° SOLDERS AFTER THE NIGHT RIDERS Tennessee Trying to Crush the Organization, TROOPS WiLL PROTECT THE COURT. Special Session of the Circuit Court for Union County Will Open at Union City, With State Militia Standing Guard —The Entire Reel Foot Region Under Domination of Military Rule. -What as a result night rider northwestern Memphis, Tenn (Special) .— may happen this of the investigation depredations in the part of Tennessee {8s a matter of con- jecture With the convening of the Circuit Court for Ohio County in special session at Union City to in- vestigate the death of Quinten Ran- kin, who was killed by a night rider band in the vicinity of Reel Foot Lake last Monday night that region will be under the complete domina tion of military rule. Five companies of the State na- tional guard will be at the disposal of Colonel Tatom to enforce mi irtial law and it is purposed to gather in every member of the band. To aid the militia the adjoining countie have been drawn on for armed bands of picked men. Should this force be inadequate to cope with the ation it is declared that the entire militery force of State will be week of GROOM SHOT oy _ REJECTED LOVER Young Bride Attacked, But Her Life Saved. New Orleans (Special).-—On he: bridal trip, which had begun scarcely an hour before, and seated in a rall- road coach almost between her hus- band and a former suitor for her hand, Mrs. Fred Van Ingen saw the flash of the sultor's revolver, elt the grip of her husband's hand as the bullet killed him and then fought for her life. When the girl appeared about to become the victim of the second bullet from the revolver, hel uncle, a man with gray hair, but strong and cool under the excite- ment, rushed in and thrust his thumb beneath the hammer of the revolver, rendering the weapon harmless This was the story the other gengers on the Texas and P ‘Cannonball’ told when they reach- ed this city. but the principal actors in the tragedy, m whom are connected with Louisiana's leading families, have so far refused to di cuss the matter The former vre, of Plaqu he was pas +1134 ACI 081 of 8. Beau at which the train The unfor suitor is F emine, La. taken from ind placed under arrest tunate husband was Prof. Fred Van Ingen, a prominent teacher of Alex- andria, La., and a relative of former Governor Blanchard The the daughter of James M one of the leading officials of Iber- piace Rhorer, the ¢ concentrated if necessary. Fight Over Lake. In the Reel Foot Lake region the | lake itself is the source of contention | which brought forth the aetivity of | the night rider organization. It was | contended by those living near the lake that it was their right to pro tection as fishermen in {its waters | without molestation, while the own- er of the land on the of the | lake took an opposite view. In the | courts the latter, the Western Ten- nessee Land Company, of which Cap- tain Rankin and Col. R. Z. of Tr were the organizers, uphelc Then ings, thr op pos wd shores Taylor, | Was rider warn- | to those followed night eatening death the wishes of th of the band. It on the visit in many m region that Captain Rankin ed Men connected with porting land-owners have forced to leave their and oth- | ers, who refused to the warn- ings, were punished corporally. Notwithstan efforts of the local wredations con tinue situation be came IOUS, witn who | members | was 1onths the lake was kill or £4) sup hs heen the : BOMEs, obey ine tl ding le the deg year, the vin Rankia, tate officers | om to af rom Nashville two « the lynch rson, abar re-election, t the work | berg of the Will Guard Court, morrow especiall ! Governors of several Sta have approved a suggestion of Governor Patterson that a confer- ence of the executives of the differ. ent States be held and plans devised | whereby they can act in concert in | an effort to destroy night rider or- ganizations. Governor Noel, of Mis sissippi; Governor Pindall, of Arkan gas, and Governor Willson, of Ken tucky, have already expressed them- selves in approval of the proposed conference, Nearly all Southern States have suffered from the opera- tions of the mysterious organizations AS DIET. South CHEWING GU M Japanese Slowaways Live On It For | Two Months, Port Townsend, Wash. (Special). —Living for fifty-five days on