The Camden chronicle. (Camden, S.C.) 1888-1981, December 21, 1900, Image 1
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VOLUME XI.
OA.MDKN, S. C\, KlUDAV. I >fCC KM I >10!' 21, 11X10.
NO.j 50.
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m?rro hf!i> a rinquv^.
P-?aif a. 3 olf\dno> to ul bnr^irjQ.
, On T?.^ >ocr?o (hrvJmai morn, *J
row Ihf frojftj ??' ?* vw?l?<?6
With ft? hope Ihnr're clA'ihj Mlnvo
On liie dftv; inal ChriH bo'ft
rfe&r ttiat fonQwi?, yf people,.
HtQhlti huno yi tjor\dfr >ftrplf
> . 5n*id live ii,crrti?Q t!'&r?
?'ear i(\ m?rnj <\nIV.fm fiodtUQ
Powi> t-> ?oifh 4i\ eoMtn noAr.q-**.
Powtv To t ar IK irv gctdfo var J
Uf lt\e hoojnmij and tV .r't^oino,
And it.? (Itunn 3o Y?vtfny vnomd.
' Teach oar. h?Aii> gldd^omf lay?.
\ Ur &i| Keep flu* ChriHmoj |>oK???
KhmP wd> born ('>! K'Qh And lowly ?
? Lsl" u* wonhip Him rod&v/
A
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EVE
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OLD 40, with (lie coal l)in piled
high ami her water box full
to overflowing, backe'd &ul
leuly down on the baggage
car of the tJiO "lccnl" from Worcester,*
' and with a savngo "ker-ehunk" that^
Bent a shiver through the entire train',
allowed herself to be coupled by the j
quick lingered brakeuian.
It wan ed but live minutes fo the j
halt hour, but already a steady stream j
of passengers heavily laden with all j
kinds of mysterious looking parcels j
was pouring down the platform and '
into the cars. For this was the even- ;
lug of December 21, and the spirit of ;
?Christmas was over the land.
Hut happies* of all this happy crowd {
was Ben, the train boy^ J?i a liitlei
- oveu. an hour and a half lie should be j
home With his dear mother and young '
brother IMck and his sister Sal. As lie |
sat on a trunk in the baggage car with j
his pile of papers by his side, wailing j
for the train to start, he could think !
of nothing but that happy reunion.
Ben had been saving up for this
Christmas with more than- the usual i
sutilliig and self-denial, and tho result
of it all now stood before him neatly
packed in a wooden box*"
Two men there were aboard the "7.30
local" whose faces reflected nothing
of the Christmas cheer. Presently the
fireman put down his oil can and
\y>ked up at the engineer.
'??VjVhat time la the strike ordered
for?" lie asked..
"Half past eight to tUo second,"
growled the engineer. >.
"Why, that'll leave ' s ten mires from
, no ?where!" cried the flrem.m, whose
najne was Stebbins; "Nice Christmas
we'll have. Lucky if wc find a roof
to cover us. Why do we liave to strike
on Christmas Eve, of all times?" he
added. wrtithfuHyf _
"'Cause the president takes this train j
out to Kdgetown to-night so's he klj>
hev Christmas with his old mother*
? We got the tip no more than an hour
ago. The men thinks thet rutliel* than
g?t stuck between here and thar he'll
cave in and grant us wot we ask."
At that moment a well dressed man
of thirty-five or so, satchel in hand,
came briskly down the platform and
got Into tho smoker. It was the presi
dent ot the road. He was a very
young man^for such ? position, but
he had long sinog shown himself equal
Ao Its responsibilities.
f The conductor took out his watch.
iY was already thirty seconds past
starting time, btit on Christmas Eve
one does not like to think of anybody
losing tho train, .^ud so perhaps los
I tig n Christmas dinner.
JjU exactly 7.31 the signal was given.
And with a great hissing of escaping
eteam and n slow "ehoo-choo!" ni|
I was a sudden jolting and j'giring as
j the train came tpdeltly to a standstill.
Some folks, thinking it a station,
gathered up their traps preparatory
[y> departure, but Hen know 1 otter. H<*
rknew they should he halfway between
I tfandsville nud Henderson, which was
the last stop he/ore Edgctown.
"Hot box, 1 reckon!" 'muttered I?en
to himself. "That'll mean a half hour
delay, and mother'll get uneasy."
