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1 VOL IV: NO. 248 , 0ESTREICHER6CO BAnnnnnnomont jjtui luunuuiiiuiiu .XT 1 I..A.IiIa J We nave lunguiueinpiaieu 'and finally 'decided to make several very decided changes in our business on January first. One of the principal changes will be in our line of Merchandise. Some! lines we will give up entirely and others will very much improve. This compels us To Close Out rtrie lines we will discontinue, t mid reduce to a minimum all foers, to insure quick and 4S M sales. We will reduce prices to such a point that any ne in need of any thing in our ine is compelled to buy it from Our stock is large and Com- nete in an seasonaDie unes,au rf whichare now being worked down for this change of busi-J fcs Sale." :V-..; We invite a careful inspec (on of all seasonable lines 51 Patton Ate. CONVENIENT, I UCOJYOMICAt. The Cole Hater; ASHEYILTiB, H. C. j'! THMjLBT COR. COURT PUAEH. PHOITJD 7. STEAM : : ;,ttaiBt for: Nervous, Bheomfctic omer dteeaM. , r- "al: Thur Bnundlt L.Maaffs fr e losses; AIm Face 1ISS. OF. EDWIN JRUHER, JtAlNQT, TEIiEPllONIltSt t. . - 2r with Oakland HJJrt fiao 'taTi office treatment.. Offles la! OESTREIBHERf Oft massage. . to I p. m.f 2. to . xat BURNED AT E Terrible Vengeance Meeted out to a Negro' Rapist in Colorado. Girl's Father Decided on His Mode of Punishment. Crowd Watched tae Negro Burn, Un mindful or His Cries for Mercy. An Open Prairie the Scne of the Exe cution of Lynch Law. NJJGRO WAS CAPTURED FROM SHERIFF WHILE ON A UNION PACIFIC TRAIN IN TRANSIT FROM DENVER TO THE LIN r COLN COUNTY JAIL NEGROES WARNED TO LEAVE LEMON. Lemon, Colo., Nov. 16 .-Preston Porte?', Jr., the negro ravisher and "murderer cf Louise Frost, was tonlgrht burned to "death, at the place where the" clmie wa committed . Porter f ed a terrible deat!h in a flaming pile of boards. "The father of the -murdered girl applied the torch at 6:30 o'clock. Seven minutes later Porter was uncon- ecious. , In tWnty minutes only a char red mass vt flesh remained of .the ne gro. Ttoen tUie boards wtere stirred and flames shot m the fire burning fiercely until only a email pile of ashes remainedV The place selected for the burning was an open pnaarie. ADout 4iu men. sttxkaroujwi with, grim visages- (arid watched thg negiro burn. A ew-fhairled lmrecatton 'at ttie wretcli .an4 'fe. mdeked 4xto agonizing .cries. ? "Oh, "God, have mercy on these men, on: the little filrr aafl er 15ada"?were the last words of the negro They were uttered, after, a ceries ot groans that were terrible to hear. These last words were utered toalmowt a "whisper, A moment after their utterahoe the negro lost consciousness, r Vv After the Incineration, of the negro the crowd quietly dispersed. The ne gro, :" -previous to being1 placed on the wood pile; looked about the faces of those cniSrbhitlng him while his fate m being discussed. ' Once he . raised his hand in client supplication for mer cy. Mutilation was contemplated, but the rather of the dead girl decided on burning. . While a wagon went for, fuel one man tftood by the negro holding!, fast to the end of the rope which was tied about his neck. When all was ready the man holding the rope led the negro to the pdlev . For an Instant Porter knelt al the edge of the boards: with, eyes raised il .rayer. When he concluded -Porter a.