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I - ' : f . ; : V OL. XXXI. NO. 80. WILMINGTON, N. C, FRIDAY OCTOBER 7, 1893. $1.00 PER YEAR. J mm A PICTHED BATTLE. Between United States Troops and Indians in Minnesota. A GENERAL UPRISING FEARED. General Bacon, With One Hundred Soldiers, After Several Hours of Unsuccessful Search for the Indians, are Attacked Suddenly While Preparing Dinner The Soldiers Sriring to Cover and Fierce Fighting Follows Cool Bravery of the Officers Several Killed on Both Sides Reinforcements Ordered. Washington, October 5. Secretary f Bliss received a telegram tonight from Indian Inspector Tinker announcing a fight with the Pillager Indians in Min nesota today. It did not say how many were killed. Marshal O'Connor wired Attorney General Griggs that a general Indian uprising was imminent. On re ceipt of these advices Secretary Alger ordered reinforcements sent to the scene at once on a special train, if necessary, and with a Gatling gun, if r.oeded. Minneapolis, Minn., October 5. A special to The Journal from "Walker, Minn., says: A terrible battle was fought at 11 o'clock this morning, thirty miles from "Walker at Bog-Ah-Me-Ge Skirk's point, close to Hear island. A detach ment of 100 men under General Bacon was landed on the point shortly after 8 o'clock. The landing was effected with considerable difficulty owing to a high sea. After landing, a sortie of the bush was made in all directions. The soldiers went through the thick undergrowth very carefully and with every precaution taken against am bush. No Indians were seen until near ly 11 o'clock. The men were then or dered to line up in an open space near the shore of the lake. Charges were drawn and preparations made for din ner. The order to make coffee had been given and the soldiers were stand ing in column formation when the first shot was fired. It came from Bog Me Ge Skirk's house. The ball jFuuek Ed. Harris, ex-marshel of Walker, a halfbreed. His arm was ' broken. That was the signal. Im mediately the firing became general from all directions. It seemed that a shot came from every bush. Three of General Bacon's men dropped. They were at once carried to the rear. On the instant that the first shot was heard every man in the command sprang for cover, without waiting for orders. Like a flash the blue column had vanished, and not a sign was to be seen of the eighty men who had stood erect but an instant before except here and there a little patch where a gray hat might be made out. I heard General Bacon's voice high above everything admonishing his men. The general stood straight up and sup ported by Major Wilkinson, looked right into the eye of the red devils. "Steady, men!" he called "keep cool, now, keep cool!" Again there came a volley from the Indians and that was what the troops had been waiting for. The Krag-Jor-Jensens opened with a frightful rattle Just as the Pillagers made a terrific rush. Half a dozen of them dropped and the rest fell back yelling like fiends incarnate. I don't know how nany Indians there wer ?Vvst have been 150 or 20C ' Jtarlson, with a squad ol made a rush to prevent nany Indians there were, but there 00. Lieutenant f twenty men, the recapture of Old Mah Quod, a very choice scoun- drel.and Bap DwayWe Dung.The mar shals had had these men under arrest and a rescue would certainly have been effected, but Lieutenant Morrison yelled "Charge!" and his squad scat tered the copper colored gang. By this time the troops were under cover. The Indians were firing in a desultory way and the order was giv en to charge. The soldiers rose, duck ing and dropping like grasshoppers. They made the most of their oppor tunity. Suddenly a volley was fired by the Indians at the steam tug Flora, which lay off shore. A score of bul lets tore through the frail wood work of the boat and every man except the Dilot sought cover. Some blazed away In return with revolvers, but the range was too long. A volley was then fired at the tug Chief, of Duluth. Inspector Tinker was shot through the leg and his coat sleeves were torn to ribbons by an other ball. The Flora steamed for the agency under orders from Marshal O'Connor, who was on board, to get the twenty men under Lieutenant Hum phrey, who had been left there. O Con nor escaped death by a miracle. The Indians fired a volley directly at him. -Brill, the newspaper correspondent. and also Beaton, fought bravely with , jj-evolvers. They took desperate chances . several times ana came out safely The steersman of my tug, Jennie, "' .'.js jfiot through the arm with a Win-::V-h-a4'ter ball. He Is very badly hurt r The Indians gave us a full volley as we Dialed out. Rev. Mr. Chantler, of Owatona, Minn., who was with me in the boa t, had a very narrow escape. 