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- TlflES-VISITOR No. 8,945. RALEIGH, N. C, WEDNESDAY EVENING, AUGUST 9, 1899. 25 CENTS A MONTH. DESPERADOES CAUGHT IN A PRAYER-MEETING Devotional Services Suddenly Interrupted Last Night OUTLAWS ATTEMPT TO ESCAPE, A STRUGGLE WITH OFFICERS Deputies Merrill and Dupree Capture Two Harnett Cereradoes, Charged With Numerous Crimes, White They are In a Prayer Meeting on Blood, worth Street. . Last night a prayer meeting at a resi dence on South Bloodworth street was suddenly interrupted by the appearance of two I'nited Slates Deputy Marshals and the forced departure of two members ir the little congregation. About H o'clock a little company gath ered at the home of Mr. John Brown and his wile, on South Bloodworth street, back of the colored institution for the ilc.tf. dumb and blind. While the service was being led by Mr. It. M. Andrews, Ithan whom there is no more godly man in Raleighl assist ed by several brethren, two young men entered and took seats amid the little baud. OFFICERS START. 'this was shortly after H o'clock and al the same time a man might have been seen hurryiugto the home of Unit ed Slates Commissioner Nichols. Mr. Nichols had just finished tea when Hie messenger arrived and informed him that Walter !uy and Archie Campbell, two desperadoes, for whom the United States Marshal and three county sheriffs have been searching for nearly a year, were ill Raleigh and could be caught. Commissioner Nichols hastened to his office, where he fortunately fouud Dep uty Dupree of Johntfton county. Depu ty Merritt was sent for and upon his arrival. Deputies Merritt and Dupree, after lieiutf heavily armed, started for the home of Mr. John Brown. SERVICE INTERRUPTED. When the house was leached the prayer meeting was ill full blast, but as soon as Deputy Dupree was espied liny and Campbell, (who were the I wo strange young men in the company), made a break for the door. However, as soon as Campbell reached the door he was stopped by the glitter of a cock ed revolver in his face and the warning of Deputy Dupree if he moved he would lire. Campbell is of ralher small statue, though a desperate man, and he halted. His pal, Walter Guy. was right behind him, however, and when he saw Camp bell stopped at the point of a pistol, he reached for his pistol in his hip pocket, lo release his partner from the meddle some Deputy. Hut Deputy Merritt was too iiick for him and before he could draw his gunt he was seized. Guy is a tall, strong fellow of athletic build and a desperate scuffle ensued between Guy and Deputy Merritt on the porch of the house where the prayer meeting was go ing on. A member of the congregation came to the aid of Deputy Merritt and Guy was overpowered, while Depu ty Dupree continued to keep his man covered with his revolver. HEAVILY AHMED. Guy and Campbell were searched on the spot and a pistol and a knife like a dirk was taken from each of them. The march was then started for the office of Commissioner Nichols. Camp bell was unable to give Deputy Dupree much trouble, but Guy struggled and tussled with Deputy Merritt and abused hint all the way. Commissioner Nichols immediately sent them to jail, where they will remain until the witnesses can be brought here from Harnett county for Hie hearing. ' REGULAR DESPERADOES. Guy and Campliell were arrested on warrants issued last February charg ing them, with blockading liquor. They are both young men, not over twenty-six, and they live in the Winslow section of Harnett county. For twelve month repeated efforts have heeu made by the sheriff of Harnett and the Federal marshals to capture them, but in vain. They have been wholly terrors in Har nett county and the people there will be relieved when they hear of the arrest. -Besides the warrants against Camp bell and Guy for blockading, there are two warrants for their arrest in the hands of the sheriff of Wake county, one charging them with the robbery of Mr. Tom Wyatt's store and the second for the larceny of a set of harness from Mr. Robert Parham of this city last fall. They are also accused of stealing