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HOW TO RAISE
FUNDSPROBLEM
OFTWO PARIS
REPUBLICAN AND DEMOCRATIC
CHAIRMEN BOTH HAVE CON­
FERENCES ON THIS QUESTION
AT CHICAGO TODAY.
HITCHCOCK TO HAVE
STATE TREASURERS
WILL DIVIDE UP THE WORK AND
EACH STATE WILL BE EXPECT-
ED TO RAISE OWN FUNDS—NO­
TIFICATION CEREMONIES NEXT.
Chicago, Aug. 17.—The Republican
speaking campaign In the west will
not be opened until September IB.
That date was agreed upon at a con
ference of leaders with Chairman
Hitchcock of the national committee
md a plan for gathering campaign
funds in the various states was for
mulated today. The national com
mittee in each state will be authorized
to select a treasurer for his state who
will be a financial agent. This agent
Is to solicit contributions which Will
be turned over to National Treasurer
Sheldon. Hitchcock and several as
sistants left Chicago this afternoon for
Utica, N. Y., to attend the Sherman
potiflcation ceremonies.
Democrats Worry Over Finances.
Chicago, Aug. 17.—Conferences
looking to the perfecting of detailed
plans for the campaign of the middle
west were held throughout the day. by
Chairman Mack with the heads of the
various bureaus of the Democratic
national committee and prominent
Democrats who called at the head
quarters today. During the day, Mack,
former Governor Dockery and Con
gressman Clark, together with Moses
C. Wetmore of St. Louis, head of the
committee on finance, discussed the
raising of funds for prosecuting the
campaign in Missouri and the con
tiguous territory. Mack will leave
Monday for Indianapolis to attend the
Kern notification, after which he will
proceed to New York, where he will
open eastern headquarters.
Taft Working on Speech.
Hot Springs, Va., Aug. 17.—Tho
speech he is to make to the Virginia
Republicans Friday next was the en
grossing subject with William H.
Taft today. The address will be the
first political utterance of the candi
date since his Cincinnati speech of
acceptance and will be the only
"speech of the character he will make
•Qntil the campaign opens the first
:week in September. Taft received a
letter from Admiral Cervera of the
Spanish war fame, expressing a desire
•for his political success.
CAN'T COME TO IOWA.
Plans of Republican Committee to Se­
cure Nominee for Big Attraction
I
Foiled by Circumstances.
Des Moines, Aug. 17.—William How
/trd Taft of Ohio, Republican candi
}«te for president, has written to C.
/W. Lyon of the Republican state cen
tral committee, informing him that it
is impossible for him to participate in
the big rally to be held in Des Moines
September 9, the date of the Republi
can state convention. Mr. Taft ex
plains that the campaign which is be
ing arranged by the committee makes
it impossible for him to come, al
though he desires to visit friends in
Iowa.
What will be done to secure talent
from outside of the state at that time,
Mr. Lyon, who is In charge of the
speakers' bureau, does not know. It .,
is expected that the state committee ]?.01}s
will secure some well known speaker
of national reputation.
HARLAN HOUSE SOLD.
/Mr. Darner, of Ottumwa, the New
1
Owner— Will Get Possess'sn
Next March.
Mt. Pleasant, Aug. 17. The sale of
Mt. Pleasant's famous hostelry, the
Harlan House, to F. W. Darner of Ot
tumwa, for $18,000, is reported. The
building has been owned by Shep
Thomas, who bought It from Mr. Ma
rony some months ago, but who did
lot get possession until next March.
It is not known definitely just what
,ise Mr. Darner will make of the Har
an House, which has not been used
Jor hotel purposes recently. It is prac
tically certain, however, that he will
reir^del the building and devote it to
'K/£ philanthropic purpose, probabiy
^'/fospital. Mr. Darner gets possession
oi the hotel next March.
Standard Oil Declares Dividend.