1 On bo.'ird the Flora, when she start ; ed for reinforcements, were Marshal n'Pnnnnr, Deputy Morrison. Indian I ' r Agent Sutherland and the Indian prls oners A giiard ot two men under Cor poral J. I. jVettokoven was sent with t tthe Flora. Sh will return at once with i rations and ammunition. ! Lieutenant R-'umphrey was white ' with rage when the news reached him. V; His men have already started for the ' front. The fire 0f the Krag-Jorgansens twenty miles distant :'s distinctly audi ble from this point. Tey have been banging away all the afternoon. A man - lust In tells me that we lo.se four kill v ed and nine wounded up to date. There nrAirm mistake made to begin wun in eondiriF so few men. Had two com' panies been sent there would have been no fight. These red blackguards re spect numbers. Bacon's men have their blood up. The fighting Third has seen its dead. Bear island, as well as its dangerous vicinity, will be gutted. A fatal mistake was made in failing to send a Gatling and a Hotchkiss. They could have been used with mag nificent effect today, especially the Gatling. The Indians had fired twenty five shots before the troops returned their fire. I believe that General Bacon will entrench himself tonight and await re inforcements. The wounded city mar shal of Walker was brought home un der a Red Cross flag aboard the Flora. He will recover, but his life is not worth a pinch of snuff now, so long as there are any Bear island Indians re maining in this country. They will certainly murder' him. Marshal O'Con nor and Deputy Marshal Sheehan be haved ,with the utmost bravery. The latter, an old man of 60 years, but the hero of Fort Ridgeley, stood yelling at the men to keep their heads down, while he himself was standing erect and bareheaded. The young lieutenant, Morrison, is a plucky one. He had never been un der fire before, but there he stood as steady as a rock and cool as an ice berg. The men behaved splendidly. O'Connor was put ashore in a hostile country and he ran four miles over thistles and through brush to reach the Leech Lake agency. All families are being removed from the agency at this time. I am going back to the point immediately. The army department in St. Paul should be notified. General Bacon is beyond tele graph communication and no boats can reach him for three hours. 4:10 p. m. The firing seems to have ceased. Leave at once. CAUSE OF THE OUTBREAK. Walker, Minn., October 5. The Pil lager and other neighboring Indians of the White Earth reservation claim to have many reasons for their present outbreak, although the direct trouble with the Pillagers comes over at tempts to bring in some of the Indians to the United States court at Duluth in connection with liquor selling cases. Their grievances go back through many years and there have been legis lative and other attempts to settle them, one of the latest being the Nel son law regarding the sale of timber on the Indian lands. However, the In dians claimed that the method of dis posing of this was both cumbersome and expensive and that they were the sufferers. In regard to serving as witnesses in illegal liquor sellling cases they claimed that the deputy mar shals left them to find their own wTay home from Duluth without having paid them the proper mileage. This is denied" by the deputies. The leader in the troubles with the Pillagers is an old warrior, Bog Ah Me Ge Shig, not a chief, who recently returned from court and was soon afterward sought again by the deputies. He alleged ill treatment in being turned adrift pen niless in Duluth and aroused the other Indians to protest against the way he claimed to have been treated. The United States marshal insists that the old man's story is unfounded, but the Indians had been stirred up to such a pitch that trouble apparently became unavoidable in view of the deeply seat ed feeling of general ill-treatment In regard to their timber lands and their rights in general. Minneapolis, October 5. A special to the Tribune from Walker, Minn., say3 In regard to Its staff correspondent at the scene of the Indian trouble: "Have not heard of your man Beaton since the fight began at 11:30 o'clock a, m. The last I heard of him he" was among the Indians with Brill and was run ning and the Indians firing at him. I fear for his safety, as well as for Gen eral Bacon and his men. The situa tion is very grave. There has been a special train ordered here from Brain erd by the county commissioners, with arms and ammunition. We have just received Information from Washington that more troops are on their way here. Every one is very much excited, yet the situation is such as to warrant it." Another special to The Tribune from Walker, Minn., later, says: "Have heard nothing further from Mr. Bea ton. We are expecting the special from Bralnerd every minute. Have just been advised that they will soon reach us with .irty armed men and fifty extra rifles and ammunition." ANOTHER CUSTER AFFAIR. St. Paul, Minn., October 5. An un confirmed rumor has reached here that the soldiers and General Bacon have been massacred by the Indians at Leech Lake. A Brainerd operator says this reported massacre is true. Minneapolis, Minn., October 5. A telegram received at midnight from Walker, Minn., says a fierce fight be tween the Indians and the troops is still In progress. Marshal O'Connor re ports several fatalities among the sol diers" but does not give the number. A special train is coming from Brainerd with armed citizens. Rei Islon f Dreyfus Case Assured Paris, October 5. It Is seml-offlclally asserted that M.- lanau, the prosecut or general, has sent a report to ths court of cassation, TV.hich ensures a re Vision of the Dreyfus case. THE EPISCOPAL COUNCIL Tliiw Body 3Ieet In Washington City In Triennial Seatlon Washington, October 5.