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LOUISVILLE, TUESDAY MORNINGf, JULY 7, 1903 -FOURTEEN PAGES. VOL. Gli. NEVV SERIES NO. 12,606.

Tj-pxri-rri three cents. JT JLV'JLJI OK TRAINS PIV FIVE CENTS. SEXTET OF CAfiDIN ALS, ONE OF WHOM LIE'S STREETS WILL PROBABLY BE THE NEXT POPE TH BLOO 3 Pulaski Leeds Victim of Discharged Employe, esons Killed and Pt obably Twenty -five Wounded A.s Result of Race Riot. ax G. WARNER ASSASSIN i leaving the city during the can have the Daily and Courier-Journal sent to their for 75 cents a month.

The will he changed as. often as Leave order at the Counting-room. The Weather. for Tuesday and Wednesday: Fair Tuesday and Fair Tuesday and Wednesday showers Wednesday in north fresh south winds. Fair Tuesday: Wednesday except showers in east portion.

THE LATEST. He Then Turns Pistol On Himself. Those summer Sunday address address desired. Courier-Journal Forecast Kentucky Wednesday. Indiana except portion; Tennessee flr Pope Leo XIII.

hasTllved into another day. though the hour of his. demise seems so close that the end is momentarily expected. Artificial respiration was resorted to -last night after the extreme unction had been administered. As the dawn penetrated the Pontiff's room this morning he asked that the shutters be opened that he might see the rays the sun "perhaps for the last time." Fits of coughing brought pain to the distinguished patient, but his mind has been clear during every waking hour.

Great activity is being displayed by the Cardinals, from among whom a successor to Leo will bo chosen. Telegrams in cipher are said to have passed between members of the Sacred College in P.orr.e and those abroad. Cardinal Ram-polla is thought by many to have the best chance. Rioters the Jail Grow Bold and Taunt the Soldiers. SECOND HORROR AVERTED Excited Troops Take Coming of Police As Another Attack and Prepare To Resist, When Troth Is Made Known.

PROMPT ACTION GOTTL RAMPOLLA. DI PIETRO. SERAFINO VANS' SATOLLI. Rome, July 6. Great activity reigns among the Cardinals now that it is sure a conclave cannot be far off, It is even said that theTB has been an exchange of telegrams in cipher between the members of the Sacred College in Rome and those in the provinces or abroad.

Cardinal Svampa, Archbishop of Bologna, and Cardinal Richelmy, Archbishop of Turin. Cardinal Rampolla is thought by many to have the best chance of being elected. According to the most accredited Vatican gossip, however, Cardinal Rampolla has entered into SLENDER THREAD HOLDS POPE MR, LEEDS WILL RECOVER, ALTHOUGH TWO BULLETS PASSED THROUGH HIS BODY. HIS ASSAILANT MAY DIE. Attack Made In Office of L.

and Master Mechanic At Tenth- Street Station. WANTED RECOMMENDATION. Enraged to a state of desperation over the refusal of his former employer to give him a written recommendation, George B. Warner, an expert electrician, shot down air. Pulaski Leeds, superintendent of the machinery of the L.

and and one of the best known railroad men In the South, and then' turning the weapon upon himself sent a bullet crashing through his head. He fell to the floor beside the man who had befriended him upon numerous occasions. The shooting occurred at the Union Station, at Tenth and Broadway, at 11:40 o'clock yesterday morning. Mr. Leeds was seated quietly at his desk, which is on the third floor- of the depot.

In the room with him at the time -were several of the employes of the L. and N. "Warner entered the room and asked to see Mr. Leeds. Leeds was writing a letter, atthe T.

N. Dolson, his informed Warner that he would have to wait until the letter had been finished. Warner said that he would be glad to wait, as he desired to see Mr. Leeds on important business. It took the superintendent about ten minutes to complete his work.

He then gave the signal for Warner to be allowed to have his desired interview. Those in the room at the time that Warner started to where Mr. Leeds was sitting were E. S. Edgecock, chief clerk; Mr.

