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The News and Observer. VOI.XLIII. NO. 131. Leads all Other North Garolina Dailies in Both News and G fiUlation. KILLING OF MINERS Sheriffs on Trial for the Lat timer Tragedy. WITNESSES ON STAND ONE SHOT, TWO SHOTS AND THEN A VOLLEY. MANY STRIKERS SHOT IN THE BACK School Teacher Guscott Gives a Connected Des cription of the Approach of the Strikers and of the Unprovoked Action of the Sheriff. Wilkosbarre, Penn., I'eb. —Taking of testinmoy in tlw* trial of Sheriff Mar tin and 'his deputies 'began this morning in the Luzerne county curt. When court opened District Attorney Martin made ai motion that, the jury bi token to Lattimcr, to view the scene of the shooting, 'bat ;is this would occupy ihe entire day, the court denied the mo tion, saying the jury should be able to get. an idea of the situation from maps. Attorney McGahren, then presented the case for the commonwealth, after which Andrew Siver was called. He is a Hungarian, but speaks excel lent. English. fie proved l the death of Mike Oezlak, saying that he saw him lying dead on ihe road at Lattimer with a bullet in his head. Witness said he saw tin* sher iff draw* his revolver and heard it snap, and Pen the shooting commenced and the witness dropped to the ground to avoid being shot. Witness said there was first one shot, then two ami then :t volley. The second witness was John Mattain, who was at the time of the strike the Piesident. of the Harwood local Union of the United Mine Workers of America. He told of rite meeting, where it was agreed to march to Lattimer, at the in vitation of the miners there; llis coun sels of peace, and tils- start ami the next day* ail the men being unarmed. Wit ness was the dag hearer. At West Hazel ton they were stopped by the sher iff. Who ordered them to disperse. Ma lm la protested, that they were breaking no tew, *wl*ere<upon one of the deputies grn fated the American flag from him ami tore it in balvi**. Continuing, the witness said: ‘The tdieriff pointed his revolver, and threatened to shoot. The deputies i>w«hed us around with the muzzles of their guns ami swore at us, ami one struck John End is twice with hte gun, cutting h:u head and Invoking his arm intwo places. “Then Bmrjess Jones, of West Hazle ton, remonstrated with tlie sheriff. say ing that In* eoukl keep tlie i>onee without using any weapons; that he had oonfi <leure in uh. and would let. us march through. tin* stinvts of his borough ae miK-Ji as w<* liked. The sheriff ami his depnf?es tiw*n hoarded the cars and \vc marelvd on toward Lattimer.” Witness was in I lie rear of the crowd when tin* shooting commenced. By the thuo lie reached the front the shooting had ended. He saw ten dead men and a number of wounded ones lying in the road. Rev. Father Richard Aiist, pastor of the St. ‘St a nislaus Polish Catholic church at Hazleton, chairman of the prosecuting committee, was called to prove that many of the strikers were shot in tlw* baek. He had buried thirteen of the dead and looked after a number of the wounded. Rev. Carl Haiish, pastor of the Luth eran church at Freeland, said he had ex omiimd «uveral ami found till of them were shot in the side or tlie hack. “I boarded a car,” he said, “which brought ten of the dead and a lot of the wounded from the scenes of the shoot ing. There was a pile of rifles in a cor net*. I said to one of the deputies, Frank Clark. ‘I am afraid of some of them falling and exploding.’ ‘You nee<l not he afraid.’ he replied, ‘they are all empty now.’ ” Charles Guscott, principal of the Lat timer school, a frame building about six hundred yards from the scene of the shooting and in full view of all that took place on the eventful tenth of September at Lattimer, said :be was teaching school when he heard an unusual noise* and going to the* window, lie found that a number of the men, about eighty were alighting from an electric car. They were deimties. Miss Coyle, his assistant, also watched them, and while their attention was thus riveted, tlie pupils also rushed for ihe door and got outside. He saw the deputies line-up across the road and then not. satisfied with the position they moved over to tlw* side of the road and formed then* with rifles ready. The sin kers were by this time coming over tli#* brow of a hill two or three hundred yards away. Phey were inarching Jive or six abreast and were quiet ami or derly. Witness could not see that thee carried weapons. They approached slowly and as they drew near the sher iff advanced to meet them. As he reacted the first man, a dozen or so formed a wort of half circle around him. He did not hear the sheriff say anything nor did see him read any paper. A min ute after the line first stopped those be hind irusted ahead to s<v what was going on and got ahead of the sheriff. At: limit moment one of the deputies out of the line advanced ten or t welve paces as if he was going to leave the other deputies, whereupon one shouted: “If you do not come hack we will shoot you, too.” The fellow jumped back into the line and almost (immediately after the wit ness heard a shot. It. came from the left of the line of deputies. A moment later two more shots were fired, and then esime the volley. As noon as tin* volley was fired the srtrikoiw ran in all directions. Between the road and tlw* school house, fifteen men fell, struck down by shots fired after tlie volley, lie saw one man shot ami killed while running at a distance of one hundred yards from the road. The •slijootitng continued for two or three infinites. The witness did not see any of the deputies leave the lino, and run after tlw* strikers to shoot them, llis attention was wholly taken with the wounded men. some of whom he car ri<*d into the setewd house and attended there. Guscott will continue to-morrow. PET STOCK ASSOCIATION. Mr. L. Banks Tlolt is Made Vice Presi dent in New York Meeting. New York, Fell. 3. —'Pin* National Pet Stock Association held its second annual inciting at Madison Square Garden to day, with thirty-four members present. A permanent constitution was adopted and plains were discussed for the hold ing of a ja*t stock show soon in this city. This ticket was nominated for officers for the year, the election to take place Inter: President, 11. B. Savage, of Texas: Vice President. L. I tanks Holt, of North Carolina; Secretary, Joseph Lawrence, of Massachusetts; Treasurer, Henry Hi neon, of New York. TO LIMIT MARRIAGE PERSONS TO GET LICENSE MUST BE MEDI CALLY EXAMINED. A Bill in the Ohio Legislature Barring Con sumptives or Insane Persons From Getting Married. Columbus, Ohio, Feb. ,*!. —Represen- tative Charles W. Parker, of Cuyahgoa county, introduced in the Legislature to day a hill requiring all persons apply ing for licenses to marry, to pass a medi cal examination. Persons having dip somania. any form of insanity, heredi tary tubereulesis or consumption or syphilis, are barred from marrying by tiie bill. An examining board of throe physicians in each comity will lie cre ated by the bill if it becomes a law. SECRETARY GAGE S ANALYSIS. lie says the Viable Behind Greenbacks Has Already Been Consumed. Baltimore, Md„ Feb. A.—Two Cabinet oftu-ers were among the sjieakers at the annual banquet of the Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association held here to night. Secretary Gage, of the Treasury, was the chief speaker, but Postmaster Gen eral Gary was also on Hie list, as were Congressman Nelson Dingley, (Con gressman Allen, of Mississippi, and United States Senator Wellington. Secretary Gage said in part: “It is the just complaint against gov ernment iswtte of paper money that, though obedient to Mu* legislative will, jfc is nevertheless not in harmony with higher economic law, which hh*sscs tlie utedient and punishes all violation, whether the violation be willful or through ignorance .V true credit instru ment. truthfully eviitencing that a thing :>f vahie •has passed—yet istill exists a fact—even if tranformed in shape ami suhstsuvee —such an instrument is cloth ed with flu* quality of ‘legitimacy. If the fact die otherwise, lif the value pass ed teis .tevu consumed, d<*wtroyed or lost, the credit instrument itself becomes a eotinnen i<U interh»is*r, a misleading token, nor can kings, cnqierors or sena tors change the fact. “I can only point out the fact that our own legal tender notes, dear as they are to tlw* (patriotic heart, serviceable as they are in a great crisis, are yet out of accord with tlie true economic laws. 