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Reno, N er., Aug. 18.— Foe the past
three days scores o f section men in the
employ o f the Southern Pacific com
PR U N E G RO W ERS SM ILE .
pany on the Palisade division in N e
vada have been at work trying to pre- Douglas 1 County
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m o f the Loot
Lesa Internatine Events
o f the Past Week.
The W ar department w ill ask fo r a
million dollars to build airships.
A woman is said to have led some o f
the rioters at Springfield, Illinois.
A fire in the East Buffalo stockyards
burned between 16,00 and 2,000 sheep
and calves.
Governor Deneen says the whole
power o f Illinois w ill be exerted to
protect the negroes.
An Omaha judge denounced a woman
fo r marrying an old man for his money
« « 1 refused to give her a divorce.
The Alaska Pacific Steamship com
pany w ill establish daily papers on its
tw o passenger steamers between San
Francisco and Puget sound.
Altogether there are 4,200 m ilitia
men on duty at Springfield, Illinois, as
a result o f the race riots. This is all
o f the state troops except the colored
members.
nel is 800 feet or more in length and
coat more than 8160,000 to complete.
Last year the Western Pacific started
a tunnel 60 fe e t to the south o f the
Southern Pacific. This was recently
completed, and now it is known that
the blasting has practically shaken the
entire mountain, which is now slowly
sliding into the Humboldt river,. B ig
timbers in the Southern Pacific tunnel
are being slowly crushed like so much
matchwood, and unless a means o f
combatting the slide is determined
upon it may necessitate the company
abandoning the tunnel.
A thousand men and twice as many
horses and mules were placed at work
along the Western Pacific railroad in
this state yesterday, and from now on
the line w ill be rushed to completion.
For nearly a year operations have been
practically st s standstill in this state.
The grade has been completed from
Salt Lake to a point near Elkcs while
from this end the grading has reached
s comparatively short distance. Work
westward w ill continue now until com
pleted. Trains w ill probably be run
ning into Winnemucca early this fall.
•t- "3 > 3
NEEDS CASH FOR BIG N AV Y.
In the recent holdup o f a Great
Northern mail car near Spokane the
clerks outwitted the robbers by dump Britain Will Raise Loan o f «6 0 0 ,0 0 0 ,-
ing the registered letters into news
OOO fo r Ships.
paper sacks.
London, Aug. 18.— The British gov
Unveiling o f a Roosevelt statue in ernment, according to the Daily Tele
a Texas town caused a riot, the people
graph, contemplates raising s large
being divided in their views o f the
president.
One person was fatally loan in view o f the growing naval com
petition abroad.
I t is stated that
hurt and nine others injured.
financiers
o
f
the
highest
standing have
The battleship fleet hss sailed from
undertaken to g et 8600,000,000 on
Auckland to Sydney.
Japan is paying off her war debt in nominal terms to meet the necessities
o f the fleet for the next few years
good sized installments.
without disorganizing the annual bud
The Canadian government is to me gets or casting s heavy burden upon
diate in the railroad strike.
the present generation.
I f such s plan is attempted» i t w ill
Ira D. Sankey, the evangelist, is
be because it is possible to fore cast the
dead. He was 6 » years old.
future requirements o f Hie navy until
Fire in the Buffalo, N.*- Y ., stork
s general shipbuilding program has
yards, burned close to 81,000,000 worth
been crystallized and the setting aside
o f property.
-
o f thiB fund prould be a declaration,
Contractors drhctng tbs biff S%- Paul .translated into warms o f cash,' o f the
tunnel in Montana are breaking all country’ s intention to maintain a two-
(y
records for speed.
, — •""% 4^ l power standard at all costs.
$ $ :> >
Tw o people w e ft killed and six In
jured by thfi »g lo s io n o f p balloon at.
T R O O P S PU RSU E REBELS.
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London.
