended have enjoyed the
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tc do a big business wherever
he goes. When he returns to
Rome he will be accorded a
royal welcome.
Here’s to him, his family, his
theatrical support and may they
all live long and prosper.
SPANISH SILVER.
Sent A- ay Fic m C vba By Btea»d
-ship Loads,
Havana Oct 22. —The Red Cross
society’s steamer City of San An
tonio sailed tsteidav afternoon
from MataLzis for New York to
bring a fresh cargo of supplies to
Havana. Her last cargo wss all
1 uided at Matanzas where the offi
cers of the Red Cross society re»
mained to-superintend the dis
tribution.
Tha shipments of S| anish silver
speicie in anticipation of the
American regiins ar r very he Vy.
Yesterday’s Spanish mi il steamer
cariied 826,0C0 p< zos
Gen. Blanco bus directed the
military commander of the Hol
guin division ’o attribute any sur
plusstores among those of the
population in that distrft *ho
have shown the most friendship
to Spain.
■ II IT’J 1 TOBT
MEMPHIS NO A/ OPEN.
Quarantine Which was the Most
Rigid on Record Raised.
Memphis, Oct. 22.—The
board of health today raised the
quarantine and Memphis is
now open to all points. Cold
weather has prevailed for sev
eral days and the board regards
all danger from yellow fever as
passed.
The Memphis quarantine was
inau mated more than six
weeks ago and was the most
rigid in the history of the South .
Tug Blown Up-
Pittsburg, Pa., O?t. 22.—The
tug boat Rescue, belonging to
Jutte Co., was blown up last
night near Elizabeth. Capt.
Sedell was killed and nine of th*
crew were injured seriously.
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WILL BE GRAND
Bniliant Milsical Program
Arranged
for first Christian
Church Benefit on The Evening
of October 27.
The following brilliant pro
gram is announced for the First
Christian church benefit and
will be put on at Nevin’s on the
evening of Oct. 27th.
Grand Concert.
1. Cornet Solo.—Mr. Charles
Farris.
2. Trio, Vocal—Praise Ye, Vir
di—Mrs. W. A. Pattou, Mr.
Bei’j. Barker and Mr. W. A.
Patton.
3 Solo, Vocal, Patti Waltz
Song, Patterson—Mrs, C. D.
Wood.
4. Solo. Mandolin —Footlight
Schottish—Mr. R. E, Childs, 0
Miss May’ Clark accompanist.
5. Solo Vocal —Springs Revels, i
Maltie—Mrs. W, A. Patton.
6. Reading—Miss Austin.
PART 11.
7. Piano Solo—lmpromptu—j
Chopin—Miss Rica Cohen.
8. Vocal Solo.—Mr. Benj. Bar-j
ker.
9. Piano Solo —Mi’s Konski.
10. Vocal Solo—Mr. Horace
King.
11. —Voeal Solo.— Mrs. T. J.
Simmons.
12. Vocal, Quartett: —Forsaken
—Mrs. W. A. Pa t m, Mr. Benj.
Barker, Miss May Patton, Mr.!
Harry Patton.
In this musical tevent mos
of Rome’s peerh ss musical tal
ent has Lean assigned to num
bers. Seldom, of ever before,
has such a spiendid program
ever been arranged for one
evening.
The funds accruing from the I
sale of seats will go the fund,'
lor the purchase of a lot upon
which the First Christian
church ol Rome will, in the soon
future begin tho erection of aj
handsome church edifice.
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ELECTION BETS.
Van Wyck Coming t® The front
as The Favorite,
New York, Oct. 22.—The
betting between Nan Wyck and
Roosevelt is still at even money
but those who are handling
money on the election said last
night that by the beginning of
next woek Van Wyck will sure
ly be favorite and his backers
will have to give odds.
There is still plenty of Van
Wyck money in the market, but
a growing scarcity of cash to be
put up on Roosevelt. With bets
that he succeeded in placing
yesterday Broker E. B. Talcott
has bet a total of $48,*00 -on
Van Wynck, and he is ready to I
keep on putting it up at evens. |
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