chew- ing gum and drinking mineral wa- ter three Japanese stowaways were found in the lazarette of the bark Leader just previous to the depar- ture of the «hip for the United Kingdom with a cargo of wheat. The Leader left Liverpool for Puget Sound via Japan, leaving at Kobe, Japan, a large cargo of gen- eral merchandise. It was while the ship was discharging cargo that the men slipped on board and secreted several cases of chewing gum and mineral water, and stowed them- selves in the hold, where they ex- isted nearly two months chewing the sweetened gum. The captain says that had he not found the men the chances are they would have been taken back to Ja- pan and thence to Liverpool. They had eaten uearly three cases of chewing gum. The men will be tak- en back to Japan. Killed By Highwaymen. Pittsburg, Pa. (Special). —Hugh McGuire, a well-known resident of Camp HIN, a a2uburb, was killed by highway robbers between that place and Carnegie. He was render ed unconscious by a blow on the %iead and then thrown into the creek, where he drowned. McGuire just drew his pay and is thought to have had about $30 in his pocket. ‘Wounded By Torpedoes. Lexington, Ky. (Special). Charles and Millard Hale, aged six and nine years, respectively, were horribly wounded by the explosion of a railroad torpedo at their home in Brimfield, in Boyle County. The children were playing along the rails road tracks, found the torpedo and took It home to use as a target to throw at. The first missle thrown hit the Lorpede sq gauaraly. causing it to explode, expected to wo ille Parish, residing at Baton Beauvre is 24 vears old and ingen was 23. The wedding took place at Alex- ndria Beauvre was in town, hav- ing afrived there on the same day Rhorer When the left for New Orleans, the train and after a time gat In a seat where he was facing Mr. and Mrs. Van Ingen, with the bride between him and her husband. I's Bay Be auvre bridal coup just and s¢ tha at cordial, is alleged said: as couple boarded the before shooting his manner & ared $4 auvyre across and you both." The bride thanked very happy Lain turning to her caress him This api to have him at the husb and Beauvre aimed ar his first almost husband sank Beauvre, with outstretched, started to pull gger again, but a white-haired man leaped forward and thrust ciween the hammer and that the cartridge did lode. Other passengers then wuvre and disarmed } too muct have exe revolver from Van Ingen, the bride As the wife's arms, is 1 drawing a he fired at shot i in- tae » Broo cart not caught fon ONE MORE UNFORTUNATE. Beautiful (rors Girl Wearing To Her York (Special) Death, New Dora Abrams FOUnDE woman, dead Street Wil dramatic ave had disappointed in love, ikingly ars old, beautiful was found in 2 Gerry ORT ¢ in the ” er apari- illy sealed with Thi is task, the po- have required three Not a trace was found nor is there any other ascertaining who her rela tives are and where she came from The girl's body was found n her kitchen, She had dressed her- self in her finest clothes, wearing all her jewelry. One end of a rubber was tied to her mouth with handkerchief and the end was fastenéd to a small stove On the girl's three diamond rings, in her ears were hours of time of any letters, a silk gas ranged her hair before to die. lying down Wife Talked Him To Auburn, Me. (Special). because his wife woke him A M Edward H. Goddard, dressed himself and, the deserted streets to the Andros coggin River, jumped in. sped after him in her night entrealing him {to come back, but he eluded her. Goddard's body was discovered several hours later in the river. Death. up a carpenter, robe, Guillotined By Girder, New York (Special). — His severed from his body, jivan, 45 years old, of Mariners Har. bor, 8. I, was instantly killed by a falling girder while at work on the new building at Seventeenth Street and Fourth Avenue. Sullivan was working on the cement sidewalk whefi the girder fell from the sixth story. He tried to get out of the way, but slipped, and one of the beams struck him on the back of the neck. Kern Calied Home, Syracuse, N. Y. (Special). John W. Kern, the Democratic vice pres idential nominee, abandoned hig cam- paign in this vicinity and left for home at 6 P. M. on the Southwestern Limited in response to a message