Dolson, A. H. Nauman and two office boys. Mr. Leeds was Just writing the address to the letter when Warner walked up to his desk.

Greeted Warner Pleasantly. "Hello, Warner," he said, "what are you doing here?" Warner stood directly to the right of Mr. Leeds at the time. "I came here to get a letter of recommendation from you," was the reply. "I am sorry that I will be unable to give you one," responded Mr.

Leeds. "The rules of the company forbid it. However, I will be glad to tell anyone that Inquires about you that you are a good man at your trade." "Well, damn you and your recommendation," cried Warner. "You can take it and go to with it." Hardly had he finished his outcry before he pulled a revolver from hl3 right hip pocket. He pointed it at Mr.

Leeds and fired. He followed the first shot with another. The first shot entered to the right of the breastbone and passed out below the left armpit, escaping the lung cavity, it is believed. The other bullet entered Mr. Leeds' left jaw and came out the back of the head.

Both balls were found on the fioor beside Mr. Leeds' desk. Turned Pistol On. Himself. Before any of the startled persons In the room could reach Warner, he turned the weapon upon himself and fired the shot that will probably result in his death.

The' ball entered behind the left ear and crashed through the skull. Both the shots that were fired at Mr. Leeds and the one that Warner tried to end his own life with were fired in rapid succession. He only waited to see Mr. Leeds sink to the desk before he made' the attempt to take his own life.

The clerks in the office at the time did not realize what had happened until both men were bathed in blood. Mr. Edgecock ran out of the office as soon as Warner had fired the shots at Mr. Leeds. He knew that the condition of his employer was serious, and he at once summoned medical aid.

Attention was then directed to Mr. Leeds. Thrown Into a Panic. A state of confusion prevailed throughout the, station. The pistol shots were heard for squares.

It soon became rumored that a man had been killed, and that his assailant was trying to effect an escape. Both the wait-(Concluded On Page 4, Column 1.) ETERNAL SLUMBER President Loubet, the first French President to be the guest of the English court, was yesterday received with marked demonstrations of courtesy by King Edward upon his arrival in London. During the day he was presented to Queen Alexandra at Buckingham palace, and later was received by Ahe Prince and Princess of Wales at Marlborough House. The day closed with a state banquet at Buckingham palace. There was more bloodshed at Evans-ville in the race riots last night when a force of militia fired upon a mob, killing six persons and wounding twenty.

Another conflict was feared, but was for the time prevented. Negroes are fleeing from the town. The Governor has authorized the Sheriff to summon 1,000 deputies if necessary, and more troops are being rushed from Vincennes. The attorneys yesterday began lng the case of S. Vance King, oh trial at Owen'sboro, on the charge of arson.

JL A. Miller, R. W. Slack and J. D.

Atchison spoke for the defense. County Attorney Clements began-his speech for the prosecution, but had not com- pleted it when the hour for adjournment arrived. He will close this morning. Mary B. Clay and Sarah Clay Bennett, daughters of Gen.

Cassius M. Clay, have filed an affidavit In the County Court at Richmond praying that a writ of lunacy be issued against Gen. Clay; that his condition of mind be inquired into by a jury, and that a committee be appointed both for his person and his estate. Smarting under the refusal of a written recommendation, G. B.

Warner, an electrician formerly In the employ of the Louisville and Nashville railroad, shot Pulaski Leeds, master mechanic of the road, twice and seriously wounding him. Then Warner sent a bullet through his own skull and may die. Five men and one woman were wounded in a free-for-all fight among nppro excursionists on a steamboat at and two women are re-i ,1 to have fallen overboard during ii. row: Four of the leaders In the are in jail at Uniontown. A score of bodies of victims of the cloudburst on Brush creek, Jeannette, have been recovered, and.

about the same number of persons are still reported missing. The property loss Is estimated at $1,500,000. Mrs. A. M.