The train boy stepped out oiV the
piat/orm, and, leaning far out, ho Raw
a knot of men standing by the engine,
their faces lit up by the light from the
cab.
a tore ho (lied. an* ofton's the time 1
rode lu the fal> wlili him 1U> showed
lite how to work the lever and the
whistle valve ami all the rest of It.
If you could only get some one to tire
lluW "
??I'll tiro," replied tin1 president ijulet
l.v. Then mining to tin- trainmen ho
said: "This boy and 1 will run the
train. (Jo l?uck ami tell tlu? pns*engers
that wo to going right through. Thou
you fan sio|V h&e or go on with us,
just as you ehoose."
Then the news was passed along the
train that a substitute engineer had
been found and the train was to go
through after all.
Aboard the engine, his gloved bands
wielding a shovel, was the president
of the road, while Hen, with his faee
out of the cab window, kept his left
hand on the throttle.
In the meantime the brakemen held
a short consultation with the con
ductor and had concluded that the best
coursejfor them was to quit the train
and leave it to Its fate.
A couple of the male passengers vol
( untcercd to act as brakeman and con
UTirWli tvrm ?*'? ??*??? mtri n
train presently got under way.
It had been decided that'as trouble
probal>ly awaited them tit Henderson,
where a largo rowdy element wrs lo
cated, the train would stop a half mile
this side of the town for the passen
gers. and then Hen was to run through
Henderson without stopping.
On tlio station platform a group of
a hundred men were grimly awaiting
the arrival of the train. Tts approach
had been heralded by Its whistle live
minutes before.
"If tlio train slows up, board her, and
pull off the engineer," commanded the
head of the gang. "If she doesn't stop,
shoot at the scabs, and smash all the
windows you can!"
Suddenly a hoarse shout went up.
"Here she comes! Bless me If she
ain't slowin' down!" cried one.
"Ready, boys, with yer brkkhais!"
cried tho ringleader, revolver in h.tnd.
Leaning far out of the cab .window,
his face smutched with coal dust, his
eyes shining like stars, was Ben. The
president, who had forgotten to re
move his kid gloves, stood juat be
hind, shotgun in hand. ^The revolver
was raised, a hundred 'istones were
poised In tho air. Then "juj. the pale,
set face of the young engineer showed
j up for an instant by the flickering
light of the station lamps the man
UUKAKFAST.
Christmas orangen.
Cereal (lakes and cream.
Sirloin steak. Fngl.sh Imiis.
Douglmuls. Coffee.
r/rxxrn.
\tV- -%"?rv \\ v? ???,.
llot olain broth and wl?i|?pv*tl croato
Hlpn olivo9. Celery.
Lobster cut lots. Freaeh pons.
Flcklcs.
Hoast rook . with potato stnilinu
Apple foam saueo. l'oilcd cho-tuuf*
and onions. Spinneh mold.
Lettuco, Frenchdressing. Cheese crisps.
Mluee pio. Frozen plum pudding.
Salted peanuts. ISonbons. Coffee
P.I'KKKT HJNCIIF.ON.
Shrimp sandwiches.
Olives in tomato Jelly.
English yule dollies.
Ieed orange Julee In glasses.
Fruit and nuts.
The season when "Yule fires glow
and parlors are green with the mistle
toe bough" seems to have come so
soon again, and the feasting is also at
hand. Much of the Christmas prepar
ation may he made considerably in
advance of the day. Kaeh dish should
be so finished and garnisht d as to ap
peal to the eye and aeeoul with tin*
day. Nothing offers a clearer idea of
a hostess' good taste than the manner
in which siie sets her table. The
Christmas wreath effect may be rtiadc
very beautiful by tying a wreath to
the back of each chair, laying a large
one in the centre of the table and a
larger one half way between it and tin?
table edge, the latter wreath being
kawifiWEUKm-.tli* '*i_
mas
Hale Ilie Yule log in;
Heap the fagots high;
With a merry din
Rouse old Kcvelry!
Cry "Noel! Noel!"
Till the rafters ^ing,
And the gleeful bell
Peals its answering!
Erim Hip Christmas e:ir>
From the wassail-bowl,
Now the (lame leaps up
With its ruddy soul!
In the glowing blaze
How the dancers spin!
Deftest.in the maze,
Nimble Harlequin!
