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HUMAN ABROAD. 1' ? ll HR IS RAPIOIiV IMPROVING INI HKAI/TH. I. Settlor Senator Writes (or His Con- I stltutes an Account of His Travels! - In Spain and Morocco. Senator Tillman is well and enjoying very much his trip abroad. Col. August Kohn has received the following correspondence, which speaks (or itself: "Gibraltar, June 8, 1908. "My Dear ICohn: I forwarded herewith an account dictated by Senator Tillman of his trip since wt landed. It practically amounts to * riiorx * ?? ? - _ 7. m. ??ui uaa mat the senator seems to me to be improving in health in every way; appetite good, sleep excellent and in flue splrltB. Mrs. Tillman, too, is atandiug the hard work of travel very well. 441 have had no personal letters since I left Bostou, and don't expect to get any till I reach Rome, iu about two weeks. "We met this morning on the streets Melton and Earle, who have just returned from a trip similar to ours. Both are well. "Sincerely. "J. W. Babcock." Senator Tillman's account of his trip follows: "The two weeks which have elapsed since our landing at Gibraltar have been spent, in rather strenuous fashion. The long rest on I he boat had brought 6uch improvement that the morning after we recahod Gibraltar and found a good steamer about to start for Tangier, 4 0 miles southward ou the West African coast in Moroco, we yielded to the suggestion of two Columbia friends, Messrs. Melton and Earle, who had just come in on the German Lloyd steamer, and put off for Tangier without seeing Gibraltar at all, reaching it about 4 p. m. After resting at the hotel a saunter of an hour and a half through the narrow, filthy streets, from seven to 12 feet wide and all crooked, gave us all the idea of Mohammedan and Moorish life and civilization that we wanted, and there was no difference of opinion about returning to Gibraltar next day. " After hllrini' o tiUni ? - - ? . ??? M ? iv ?' vil VIIUI tti" tar, through which wo drove with the American counsel, Mr. Richard Sprague, and whose courtesy was much appreciated, we crossed over to Algeclras, Spain, on the opposite aide of the hay, where we speut two nights aud a day resting and enjoying the magnificent view of the famous Rock of Gibraltar, aud the most gorgeous display of dowers that it has ever been our good fortune to see, hedges of geraniums five feet high white daisy hushes of even larger size, with other dowers too numerous to rnenliou. These are in the garden or park surrounding the well Euglish hotel, ihe Itetna Christina, and though it was the lut of inr?? wo had to sleep under blankets, which has been necessary throughout our trip In Southern Spain. Friday we went to Honda, an old Moorish fortress, In the niidst of the mountaiuR, with a most magnificent view. Part of the journey upwards was through the cork-woods. Most of the way the fields are filled with olive trees, wheat aud barley occupying occasional stretches. The wheat In most instances was very good, some of It, exceedingly fine. After a night at Honda and a walk through the old Moorish town to the cathedral we started for Granada Sunday morning, and although the Spaniards are perhaps the most devout people BBkj^^^^hirone, there was no evidon^^ ftAKKlNtt TIMK ON VENEZUELA. I'nJted States Oorernmerft Simply Await hi* Course of Front!). A dispatch from Washington, says: The State department is marxing time on Venezula. Events that hare occurred have produced a situation that promises little change for some time and this Government is awaiting the course of events. The gunboat Marietta will leave Curucou for Guantuuumo with Mr. Sleeper, secretary of the American legation at Caracas, and Lieut. Francis A. Haggle, military attache, as passengers. Seuor Veloz-Gotticoa, the Venezuelan charge at Washington, remains iu that city, but will take up his residence in the suburbs where he will continue to be iu close touch with the Sluto department If necessary. Nothing had been .earned at the Venezuelan legation concerning the nvnn t it* Purupui! tn that- nrt iw>u' light could be shod upon the diplomatic tangle involving the two countries. Some interest was attached to the fact of the ordering the Marietta from Curacoa to C.uantanamo. No Instructions were given for the return of the vessel to Venezuela. The reason given was that, there was no further use of the gunboat to ploy between Porto Cabello and VVillein3tad. TALLY-HO TURNED OVER. Three bight-Seeing Club Women Hurt oi? Contention's Outing. The two thousand club women who went to Newport, R. I., from Roston Friday for an outing went Itimlr tn'Olldv I.U n mmiU vuvu vui ?,i iiuuuv vi t\ i cnuu UI an accident, which caused serious injury to three of their number. Many visitors, who were delegates to the biennial Convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs, in Boston, had beeu Enjoying carriage drives about the city, aud it was the occupants of a tally-ho coach hound for Easton's Beach, who mot disaster. When the coach had reached the middle of a steep hill ou Bath Hoad one of its forward axles suddtnly broke and almost instantly the vehicle collapsed. Netrly all of the women were caught beneath the coach, which turned completely over. Private automobiles carried the injured to the