Jasper County Democrat, Volume 2, Number 5, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 May 1899 — SOUTHERN. [ARTICLE]

SOUTHERN.

McKuight's large sawmill, five miles north of Hopkinsville. Ky_ was btawa *. killing Three persons and swionsJy w-aaad-ing. another. W. D. Mah<«n of Detrort was Acted president by the Amalgamated 4 laeria--1 ion of Street Car Employes ix> ceuvemam at IxmisrilJe. The plant of the Lookout Seaver Company located five mile*- swtnb of Cbaltanoega. Tenn„ was c*oatpM«ty Aestwtyrd by fire, abmit SflW.TMte. Friends of Gen. Wade Hamj>i«*n ia Sontte Carolina are already taking measures to assist him in reituiiding the borne which was wqted -out by five Gisirge Dinning, colored, was awarded S3(I.(MM« damages by a jury of white n>-i in the United Stales Court at I amitivilw*. The defendants are farmers of Logaa and Simpson counties. Itiuning killed Jo-tie Conn. who. with the defendants. risn~d iris home at midnight Hi January. HOC. ta drive him therefrom. Almost the entire business portion <tf Moody. Texas, was destroyed by fire. L« $25.(M«», insurance FKMMt. Tbe fire was though* to be of incendiary origin, and Byron Durum has teen arrested charged with the crime. Lynching was thrraten-d. J. W. Maxwell, a vohmteer fireman, waa killed by the explasiim of a can of powd-T.