(Jvini iSi?rt|?urHj;on i jincs
Wit li liis 1111111ie ire,
"AiTfT'liia fenst of plums
Smothered in' tlio fire.
O the days of mirth,
Aiul -Ibo uightsiikin!
l%e'('hri*tma*t hmrlli;
Ilal^ <liT- Vlllc lo^ in!
Quickly clamboring clown, 1^ ran
up to tho group. Facing each other
wore 1 lie engineer and the president.?
"This is a dastardly plot of yours,"
Mr. Pearson, tlie president, was Hay
ing "Hut you won't force iuu to give
in by 'any such course."
"All right, tsir!" replied the engineer,
sulleuly. (-"Thrsi;we'll have to <jult tlie
'fcTAY jr.8* WHERE YRU BE, FTEBBINSl'
trait* light here. Stcbbjn*. dump the
nrer
The president felt himself beatrn,
hut nt that instant Ben's voice, shrill
with, excitement, rang out sharply:
"Stay jes wjicre yer be, Stebbins. I'm
not going [to have- tho president's
Christmas mid my folks' Christmas
spoiled by ahy o' yer fool orders!"
^ When Ben h?d-realized the situation
jhejUsd dMhed madly into the baggage
ear, Wrenched opeu his ?5far:Amas box
aad It tte ?hat rtm.in J
tended ?? ? present for bis brother./"in <
a trice he had loaded' it end then Sad
cHtnbcdgp o? to the engine ffrom the
other side. ? -
frhsWghttfTttwgtaoptng tmxrti
rery nhnch disconcerted the strikers,
ead they hesitated.
*Fire heoifte&^Mlary to the mu
ehafiiife--ii i mnrmr
with the revolver lowered his weapon
and sprang forward.
"Hold on!" he yelled, "It's Ben!" Hut
there was no need ,for the warning.
The men had recognized the lad at the
same Instant and with one accord
their hands dropped. They would have
as soon shot their own sons as to do
harm to Ren.
So the president had his Christmas
with his mother nfter all, and so did
Hen, and the hoy thought it the hap
pier t "Christmas he had ever known.
Dining the day Mr. I'ear son drove
over to see him, and when he departed
lie left behind him a check (or $500
and the promise that when Hen was
old enough he should run 49 every
day.
"But-1 won't promise to net. as fire
man again," the president had added
laughingly.
This all happei?M. thirty odd years
ago, and the erstwhile train boy is now
general manager of the road,'and a
very dignified gentleman, Indeed; but
down Edgetown way no one ever eallp
him anything but plain Ben.?Douglas
Zabriskle lxJty, in the New York Her
ald.
The Victimised Baby Proteat*.
When I'm older I'll be glad;
Now nsy life ii horrid eftd; ,
Folks give me at Christruaa time
Toy* that only coat a dime.
y A Holiday Echo. -
in ft (lo of grouud pine roping. All
meats aiul desserts on Hie Christ inns
dinner tnhjc should be ornamented, If
possible, with holl.v.
Yule Dollies?Cream together ono
half cup of butter j|jid one cup of sa
ga r. Add gradually two well-beaten i
eggs. one tahlcspoonful of cream or
ri^h milk, oik* i*?. spoonful of vanilla
njid three cups of Hour, with which has
been sifted two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder; then stand for an hour in a
cold pjaee. liftv?M*eady a tin cutter in
the shape^6f a doll about live Inches ;
long. Roll out a portion of the dough
at a time, about a half inch thick; cut
into dolls, lirush each over with milk
and dredge li/flitly with powdered su
gar; use snjaJl currants for eyes and
bake In a moderate oven. When cold j
decorate the skirt of each dull with
ruflles of frosting. Wrap separately
in sheets of waxed paper until ready to
serve.
Tlint Womlorfut Tito.
The Christinas 'ree has the unique,
distinction of growing with the same
vigor in all climates and bearing fruit
without any preparatory blossoming.
Like Jonah's gourd, it springs up in a
night and withers Into nothingness in
a day or two. No soil Is too poor to
prevent Its growth; no soil rich enough
to prolong that growth beyond its ac
customed limit.
Chnrlen Dlrlirnti'i flood Work,
But for the great novelist, Charles
Dickons, there is little doubt lint .Mi at
the keeping of Christmas, except ami
purely religious feast, would hav?
died out many years ngo. His efforts
led to ft revival of Christmas n? a fes
.tlviil of general rejoicing and.Jollity.