from his wife telling of the serious iliness of thelr eight-year-old son. A HN sn Five Men Blown To Atoms, New Orleans La. (Special). Blown to atoms and with their bodies scattered over a radius of half a mile, five men lost their lives at Culebra Cut, Canal Zone, when steam shovel exploded a hidden dyn amite charge. The news reached here from Panama. The dynamite is believed to have been left from previous work. W. J. Davis, en- neer, of the shovel; George Good- ey, & craneman; an unknown fore. two negroes were among the victims. head JAPAN 15 EAGER FOR THE POWERS TO MEET Wishes to Avert Clash on the Pacific Ocean. ARE FOR AN AMERICAN ENTENTF, May Take taltiative if United States Does Not Bring About Understand. ing — Fleet Postpones Departure From Yokohama Relic of Commo. dore Perry's Visit. Tokio (By Cable) Leading diplo- of Japan are man- idea mats and scholars ifesting such enthusiasm for the of a conference of powers interesied in the Pacific that it is tain Japan will issue guch a conference if is not taken by either America A few themselves favor of the l are minister of uni Hasgeba, parliamentary leaders; M Oishi and M. Matsuda, rmer cab- inet ministers, and Profle To- micw, an authority on international law. almost cer- the call for the initiative England orn expressed unreservedly in laron Kato, ations; hY | of those who today as propo comm fo 8507 Unanimous For Conference, list of names could be indefinitely, for the Japa almost unani come [or a regarding the the world's Almost This plied opinion is time has statement tivities Ocean, The argument is heard hand that the zones of influence of #apan, Eng! America in the Orient rapidly [ege mous that the arly defined future Bre cle on i On every es ind and and inter are expanding and must soon clash un- lesg a permanent understanding is cached at a conference called speedily as possible y Americans Privately Favor Plan. None of ican fleet the officers of t self to but be in have will allow him proposition, many of them i ed the idea The reason for much s conference glir on the private talks heartily enthusias is the attempt in America Ir i alll: America Japa that she is the natu or Am nerics control of the ana Pacifi DAMAGED BY TYPHOON, Thousand People, Storm Kills Two Seven Hundred Amoy (By Cable) damage Th i greater than t first ep Chang the prefe and 1 Chang 609 in irsday’s typhoon was much orted in Chow Hees, royed In Lam Chang Ch stroyed ad 1, Five years ago oded and 3.004 Fifteen threes 15 hous 200 Chow destroyed £00 in persons being erry and tleship Admiral ais American ba fi have to Ct gent Fey ova nes mmisaon CABRERA'S SON ASKS AID, Wants United States To Save Life Of Guatemalan Diciator, The for fu y TON isco (By Cable) igration officials of Washingt of President San Franc imm tals port warded to a a report the Guatemala, is in danger ernment to aid bim was a student at Leland and became a nat of this country His father's propertly Guatemala was placed in his name, that, it is thought, this country might be required to defend the title brera were killed or de- Cabrera, of father's this gov- son his asking saying and Rts anford iralized citizen here and in posed Sweep Through Five Counties. Toledo, O. (8pecial) brush fires are sweeping through cotinties of Northwest immense amount rs Forest tions of five doing an A thick haze cove Fremont, the has been threatened several of damage ty seat, times. FINANCIAL Hlinols Central’z proposed eleotri- fication plane call for an expenditure of $25,000,000, The Bethlehem 8teel Corporation has secured orders for structural steel aggregating 15,000 tons. The Balkan situation is improving, but fore gn Government bonds were generally weak. Twenty railroads in the second wek of October return a decrease of 3 per cent. in gross earnings, Warwick Iron & Steel directors declared a half-yearly dividend of 3 per cent. The La Rose Company, of Cobalt, after paying its oI per cent. guar terly dividend this week had $436,.- 000 cash in its treasury. According to Price the amount of cotton ginned so far this year is 38 per cent. greater than the amount during the corresponding: period of 1907. At its present rate of output the Rand is producing about $140,000, 000 of gold a year. Rhodesia’'s SBep- semis output was worth $1,000. 