- With Im pressive ceremonies the triennial coun cil of the Protestant Episcopal church of the United States opened at 11 o'clock this morning in Epiphany church. The sessions beginning today have a far-reaching interest and im portance to the Episcopal organization of the country, and indeed to the church world at large, for aside from the distinguished personnel of the bishops, clergymen and laymen, the subjects which will engage the atten tion of the council have a present and vital interest to the churches in gen eral and to the Episcopal church in particular. Conspicuous in the throng were the silver haired, black-garbed bishops forming the house of bishops, the chief governing body of the church. The actual participants in the council, in cluding bi3hops, clergymen and laity was so great some 500 or more that but scant space remained for the con gregation not officially connected with the proceedings. Notable among the lay delegates were Chief Justice Fuller, of the Unit ed States supreme court, of the delega tion from Chicago; J. Pierpont Morgan and Captain A. I. Mahan, representing New York, while the clergy was rep resented by many prominent in the church work of the country. Promptly at 11 o'clock the strains of the great church organ and the mixed voices of the choir floated through the edifice, initiating the council with the imposing entrance of the bishops. They entered according to their length of service as bishop, walking in pairs to the chancel. The venerable Rt. Rev. Dr. J. Williams, of Connecticut, the patriarch of the body, was necessarily absent by reason of his advanced age and infirmity, and so too, was Bishop Clark, of Rhode Island. First in point of service came that white haired pil lar of Episcopacy, Rt. Rev. Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota. Somewhat bowed by his years of eminent service in the church, but still vigorous in ac tion and strong in intellect. To the white robes of his office were added the crimson academic hood, hanging like a cape dow n his back, and the pur ple cap of the senior presiding bishop. Rev. Dr. McKim, of Epiphany, made the announcement of Dr. Williams' absence and that Bishop Whipple would preside over the assemblage of bishops until a presiding officer was chosen. The business session of both houses were announced to begin at 3:30 o'clock p. m. Transports from Fonce Arrive with Soldiers Newport News, Va., October 5. The United States hospital ship Missouri and the transport Panama entered Hampton Roads this morning and dis charged their sick soldiers. The two vessels left Ponce, Porto Rico, Septem ber 29th,the Missouri with. 269 and the Panama 258 sick and convalescent sol diers, from the Sixteenth Pennsyl vania, Second Wisconsin and Third Kentucky infantry, Battery A., Fifth artillery and members of the engineer and signal corps. One man died at sea, and the body of Engineer Buck who died at Ponce "was also aboard the Panama. Confederate Veterans Invited to Omaha New Orleans, October 4. Adjutant General Moormon, by order of General John B. Gordon, commanding the Unit ed Confederate Veterans, today issued an order stating that a cordial frater nal letter has been received at these headquarters from General T. S. Clark son, post commander of , the Grand Ar my of the Republic, now manager of the trans-Mississippi international ex position at Omaha, Neb., inviting all confederates to attend that exposition during the "peace Jubilee week" from October 10th to 15th and desires that this generous invitation be made known to all the United Confederate Veteran camps. A Quarantine Against the World Meridian, Miss. October 5. The Me ridian board of health today passed an order quarantining against the world and no person will be allowed to en ter the city under any circumstances until frost. Members of the First and Second regiments have been employed as quarantine officers and the city will be guarded by bayonets. The secretary of war has extended the furloughs of the First and Second Mississippi regiments until November 13th on account of the spread of yel low fever and quarantine restrictions. Hitch as to Evacnatlon of Havana Havana, October 4. (Delayed In transmission.) At the joint session this morning of the United States and Spanish military commissioners, the Spaniards, according to a report, de clared it was impossible to evacuate the island immediately, -while the American commissioners Insist that their Instructions called for an imme diate evacuation. After two hours con ference on the subject the joint com missions were unable to reach and def inite agreement. The American commissioners on their return to headquarters at the Trocha hotel, Vedado, were busily engaged in translating the stenographer's notes and in sending code messages to Wash ington. Indoors and Out "My health, was very poor and I suf fered from dizzy spells, rheumatism and weak nerves. I did not care to live in such a condition. Hood's Sar saparilla has changed all this. It has completely cured me and and I am now able to work hard Indoors and out" Mrs. John A. Lively, Dallas, West Virginia. Hood's Pills are the favorite family cathartic. ' Esj? to take, easy to oper- aec zo. I 11 Will Generals Wheeler and Boynton Testify. NEWSPAPER CHARGES As to Camp Wikoff the Subject ot Gen eral T heeler's Testimony Case of the Death of Private Parrott Individual Cases of Suffering