Too Good to Mr*,
If th* small boy were always aa
good ?? he- Is on ChrlstinftM Eve be
would ccrtaloly die young.?Puck.
Chriitniiii Morn,
THE RIGHT TO STRIKE
? ? -*??? ? . -
Lively Discussion Hefore Arbitration
Coiivci ti n.
Till: AIviil >\l:N I ON BOTH SIDES
?
The New Zoidmul r;\-M?inber of Par
liament liug.igo.s In a Hot Debate
With President (ionipors.
*
Chh ago. fc-'pei !al. Tho conference
(mi arbitration ami co:icill-:tien. wlij^li
p;iss (1 into indn trhl history with ita
jidjoarnnn nt Tuesday tii>;Iit. was en
livened (hiring tho ilay l>y a debate
In-!wivn Sauim I (iompois. president of
tho American Kodei'ntW>n 01 1?Ahor,
and Hugh l.uck. ox Momher t?f Parlla
i ment of New Zealand. Tlio venerable
Now Zea lander look exception to Mr.
tJoiviipoiv.' declaration inivt he wanted
to boo da Ivor organization retain the
privilege of striking when they
why thrj' pleased, or morely
"That Ik not liberty," cried Mr.
husk. "It Is I i< en.se.
'Mr. tiompc is wants conciliation
and he ?<y.s yon ran never hnvo any
concilist ion unless yuu are ready to
( lit oi>? another's throats. Well, If that
is tho unf**ntn!Kilo iondi>lion of tlx
'i;e?j>ylo of America, 1 am sorry for
them. i)uriii? the afternoon Mr. (Join
I era secured the stage and reiterated
hi.s assort ions,
"\\'o (Id not." he doclared. "clutch
e.l.frh of'hi n.' t> roats annex e>-sarily, but
I would rather have the right l<> clutch
at a man's throat than to have my
arms amputated. The compulsory la
bor law 'In equivalent t<? the amputa
tion rpfenied to. I want labor to have
tho strength (;!' a giant, hut to use that
strength gently."
Later Mr. husk again secured tho
floor. Ho explained at length the
workings of the arbitration court of
Now ZeaJand, generally talking
straight at the labor president.
"You'd cut my a.rn.s off in your
country?" queried Mr. Cym pet's.
"If you were gocd we wouldn't am
put.ito your armc," roplird 'the New
Zen Inn dor, "but we might enlarge
your he.ad."
A lively exchange, of questions and
answers which bewildeixd 1 ho audl
C'lKe followed. Mr. husk explained
that during tho tuvrring ot a dispute
between employer and his unionized
employes reilhi r side could, under
penalty, c-hang? the conditions which
ca'r.-v'd (lie appeal to the arbitration
court. The be-.iing in which neither
i(It? had tho fight to independent ac
tion neno'allv I i.v!ol n'out a month.
"I'd rather bo at sword;' points in
America, an independent, than to sur
render my Hlrhhto Ktitke for one min
ute," s.hou'te-d Mr. Com pern.
There we re , mime: ous s; o ?chcs, all
favoring voluntary arbitration.
JSven Mt. husk declared that Ameri
ca w(M nSt ready for convpulsory arbi
tration. Mr. hulk's spo*>eh( which was
the llr.-t. of the (oafereneo le> uneiui
vocally favor compulsory arbitration,
piotuied the fiuccess of the system In
Now Zealand, and created d**?u in
ternet .
\Vnrron A. Rood, chairman or th?
Atap-.n?r.1iu^cMs heard of arbitration
and conciliation, followed .Mr. I;usk.
e G. Wn:/i)ii French, vloe president of
the H< public Iron and Strel Company,
favoned voluntary arbitration.' Onre
'? voluntary arbitration m proved praeti
; cable, bo eii id. we inaiy trust the open
mind, the humanity and tho "horee
scnsV of tbe American people to do
the icst.
Dr. Douglas Wil-on, president of
the organization of ma-fhiniats, and
John M. HLahl. secretary of tbo Farm
ens' National Oongrrs?, also apoke.
At tbe afternoon session, H. S. Tay
lor was the fir. t .--peaher, and Chaun
cey II. Castle, followed.
