CHILDREN MURDERED
An Awful Crime in ah Iowa
Town.
FIFTEEN YEAR OLD GIRL ASSAULTED
The Murderer Believed to be a Negro
Employed in a Coal Mine Near by
Talk off Lynching is Heard.
Des Moines, la., Special. While re
turning from Highland Park Mettto
dist church, on the northern outskirts
of "the city, Sunday evening, Mary Pe
terson, 15 years of age, and Thomas,
aged 11, children of Peter J. Peterson,
a well-to-do dairyman, were murdered
by some unknown person, believed to
be a negro. The boy, when found at
midnight, was -alive, but died within
15 minutes, without being able to give
a description of his assailant. ) When
assaulted the children were returning
from church, where they had been at
tending the evening service. The
bodies were discovered by the roadside
by a farmer who heard the moans of
the lad. Their heads had been crushed
in, presumably by a brick.
The police so far are without a due.
The body of the girl was found in a
ditch two feet deep. She had been rav
ished. Her clothing was badly torn. At
.the base of the head she had been
struck with some hard instrument
which fractured her skull. Not a brick
or any other possible weapon can be
found in the region where the murder3
occurred. -The boy was found in the
ditch on pie opposite side of the road.
Ful half a dozen indentations were
made in the skull and his face also
showed evidence of being pounded.
There are still three girls and two
boys in the Peterson family. Two of the
I girls declare that a week ago tb.ey were
chased at the. same spot by a man, on
their return in the evening from High
land Park. They are unable to give a
description of the man.-Not far from
the scene of the murder are the Mar-"
q'uisville coal mines, in which some 200
colored miners are employed. It is the
impression of the police that the mur
derer "was & resident of Marquisville.
The tracks of two men have been found
leading from the scene and were fol
lowed by the police, but they soon led
into a path where all trace was lost.
' James Hutchis, a negro 27. years
old, was arrested jthis afternoon on
suspicion. He had on the back of his
coat the imprint of a bloody hand. He
gave a rambling account of where he
had been during the night. A crowd of
several thousand people gathered in
front of the city jail shortly after the
arrest- of Hutchins, but no effort was
made to take him from the officers.
Excitement is running high in the city
and talk of lynching is common. ,
Peace Negotiations.
London, By Cable. Replying in the
House of Commons to the" Liberal
leader, Sir Henry Campbell-Banner-man,
who asked whether any terms of
peace had been suggested by the'Boer
leaders in South Africa the govern
ment leader, A. J. Balfour, said it was
impossible at present to say more than
that a message had been received Sat
urday from the1 Boer leaders, through
Lord Kitchener, and that a reply naa
been sent to them. Further communis
cation was- expected: It is said, that
the communication of the Boer leaders
to Lord Kitchener amounted to little
more than a request for permission, to
use the cable in consulting Mr. Kruger
and the Boer delegates in Europe, re
garding a basis for a peace. settlement.
There is a distinctly, hopeful feeling; jn
official quarters. , ' : " - ; " v ;
The Hague. By Cable.5 From those
We in touch with the Boer leaders
here it appears that the latest secret
dispatch from South Africa outline the
peace proposals now under discussion
at Pretoria. They closely follow, the
summary given on Saturday last, by
The EveninE; News, of Edinburg, with
the following additional ' details: -The
Boers accept a British lord commis
sioner with"' a Boer executive, both to
be resident at Pretoria; the country; to
be divided into districts, with. British
district. officers and a Boer committee
chosen, by polling by the burghers, the
veto right to be reserved by the British
government ; the majority of the Brit
ish officers must be conversant with
the Dutch language- A war, indemnity
of at least 10,000,000 to be distributed
by mixed committees; disarmament' to
occur when the first batch of Boer pris
oners is sent back to South Africa; no
war tax to be levied; both languages
to be recognized In the schools, and
courts and in-official documents; "the
expense of the garrisons in South Afri
ca to be borne by Great Britain; the
present Boer leaders to be . retained in
office so far as possible.
