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PRICE FIVE CENTS
VOLUMKLXI NO. 21
OF
BrownsvlllePeopleTiireat
cn Vengeance.
WILL SHOOT NEGROES
Acti of Negro Troops Cauje Texas
Whites to Arm Themselves
With Guns.
GOVERNOR A P PEALED FOR AID
Texts National Guards Clamor to b
Sent to Scene of Trouble Tmi
Rangcri Aro On Way Con
dition! Not Reassuring.
HOUSTON. Texas. Augut 10-A !
11 from Brownsville, Texas, say fur
titer trouble U feared there with the
negro troops. The vitisen guard of 150
men I established along the road be
tween thlx city anil Fort Brown and If
the negroes attempt to leavt the garrl
on It l tlie vowed purpose of the citi
sens to ahoot them down. Four hundred
rille were ild to the citizen yester
day. The report Hint officer of the gar
rison are lhemelvc afraid of the negro
troops linn determined the citizens to
take it.) elmwe. Many of the peoplo
ate leaving their home on the one side
of the city near Fort Brown. Au addi
tional appeal la Itclng made to Governor
Unburn to aeml troops, Business i
nearly supended In the city. It I re.
ported the Texa, National Guard, now
attending the maneuvers at Camp Mavry
Hie clamoring to lie sent to Brownsville.
The sensational rumors have inflamed
the militiamen and it I now believed
the negro raider committed the reecnt
nct in Brownsville in retaliation for the
reported intention of the Texas militia
men to use ball cartridges in the event
that the United States permitted negro
troops to participate in the Camp
Mnvry mnnenrer. Adjutant-General
HuHn considers It unwise to send state
troops to Itrownsvillo. .
Conditions Not Reassuring.
AUSTIN, Texas, August 10. Accord
ing to a telegram received by Governor
I.anhani from the authorities at Browns
ville conditions there are anything but
reassuring. Wbilc nil is quiet today,
it i reported there Is an armed body of
men extending from the city proper to
the bnrracks, and it is believed if the
negro soldiers show themselves there is
(lunger of Immediate nod serious trouble.
While the governor will nt make public
tlie substance of the telegram, and will
not ninke nn ollleinl statement, it is
learned by agreement with the federal
authorities, be has sent a ranger force
to Itrownsvillo to preserve order.
READY FOR INVESTIGATION.
CHICAGO, August lO.-Federal oflle
litis believe, that they will bo able to
start on the investigation, of the relation
of certain railroads with the Standard
Oil Company with tlio new grand jury
today without 'difficulty.
The law requires a minimum of 10
grand jurors to make up a legal panel.
The government attorneys prefer to have
a full panel, but it was stated by a
high official yesterday that the investi
gation would proceed if the 10 could be
secured. Nine members of the grand
jury have already boon taken as accept"
able. ',''
The government's case Is prepared to
tho last detail. Trie same witnesses who
gave evidence at Cleveland and before
the first grand jury in Chicago last week
have been subpoenaed.
DANGER
OUTBREAK
FRAUDULENT DECLARATIONS.
Porto Rican Firm Buys Brazilian Coffee
and Labels it as Porto Rlcan. ,
NEW YORK, August lib-Collector of
Custom Htraimhan conducted an exami
nation yesterday in relation to tlie com
plaint by 8wtt Truxton, government
agent of the Porto Rico Commercial
Agency, that a firm here bad made frau
dulent declarations Of a clearance of
coffee from New York to Porto Rico.
It developed that the declaration were
made not by a mcnilr of the firm, but
by boy employed by them,
fn manifesting aeversl hundred bags
which contained coffee as "choice red
beans,' the boy omitted to write the
word "coffee" n the manifest, the firm
explained, Mr. Stranaban told the Arm
that the future he would not tolerate
such a practice. He said further, that
in the future each manifest must b
made out by members of the firm.
Thus, be said, in cases, where fraudu
lent declarations of clearances were made
a reapoiiNlble person could 1 held. This
decision of the collector will apply to
sit persona and firms making manifests
of domel!c exports.
It was charged that certain firm baa
been In the habit of buying low grade
Brazilian coffee and after It had wen
received here shipping the bags con
taining this coffee to Porto Rico, where
it was emptied out of the original pack
ages sml sent back to this country in
other packages as Posto Rlcan coffee.
TWENTY-ONE KILLED.
NEW YORK, August 10. A cable dis
natch to the Herald from Rio Janeiro
says; A Rnhla fireworks factory ex
ploded yesterday and 21 men were Kill
ed. Many others were wounded.