& New York, Aug. 17.—The Standard
Oil company today declared a quar
terly dlvident of six per cent. The
last previous dividend was nine per
cent.
Manufacturers' Head
Who Assails Bryan
JAMES W. VAN CLEAVE.
VAN CLEAVE OUT
WITH STATEMENT
'WANTS BRYAN TO SAY WHETHER
HE FAVORS LEGALIZATION
OF BOYCOTT.
St Louis, Mo., Aug. 17.—James W.
Van Cleave, president of the National
Association of Manufacturers, has is
sued an answer to a recent reply by
William J. Bryan to an article by Mr.
Van Cleave a' few weeks ago, which
pointed out certain especial reasons
why, according to Mr. Van Cleave,
business men should vote against Mr.
Bryan. Speaking today, also he says,
for business men, Mr. Van Cleave says
that the injunction, the tariff and the
banking planks of the Denver plat
form assail the Interests of every man
in the country who is engaged in any
sort of trade.
'The falsity of the insinuation in
the Denver platform that labor unions
are outlawed," Mr. Van Cleave says,
"is shown by the fact that their mem
bers continue in their regular employ
ments on every work day In the yep,r
in every town in the United States.
"Every member of the typographi
cal union at whose banquet he was a
guest on the evening before his for
mal notification of nomination, could
have told Mr. Bryan that there Is not
a vestige of truth in the pretense that
any act of congress or any ruling of
any federal court ever forbade any la
bor union to organize, to ask such
wa^es from employers as the union
saw fit to ask, or to make any terms
to employers which would be agree
able to both parties."
"Does he personally favor the legal
ization of the boycott?" Mr. Van
Cleave asks, and he adds that the
country is "interested in getting a
plain, direct answer from Mr. Bryan
on this point, and in getting it just as
quickly, as he can give it."
POPE GIVES AMERICANS RANK.
Informs Cardinal Gibbons of Appoint-
bent of Four Ecclesiastics as
Domestic Prelates.
Rome, Aug. 17. Cardinal Gibbons
left here yesterday for Switzerland
He was accompanied by Mgr. O'Con
nell, Bishop of Washington, D. C., the
Rev. Louis O'Donovan of Baltimore,
Md., and Mgr. Germano Straniero, who
in 1886, as papal delegate brought him
the cardinal's red hat.
Just before leaving the cardinal was
informed that the pope had granted
his request and had appointed the fol
lowing ecclesiastics as domestic prel
ates to the pontiff, entitling them to
be called "monsignore":
Rev. T. S. Lee, rector of St. Mat
thew's, Washington, D. C.
Rev. James F. Mackin of St. Paul's,
Washington, D. C.
Rev. George Devine, of St. John's,
Baltimore, Md.
Rev. William E. Starr of Corpus
Chrlsti, Baltimore, Md.
A higher honor, it was announced,
has been reserved for the Rt. Rev. O.
B. Corrigan, vicar general of Balti
more.
This being the fortieth anniversary
of the consecreation of Cardinal Gib-
as
p'
Cardinal Merry del
Val, papal secretary of state, sent him
from Castel Gandolfo, a telegram,
warmly congratulating him on "the
memorable day."
Scotchman In Tournament.
Chicago, Aug. 17. Unusual inter
est was taken in the start on the qual
ifying round of the western junior
golf championship at Westward Ho to
day because of the fact that David
Jelly of the St. Andrews club, Scot
land, was an entrant. Fifty players
started in the initial rlay for qualify
ing honors.
Esperanto Congress Opened.
Dresden, Aug. 17.—The fourth inter
national Esperanto congress formally
opened heretoday with 1.8UU persons
in attenaance. Dr. Zamenhof, the in
ventor of the esperanto language,
made a speech on the ideals of the
Esperanto. The United States is rep
resented at the congress.
Embezzler Is Sentenced.
Sioux Falls, S. D., Aug. 17. Geo.