A BIG COMBINE
To Be Effected in Charlotte on
April 23rd.
Atlanta, Special. -The Constitution
says: "Plans are on foot for the for
mation, of a gigantic trust of all the
cotton yarn, mills of the Southern
States. Investigation has been made
by a committee of five, name dat a
recent meeting of the Southern Yarn
Spinners, who will report favorably to
the formation of th e trust at a meet
ing to be held in Charlotte on April
23. This report will favor the ac
ceptance of a proposal made by F. L.
Underwood, of 31 Nassau street, New
York, who agrees to' issue a total of
$600,000,000 capital under a company
incorporated under the laws of New
Jersey . .
"Mr. Underwood's proposal was sub
mitted to 'the Southern Yarn Spinners
at a meeting held at Charlotte, N. C,
on April 8 last. It was agreed by
Mr. Underwood to pay to all of the
yarn mill owners for the property a
price to be agreed upon by a commit
tee to be selected by the mill owners
lyith his approval, but it is stipulated
in his letter that such price shall not
be in excess of 220 per cent, of the
fair cash cost of replacing the prop
erty payment to be made in one-half
preferred an done-half common stock.
-Payment will be made in cash for all
stocks of cotton, cotton in process of
manufacture and goods on hand. ;
"Upon the, signification'" of 60 per
cent, of the yarn mill owners of the
South that they will accept this pro
posal, Mr. Underwood says he will
have the contract prepared and sub
mitted to them for execution.
"The committee appointed for the
consideration of Mr. Underwood's pro
posal has announced that it is pre
pared to recommend the; proposal for
serious consideration. Aletter to this'
effect has been sent to yarn spinners
in the South and with it was enclosed
a copy of Mr. Underwood's letter sub
mitting his proposal. A letter has
been also sent out by the committee
calling attention to the proposal "and
asking all the yarn spinners of the
South to report upon it at a' meeting
to be held in Charlotte on April 23.
; ... ,y v . CnbierA"in:Manila. :r:rrV -w"'
Manila, By Cable: The cholera sit
uation continues much the same, but
the conditions in the jprovinces are
becoming alarming. The total of chol
era cases in Manila up to date is 245,
while there have been 192 deaths
from the disease. In the province
there has been 418 cases and 318
deaths. The United States army
transport Grant, while on her way to
Samar Island, " put into Legaspi, in
southern Luzon, having on board a
teamster who had the cholera. . The
Grant asked for assistance, but was
placed In quarantine for five days. As
her supplies of water, food and coal
were limited, she decided to return to
Manila. The teamster died of the dis
ease. ? Four Americans have been at
tacked With cholera in Manila and one
of them has died.
Telegraphic Briefs.
The Scranton (Pa.) street car
strike and boycott which have been
going on for. six months have been
ended. . " '; , vv
"Will" Reynolds, a negro desperado,
at Tuscumuia, Ala., killed three men
and wounded four others before he
was riddled with bullets and his body
4 burned. . .
" A general strike of cloakmakers is
likely in New York.
The torpedo boat Decatur went to
sea for its trial trip. ' , .
The Latter Day: Saints' General
Conference dpened at Lamoni, Iowa
last week. '
There was no change in the strike
of the brewers at Boston, Mass. . - .
Tho sealing steamer Neptune
reached St. John's, N. F., with 25,000
pelts aboard. , v '
Liquor may be delivered C. O. D.
inn
Kansas without violating the Prohibi
' tion law, under, a Supreme Court de
cision made Saturday.
In the British parliament late last
night A. J." Balfour said there w,as nd
foundation for the rumors that peace
. had bee nconcluded in South Africa.
It is reported that 10 more bat
tallions of English nad Scotch troops
will be sent to Ireland to suppress the
United League! U
Delay in presenting the British bud
get -to Parliament .causes much com
ment. . , y-, : :f: Nj --,5
The Belgian Government will , pro
claim martial law; next Monday, . un
less order is sooner restored.
