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Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1891-12-25
'LLMAN, WASHINGTON, DEC. %. 1891.

uuriIp row In the jewish synagogue
in Philadelphia, Sunday afternoon, il
opposition to the educational schem,
Of Laper, Polish Jew.
Ambushed men fred 800 shots into
house Of Hugh Curry, wealthy farmer
Of Ainwed township, Pa, last Wednes
day night. The quarrel was between
brothers whose farms adjoin each other
No one was injured.
Carlos Sepulveda Of Mexico says the
corn crops in the northern portion o.
the country have been such a failure
this season that the Mexican congress
has passed an act allowing the free i'm
portat!on OF corn from the United States
Edwin NJ Fields condition contin,
ues to grow worse and two doctors who
called on him to-day told the guard at
Ludlow street Jail in New York that
death would probably relieve the broker
from his troubles before another week
goes b.
Tuesday, Dec. 22.
True bills have been found by the grand
jury of Pittsburg against Mayor Wy
man and ex-Mayor Pearson, Allegheny,
for embezzlement.
Bernard Ready was killed and Henry
Linnen fatally wounded by the fall of an
icicle IN a shaft of the I shigh Valley
Coal Co.'S mine at Pittston, Pa.
The Samuel J. 1iIden will case at
White Plains, N. Y, which was set for a
further hearing in the surrogate court,
was az 2in postponed until Dec %.
Catalina Garcia, the so-called revolu-
tionisi has proposed to the Mexican
government to lay down his arms for
$4,000 or for consulate ID the United
States.
At Omaha, yesterday, Nicholas Fox
shot his wife and then cut his throat
with razor. Mrs. Fox will recover but
her husband will die. Jealouy was the
cause.
At st. Joseph, No. Saturday night,
all the shopmen, round -housemen and
terminal employees of the Rock Island
road, about 60 in all, were discharged
The man claim they do not know why,
and lie local officials plead Ignorance.
Ceu&lAl Iowa was visited last night by
severe storm of wind, rain and hail.
The streets of Des Moines were flooded.
Hail stopped the course of the water
and made travel almost impossible for
some time. Lightning and thunder ac-
companied the storm.
The South Carolina house, Monday
night, voted to recommend bill making
an appropriation for the worlds fair. 1t
is so near the end of the session now,
that it is believed the bill will be killed
and private subscription must be de-
pended on to secure representation at
Chicago.
Henry G. Gibson, son of the late John
Gibson, founder OF the famous Monong-
ahela distillery at Gibsontown, died
Sunday after three weeks illness with
the grip, He was reputed to be one Of
the wealthiest men in Philadelphia, and
his art collection is second to none in
this country.
Southern Nebraska and northern Kan
sas was visited by a mild form of cyclone
yesterday afternoon. Falls City, Neb.,
narrowly escaped visitation, haystacks
and sheds being blown away or demol-
ished, A heavy fall of rain has been
general over the state, accompanied by
hail in some places.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.

A Condensation of Interesting Items on
Various Subjects.
Wheeling is after a pure water supply
All Indiana towns celebrated the Fourth
in bang-up style.
Two cases of yellow fever are reported
from Brunswick, Ga.
Metz, near Fairmount, w. Va, is all ex-
citement over an oil strike.
Thomas Lee, of Frankfort Ind, was
killed in runaway accident.
The Canadian parliament refused to put
binding twine on the free list.
The farmers of Hardin county, o., have
raised s., 600 for an Alliance paper.
The Louisville and Nashville depot at
Guthrie, KY, was destroyed by fire Mon
day.
Governor Fleming and other state Off
cials are touring the railroads Of West
Virginia.
Nellie Friend. of Jacksonville, Ind, is
suing Mrs. Faucet for s., 900 for malicious
prosecution.
At the Lebanon Qnd.) races the trotting
horse Richard dropped dead after winning
the first heat.
Hon. J. J. Ashenhurst, of Canton, has
accepted the Prohibition nomination for
governor, of Ohio.
Ex- Senator Blair, who was appointed
minister to China several months ago, has
not been drawing the salary as II he was
representing our 'govornment in the
Flowery Kingdom Acting Secretary Of
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
soUTHERNERs HATE "NIeeERs,"
And This Hatred Nearly Creates n Riot
in indianapolis.