AJ ^ iM ta to v attempted to
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lig h t a ci
Thousand Chinese Pillage T«Wrn and
The bones o f 21 persons have been
Flee to Mountains, f i 11
found on an island in Lake o f the
Hongkong, Aug. 18.— The < soldiers
Woods. They are believed to be the
remains o f a party o f explorers mas stationed at Konghau, near Wuchow,
wh# rebelled last Tuesday and killed
sacred by Indians in 1736. i
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Rear Admiral Cogswell, retired, is their commander because a comrade
dead. He was an officer on the Oregon had been arrested for gambling, have
when that vessel made its famous joined the Yaus/ a warlike jaribe o f
voyage around the born to engage the aborigines, livin g 'in the southwest
Spanish fleet.
portion o f the province o f Kwkhgtung.
Train robbers held up a Northern Their home is in a region o f inaccessi
Pacific train near Trust, nine miles ble mountains and they have never
w est o f Spokane. The mail car was been subjected to governmental con
uncoupled and run up the track. I t is trol.
Admiral L i has arrived h oi» in his
not known what the result o f the haul
flagship,
accompanied by gunboats,
was.
torpedo boats and launches. . Troops
Turks and Arcmenians join in cele have also been summoned and the coun
brating their liberty:
try is in a turmoil. The mutineers are
A fte r ngudering
T a ft, a new town near Missoula, 1,000 in number.
their commander, they pillaged the
Mont., has been destroyed by fire.
village, securing 8100,000 in money
I t is believed the effect o f the Thaw and withdrew to the TaikiSg moun
V
bankruptcy proceedings w ill be liberty tains.
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fo r Thaw.
Waste Coin on N ovel».
A veterinary surgeon has just died
Berlin, Aug. 18.—Tw elve and a half
in N ew Y ork as the rsault ouf a bite
minTon dollars are thrown away every
by a horse.
year in Germany by the poorer class
A Los Angeles maniscc killed his
in the purchase o f “ permcous penny
son and daughter, attempted, to k ill hip dreadfuls,” according to a statement
w ife and himself.
just published by the Durer Union,
■— — 'A w ealthy Italian has been slain in ■which' is- engaged hr * - campaign
N ew York. Nihilists are supposed to against the growing tendency in Ger
many to read trashy literature. The
have done the work.
secretary o f the union vouches for the
The government has started a fight
astounding declaration that 40,000
in San Francisco against the bringing
tabliahed booksellers and 30,000 ped
o f young g t f ll to t « » country fb r Im
dlers are engaged in selling sensation
moral purposes.
al serials and books o f a low order.
Some unknown person i*~3an Fran
cisco st intervals has been throwing
May Talk 700 Miles.
ink on women’s expensive w a r in g ap
Paris, Aug. 18.— The naval lieuten
parel, thus ruining it.
ants, Colin, Joance and Mercer, the
inventors o f an apparatus which re
Japan is rejoicing over the
trademark treaty w ith the United cent tests have shown to be superior
States, g ivin g R as proof o f friendship to any existing, achieved remarkable
Success yesterday, communicating with
between the t w countries.
the wireless station at Raz de Seine,
A modus vivendi hss been arranged department o f Finistere, a distance o f
whereby the Newfoundland fiaeries dis about 810 miles. The officers are con
pute between Great Britain and the fident that they can make great im
United States w ill be settled by The provements in the apparatus, enabling
Hague tribunal
conversation up to 600 or 700 miles.
Senator La Follette is going to start
Employes Will Assist.
• newspaper.
St.
Paul,
Aug. 18.— Three hundred
The Canadian Pacific is importing
railroad employes met in this city to
Strikebreakers from Europe.
day to organize an association to fight
K in g Peter, o f Servia, is accused o f legislation hostile to the railroad inter
conspiracy against Montenegro.
ests. The men are o f the opinion that
Forest fires have broken out again in by standing by the railroarls in their
Canada and more towns are threatened fight they w ill be b en efitin g them
selves. I t is the intention to support
w ith destruction.
only those candidates in the coming
A ervere hail and thunder storm hss election who are favorable to the rail
hurt the Kentucky tobacco crop.
roads and their employes.
