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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
A BRUTAL MURDERER
Revolving Triple Tragedy in a
..- Pittsburg Tenement.
WIFE AND TWO CHILDREN KILLED.
Tho Husband and Father Broke In the
Skulls OF His Victims with q Heavy
Hammer, and Then Tried to Hide His
Crime by Incendlarism.

Hammer, and Then Tried to Hide HIS
Crime by Incendlarisn.
PITTsDURa, July ga terrible triple
tragedy took place during the early hours
Of the morning in a ramshackle brick ten
emcnt on Oak alley, near the head of
Knoxville incline plane, overlooking the
south side. Mrs. John Smaus, and her two
children, aged and 0 years respectively,
died, and the husband and father is under
arrest.
The family consisted of four children
and the parents. A boy years old and q
l3-weeks- old, infant were uninjured by
their father, but were left in tho building
after 1t had been set on fire. The family
has occupied the miserable quarters about
three years. Quarrels have been so fire.
quent that the neighbors gave them little
attention. AT II o'clock at night the
usual quarrel was in progress, but no un
usual noise was heard until . o'clock in
the morning. George Smaus, the husband
and father, ran to neighbor's house, and
in the greatest excitement exclaimed that
something was wrong, as he could not get
into the upper room. The neighbor ran to
the house, stumbling over the body of
Mrs. Smaus Rt the door. Just then smoke
and flames burst from the upper windows.
the body Of the woman. She was still
breathing, but died in few moments.
The fircmon found blood spattcred over
the floor, furniture and walls of the down
stairs ROOM In the room up stairs they
found blood marks everywhere Tho
feather bed wns on fire. and they pulled it
from the Stats to throw it out of the win
dow. when they noticed something heavy
init. They reached into the slit and pulled
out the body of a child. The body was
burned black and not stitch of clothes
was OH it. The body was taken down
stairs and the burning tick thrown ont of
the window. The men were Mortified to
see the black and charred body of another
child under the bed. The baby was sound
asleep in its cradle. The flames were soon
extinguished.
On the floor were two hammers covered
with blood, a broken lamp, and blood on
nearly every piece of furniture and every
foot Of the floor. The room was in terrible
disorder, showing that a desperate battle
took place between the murderer and his
first victim, his wife. The surroundings
would indicate that the man and wife had
fought, and that he knocked her to the
floor with house hammer weighing about
apound. 1t Is thought he used this until
tho handle flew off and then procured a
heavy machinist hammer.
After the mother received her death blow
Che father killed his daughters. aged and
eyears respectively. He had struck them
several blows over their heads with the
heavy hammer. Every blow sank deep
into their brains, crushing their heads
His next work was to place the lamp
the bed SO that the bed clothing readily
fgnited. hoping thereby to conceal the ter
rible crime.
The s-year-old boy who escaped stated
that his father had killed his mother.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, July 27.-The
best strike ever made in Cripple Greek is
reported by the gold mining company
which owns the Rhinoccros and Nil Des-
perandum mines A vein twenty-five
inches thick has been uncovered twenty
two feet below the surface, from which a
sample mill run gave ~, 100 ounces of gold
to the ton. Another phenomenal discov-
cry is that made in the second level. The
pay vein Is twelve feet thick with a high
grade seam running from eight to ten
inches thick. A five pound lump taken
from this seam ran G053-l0 ounces of gold
To the ton, or s6 a pound.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

PfTTsRURG, July CIV. A. Dunlap,
part owner of The Commercial Gazette,
and a millionaire tinware manufacturer of
this city, shot and badly wounded three
orchard thieves who, with others, were
trespassing on his property. The throe
young men injured were Thomas Kelly,
shot in the right thigh close to the groin;
John Kelly received shot of a triiling
character in the right leg, and John Com
lin was shot in both legs. Thomas Kelly's
wound may prove serious. The police have
the names of the companions of the above,
and all will be arrested. Mr.. Dunlap was
placed under arrest aud gave bail in the
sum of 5000. ..-
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

