San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1886-04-29
DEVILISHLY DONE.
A DEvILISH DEED AND A DEVILISH
RETRIBUTIoN.
Apaches on the Warpath - Mississippi
Floods-General Assembly to
Meet - Strike Situations
Old World Cablings.

MEMPHIS, April 2s.-Only meagre de-
tails have been received of the break
which occurred last evening at Austin,
Miss. The water In the bottoms rose
three feet last night and is now within
two feet of the track Of the Louisville.
New Orleans and Texas railroad. The
country that will be overlooked is one
of the most productive In the Mississippi
valley. Planters in the low lands will,
IL Is feared, lose many OF their stock by
drowning. Steamboat men from below
report oceans of water In the neighbor-
hood of Helena and as far north as Com
merce, Miss, which is only 30 miles be-
low here. The flood that has been pour
ing out of the st. Francis river Just
above Helena has held the river station
airy here for the past six days.
LOUISVILLE, Ky, April PA special
to the Times says: Meridy Jones, a no.
tOriOus negro, was killed by mob about
midnight last night near Auburn, Ky.
On Monday night Jones entered the
room OF two respectable young ladies
and tried to chlOroform them. He was
captured by officers, who we're taking
him to jail, when the mob seized Jones
| to hang him. He attempted to escape
and was shot down.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 2S.-Tobe Jack
son, the Gainesville dynamiter, arrested
Chattanooga, by jumping through the
car window. Officers are in pursuit.
CHICAGO, April est is stated that
the Union Pacific and the Burlington and
Missouri companies, taking umbrage at
the action of the Atohissn people in
making a lower rate TO Southern Cali
fornia points than to San Francisco, will
slash the rates over their roads from the
Missouri river to all California points
from S. down.
KANSAS CITY. April 2S.-The Times
Topeka special says: Last Saturday
the wife of Jacob Freeimuth, home
steader in Seward county, was crually
outraged and murdered by Fritz Rupin.
half-witted German, who was dragged
to death. Latterly Rupin had been for
some time enjoying the hospitality OF
Freeimuth. He was homeless and with
out friends, and they had taken him in
until he could find work.. On the day
mentioned, during the temporary alb
sence of Mr.. Freeimuth, Rupin Overcame
his benafactor's wife and brutally out
ragged her person. Not content with this,
he bound the lady hand and foot, and cut
her throat from ear to ear. The brute
then seized an old rusty hoe. and while
the woman was still writhing in the
death struggle, he disembOweled her
with that blunt instrument. Mrs. Freei-
muth was enceinte, and when dis
covered the unborn babe lay few feet
from the body Of the mother, cut in two.
Freeimuth returned on Saturday, and
when he discovered the mutilated body
of his wife, he became a raving maniac.
A neighbor in that vicinity happened to
be passing shortly after II O'Clock, and
found him wild with frenzy, but dared
not approach him for fear of his personal
safety. He rode to settlement eight
miles distant and told the terrible tale.
A party at once organized and went to
the scene of the outrage. They found
Freeimuth weltering in his own blood.
He killed himself with gun. A grave
was dug and the remains of the unfor-
Inmates buried. The people then went
out to scour the country for the muir
derer. They found him secreted In a
small ravine several miles away from
the scene of his diabolioal crime, near
the Cimarron river. Some speculation
was INDUCED in as to the proper method
much time was consumed in deliberat-
ing. A fractions and spirited horse was
secured and saddled. One end of long
lariat was then fastened around the
mans neck and the other attached to
the pommel of the saddle. The horse
was started and amid the shouting men
and the crack of revolvers and rifles, the
frightened animal bounded away. After
a run of five miles, the beast fell ex-
hausted and the lifeless body of the
murderer was loosened as soon rs the
men came. The lariat was drawn 80
tightly that the head was almost severed
from the body. His features showed
that he died a terrible death. His body
was left lying on the prairie. uncovered.
PHILADELPHIA, April Is The General
Executive Board Of the Knights of Labor
has fixed May 25th as the date for the
special meeting Of the General Assembly
Of the Order, to consider the labor crisis
and the recommendation Of appropriate
legislation on the subject, as suggested
by the Congressional Investigation COM
mittee. The session Is to be held In
Cleveland.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-The Western Boot
and Shoe Manufacturers Association was
formed in this city last night. Sixty
firms were represented in person, 100 in
all, by letter, throughout the West. The
object OF the Association is for mutual
protection. Delegates offered the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That, owing to the peculiar con-
dition and character of our business, we can
not consistently accede to the eight-hour
rule, and that, in lieu thereof. we agree TO pay
an advance of 10 per cent: on present wages,
and otherwise run the business rs heretofore,
namely, ten hours per day.
CHICAGO, April 2S.-Last Tuesday, the
employees Of X. Rothschild & Son, furni-
ture manufacturers, struck for eight
hours work and ten hours pay. The
firm promised to meet the demand on
May /. Yesterday there came from Gin
cinnati word that the 500 men employed
In the main works there had struck for
the same favors granted here, and sent
an appeal for support and help. Last
night the employees decided to strike,
and to-day the works are idle. A striker
said last night that the cooperation Of
every furniture maker In the city Of
Chicago would be obtained, unless the
firm in Cincinnati granted the demands,
and walk out OF mammoth proportions
would snsue.
NoGALEs, Arizona, April 2S.-The In
dian depredations Of yesterday were in
the most thickly settled portion of Pima
county. This is the first raid in that
section for years. 1t Is believed that the
hostlles are committing these outrages
In ravanoa for tho annnoaad daath Of tho