"A
Extravagant livin g sines the war
w ith Russia has caused corruption in
the Japi
K in g Edward and Emperor W illiam
m et a t Cronberg, Germany, and con
ferred on a naval program.
sen near Chico, Cal.,
T w o mask
eld up 18 men i they came along at
Crimss Puzzle Polics.
Boston, Aug. 18.— Boston and East-
m Massachusetts are undergoing a
crime w ave.” H a lf a dozen murder
mysteries are still unsolved by the po
lice. The undeniable reign o f crime Is
crsditodJo the fe et that many foreign
ers are out o f work and are attempting
to adopt tbs methods o f European ban
ditti.
ttapltdflstr Wtft Do This 1t
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Roseburg— T il Ison A Co. have pur
chased a fine equipment fo r their large
prune packing plant in this city, and
have begun work to enlarge and re
model the plant to handle Douglas
county’s largo prune crop this year.
A new 80 horsepower boiler is now be
ing placed to r the steam plant, and
several new pieces o f machinery for
grading and packing w ill bo installed.
Nearly 200 ears o f evaporated prunes
w ill be shipped out o f the county from
various points, a large portion o f
which w ill be handled by local firms.
In addition to the new machinery the
building w ill be enlarged to almost
twice its present size.
H. L. Giles A Co., o f Salem, have
purchased the Douglas County prune
packing house o f Receiver T. R. Sheri
dan, and w ill thoroughly overhaul And
make additions to the equipment.
These tw o large pecking houses are
kept running fo r from three to flour
months every fall. Besides these two
plants, there is another packing be
at M yrtle Creek that handles from 20
to 60 carloads every season. There
w ill also be about 80 carloads o f ap
ples shipped from Douglas county this
year.
The Douglas County Fruit
growers’ association w ill handle about
half o f this crop o f apples.
TH E S T A T E FAIR.
Salem— The County Commissioners’
court at their last
j s i tion o f Mining Engineer
i «presenting East«
'
ih i appropriation o f 82,000 for tbs
building o f five bridges across the San-
tiam river, to make the Gold Creek
copper mines accessible. In return for
this investment, Mr. Gadsden guaran
tees tbe erection o f a smelter with a
capacity o f 100 tons per day.
I t is expected that the opening up o f
these mines and the building o f the
smelter w ill result in the location o f a
refinery in this city. The Gold Creek
mines are located on the head waters
o f the Santiam in the extreme Eastern
part o f Marion county.
A number o f leading citizens appear
ed before the court and argued in favor
o f the 82,000 appropriation.
Enlarge Salem Hatchery.
University o f Oregon, Eugene— A c
cording to reports received here, the
state salmon hatchery up tbe McKen
zie river w ill not be abandoned, but
extended, and arrangements w ill be
made this fa ll so that trout as w ell as
salmon can be batched. The citizens
o f Eugene w ill provide the money fo r
the importation o f trout eggs from the
East. I t was rumored some time ago
that the hatchery would be abandoned,
but it is evident from a letter o f the
state fish commissioner that great im
provements w ill be made in the estab
lishment.
Thousands o f Dollars Being Spent to
Maks It Success.
Oregon T w o Days Without Executive,
Salem— For two days last week Ore
Salem— For the state fa ir in 1907
the Southern Pacific railroad handed gon was without even art acting chief
executive.
Governor Chamberlain
216 carloads o f stock and exhibits.
went to Seattle to inspect the progress
This year, while the fa ir is y et more being made on the Oregon building at
than six weeks away, 219 cars have the Alaska-Yukon exposition.
Secre
been ordered for hauling exhibits and tary o f State Frank Benson has also
stock.
Many favorable conditions are been absent for some tim e ; therefore
working together harmoniously fo r a the state was without any person to
great fa ir at Salem next month.
exercise the functions o f chief execu
Several thousand dollars have been tive.