Other addre-a.es were made by Fdgar
A. Agard. member of the executive
board of the 0 Uottle Hlowers*
Arivar'ntion; Frederick U. IIf*y, of the
Marble M rttiu facta rcra' Association,
and Frank TJuchanan, pre Ident of the
Hri'd^o and Structural Iron "Workers.
? Benjamin I. ?Wheeler, president of
the University of California, do. Iarerl
that tbe University wiia the tribunal
to which labor difficulties should como
for calm deliberation.
Triple /Murder in Hiaslsslppl.
Washington, D. C., Special.?A sp'*
rial from Lake Province, La., says the
Hello of the Uends, which boa arrived
there from Arcadia, Miss., lauding re
poits a murder ami robbery at that
place Sunday, which it is thought, rz
gulteel in (lie lynching of two negtoo3
there. .The negroes from a neighbor
ing levee eicWf)*"went to a tracing bo.tt
kept at the landing by a white man,
killed him and his wife and baby. They
then robbed the boat and left, after
burning the craft io Ihd water's edg .
The negroes were recognized the
property of the white family and ar
rested. They confcs cd and it is aaid
wore taken in-charge by a mob.
Boerc Invade Cape Colony.
J>ondon, Dy C^ble.?The Bosrs have
raided Capo Colony at two separate
points. 100 miles distant, says the Cape
Tows correspondent of tbo Daily Mail.
"One commando advanced upon Phil*
fpstown, -between Cole-burg and Kim
boriey. The o:n?r, tuppbsedto be Her
icf'a commando, crossed the Orange
river between OdludaliMpom and Bo
Uinlle, ttorthwetanpf B^p^-?orp. I;f
!SS!
COMGRlSSIONAI. DUINtiS.
Dally Proceedings of the NallonnJ
Lawmakers.
8I5NATR.
Eleventh Day ?-Tho Senate commit
tee on foreign relations hold a special
mooting and decided to recommend
four amendments lo tho Hay-Paunoo
fote treaty. The committee adopted au
amendment fiuggostcd by Senator For
altor, which declares that tlio llay
I'auncefoto irnty ?ut>**rHeil**s tho
Clayton tiulwer treaty and also
j-11 IKoa out of t ho Uay - PPauncofoto
agreement that article which permits
tho .submission of tho Hay-Paunoefoto
11o:?ty to tho other powers and invites
thoir acceptance of It.
Twolfth^rDay. Tito proceedings in
tho Sonn# eon-l ted of a I>ric f speech
hy Son a fur''Toller in which ho suftgo t
od?tho suhstitution of the word "able
gate" for the word "supersede" in the
11: st of the Amendment a reported yes
terday by tho committee on foreign
rotations, the effoit bring to doelar ? |
tho Clayton Hulwor treaty abrogated
in express terms, lie then made an
argument in support of this sugge.s
tiun. tottlciullng that tuty nation has t
right to abrogate a treaty entered into
witn jinotirtM- nairni'i*. v?o ftaiu 'mai Yi
the committee Intended to hold tho
treaty to bo abrogated that word
should be used.
Fourteenth Day.- The Senate was
in open session only an hour, the re
mainder of the legislative day being
spout in executive session on the llay
Paunccfoto treaty. Mr. Chandler/ of
Now Hampshire, created a little (lurry
by endeavoring again to get up the
resolution relating to tho Montana
senatorial case. The effort was-futile.
During its discussion. Mr. Chandler
said he thought tho Senate had a right
to an early report from tho committer
on privileges and elections, and said
ho would ho glad to Uuovf what had in
fluenced members of the committee to
delay action.
This aroused Mr. Jones, of Arkan
sas, who questioned the right of any
Senator to demand the reasons which
might Influence the notion of a mom-'
her of ?oy commit too. Ho could not
understand why Mr. Chandler should
seek to punish him and intimated that
Mr. Chandler must have some person
al interest in tho resolution.
Fifteenth Day.?'Again tho Senate
had under discussion tho Hay-Pannee
fote treaty in executive session. No
business of consequence was transact
ed In opnu session. Mr. Tillman had
t?iC follow-In**:
"Resolved, That tho President,, be,
nnd he Is hereby requested, If notj> in
his Judgment, ineotnpn'iblo with pub
jl'c interest, to furnish the Senate all
i information and eopi -s of all corres
ponednceo iWwee-u this government
J and the govcrn.ment of Colombia, show
j ing what stop-, if any, have been
taken by this government to secure a
Urea y between the two governments
lor a modification of Colombia of ex
isting treaties or concer.Bionn with the
view of securing to the Fnifed Sato;
: tho riirht to eon trwot a catnl over tho
1 territory of Colombia, between tho At
tan tie and Pacific Oceans."