IA
INDIANAPOLIS, July 9.-There was a
conflict between races here Monday
afternoon between 1 and 2 o'clock that
at one time threatened to develop into a
serious riot. AT the start there were in
it four members of the Southern Cadets
of Macon, Ga, on one side and negro
named Tom Brown on the other. Cadets
Freeman, Williams, Bradford and Bon
ner were passing the Bates House where
Brown was having his shoes shined.
Some remark from one of the young
southerners brought an insulting reply
from the negro and fight was on.
Brown received a CHASTITY cut in the
neck and started down Kentucky ave-
nue. with Freeman ami Williams at his
heels. The fugitive ed his pursuers
into the saloon of Hester q Duncan, a
colored resort, where the row became
general. Here were about fifteen ne
groes drinking, and without stopping to
ask any questions the colored element
set upon the cadets and gave them a Sc
we're beating. Another cadet named
Williams ran to the rescue of his com
rades, and shared their fate. The ranks
of both parties were rapidly swelling
anu IuIlOJS IlOU b6tIucu lIllLulutIlL,
when the arrival of the police stopped
further hostilities.
The negro Brown was taken to police
headquarters for safety, and the two
cadets were placed under arrest. Cadet
Freeman had his lower lip cut clean
through to his chin by blow and not
from sharp instrument. Cadet Will
liams was severely beaten about the
head with a billiard cue, and several
stitches had to be taken in his scalp.
Cadet Edwards had a badly broken
head, but his greatest suffering came
from modification that his wounds were
inflicted by ''niggers." Cadet Freeman
told the surgeon that he had used a knife
in self defense, and as Brown, the col
ored man, is suffering from a knife
wound Freeman is supposed to have in
ficted it. Despite his wounds Freeman
is thirsting for revenge, and said he
would kill the negro before he left town
if he got the chance
The police also arrested negro named
Lynch for completely in the affair.
Lynch had severe scalp wound, and
bled like stuck beef, but his condition
is not serious
During the riot about q dozen men,
bers of the Belknap Rifles and the Dal-
las Light Artillery, heard of the difficult
ty and hastened to the scene, but too
late to participate, although they ex-
pressed themselves as perfectly willing
to do so.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
ELECTROCUTED.
-Four Murderers Executed at
the Sing Sing Prison.
SloCum, Wood, Smiler and q
Jap Named Jugigo.

Everything Worked to Perfection and the
Men Were Painlossly Killed by the
First Contact-No Disgusting Scenes In
the Death Chamber as at the Execution
of Kemmler.
SING SING, N. Y, July S.-James J..
Slocum, Joseph Wood, Harris A. Smiler
and Schihick Jugigo were killed by cleo
tricity, in conformity with legal decree,
in the execution chamber of the states
prison early Tuesday morning, in expia-
ton of their crimes they had committed.
Only the prison officials, scientific ex-
perts and the witnesses especially sum-
moned were present at the taking off of
the four murderers. The death chair
used was similar to that used at Auburn
at the execution of Kemmler. There
were no disgusting scenes as at Kemm-
lers execution. Everything worked to
perfection and the men were killed by
the first contact. Death was absolutely
painless.
The approximate time of turning on
the current in each case was: Slocum,
4:40; Smiler, $40; Wood, $50; Jugigo,
G05.
The prisoners had received some init
nation beforehand that the executions
were to take place and they were pre-
pared for them. They went to the exc
cution chair bravely and met their fate
without struggle. They offered no re-
sistance, but rather assisted the keepers
when they were bound down in the
chair.
The electrodes were not applied as in
the Kemmler case to the top of the skull
and the base of the spine, but were
bound to the foreheads of the con-
demned men and the calves of their legs.
The current was turned on each case for
twenty seconds. The voltage was about
1900 and 800. In each case there were
apparent evidences of revival as in the
Kemmler case, and i'll each of these four
cases the current was turned on sec
ond time.
In spite Of the fact that the sponges
were kept wet, the executed men were
burned by the current, and especially
about the calves of the legs. The medi-
cal men present agree that death came
on the first contact and that the seeming
revival was merely a reflex muscular
action. None of the witnesses was over
come by fright and all of them who
have spoken have made the statement
that the electrodes were successful and
leath in all cases was instantaneous and
painless.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
Mnrderous Indians.