cat tle in Harnett and the sheriff of John ston comity also wan seeking (hem. Guy and Campbell had come to Ral-4 elgh over Mr. Mjlls railroad. Mr. Brown, at whose house they were at tending prayer meeting, formerly lived In Harnett and hi wife is said to be a native of the county. Guy and Camp hell probably expected to spend the night there. POPE COMMENDS PEACE CONFERENCE. Much Good Accomplished -Catholic Church will Ever Assist. ! ICome, Aug. 9. The pope is preparing an enrlieal dealing with the peace con ference. His Holiness praised the ini tiation taken by the Czar and rejoices in the result. He believes thut the conference has laid the foundation of a great editice of international peace. He concludes by urging the sovereigns and governments of earth to further this work for humanity, to which he pledges anew all the forces of the the Catholic church. QUARANTINE. Ponta IH-Igada, Aug. 0. Azores' quar antine against the United States is withdrawn except on ships from the Virginian ports. DEWEY RECEPTION. New York. Aug. !). General Buttcr tield has suggested that the Dewey naval parade be Saturday. September 3t)th, ami the la ml parade on the following Monday. This will probably be adopted in order not to interfere with the Am erica cup races, for which all the boats are chartered. MAINE COTTON MILL MOVED TO GEORGIA. Hiddleford. Me., Aug. !!. A rrauge ments are being made to remove the Spring Vale Cotton Mills to Fort Val ley, Georgia. The plant has ten thou sand live hundred spindles and three hundred looms. MR. GEORGE MOSELEY. Mr. George G. Moseley, brother of Mr. Thomas B, Moseley, and who one lime resided here, is now with Iuniaii. Smith & Co., of Atlanta, Ga., and will travel the State of Texas for them. A late' copy of the New Orleans Pica yune gives a handsome cut of Mr. Mose ley and has the following to say of him: "Here is George G. Moseley. one of the handsomest and" most congenial drummers on the road. He formerly traveled Mississippi, but will hereafter travel Texas. 'He loves music, he loves dancing, because it is entrancing.' He is wide-awake and a hustler." RAISE THE QUARENTINE Sale of Tickets to Old Poinl Probably Resumed Saturday. By the end of this week the quarantine at Portsmouth, on account of the yel low fever, will probably be a thing of the past. Next Friday Norfolk and Portsmouth expect to raise the strict iiiarantine which has been so rigorously enforced agaiust Newpart News mini Old Point Comlort. Saturday, unless something unfavor able hapiH'iis ill the meantime, the Sea board Air Liue will resume the sale of tickets to Old Point Comfort. The quarantine against Hampton, w litre the Soldeirs' Home is located, will be maintained a few days longer, but it ' will be much less stringently enforced j after next Sunday. I Indeed alter Friday the quarantine will not interfere with railroad traffic since the danger is not considered past. Among those who have been in Ral eigh during the quarantine is Mr. Don ald Partin, who holds a position in the Newisirt News ship yard, lie has not returned because he naturully felt some hesitation in entering a (dace he could not leave. SHOOK HEARD FROM. Col. Olds writes: "J. Wiley Shook sends your correspondent a copy of 'J. Wiley Shook's Addenta," which he is sued October 2lth last, and says his attack therein on William II. Chad bourn was the real eaflse of the hitter's removal from the Wilmington postinas tcrship. But Wiley and some of the brethren do not agree exactly on this question, for yesterday jaftcruoou so well known a Republican as Ixige Har ris admitted that it was Chailbonrn's let ter which caused his downfall. Y'our correspondent has touched the Republi cans 'in the raw' regarding this Chad bourn matter. Wiley Shook's paper in its attack on Chadbourn gave the one that he sent $1(M) in one-cent stamps to the Republican State committee. If the Republicans were so indignant against Chadbourn about the gift of stamps, etc., why didn't they bounce him long ago? No, they came here, and go well steamed up. Governor Russell called for the head of Chadbourn, and it was brought to him on 4 charger. Senator Pritchard appeared in his new role of 'Herod' to the 'Herodias' of Governor Russell.' " SHOOTING AND FLOGGING. A put" City. La.