Newport. Hospital. Most of those taken to the hospi Mil were able to leave the institution after they had been treated for bruises and other minor injuries, and only thrte remain. These are: Mrs. Henry Winn, Maiden, Mass. suffering from a fracture of the (.skull; Mrs. Ilennet, of Davenport, East Watertown, Mass, collar bone and three ribs fractured; Mrs. Sundeam, Lincoln, Neb. ankle dislocated and suffering also from bruises and cuts about the head. The condition of Mrs. Winn is regarded as very critical. It was thought that although badly injured. Mrs. Davenport and Mrs. Sundeau will recover. * THH EE CHILDREN - It EM AT ED. Eire Destroys Home of Cleveland Mun and Soma of its Inmates. Three children were burned to death atCIoveland Friday night, when fire destroyed the house of Wrn. KIimacks. The dead: Arthur Klimacks, aged 8; Walter Klimacks, aged 15; Ida Klimacks, aged 18. Injured: Win. Klimacks, father; hands, face and back bruised, condition critical. Mrs. Annie C. Klimacks, roothei\ badly bruised. n j NEGRO LYNCHED. MOB Or 1,4MH? KUX TWO COLORED MKX. Criminal AknaIInms and LoUow Prisoners Seized by Crowd While on Way to Mup, Ui. Just at sundown Saturday afternoon two negroes were lynched by a mob of at least 1.000 persons. The lynching occurred on the eastern outskirts of Waycross, (Ja .The negroes were Walter Walklns and Albert Ouker, who were brought there that morning from Wayne county, one of them charged with outraging the 14-year-old da tighter of Mr. Wilev Wuinwrlght Thursday evening. The nog rot* 8 wore lodged in the Ware county jail during the day and late Saturday afternoon were taken out by Wayne county officers for the purpose of carryiug thoin to Jesup for safe keeping. Suddenly a rush was made and a dozen hands clasped each officer and his gun. The negroes were jerked across the railroad track and 100 persons pounced upou them, others still holding the guards. Through the wire fence of the railroad the mob shoved the negroes and then started at a run across College Hill. For nearly hall a mile they continued to the first oak tree in the old Cherokee nursery. Here an attempt way made to break the handcuffs which held the negroes together, but. without avail. No one had a rope but a heavy trace chain which was locked around one of the negroes was broken apart and a loop was soon made around his neck Some one mounted the tree and from the first limb caught the end of the chain, tying it around the limb, while others held the alleged assailant up from the ground. He was then turned loose, his feet about two feet from the ground. The other negro, still handcuffed to the body of the hanging man. stood with hands clasped around the tree. The mob stepping back about 10 paces oj>ened Are upon the mcu. hundreds of shots being fired into the bodies. Many tried to prevent the killing of the negro who was clasping the tree, there being much doubt, about his connection with the outrage. Nothing could be done with t he enraged mob. After lynchiug the mob dispersed. Tho outrage occurred near the home of Wiley Wainwright Thursday evening. Tho girl hud left the house for the cow pen when she was attacked by the negro. She w'aa taken to the woods nearby, her j screams failing to attrack any one of the house. Here it is said two other negroes joined the first. It was 11 o'clock at night before Mr. Wainwright, accompanied by neighbors, found her. She was terribly bruised and mutilated. The negro Albert Baker was arrested Friday morning and carried before the girl for identification. He was with several other negroes at the time and she readily pointed him out. 8AVRD FROM LYNCHING. Negroes Who Attempted Criminal Assault Caught by Posse. _ _ J A dispatch from Rome, Floyd Walker and A 8TKAMKR WENT DOWN. SI rack Rocks and Sank?Fisherman Bared Many Lives. A dispatch from Madrid. Thursday says: The Spanish steamer Laradke (1.500 tons), it has been learned, was struck Tuesday afteruoon on the rocks off Xlmilela. where the Cardinal Cisaeros and many other ships have been lost and Hank in a few minutes. The sea wus rough at the time. The vessel carried a crew of 98 and 97 passengers. It is known that 107 have been saved. Th? drowned number was 88. The l.arache had called at Cadiz to embark passengers from Argentina for northern ports. She was bound for Muros. It is believed she struck an unknown rock, as the captain and the pilot were both familiar with the coast, and shaped the course to avoid, the rocks. There was a terrible panic when the vessel struck and several of the capsized or smahed against the steamer. Fisherman nut out from various points and rescued many of those on board. It. is impossible to obtain complete details, but the latest reports state tha 17 women wer earaonsho drowned. KX-BANK CliFJIK ARRESTED. I'ittNbuit! Man Said to Have Taken $T> 1.000 of flank'a Money. T. W. Tiers, former discount clerk of the First. National Hank of Pittstrt.. ? * - - * - " uui k. f?., whs hrrrautu jare 1 nuvsday on an affidavits made bby National Bank Kxaminer Wm. I*. Folds charging him with the abstraction of about $01,000 of the bank's funds. Tiers furnished bail iu the sum of $10,000 for appearing. All the money was taken from the bank form February 8, 1906. to July 6, 1906. Shortly after that time