DENVER, Colo July 21.-Thirty-five hun
dred hungry people were fed with bread,
meat and milk yesterday by the missions.
The list of idle men is increasing as the
miners come in from the camps. 1t has
been planned by the unemployed men that
a thousand would march to the governors
Office and demand free transportation east,
but they We're dissuadei from doing SO by
the efforts of Reys Myron Reed and
Thomas Uzzell A train load of men weTs
shipped eastward last night.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
A DENVER LYNCHlNG.
A Murderer Taken from Jail and Hanged
by n Mnh.

A Murderer Taken from Jail and Hanged
by Mob.
DENVER July 27.-Not since Denver was
a small frontier village and lynching par
ties were of common occurrence has the
city experienced anything like what took
place last night. On Tuesday evening an
Italian saloon keeper named Arata most
brutally murdered an inoffensive old man
named Lightfoot, pounding his head into
a jelly with chair, slashing him with
knife and finally ending his heinous crime
by firing two shots through the old mans
body. Arata was Immediately arrested an
locked up in the county Jail, which is To-
Gated in the very heart of the city and one
of the finest and most secure structures Of
the kind in the west. All day long tho
citizens continued to discuss the crime,
and last night crowd OF 1900 gathered
at the jail. The doors were battered down,
and despite the heroic efforts of the sheriff
and his men Arata was taken from the
Jail and hung to tree and shot by the
n1nh
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

DENVER, July 27.-President NJ. J. Law
renee and Cashier F. c. Schrader, of the
Peoples Savings bank, were arrested on a
warrant charging grand larceny in con-
nection with the failure of the savings
bank. The warrant was sworn to by w
NJ. Casey, in behalf of his wife, Sophie
Casey, who is depositor in the bank to
the amount of sl,s00. The charges upon
which the proceedings are brought is that
the bank received n deposit from Mrs
Casey within thirty days previous TO the
time of failure. This is alleged to be n
violation of the state law, and is held by
that law to be prima facie evidence that
the officials of the bank knew that tho
bank was insolyent.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
PRICE ONE CENT
LIBERIA AT THE FAIR.
The Unique Pavilion of the Black ns
public Formally Dedicated.

The Unique Pavilion of the Black ne-
public Formally Dedicated.
CHICAGO, July 27.-Liberia, the strange
republic which DISTINGUISHES white men
and makes tine negro the sovereign in pub.
lie and private life, celebrated its forty
seventh rsaryofindependcnce yester.
day by dcdicating its pavilion in Agrioul-
tural building at the fair. No imported
stuffs were used in the construction OF the
pavilion, and thus the fence is made Of
wild ropes and native tree trunks and the
decorations are great cunes of rare
ivory or groups of handsomely mottled
skins, with everywhere stripes OF red and
white and emblems Of the same with the
blue corner and the big white star. In the
center of the exhibit are stacks of coffee,
the staple production of the land and al
most endless collections OF implements Of
war and domestic appliances. So COM
plete is it all that already the Armour In
stitute and the Chicago University have
talked with the commission about secur-
ing the collection intact.
The paid admissions at the fair yester-
day were O., ,9I5
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

CHICAGO, July 27.-President Walter
Groves, of the Lake Seamen's union, yes
terday ordered the $500 men in the Chi
cago branch TO do no work for less than
81 day. This was done in anticipation
of an attempt made by the vessel owners
TO get union sailors for 81. so day. Only
sailing vessels are affected. The order did
not result in many men striking, for the
reason that a dull season in the lake trade
has set in, and but few sailors are at pres.
ent employed. The men are willing to ac-
cept a reasonable reduction.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

AsBURY PARK, n, j., July 2T--A goodly
number of cottngers and hotel guests met
here and formed themselves into the New
Jersey Amateur Anglers association,
whose object IL is to suppress pound fish
ing along the New Jersey coast resorts.
The new association will employ legal
talent to force the owners of the pounds
to withdraw their nets. The fishermen
claim that the pounds spoil ali the hook
and line fishing along the coast
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