'Hie value for Which they wen* originally is sued was immediately consunud or de stroyed. As now re-issued they are evi dences of a vahie already consumed by the issuer, or of services already past. These notes ojierating in the commercial field, thus differe minted from the true credit instrument** whhth commiem* can eroate, ami if left at reasonable lilierty, will itself create, must some where work injury, even if we cannot distinctively point it out. “In my opinion it is here that busi ness receives injury, general and wide reaching, through its forced relations to government paper money. I wish it were not so. 1 would Is* glad in this regard to Ik* in order. Neither is it pleasant nor popular to ’bear this wit ness if it ibe true, but. I know of no higher duty upon the man who loves his country, who desires it to march in the vanguard of progress and prowperi ty among tlie nations of the earth, than to deal faithfully according to the light of ibis honest convictions with those great questions which affect good or ill Iris country’s welfare.” Y. M. C. A. BUILDING BURNED. Scranton’s Big Fire Entailing a Loss of $225,000. Scranton. Pa., Feb. 3.—Fire tonight to tally destroyed tlw* big Y. M. G. A. lmiiding, which contained two stores, in •addition to the association assembly hall ai d i-mniis. a large li •ry stable, a milk distributing dei>ot. and one of a row of two story dwellings. It is not jKisi f.ve to estimate the damage w insurance, but. tin* former is probably $225,(400. The fire started from tin explosion of a lot of cineograph films used in giving ex hibition curtain pictures in a vacant store room. KALEIGH, N. C., FRIDAY HORNING, FEBRUARY 4, 1898. PREVIOUS QUESTION Is There or is There Not Prosperity ? SIMPSON IN NEGATIVE CHARGES DINGLEY WITH WEAR ING A LONDON POT ILVT. DINGLEY’S HAT WAS MADE IN NEW YORK Jerry Continues His Jabs at Jersey Says They Were Not to Blaine for Trust Sins as They Were Descendants of the Hessians. Washington, D. 0., Feb. 3. — The 11<>uw sepnt the day ostensibly consid ering the Fortifications Appropriation bill. In reality tlie major jxirtion of the time was consumed in the discussion of political topics. The existence or non-existence of pposjierity in flute coun try was again the main question of dispute. The feature of the day was the discovery by Mr. Simpson, flue Kan sas Populist, and the exploitation of the alleged fact that Mr. Dingley, Chair man of the Ways and Committee, wore a London made pit hat. Mr. Dingley explained that the hat was made in New York. The London trade-mark was sim ply placed there to please the Anglo* Maniacs, who preferred things liecuuso they were English. Mr. Fischer (ißep. N. Y.l, continued liis argument begun yes*terday, in favor of the* establishment of a fort at Homer Shoals, N, Y. harteir. Such a fort, *te* said, would command the entrance to tin* harbor. Mr. Simpson (Popolfot, Kansas), fol lmvcd ami again took up the contro versy he iteul a few clays ago with Mr. Pitney (Rep.,N. Y.), over the trusts which he said, were organized in Jer sey to prey on Kansas and other States. In a humorous vein lie said the people of New Jersey were not to hlaunc tliuv legislation in that State wiw knocked down. tu„tte* highest, bidders ns They were tine* descendants of tte* Hessians. When asked by Mr. Sam Smith (Rep.. Mich ), why lie had done nothing to ex terminate tlie trusts, Mr. Sim {won re tted that lie was (lielploss in the House. “In this House*.” said he “the Speaker is the whole thing. 