davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
VERNEY'S EXPULSION.
The Lecherous Captain Fired
From the British Commons.

FROM the 6PICISn commons.
LONDON, May 12.-William Henry
Smith. first lord of the treasury, in the
house of commons to-day. in moving to
eXpel Capt. Edmund Ii. Verney, mem
Der for North Buckinghamshire. from
the house in consequence of his being
sentenced to one years Imprisonment
for conspiracy TO procure young gov
erness for immoral purposes, asked the
speaker of the house, Rt. Hon. A rthur
Wellesley Peel, whether Capt. Verney
would follow the usual course and at
tend on a special order and answer the
charge made against him. The speaker
in reply said that Capt. Verney had
been convicted on his own confession,
and that the house should take this into
consideration and come to the agree
ment that the presence of Capt.
Verney was not necessary in order to
formally expel him from the house
of commons. Mr.. Smith then made
motion, the substance of which was that
it was impossible for Capt. Verney to
remain member of the house of COM
mons. Rt. Hon. Henry Campbell
Bannerman (LiberaD, secretary for war
in Mr.. GladStone'S third administration,
on behalf of the Liberal party, to which
Capt. Verney belonged, seconded the mo-
ton, which was agreed to in absolute si-
lence. After the formal expulsion of Capt
Verney from the house, as preliminary
to the expulsion of Edward De Cobain,
Conservative member for East Belfast,
who is charged with immoral conduct,
Right Hon. David r. Plunkett, first
commissioner of works, moved that the
house be furnished with copy of the
warrant issued for De Cobain's arrest.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
To Maintain the Honor of
Woman the Course Of Law
Is ThWarted.
A Ravisher's Cry for Mercy
Answered by a Rope With
a Moose.
Female White Cappers Whip
a Young Bride to Death in
Tennessee.
An Ohio Woman Horse
whipped in Return for a
Clubbing.

CENTREviILE, Md, May 12.-Yester-
| day Asbury Green, colored, who on Sat-
nrday last was convicted by jury at
Centreville of having assaulted Mrs.
Howard Tolson, of Kent Island, in Feb
ruary last, was sentenced by Judge
Stump to twenty-one years imprson-
+ ment. The Judge explained that he
thought the Identification of the pris-
oner was not sufficiently certain to jus
tlfy the imposition of the death penalty.
he people who had allowed the law to
take its course were not satisfied with
this conclusion of the judicial mind, the
effect of which was to vitiate in part
the verdict given by twelve of their
neighbors. The people SAID little, but
thought much after the SC enc which
substituted the penitentlary for the gal
lows, and during the afternoon the con-
vlctl0n became general that Green must
dle-that the honor of the wife must be
maintained sacred against the lust of
the negro. Soon after midnight men
wearing masks began to arrive in town,
and by O'Clock there were $50 men in
the nelghbOrhoOd of the jail. Sheriff
Turner double-barred the doors, but
heavy log of wood quickly broke
them down. The sheriff, standing in-
side, asked the men what they meant to
do. In answer dozen revolvers were
leveled at him and he was told to stand
aside. The leader, with stout rope in
hand, then led the lynchers up stairs
to the second floor. In one of the rooms
on this floor Green was confined. The
negro had heard the noise and knew in
stinctively that for him was this inva-
sion of the jail. He begged for mercy,
but nOosed rope was quickly thrown
over his head and hauled tight about his
neck. Green was dragged, more dead
than alive, to the place of execution,
where the rope was tossed over peach
tree and he was hauled into the air, and
the little life remaining speedily passed
out of his body. The lynchers wrapped
the rope about the trunk of the tree.
left the body dangling and dispersed.
Two bullet holes were found in the
body this morning. Whileeeyery eDe,is
able to give all particulars of the lynch
ing. no one can be found who saw the
jail breaking, the hanging or the shoot
ing.
CENTERvILLE, Nd, May 12.-The
200 colored residents of the town of
l,400 inhabitants are talking vengeance.
They have no leaders but are ready to
do mischief. At 10 p. m. they are col
lected in crowds on the corners, and
there will be little sleep in Centerville
ton light. One hundred white citizens
are patrolling the streets.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
SKELETON IN A CLOSET.
Queer Relations Alleged Between
Millionaire and MulattO.