- Aug. 1) Adolphus. alias Echo Brown, colored, was shot dead last night. Edgar and Edward Burr, colored, were severely flogged by a gang of arm ed men. j The colored men were charged with I numerous Crimea. A HARD BATTLE One of Severest Engagements in Philippines Today AMERICAN LOSS TWENTY General MacArthur's Forces Meet the Filipino Army Near San Fernando and Directed the Attack in Person. Manila, Aug. 0. One of the hardest fought battles of the entire campaign in the Philippines was fought this morn ing. General MacArthur's force, num'r bering four thousand men, advanced to a point live miles beyond San Fernando ami there defeated a Filipino force of six thousand. The rebels retreated leav ing many dead and wounded. The American loss was twenty killed and wounded. About four miles from San Fernando American scouting parties encountered bands of the enemy who retreated quick ly. A mile further the Filipino army was found intrenched and prepared for bat ,le. The Filipinos appeared well armed ami had plenty of ammunition. The American attack on them was vigorous and was directed by General Mac Arthur in person. In spite of the 'deadly lire the Americans advanced sleailily and then impetuously eharged 1 hem with bayonets. The Filipinos fought hard, but tinal ly gave away and their line fell back. STRIKE AT CHATTANOOGA Street Car Employees will Apply Cleve land Boycott Plan. Chattanooga, Aug. 9. The employees of the electric street railway struck this morning. They have planned to apply the Cleveland boycott principle, if the company does not yield to their milder measures. The company has decided not to em ploy union men and will till the places of the strikers with non-unionists. All the labor organizations have declared a boy cott. Every one of the union men have been discharged. CAR DYNAMITED Cleveland, O.. Aug. 9. Another street car was dynamited this morning. Tin car was torn up very badly and the iiioloruiau was seriously injured. The car had one passenger, and this passen ger ami the conductor escaped without injury. OTIS' ACCOUNT. Washington. Aug. !). General Otis cables to the War Department that General McArthur drove the enemy live miles. The attack was ordered August 7th. but the rain did not permit the movement. The railway north is badly washed by the unprecedcnlcd tloods of the last six weeks and the road is beyond the ability of the insurgents to repair. GOAT MEAT AT A PREMIUM. Chicago, III., Aug. 8. The report that Kansas City packers are substi tuting goat llesh for mutton is given general credence by Chicago packers. "Y'ouug goat meat is just as good as lamb if it is properly prepared," said one packer. "But when it is a question of old goats and old sheep, preference must be given to sheep. Young goat meat is a delicious food, but a liking for it must be acquired. Some Indians eat goat meat in preference to any other kind, and Eastern meu who have lived in certain sections of the West have learned to like it. Goat meat has been sold on the meat stands for 111 any years in some towns. One reason, per haps, that Chicago packers have never attempted to sell it is because of the scarcity of goats ill this locality. Mutton is much cheaper, and if Kansas City attempts to put its new coinniodil.t on the market here Chieagoans will have to pay more for goat meat than tor llitlttOIl." The State charters Selina Collegiate Institute, Johnston county. It also char ters the Hitter Lumber Company, at Lincoln. Mitchell county, capital $."il,000, Win. Ritter and Isaac T. Mann, of West Virginia, owning practically all the stock. It also charters the Linville River Railroad from Canberry Iron Mine to Lincoln, -twelve miles, all in Mitchell county; capital ftkUKK). Isaac Mann, of Braiuwcll, W. a., owns practically all the stock. This is an important link in General Hoke's road from Elizabeth town, Tenn., to Lincolnton, N. C, which is to give the Saboard Air Liue connec tion with Tennessee and the Pocahontas