000, Baldwin's have received an order from the St. Paul Railroad for 12 locomotives and the same pany placed orders for 38 more with the American Company. John P. Reynolds, Jr, has been appointed receiver for the (falled banking firm of EK. H, Gay & Co, of Boston. The firm has a Philadelphia branch under the management of J Warren Coulston. Jr. MORE CARNEGIE HERD AWARDS ARE MADE Marylander is One of Those On the Honor List. Pittsburg, Pa (Special ), ~= The Carnegle Hero Fund Commission its quarterly mesting here recogniz- ed 45 persons as having performed deserving recoguni- under the rules governing the fund provided by Mr. Carnegie Each of these persons was awarded a medal, bronze, silver or golden and # number of them were also awarded cash for educational or other purposes The cash awards made amount to about $40,000, A Marviander is among those hon- ored: Daniel P. Greely, Point, who lost life 1908, in saving companion. To Greeley jis awar medal, $560 a and $5 a month child One at acts of heroism tion his June that ded a silve month to his for each of the of Cassville, N. medal and the life of at Cassville on August 20, 1506 The official report f the Comm ssion arey that § the John W. Arsdale, which conta about 10 feet of water and whi lined with a rc tone wall pump was being repaired who sawing 256 ting Suspend by a rope. of feet against weak place his foot through, The wall above fell down Word farmer, who miles away. great crowd all were alr sho hat ( on date was worki in ed was The ugh was on a { on & board He braced the silone and down, sit ane wall at a away, lett is gave e o'} t caught where | 100, on } Was be would of the imprisoned man hours, then wa {i by an ex- perienced digger, whom he relic hours. All the debris had to b« : required out and he alive when re thing of greg the NOCEERA TY wall in order 1 ue the orke { for fiv Fonte well three rock in to ved in WAR mor rod ade the dig Carey than One Casler eves of tance In the well WAS that the very sands the well at The Hero Fun has }? consideration 2.847 have been k dale Pa awarded was ni from a oal min ¥ rd fowara now regi BOCTOLATS Scot ’ now in a simi in that nization o nmission country “RIPPER” SOUGHT BY POSSES, Chin To Stomach, Wheeling. Ww Va Police of this city and all ing communities are scouring in an effort to arrest ‘Jack the Ripper, neighbor. the Benwood girl The man attacked the girl twice He first caught her early in the night, and attempted to choke her She from him and ran home He followed her and caught her in the yard With a long-bladed knife he inflicted a wound that extended from the chin to the stomach. Battleship Named Utah. Washington (8pecial) Tuesday at for a long list of names of torpedo-boat destroyers, colliers and other boats was made public. It was announced that bat- tleship No. 21 has been named Utah and that the old monitor Wyoming has been rechristened Cheyenne, in order that one of the new battleships may be named Wyoming. Smoke Blinds Engine ‘Drivers. Roanoke, Va. (Special). Forest fires are raging on the mountains around Roanoke and through South. west Virginia, ruining vast tracts of timber. Rallroad engineers can see but a short distance ahead of their trains, Granddaughter of Governor Carroll, Paris (By Cable). Miss La- grange, daughter of Baron and Baroness Lagrange, and grand- daughter of former Gov. John Lee Carroll, of Maryland, was married today to Count Doissiere Thienues of Belgium, Entire Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. (8pecial). «Hundreds of residents in thie dis- trict who have been fighting for- eet fires are depending upon show- ers predicted to give much needed relief. A forty-mile gale spread the fires in all directions, It is report. ed that Sugar Island, which has a population of 1,000 people, is ablaze almost from end to Near De- tour, sixteen square miles have been been burned over FOREIGN MINE EXPERTS’ VIEWS Recommendations For Disasters. WASTE OF COAL IN MINING. The Commi isvion Avpointed to Inves. tigate Conditions in American Col. lieries Submits Its Reports— Some of the Suggestions Made Use of Elce- tricty Important, Minimizing D.C BURBRestions life in the Stale are Washington, { Bpecial) portant for logs of coal mines of the contained subuitted through the