queer IbeldtlOnS hIieS6u Between
a millionaire and a Mulatto.
Special to the Globe.
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, May 12.-
Judge Roberts, OF the probate court,
rendered his decision to-day in the case
of Herbert r. Spencer VS.. Mary Ann
Ludlow and Martha Pollok, awarding
the defendants large number of lots
situated in this city valued at $50, 200,
which belonged to the estate of the
late j. G. Tullis, of Cincinnati. The
testimony in the case has revealed a
dark chapter in the life of Mr. Tullis,
which will create quite sensation, as
he was one of the most widely known
real estate dealers in the West. He
died on the 10Th day of March, 1878, and
left an estate valued at S, ,OOO,O and
left no will. His vast estate descended
to his heirs at law, who were then sup
posed to be his two sisters, the de-
PENDANTS in this case. Shortly
after his death Mr.. Tullis' col
ored housekeeper, America Redman,
brought suit against the administrator
to recover wages which she claimed
were due to her by deceased. She Sc
cured a Judgment for 81, ,365, which was
paid, and the case was soon forgotten
Although 1t had been whispered around
at the time that the relations between
the dead millionaire and his colOred
housekeeper had been of a more init
mate nature than those between an en-
ployer and employe, his friends grew
indignant at this imputatiOn, and the
story was given no credence, as no
man had stood higher ill Cincinnati
social and business circles than Tullis.
He never was married, and lived IN a
palatial residence, frequently entertain
ing many prominent people of Ohio.
Being both charitable and public
spirited, he was popular among all
classes. A few weeks ago Herbert r.
Spencer, of Duluth, brought action for
the valuable property in this city be-
longing to the estate under a quitclaim
deed from America Redman and
Georgia Benhouse. The former, he
claimed, was the wife of Tullis
and the latter the daughter born of the
union. These two parties he claimed
were the only lawful heirs of the de-
ceased. In support of the claim, he of
fered a deposition from the colored
woman Redman. in which she says that
she was employed as a housekeeper
by Mr.. Tullis in 1862, and soon after
wards they agreed to live together as
man and wife, which they did until his
death. In 1888 daughter was born to
them, who is now the wife
of James BenhOuSe, and who
joined in making the quitclaim
deed to Spencer. The defense offered
no testimony to contradict the colored
woman's evidence, but proved that she
was married in 1860 to one James Red
man, from whom she had never been
divorced, and claimed that even if she
had entered into marriage contract
with Tuils it was void. Judge Roberts
cOncurred i'll this view and decided that
neither the woman nor her daughter
had any legal claims upOn the estate.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
IN THE KEYSTONE STATE.
Timber and Mining Property Go
Up in Smoke


MEcHANICsBURG, Pa, May 12.-Dis.
astrous forest fires have swept through
the mountain lands in this county since
last Monday and are still raging. Fully
10000 acres of valuable timber lands
have been burned over. Reports re-
celved this morning from DiIIs-
burg, a small hamlet six miles from this (
city, say that second large fire broke
out IN the mountains north of that place
and soon reached and DESTROYED the
valuable mining property OF Alex Un-
derWood, consisting of an ore crusher,
engine house, blacksmith shop and five
dwelling houses, rendering fourteen
persons homeless. A number of houses.
intending those on the outskirts of the
aforementioned settlements, are in dan
ger, and, unless the wind changes or
ram falls, the Wearied fighters will be
unable to save them. The losses by
these fires have already exceeded $780,
600. /
HUNTINGTON. Pa, May 12.-Over
1000 acres of valuable timber lands are
afiame within radius of seven miles of
TINS place, and in distant parts of the I
county the woodland is beng swept
away at an alarming extent. The
mountain fires are beyond all human
control and can only be extinguished by
a rainfall. This section is suffering
most in the East Broadtop region, where
the fire extends nearly to Wells tam
merry, In Fulton county, and on Tussey's
mountain. Rays hill and Warriors /
ridge. The farmers in the whole burn
ing district have sustained irreparable
losses to fencing and hundreds of acres
OF growing grain have been ruined.
The varions fires originated from the /
railroads or wandering bands of gypsies.
BELLEFONTE. Pa, May 12.-The
damage done by the forest fires that
have been raging throughout the county
have been something enormous and in
calculable. All along the Buffalo Run
railroad through nearly every patch of
timber the fire has ragged, burning miles
and miles of fence, orchards, valuable
standing and cut timber. The fires still
continue to rage with unabated fury i'll
many places not yet burned over, 1t
being hopeless task to fight them.
The entire wild cherry crop, which is
generally very large, is also entirely
destroyed. The entire loss cannot as
yet he estimated, but counting the
damage to standing timber it will run
into the hundreds of thousands of dol
lars,
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
LEO WANTS DAMAGES
For the Recent Explosion---Trav-
elers and Treaties.