&&ed upon the boards and placed his backlto an up-right iron which was plttced lin itihte- enter of the .pile. Then a dozen men bound him with chains to the iron stake. A rope was used to tie his hands." , -Oil wa& dashed : upon the boards piled about : the culprit . knee high. The" crowd tthen fell back and formed a semi-circle. The father of the girt applied the match. As the fire caught the ngir clothes and climbed about his body he etTeehed his head as farifrom the rap idly increasing flames as he could and Bcreectoedv "Oh, my God! Jjet ime go, men, I've sometmng -more xo xei you. Please let me go. Oh, any God." . He tugged at the chains and begged to be shot. The boards were piled up about him tod he soon lost consciousness. The affair was conducted In the quietest manner. Not a weapon was drawn. Porter was taken, from- the Jounty jail at Denver this morning "by Sheriff Freeman, of Lincoln county, and "driv en rapidly out of the.. ctty ln a closed carriage., The party boardea tne oner- . FORRENX. - FURNISHED ': 8 roam house, Haywood St.-. .$ 65 11 room houseMontford Av. .. SO 7ztJcmhou.se.-"radySt. ..... 40 8 room house, Spruce St. ' 80- 5 room house, Peniand M. ... 37 14 roomihouBe, choice location 150 , 5 room fiat, Choice location... 30 UNFURNISHED-- : - :. - P ' 10 room house, Woodfta St. ....$38 - 9 room house, fiumseft Drive. .. 18 g room house well located i . . 15 , 6 room house, paved street 22 ?-Awd- oftbers. '. . ' - " ILKE!&:laBARBB; Real Estate Brokers, ' Phome 661. ;23 Patton Avenue, TH STAKE O ftOJ noon, Union. Pacific Itralni at a point outside ofJCheoity -Q . H. An attempt was to ta made to run the train through Lemon, without eton ping. v so - the negro could! !be plaioed. in the Lincoln oouaity Jail at Huga. The people of Iiemon wefe advised of the plan of the' sheriff . and stopped the train! and captured the negro . IA party of sixteen men boarded the trixii at Leznon an; d took the prisoner from the sheriff.. They placed a rope around his neck and escorted him to the place where he was burned , The sheriff and his deputies tried-to resist but they realized that thfe task was hopeless.. ; ' ' . ' : Ijdmon, CJolo., Nov. 16. Notices1 were posted today warning negroes of bad character to leave Oncpln and Elbert counties, and declaring' that if they do not go they will be escorted across the border. . Officials of the Union Pacfic and Rock Island railroads .hav e been peti tioned to remove from these counties all imported colored section men. ATTEMPTED. LYHCHIHC RESULTS IN ESCAPE Prisoner Gs4s Away When Mob Smashes Door of His Cell. special from Charlotte, N. C, says: A mob, which intended- to lynch a ne gro at Albemarle last night, only suc ceeded in liberating the prisoner. On being refused entrance the mob. batter ed down a section of the jail wall, smashed the negro's cell door open and dragged- him out, pulling him. through the hole in the wall. As soon as the negro touched ground he ran and es caped. Many shots were fired at him. The negro was lacetrsed of poisonlnlg' Dr. Love, who died several months ago. THREE NEGROES LYNCHED. Dallas Nov. 16. Three -negroes were takfesn ifroon- Marion county aliJ amd hanged from a railroad; hridge. They had assaulted a physician inamed1 Stall-, cup and inflicted in-Juries wtoich caueedf death. - - THE CZAR'S ILLNESS Said to Have Been Dub to Poison, but Thi is.net BelievEd Rome, Nov. 16 .r-A rumor is current in Rome thai th pipers, f, he .eaar; i it duftoaon xipTeT )t&9grteBia jbaveffceeh rece(yea ft t the Vatican sayjrig that an attempt? was made ito 'PolsQn both the empefQ; aad. empress, hut that; the latter tas hot affected.