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Til R (l\ » M:v. S r, Dl'n I M RKT! IS 1'00 reig;i of TFn ;os i;f ROUTT COUNiy, COLO .Two Settlers Murdered and Others Are Banished. HISTORY OF THE TROUBLE .Wide I'miii (lie I \\ o M i‘ii liilli‘<l Si*v- oriil \11i'll!pi i <| A^sastinal ions llavi* Oi'ouri-etl One I'.i in i ly I )ii\cm A way l .i<ici'Ifi |i(>atc<l riircalsol Uiirdci - . Havukv, t dl i., Deo. 17.—Two cow ardly ninrdors of inoffensive^ottlers, at- fem|>.' to kill others ami the banish ment undi r the threat of death of an entire family from the Brown Bark sec tion have caused a iviitn of terror throughout the western anil central part of K am county. Matthew Bash, a ijuiet tind inoffen sive ranchman, was killed in his cabin last July. On Oct. I Hash’s partner, Dan, Wii. shot down as lie stepped out of his door. The family of A 11. Bas sett, postnui'ter at BtiDue, Ranchman Thompson and Joe Davenport, all repu table people, have been warned by the murderers to leave the country on pain of death. Several of the proscribed people have been siiot at from ambush. 1 lie Bas setts, Thompson and Davenport have left Brown Bark, but are still threat ened. There is ;aliv of oryaniziilj; a vigilance committee to hunt down the murderers. TR!£•:D TO RESCUE PRISONER .'•her IT MtaeUed by Three Men, but I>ri ves Them < Ml. \Vt< iiita, Kan., D e. 17.- Last night on the Santa Be train near Kmporia three meM tried to resv tu Sol Temple from Slti rtlf Buttsof Kuid, O. T. Tem ple some months ago held up Sheriff Butts who had him in charge for lar ceny b uind him and went off with the sheriff's team. He wa- arrested last week in Kansas City and was on his way to Kind when till-' e supposed cronies attacked Butts to are rite rdea-e of Temple. Sheriff Simmons of tiiis county was aboard the train He assisted Butts and the three associates were driven off liny escaped from the train ut the next station. Temple did not succeed in escaping. ARBITRATION CONFERENCE. Methods ol Dealing With Industrial Di put <*S DIsciihsimI. » Cun ■ voo, Dec. 17. — A conference on Industrial conciliation and arbitration, under the auspices of tin National ( ivic federation, begun here at lUJlh o’clock today. The conference has as its object tile stirring up of public sentiment by in.mis if intelligent discussion In tween repre sentatives ot liilor and employer, ratiier than of taking delimte action, although it is not likely tiiiii some reasons giving tin* sentiment ol the eonferejioc on tile best ways of dealing with industriitl dis putes will come up before the close of the meeting Tuesday night. The audi ence during t in* forenoon listened with dose attention to the variety of views presented bv the speakers. The con l et eiiet was called to order by Franklin MaeVetigh, ehuirmau of tlie committee on arrangements, in a brief speech. Carroll D. Wright, United States com- missioncr of labor, followed. DEATH OF CADET 0. L. B00Z Hoard of lu<| itry Hegiiis the TiiUing of Test im my. Biustoi., Ba., Dee 17 Tin* military board of Inquiry appointed bv the secre tary of war to investigate charges made by relatives and friends ol Oscar L. Boo/,, the former West Point cadet who died Dec 10 at Ids home here as the re sult of hazing by cadets at the academy two years tigo, began taking testimony here today. The entire B.ooz family was present, the first witne'S called being Mr. Boo/,, who was invited to tell till he knew Mi. Booz stated that Oscar entered the tie.eh my on June 10, isos. Soon after letters were received from him stating that ue hud been hazed. .Negro < hihl Hm-ncd lo Death. SiiKi.itv, X 0., Dec. 17. — A negro woman left her Is year-old child asleep and went out to work. Returning later she found the child lying in tin* yard dead. It had awakened during Imr ab sence and while playing in the lire with a broom its clothes became ignited. It run into the yard, where it died. Another Mill Tor lalladega. Tai.i.aihha, Ala., Doc. 17.