coal field. "My good woman," said the clergy man to the sorely tired matron, "did yon ever try heaping coals of fire on your husband's head?" "No, your riverence, trot Oi've thrown a lighted lamp at him once or twice." Pittsburg Chronicle-Telegraph. GENERAL DESERTED Dominican Troops Abandon Gen. Liriano WENT OVER TO I HE ENEMY Revolutionise Command the Fords Jimiucz- Forces Rapidly ALgmented J 1 Cape Ilayiicn. Aug. !. Gen. Liriano. j who was sent from Monte Christi by the ! Dominican government, to attack Gen eral Patcheco at Dajabou. the head- j quarters of the revolutionists, when he arrived at the front was abandoned by his troops, who. without liring a shot. 1 deserted iiimi and entered the camp of the enemy. i The revolutionists now master the fords across the river Vayque. thus cut ting off communication between Monte ( " ln-it i and the interior. The forces of.limine. are being aug mented daily and the uiovctiicii.t in all parls of the Dominican Republic arc favorable to him. WILL NUT RESIGN Mayor WooJardof Atlanta Wili Hghl It Out With the Council. Mayor James G. Woodward will not resign. Not only will he decline posi tively and emphatically 10 lender his resignation, but he will light the charges upon which the request for his resigna tion was based by council, says .voter day's Atlanta Journal. ! Dr. G. G. Roy, the mayor's physician, stated this morning that the mayor was quite sick, but not seriously ill. i It is not believed now that the mayor will be able to leae his bed by Thurs day afternoon, the time council is to meet again and take up the proposition to insist upon his resignation. j It will be remembered that the prnpo- silion was postponed Monday afi'-rnnon on account of the illness of the mayor, and it was believed at that time that he : would be better ami would be able to be present Thursday afternoon when coun cil takes the question up again. j The cont'ctirjecrf illness of the mayor, ' however, may prevent him from attcud ing the council meeting, and his friends, j it is reported, will argue that uction be postponed again until he has an oppor- j tunity to face his accusers and explain, j if possible, the situation. The mayor has been informed of the situation by his friends, although it is still staled that the official notification from council has not been shown him. On account of his enfeebled condition he has not, however, been able to dis cuss the matter with counsel. His determination nut to resign is gen erally known, aud the question that is now of interest is relative to the inti mated inh-ulion of certain council 111- bers of instituting iiupeaclinien)t pro ceedings. THE WEATHER. For Raleigh and vicinity: Cloudy to night ami Thursday, with possibly light showers. No sign of the approach of the hurri cane at present central near Puerto Rico appear yet on the South Atlantic coast. An extensive area of low pressure ex ists in the northwest, and a moderate high" over New England. Cool, cloudy weather with rain continues over the middle Atlantic States. The heaviest rainfall was 1.12 at Raleigh. Fair weather prevails in the Ohio valley and in the west south of Kansas. SAVED BY A DOG. Thi' Faithful Animal (lives its Lift for a Child. Roneevertc. W. Ya., Aug. H Mrs. Arthur Beagle, accompanied by her 111-ycar-old daughter, was picking berries near Rood's creek, anil accompanying the two was a water spaniel. When the two arrived near their home the dog acted very strangely, brushing against the child as if to warn it of danger. As the child kept on the dog would lay down in the path In front of her. and then it was discovered that the faithful brute was on top of 11 rattlesnake, which bit the dog in numerous places. The child cscaiM'd unhurt and the mother dis patched the reptile, but the dog died within an hour from the bites. She I don't think mother 1 kes to have me sit alone with you. He Why not? ' Shi' Well, she is afraid yon might try to kiss me. Life. "What do you mean by running around in your sleep?" demanded the policeman. "Guess I must have imagined I was a nightmare," murmerod the suddenly awtakened pedestrian. Philadelphia