- This .story, however; is not believed. . . , ,. . . !' .,. Kmsr Victor, Emmanuel telegrauVd for. defLndte information, and got. quick reply that the czar, was as well as could be. expected NeW , Toriv Nov 16. -A despatch to tie Herald from Talta says: Persons about, the. cimrt say of the emperor's lltoess.xlBaJt II was merely a mild case of influenza, caught rom h?s well known carelessness . . of -, .sitting about rooms with- the windows wide. open.. On the other .nana, it is remarK- ed that ;tbe ,. Russian ambassador to Turkey, i M . . Zinovieffwho came from Ckmstantinople, has ! been waiting for ten days without obtaining the audi ence for which1 he. was specially sum moned, and also that the czar has been much worried and. anxious, .first, over Chinese , matters, and Second over the illness of - the czarina. Although the latters is from natural causes, yet It is- rather worse than normal. JPhe result is that the czar passes all the time with her and is scarcely seen at alii even by his family. .. TEARING DOVti THE OEWEY ARCH Scores of Belie Hunters Try to Obtain Some of the Pieces. New York, Nov. 16. -At midnight last night workmen began 'the work of tearing down the Dewey arch. Relic hunters "by the score appeared and sought to obtain some section of the sculptured figure of "Victory" which ornaments the front of the columns. The skeleton of the column was laid bare in a' few minutes and the-wood work was torn 'apart and laid on the sidewalk. The work? was done' tinder the -direction of a foreman of the de partment of streets ahd hlghaye. ' The arch was ordered torn down by the mu nicipal assembly. PEISOHEBS ESCAPE- By lleans of Dummy 7ooden Pistols Intimidated the Guards. Leavenworth, Kans., Nov, : I6.-Thfee prisoners at work irt the coal-mine of the penitentiary - here made ."their es cape today. , By .means of dummy pis tols . made out wood . they, intimidated overpowered and bound the; guards at the bottom mouthr of the shaft, :,t!hen knocked down rthe outpost and secured his Winchester. A running fightt foi lowed, in which on of the convicts, named Smith,run'der senlteajice'of death for tratn robbery and: murder, was shot in the head. The others escaped.' One of he guards1 was wounded. , ' TO RETIRE IN MARCH. , ,Washingtoni,: Nov 16. Alt the eab- toet meeting itoday lOriggs announced Ms .inUemition of rertariog March 4.. . It's oot- what v some one has heard! but what , Blue Ribbon and vanilla ex tracts do, that has made them, famous with' the 'best people.. . r - .--j.--.--i-.--.---v--f --m ,mh(1i ti M--- - -'mil r n J" 'J -' f Jjet the children "have .Wojeat-Heuts ajio mxiK tot. . DcreaKxasr ana supper. Nothing, is cheaper. Nothing is. bet ter for,lxem.-' Tiuey- love it: f- SENSATIONAL STORY WW' IFR0J.1 PARIS About Geo. Porter and the Pield Gun 'Incident Ridiculed bj Washinsonf . Officials. New Tork, Nov. 16. Ai despiaStchi to the Herald from Paris says: The following extraordinary state ment Is given prominence dn lia Press: , "A persanage who claims to be thor oughly acquainted with what is going on .behind the scenes in the matter of the divulgenice of the secrets In the matter of the latest French fieid gun to the United States says: - "This affair ds connected , with the sudden departure for Gibraltar of an officer of the United States navy who was employed in the foreign section of the exhibition after having fulfilled his functions as naval attache at the em bassy. The field gun incident was also the cause of the sudden handing over of the affair of the embassy to the first secretary by General Horace or ter, and has departure for Spain. "The former naval attache Jn .ques tion, Who was (born of British: parents and devoted above all to the embassy In the Fauborg Saint Honore, k acted almjost openly as spy for several pow ers. "The departure of General Horace Porter which is given out as temporary ds really final and he will be replaced in Paris by Mr. John Xishman, Unit ed States minister to. Berne, a diplo matist of the highest character whose independence vis-a-vis the English em bassy can be counted upon