W hile in Washington the gov
expended in enlarging the permanent ernor also stopped at American lake.
exhibit building. The grand stand has
been enlarged so that it w ill accommo
Realizes Good Prices on Horses.
date one-third more people. Men have
Drewsey— I. M. Davis, one o f the
been at work on the grounds fo r some principal business men o f this .place,
weeks preparing them fo r the fair. is home after an absence o f several
The shrubbery and grass is being cared weeks in Pendleton and other railroad
for and skeletons for decoration pur
ints. Mr. Davis took a number of
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poses are being erected.
A ll prepare ■
orses over the mountains. He says
ho:
tions are starting early.
they stood the trip remarkably well.
A feature that w ill greatly assist to He realized from 8100 to 8160 for sin
make the state fa ir this year o f more gle d riven .
worth and value w ill be the co-opera
tion o f the Portland Country chib, Bible University Begins Next Month
which is offering attractive purse* for
University o f Oregon, Eugene— The
the livestock exhibitions and races.
Eugene Bible university, the leading
ministerial school
o f the Christian
Summer Normal Draws Teachers
church west o f the Rocky mountains,
Brownsville— Many teachers, lectur w ill open September 22. About 100
ers and ministers from this section are students are expected to enroll. The
taking advantage o f the summer nor faculty consists o f seven instructors,
by President E. C. Sanderson
mal school conducted by the Albany headed
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college. The attendance is very large.
Record by Land Board.
H ereafter this w ill probably be one o f
the drawing cards fo r Albany college.
Salem— Loans amounting to 840,600
Teachers are in attendance from Mar were made by the land board at its
ion, Lane, Benton, Lincoln, Linn and monthly meeting held last week. This
other nearby counties.. Lane county is the largest sum that has been loaned
especially is proving its loyalty toward out by tbe land board in a great many
the church college by a good attend years. Tbe loans were uniform at
ance. For the summer school the col per cent
lege has secured the services o f some
o f the best educators in the United
PO RTLAN D M ARKETS.
States.
Blow Out Beecher Rock.
Eugene— In the improvements which
the County court has authorized for
the Eugene-Maple ton wagon croad, the
most noteworthy is the order to blow
out Beecher rock, and Commissioner
Price w ill soon take up this big task.
Beecher rock, which overhangs the
Siulslaw road, w ill be remembered by
every one who has made the trip to
Mapleton as the most dangerous point
on the trip. The rock, which is a
mammoth one weighing thousands of
tons, w ill be blown to pieces and a
better and safer road cut out in the
side o f the mountain.
W heat— Club, 89c per bushel; forty
fold, 98c; red Russian, 87c; bluestem,
93c; valley, 89c.
Barley— Feed, 823.60 per ton; roll
ed, 826@26; brewing, 826.
Oats— No. 1 white, 826.60 per ton
gray, 826 .
Hay— Timothy, W illam ette valley,
814 per ton; W illam ette valley, ordi
nary, $11; Eastern Oregon, 816.50;
mixed, 818; clover, 89; alfalfa, 811;
a lfa lfa meal, 820.
Fruits— Cherries, 3@10c per pound;
peaches, 66c@81 per box; prunes,
81-26 per crate; Bartlett pears, 81.50
@1.76 per box; plums, 40@60c per
box; grapes, 81-26@1.50 per crate;
apricots, 81; blackberries, 81-10@1.16.
Potatoes — 90c @ 81 per hundred;
Enlarge College Campus.
sweet potatoes, 6c per pound.
Salem— State Superintendent Acker
Melons— Cantaloupes, 82.60@3 per
man his returned from Corvallis, and crate; watermelons, 81-60 per 100
states that options have been secured loose; crated, % c per pound addition
on land in the vicinity o f the Agricul a l; casabas, 82.60 per dozen.
tural college that w ill add about 16
Vegetables— Turnips, 81.60 per sack;
acres to the campus o f the Oregon A g carrots, 81-75; beets, 81-50; beans, 6c
ricultural college.