The Soldiers Gen e rally Well Cared ForWater Not Contaminated Camp Thomas is a Healthy Location. Washington, October 4. The war in vestigaing commission began the tak ing of testimony today and Major Gen eral Joseph Wheeler was on the stand the greater part of the day. There was a full attendance of the commis sion, and the doors of the room in which the inquiry is conducted were for the first time open to representa tives of the press. General Wheeler's testimony covered the case of the soldiers at the two im portant points of Santiago and Wikoff. He said with reference to the con duct of affairs at Santiago that there had necessarily been some suffering in the trenches, but that General Shafter had exercised the utmost effort to pro tect his men. There had been, he said, a shortage of land transportation fa cilities for a time and there had been no tents for a week, and the roads were very fair. He revealed for the first time that he had had some feeling over the fact that his command had been given the fourth place in General Shafter's order for the landing at San tiago, when he had thought he was en titled to be allowed to land first on ac count of Ms rank. Discussing the plan of the Santiago compaign, he said he doubted whether a more effective plan could have been adopted, i Speaking of the medical department, he said that at time there were com plaints, but that they were not seri ous. On occasions there was a short age of surgeons, some of the surgeons being sick or wounded. According to General Wheeler's be lief the wounded in battle were promptly cared for by the surgeons. After the fight of July 1st, all the wounded were carried from the field that night. The witness had heard that there was more complaint of the shortage of medicine among the in fantry than in the cavalry arm of the service. Going back to Tampa, he said that at the season he was there, the first half of June, the site was without objection, but he had felt that it would be wet later in the season. There was," he said, "at times some shortage of supplies at the camp, but nothing," he added, "that a soldier could complain of." General Wheeler said he had no con trol over any of the supplies which were taken to Santiago on the trans ports when he left Tampa. This was attended to by the different staff offi cers. He only knew from conversation with these that there was an abun dance of the supplies of all character. Returning to the Santiago campaign, he said that only two regiments had reported a shortage of rations and he immediately telephoned to the rear and the shortage, which was due to acci dent, had been adjusted. There was suffering when the men were compelled to lie in the breastworks. The meat was poor and they had no bread but hard tack. They were forced to lie in the sun and water alternately and necessarily there was much sickness. While they had the full quota of doc tors and nurses he thought that if more had been furnished the men would have been better cared for. As for rations three days' supplies were generally issued. Whenever the troops went into action they would throw their food away as well as their packs and they often did not recover them. In reply to questions, he stated he never had heard of any shortage of commissary or ordinance supplies at Santiago, but he had been told that tha medical supplies were short. Tet he had no personal knowledge on this point. He had seen some wounded men crawling to the rear in the en gagements, but as a rule after a man fell in battle, he was carried to the hospital by the medical corps. He said that as a rule the quality of hard tack was good. Where there was any deterioration it was due to lo cal rains and not to the fact of original inferiority. The spirit of the army was such, he said, that there was no disposition to complain. They were all proud to be there and willing to undergo the hard ships. Replying to a question from Colonel Denby, General Wheeler said the regu lars had shown a greater ability to take care of themselves than the vol unteers. Captain Howell asked to what he at tributed he development of disease af ter the capitulation of Santiago, and General Wheeler replied that It was due to the climate and to the exposure made necessary. He had, he said, known of no instance of a sick or wounded man dying from want of care from the physicians. So far as he knew, there was general commenda tion of the medical corps, except that on one or two occasions there had been some grumbling in regard to general conditions. He thought there was a deficiency in the number of ambu lances, but this was due to the ex igencies of the campaign- General Wheeler also said in reply to Captain Howell that he knew of no confusion in shipping supplies from Tampa. His memory was not distinct as to com plaints from physicians In his com mand as to the scarcity of medical sup plies, but he thought there were some such complaints, and In such cases he had had them supplied as promptly as possible. There had been difficulty in getting the troopships to lie as near the shore as was desirable, rendering It difficult to get at supplies promptly. The mas ters of the transports claimed to have their authority from the quartermas ter's department, but he thought the commanding officers had acted Inde pendently as to how