For the Recent EXplOsion---Trav-
elers and Treaties.
ROME, May 12.-The Holy See is dis
posed to make representations to the
various powers with a view to obtain
ing compensation from the Italian gov
ernment for the damage done to the
Vatican buildings, etc. by the recent
powder explosion at PoZzo Pantaleo.
As the explosion was an indirect result
of the occupation of Rome, and was
caused, it is alleged, by the negligence
OF the government officials, the Vatican
objects to paying for the damage. The
guaranty law, however, not having seen
this eventuality, tits very probable that
the incident will become a matter of
diplomatic negotiations. This case is
considered here as another development
OF the Roman question. There have
been during the past winter more
Americans than usual in Rome. But,
with the close of the season, they have
scattered and gone, some TO the north
and some for a short trip in the south,
before leaving Italy. Their places
have not been filled by newcomers. 1t
is said that there are not one-tenth the
number now in Rome that there were
at the beginning OF April. The diplo-
matte troubles between Italy and
America have diverted the tide of trav-
elerS, intending to visit this country to
Spain, Switzerland, and other parts of
Europe. Though there has not been
the slightest foundation for re-
ports of outrage or insults to
Americans, the underlined dread of
eventualfsieS has been sufficient to pre-
vent thousands of Americans from visit
ing Italy. There has been recently ap-
pointed commission to study the whole
range of commercial treaties. CONNER
clal alliances and customs tariffs, so far
as the interests of Italy are concerned.
The ministers have just issued to the
commission a very full recapitulation
of various topics that are to come be-
fore it, with hints as to its expected ac-
tiOnS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
Bombs Portugal.

LISBON, May 12.-In the midst of the
alarm caused here by the financial
panic sensation was caused to-day by
an explosion. supposed to be the work
of the Republican party, which took
place in The ministry of the interior.
The local authorities are keeping the
facts. SO far as possible, from the gen
eral public, but it is known that the
explosion was caused by a dynamite
bomb, which caused tremendous re-
port, did, considerable damage and
spread alarm in many quarters.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
A BRIDES DEATH.
Women Don the White Caps to
Kill a Sister.

CHATTANOOGA, May 12.-As the re-
suit of recent White Cap sensation
near Duektown, Tenn, young bride,
who was whipped by women White
Caps, has since died, after terrible tor
ture. Three men who were fired upon
will die of their wounds. Editor Craig
miles, of the Ducktown Reporter, was
called on by three armed men and or
dered to leave on account of his pub
Iished version of the affair. He seized
but says he will return to Ducktown.
The women who did the whipping are
under arrest, but their friends say they
shall never 20 to Jail, and fight is i'm
minent between the mob and the off
GERS. The outcome will be more mur-
der, as the inhabitants of the section
are tough lot and drunk.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
DIR. BRIGGS TRIAL.
The Majority Report, Condemningi
His Teaching. Is Adopted.

His Teaching. Is Adopted.
New YORK, May 12-Fhe New York
presbytery to-day adopted the majority
report of the committee, submitted yes
terday. Immediately upon the an
nouncement of the result Prof. Briggs
arose to a question of privilege and
gave notice of a protest and complaint
to the synod of the appointment of the
committee and the action taken by
the presbytery. DR.. Birch came
forward and announced that he
would prefer charges of heterodoxy
against Dr.. Briggs. Some little cross
firing took place and finally DR.. Briggs
offered, if the presbytery would recon-
slider its action and DR.. Birch would
prefer charges against him, to help the
inquiry as far as possible. 1t was
moved, however, by Rev. A. Shiland,
that committee of five be appointed to
proceed to act upon the recommends
tion of the majority report. This was
carried and the moderator said he
would appoint such committee at his
earliest convenience. The preSbytery
then adjourned. TO meet in the Bohem,
ian church on June II next.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
FOUGHT IN CHURCH.
A Family Disagreement Settled in
the Sanctuary.