FRIEND WAS FALSE
Husband's Friend Was His Wife's
Lover.
LETTERS TELL CRUEL STORY
Mrs. Scheck Plots in Letters to Stack-
pole of How Husband Shall be
Murdered Husband Believed
in Friend.
IjOS ANGELES, August 10. Letters
taken from the safe deposit box belong
ing to Ernest Stack pole, which had been
written him by Mrs. Scheck, were reai
today in the Stackpole murder trial. In
Mrs. Scheck 'a letters were mingled terms
of endearment toward Stnckpole with
expressions of her ideas of the manner in
which he should kill her htisUind.
They even went so far as to profess
sympathy for her unsuspecting husband,
in one instance writing:
"Joel is sick now and I feel sorry for
him. I wouldn't have you do anything
to him now."
) Alongside the great bundle of missive-!
that teemed with protestations of illicit
love, the betrayal of the husband and
even the plotting of his death, and mar
riage with the murderer, were two let
ters of another kind thnt formed n
pathetic exhibit in the case. These were
letters from the husband, Joel Scheck, to
Staekpolc, the lover of his wife, and they
were confiding, honest, sincere, unsus
pecting messages of one man to another,
whom he supposed t obe his true friend.
As a postscript to one of these letters,
Scheck wrotes
"We are both lonesome without you.
We want you to come back soon, soon,
soon."
STARTS HOME.
ST. JOHNS, N. F., August lO.-Sena-tor
Redlleld Proctor of Vermont, who
has been here for ten days, started
homeward yesterday. It is understood
he has been studying the latest phases
of the fisheries disputes between the
United States and New Foundland. He
lias met the governor and other public
men. He said he thought it unlikely
thnt the Bond-Hay treaty would be rati
fied unless it were modified.
IB SHOWS
NO MERCY
Shoots Negro Fiend in
Spite of Appeal.
NEGRO IS IDENI1FIED
Governor Calls Upon Mob Not to
Kill Negro, and Disgrace
Whole State.
APPEAL IGNORED BY CROWD
Bob Davis, After Bcbf Recognized by
Victim, is Shot Down by Mob
Negro Woman Firea the
First Shot
GREENWOOD, S. C August 16.-Bob
Davis, negro who assaulted Miss
Jennie Brooks near here Monday, was
lynched at 7 o'clock this evening within
100 feet of the Brook house, after being
recognized by Mi Brooks. Governor
Heyward made a strong appeal to save
the negro, but the mob was determined
and shot the negro to death, a negro
woman firing the first shot.
Governor Heyward reached the scene
shortly after the negro was captured.
A platform was erected on a fence
corner on the premises of the victim's
father and from it the governor address
ed the mob. The governor was cheerei,
but the mob removed the prisoner from
'the view of the governor and riddled him
with bullets. The mob acted so quickly
thnt there was no opportunity to sum
mon troops to the scene.
The negro was found in a creek bed.
He was tied hand and foot and brought
to the home of his victim to be identi
fied. The young woman lying on the
bed with a deep gash in her throat turn
ed to the negro as he stood between his
captors,
tors.
"That's the scoundrel," be i'l- "J
know him by his eyes."
The negro was removed outside the
house.
"Hear the governor." said someone and
the chief executive began an impassione.l
appeal in which he implored the mob not
to disgrace the state of South Carolina.
Concluding he said:
"Let us reason together. I feel just
as you do. I hnve lived in this country
and realize the dangers to which our
women are constantly exposed, but
there is something higher than wrecking
vengeance on that black devil and fiend
of hell. You won't enjoy it tomorrow
when you look back upon it nil."
Here some one came up to the stand
and said:
''We appreciate what you say, but we
are going to do it. We have stood this
thing long enough."
Many shouted for the governor go on
and he concluded his fruitless appeal to
prevent the lynching.
COLUMBIA, S. C, August 16. Bob
Davis, the negro who assaulted Mis'
Jennie Brooks near Greenwood on Mon
day, was captured bite this, afternoon
near Ninety Six. It is reprted that the
mob has planned to burn him at the
stake at midnight. Governor Heywarl
left on a train for the scene to deter
mine what action he will take. The mili
tary companies hv that section leing at
Chicnmauga, the governor's guards and
the Richland volunteers of this city aw
being held in readiness to go to the
scene.
HAVE FAITH IN CITY.
SAN FRANCISCO, August lO.-Four-teen
years ago a British syndicate bought
up at an expense of $10,000,000, seven
breweries in San Francisco.