for-main- teniajnce of good relations' between, the French republic and the United States." r DENIED IN WASHINGTON. .Washington, Nov. 16. It is jsald at the navy department that the effort made In some of the French newsoa pers to-connect Lieutenant Sims, late naval attache at Paris, with the. dis olosures relative to the French gun are based upon m9sappi'ehension of the facts. Lieutenant Sim Was slated for sea duty many months ago and An fact the department named attd seht over as successor 1 him as naval, attache to the" United .States emlk.sy'lrr'the;P.er-v son -ot Oommander Giles. 3. Harber . Tjfeutenaht Sto, -wa?(alned lParis tfoeisomemnajmtiihe retttiesstiof the oBocsr ei;.hi'm'van;-". betfjcjharga4 wftft distribution of the?rize,her stowed by "them upon the Inventor of devices for saving life t sea. Howev- T this work was wound up some time ago' and" Lieutenant Sim was ordered from Paris to Gibraltar solely for the purpose of joining there the battleship Kentucky which '-Is making, her way to Manila via Sufcz. He boarded the -Ken tucky and began, his work long before the first publication- relaitlveto the dis closure of the secret of the French gun. The officials feere ridicule the story that General - 'Porter,- ambassador to Parts, is in any way Involved in this, scandal. They contend ' that nobody connected wtth the embassy has- heen emlrched nd "-assert that - the French government has not made even the smallest inquiry which would Indicate, a lack of confidence. . WOMAN ATTEMPTS TO KILL EMPEROR WILUAM Threw a Meat Axe at Him as He was Drivin? 3n Berlin- Breslau Nov. 16. JEmperor William was -the object of an atitieimpted outrage today, which, however, (flailed, as me was driving an an open carriage to the -Cuirassier ,ibarxacks, accompanied. 'by 'the hereditary prince of Saxe Hein- ingen. a woman to the crowd Ihuried a masslle at tfcte- carriage, r The rapidaty with which, the vehicle was passing saved its occxnpants.. The missile Tell just behind the cajrriiage. The woman was i-rrnmiaidaately arrested. Her name -iKanllllllBiilkllllllllllllllllllllllllllBIII : BFtUS STORE NE17S S , For -chapped- lips, Vaseline . - t , - . ' dajmphor Ice, 10c a tube. vFOB. CCXLD GRANT'S NO. 24. The best winter tonic for weak lungs, lGrarat's iEgg EmtilBlon," 6c and $1.00 . FOR NIO.-24. LA CRiPOPiB, , , dRANTS -iS Good for dindlgfistioa; and handy,. I .to carry around. Grant's Diges-.;- tive Tablets, ' 25c a 'box. (snnnrs . 'psmnnnov tuluphoite io; luiuiuiBiinmiaiuiiuminniiniKi is Selma Schnepke. She' oocsurplecE a place 4ntihef!roiit'''Stok-o!fi4lhe specta tors, on ithe side furthest from the em ji'ror..; The anissile, it now appears, stneck the carriage. A crowd of people who twttiaessed, eadd the enraged crowd! threw themselves upon his- magesty's assailant, tout- the prompt intervention of the police saved! the woman from injury. The missile, it developed' later, jwas a short tband chopper. TWe womVan is helieved to be insane. - . DISGUSSIHG PROGRAM FOR THEIGOMIIIG SESS10II Leaders of the Eepnblican Party Out line Their Plans. Wahington, Nov. 16. McKinley hd a ccausuiltation with two 'or three sen ators who. are here to attend the meet ing of the special --senate oormmlttee erat gaged to' the task of investigating ?u ban affairs and sometMni?