I t is expected that per pound; cabbage, 2 @ 2 ^ c per
at the meeting o f the board o f regents pound; corn, 25@30c per dozen; cu
at Portland on August 13 orders will cumbers, 81 per box; eggplant, 10c
be given to buy the land on which op per pound; lettuce, head, 16c per
tion» have been secured.
dozen; parsley, 16c per dozen; peas,
6c per pound; peppers, 8@10c per
Big Demand fo r Harney Ranches.
pound; radishes, 12>»c per dozen;
Drewsey— W illiam Dunlap o f this spinach, 2c per pound ; tomatoes, 50c
place recently purchased the Howard @81 per crate; celery, 90c@81 per
ranch, which is located about one half dozen; artichokes, 76c per dozen.
mile west o f here. The ranch is a 100
Butter— Extras, 27>»c per pound;
acre tract seeded down in alfalfa. The fancy, 26c; choice, 20c; store, 18c.
consideration was 83,400. Mr. Dunlap
Eggs— Oregon extras, 26c per doz
sold his stock ranch st Juntura, Or., en; firsts, 23@24c; seconds, 21@22c;
about two miles west o f Drewsey, to thirds, 16@20c; Eastern, 23@24c.
Ed Stallard, o f Juntura. for 83,000.
Poultry— Mixed chickens, 11@11 J<c
The ranch is a 160 acre tract. Several per pound; fancy hens, 12@ 12^e;
valuable ranches have changed hands roosters, 8@9c; spring, 14c; ducks,
in this section this year.
old, 8@9c; spring, 1 0 @ llc ; geese, old,
8c; goslings, 1 0 @ llc ; turkeys, old, 18
@19e; young, 20e.
Names Waterways Men.
Veal— Extra, 8@ 8)^e; per pound;
Salem— J. N . Teal and Peter Loggie,
ordinary, 7 @ 7 )»c ; heavy, 6c.
o f Marshfield, have been appointed by
Pork— Fancy, 7c per pound; ordi
the governor to represent Oregon at
nary,
6e; large, 6c.
the Lakes-to-the-Gulf Waterway con-
Mutton— Fancy, 8@9c per pound.
vention at Chicago October 7.
Hope— 1907, prime and choice, 4 j» @
6c per pound; olds, 2 @ 23 » c ; contract«,
Rebuild Albany Iron Works.
9@10c.
Albany— The Albany Iron works, re
Wool— Eastern Oregon, average beat,
cently destroyed at a loss o f about 10@ 16c){ per pound, according to
826,000, with Insurance o f 89,600, w ill shrnkaga; valley, 1 6 @ 1 6 ){c; mohair,
be immediately rebuilt.
c holes, 18@ 18*c.
Springfield, 111., Aug.
17.— Two
deaths from injuries received in pre
vious mob fights, the attempted cutting
H r fire alarm wires, the exoneration
o f f r i v a t e J. B. Klein, company A,
F irst BHiMiMt Hfe ng y r n y nr n Bart n f
inquiry fo r the killing o f Earl Nelson
at&aakaked Saturday, and the pursuit
o f a mob by guardsmen were the chief
developments in tbe race w ar m Spring-
field yesterday.
The attempt to cut the telephone and
fire alarm wires leeding to the city hall
was not successful.
A policeman saw
three men on top o f an outbuilding try
ing to reach the lines overhead.
He
turned in an alarm to the headquarters
o f General Wells, commending a pro
visional brigade, and the letter dis
patched e wagonload o f soldiers to tbe
acene. They arrived before the trio
had done any damage.
The would-be
wiracutters fled, leaving their nippers
behind.
A genuine scare was caused at the
headquarters in the arsenal last night
after a squad had been sent to disperse
a crowd at Allen and Spring streets.
Fivejminutes later a report reached
Lieutenant Colonel Eddy that shots had
been fired in tbe threatened district.
He immediately sent a fu ll platoon to
the piece to reinforce the squid. When
the additional soldiers appeared the
crowd broke and ran.