MORROW, o., July 27.-Mrs. w. II. Glenn
ent, of the southern road and Miss Julia
S. Frazer, were struck by Miami train
while driving across the tracks. Mrs.
Fraer's skull was fractured and her spine
injured. Mrs. Clements thigh was broken
and her face badly cut. She is over so and
her injuries will probably result fatally.
Mrs. Frazer is her daughter, and is also
thought to be fatally hurt.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

LONDON, July 2T.--Mr. Joseph Have
lock Wilson, NJ, p. for Mddlcshorough
and secretary of the National Seamen's
union, whose libal suit against the Lon
don Evening News and Post resulted in n
verdict for the paper, has received another
legal setback, The shipping Gazette
printed parts of the articles published in
The Evening News and Post. The case
was tried ut the Guildford assizeS and the
jury returned II verdict for The Shipping
Gazette
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

UTICA, N Y, July 27.-The fact has
leaked out that registered letter pouch
from Portland, Ore, to New York city
was rifled of portion of its contents en-
route, and that when the pouch reached
the postoffice in New York it was discov-
cred that nearly sixty registered: letters
were missing
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

PETERspuRG, Va, July a7-Jamcs A.
Jones, of this city, and Cnpias Dillon, oil
Chesterfield, while driving towards Ches.
ter stopped at a watering trough just be-
when wind sqnall came up very sudden
ty. A tree was blown down and struck
both men, AS we'll as the team Jones
skull was crushed and he died soon after.
Dtllon's injuries are not serious, but pain
ful. The horse was instantly killed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

LONDON, July 27.-The Hon L. J. Phelps,
who was one OF the American counsel be-
fore the Bchring Sea tribunal of arbitra-
tion, was questioned in this city in re-
gard to the report circulated in the
United States TO the effect that the tri-
bunal had decided in favor of tho
Americans. Mr.. Phelps declared that
there was no truth i'll the report. lie added
that he did not think that decision would
be reached by the arbitrators for some
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

BuzzARD's BAY, Mass, July a7.-The
president will remain here just as long as
he possibly can. He will not leave before
the morning of the day before congress
meets and tim go direct to Washington.
The remaining members of the presidents
household will not leave here until about
Sent
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

WEIGH, w. Va, July 27.-There was
rear end collision between freight and
passenger train on the Norfolk and West
ern railroad, about mile from this city,
at sharp curve. John Frankman, q
brakeman on the passenger train, was I'M
der the passenger car when the freight
struck it and he was killed. Four un-
known men who were beating their way
in the first box car back of the tender were
nlso killod
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

CHICAGO, July 27-It is currently re.
ported that the Chicago Trust and Sav.
ings bank and several other banks in the
city have been swindled to large extent
by forged securities. 1t was said that a
smooth confidence man has disposed of Sc.
curities of different banks to the amount
of $4,000 or $4,000, and that the fact that
the paper was clever forgery has just
been discovered
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

ELIzABEfH, y. j., July 27.-The long
shoremen employed by Shay & Shay, of
New York Giiy,who were unloading stones
at the city docks, struck for an advance
from twenty to twenty cents All hour
The contractors Immediately sent men
from New York to take the strikers
places, but when they learned the circum
stances they too refused to work and went
hntna
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

LOUISVILLE, July 27-A mysterious case
Of poisoning occurred in the neighborhood
OF Hancock and Green streets As result
twenty-seven people have been taken vio-
lently i'll, three of whom are now in very
serious condition. All who We're taken ill
drank milk purchased from the dairy Of
Frank Moser
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

TORONTO, Ont, July Ell, B. Newitz,
of Geneva, Switzerland, his two sons, aged
Hand IA, and their governess, Josephine
Wagner, were taken into custody here On
kilograms received from John Bonfield,
cbiaf Of the secret service ut tho Worlds
tair' Chicago where the prisoners are
wanted for grand larceny and embczzle-
ment The prisoners protest their inno-
cence. Newitz's oldest son said that he
was agent of the Swiss Watch company,
and that he fitted up the Swiss depart
ment at the Worlds fair.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
JUNe'S MONDAY.