1 Ind as well file a hill in the Potomac liver as in the House.” Air. Foote 11 bp., N. Y.)» devoted some time to tills- criticism of the Fortification hill. At the rate of appropriation pro vidc*d in this bill, lie said, it would re quire fifteen years to carry out the plans of the Endieott Board. He asserted that on the South Atlantic and gulf coasts there was not a gun that could be fired in defense of tlie lirarlx>ns. Mr. I lemon way (Rep.. Ind.), in charge of flu* bIH, denied that these coasts were defenseless. At Charleston, said in*, there were three eight-inch guns, one teu-umtlw gun and eight mortars. If the const was in the condition ropor tod by t:te* gentleman from New York, lie said, he would te* willing to apivro priate $40.0(40,000. Mr. Ilenienw.iy d<*clamed that tin* eimet was fairly well protected, not as well ns he would like to sck* it or as it would be. The pond ting bill carried every dollar which the government could afford to a]*propriate at this time. Mr. Livingston (Dem., Ga.), rend some statements from 'Southern papas charging tliat in the distribution of munitions of war, 'New Orleans and other Southern ports had te*en neglected. Mr. Livingston said he had no knmvl i-dge on this i)M>int. but lie proposed to make inquiry of the props* authorities ami if the allegations shotthl prove true, lie warned the House that, provision would have to Ik* made for Southern ports. At 3 o’clock the general delate closed and the hill was taken up for amend ment under the five minute rule. Mr. McClellan (Dem., N. Y.), offered an amendment to 'increase the appro priation fen* guns and mortar 1 unit cries from one to five million. It was voted down. An amendment offered by Mr. Foote (Rep., N. Y.). to appropriate $39,000 for Fort Montgomery, Lake Oluunplain, New York, was voted down. Without completing tlw* bill at 5:05 p. m. the House adjourned. AN A. & M. BOY MARRIED. Mr. F. MeM. Sawyer Married to Miss Cnrire I'oore. Anderson, 'S. C„ Feb. 3.—(Special.)— Mr. F. Me M. Sawyer, the efficient suiw*rvising architect of the county court house aiwl city ball now in construetion, was to-day united in manage to Miss Carrie Poore, of this city, Rev. O. L. Martin officiating. The ceremony was short and 'impressive and witnessed by a large nmolier of friends. The hospi table home of Judge W. F. Cox, a cousin of the bride, wins beautifully and tnutily decorated for the event. Chief among the princely decormt'.ions te'ing the 1 wind some display of the numerous presents attesting tte* good wishes of u large multitude of admiring friends. Mr. Sawyer, who is a native of Magnolia N. C., was a student at tlw* A. and M. college at Rahigh, where 'he learned Tf.s probssion, and later employisl in, the office of Frank P. Milburn, architect of Oluirlotte. They are off’ for a week’s visit to Mr. Sawyer’s relatives in Greenslioro and Smithfiend. N. C., and will make An derson their future home. UNCLE SUM'S HELP England May Ask Support of Washington Government. HAS NOT BACKED DOWN BUT W A VI'S THE PORTS OF CHINA LEFT FREE. WAS A SUGGESTION, NOT A CONDITION The Question of the Freedom of Ta-Lien Wan is With Other Conditions of the Loan Still Negotiating-'Russia Will Stoutly Protest. London, Feb. 3. —On incontrovertible authority tte* Associated Press learns that Great Britain has not backed down on the qm*stion of making Ta-Lien-Wan *i free |K>rt. The Marquis of Salislnirv, Mr. Curzon, fh<* Parlhianentnrj’ Seere tairy of the Foreign Offiei*: the Russian Ambassador and the Chinese Minister each said ycstmlay. in conversation, lhat they had not heard of any Jack daw n. The opening of Ta-I.ren-Wan, it is loin ted out, wms never made a condi tion. in any sine qua non sense in con nection with the loan to 4%imi. In the preliminary negotiations on that subject the opening of Ta-Lien-Wan was “sketched in neutral tints.” Great Bri tain only suggesting it as one condition favoring a speedy completion of tin* loan. K!t<* never demamh*d it and there fore in no seiii-e can be said to have Tracked down, if the desire was not per sLsted in. The question of Ta-Lien-Wan, is, •however, with suggested conditions of ■the Kuan, still negotiating. Tile heat of tite* Russian press on the subject hi in no si*iisc shown by tlie Russian governmeii't in its comramnicn tidus 'Wivkili have rearhed the Foreign Office, Though Russia has protested ami means to continue to protest in the stoutest manner against 'Di-Llen-Wfin '_brter rfWMird b>' British infiueme, slie wfil not carry her protest to tte* jx»i:it of making it a casus te»Hi. Further. It is by no means Russia’s intern ion to close China to other nations, in any comvssiniis made to Russia by China. Tte* irritation in Great Britain and the <lCsap]Mdntniiei>it hi the United States over tlie so-eiille.i backiiig divwn of the M*ar quis of Siili-lmry, is therefore not yet justified. Great Britain is acting stEcwaiously in favor of f ree i>orts in China ami hopes sincerely to have the moral supiwvpt of tin* United States in this isdicy. It e'venits should pus'b Great Britain from thte jMisitioii with the pr'i si eel of defeat therein, she will ask for the sup.Mirt of Washington. BRITISH FLEET REINFORCED. Brltisih Admiral to te* Capable of Coping With any Amti-British (Vwnbiii'aition. Shanghai. China. F«*b. 3. —The China Gazette says tin* British Indian, Austra lian ami Pacific squadrons have Iseen ordered to be ready to reinforce the fleet in tin* far East, thus giving the British Admiral a fleet capable of coping with “any combination opposing British policy.” “In 4ilw* meanwhile” adds the China Gazette, “the British i laitns in tin* Yang- Tse-Iviang will Ik* supjiorted by a strong M|tiadroii stations at. Chnsan, to which place two other warships are on route. In tite even't. of Ru-sia hoisting her flag over the fort at Port Arthur, the British Admiral 'has Im-<*h ordered to hoist the English flag over Cliusan. and tin* Japanese fleet will as**end the Yang- Tse-Kiang so soon as the river ris<*s. “About 7,500 Russian artilh*ry and cavalry and qnanlities of sinn*s and munitions have arrived at Ivirin, the capital of the Manchurian province of Kirin.” TO CONFIRM EWART. His Friends Bay That lie Will go Through All Right. Washington, D. if\, Feb. 3. —(Si>eeial.) There are no irwav developments to-day in the fight against Judge Ewart’s eon tii niation. I f any charges luavc Ik*oii pre ferred against the Judge, they are kept very quiet. II is friemlo says he will come out all right and that he will he confirmed. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. A. Blair are here at the Arlington. Mr. Blair was here to -attend a mrethig of the executive commit te<* of the Bound Money League. There is a hot tight on for collector of customs ait New tern between a negro liy the name of Lawrence, and ex ltiegister of Deeds A. L. Berry, of Hyde county. Skinner favors Berry, who is a Pritchard Populist or mild Republi can. W. D. Cowles is to lie made Bank Ex aminer its soon as a Democrat can be decapitatixl. THE STRIKERS DISAGREE. Im Feared that non-Union Men Will Re turn to the New England Mills. Now Bedford, Mass. Fob. 3—The prin cipal talk of -the day in the strike situa tion is the difference that has arisen lie tw<*en the union and non-union oiiera tives. This difference threatens to end in open rupture and as many cases of destitution are actually reported. no doubt hundreds of non-union oiieratws would. Hike the first (hanee to make a break from the striker* and return to work. COST OF CUBAN WAR. The Estimate is $240,000,000 Besides $40,000,000 Arrears. Madrid, Feb. 3. —The cost of the Cu ban war from February, 1895 to tlie end of 1897, is officially estimated at $240,000,000, besides tlie arrears due from tte* Cuban Treasury, amounting to $40,000,000. The ImpareinJ complains that the com mercial negotiations bet ween Spain, Cu ba anil the United States are lieing en trusted to Be nor De Lome, the Spanish Minister sit Washington, and urges tlie government to apimint experts to ex amine the terms of the treaty in j Spain’s behalf. DIED FROM INJURIES. Fireman J. M. Burns Succumbed to Amputation Consequent Upon the Atecd<*en Railroad Wreck. Asheboro, N. 0„ Feb. 3. —(Special.)