Tbe soldiers
pursued them fo r several blocks and
the district, which is near the scene o f
Saturday night’s lynching, was in an
uproar fo r a few minutes.
The arsenal wee crowded lest night
with negro refugees from Springfield
and surrounding towns.
About 200
men, women end children sought shelt
er in the building and slept on the floor
or in chairs.
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Alarms were more numerous last
evening then on former nights.
In no
single case, however, up to a late hour,
was there any circumstance which com
pelled the use o f force. A fire early in
the evening at East Mason and Fourth
streets brought out the, largest crowd,
but it was composed mostly o f curiosity
seekers and was handled easily. Three
barns were destroyed by the fire,
which is supposed to have been started
by mischevious boys.
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Governor Deneen explained last
night that the disposition e f troops at
the capitol was not because o f any ap
prehension o f danger to that edifice,
but because the grounds offered excel
lent camping facilities and were
strategic point from which Colonel
Sanborn could control the situation
west o f Seventh street.
The state’s attorney o f Kankakee
county called on the governor in the
afternoon in an effort to have arrested
the soldierr who stabbed Earl Nelson
with a bayonet in the First Regiment
train at Kankakee last night. The
governor referred him to the military
authorities.
HE C L A IM S V IC T O R Y .
Castro C row s Over Holland, Although
N o Blood Shed.
Willemstad, Aug. 17.— I t seems that
the authorities refused to permit the
Dutch cruiser Gelderland to enter the
port o f La Gaayra, and this act was re
garded at the capital in the light o f a
defeat for The Netherlands men-of-
war. I t was celebrated with a recep
tion by President Castro, at which
there was music and dancing, and,
when the president made his way
through the streets o f the city, he was
given an ovation.
An official o f the customs house at
La Guayra, who had communication
with the Gelderland has been dis
missed.
The Netherlands vessel went into La
Guayra August 1 and, when she re
turned here, her commander said that
all communication with the port had
been refused.
The port authority
declined to accept an official communi
cation to the German minister, who is
in charge o f the interests o f the Neth
erlands in Curacoa.
The population o f Curacoa has peti
tioned the governor o f the colony to
declare free the importation'and ex
portation o f arms and ammunition.
Revolt Against Castro.
Panama, Aug. 17.— Numerous mem
bers o f the Venezuelan colony here ex
press gratification over the turn o f rev
olutkmary affairs in their country.
Tw ÿ special commissioners from the
revolutionary forces at Los Anders« ar
rived here yesterday and brought to
their countrymen the news that the
revolutionary movement in Venezuela
is very strong.
General Roland, ex
president e f the state o f Guayna, and
m ilitary chief in the recent Matos re
bellion, the commissioners say, is be
ing joined by enemies o f Castro.
Bloody Yaquis Raiding Again.
Tucson, A riz., Aug. 17.— Meager re
ports have been received here o f a Ya-
qui raid in Mexico in which four men
were killed.
A raiding band attacked
the ranch o f Jesus Mejia and killed the
owner and his three daughters.
A
young son was carried away.
Other
outrages sre also reported.
A strong
force was summoned and ia now in pur
suit o f the Indians.
Most o f the trou
ble is In the Montezuma district, near
Nacozari.
Bars Up Against Cúrseos.
Willemstad, Aug. 17.— Letters from
Venezuela say that all cargoes and pas
sengers coming from Curacoa w ill be
refused st Venezuelan ports, but ves
sels from the island w ill be admitted
without consular despatch.
l¡H É $ RACE RIOT
Hob Borns Blacks’ Homes and
‘ Clnb tbe Occupants.
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TROOPS ARE RUSHED TO CITY
Whole N egro Quarter o f 8prlngfisld
Burning ànd Fireman Kept
Away From First.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 16.— Spring-
field is in the^hands o f a mob o f en
raged citizens who began last night
to wreak vengeance on negro residents
fo r an assault committed yesterday by
George Richardson, a negro, on Mrs.