North American. . BARBECUE. A big barbecue will bo given tomorrow at the water works company's place, south of the city, to the members of the Capital Fire Company. The members will have free transportation from the ' company's headquarters at 11 to VI o'clock tomorrow. AROUND AND ABOUT Items of Interest Gleaned by the Wayside SNORT STATEMENTS Familiar Faces From the Passing Throng Movements of People You know Snatches of Street (iossip Today. Mr. and .Mrs. F. II. Busbee left this morning for White Sulphur Springs, Ya. Mi Tenn Elizabeth Shields, of Memphis, is visiiiug her uncle. Rev. Dr. Kit no Daniel. Mi home where Irielltls ss Christina Lyon from Atlanta ami she has been visiting has returned Montgomery, relat ives and Mr. and Mrs. W. C. D.uigl John .1. Douglass wont wen s and Rev. to Fmpiay Spring this morning. Mr. Douglass purchased a place tin-re. Among others who went to Fuqiiuy Spring day wen- Mr. C. It. Edwards. Sr., Mr. 1!. N. S i ii 1 111 s. has to and Regular Christian Endeavor meeting Thursday evening at N:l."i o'clock at the Christian church. .Ml Kndeavoreis and the public generally cordially invited. There will be the usual prayer meet ing services at Edotiton street church tonight, notwithstanding the absence of the pastor, Rev. W. C. Xoruian. The public cordially invited. Mr. W. at Unrncr. N. Suelling spent the day Mr. Pulaski Cowpcr went to Wilson I his morning 011 business connected with his company. Rc ing. v. B. B. Culbrelh left this morn- Mr. Charles Newsom left I his morning for New York to begin rehearsing with the Waite Stock Company, which tour the New England States the coming sea son. Mr. Newsom held an engagement with this company last season. The Wright Cornet band will play at the Park next Thursday uighL raiu or s1-H. ; Mr. John G. Carroll left this luorning for Rocky Mount where he has accepted a iicrinaiieiit position with the C. W. Si 111 tin 111 s Sash and Blind Company. I Mr. 1). T. .1 1 ill 11s1.11 went to llcnder i son this morning to meet Mrs. J0I111- son on her return from Washington. I They arrived here on the afternoon ' train. Misi Kit In Mis: Laura Newsom spent the day at II. L. Alston, who has been visiting her sister. Mrs. Thomas Allen, left for J.oiiisbui-g this morning. Mr. Sam Hanf went down to Fiauk liiiton this morning. Marshal Doekery this morning. eturncd to the city Mr. Cameron Meltae left this morn ing lor Newsom, Va. A white woman. Rosa llohson, alias Smith, was brought lo Raleigh by Depu ty Tom Edwards today and lodged in jail. The woman is rather good lookjiig and is apparently about or 30 years old. She was brought from House Creek township and is accused of re tailing liquor without license at Six Forks, in this county. Mr. W. the city. M. Fallon, of Durham, is in Mr. Albert a the city. White, of Rockingham, is Miss Pattie Lewis left this afternoon for Chapel Hill. Mr. W. C. Cram and Mr. C. E. Sionc left this afternoon for Jackson Springs. Mr. Alex I-'eids returned to the city this afternoon. Mrs. Clyde Ellington relumed this afternoon from Grccnslioro. Messrs. R. C. Rivers anil F. II. Hoo ver left this afternoon for Hillsboro. Miss Emily II. Walker is sick. Mrs. W. A. Horton and children left this afternoon for Durham to visit Mrs. O. W. Belvin. Rev. and Mrs. W. C. Norman left this afternoon for- Lexington. Mr.Waylnnd Dowd went down to Gar ner this afternoon. Mr. James Leach left for Southern Pines this afternoon on 0 business trip. Mrs. Wilder and Miss Annie Wilder, of Salisbury, who have been visiting at the home of Mr. Joseph Seawell, left this a I let noon for home. . Miss Lama Gulick, of Columbia, S. ,('. is visiting Mrs. K. P. Battle. Mr. Scddnn, of the United States Bu reau of Animal Industry, is here, for the purpose of making a special study of the recent outbreak of aplenfc fever. DREYFUS TRIAL Next Open Session of Courtmartial will be Saturday. lieiincs, Aug. 9. The secret session of the Dreyfus court martial lasted un til a quarter to twelve o'clock. Gen. Chanoine will almost complete his part of the explanation of the dos sier in private session tomorrow. The next