BAKERSFIELD, Cal, July 8.-Constable
John Powers, Samuel Gum and Mr.,
Mccoy, went out on the Mojave Desert,
near Coyotes Hole, on July 8, to arrest
some Indians charged with firing hay
stack. The party was ambushed by the
Indians, and Powers and Mccoy were
killed. Gum escaped, but he had close
call, his mustache being shot off. Two
of the attacking Indians were also killed.
Gum rode to the south fork of the Kern
river for help. Twelve men started out
with him to chase the Indians. The In
dams are well armed and mounted, and
it is feared more blood will be spilled.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
THE GRIMES.
Four Brutal Murders That Were Com
mitted in New York City.

Four Brutal Murders That Were Com
mitted in New York City.
The condemned men have nothing ro-
mantle or otherwise interesting in their
histories, and their crimes were of a
commonplace and brutal sort. They are
all from New York city.
Harris A. Smiler was at one time a
Salvation Army captain. He was a
printer by trade, and had developed a
rare faculty for getting married. At
the time the crime was committed there
were three women living to whom he
had been married. and none of them
had been divorced. The last one to go
through the ceremony with him, Mag
gia Drainey, was his victim. He had
been living with her at 284 Seventh ave-
nue., but on account of his brutality she
had determined to leave him. He came
home partly drunk on the night of April
3, 1888, and when she refused to promise
to remain with him he shot her to death.
He was originally condemned to die in
the week beginning Aug. IA, 1890, but
the appeals taken had saved his life thus
far.
James J. Soucum lived at 7 Cherry
SiltNJs ullNA BdtNl DtNll b btboo buiA RAhJ "a
and common laborer. He had long been
a wife beater, but commonly pounded
his wife with his fists and kicked her.
On the night of Dec. 81, 1889, he came
home and took an AK, which had been
used by his wife TO break up boards for
fuel, and beat the woman's brains out
with it. He was convicted in March,
1890, before Judge MARITIME, and was
gn,,tnr1n1 tn 1in IY1,,inrp tho
week beginning May of that year.
Joseph Wood was one of the colored
men employed in building the new aque-
duct. One payday, in May, 1889, he
got into one of the fights common
among the gangs of laborers employed
there. His opponent was an Italian,
Carlo Ruff, also an aqueduct laborer.
Ruff was killed. Wood has always as
serted that he took Ruffi's life in self
defense. His case was taken to the SUI
premc court of the United States on the
novel plea that Wood was not tried by
his peers because no colored men were
on the jury. The appeal served only to
prolong the prisoners life.
The last of the four was a common
sailor, neither better nor worse than
most of the crews that now sail out of
the port of New York. His name is
Schihick Jugigo, and he is a native of
Japan. He was living in one of the
James street sailors homes, while wait
ing the pleasure of the boarding house
boss in the matter of putting him on
board of a ship on which he had already
signed articles to return to Japan. He
got into a dispute with countryman,
Mura Canni, about berth in the fore
castle of the ship. Jugigo got a carving
knife and stabbed Canni to death in the
course of the fight that followed. His
case was taken to the United States su-
preme court by Roger M. Sherman, the
plea being that Jugigo had no legal de-
Tense because his attorney, John r.
Heinzelman, had not been admitted to
practice at the New York bar.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
YELLOV. FEVER.
Two URmistakable Cases Re-
ported from Brunswick, Ga.
Remarkable Precautions to
Conceal the Truth.

Newspaper Correspondents Threatened
With Arrest If They Made it Known.
The People of the Town Greatly
AIarmed--scores of Families Leaving
the City for a Prolonged Stay.
New YORK, July S.-A special to The
World from Brunswick Ga, says:
The discovery of yellow fever in this
city has caused much alarm. Two un-
mistakable cases of the dread disease
were reported on Friday last, bat the
authorities have taken remarkable pre-
cautions to keep the matter quiet, even
threatening the correspondents with ar
rest in case they should communicate
the fact to the outside world. People
are leaving the town by the score. They
fear general outbreak and are moving
their families and taking everything
with them for prolonged stay.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
A Fountain of Youth.

WHITE SULPHUR WELL, Ind, July
8.-A large spring on the farm of Louis
Brandenburg, near here, has been dis
covered to possess wonderful magnetic
and healing powers. Old sores, rheum-
attic limbs, etc, bathed in it are wonder
fully relieved. The discovery was made
by Mr.. Brandenburg bathing a lame
horse which recovered in shorter time
than expected. 1t is now noticed that
Mr.. Brandenburg, once supposed to be
dying of consumption, has recovered
and his family are all remarkably
healthy.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
THE BATON ROUGE CYCLONE.
Ten Killed and Probably Fifty Others
Injured.