Austria and Italy have agreed to a
renewal -;of v. the triple alliance with
Germany. V"-J
France will send prominent army
and navy officers to .the dedication of
the Rochambeau statute in Washington.
IIAMPTOriS DEAD
Famous South Carolinian Passes to
His Reward. '
ME END CAME ON LAST FRIDAY
rhe General, Who Had Just Cele
brated His 84th Birthday, Suc
cumbs to Valvular Disease of 'the
Heart ',vjv
Columbia, S., C., Special. General
Wade Hampton died Friday morning
it 9 o'clock from - valvular disease of
ihe heart. The general had just passed
his 84th birthday. Twice this winter
He has had attacks that have' greatly
weakened him. but he rallied wonder
fully on both occasion's. . He was out
Iriving;a week ago, but it was evident
his strength was deserting him. .
The Governor issued this proclama
tion:; :- w - V. .;-;:V'-"';'
"Whereas, the Hon. Wade Hampton,
a. former Governor of South Carolina
and United States Senator, died at his
home in Columbia, Friday morning at
10 minutes before 9 o'clock, full cf
years and of honor; therefore, I, M. B.
McSweeney Governor, of "South Caro
lina, in view of his services to his
people and his country through his
long honored career and in further' re
cognition of his broad statesmanship
and true nobility of character and his
patriotism and devotion to duty and
ais State, do request that on tomor
row, Saturday, all public offices in' the
State of South Carolina be closed, and
as a further testimonial to his worth
that the flags of the State and of the
United States be put at half mast on
the State Capitol and all other public
buildings in the State and remain in
that position until the funeral services
are held." Xl r '
The family objected to a State fu
neral Bellsywere, tolled in all the towns
when the news wavttived and ma ny
schools were closed. - '
Gen. Wade Hampton, son of the
second Wade, was born in Columbia,
S. C.; in 1818. He was graduated at the
University of South Carolina, and af
terward studied law, but without the
intention of practicing. Under his
father's training, he became a good
horseman, a famous hunter and an ac
complished fisherman. He served in
the Legislature of South ' Carolina in
early life, but his political views were
those of a Democrat of a national rath
er than of a secessional tendency, and
were not popular in his State. His
speech against the re-opening of the
slave trade was called by the New Yorrf
Tribune "a masterpiece of logic." His
earlier life, however, was devoted to
his plantation interests in South Caro
lina and Mississippi and to the pur
suits of a man of fortune.
When the Civil war began, Hampton
first enlisted as a private, but soon
raised a command of infantry, and ar
artillery, which was known as "Hamp
ton's Legion," and won distinction in
the -war. , At Dull Run; 600. of his, in
fantry held for some time the Warren
ton road against Key's corps, and was
sustaining Gen. Bee when Jackson
came to their aid. In' the Peninsulai
campaign they were again distinguish
ed and at Seven Pines lost half of iheii
number, and Hampton himself received
a painful wound in the foot. Soon af
terward he was made Brigadier Gener
al of Calvary ,and assigned to Gen.. J. E
B. - Stuart's command. IJe . , was fre
quently selected for detached service
In which he was uncommonly, success
ful. .. x- .'.v .
i Tn thP Maryland and 1 Pennsylvania
campaigns of 1862 and 1863 Hampton
was actively engaged, and he distin
guished himself at Gettysburg, recelv
ing three wounds. It is said that 21
out of 23 field officers, and more.thar.
half the men of Gen. Hampton's com
mand were killed or wounded in this
battle. He was made a major-genera;
with rank from the third of August
1863. W vV-; - - '
In 1864, after several days fighting
he gave Sheridan a check at Trevll;
lian's station; which broke np the plai
of campaign that Included a junction
with Hunter and the capture of Lynch
burg. - In; 23 days " he!; captured ovei
3,000 prisoners and much material d:
war with the loss of 719 men. He wai
made commander of - Lee's cavalry It
August, with rank -of lieutenant gener
al, and in September 'struck the reaj
of the National army at City Point
bringing away 400 prisoners and 2,48
beeves. Soon afterward, in anoth.