far out they should lie. Referring to the sleeping apartments on the transports General Wheeler j said they were quite warm and there was some discomfort. He had often 1 . . ! gone aown among ine men at night and found that there was compara tively little complaint, except for the heat. THE CAMP AT MONTAUK. Coming back from Santiago to Mon tauk he had sailed on the Miami, hav ing chosen it because it was said to be the worst. He had found it very comfortable and when they landed there were only thirty-four sick and only three or four of these were too ill to stand up for inspection. There was plenty of water on the vessel and a suffucuency of ice for the sick, though not for others. After the de struction of Cervera's fleet and there was no danger from navigating the sea, the army was more abundantly supplied than any army in the field had ever been. The various societies had, he said, responded most liber ally to the needs of the army. Asked if he thought there had been any neglect in preparing for the cam paign, he said he had been so busily occupied that he had not given the matter great attention, but he had not though at the time that any precau tion had been neglected. He said in reply to a question that the tents had been left on board the transports and this had been done be cause of the feeling that no time should be consumed in removing them: "We were there for business," he said, "and we felt that prompt disembarka tion was and a speedy movement to the front would impress the enemy more than anything else we could do." But if they had had the tents they would have used them. There was also a shortage at this time of trans portation facilities toward the front. His own illness had been caused by exposure and he had not himself ber. supplied with a tent. "I was more shifty than some of the soldiers," he said. "I stretched a little old cloth from a tree to protect my face from the dew, but any soldier could have done the same thing." General Wheeler recommended that there should be well trained teamsters regularly enlisted and employed. During his examination General Wheeler stated that previous to the capitulation of Santiago, General Shaf ter had written him a letter asking his views in regard to changing the base and attacking the forts in front of Santiago, but he said he had advised strongly against this course as It would have left San Juan hill, which he considered invulnerable, to be re taken by the Spaniards. General Wheeler denied that there had been an ambuscade at Guasima. The entire afternoon session was de voted to the explanation of conditions at Camp Wikoff, on Long Island. The general contended that Wikoff was a 1 model camp, the climate a salubrious one and the accommodations quite ex- j ceptional in character. He considered the hospital capacity equal to the do- ! mands upon it, and that no military camp in history was ever so well pup plied in all respects as was this. Red tape methods were entirely abolished and the demands of the men were met as soon as they were properly voiced. Washington, October 5. General Wheeler completed his testimony be- J fore the war investigating commission ' today and was followed by General ' H. V. Boynton, who was still on the stand when the day's session closed. I General Wheeler's statement of today dealt entirely with the conditions at Camp Wikoff and General Boynton's with those of Camp Thomas, where he is now in command. General Wheeler's examination was on the line of The New York World charges. He said if there were any "camp horrors" on the 27th of Au gust as charged, the commander of the camp was responsible, for he had full power to furnish relief. There probably were individual cases of suf fering, but as a rule he knew the sol diers were well cared for. There was certainly no lack of food. He explain ed the circumstances concerning the death of Private Parrott. He said Major Beach had investigated the oc currence and had made a report. "My inquiry," said he, "developed the fact that Dr. Tabor was a little gruff to the men, but it also developed the fact that he had proved so efficient in the field that they were devoted to him, and had petitioned for his retention in the army." He said that the charge was that the man was not sent to the hospital when he had complained just be.fore his death. This, he though, was one of those individual cases of neg lect, and he thought it was to be ex plained by the fact that Dr. Tabor was probably 111 himself. He found this to be true in. other cases. He said It was true that many soldiers would fall on the streets. He thought that ali of them had been weakened by their experience in Cuba and most of them had the germs of fever In them. The general took up a statement at tributed to Dr. Senn concerning the sinks. He said the sinks were cover ed every hour with earth or lime. He had examined the ground and found that the soil was not porous. He also fund that other physicians did not r rree with Dr. Senn as to the danger from typhoid fever. The wells were a 1. r.g distance from the sinks and the soil was very compact, effectually avoiding the danger of contamination. There was no outbreak of fever as Dr. Senn had predicted; hence it was a false prophesy. He admitted in reply to a charge at tributed to Dr. Cyrus Edson that a small