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. May 12.-L. F.
Burgess shot and fatally wounded Sam
G. w. Atwood at PleasantviIle church,
two miles south of Alfalfa, yesterday
afternoon. They were both members
of the church. About two m onths ago
Burgess son attempted to rape At
woods daughter. for which offense
young Burgess fed the country. Hard
feelings have existed between the par
ties ever since, and an alteration has
been feared. The matter was brought
for adjustment TO the church, between
the brethren, and the belligerents de-
eided to fight, with the above result.
Marshall Smith, by interfering. received
a shot through the hand. The shoot
ing occurred in the church, which was
filed with people to the utmost capac-
ity, but, fortunately, none were shot
except Smith and Atwood.
Burgess, the elder, escaped. Fifteen
shots were exchanged.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
RUssIA's aEIR ATTACKED.
A Japanese Wounds Him Severely
With a Sword

ToKI o, Japan, May 12.-An attempt
has been made upon the life of the
czarewitch, but the imperial traveller,
though seriously wounded. is consid-
cred to be in no danger of dying. The
particulars as to the attempt at assaSsi-
nation received here are most meager.
The only details given are that the car
ewitch was suddenly attacked by Jap
anese, who was armed with a sharp
sword. The Japanese, before he could
be overpowered, succeeded in inficting
severe wounds upon the cZarewitch, who
defended himself gallantly. The mo-
tive of the attack is not given in
the dispatch received here. The care
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
Palmer Out of Tt.

ATLANTA, Ca, May 12.-The Journal
to-day publishes a letter from Gen.
Palmer, of Illinois, in which he states
emphatically that he is not a candidate
for president, and that political disser-
tation from him will be very much like
an impertinence. Gen. Palmer saws:
"'Speech is silver, but silence is gold
en- and. though favor the coinage of
white metal, L have last preference
for the yellow"
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
A miraculous Escape.
Special to the Glope.

SpeclaI 70 the GIODe.
CARLTON, Minn., May 20 j. OF
son, while protecting property against
forest fires, narrowly escaped fearful
death by being accidentally locked in Il
barn surrounded by fire. with no means
of escape until one side of the building
was destroyed and fell, when, breaking
through the fire, he was badly burned
about the head and hands and carried
home. The Paine d Cass lumber yard,
OF the mill engines and village fire de-
Dartment.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
Indicted for Murder.

0peClaI 70 lne NIODe-
FERGUS FALLS, Mimi, May 12-The
grand jury indicted Albert Goheen for
murder in the first degree on the charge
of shooting Rosa Bray. He was ar
raigned to-day, pleaded not guilty, and
his trial was set for next Monday. In
dictments were also found against G.
Tagg for illegal voting and G. Peter
son for forgery.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
After Many Years.

. CINCINNATI, May IA Wellston,
O., dispatch says: Ten years ago
brutal and cowardly murder occurred a
Washington Furnace, near this city.
Jake Seel and John Cary, two neigh
bors. fell out about some trivial do
nestle matters, when Seel, in fit of
anger, dealt the blow which killed John
Cary. Seel left this place and every eff
fort to locate him proved failure. For
ten years he has been fugitive from
justice. He was captured the past week
at the scene of the old murder, and it
How turns out that ne has every year
visited that place. He will at once be
tried for murder at this sitting of court.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
A Foolish Farmer.

LIE MARS, To-, May 12.-Tho m as
Saunders. farmer living twelve miles
south of here, came to town yesterday
and shot his mother-ln-law, Mary A.
LedSter, and then shot himself through
the head. The woman will recover.
Saunders had quarreled with his wife,
and blamed the mOther-in-law for the
domestic trouble. The coroner's jury
declared Saunders insane.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
Late Repentance.

PTTTsBURG, Pa, May 12.-John Gas
soway, respected druggist of this city,
has been called to Steubenviile, o.,
where he formerly lived, on a strange
errand. Seventeen years ago he was
sent to the penitentiary in Cleveland,
o., Oh the charge of stealing watch. A
Mrs. Margaret Lane writes to Steuben-
vile from Philadelphia that she stole
the watch for which Gassoway was SEN
fenced. She is dying from consump-
ton, having tried Koeh's lymph unsuc-
cessfully, and wishes to make all the
reparatiOn in her power.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
ALMOST A PANIC.
London and Paris, Berlin and
Frankfort We're Shaky.

LONDON, May 12.-There was pan
icky feeling Oh the stock exchange to-
day, but it was confined entirely to for
eign securities. After the official clos
ing the street dealings were active,
largely on selling orders from Paris.
Later slight reaction set in and there
was, considerable rebuyihg, which left
the DAYS drop in PORTUGUESE seeurities
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
Court House victors Happy.

SpecIaI 70 Int GIODe.
MARSHALL, May 12.-Marshall was
thrown wide open last night in cele-
bration Of Saturdays election, which
decided that Lyon county was to build
court house and jail this summer
Two or three thousand people were
present and bands, professions, illumi-
nations, free dance, free supper and
free everything made the night noisy
and eventful one. The vote of tine
county was 1.S01, and court house car
lied by majority of II. The fight was
a hard one and the victors feel hilarious
over the result
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
The Labor Party Wins.