G. Horras, former cashier of the Hot
Springs National bank, which closed
last fall, was today sentenced to five
years' Imprisonment in the federal
penitentiary at Fort Leavenworth. He
inleaHed aruiltv to embezzling $25,000.
VOLUME 61 QTTUMWA, WAPELLO COUNTY, IOWA, TUESDAY AUGUST 18, 19
VAN CLEAVE IS
E
PRESIDENT OF MANUFACTURERS
COUNTERS HIS REPLY BY DIS­
CUSSING OTHER QUESTIONS
NEBRASKAN ASSERTS.
Fairview, Lincoln, Aug. 17.—When
his attention was called today to the
statement of James W. Van Cleave,
president of the Manufacturers' asso
ciation, printed this morning, in which
Van Cleave for the second time within
a month sets forth his reasons why the
business men of the country should
not vote for the Democratic candidate,
Bryan would not enter Into any
lengthy comment regarding the mat
ter, but charged Van Cleave with
shifting the discussion to other ques
tions, instead of defending what he be
fore had said.
Will Discuss it Later.
"Van Cleave issued a statement ap
pealing to the business men to defeat
the Democratic tlcnet on account of
the labor planks," said Bryan. "I re
plied and instead of defending what he
said before he now attempts to shift
the discussion to other questions. I
shall during the present month dis
cuss the questions which he lays spe
cial emphasis upon, the tariff question
at Des Moines and the guaranty bank
deposits at Topeka."
STATES TO AID
DEEP WATERWAYS
MANY GOVERNORS TO BE REP
RESENTED AT COMING CHI
CAGO CONVENTION.
Chicago, Aug. 17.—Plans of the
Lakes-to-the-Gulf-Deep Waterway as
sociation to make the de?,p waterway
convention to be held at Chicago, Oct.
7, 8, and 9, eclipse the last conven
tion at Memphis in importance of
speakers and attendance are going
forward actively. Replies to invita
tions for delegations sett, out to the
governors of the states and to kindred
organizations indicate that nearly
3,000 delegates will' attend the Chi
cago convention, according to Pres
ident W. K. Kavanaugh. Ihe conven
tion will be held in the Auditorium,
which has a seating capacity of 5,000.
Many Governors Invited.
The joaid of state gove.Morj, wlir
will send delegates and who have bfeen
invited be present, Is composed of idled shortly after,
the following:
X. O. Pindall of Arkansas.
Napoleon B. Broward of Florida.
Charles S. Deneen of iriwois.
Albert B. Cummins of Iowa.
Edward W. Hoch of Kansas.
William T. Cobb of Maine.
Curtis Guild Jr. of Massachusetts.
John A. Anderson of Missouri.
E. F. Noel of Mississippi.
Joseph W. Folk of Missouri.
Edwin R. Norris of Montana.
George L. Sheldon of Nebraska.
John Burke of North Dakota.
George E. Chamberlain of Oregon.
Malcolm R. Fatterson of Tennessee.
Thomas M. Campbell of Texas.
Coe I. Crawford of South Dakota.
J. O. Davidson of Wisconsin.
The states from which delegations
already have been .reported to Secre
tary W. F. Saunders of St. Louis are:
Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colo
rado, Delaware, Georgia, Idaho, Illi
nois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Lou
isiana, Michigan, Missouri, Minnesota,
Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New
Hampshire, New York, North Carolina
Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas,
Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin and Ne
vada.
Among the features of the conven
tion will be addresses by Wu-fang,
Chinese minister to the United States,
Robert Mather, president of the Chi
cago-Rock Island railroad corporation
and several well known civil engineers
among them Isham Randolph, John
A. Ockerson and Lyman E. Cooley.
The particular tone of the addresses
will be* to urge upon congress and the
people of Illinois the commercial
necessity for a deep waterway.
Says Government Will Aid.