percentage of the men In hospi tals were without cots and were lying J on the floor on August 30th. They were, however, supplied with beds and In no case wasvthere complaint on thl3 account. "The fact is." he said, "that the surgeons and the other officers and men conducted themselves most heroicly and it Is painful to me to see the effort to make it appear that they were complaining when they were not." Major Dimmlck was quoted as hav- t ing" charged the contract surgeons is iri Is tw ktwst Actasl I in H tktr4 fsrtW tasa kvu pevora cv, tw vc . with indifference. The genernl admit ted that there were Instances In which, officers had found it necessary to hunt up physicians an I take them to tht sick. Replying to a question he paid bft had put in a filter on the 31t of Au gust, merely as a precaution not be cause there was then any danger, but because some of the surgeons had sug gested that the water supply might bo come impure as It grew lower. Many of the doctors had contended that the filter was not needed, but the secretary of war had said that if It would Kavo one life it should be ordered and It was so done out of abundant precau tion. He said he had seen a state ment from Dr. K. K. Smith to the ef fect that the drinking water was con taminated. He had had an examina tion made not only by the surgeons, but by Colonel Smart, a noted ex pert, and they had Informed him that the water was pure. Replying to some criticism of the disinfecting plant made by Dr. Gill man Johnson, the general said It had been very effective and had done much good. General Dodge asked the witness for a general expression of his opinion of the conduct of the various bureaus of the war department. Replying, ho praised the work of all the sffpply de partments, saying they -were actuated by zeal and characterized by Intelli gence. GENERAL BOYNTON ON THE STAND. General H. V. Boynton, who has been on duty at Camp Thomas since July 8th, part of the time in command f the company, was examined at the af ternoon session. Chickamauga Park, he said, wherethe camp. was located, had always been considered a healthy place. The whole park Is underlaid with inag nesian limestone, and it was from un der this that most of the water was secured. There were three sources for the water supply. The first of these was a number of pprlngs, the second the liver and the third artesian water. There are now thirty-six of these wells, and there ere none when tho camp site was selected. In addition to these, 1,800,000 gallons were pumped every twenty-four hours from the riv er and this water was distributed throughout the camp by means cf pipes. The river water supply was not designed originally for drinking pur poses, but for cooking, washing and other such uses, with the view of re lieving the demand upon the wells and springs. However, the water had been found to be quite pure. "It was impossible for the river wa ter to be contaminated." he stld. "1 know all about that, and I do not con sider there Is any foundation for that charge. There was no sewerage empty ing into the stream." General Boynton said there were no sinks nearer the wells than 200 feet. The surface of the ground was clay and the wells were all drilled through solid rock. It was, therefore Impossi ble for the water to be contaminated from the sinks. The wells were ce mented, and there was no possibility of pollution from the snrface. In response to a queery from Cap tain Howell, he said that the only ty phoid fever In the camp was brought in from the outside. The volunteer were, he said, located In the wood?d portion of the park, but the wood was only sufficient to shade. It was not n dense forest, but It was such a onetas could easily be penetrated by the sun shine. General Boynton asserted At the camp was not crowded; that Jho streets were only about twenty feet wide and that there was sufficient dis tance between the various regiments. Most of the complaints were, he said, from the typhoid fever patients who were, of course, kept on low rations as a medical precaution. At 4 o'cloclc p. m. the committee adjourned for the day. General Boynton will continu his testimony tomorrow. Ate 212 Hatch Heads St. Louis, October 5. A special to The Post-Dispatch from Dallas, Texas says: "Jimmle," the 14-year-old daugh ter of J. 11. Stephens, who lives Inv Gonzales, tried to commit suicide by eating the heads of 212 parlor matches. She died today. After eating tho matches, "Jimmle" regretted her act. and tried to save her life by swallow ing bacon and lard. Instead of belntr. an antidote for the phosphorus pois- , oning, the lard and bacon hastenexL ; her death. The Kleetlou InGeorjtla Atlanta, Ga., October 5. Georgia, voted today for a governor, a full tkk-t of tate houM officer! an-1 for a constitutional amendment providing that judges and solicitors be elected by the people. Hon. Allen D. Chandler, democratic nominee for governor, was elected over Hogan, populist, by not less than ". 000 majority, this being more than, double the democratic majority for governor two j-ears ago. The consti tutional amendment is adopted- Impure blood is an enemy to healths and may lead to serious disease. Hoo3 Sarsaparilla conquers this enemy anti averts danger. Absolutely Pure t ' I t I. - . 0
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