I At 12:.'{() the Senate went Into execu
ilivo session, after%hlch it. adjourned.
lionsrc.
J Twelfth Day.?The house passed the
: war n vciuin reduction bill. The op
position fought to rocommitt the !?ili
j with Instructions to report bark n
'measure reducing (ho revenue at least
f70.000.000j and including a provision
for an income tax so drawn as to t s
i rape an adverse decision of (ho su
premo court. The motion failed?ll.'l
lo 155. Thereupon tho bifl was pisied
without the concurrence ,of tho ui'i
norlfy, who refrained from voting. Th?
amendment placed In the bill .vester-lay
lo tax expro-s rocolpts was defeated
on an aye and nay vote In the houso -
J 2T? (o 139.
Tl,e pens-ion appropriation bill carry
ing $115,145,230 was passed In cxactliy
13 minutes.
Fourteenth Day.?Under suspension
of tno rules, the House )ms&cd bills to
divide Kentucky and West Virginia
ln!o two Judicial districts; to cie.itc
another district judge in (he northern
district of Qhlo, and to refer to the
Secretary Of (he Interior for Investi
gation (he claim of the State of Texas
for money.? expended on public im
provements in Greer county, before the
decision of the Supreme Court plarc;l
t within the jurisdiction of Okla
homa. An attempt was made to pass
a bill to -give &o4dicrs and sapors of
J he civil war, the Spanish war and
the war In the- Philippines preference
? n the matter of appointment to and
retention in positions in the executive
departments of the government, but it
aroused opposition on the ground that
it would practically shut out of the
government employ for years to come
all civilians, and was overwhelmingly
N feated. The remainder of the day
was devoted to tho consideration of
private pension bills and a larger num
ber of them were passod.
Fifteenth Day.?The House devoted
tho day to District of Columbia busi
ness. The whole time was ojjeupied
in tho consideration of a bfH^ip change
tho terminal facilities of the Penn
sylvania Railroad In this city and to
provide for the elevation of Its tracks
across the Mall, south gf Pennsylvania
j venue. The opposition was persis
tent, but after much filibustering the
friend* of the bill succeeded id secur
ing a reces3 until 11 o'clock to-mor
row to continue consideration pf the
bill.
A Work of Afi.
The Yonth's Companion Calendar
for 1501 tr* ow?wt?Hwwi w?
tbe foran of a panel. Intended to ?in*
upon the wall. It <Js a most perfect
Apectmen of the lithographing art. the
conception at the 4e*1*ner befog repro*
" beauty |?y
4
HANGED BY A MOB,
Battered Down Jail Wal's io Get a
Murderer.
A BLOoDV DAY IN INDIANA
K* ?r~I
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\\' It It o Brtrbtfi^WnylnlU. Murdered and
Roltbeil oit^ Mis Way to 111/
I i OHIO.
Owensboro, Ky.. Spocial.?.lira Hon
dui-on and Ituil Uowland, negroes,
woro hanged ai s o'clock Sunday night
in tho j.nl yard at Rockport, Ind., by a
n?ob of r.uO persons.
Ilcudcruon and Rowland waylaid,
nut:dt r< d and thou lobbed U. S. Slm
;)iis, a wliile harbor, only In the morn
ing.
Tho l wo men were .suspected and ar
rest id ami by Unpaid or bloodhounds
iluur Hili was tLt.ibiiahcd. _
J l< nilin\i)ii. l/J. dlULLh. ioi Jlbi
<i ll an t then banned. Rowland con
i'oss* d btfo;o ho wa;i strung up. Tho
lodics were afterwards riddled with
bullets.