—Another cotton mill seems assured for this place. About •■j'Jo.OOO has been subscribed to tile Chinmibcc cotton mill, granted a charter by the present legislature. Tal ladega already lias two cotton mills, m which $sioo,000 of home capital u in vested. New Steamer Purchased. Columbus, Oa., Dec. 17. —The (Jeor- gia and Florida Navigation company have purchased tint steamer Naiad from the Central line of bouts of this cityuud will operate her in place of the steamer Three States, which was burned two weeks ago ( ox Makes Denial. PlIlLADKI.TlllA, Dec. 17. — Alexander Cox of Cox Bros, it Co., the lug coal operators, deities that, there have been any negotiation with J. P. Morgan At Co. for the sale or disposal of their coal interests in the Isthigh valley. Hall Player Injured. Izis Asm- t.i s, Dei*. 17.—Frank Chance, the catcher of t lie ('hicago baseball club, and at pre>eiit playing in the Southern California Stab i ague, is in a precan- oils condiii'a rcMilting from being nit on tlm head by a pitched ball. OVER 10 3 P.-RISH AV SEA I ■ ci ii. a n I i a in i n In a Bl ttltv, Dee. !• from Malaga ree iv accounts for theJ : ( « i H ' I » VV II "I min. . deial dispatch .a ie [••tins nutruing Mirvivor^ out of the tat) |m rsons who w n- on board tile tier- man training frigat'- (ineiseii.iu, wiucii ;i 1< tgil V )*>u*n lay wiiib* SIP 1 wtis tak mg J U; g.* fl i Mil t ll i* ti-rnlil' 1 * > 11 >: in pr*- v ail- . r • r* 4 it til* i* tilin' < Olll 1! i i r,di* .- < on. n. i Med 'a i<*id<*. M \ 1 \< i \. I). .*. 17.- It i- rtimoivd tiiat ** < 'ntiimaml*' r of t iii- < ’nr 1 M il 111 C' »:n i r t I'd ui(*!<l' wlii'ii h,. v, a a- tiiat all lost . A m*p!i w ()l ! In* imp)* rial eti iaei llor. Count Von Biedow, mime t Berndt. was am ntg tile >aved. tluntgii lie was injured about tit ilea i. A sii or wiio Mirvived tile wreei; \\ nt mad as a result of in-- i xtierietiee. L’tie t.r-i en gineer, a-si-ttint engineer and a number of petty officers were drowned. < 'olnlilbiii ii Rebel I ion. C.u.ii\,Colombia.via (tai.vksIiix, Dee 17.--The Idntisii gunboat Pheasant ur rived at Panama Saturday. Tlie Brit isl) steamer Taboga, seized l»y the Co lombiati government some time ago, left today with another armed Colom bian expedition to quell a disturbance at Chepo. Tile govt rumen’ fotec is ex- peeled to ticiiieve ail easy victory. May 'ell to Amo deans. Rio in. Jankiuo, Dec. 17.—It is an nounced that the American consul tit Bara inis been traveling inci.gnito through the state of Mauaos, by the Am i/.oii and its tninnnries. It is be lieved tlii> j airiiev lias some relation to the reported -tlie by Bolivia ot the terri tory in the socalled republic of Acre to an American syndicate. THROWN FROM THE TRAIN ('oii< I net or ('rook A-sa ul t ed aini Had ly lejui-i-d Near Hiriiiingliani. Bikminhuam, Ala., Dec. 17. —A fight occurred on a Birmingham and Besse mer dummy train between Conductor Joe C.ook and A. C. Hautrauft and \V. i. Coleman, and as tin* result Crook is in tin* hospital with one linger shot off and Miff, ring ft >m other injuries, while his twj alleged assailants are uinier ur- rest. it is stated that the two men were un der tin- influence of liquor and were dis order! y on .‘ini rear plat mini of I lie lady’s coach. Tint conductor remonstrated witii them when it is all ged tiiat they threw him from the ear and billowing him beat him severely. Three shots were tired, which at tracted tin* attention of sheriff Murgin, who w is on tin* train, ami witii tin* as- sistanv** ot st• venti etti/.eiis in* arte-ted tin-two men Neither of tliem iitid a pistol ..ml it is nor known who fired the sin its. TO OPEN NEW COAL FIELDS. Alabama's < mil <)iii|int Next Year \\ ill Reach 10,000,000 Tii||s, 15111mts1111 \m, Ala., Dec 17.—Brepara- tioiis are being made for active in- creased operations in tin* Alabama coal fields next year and the work of devel oping will commence immediately after tin* new year sets in. Many hundred thousand dollars in capital will be in vested iti mining properties in this state. The output in tiiis state during tile year 1N!) , .| amounted to 7, lsl,77 s > tons, it is not believed iliiit the production tiiis year will be much under S.aOO.tHK) tons and if there slmuld lie no strikes or other trouble in |‘ii)| the production will go considerably oyer lo,ooo,(Mii). Companies have linen formed and are yet b mg foi nicd for the purpose of ex teiisivlv developing coal lands through out Alabama. WOMAN BURNED TO DEATH In Her Deitlli M niggles She Also liillH Him* Motlier. E'ayk.iti vii.i.i,, N C., Dec. J7._At tin* home of Allen Fuller, hear here, nis daughter discovered an outhouse on fire. Hie nn to put it out, and in doing so her clothing caught lire. Her mot iter, attracted by her screams, ran to the aid of her daughter. She tit lew Imr arms around her mother iu her i. utli agony and, despite tin* mri- <'US straggles of tin* old woman, literally squeezed her to dentil. Physicians say the mother was thus killed lie- fore the lire did its work upon the daughter. MissItiiiui'Y Work Among Negroes, N K W \ okk, Dec I*.