Roses white and roses red.
Rose vines tangled overhead;
June her floral treasures flingsr
While above n robin sings.
Drowsy bees hang on the rose.
Silently the river flows;
Scented Is tho air, and high
Flies n swallow in the sky.
Love knocks at my lady's bowers
Comes he with the regal flower;
Cries he, Rouse ye, and away;
Know ye not tits roses day?"
ALBERT Hardy In New England Magazine.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

OCoNoMowoc, Wis, July 27-The coro
Ber's inquest relieves William Hale Thomp
son, OF Chicago, of any responsibility in
the death of his coachman, Schumacher
which it is now learned was caused by 9
bursting blood vessel.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

BUFFALO, July 27.--The investigation of
the causes of the wreck of the excursion
train at East Aurora week ago has been
concluded, and the blame fixed upon the
switchman at the turntable and the Ell.
gineer of the excursion train. Both have
been dismissed frota the company's EN-
plnvD,ant
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
Wanna s1oo. 600 pnmnrss,

BUFFALO, July 2T.-Fire Commissioner
G. f. 2eller is about to begin proceedings
against Henry Breitweisser, prominent
tobacco merchant, for defamation of char
acter. Damages are placed at 100000. Mr.
Xeller alleges that Breitweisser spoke of
him as thief" and charged that Zellcr,
while nm alderman, had protited by trans
action with new reservoir
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

BUFFALO, July 27,-aTrs. Henry Msybach,
81 years old, cut her throat with her hus-
bands razor and then cut the throat of
her 6-monthsold girl baby at Clarence
Centre, this county. Both aIe dead. The
woman left note, saying she believed the
baby was going to die and she could not
live without it, She leaves a 3.year.old
daughter
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

KANSAS CITY, July 27-There are no
disturbances at Weir City, Pittsburg or
ii chtield. The negroes brought from Al
ALBANIA have not been molested, and the
strike leaders say they will not be- The
strikers claim to have assurances from a
large number of the negroes that they will
leave the mines as soon as there is any
prospect of getting home.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

PERTH ANNOY, n. j., July 21-William
] Cutters sawmilI and timber yard in
this city was entirely destroyed by fire.
The fire was caused by an employe, who
had some difficulty with Cutter in itscttle
ment of wages The loss will amount to
SiOOD
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

WASHINGTON, July 27.-Secretary Car
Isle has requested tho designations of the
following collectors of Internal revenue;
John o. Cravcns Sixth Indiana; Frank Il.
0rcutt, Massachusetts; Z. A. White,
Fourth North Carolina; James d. Brady,
Second Virginia; Patrick II. McCauiL
Sixth Virginia.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
Cashier Koetrlng stnl Missing.

MILWAUKEE, July 27.-Cashier Koetting,
of the suspended South Side Savings bank,
who disappeared last week, has not been
heard from. Mr. Koetting, as executor of
various estates, had in his possession be-
longing to heirs over 100000 in money
and property
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

MUNcIR, Ind, July 27-The two chil.
dren of William Caynor, farmer residing
north of here, a boy and girl, aged re.
spectively and 8 years, fell out of hay
NOV and were instantly killed. Both of
their backs were broken.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

EAsToN, Pa, July a7.-Complete re-
turns from the Eighth congressional dis
tries show that Howard Mutchler, Demo-
crat, was elected to congress over Frank
Recder, Republican, by nearly 4,400 There
was n larger vote polled than was at first
indicated by the returns Northampton
county gives Mutchler 205S majority;
Monroe, 97S; Carbon, 7s2; Pike, jG6.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