three ¥ in a re to Presid Secretary foreign mining in ican Arthur Wi United port just Roosevelt by ¢8 gated coi mine The Des Amer Captain England; Vict gium, and Borough 2. Of fhi« gov moven i interior Departn recommendations Highness avernm Ww hich care ul irough i will mater mare ¢ Ol option of losse curred throug are the That ised w contentions of greater care ere bere gas to occur in the oO suggested Recommendat WA SHIN GTON | has been ghall Rave and bridesm ber when she becomes the Puke of the Abruzzi Commissioner of Patents he statement that purpose to destroy the the Patent Office Walter Renssaeler Berry, of W ington, has been appointed by : of Egvpt judge of the Inter national] Cour: of First Instance at Cairo. to fill the vacancy made by the promotion of Summervilie P Tuck to the Court of Appeals A memorial service to Baron Speck the former Corman ambassador to the United Sates, died at Heldelburg, Germany, An- gust 23 last, will be held at Concordia Church, Washington At the Mexican Embassy it stated that Ambassador Creel, now at his Chihauhau home, ig not ex. pected to return to this country pend- ing the appointment of his successor The commission of foreign mine experts appointed to make mendations, with a mizing loss of life in American mines, has submitted its report. rrangeq iwo it Elkins ‘ four aids tend the Moors there is any models in the Was = PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT 10 FILL CHAIR OF EDITOR To Become Associate of Dr. Abbott On Cutlook, York : velt has Out Now Pres dent contract (Special) de a pany by Roose with he ma the look Com will the become ar Outlook aft the Pres be associa bott., and cononic 1474 vy ii en ted NIGHT RIDER ~ LYNCH LAWYERS Colonel Tayor and Cap'an Strung Up at Kizat. Rankiy LOOK up i turning "oot Lake a fow mina? crunching hootbeats » was learned Rankin and C morping Pre Reel Foot Ri ders pulled out a they had provided flaced the noose abou! kins neck Examination urder failed struggle Strung up of the lake tu edge of the of Was bank privileges of i {0 res« 2] svidence Captain from a iimb on the for the fishing he had contended with the The masked men then siepped back ang opened fire on the swinging body, riddling it with bul the mn ally Colonel Taylor was evidently alive at this time and witnessed the mur. ed to held the next convention in Jacksonville, Fla. The argument in the so-called Court, Two weeks is the time which the Navy Department estimates the bat- tleship flee!, commanded by Admiras Sperry, will remain in the United States after its arrival at Hampion Roads, as now contemplated. A virulent disease, which has bal- fled physicians, highly contagious and fatal in every case, has broken out at Rabat, Morocco, and the Moorish authorities have been asked to take quarantine precautions. The National Fire Proofing Com- pany's main building at Terra Cotta, D. C., was totally destroyed by fire, causing a loss of $50,000, PSA cove by insurance. The abstract of the reports of the condition of the 6,853 national banka on September 23, 1908, furnished evidence of vastly improved business conditions, In accordance with a scheme of reorganization of the Coast Artillery Corps, which has been decided upon Departmen changes in by the War it, : of OMcers Welw anouRe- Leaving the corpse Rankin banging on the Foot Lake, the riders of Captain bank of Ree! took Colonel Search near has failed tc trace of Mr. Tavlor No can be discovered. Fires Kill Trout, Malone, N. Y. (Special). men have just discovered Sports that the worked havoe among the trout with which many streams throughout the burned section are well stocked. Thousands of dead trout bave been found in the bottoms, and along the edges of the streams and it is be- lieved they have been killed by im- purities in the walter caused either by ashes or smoke. Dies To Save. Dog, Sandusky, Ohio (Special). Capt. John Robinson, of the barge Cutter, was killed at Kelley Island. The boat was docking when a pet dog fell overboard. Captain Robinson jumped into the water to save the dog and was caught between the ves sel and dock. Hoe was crushed so badly he died on the way to the hospital here. Captain Robinson was a veteran navigator well known an the lakes.
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