Earl Hallam, a white woman. A t 1
o’clock this morning the whole east
end o f town burst into flames, the
torch having been applied to several
negro houses by some o f the more des
perate mob members.
A mob o f white men at 2 :46 o’clock
this morning lynched a negro who was
supposed to be sneaking under cars on
the Illinois Central tracks and shooting
at the whites.
The Decatur company o f the Illinois
National guard arrived at 2 :30 o ’clock
this morning and- went to the “ bad
lands,” where 20 huts occupied by
negroes have been burned and where
the fire is still raging.
Tw o men are already dead and prob
ably two score others are injured,
mostly negroes. The rabble is sweep
ing through the streets attacking every
negro met. A ll the local m ilitia are
on duty, and half a dozen companies
from other cities are rushing here on
special trains.
Still other companies
are ordered to hold themselves in re
serve. The fire department ia help
less to combat tbe fire in the negro
quarter on account o f the threatening
attitude o f the mob toward tbe ftre-
men.
Eugene Chafin, Prohibition candi
date for president, in protecting a ne
gro from death, was struck on the
head with s brick and put out o f com
mission temporarily.
The negro he
saved drew a knife and badly cut aeve-
valr men in the fight.
Richardson and another negro want
ed fo r murder were stealthily taken
from Springfield ja il last evening and
rushed to Bloomington, whence they
were later taken to Peoria.
It ia
thought that with the arrival o f the
out o f town troops tbs streets w ill be
cleared and order restored.
Negroes in two instances have turn
ed with considerable effect upon their
assailants. In one mixup a trooper at
tempted to separate the combatants
and was nearly overwhelmed by those
In pursuit o f several negroes.
Most o f the members o f Troop B, o f
Taylorville, are on guard around the
jail. The rioters who had gathered in
front o f the ja il after the incarcera
tion o f Richardson were enraged by
the ruse practiced by the -sheriff in
removing him.
Finding that the negroes were gone,
the mob amused itself fo r a time by
looting negro resorts in East Washing
ton street.
The amusement o f the
rioters was tragedy fo r the negroes,
many o f whom were roughly handled
and beaten with pieces o f their own
furniture.
A white man and his son, whose
names were not ascertained by the po
lice, were shot, supposedly by negroes.
This encounter further enraged the
members o f the mob and they began a
general search for negroes wherever
they could be found.
Dozen Probably Killed.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 16, 2:45 a m.
— The mob is still burning houses in
the negro quarter and the police believe
that a least s dozen people have been
killed. N o outside troops have yet ar
rived.
Bloomington Firemen Called.
Bloomington, 111., Aug. 15.— A t 3 a.
m. the Bloomington fire department
was notified to be in readiness to go to
Springfield to assist in fighting the fire.
Give Jewels to Heathen.
Long Beach, Cal., Aug. 16.— Unpre
cedented enthusiasm for foreign mis
sions was displayed at the morning ses
sion o f the convention o f Christian
churches o f Southern California and
Arizona. When the call came fo r con
tributions to aid Rev. Royal Dye and
his w ife to prosecute their mission
work in the Congo, men and women
vied with each other in givin g money
and sacrificing their jewels.
Gold
watehes and chains, gold bracelets,
ringa and diamonds were cast into the
basket
Rebuke to Spiritualists.
Philadelphia, Aug. 15. — Coroner
Jerome today decided not to hold for
court Mrs. Fannie Soult and Miss Flor
ence Beckman, who were found praying
near the partly decomposed body o f
Dr. L. Emerson Wheather yesterday.
The coroner issued a certificate o f
death from B right’s disease. He se
verely reprimanded the women fo r
their spiritualistic vagaries and warn
ed them against the practice o f a t
tempting to restore the dead to life .
Cholera Gaining Ground.
S t Petersburg, Aug. 16.— A death
from cholera has been reported from a
town in Tula province, close to the
estate o f Count Tolstoi. A t Tiaritsin,
where the epidemic has been most
severe, 226 esses and 160 deaths have
been registered since the outbreak.