"If the people of Illinois vote to
issue the $20,000,000 worth oi bonds
and thus give $17,000,000 lo the furth
er building of the deep waterway
down towards St. Louis, eongves-i will
undoubtedly at this session appropri
ate for the Chicago-St. L,oui3 section
of the deep waterway and assume tor
the government the responsibility of
its building," said Secretary W. F.
Saunders of St. Louis yebwday.
"Speaker Cannon has said this to Con
gressman William Lorimer anl Mr.
Lorimer authorized Repi'ntative
Lindly to state this publicly, which
Mr. Lindly Is doing.
Pioneer Banker Dead.
Cedar Rapids, Aug. 17. —(Spacial.)
—John B. Bever, a pioneer banker and
capitalist of Cedar Rapids, died today,
aeed 56. ..
SUNS
CAPTAIN PETER HAINS OF THE
ARMY AND T. JENKINS HAINS
HELD FOR MURDERING A
WEALTHY PUBLISHER.
New York, Aug. 17.—Captain
Peter C. Hains, Jr., U. S. A., who
shot and killed William E. Annis
Saturday at the Bayside Yacht
club was today arraigned in the
first district court of Long Island
City before Magistrate Smith. Ar
raigned with the captain was his
brother, T. Jenkins Hains, who
kept back the crowd with a re
volver while his brother carried
out vengeance on the man who he
asserted ruined his home. T. Jen
kins Hains is charged with being
an accessory to the killing.
A package of letters recently
received by Annis warning him
that his life was In danger is in the
possession of the district attor
ney.
It is learned that T. Jenkins
Hains was tried in 1891 on a hom
icide charge. He was accused of
having shot Edward Hannegan, a
friend, to death while in a boat
off Old Point Comfort. Hains was
acquitted.
The case was put over a week
to allow counsel for the Haines
brothers to prepare for a hearing.
1
O—r
New York, Aug. 17. —While the vic
tim cowered in fear and his brother,
with drawn revolver Held off a throng
of wealthy yachtmen, Oapt. Peter C.
Haines, Jr., of the United States army,
late Saturday afternoon pumped five
bullets into the body of William E.
Annis, a rich New York publisher and
the alleged despoiler of Haines' home,
on the float of the fashionable clnb
at Bay Side, Long Island.
"If anyone interferes," said T. J.en
kins Haines toejbrgtherj ^ho 1b a Ro
table author o^se»u«t»rles,. "I will
shoot him. down where he stands. This
is a matter between these tw^o men."
No .sooner had the shooting occur
red than the crowd of yachtmen, how
ever, made a move as if to attack, but
the sight of the two brothers, back to
back, their white, stern faceB and the
glint of their pistols, was enough. No
one came on.
"I Killed Him."
"I am the man. I killed him," said
Captain Haines, when the police ar
rived. He submitted quietly to arrest,
and was, with his brother, taken to
Flushing Jail, while Annis, aparently
at the point of death, was rushed in an
ambulance to Flushing hospital. He
had two bullets in his stomach, one in
eacharm and one in the left leg, and
BRYAN STIRS HASKELL TO SONG.
Democratic Campaign Treasurer
Works Muse on Verses Set to
Patriotic Airs.
Guthrie, Okla., Aug. 17.—Fresh from
a conference with Mr. Bryan and
other national leaders at Lincoln, Gov.
C. N. Haskell is spending Jhis leisure
moments now writing campaign
songs. Newspaper men and others
who have been asked to listen and
pass judgment, while the governor
sang several selections telling of the
glories of Mr. Bryan and the demo
cratic party to the tuneB of "The
Star Spangled Banner,' and other
patriotic airs.
HAUGEN WILL COME OUT.
Congressman Expects to be Candidate
for the United States
Senate.
Mason City, Aug. 17.—That Con
gressman Haugen of Northwood will
announce himself today for United
States senator to succeed the late Sen
ator Allison is the assertion of his
friends here. Mr. Haugen has been
reviewing the situation and is urged
by friends, who think him the logical
candidate for this part of the state.