f action, he xiaptured five hundred 1 pr is
oners. In one of these attacks he lost
his son in battle. 'S: j r'T:. ; 1 1 -It-.',
Hampton was thgn detached to take
. command of Gen. Joseph, P. Johnston's
v cavalry and did what he could to arresl
the advance of Sherman's army north
ward; of Savannah in the spring ol
1865. After the unfortunate burning
of Columbia, S. C, on its evacuation bj
the Confederates, a . sharp discussion
arose between. Gen. Hampton and Gen
Sherman, each charging the other with
the willful destruction of the city.
After the war he at once engaged in
cotton planting, but was not successful.
He accepted from the first all the, .legit
imate consequences of defeat, an entirt
submission to the law, and the ; civil
and political equality of the negro; but
bft has 'steadily defended the -motives
and conduct of his people and j their
leaders. In 1866, speaking of the negro
he said: As a slave he was faithful to
"us; 7 as a freeman let us treat htm as
a friend; deal with him franklyjustly,
kindly." :,. .If
During the: reconstruction period
Hampton's conciliatory policy found
little favor foir some time, but in 1876
he was nominated for Governor against
Daniel H. Chamberlain. Each claimed
to be elected and two governments were
organized, but Mr. Chamberlain finally
yielded his claim. : ,
In 1878 he met with -an accident by
which he lost'a leg;, but, while his life
was despaired of, he was elected to
the United States Senateand he served
until 1892. In the Senate his course
was that of a conservative Democrat.
He advocated a sound currency, re
sisting all- inflation. He advocated
with much zeal the nomination of
Thomas A. Bayard for the Presidency.
In 1892 Gen. Hampton was defeated
for the Senate by the now senior! Sena
tor, Benjamin R. Tillman, and he has
since then led a quiet life at his coun
try home just outside the cityj limits
of Columbia ' f;
In the early spring Senator John L.
McLaurin offered the postmastership
of Columbia to Gen. Hampton; who
promptly refused it. fj ?
The Merger Case,
Washingtong, Special. The United
States Supreme Court Monday , heard
arguments in the case of the State of
Washington against the Northern. Se
curities - Company , and the Northern
Pacific and Great Northern Railroads,
Involving the merger of . the two fail:
roads. Attorney Stratton appeared for
the State and made the opening argu
ment, contending this court j is the
- f
only one that can properly hear the
case, and that if it refuses to hear it,
there is no tribunal to which the
State can apply for the redress of a
wrong.
Favorable to Park Reservation
Washington, Special. Representa
tive Moody, of North Carolina;' report-
ed from the House committee on agri
culture the bill establishing a National
Forest Reserve in the mountain forest
regions of Virginia, West . Virginia.
North and South Carolina, Georgia
Alabama and Tennessee. The bill car-:
ries an appropriation of $10,000,000, of
which $2,000,000 is immediately avail
able. The report, sets forth the need
of preserving this region and argues
that the national igoyernment is the
only power to conduct a work of thia
magnitude.
' Outlook Not Cheerful
Washington, Special.-r-The outlook
for practical results from the Cubstn
reciprocity , legislation is not so cheer
ful as the outlook for the legislation it
self. Cuban advocates declare now that
the tariff ; concessions -will make very
littie difference. A commercial 6risi3
is expected whether vcongress votes for
reciprocity or not as the promised ad
vantage is hot enough to warrant the
holding of sugar.
- Alter the Beef Trust.
Washington, D. C, SpcciaLAt
torhey General Knox is silerit regard
ing the steps he has, taken to deal
with the;1 Beef Trust, but it is under
stood, that instructions have been sent
from the Department of Justice to
several Federal District Attorneys to
look into the matter and take -such
action in the courts as they may find
warranted, j The President is said, to
have shown keen interest in the de
velopments regard Ing the BeetTrust,
and he is anxious that prompt action
shall be taken it Jt t appears that the
law has been violated.