public session will be Sat urday. Dreyfus helped translate some German documents in the trial. "THE CRY FOR YOUNG MEN." The Chicago Chronicle has become somewhat alarmed at what it calls the "Cry for Young Men," by which it means the coming habit of substantial young meu for the middle-aged and of men in productive enterprises. Despite the disposition of such journals as the Washington Post to pooh pooh this alarm, the Chicago Chronicle raises a very important question. It is true that the tendency of modern industry is to retire workmen at a relatively early age and fill their places with young men. One great cause of this constant iutro ilulioii of revolutionizing methods and machinery. When a man has worked at an industry forty years, he is no so alert in adapting himself to new ma chinery as is a young man. The in evitable tendency is to droii him out aud w hen once out it is doubly difficult for him to be re-employed except at some simple and lower-paid occupation. This is one of the hard phases of a rapidly progressive industrial era. hut the rei ly is not to stop the progress or to insist that laborers shall be re tained alter they have ceased to be n-i-f ill. FRIGHTFUL. Mary Ellen had lived all her til't.-.'n years in the country far removed from railroads, and when her father accented a position in the machine shops of the great railroad corporation at (!., and set tled his family in a house overlooking the switchyards, her life was tilled with terror. y On the lirst occasion of her cro-is'iifc the yards a long train of ears was be ing disconnected and distributed. To her horror she heard one mau at one end shout to another: "Never mind that jumper. You cau wait. Cut her in two and throw- the head end down here!" Mary fainted. Youth's Companion. MARRIAGE OF MR. A. R. LOVE. The marriage of Miss Harry Clay Tay lor, of Louisville, Ky., to the Rev. Alou 7.0 Robert Love, of this city, will take place at the residence of the bride at Louisville at li o'clock. Dr. J. M. Weaver olTicialing. After the ceremony the young couple will leave for Raleigh on a visit to the groom's patents, aud will be at home September 1 at Opclousas, La., where Mr. Love has charge of the First Baptist Church. Mrs. aud Mrs. Love will reach here next Friday morn ing. Mr. Love is the son of Mr. E. II. Love, of thU city, ami is a young man of sterling character. Though young, he has already manifested lunch ability in his holy profession. The bride is ouc of Louisville's most charming and accomplished daughters. COTTON. New York. Aug. II. August, US; Sep tember. Til; October. '.Ml; November, !M; December, !. GIRL FOUGHT WITH LIVE WIRE. Daughter of a Brooklyn Mmtornian Had a Narrow Escape from Death. Lizzie Grannan, seventeen years old, the daughter of a motornian employed by the Brooklyn Rapid Transit. Com pany, had a narrow escape from b-ing shockiil lo death yesterday afternoon by a broken trolley wire. As it was. tin girl was badly burned about the hands and body. Lizzie left her home, Gates ave nue, with her father's dinner. She met him at Wyskoff and Myrtle avenues, and when his car came alongside hand ed him the pail of food. As Grnnnait prut-ceded to Ridgewtiod with his car Lizzie started to cross the street to re turn to her home. She si nod for a few seconds in til-' middle of the street to watch her father as his car speeded along. The next in stant the girl heard one of the wires over her head snap, aud looking upward saw one of the ends dropping to the street. There was no time for escape, and, realizing her danger, the girl threw her arms above her head to protect her body. The wire fell across her hands, badly burning them. In some way it coiled it self around her body, burning its way through her clothing. While the girl was fighting to free herself Beveral hun dred people looked 011, powerless to help her, and several woraeu fainted. In some manner the girl managed to free herself from the wire, which was spurting a blue flame from the end, and fell to the street unconscious. She was quickly carried into a drug store, where she survived. It , was found that the