NEW ORLEANS, July Slater reports
from Baton Rouge concerning the cy-
cloye states that the brick yard and fac
tory with wing Of the three-story brick
building in the penitentiary known as
the hospital and commissary, with a
pantaloon factory on the upper floor,
were blown down and totally destroyed.
Forty were at work in the factory
and Of these six were killed and twenty
two We're wounded and horribly crushed.
On the second floor was the hospital,
where twenty-six persons were under
medical treatment. -Four of these We're
killed and fourteen seriously or fatally
wounded
The main building and the woman's
department of the institution were un-
rooted and the walls badly cracked.
The damage to the building Is about
$50, 900. The prisoners all acted in a
praiseworthy manner and gave the
guards no trouble.
The path of the storm was about three
hundred feet wide, and nearly every
house in its path was blown to atoms.
In the southern portion of the city sew
eral persons were injured by flying tim
bers. In the city fifty houses ut least
were unroofed or destroyed.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
Stole a Small Fortune.

NEW YORK, July 8.-Young William
Duncan, alias "E. Valdes," who in Jan
uary last stole 100000 worth of precious
stones from his employers, Leweshon &
Company, of Maiden Lane, was arrested
Monday night at the Astor House. At
the time of the theft, Duncan deposited
in the hotel safe small box which was
not called for, and which, when opened
by the hotel men, was found to contain
Leweshon g. Company's diamonds for
which the police had been searching.
Monday night Duncan appeared at the
hotel and asked for his box and was
taken into custody.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
Grasshoppers in wyoming.

CHEYENNE, July 8.-Portiols of Chey-
enne county are being devastated by
grasshoppers. Three weeks past they
have been Matching out, and myriads
cover the prairie for miles just west OF
First View. A strip of land ten miles
wide and extending in southeasterly
direction across the entire country, is
completely hid from view by the hop
pers. They meet with considerable diff
Guilty in crossing the railroad, and con-
sequently settle upon the track, causing
the wheels of the engine to slip, so that
it often requires two engines to pull the
trains over these places.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
STREET CAR PERILs.
Two Electric Cars Come Together In Pitts
bura-ScveraI PeoDIe Injured.

Two Electric Cars Come Together In Pitts
burg-scveral People Injured.
PITTsBURG, July 8.-At7 o'clock Tues
day morning car No. /, ON the Atwood
Street electric road and car No. 81, on
the DuQuesne electric road, collided Mt
the Forbes avenue and Atwood street
crossing. The cars crashed together at
full speed. The Atwood street car was
much the lighter, and with its seventeen
passengers. was knocked over twenty
feet from the crossing and thrown upon
it's side. The DuQuesne car was also
derailed and damaged.
John Hazlett, Jr., IA son Of City Ed
itor Hazlett, Of The Leader, was stand
ing on the front platform of the Atwood
street car, was probably fatally injured.
Several other persons were hurt less
seriously. Both Of the motor men were
arrested and locked up. The fiagman at
the crossing had signaled the Atwood
street car to cross over. The Duquesne
motor man paid no attention TO the
warning given him by the police.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
CORNERING GRAIN
Russian Spectators Take Ad'
vantage of the Famine.
Corners Are illegal but They
Bribe the Officials.

The Grashdanin, a st. Petersburg News
paper, Thanks the German Chancellor,
Won Caprivi, for the PrOhIbitive Tariff
which stops the Expectation of Grain
from Russia to Germany.
ST. PETERSBURG, July S.-Grain mer-
chants are taking advantage of the
scarcity of grain to create corner.
Cornering is illegal in Russia, but can
be pursued with impunity by bribing
officials.
The German Chancellor Thanked.
The famine in Russia is 80 serious
that The Grashdanin thanks the Ger
man chancellor for instituting prohib-
tive tariff on grain, which stops the ex-
portation of grain from Russia to Ger
many.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
The Robert and Minnie Set Free.

Los ANGELES, Cal, July s.-Judge
Ross, of the United States circuit court,
dismissed the libel ON the schooner
Robert and Minnie, seized in connection
with the 1tata episode. The steamer
loaded at San Francisco with arms and
munitions for Chilian insurgents, which
were transferred at San Clement to the
steamer Itata and We're taken to Iquique.
Judge Ross, in his decision, says while
the fact alleged maybe good reason for
confiscating the Itata, there is nothing
to show that the schooner was fitted out
for purpose of war, hence the libel was
dismissed
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
MAY Be Lsr OFF EASY.
Che Itata Simply Held for Leaving San
Diego without Clearance Papers.