England has for years been sending
millions of dollars' worth of j yarns . to
inia cuuuiijt . i
DR. TALMAGE DEAD.
Noted Pulpit Orator Peacefully Passed
Away.
DIED SUDDENLY SATURDAY NIGHT
Few ne Have Won Higher Fame la
the Pulpit or on the Platform His
Great Work Finished.
Washington, Special- Rev. T. DeWIt
Talmage, the noted Presbyterian di
vine, died at-nine o'clock Saturday
night at his residence in this city. It
had been evident for some days that
there was no hope o recovery, and the
attending physicians so informed the
family The patient gradually grew
weaker until life passed, away so quiet
ly that. ; even the members! of the
family, all of. whom were watching at
the bedside, hardly knew that he had
gone. The cause of death was infla
mation of the brain.. -
Dr. Talmage was-in. poor liealth.
when, he started away from Wa shing
ton to Mexico for a vacation, and rest
six weeks ago. He was jthen suffering
from influenza and serious .catarrhl
conditions. Since his return. to Wash
mgton some time ago he has been
Q.uite ill. Until . Thursday,, however,
tears for his death were not entertain
ed. The last ration at wor ds, uttered
by Dr., Talmage were, on thev da!y pre
ceding the marriage of his. daughter,
when he said: "Of. course E know you.
Maud." . "
At Dr; Talmage's bedside1, Resides
his' wife, were the; following mambers
of his family : Rev. Frank DeWit Tal-,
mage, Chicago; Mrs.. Warrem G. Smith.
Brooklyn; Mrsi. Daniel Hangum.
Brooklyn; - Mrs. Allen E..Donnan Rich. '
mond; " Mrs. Clarence Wycoff and Miss
Talmage, Washington.. : ;
- While arrangementsJ tor- tSce funeral
have:; not been" finally completed, thet
family have aboiitr dtecided---
the remains taken to-: the Ohi
the Covenant here- oni Tues
services will be held.. The-
then- be conveyed to Broal
Interment will . be made in the
plot in Greenwood,' cemetery probably
on Wednesday: ;
Race Fight In New Yor!.
New York,. Special. Negroes ' and
whites; clashfid! Friday night in the
heart of . the Tenderloia district and asr
a result some 12 or 15 of the former
were- badly beaten un The cause of
this small-sized race riot was the
shooting of Holmes Easley,c a young
nesro. by ai bicycle policeman. Easley
had some- trouble in the neighborhood
and: was pursued by a crowd. He drew
a razor and threatened a .policeman
who."triedi to arrest him. The officer
threw his revolver. Easley ran and the:
policeman shot him,, the bullet lodg
ing in the negro's leg. ' A Crowd of
negroes, gainerea ana mreaieuea iuw
ujoliceman. but they were dispersed by
a squad of ofllcers. The wounded negro
was removed to a hospital, 1 but for
some time afterward there were clashes
between negroes and whites on the sur
rounding streets. vNo more serious in
juries -were reported. : .
A Sunday Bull Fight.
El Paso, Tex:, Special. The battle
a Jaurez, Mex., between a Numidian
lion and a wild Samalayuca bull, was
witnessed by tnousanas v . or people
from' all over the Southwest and Mex
ico. One-fourth of the spectators in
the amphitheatre were! American wb
men. - The battle continued fiercely
for ' one hour- The bull was not fa
tally hurt, but the Hon was gored 25
times and will doubtless die. ms leg
was -broken . and - he was completely'
vanquished in strengtn r ana spine.
When the lion . was incapitated the.
Mexican authorities ordered the bat
tle to be discontinued.
( Heavy Rain and Hall ;
Houston, Tex.; Special. A heavy
rain accompanied by hail and in some
sections a high wind, prevailed over
south Texas ' Sunday; The rain is of
great benefit, though it does not thor
oughly relieve the drought Tho -hail
has- done great damage in the aggre
gate though nor one section has suf-
tred severely.
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