— Tlie Aiaeriean Missionary association lias received a report concerning special work among negroes based on investigations hv See let ary J. K. Moorelaud of \\ asliingiou. There mv two mam lino of work: Tin* work among students ami tiiat among young men in cities. Mueli emphasis is placed upon Bibles and personal work among tin* students. There an* til asso elation schools. Insanity Among Negroes tiicrt‘u*liig. K vi.Kltiil, I )'*e. 17. — Insanity among negroes is found to lie greatly inctvus ing in North Carolina. The asylum for liegro iiiMine has been twice enlarged iu 20 years The legislature will be asked to appropriate $50,000 for anotln r en- laigetnent. Fallv halt of ibis year’s’up plieati 'iis for admission have lieen n* fused for la *k of room. There are over 4(A) inmates. Big Fire In Cleveland. Ci.km.i anp, Dec. 17. —Fire earlv to* dav altpost entirely destroyed the big plant of tlit* Brown Hoisting and Con voying Machine company. Five out of seven buildings used by the company are in ashes and property estimated to be worth over $.>00,000 was entirely con sumed. Fie veil hundred workmen are thrown out of employment as a result of the tire. Dr. Iloge’s I'rnhuhlc Niiecessui*. WlLMISOTOS, N. C., Dec. 17. —Hey. J. M Wells of Staunton, Va , has been called to the pastorate of the First Pres byterian clmreh of this city to succeed Rev. Peyton II Hogc, |). I)., who re signed about a vear ago to become pas tor "I VVariou Mumorlal church, Louis ville. OFFICERS CL^rO FOR THE DISASTER London Takes a Gloomy View ol the Defeat. NOT GUERILLA WARFARE Hcci'iidescncc of Host titties ( annot He >o Regiii'ilt > d Serinllsnes*. of Die De feat Fully Real i/.ed—(.enei'al D«*Wc*t l.ed the Attack In I'erson. London, Dee. 17.—Tlie report of an other severe battle resulting in a British victory is current here. According to tile story the lighting began at day break today ami lasred for several hours. J lie Boers, who numbered from l.atO to 2 ••Of) men, were surrounded at tlie Orange river and totally defeated with v tv heavy losses in killed and wound e l. A number of Boers, it is added, were captured. London, Dec. 17. — The release of prisi tiers and other incidents reported by General Kitchener fail to reassure the public. Tile last phase of tin* cam paign is remarkable for the miscalcula tions on the British side and excites many outbursts o! candor Tie* staying power of tin* Boers lias been umiere-ti- Ututed ami their preparations for e in tituling hostile operations in tie* extr**m* ify of t heir fortunes by means of buried stores of ammunition have not b . n taken into account. Nicholson's N' k lias been reproduced within 10 mile.'of Pretoria, with an isolated command sur rounded and forced to surrender at ter its ammunition mid b on exhausted, and witii tie* main holy retiring without making any effective effort to retrieve the disaster Tite generals now receiving tin* con gratulations of their irb rnls upon their return frankly confess that tney have tin uncomf' rtable fei ling in Icing toast ed ami feasted. Lord Dtindotiald said before fin■ public bamjuet at tlie Hotel Cecil that lie could not help regretting his premature return, since the war t vi- dently htid not ended, and a soldier’s place was at the trout. Lord Methuen's friends an- emphasizing the fact that while In* has been more sharply criti cised than any other general except Gut- acre, he has at least remained on the fighting line, bent on seeing the job through. 