The announcement came as a great
surprise to both the friends as well
as the opponents of the late senator.
Tennis Tournament On Today.
Omaha, Aug. 17.—When the Middle
West Tennis tournament opened to
day only fourteen matches were sched
udled for the preliminary round, fifty
players having a bye. The conditions
were perfect.
REV. EDLUND SPEAKS
Secretary of Iowa Swedish Lutheran
Conference at Local Church
Yesterday.
Rev. Edlund of Kiron addressed the
congregation of the Swedish Lutheran
church yesterday morning. Rev. Ed
lund is the secretary of the Swedish
Lutheran Old Folks' Home which waB
recently' erected at Madrid. The ser
mon was impressive and to the point
and by his direct manner and excel
lent thoughts the speaker made his
hearers feel the importance of th»
work which he was doing and the need
af co-oneration of the church nenole.
Not only is Mehmed All deposed but
his life is constantly In danger. He
has received several death notes
which have affected him materially
day and night. He fears the assassin's
hand at every move. He has become
extremely nervous and on the least
provocation will tremble like an as
pen leaf. The note he received a cou
ple of days ago stated:
"If you dare to, come to New York
we will kill you. The sun has arisen
anew on our nation. They that have
dimed the luster of its name shall die.
RESORT GIRLS
DES MOINES MAN UNCONSCIOUS
THREE DAYS JUST ABLE
TO TALK.
Des Moines, Aug. 17.—(Special)
Harry Cllne of 442 Cestnut Row, who
has been unconscious for three days,
has recovered sufficiently to talk of an
attempt which was made on his life
by two girls Inmates of a resort here.
After assaulting him they tried to
make their escape in a cab, but Cline
caught on behind the vehicle and re
tained this position until they reached
tho river. Then then discovered him
on the rear of the cab and threw hini
in the river where he was nearly
drowned. His cries for help while
in the struggle and afterwards in the
river brought spectators to his rescue.
An effort will be made to find and ar
rest the would be murderers.
WOMAN NOT SURE OF ASSAILANT
Mrs. Hallam In Doubt Whether
i.epos "U!'S
Deposed. Turkish Minister
is Threatened With Death
MUNDJI BEY, AT RIGHT, NEW TURKISH MINISTER AT WASHING
TON, AND MEHMED ALI BEY AT LEFT, WHOM HE SUCCEEDS.
Washington, D. C., Aug 17. Mund
ji Bey, the new Turkish minister,
to whom Mehmed All Bey has turned
over the legation at Washington, was
formerly consul general, New York
city. The dismissal of Mehmed All was
a neccssary step following the change
of government at home, for the former
minister held his position through the
Influence of his father at court. It is
stated that for many years Izzet Pa
sha, his father, has dominated the Sul
tan.
Pris-
oner Richardson Is the
Man.
Bloomirigton, 111., Aug. 17. Mrs.
Earl Hallam, victim of the attack in
Springfield which started the race
war, is In doubt about the identity of
her assailant. In an interyiew she de
clared that she was uncertain whether
Richardson, who is now a prisoner in
Bloomington, is the guilty' man.
She says, however, that she' is al
most certain that he is the man and
his general features support her belief,
but in the darkness which prevailed
she could not discern the negro's fea
tures sufficiently to positively Identify
him. She will say nothing more than
that he looks something like the man
Mrs. Hallam's greatest concern now
is over the race war which resulted
from her misfortune. Although herself
probably the most pitiful sufferer of
the affair, she shows genuine regret
over the general bloodshed and des
truction, and .says she would rather
die herself than to have been the in
nocent cause of such a carnival of
crime.
Mr. Hallam, although naturally
harboring a deep bitterness and hate
for the sight of a colored man, shows
a creditable fair mindedness in the
matter and. adds his regrets to those
of his wife in deploring the state of
affairs.
Cooler From Mississippi to Atlantic.