- like a pro gram, for the approaching eesion of con grtees was outlined'. tWhile no (formal program was arranged it cam. be stated from the expressioni of opinion obtained .t!Lat the. leaders of the reponblicani par ty .propose to pas the Nlcaraguan bill after a contract for the right of way has ibeen made and the 'Hay-Paumce-forte treaty 'has been ratMed. A (por tion and prohafbdy all of the .war taxes will be Temoved and the snipping sub sidy bill and an army reorgainizatioij will be (pushed. It is also stated that there wdil ibe ino attempt made to reduce the representa tion from the southern' states. The president expressed himself opposed to the; agitation of this subject. BRYAN SAID TO HAVE ACCFPTEO INVITATIOII To Defend New York Democrats in the Election law Cases. ILmcolm, Nov. 16. Bryan received a request ttest night from ithe democratic aeaders of the eighth assembly district of New York to come to New Tork and 'defend a mwnber of xiemOicsats of that ddstriat charged with "violating the elec tion law. Bryan tsusswered the message but refused to make public hi reply. His friends assert that he was offered $20,000 to undertake the case and that he accepted the offer, as he proposes to practice law hentoforthv: BELLICtKEMl IKQIANS. paeiieSsJIaka EaJJ? ,oa Set .weiafatwileadcoi! .El -Paso, Tex., Nov. IS. A band of Ache Inans supposed to have escap ed fromle reservation ot the southern garrison In Arlona Wded the Morgan settlement f colony . ,in iPache ' countyj Mexico, last night and' cautsed the loss of -a number.of lives. News of the rajd-i reached the border this afternoon In a message to the mayor of Juarez ..and. the details given were meagre.- A doz en Indians were killed and fcev;eral!wf the .Morgan. cokmists were killed aud wounded, before the raiders were r. pnlsed flbe redskins retreated toward the Begion mounains and escaped un der 'cover of darkness, sarrying their wounded wilth them. - The Mexican troops from the, barracks at Lacenscon, fifty miles away, have been ordered to pursue the Indians. FOX CHASING IN KEN TUCKY trvlne, Ky., Nov. 16: The all aged stakes raoi was started here by the: National iFox Hunterassociatlon to day. Many celebrated dogs were en tered. Thirty-seven -hounds' were started hy Master of Hounds Williams'. The TOnditon,iare more favorable and the trained older dogs promise to make a fine race. Members of the Queen Oity Riding club of Cincinnati were in the saddle early and easily adapted themselves to the rough riding incident to the chase through tftie country . Buy extracts with a guaramrteei ibehind theim. Tour money back if Blue RJb ibom leanon and vanilla fail to satisfy. 1 tmrrmrvir "ff?.T P CEEA3IEaT BTTTTES. Tbt Proof of the Pudding J Is In eattng1 4C and the proof of our high ; grade and delicious tesumned goods in glass tor tin Is 'jo, testing (them ..t The dainty palate revels in our Cresh canned fruits, vegetables, . potted - and tinned meats, and our display of PliUM TJDDlGSjfrom- 15 ots. to . 85 cen'ts per - can aoa' . uu.uN'Uiii. MEAT arom 55 cents a can to a pail to so: attractive that 'you are sure to ibuy tt if yoo see tt. , Clarence GROCER 8 Court Sq LnaToXl 0 IIMMlflOl SENTENCE PRONOUNCED Imperial Edict, Names Pun ishments to be Inflicted On Chinese Leaders. Taan and Chwang to be Im prisoned for Life. Various Pent libs to be Imposed on 0 her Prominent Officials. Our Government Insists That Fn Hsiang Also be Punished. MINISTER CONGER WORKING ZEALOUSLY BY DIRECTION OP SECRETARY HAY TO HURRY NE- ' OOTIATIONS TO A FINISH GER ;MAN COMMANDER'S ATTITUDE - DISAPPROVED. "Washington, Nov. 16. Minister Wa has received from Director General Sheng the following cablegram which he communicated to Secretary Hay to day: "An imperial decree of November 33 deprives Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang of their ranks and offices and . orders them' to be imprisoned for life;. v Prince Yih and" Secondary Prince Ying to be imprisoned; Secondary Prince v Lden to be deprived of his rank; Duke Iandek Ian and lng Nien to be de graded dn rank; Kang Yi being dead no penalty can