Hagan, of Nashville, will go to Frankfort to Intercede with Gov. Beckham In behalf of Barl Whitney, the condemned murderer. She claims that she has strong proofs of Whitney's insanity. The Republican County Executive Committee, at a meeting held In Louisville last night, adopted rules to govern the naming of officers for the ward conventions next Saturday. William Rudolph, alleged murderer and bank robber, escaped from the St.

Louis jail by raising a skylights and Eliding down an electric wire sixty feet to the ground. Gov. Beckham has refused to commute the sentence of Claude O'Brien and Earl Whitney, who. are to be hanged at Lexington July 24. Twenty-one thousand teachers had arrived In Boston last night to attend the convention of the National Educa-.

tior.al Association. President Roosevelt has presented Gen. Joe Wheeler an autograph photograph of himself to be sent to the Sultan of Itloroccor The American squadron, under com-inand Admiral Cotton, was expected to enter Portsmouth harbor, England, this morning GOVERNOR TAKES Evans ville, July 7, 12:30 a. m. Special.

The first fatalities attending the riotous scenes of the past three days resulted last night, when six persons were killed and probably twenty-five wounded, aa the result of the ml-li'tla upon a mob of people In front of the Jail at 11 o'clock last night. The crowds gradually grew in size and the people became bolder. After numerous Incendiary speeches "had been made, in which the militia was referred to as dude soldiers, with blank cartridges, the crowd bold and began, to take. liberties. Finally an old bicycle was secured, and It was used as a sort of battering ram to dislodge the line of soldiers, As the crowd pressed near the milltlar men'the'excitement-grew intense.

4 Stone Strikes Soldier. Finally some one threw a rock and struck a soldier in the neck arid he fell. A pistol shot was then heard, and then the firing became general. There was a mad rush for safety, and it has been prove-d since that most of the injured were wounded while running away. As the crowd fled some of the mob turned and opened on the soldiers and Ave wounded militiamen are now in hospitals, as 'are many of the other wounded, although numbers of the latter were taken to their homes by friends.

When the street was cleared -of the fleeing crowd It resembled a slaughter the dead and wounded being strewn all over the street. Another Horror Averted. The sight was a shocking one. A riot call was sent from the Jail, and a jiatrol wagon of policemen and deputies went hostening to the scene. The excited militiamen thought themselves about to be attacked by another mob, and they rallied into line and prepared to defend themselves.

Guns were trained for the defense, and for a moment it looked as though there would be more bloodshed. Some cool-headed persona were equal to the occa sion. Ambulances and cabs were called and the work of removing the dead and wounded began. ''Hi HEAD. Hazel Allman, sixteen years old, shot in heart.

Ed Buhl, twenty-two years old, shot in hack. Ed Schiffman, twenty-eight years old, shot in head and hack. August Jourdan, twenty-five years, old, shot in head and hack. Fred Happier, fifteen years old, shot in side. Unnamed man, middle aged, shot in back.

THE WOUNDED. The wounded as far as known are: "John F. Faris, sixty-eight years; will die. Theodore Bee, twenty years; will die. Walter Miller, wounded in jaw.

William Barnett, shot in back. Mrs. Adell, shot in back. Ed Smith, shot in arm and back. Sergeant Will Beese, leg and ankle wounds.

Sergeant Geo. H. Koehne, leg. and hip. Melvin Jaquess, private, in arm, Richard Knoll, private, hit on arm with stone.

One-other private slightly wounded to Chas. Taylor, twenty years, shot in back; will die. Henry Smith, middle aged, slightly wounded. Riley Mayes, middle aged, seriously wounded. William Kellar, twenty-one years, slightly wounded.

Hurried Calls For Physicians. Telephone messages were sent In all directions for physicians, and they soon began'to respond. They came in buggies and -on foot. And the excitement that attended their arrival kept the young soldiers, in a high state of ner vousness, for they seemed to feel that every- new comer was- the forerunner oiT.a mob and -that- his' presence meant more trouble. The dead were picked up and carried the sidewalk to await the arrival of the The Sheriff's residence was turned Into a temporary hosipltal, many of tile wounded being carried In there for treatment.