'Tite recrtideseiice of hostilities cannot be minimiz d as guerilla war.are. The latost edition- ot tin* newspapers till comment upon tin* seriousness of the defeat which hetcll rite British force under Clem ms last Thursdav. Tin* Telegraph considers that the re- x erse was only rendered [mssible by the i*:in lesstiess of tiiose iii conitnaud and tiiat a heavy responsibility rests upon same one for neglecting to see that tae troops were in position to hold tlie hill against all comers. Broiidwood’s 1*011- duct seems itmxplieabie and people are asking whv tli*i*)* wtis m> co-op*-rntion between him and Ulements. The autli irities are quite aliv)’ to tin* ugliness of the present sitmidon in Soiitii Africa and an additional con tingent of 5 OHO mounted iulantry will shortly be sent out. General Kitchener, it is stated, is to he allowed an absolutely free hand. DE WET LED THE ATTACK. Hoers T\i ei* K'-piil-cd Hefore I'liey Hrose ttie Hriti-li Line, Mas: ur, Dec. 17.—It app<*ars that D<* Wi* ’s force was twice repulsed before It broke through flic British lines in tlm Itelghl o’diood of Thabaueiiu. In tit * third attack D<*\V(*f l<*d in per son. With a few d tcriuiucd mi*u In* clmrged and broke tin* British lines, the rest ot the commando following. He was torced, however, to leave in the hands of tin* British a 15-pounder and 15 w:t oils with ammunition ami stores. Commandant 1 Iaa~broek, with a com ma :do and two guns, tried to get through Spriiigkam’s Nek, hut was driven back, losing 10 men. ROBSON’S NARROW ESCAPE Bui ct I* lred Into a I rain Mrikes ( lose I o 11 im. Dvnvii.lk, Ky., Dee. 17. — James Stout, one of the richest young men in this part of Kentucky, is iu jail here charged with shooting into passenger trains on the t^uecii and Crescent rail road between here ami Junction (’ity. Stout, who has been acting queerly for several days, stationed himself on a hill 2 miles from town Saturday and Iduz-d awuv at several trains witii a big re volver. Cue train which jMisscd carried Stuart Robson, tin* actor, and hi** company. Two bullets crashed through the win. dow of tin* 'inokingci.inpaitnient where Robson was -eated amt narrowly missed him Tuiladega 'oi*b*t> Disappointed. TaLLAPKiIA, Ala., 1))*(*. 17.-- Society IS just recovering from the -lawk it .-us- taiued by tin* mmatrival of tin* Duke ami Duelms* of Manelic.-ti'r, who were scheduled to be III this city last Wetlm s day. Lug'in* Ziiiiineniuin, fiulmr of tin duelp ba-ii i'i his household cf. fect> reiuovil to t'lncttmati, wiucii i- tabeti to mean that In* will not hcrcutier maiutuiu a residence hero. I o Make steel Rails. HikMiNtiii am, Ala., Dee. :7. —'j'lu, statt-meiit is laatle that the Sioss Shef- liehl Steel ami Iron (iinipany will begin preparations during the coming year to inanufaetiire steel and steel rails This statement emanated from President K. (). Ilopkius, wlto has returned from the quarterly tin eting of the directors of the Company recently held in New York. Rtell Deposit!* of I'llosphitte. Bkai isvii.i.k, Ala., Dec. 17. -Profes sor H Barclay reports the disco very *of one of th<* largest ami finest s|M‘i*iim‘ii*) of phosphitte beds alioiit I mile-, from Brattsville In* has ever s"i*n He slates tiiat then* are m*t le-s tlinii HOP acre.*, of these beds in that locality. SHOE NEWS SEE THAT THIS i sr/a /t/u •v '.'in////, IS BRANDED ON EVERV SHOE. Fashion's Favorite. No Commonplace news ever comes from this Wonderful SHOE HOUSE. Shoes must be good and prices remarkable, or the / have no place here. The wonder is that such bargains can continue--even in this store. How much longer they will come is very uncertain. Ladies’ Shoes from the cheapest to the best. Men’s Shoes of every description, from the cheapest and most curable Brogan to the finest Calf Shin. CCMWMIC Boys’ Shoes That Wear. I roli liilile Shot’s to I my. I he host of Uqtthor in hoth Upper and Nolo. Thun tin* Solo and Hool havo an armor ol uhillod sto(*l oi re lots thcit nntkus tho Sho ^i\x* nearly dotthlo sorvioi*—'2.1 to ol, $2.00. We want your Shoe trade because we strive to merit it and we guarantee satisfaction in every sale. Respectfully, BRIDGES M'CRAW, PI it? c r i i 11. XMAS! If you want to enjoy it you should come to see us before you buy your Fancy Groceries, Fruits, Candies, Cakes, Nuts of all kinds, Fine Cigars, Toys and Fireworks. We have just received : 100 Boxes of Florida Oranges. 20 Barrels of Fine Apples. 25 Boxes of Raisins. 5 Barrels of Malaga Grapes. 700 Pounds of Nuts. 2000 Pounds of Gandy. Our prices are the very lowest to be found in the city. Don’t forget that you can get a nice Fruit Cake from us. Wishing you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Yours Respectfully, SPARKS « HUMPHRIES. l