— J. M. Burns, the fireman, who was in jured in the wreck on the Aberdeen and Asheboro Railroad. January 22. after having his leg amputated, died tonight at 8:20 o'clock. TARHEEL FOURTH CLAKSERS. Washington. D. C„ Fell. 3. —Fourth- class |Kistmasters have been apisduted today as follows in North Carolina: Kit ty Ilawk, Addie M. Tate: itedallia, Nan nie Cannon: Somerset, E. L. McChsue; Talbot, Jos. S. Wilson. STIFF AGAINST”PASSES RIGID PROVISIONS IN TILLMAN’S AMEND MENT TO THE BILL. Corporations, Also, Giving Transportation to Be Punished-Favorable Report on the Anti-Scalping Bill. Washington, D. C., Feb. 3. —The Sen ate Committee on Inter-State Com mem* today authorized a favorable rejMirf on tin* anti-sealping b’il. with amendments. Tin* mint imjKirtant of t'hes;* ameiid n.ents was the following, offered by Sen ator Tillman, relating to railroad passes: “That giving free transportation to jierson.s or projw'rty, except <ts allowed by Sei-timi 22, of the Act ‘To Reguliite Oerumeree’ approved February 4, 1887, shall Ik* deemed an unjust discrimination under Section 2 of said Act, and ■•ball be imnished as provhled in Biudion 10 of said Act; and in addition to the pen alties upon individuate provided in Sec tion 10, the eorjKnation which may be guilty of any such offense shall te* pun ished by fine as in said Seet’on pro vale* 1. “That all free passes issued by or in Intel If of any railroad coi*i>oratioii sub ject t.» the provision of said Act shall lie signed by some officer of the corpora tion aut'horized by vote of the dim-tors to sign the same, and every such railroad coriKirat'on shall keep a record showing the date of every free paos, the name of the person to whom it is issued, the points te tween which the passage is granted, and whether a single trip or time* pass, and, if the latter, the time for which it is issued; and this record i.liall at all times lie open to the Inter-State (‘onuneree Commissioners, or to their representatives, who may Ik* duly au thorized in writing to examine* the same.” CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEE. Republicans <lhoose Pearson to ■R(*prc gent North Carolina. Wasihington. D. C., Feh. 3. —Tte* Re publican meimlte*rs of both houses of Congress held a caucus to-night at which the Republican Congressional committee was practically organized for the eanqtaign. Atenit seventy Senators and Rejiresentatives attmuleil, atwl the delegates of all but I'igtlrtW'n of the States announced the selection of tiheir nqiresentatives on tlu* committee. Hon. Richmond Pearson, of North Carolina, and urn. James A. Walker, of Virginia, are nicmliers of tthe com mittee. It siximi' to Ik* practically settled that Chairman Babcock will Ik* ri*-elf*et<*d. and that Secretary MiU'cer also will suc ceed hiins<*lf. that R4*in*esontative Simp kins, of Massachusetts, will be made \*iio»*-ehairitAin in place of Mr. Apsh*y, of Massiiehiisettis, who was not i*e-ehvt<*d to Congress, and that General Grosven or. tte* present Chairman of tthe caucus, will continue in that office. A $55,000,(K)0 CRACKER TRUST. Takes in all tte* Biscuits, Buns, Rolls and Bakeries in tlw* United States. Chicago, Ills., Feh. 3.—AH tte* biscuit atwl cracker companies betiw *di Salt Lake City on the west, Portland, Maine, on the cast, St. Paul, on the north, and New Orleans on the m>uth, will tomor row lie under one management. 'Hie mime of the new corporation which was ineorpox*ated today in the State of New Jersey, with a capital of $25,000,000 of preferred and $30,000,000 of common stock, is the National Bis cuit Company, Benjamin F. Crawford, of Mansfield, Ohio, was elected PreaMeirt. The new company has purchased for cash all the aostts, Hite receivable and operating plants of all the bakeries which were controlled by the American Biscuit, an l Manufacturing Company, United States Baking Company, nml New York Bisc-uit Company. It also as sumes all the of these companies. / LAST EDITION. I S» )E FIVE CENTS. _ is I COW-BOY'S CRIME “Doc” Tanner Strung up for a Vicious Murder. A GAME DESPERADO JOINED PROSPECTORS BOUND FOR ALASKA. KILLED TWO OF THEM IN COLD REVENGE There Were Forty in the Party and Four Met-in the Tent to Get Rid ts Tanner When He Shot Lee and Call-His Wonderful Nerve. Seattle, Wash., Feb. 3. —“Boys, string me up if you like, but rememte'r you are hanging the steadiest, man with, a six shooter that ever came out of Montana. You way it’s all right to hang me. and I guess it is. I’m only sorry 1 didn’t ! get the r<*st. of them.” j With th.