She Itata Simply Held for Leaving San
Diego without Clearance Papers,
SAN DIEGO, CAL, July 9.-Nothing s.
new is developed as regards the Chilian
steamer Itata. Nothing has been heard
from United States Marshal Gard or
District Attorney Cole, who are at Los
Angeles The vessel, at present, is in
charge of Collector Berry, who holds her
for violating the navigation laws, in
leaving port without clearance papers.
and it is stated that the Itata win plead
guilty to this charge and pay fine. The
opinion is expressed by eminent lawyers
of this city that the charge of violation
of the neutrality laws will not hold, and
Commander Tejada, of the Itata ex-
presses confidence that the vessel will
not be delayed more than few days
longer. Then, he says, the vessel will
proceed to San Francisco and take a
cargo for Iquique. 1t is anticipated that
action of some sort will be taken shortly.
Collector Berry has received no instruc-
tions from Washington.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08

AURORA, Ills, July S.-Early Tuesday
morning John R. Dowde, Of this city,
chopped his wife in the head with a
hatchet. He then stuck knife into his
own heart, dying within few minutes
Mrs. Dowde is still alive, but with small
hopes of recovery. Dowde was in the
habit of drinking, at which times he
was very ouarrelsome
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
THE COMMANDMENT OF IoulouE
Described by Eyewitnesses-FOrmer Ac-
counts ExaEgerntah.

AsAHEEfifAHt.tf
VICTORIA. B. c., July S.-Her mai
esty's ship Warspte arrived Sunday di-
rect from Coquiinbo, and her officers
have many stories to tell of the scenes
in connection with the Chilian rebellion
witnessed during their stay there. The
following account of the bomhardment
of Iquique is furnished, il being stated
that all other accounts hitherto furnish
ed have been very much exaggerated:
On Sunday, Feb 13, the government
troops, 800 in number, evacuated
Iquique On the following day the reh-
els landed their men and took possession
of the town. and issued proclamation
in their hands, the blockade was at an
end and that trade would go on.
Accordingly, the poorer classes, who
had been camping out on lighters and
on Lighthouse Island, and also the En-
glish and other European residents, who
had been taken refugee on the merchant
vessels, returned to town, but untor-
tunately ON the morning of Thursday
the 10Th, continual rifle firing, accom-
panied by the whirr of the machine
guns, announced that during the night
the government troops, under Colonel
Soto, had slid down the steep incline ut
the back of the hospital and had there
remained concealed until daylight,
when they revealed their presence to
the astonished sailors. In the fighting,
which followed, 112 men were killed
and 800 wounded. Many buildings
were burned.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
Trouble Brewing in, Samoa.

WASHINGTON, July 8.-The navy de-
partment evidently fears that trouble is
likely to arise in Samoa between the fol-
lowers of King Malieteo and Chief Ma
taafa, as instructions have been issued to
the Iroquois, now stationed at Honolulu,
to proceed at once to Apia. The Charles
ton will probably be stationed at Homo
lulu in the Iroquois' place.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08

JACKSON, July 8. - Voters, under
the new constitution of Mississippi,
are required to register at least four
months before the next election. On the
3D. instant registration closed and sufH-
eient returns have been received to maze
it reasonably certain that for the first
time since reconstruction a majority of
the legal voters of the state are white
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
nneI-nnih VIII Die.

WEST UNION, o., July s.-Isaac Nc
CARNEY aud Henry Copas celebrated the
Fourth at a picnic five miles east of here
by taking eleven shots at each other.
Mccartney was shot through the breast
Just above the heart and Copas received
wounds through the bowels. Both will
die.
Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1891-07-08
LOOKING ROUND.
Welsh Tin-Plate Makers Have Business
att Cleveland.

att Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, July 8. - Considerable
interest is excited here by the visit of
Messrs. S. Lippmann and A. G. Davies,
two large tin-plate manufacturers of
Swansea, Wales, and their conference
with the Brittons, of this city, who are
already manufacturing some tin-plate.
The Welsh manufacturers declined to
be interviewed, only saying, "We are
simply looking around to find some
thing" 1t is surmised they are here to
investigate conditions, with a view to
either removing their present works
to this country or establishing new
ones