Indi mnpolls. Ind., Special.?A special
(<> Ihe s-iuluel from Rockport, ludj
say:;:
t wo Mi'ivnios, Jim Henderson and
Hud Kowlaud, who waylaid, brutallv
:uui'u.? | and robbed 1 lollio Simons, a
w hit it l.ailnr, uuiy Sunday morning,
were lynched in the jail yard by a mob
;ii l.uuo frenzied citizens at night, 'fho
ncgioes were arrested early and al
though Rowlands eloihing was blood-'
stair.oJ, the nicn claimed they woro In-'
noccni or t lie clime. In tho meantime
Sheriff Clemens, of Union couMy, Ky.,
arrived with a trained hloodfAind in
response to a telegraphic summons. >
\\ h? n tho dog v. as plated on tho trail
lit- followed ii until ho reached tho
liuURo whore Rowland Jlvoi, six blocks
from the sec no of tho murder, and wont
haying to the hrd tho negro oooupled.
I him was enough for the frenzied popu
lace.
Within a few minutes a tnob of a
thou sand howling, bloodthirsty citizens
with skdge hummers, ropes and guns
were running to the J ill. Sheriff An-"
ilcrson and his two deputies made a
Htand and attempted to protect the
prison* r.s. Tho officers were seized by
the leaders of the mob, who disarmed
lb nil. The sheriff was thou looked In a
room and placed under gutid, but he
MimtW refused to givo up tho keys or
tell w'"-ero the prisoners were hidden. /
l-'ai i g 'o got the keys the mob mado
ii dote line d but unsucce sfiil attempt
to br? k in thecal I door. Hv this time
ti:e wouhl-be lyiichors were In a per
f< ct fren/.y and securing a telegraph
pole and using it as a battering ram
they caved in the side of tho wall of
the jill. The door <>f Rowland's coll
was then broken in with Hlojlgfl ha.m
iiieis and he was dragged from tlio^itf
to the east side of tho court yard,
where a noose was\ placed, around his
1 re-lc. He van given tinia to..make a..
Utatemrnt in which ho Implicated Jim
II? ndersoij and another nof?ro.
Rowland then begged piteously for
mercy, but tho ir.ob swiftly swung the
?onfessed murdorer to a tree and rid
dled his body with -bullets.
Leaving the body of Rowland dang
ling from the limb of tho tree, tho mob
rushed back to the Jail.And attempted
to hurt open the cell occupied by Hen
derson, but before tho steel bars yield
ed io the blows of tho sloi&e some one*
in the crowd flred upon the terrlffed
nosro as he crouched In tho corner of
bis roll. A few moments more and the
door of ihe coll wan broken*, in, The.
negro, mo#*o dead than alive, wae drag
ged at a (?fie's end 'to the. court hoiuo
yard and swung on a tree besido the
body of Rowland.
Firing a parting volley nt the swing
Irg holies, tlio mob. onger for anothgtf1
victim, hurried iWKy to cntoh the othtr<
negro Iniplicnlfvl !>y Rowland In his
confession. He w; a found at a_hotel
where he was employed as a poflefr*
The ncrro escaped to the root of the
building and Manager Defaulter succeed
ed !n convincing the mob that the por
ter had nothing to do wiMWthe crime,
proving tin alibi-for him. The mob
then dipporsad, apparently satisfied
.with i.a work of awful veniMnce.
The negroes' vlcthn, Simons, \ras
waylaid and murdered la the most
brutal manner one square from Hie
main street of the city as he wai going
to his home from bin barber shop at 2
o'clock In the morning. Aa was cus
tomary with him he carried the day's
receipts at his plaee of bu^lnes4*. The
negroes were aware of this and evident
ly laid their plans accordingly
Crouching behind a fpnee tfHP^await
ed their^vletlm, Jumped from their
olftce of concealment and attacked him
from behind, striking him over the
hrod with n heavy club with a large
nail driven Into the end of It. Although
terribly beaten, Simons made a desper
ate fight and hi4 cries and- struggles
soon attracted two boys, who went-4o.
his assistance, but they were a moment
too iHte. The victim of the two negtoes
having succumbed to the terrible beat
ing lay dead at their feet.
The murderers then drove the would
be rescuers away and accomplished
thefr original design?th*t of robbery ?
?scouring a b - k containing something
over 110 from the -prostrate form of
their victim martn their c*cape.
Simon? ^rs t/MWy b^aUnVbis skull*
was cru8he>rijg hlsjiead and face best
on Into a pulk FV>y gapln^yondft:
had pun^tufisd the dead xuiinC.tMi^:
anU penOrftTrd bis brain,
Tsfk'ag More Tump?Jtaty*
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