Washington, Aug. 17.—According
a special bulletin issued by the weath
er bureau today cooler weather will be
experienced in the next, two or three
days from the Mississippi to the At
lantic coast.
Editorial Association Holds Meeting.
St. Paul, Minn., Aug. 17.—The an
nual meeting of the Editorial associa
tion began here today with members
present from all parts of the country.
Governor Johnson delivered the wel
cnmlnsr address..
Izzet Pasha and his son shall answer
to those who love their country."
When this pleasant little note was
handed to Mehmed All he nearly faint
ed. It was bad enough that his father
had to flee for his life and that he had
been stripped of all honor by being
summarily deposed. Had not his old
enemy, Mundjl Bey, consul general of
New York, brought him sufficient hu
miliation with imperial orders to turn
over to him the legation? Was his
cup of woe not filled to overflowing
when he, the minister of Abdul Hamid,
the personal representative of All,
was shorn of all prerogatives and offi
cial recognition? Had not his staff of
subordinates without notice been or
dered to vacate his residence and set
up the imperial legation elsewhere?
Grief-stricken over his many misfor
tunes, it was almost more than he
could bear to have threats of personal
violence added.
Mundjl Bey, the unrelenting enemy
of Mehmed Bey, finds nothing in the
situation to worry him. He is all
smiles, and is as happy as Mehmed is
sad.
STEAMER BLOWS
IIP MANY HURT
BOILER BURSTS WRECKING LAKE
CRAFT WITH A LARGE .PAS
SENGER LIST.
Traverse City, Mich., Aug. 17.
One known to be dead, two fatally
injured and twenty hurt is the result
of the blowing up of the steamer Lee
lanau on Carp Lake today. Tho
steamer, which plies between re
sorts on the lake, was on its way from
Leeland to Fouche with about forty
passengers when the boiler blew up.
The upper works were entirely blown
to pieces and many persons were
hurled into the lake. Others were
scalded. The known dead are:
MRS. ISABEL LABONTA, Tra
verse City.
Fatally injured:
Mrs. Ralph Hastings, Traverse
City.
A. B. Cook, Traverse City.
A panic followed the explosion and
for a time little help could be given
those who were thrown into the water,
and who clung to the wreckage until
they were secured. Some were able to
swim ashore.
LEE COUNTY SETTLERS.
Will Hold Celebration at Ft. Madison
September 30 in Connection With
That City's Centennial.
Keokuk, Aug. 17.—The Lee county
Old Settlers will meet this year at Ft.
Madison on Wednesday, September 3,
this being the date decided upon by
the committee in charge of the centen
nial celebration at Ft. Madison. The
centennial will open. Saturday, Sep
tember 26, and continue until the fol
lowing Thursday or the day after the
old settlers' meet.
Keokuk has a large number of resi
dents who are also members of the
Lee County Old Settlers' association,
and they have been anxious to know
when the annual reunion was to be
held this year.
Heretofore It has been customary to
have the meeting earlier in the sea
son, but because of the fact that Ft.
Madison was to celebrate this year the
centennial of the city, it was deemed
expedient to have the old soldiers'
meeting as one of the attractions of
the centennial celebration.
Now that the date has been fixed
arrangements for the reunion will be
made right away, the Intention being
to make this year the banner one in
attendance, because of the centennial.
Stevenson Meets Candidates.
Bloomington, 111., Aug. 17.—All the
Democratic nominees for state offices
are here this afternoon conferring
with Adlal E. Stevenson, the nominee
for governor.
Decrease in Revenue.
New York, Aug. 17.—A decrease of
$10,533,000 in revenue over the operat
ing expenses and taxes is shown by
the annual statements of the Union
Pacific system and Southern Pacific
comDany made public today.
'oiC? r- 'U.
NUMBER 5
AFTER CONFERENCE BETWEEN
DENEEN AND COUNTY OFFI-
CALS IT IS DECIED TO BRINQ
GUILTY TO PUNISHMENT.
