Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 19, Number 99, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 August 1898 — SOLDIERS IN A RIOT. [ARTICLE]

SOLDIERS IN A RIOT.

SAN FRANCISCO NEGRO IS ATTACKED BY VOLUNTEERS. Colored Fisherman Haa a Narrow EeLynching—Story of the Trouble Five Georgia Gamblers Killed by a sheriff’s Posse. Violence by Volunteers. At San Francisco, Dan Thomas, a negro crab fisherman, was wounded and narrowly escaped lynching at the hands of 500 Tennessee soldiers. Two men of troop B of the regular cavalry, which attempted to quell the riot, were dragged from their horses by the mob of volunteers and slightly injured. The negro’s bouse, a block and a half from the Presidio, was almost wrecked. Officers of the Tennessee regiment finally sent the men back to quarters and took the bleeding negro to the guard house for protection. Will Davis, a private of Company L, First Tennessee regiment, was drinking in a saloon, when, according to the story told by him. the negro asked for a drink. 4 Davis replied that he had no money, whereupon the negro struck him in the right eye with a set of brass Anuckles. The two closed in a struggle until they were separated by an lowa private. The negro went to his home, but was followed by the soldiers, who wrecked the house in an endeavor to get at the colored man. A suggestion to lynch the negro was taken up and but for the prompt arrival of Major Cheatham the negro would doubtless have been killed. Major Cheatham covered the leaders with his pißtol and sakl he would kill the first man who injured the negro. The soldiers were quieted with much difficulty. POSSE KILLS FIVE N JOG ROW©. Party of the Latter Reelated Arrest and Becan Firing. Sheriff Fisher and a posse of thirteen men made a raid on a crowd of negro gamblers at Bayboro, thirteen miles oust of Moultrie, Ga., the other night. There were seventy-five or 100 negroes in the house, and as Sheriff Fisher walked in «ome ®f the negroes began shooting, one ball hitting the sheriff in the hand, inflicting a painful wound. Two others of the posse were hit. The posse returned a vigorous fire, and as a result five negroes were hilled outright, three others mortally wounded and three more painfully but not fatally hurt. The negroes made a determined resistance, and 200 or 300 shots were fired.

Wants Second Arbitration. The legal representative of the Colombian Government called on the Secretary of State at Washington for the purpose of making arrangements in connection with the final settlement of the claim of Italy against Colombia. It is represented by the Colombian Government that when the award was made by President Cleveland as arbiter there was no provision as to the method of settlement, and tbe,proposition of the Colombian Government is that this question be referred to the United States as arbiter. It is the desire of Colombia that this matter be settled in a manner the dignity of the republic. Standing of the Club*, Following 1« the standing of the clubs to the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Cincinnati ..€8 35Pittsburg ... .50 48 Boston 65 35 Philadelphia. 45 50 Baltimore .. .57 38 Brooklyn ....37 (X) Cleveland .. .59 40 Louisville .. .38 62 New York... 55 43 Washington. 34 61 Chicago 55 46 SL Louis 29 71 Following Is the standing of the chibs to the Western League: W. L. W. L. Kansas City .60 40 Columbus ...54 42 Indianapolis. 59 41 Detroit 39 62 Milwaukee ..62 43 SL Joseph... .30 68 ®L Paul 59 45 Minneapolis. 34 73 Emperor's Narrow Escape. At Berlin, while returning home on horseback Emperor William was thrown from his horse, and it was feared for a moment that he was severely injured. The Kaiser's horse became frightened by a shower of roses thrown by some women. Kaiser William struck on his shoulder and the cry arose that be had been killed. He lay for a moment stunned, but arose in a few moments unhurt except a few bruises. Death in Cloudburst. Death to twenty persons and devastation to 100 farms is the story in brief of a cloudburst in Ilawkins County, Tenn., along Bench creek. For several weeks east Tennessee hns been flooded by heavy rainfulls, ami the cloudburst wus therefore a surprise. The torrent of water came with such force os to swop away everything in its jKith. Population of Kbimim. The Kansas State Department of Agriculture has just completed a compilation of the assessors’ returns, showing the population of Kansas by counties for the year ended June 30, 1898. The figures show a uet gain of 23,000 and a total population of 1,389,777. There were gains in fiftyfour counties and losses in fifty-one. Hawaii Pays Japan. The Japanese imbroglio «f 1897 has been settled by the payment of $75,000 to Japan by the Hawaiian Government. In making the imyment the Government does not admit the of the claim or the right of Japan to indemnity. The payment was made at the request of President McKinley. American Hark Is Wrecked. Advices from Melbourne report that the American bark C. C. Funk, Captain Nis•eu, .which sailed from Tacoma for Melbourne, has been wrecked on Flinders Island, Tanmaniu. Eleven of those on board the hark, including Captain Nissen, his wile und two children, were drowned. Leaves a Trail of Death. A destructive tornado about five miles west of <la*T. 8. D., at a place called Morl7, Biding, caused the loss of eight lives and injured a nunrber, besides doing Mfoot damage Ip property.