*s«' words, Cowboy “Doc” j Tanner faced his executioners on the j morning of January 2, at Vahltw Pass. 'I lie men who pa****d wentence on him I were incnite*rs of a party of *Mas».u*hit [ ss:ts iuos{a*< toi*s ltoirml for the copper I river country, Alaska, and the crime I for whieh Thimer paid tte* penalty, was ! the killing of N. A. (’all, of \\>-thing i ton, Minn., and Win. A. te*<> x teiwell, ! Mass. T he exiKslition con,,r forty men iind M. F. Tan nets .no joine.l them in Sim ttie on tte*ir way north. He was supplied with an outfit and taken Into membership but unmindful of the fact, he was quarrelsome and so overtearing j taat. his companions decided that he , must leave the party. On the evening of January 1, a meeting was held in (hill’s ! tent atwl during tlu* conference tlw* statc ( merit was made: “We must get rid of Thinner; let hem ’ take his «hnre iff the outfit, and shift- for •himself. We are nip here for business | and we mean what we say.” ! Tnere were four men at tlie meeting j anil no sooner had tlu* remark been j made than the flag of the little tent I was pulled aside. The cowboy st<KKl , there, six shooter in hand, j “Itoyu, I overheard your talk about me.” he said deliberately. “I’m here j for business.” Before bis victims realized what had happened Tanner had Shot twice and the bullets pierced Call and luce* through the chest.. Tanner fired again, but his preceding shot hail extinguished the candle and tlie bullet, did not take effect. Oik* of tlie remaining nicmliers crouched tediind some baggage and the other cut ting teis way out of the tent, gave tin* alarm. Tanner, uupjiosing tlu* three men to 'te* dead took a station in some brmtli nml waited. It was not long be fore lie was suiroundeiL “You’d letter surrender your gun,” was called out to him. "If you say so boys I’ll do it,” "was his respoiiHie and then hi* handed over his wea*i>oii. The miners at once eon veiled and by an overwhelming majority decided that Tanner should be hanged. When notified of the decision, Tan ner observed that he hoi>ed they would not tantalize him by stringing him up and letting him down agaiini liefore he was dead. He was led out on the snow during the early morning. He fearlessly allowed the rope to te* tied ateiitl his neck and so nw*t his doom. Tanner was buried face downward. A. C. T>oldie, of San Francisco, who witnessed the <*xi*(*utiou said he never sa.w sui*h an exhOhition of nerve. Tan mr decliiMHl to make a statement other than to say that at nine years of age he was left an orphan, (’all and Lee had families. A MADMAN’S DEED OF HORROR. In Religious Frenzy. Killed Father, Mother, Child and Wounded Wife and Three Children. Little Rock, Ark.. Fell. 3.—50 IF. Autrey, a former of Franklin county, accompanied by his family, went early yesterday morning to visit litis aged father am I mot her, living near Mulberry. Shortly after his arrival. Autrey be came engaged in a religious argument with the old folks. Siwbh'iily 'lie grasp ed an iron bar, killed hte father, mother and his 10-year-olil son, and 'wounded his wife .and three remaining children, two of whom are not oxiiected to live, llis wife anil eldest daughter, although badly hurt, managed to notify the neigh bors. When they reached tthe house they found Autrey a raving maniac with his clothing on fire. He was overpow ered after a hard struggle. Autrey lias been chained all day, talking iucoher rently, swearing that witches were tlw* cause of the accident. Some doubt liln insanity. FOUGHT GRAIN-CORNERERS. The Troops Hail to Clear an Italian Exchange of Rioters. London, Fell. 3. —A special despatch from Rome says that some of the grain dealers on the corn exchange or Cesena, province of Forli, who accepted reduced prices, were violently uttacktsl by tlw* members for attempt ing to corner grain. The triK>ps, it is added, had to exchange. Tlie despatch adds that there were bread riots ait Castel-A-Mare yesterday, and ttbat tlw* tronips frt*queiitly cbargf*il the rioters.
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