the bank officials learned of the irregularities aud dismissed Tiers. He made partial restitution and turned over to the bank certain collateral upon which it is stated the institution hoped to realize. Nothingwas said of the matter at the time and the hank charged off the shortage from the surplus. Recently, however, the many bank defalcations occurring in this vicinity resulted In an order being received from Washington, it is said, to prosecute all such cases, and resulted in the information against Tiers. Since leaving tne employ of the bank Tiers has bee nengaged in the real estate business. * ivAtitttsiunuyi? IN I'HaiT. One Man Dead and Another Mortally Wounded. As the result of a row on an exeursion train returning from FermiDdinn Tuesday night, Howard Jackson, a young negro is doa dand John Johnsou, another negro, lies iu the Augusta county hospital mortally wounded. The negro who did the shoting escaped from the train before it reached the city. There were seven hundred and fifty negroes ou the train and the shooting caused a panic, many being bru'sed in W I CAtGHT A JAP SPY. } llu Had Made Drawings of American Forts About New York. An alleged Japanese spy was recently detained In Fort Wadsworth, at New York, having been caught by a member of the Forty-soveufh regiment with plans of the laadfalla surrounding the fort in his possession. The man had made drawings of the chief characteristics of the land in front of batteries Dtx, Richmond and Ayres, all the 12-inch disappearing rifles, and also of the pair of 10luch rifles between these three batteries, known as Battery Barry. All the drawings were made with the Idea of furnishing a view from the sea of where the batteries are. Distinctive trees, buts, sentry boxes and signal corps' poles were included aud marked on the maps. The military authorities at Fort Wadsworth udmlt that a Japanese spy has been caught but they will not disclose his name, or other par-, tlculftrs Dendinsr tin invpstlentlnn r?f! how he managed to get past the sentries. Officers of the regular army are trying to hush the affair up but militiamen speak freely about it. * SAVES BOY IN RIVKR. Kngineer Plunges Into Stream and Cults Boy Out. A dispatch from Kon Pu Lac. Wis., says bringing his fast express train to a sudden stop to leap from his cab and plunge luto the waters of Mud creek, Kngineer J. A. Tynan, - . I by a quick swim and dive, achieved a thrilling rescue of a drowning boy Thursday. Tynan is a passenger engineer on the Wisconsin Central, and when approaching Mud creek, near Jlillbert Junctiou. on his run from Manitowoc to Neenah, he caught sight of the lad seated midway on the bridge, fishing, wholly oblivious of the approaching danger. There was an instant closing of the throttle and an application of the air brakes, but before the train could be stopped the bridge had been passed. The boy. In his fright, either jumped into the water or was swept off by the train. When Tynan leaped from his eujgine the little fellow was struggling in the stream below, absolutely helpless. The engine driver plunged down the bank into the water, wading. swimming and finally diving to reach the boy, and. emerging a few mnmanta latnr wtf li Viiu iHi'Hm ? 1 - "ILA u iu v ik co ittxtti n-rm him v avvich m most exhausted, * WAITED ON WIFE TO AWAKE. Demented Husband Thought Dead Woman Was Only Sleeping. Relieving that his wife was only sleeping Andrew Thierbach, ofWaterbury, Conn., shared her bed for a week after death and prepared an elaborate meal to be eaten when she awoke from her 1 ng fast. He is a man 61 years of uge and married a German immigrant a year ago because he said he needed someone to take care of him. The widower is not being detained on account of his KN<? ACAEMKNT'H TItAUIC END. ^ Discouraged, Rrtdffroom Poured Oil on Himself and Then Lit Match. * i An engagement of ten_yenrs stand* ing, which numerous business reverses bad prevented blossoming into -< ? marriage, came to a tragic end in I Philadelphia, this week, when Na- ? y than Presser, despairing of ever leading his flnaneee to the altar, committed suicide by setting fire to his clothing and perishing In terrible agony. ; v The girl to whom Presser was to have been married is Miss Rosa Shattenstein. They met ten years ago and in a short time were engaged to be married. But business reverses caused the wedding to be postponed time after time. Dlscour- ^ aged, whe finally went to his home, HnnnAi) Kla ^ln? I wu?rvvt KIO *? VyUU I Uf) OMU, (AflilUU It"! " osene oil over himself, and appHed a match. STUN8 FOLU PKOPUK. liightnioK Struck House and Knocked Four Senseless. On Tuesday evening, during the passing of heavy electric storms Mr. John M. Stevenson who lives about three miles from Springfield,and three of his children were knocked senseless. but the attending physician, * ? Dr. FI. A. Odom reports that all are expected to recover. lie with his little son Spurgeon were coming from the lot* hts imir? girls Adelle and Adu Lou wore in the yard, just as Mr. Stevenson and his boy passed the well, ligtttuing struck his milk-house or dairy with the results that for some time his wife thought the entire family had been killed. Jealousy Ijpd to Murder. 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