DDtCIdI 10 lIIt UIOLe
DULUTH, May 12.-At the village cleo
ton at West Duluth to-day the Labor
party elected their candidate, j. M.
Martin, who defeated Peoples candi-
date. A. Rockwell. 21S votes. Martin re-
ceiving 83S and Rockwell 62O. The
Labor party elected every candidate ex-
cept two trustees i'll the Second ward.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
A Town in Danger.

Special to the Globe.
DULUTH, Mimi. May 12.-Forest fires
are raging in euery direction from this
city, which is literally enveloped in
smoke. The Omaha train for Chicago
which left here at 80 p. m. to-day cot
no farther than West Superior, owing
to fires beyond. More damage IS re-
ported from st. Louis, Wis, several
cords of woods and houses being burnt.
l he city of Lakeside, five miles east oe
here, is also in danger.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
A. o. U. w. OF THE DAKoTAs.
Interesting Work by the Grand
Lodge at Aberdeen.
Special to the Globe.

Speclal 10 the GloDe.
ABERDEEN. S. D.. May 12.-The sec
ond annual session of the Grand Lodge,
A. o. U. W., for the Dakotas, was
called to order this morning by Grand
Master Workman Hughes. Delegates
from nearly sixty lodges were present,
and over a hundred members of the
fraternity. The forenoon was spent in
passing upon credentials of members,
comforting degrees and receiving and
referring reports. In the afternoon the
lodge worked in the master workman
degree, and members of the Aberdeen
lodge were admitted and listened to the
proceedings. This evening over 25O
people partuok of a banquet at the Park
Place hotel. ToaSts were made by a
number of officers and visitors, and ap-
propriate responses made by members
of the fraternity of this city, the festivi-
ties concluding with dance. 1t is
thought all business will be finished to-
morrow and that an Adjournment will
be taken in the evening. All officers of
grand lodge are present, and all parts
of the state represented.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
From West superior.
Special to the Globe.

SpbCId1 % IIIO NlOUS'
WEST SUPERIOR, Wis, May 12.-
Fierce forest fires are raging all about
here. The town of New st. Louis was
practically destroyed. South Superior,
within the city limits, was threatened,
but prompt action on the part of the fire
department prevented serious loss. The
poplar mill, ten miles south of the city,
was totally destroyed. The American
bridge, eighteen miles from mere, is
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
SMITHS SAY
REELECTED to Parliament, He
Gives Some Pointers.

Gives Some Pointers.
LONDON, May 12.-The crown lawyers
having decided that William Henry
Smith, first lord of the treasury, leader
of the Conservative party in the house
of commons and member of parliament
for the district of London known as the
Strand, must submit to reelection on
account of his appointment as warden
of the cinque ports. Mr.. Smith has acted
upon their decision, and has been re-
turned without opposition, In speech
to his electors, referring to the free
education policy of the government, Mr.
Smith said that the cost of free educa-
ton will in no way be thrown upon the
ratcpayerS of the country. Mr.. Smith
condemned what he classed as the ex-
cessively high school rate of London,
ana expressed the opinion that sufficient
education ought to be given at less cost.
No portion of the 60, 900, 600 of the sur
plus, he added, would be devoted to free
education. The money would go to the
reduction of the rates.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13

exhausted. and when the police reached
his side he was dead. In the pocket of
the suicide was found a certificate of
deposit on the Riverside National bank
for $1,000 and $500 in cash.
RIVERSIDE, CAL, May 12.-John J.
Evans, who committed suicide in Chi
cago yesterday, was one of Riverside's
wealthiest citizens. He owns a fine
orange grove and other valuable prop
rty. He leaves a wife nd child.
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
Suicide on the Street.

CHICAGO, May IA man supposed
10 be John ]. Evans, of Riverside, CAL.
committed suicide in the street last
night about 10 o'clock by cutting his
throat with pocket knife. When OBJ
Sserved be ran for a distance of two
blocks, the blood gushing from his
/ throat at every step. but he finally fell
St. Paul daily globe., 1891-05-13
A Druggists Mistake.

NELSON, Neb., May 12.-The cele-
brated poisoning case of the State VS..
Stevenson has been decided IN the dis
trict court. The jury brought in YER
diet of guilty of manslaughter. The
case grew out of mistake by drug
gist putting up corrosive sublimate in
stead of calomel for Miss Carrie Easley,
which rnSnlted in her death