TWENTY-FIVE DOLLARS A SEAT.
What the Most Expensive Setatl Will
Cost the Sports.
HAN FRANCISCO, Aug. lfl. Eddie
Grnncy mailed Tex llickard the. plaint
for bis big arena last night. The plans
were drawn by Mat O'Brien, a local
architect of note, who was eruifloyed
by Crancy at the request of Rickard.
The Goldlleld arena, if O'Brien's plans
are followed by the contractors, will
not be unlike that erected at Coloma
last AdmMim day. Of course, the
outside seats, those farthest from the
ring will lie raised a number of feet.
The ring will be built in a pit, which
will give everyone an unobstructed view
of the doings In the ring. Provision
will lie made to seat 10,000 people,
which will lie ample. Though there is
a heap of talk about the Cans-Nelson
affair at this early date, it is hardly
ible the club will sell all its Seats.
If there are 7000 people at the ringside
Goldfield will do herself proud for she
is but a niodet-izd mining camp,
and must draw heavily on the outside
places to make a crowd.
The prices of admission to the big
will run from $3 up to $25. To sit at
the ringside ami sniff the resin dust
will cost you $25, which is not an un
reasonable price considering the attrac
tion. For a San Francisco sport to se
the great event and see it right he must
count on separating himself from $75 at
least 125 for his fight ticket, $.10 for his
railroad pasteboard and Pullman and
$20 for his meal ticket and incidental!.
The championship affair can be seen for
less money, and then again one might
set himself back more than $73. It
depends on the person, but $75 ought
to foot the bills of the average mortal.
CAMPBELL CHOSEN
Texas Democrats Nominate Gub
ernatorial Candidate.
CHOICE IS MADE UNANIMOUS
Three Opposing Candidates Are Com
pelled to Give Way to Thomas
Campbell Is Lawyer and
Native Texan.
DALLAS, Texas. August 10. Thomas
M. Campbell, a native of Rusk, Texas,
the birthplace of the late Governor
Hogg, was this afternoon nominated for
governor by the democratic state conven
tion. He will, if elected, be the second
native governor of Texas. Campbell is
a lawyer, but for several years was
general manager of the International and
Great Northern Railway. The first bal
lot, which started last night was not
completed until 11 o'clock today. Judge
Brooks, receiving the smallest number of
votes, was dropped, Campbell, O. B. Col
quitt and Judge Bell, being the remain
ing candidates. On the second ballot
Campbell was nominated. When the roll
call was about one fourth completed,
Colquitt made a speech withdrawing his
name and declaring that Colonel Camp
bell should be nominated. A little later
liidge Bell withdrew, asking thnt the
nomination of Colonel Campbell be made
unanimous. The convention did so,
whereupon the band played, "The Camp
bells Are Coming." Campbell appeared
escorted by Colquitt who presented him,
merely saying, "The Campbells have
come."
TRY TO BREAK RECORD.
NEW YORK. August 10. An effort to
break the automobile record from this
city to Ran Francisco in a two-cylinder
car started at 3 o'clock this morning
from Herald Square. Richard H. Little
and Christian D. Hagerty of Chicago
were in the machine.
NO COMPLICATIONS.
TOKIO, August 10. It is confidently
asserted that the Aleutian Islands in
cident involving the killing and capture
of a number of Japanese seal poachers,
will be amicably settled without any
complications.
CONFESSION
BY WATSON
Convicted Swindler Breaks
Dreary Monotony.
IN ZACHARY TRIAL
Land Frauder Blames Zflchary
for Inducing Him to
Take Up Claim.
WAS PROMISED $400 FOR ACT
Witness Arrests the Manager of the
Butte Creek Land and Livestock
Company Offered Money to
Deed Place to Him,
PORTLAND, August 10.-The dreary
monotony of the thrice told tale, .as
broken in today at the trial of Manager
Zachary, of the Butte Creek Land and
Livestock Company, charged with per
jury, in connection with the final proof
of the Charles A Watson homestead,
when Watson himself now under convic
tion of having swindled the government
out of a homestead, took the stand and
made a full cofession. He said that dur
ing the year 189S Zachary induced him
to take up a claim. He said he paid no
filing fees and asserted that Zachary
built a cabin on the land. Watson testi
fied that while he had been to the cabin
a number of times, he had never stayed
in it over night. The witness asserted
that it was understood he should receive
$350 or $400 for deeding the place to
Zachary.
When Zachary's trial began this
morning Judge Bennett cross-examined
E A. Putnam to show that there were
many breaks in the rimrock forming
part of the fence and that there was not
a complete inclosure after all. but the
witness would not agree with this theory.