Wounded Taken To the Jail. The wounded soldiers were taken back into jail, where the friends of the wounded, who had been admitted, could not see them. As fast as ambulances or other conveyances arrived thejn-Jured were carried out and started for hospitals. Word In the meantime had been sent to these Institutions, to prepare for the reception of the unfortunate. M1S3 AHman was a disinterested spectator, being In a buggy with her parents and sister.

They had been out driving and were attracted to the scene by noise around the Jail. Just as the scramble began the father of the young lady Attempted to drive away. While the firing was going on Miss Allman, who was sitting in the back seat of the carriage with her mother, gave a scream and pitched forward dead. The effect was startling, and during the commotion among her relatives, the horse attached to their conveyance started to run away, but was halted by number of men. Begged To See the Mod.

The Allman girl had begged her parents to let her go and see the mob, and they consented to take her In the buggy. She was shot in the heart and her blood splattered over the faces of her father and mother. The mother fell In a faint and Is In a serious condition. Her father Is wild with grief and threatens violence. Miss Allman's body was laid on the sidewalk with the other dead.

The father is In the hands of friends. It Is said he had feared trouble and advised the little daughter not to go, but after her hard persauslon he gave In. The girl was a favorite among her playmates. After the shooting had subsided the police station was notified and several ambulances ere brought Into play and "the dead removed to the various morgues. Every hospital in the city had several patients.

The courthouse was used as a hospital. Even' doctor in the city was communicated with, and most of them responded. The doors of the courthouse were locked after the doctors and nurses arrived arid the authorities are not giving any information. Two of the Wounded Die. It is understood two of the men who were wounded and taken Into the courthouse have died; They have not been Identified.

One Is about, forty years old, while the other is thirty or thirty-five. The ICappler boy lived with his parents within a block of where he fell dead. He had beenjdrawn to' the scene by curiosity. His father is a member of the fire department. The boy had been warned earlier in the evening to (Concluded on page 3, 3d column.) Artificial Respiration Keeps Venerable Pontiff Alive During Night He Awakens With Wonderful Intellect Unclouded.

AGLIARDI. Innumerable rumors are circulating and scarcely any Ordinal is deprived of the flattery of being considered a i However, besides those mentioned in the Associated Press dispatch yesterday, the only "candidates who are regarded as having a fair chance are The doctor assured his holiness that he believed the danger of his immediate death was averted for the night and for to-day. These seemingly last moments of Pope Leo are full of solemnity. Perhaps his lasthours would be less melancholy and sad if the august sufferer were less conscious of the circumstances and. his mind less clear as to the duration of time remaining to him before he enters Pontiff's Mind Clear.

Although his physical powers are at the last ebb and his breathing becomes more labored, the. Pope's mind is clear, as Is manifested to. all around him, by his bright, expressive eyes and the few words he now and then succeeds in-ut-terlng. The scene is so touching that those present scarcely restrain their tears. Count Camello Peccl, the Pope's nephew, whom the dying man kept by his bedside, yesterday, was so exhausted late last night by his contending emotions that ho had to be taken from his uncle's room 'completely worn out.

A few moments'before, as he stood beside the bed, Pope Leo laid his hand on Camillo's "Take courage." Extreme Unction Administered. Shortly after 10-o'clock at night the Pontiff received, the extreme unction. Aty.fl o'clock'hls condition seemed so Ihbpeless that only a short- time ap FROM HIS an agreement with Cardinal Gotti, Prefect of the Congregation of the Propaganda, to support the election of the latter on condition that he himself is appointed Gotti's successor as Prefect of the Propaganda, the holder of which post is called the "Red Pope." POPE'S CONDITION TOLD IN BULLETINS. Rome, July a. m.

