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Show Artl H A f HKACIIKH. tie Mlaaiilaree ihe Ctenuaeji y and Had te Lea In n Uiirri. KitKJi-Nc, La I., March itt. The people peo-ple oi Kreaoo woie aruuaed tua atele ul warm luoignatluu thu murnliig by tha puhllcatlou in the Muruiug Hepuu IH-uuof au ailiol deuuuuoing ltov. 1, T. Johtiaon, a traveling vaugeliai, who haa bueu boldlag meeting lu the Meihudltt Kplarupal oburoh far aome week, lor having ret-atd from tbe puiptlft atalvmetil wuiuu b claimed hd been mad to him tbat twulbird of the girla had beeu ruined befuia tbey rratbeJ tba eg uf 14 yare. The taptr a It i ooulelufd ftu lutarvivw with th preaclnr In which haalmlt. le i l.aviuir repealed th aialonient, but j -It-rllned to give the Source of bli lufor I A rreellngof bnaineM men waa held to cnin Oer the matt-r a -d alaotocall a maaa meeting in tha evening tori pr the ludltfnetlon of the community. commu-nity. A mretitig of the dircrtora dlreolnre if lue churoh wee aleo called. Toe latter had been In eal n but a abort time when a rtUt waa niade firiheir altetdanra a. Ihe conference ofbnaiiit-M men, whlrh waa compiled with, ami coiiaeipieutiy no tipcialou waa teaohed tiy ttie church ifllclaia. Jufiniiii waa called before th meet Ing and niale to alg a retraction and apology. A lartie crowd bad gathered In Iroru of the ntoeilng place aod thl aiarted the rttport Ihet the crowd wax Itent upon lynching, I ut aa a matter vi fart bliie.teuUt ol i oie who Cimpurd I It were (teao abiy dlajtuia I and ha I no I Inieniiuii of dlu tne fuol.ah pteaiMier Buy harm. At thie Juncturv, A. H I HrUgt came out of the t ank building j and made a f-w rmarka tu the crowd, 1 elating that the preacher ha I apolu j gitd aud WoiiM probaoiy leave the lown at one. While the crowd wait ! lie enlng tu Mr. lingua the evangriUI ; hurnei out at auuiner der anl took I liia iji anure. The o-mfereure then ap poiutt-d a oumnnttee of (.irommorit cHi I tvua tu wait upon Mr. Jui.beou and Id j lunn him thai n muai leave Uwn. To maaa meuti g tunuht waa at- ! n.t. . I.e II. .........1. .1 oiii.Hn.. IU. . lutioua war ad 111 ted dvuuuncni Johuaun anJ d y log th alatiut-r. J hba.u It-it town tun uut, but hla deatmatlun la uuhnowo. |