be imposed upon him'; and' ghab Shu ChiaO to be degraded but re tained in office, and Yu Hsien to Ibe ex- ' lled to the farthest boundary." jThe state department ha not heard from Minister Conger for V four days past. But his last report upon " the progress of the negotiationsi now going on at! Pekin betweeh tile s mdmstfers -taken -nponnon':wtift'?ibe Htfie ment's kmple instruc relatlye '.to thVifobjt&r warra,fhieJ,o1nc!al here ;in TOmlrmlng. tHe Pekla view that' ther" . end of these consultations is In sight." Indeed it Is a matter of surprise that 'tlie.Mstaibvve tiot-'alrto com-v ' pleted their" program for n ot withstand - r thelhriypean . impression to the . contrary, Minister Conger, so far from teing-ttttiob is working jeal ously by direction of Secretary .Hay. to hhrryithehegotiatiohsto a finish. This - has lhvolved some sacrifice on the part of ithe tTni ted States goveirnmen yet In the interest, of concerted action and harmony ! these sacrifices have been deemed necessary. It cannot be con cealed,, however, that dieapproyal 1 en tertained of the attitude of the German military commander in - China, and though our government has not pro tested against the punitive expeditions, which It regards as (ingeniously calcu lated to cause -fresh , outbreaks among the Chinese It fears the results. The telegram wa laid before the cabinet by Secretary Hay with the ex planation that the punishments report ed were satisfactory, but that the list was. not complete. This government has Insisted that the name of' General Tuan Fu Hsiang. . commander of the imperial .forces', should be added to the list of those designated for punishment and he should get a severe sentence. It Is understood Instructions! wil be sent to Conger to insert in addition Fu Hsiamgs name to the list. WILL. NOT ASCEND THRONE. London, ' Nov. 16 . A news agency de spatch from Shanghai, referring to the ' alleged new imperial edict (depriving Princes Tuan. and Chwang of al rank and offiees and handing them over to the Imperial dan court for close con- 'nement pending further punishment), -rays the punishment of Prince Tuan ueansi that his son, the heir apparent, an never be emperor The edict also makes an early opening of formal peace negotiations probable. , . The Daily News publishes the follow ing from Pekin, dated November 12: "'It is reported that Prince Chins and Li Hung Chang have requested an Interview with Count Von "Waldersee. which will probably be granted, f The eld marshal intends to make art ex cursion to Nam Kara Pass and the Min? fomfes, as Prince Henry of Prussia Aid in 1898." . - -W' "' ' ' ' V SerKn, Not-. 16 .The 'reichsfcag Trill ' providing for a third supplementary credit on account "of the China. expe Htfon fixes the salary of Field Marshal Von "Waldersee at 150,000 marks n nuallyj, with large extras, Thfe is five times the rate of salaries paid at home. " Shanghai, Nov 15 There are con- " tinued rumors of 'the projected transfer of. the" Chinese court to Cheng Tur but it. 'IssaSd ttt;'vlceroy: of the prbv Ince of Sxe Shuen objects to such an',r-y arrangemen.tv - , It is also irtamoTed that a rehellion has broken out: in the province of Kan Su Chang; Chi. Tung, the Wu Chang- vice- ' roy; s said to be raising; 100,000 troops- and ' to have proposed to' the -Nan' Kin' viceroy ; that they .. should combine forces; to oppose the alliesf .making the -Yang Tse their base for, operations. QI'AJNY ' '.BAKGtAilNS . IN . CHPgA. ; ; ANI GliASS- SMA1AJ UOT9 tfXCKfciP " ; ' UP. AND 'THERE? IN - NSW; "5 1 YORK;f;rr is worth whtle 'no-': f'"' UOOK "-. OVER THE STOCK NOT"." . ' . 'A s 1 'i ' ft' 14 . v . . - .
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