He admitted there were breaks in the
rimrock, but said they were nt abrupt
declivities, where stock could not pass
through.
It also developed in the course of
Judge Bennett's questions that every,
body in that part of the country was in
the habit of fencing government land,
and that the company thought it no
particular crime on its part to do the
same thing.
Clyde Brown, who was a witness in
the Hendricks, Watson and Barnard
cases, was recalled to testify regarding
the contract he had with Zachary to take
up a place and turn it over to the com
pany. Witness said the company agreed
to build a cabin and a fence, but that he
never saw any of these improvements
until after they had been made, and that
was while he was herding sheep for tin
company.'' He slept on the homestead
only one night. ,
State Senator Franklin Pierce Mays,
ex-Representative Willard N. Jones and
eGorge Sorenson, charged with conspir
acy to defraud the government out of
several hundred thousand acres in pub
lic land, will come to trial in the United
States Circuit Court Monday.
MUST PAY TAXES.
CHICAGO, August 10. The Board of
Review yesterday added more than
$7,000,000 to the personal property as-
1 sessments of 33 estate judged to hnve
been undervalued by the county assessor.
More estate will be heard today and
further large increases are expected.
Charles T. Yerkxes' name was placed
high in the list of deceased Cliicagoans
who failed to pay taxes during life, on
the value of their personal property. A
back assessment of $2,000,000 for 1005
was placed against his estate.
EXPLOSIONS ARE TERRIBLE
Eight Mexicans Are Instantly Killed
American Injured,
EL PASO, Texas, August 10. A Her
ald dispatch from Chihuahua states that
eight Mexicans were killed and A. L
Lewis, an American employee of the
Robinson Mining Company, was Injured
by the explosion of two cars of dyna
mite yesterday. This explosion was
caused by an explosion in the Andre
scobelite factory two blocks away, In
which three were killed and thirty
wounded. The factory was wrecked.
The shocks were felt all over the city.
DID NOT TAKE MILLION.
AKRON, O., August 16. A report of
n examination of the of the County
Treasurer, filed today, charges former
County Treasurer Smith with a short
age of $755,000. This amount wa found
mining from the vaults. The Prosecut
ing Attorney says a demand will be
made on Smith for the amount.
SIX HURT IN WRECK.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Aug. lO.-Three
cars of a west-bound freight train were
derailed last night between Auburn and
Newcastle, from some unknown cause.
Six men who were trying to obtain free
passage were injured, none fatally.
WARSHIPS IN HARBOR AT TANGIER
TANGIER, August 15. As a result
of the anti-French demonstration sev
enteen warships anchored in the harbor
this morning.
OFFICERS ELECTED
Grand
Army Veterans Choose
New Officers.
CONTEST KEEN THROUGHOUT
R. E. Brown of Zanesville, Ohio, u
Elected Commander-in-Chief
Place of Next Convention to
Be Settled.
MINNEAPOLIS, August 16. Com
mander in Chief R. E. Brown of Zanes
ville, Ohio; Senior Vice-Commander,
William H. Armstrong, of Indianapolis;
Junior Vice-Commander, E. B. Fenton.
of Detroit; Chaplain in Chief, Archbishop
John Ireland; surgeon general, W. H.
Johnson of Lincoln. Neb. These were the
officers elected today at the annual
meeting of the Grand Army. All other
officers are staff appointments and will
be announced later by the new com
mander in chief. The strongest oppon
ents of Brown were C. G. Burton of Mis
souri and Captain P. H. Coney of Kan
sas. Both withdrew when it was seen
the election of Brown was a certainty.
Seven candidates were nominated for
senior and junior vice-commanders, but
all withdrew in favor of Armstrong and
Fenton and both were elected uani
mously. After the electio, the place for
holding the next convention was dis
cussed, but an adjournment was taken
before a vote was reached. Voting will
be resumed tomorrow.
YESTERDAY'S BASEBALL SCORES
Northwest League.
At Butte Butte 11, Spokane 6.
At Tacoma Tacoma 5, Gray's Har
bor 4.
Pacific Coast League.
At Portland Portland 4, Oakland 3.
At San Francisco Seattle 3. San Fran
cisco 1.
SHOCKING REPORT.
KINGSTOWN, Island of St. Vincent,
August 16. An earthquake was exper
ienced here on August 14, and several
shocks and tremors was felt on St.
Lucia. There were four shocks here on
August 2, and on St. Loucia, and within
the space of six hours,, there were til
distant shocks.