girl'a clothing had been burned through to the body, New York Times. FROM LONDON Queen Victoria Speaks to Par liament COMMENDS PEACE CONFERENCE Lord Chamberlain Receives Cheers in the House French Boat Fired U on Choate Says No War. London, Aug. 9. A1 dispatch from Folkestone says that the gunboat "Leda" sighted a French fishing vessel within the British limits and tired a blank cartridge to warn her and, this having no effect, a shot was fired which killed the helmsman on the French vessel. TROOPS TO NATAL. When the House of Commons opened this morning, Lord Chamberlain an nounced that the Government had de cided to send several regimentB of in fantry to Natal. He said that these troops were sent upon the representa tions of the Governor of Natal, regard ing I he defenseless state of the colony. '"These troops are sent to meet all con tingencies," he contfBued. This was a significant statement and was cheered. NO WAR SAYS CHOAT. American Ambassador Choate was in terviewed in regard to Laurier's war or arbitration speech and he said no amount of politics or politicians in either coun try could occasion a war in this con nection. Mr. Choate said that he was regarding Laurier's speech as ante-election. QUEEN SPEAKS. Queen Victoria prorogued parliament this morning. In her speech she makes perfunctory reference to Transvaal af fairs, commends the peace conference and says that the conference met with a considerable measure of success and will diminish the frequency of war. MEDICINES MAY BE SB-NT. They Will Be Received for Shipment Into Quarantine District. (Baltimore Sun.) Notice has been received from Nor folk by the Baltimore Steam Packet Company stating that medicines and provisions may be shipped to Hamp ton and Old Point via Norfolk. Goods will be moved from Norfolk to a vessel anchored in the Roads and thence trans frered to Hampton and Old Point. Health Commissioner Jones, of Bal timore, yesterday received notice from Surgeon General Wyman, of the Marine Hospital service, that house-to-house in spections are now being made at New port News aud Hampton. As soon as these are over Dr. Jones will be notified of the result and he will then deter mine upon the date for raising the quar antine now in force in Baltimore. Dr. Jones has telegraphed Health Officer Newbill, of Norfolk, for information as to existing conditions there and Dr. Newbill, of Norfolk, for information as to existing conditions there and Dr. Newbill will write full particulars. THE COW WrAS ELECTROCUTED. Asheville Gazette. A line Jersey cow owned by Jerry Rich was electrocuted in a remarkable manner yesterday, and it was all done as thoroughly s it would have been had the matter been superintended by the warden of Sing Sing. The cow was grazing in a lot in Montford, and a chain was attached to the animal's head in tin- usual way, with a strip of lether and ring. Nearby and overhead, of course, was one of the main lines of the Asheville Electric Company. This line, probably affected by the wind, had sag ged a few inches and came in contact with a span of guy wire. Some one had thrown an unused piece of telephone wire across the span wire, and the tele phone wire reached to the ground. The chain, which was fastened to the cow, touched the' charged piece of telephone wire, thus completing the remarkable circuit. The poor animal had probably two thousand volts sent over her body ami died in a Hash. A large hole mark ed the spot on the head where the ring rested, and in many places the hair waa burned off. Uzzle's barbecue if becoming famous. There is no barbceue more delicious thaa his. "I AM," SAYS BRYAN, But Does Not Tell Why He Will Stump Kentucky for Goebel. Chicago, Aug. 8. Williams Jennings Bryan passed through Chicago today from Wisconsin to Iowa. He waa ask ed: "Are you going into Kentucky daring the campaign in that State?" "1 am," he replied. "Are you going to speak for Goebel?" "i am." .' . "And why?" - ... , V "I do not care to discus that point." Further than that Colonel Bryan re fused to talk aboat Uw Kentucky sitaa- ' Won
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