The Pope awoke from Ills sleep, which was. induced by doses of chloral, very feeble and in pain, but with his mind quite clear. Rome, July a. m. Repeated doses of chloral have enabled the Pontiff to sleep, but, contrary to previous nights, artificial respiration is continued, and Dr.

LapponI goes every five minutes to the bedside to observe the patient and listen to his breathing. Rome, July a. m. Dr. LapponI has Just expressed the opinion that the Pope will live until the morning.

His holiness is still conscious. London, July 7. An agency dispatch from Rome, dated 1:25 this morning, says for the last three hours the Pope has remained motionless. He has refused all nourishment and. is sinking rapidly.

The body is assuming the stiffness of death. AH present in the chamber are praying. Rome, July p. m. The danger for the worse in Pope Leo's condition Is augmenting rapidly.

At 9 o'clock his holiness was unmistakably sinking, so that Dr. LapponI, alarmed, consulted with the- Pope's relatives. Cardinal Rampolla and other ecclesiastics, who decided that extreme unction should be given, and It was administered by Mgr. Pifferi, Pope Leo's confessor. Ixmdon.

July 6. A Central News dis patch from Rome asserts that It Is stated at the Vatican that Pope Leo entered on his death struggle at 10 o'clock to-night. Rome, July C. A bulletin Issued at 8 o'clock this evening says: "Accentuated symptoms of general depression are appearing. The Pope's respiration Is more frequent and super.

ficlal and his pulse is so weak that sometimes it is imperceptible. His temperature remains under normal and his" intellectual: faculties are unlm paired. LAPPONI, "MAZZONI." EO parently remained before he would glide into his last sleep. At Dr. Lapponl's Initiative a hasty consultation of the Pope's relatives, Cardinal Rampolla and other ecclesias tics was held and it was decided that extreme unction should be given.

The Pontiff received the announcement with his usual calmness and, though scarcely able to speak audibly, he said he knew his time had come and he was ready to appear before the Sublime Tribunal with full trust In Divine Mercy. Sinks To His Pillow. Mgr. Plffer, Pope Leo's confessor, ad ministered the extreme unction, and when the ceremony was over his holiness sank back on the pillow with apparent great relief that all was done and that he was entering into rest after his long pilgrimage. After the administration of the viaticum, telegrams hoping for his recovery were shown to the Pope, and he appeared to be much gratified.

One of the strangest features In his condition is the Interest the Pope takes In telegrams inquiring about his health. Yesterday, having heard that a French woman whom he had received In audience a few weeks ago had telegraphed a message of sympathy, he asked to see the when Monslgnor Pifferl brought it. he was not satisfied with looking at the message, but wlshed.to read-it. Visit To Prance Postponed. Prom the piazza, of St.

-Peter's the (Concluded on page column.) Rome, July 7. 7:42 a. m. The Pope has taken nourishment' four times during the night. His pulse shows a slight improvement.

At 6:30 o'clock this morning he left his bed for on armchair. The official bulletin issued at 6 o'clock stated that his holiness will perhaps live through, the day. Rome, July 7. 8:55 a. m.

Another morning has broken on the scene within the simple chamber of the Vatican, where Pope Leo lies dying. As the soft light of dawn penotrated trie room, the Pontiff whispered, to his devoted physician that he desired the shutters of the windows' to be opened, "I wish to see once more, perhaps for the last time, the rays of the sun." 'Artificial Respiration. It was for only a short period that the Pope came back to consciousness from sleep which Dr. LapponI had induced by a strong dose of chloral. His sleep was so deathlike that artificial respiration was continued and Dr.

LapponI every few minutes leaned anxiously over the couch to observe the patient and to listen to his hardly perceptible breathing. Pope Leo awoke wet with feeble to the extreme, and his voice hardly The fits of coughing had. brought pains in his chest and shoulders and, thinking his end was 'near, he said to Dr. LapponI: 1 "When the Time "Tell me when the time really, comes." v-i.