AGED NEGRO IS
LYNCHED BY MOB.
SATURDAY NIGHT MARKED BV
FURTHER VIOLENCE—BOY KIL-
LED BY SOLDIER WHO IS EX­
ONERATED BY MILITARY BOARD-
Sprlngfleld, 111., Aug. 17.—The raco
war which began here last Friday
night is believed to be a thing of the
past. Last night passed without an
outward incident. Sporadic cases ot
disorderly conduct may claim the at
tention of the militia but It is not an~
ticlpated the troops will ot- confront-:
ed by any serious task.
Springfield today entered upon the
second stage of the riot history, the
Investigation of the outrages and the.
arrest of the guilty. A apcclal grand
liry uill be summoned today by
Judge Creighton as the -asult of a
conference between Governor Deneen
and States Attorney Hatca.
Many Negroes Returning. -v
A large amount of evidence im
plicating many citizens has been ob
tained during the rioting and will be
submitted to the grand jury. Suspects
have been arrested each day during
the relgn of terror and will be held
awaiting the deliberations of the of
ficial body. Many more negroes from
the residence districts of tlio city
came to the arsenal today, swelling
the numbe.:' now- sheltered by the
state to four hundred. It is feared
their presence would Incite riot and
they were guarded closely. Colored
people are being fed from the kitchens
of the militiamen. It is estimated
that 1,500 have left the ciLv since Fri
day, some of them never to return.
Five troops of the first cavalry ar
rived from Chicago today.
Rayner Denies Confession.
Rumors that A. Rayner of St. Louis,
who was arrested for alleged participa
tion In the lynching of William Done
gan had confessed to the police could
be only partially vertifled today. Ray
ner denies he was concerned in th*
actual killing of Donegan, saying bt
was across the street at the time. H*
gave the police names of several per
sons who he declared were guilty of
participation in the outrage. Not one
of these is known, however, and it is
thought Rayner imagined the iden
tity of his companions in order to
escape further experience with the
"third degree."
Pail of Lard Her Souvenir.
Rayner and Kate Howard, the latter
accused of participation in wrecking
Loper's restaurant, are the only
prisoners against whom the police
claim damaging evidence. Kate
Howard was released on bail. She
told the police she entered the rest
uarant merely for the purpose of
securing souvenirs of the riot. The
of her "souvenirs" was a pail of lard
weighing twenty pounds.
The Second Lynching.
Springfield, 111., Aug. 17.—The Bee
ond night of horror in Springfield be
gan soon after night fall Saturday
night, but the first serious act of
violence did not take place until 9
o'clock, when a savage mob of between
300 and 400 persons surprised and cap
tured an old negro and hanged him to
a tree in front of the Edwards school,
across the street from his house.
This was the second lynching in the
present outbreak against the blacks.
The man lynched Saturday night
had been hanging almost ten minutes
before he was cut down, and it waa
found that the rope had cut a fright
ful gash in his throat. He was loaded
into a van impressed into service as
an ambulance and rushed to the Cen
tral police station, where surgeons of
the hospital corps sewed up the
wounds and employed every effort to
resuscitate the unconscious and dying
man. Their work was vain, for the
negro soon expired.
Aged and Prosperous Man.
The victim's name was George
Donegan. He was over 60 years old,
and for fifty years lived at Spring ami
Edwards streets, where he owned half
a block of ground. He was practical
ly the only negro resident of that vi
cinity and was well liked and a favor
ite among his white neighbors.
It is evident that the riotous mobs,
having been repeatedly dispersed by
the mllltla whenever they congregated
in the neighborhood of negro sections
of the city, had determined to satisfy
the thirst for blood at any cost and so
sought out the old man, who lived
alone and who had not sought protec
tion.
Just before 9 o'clock the neighbors
were horrified at the sudden appear
ance of a howling mob, which made a
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