BRINplsI, July 2T.-The Maharajah Tai
tai Braga committed suicide by poison on
his arrival here. 1t is supposed that the
cause of his action was the theft of the
casket containing all his jewels and money.
He WINS 10 Years Old.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

PARIS, July 27.-The trial Of NJ. Norton
charged with forging the documents that
were alleged to have been stolen from tho
British embassy. and of NJ. Ducret, editor
of The Cocarde, on the charge of compile
ity in the forgeries, will take place on
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

F'FF71F TIT "" N7f''7FFN F''0HlFVFIFU W Ut tts
NEW YORK, July 2T.-All OF the men
employed in tho boiler shops of the Cooke
Locomotive works at Paterson, n. j., have
gone out on strike. The men say they
were required to bring big iron block
from distant part of the shop, which
would take them half day TO do, and
they refused to obey md left the shop.
The managers claim that the trouble is
over the discharge of foreman who was
popular with the men,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

CINCINNATI, July aT.-Clarence NJ. Over
man, late president and cashier of the Citi-
zen's National bank, OF IIillsboro, o., was
arrested by the United States marshal at
Hillsboro, charged with cmbezzling $50, 900
of the banks funds, and also with making
false entries in report to the comptroller
of the currency.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

BERLIN, July 27-The bundesrath, or
federal council, is today discussing ths
question of tariff reprisals against Russia.
1t is held to be certain that so per cent.
will be added to the duties collected on tho
various Russian products imported into
Earmnnp
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

LONDON, July 27..-Steamer Pearl ran
into and sank the steamer Archibald Fin
ney, coal laden, off North Rock, County
Down, Ireland. Seven persons on board
the Archibald Finney were drowned.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

MEMPHIs, July 27.-An attempt was
made last night to rescue three imprisoned
leaders of the mob who on Saturday night
lynched Lee Walker, the negro ravisher.
They were beaten OH by the Jail officials,
one of their number being shot in the leg
hv n Uiiard
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

COMFY ISLAND, n. Y, July 2T.-During
terrific thunder storm last evening T. L.
Loomis, of Brooklyn, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed, and three other
persons were very seriously injured The
party had been bathing at Gerhard's
pavilion when the bolt struck the bath
house, tearing out a portion of the wood
work and striking the entire party.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

A lady asked an astronomer if ths
moon was inhabited.
Madam" he replied, II know of one
moon in which there is always man
and woman"
(which is that"
"The honeymoon. - Journal Anus
ant
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

New York, July 27.-Peter Jackson, the
colored pugilist, arrived by the steamer
Teutonc yesterday. lie says he will fight
Corbett anywhere that the latter may Sc
lect, provided that it is north of Mason
and Dixon's line
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

Doctor-Your wife is in a very critical
state, and l should recommend you to
call in some specialist to consult on the
case.
Husband-There. you sea, doctor,
was right again! told my wife long
ago she ought 10 get proper medical ad.
vice, but she always thought you might
be ed!-Fliegcnde Blatter.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

PIrTsDURG, July 27. = The Pittsburg
wire works at Braddocks shut down yes
terday on account of duh trade An early
assumption is not expected. The plant
while in operation gives employment to
5pO men
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

RICHMOND, Va, July 2z-During tho
prevalence of a thunder storm in Flu
wanna county Miss Rose Mayo, daugh-
ter of DR.. Il. p. Mayo, of Cumberland
county, was struck by lightning and in
stantly killed
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

RICHMOND, Va, July GA supposed in
cendiary fire at Ashland, sixteen miles
from this city, destroyed six stores with
their contents Loss, $4,000.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

LooRPoRT, n. Y, July 2T.-Lawrence J.
McParlin, of the state committee, has
issued a call for state convention of the
Peoples party to be held ut Sylvan Beach.
Oneida county, Aug. Is.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27

Moscow, July 27.-There is an average
of ten new cases of cholera and six deaths
from the disease in this city daily
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-07-27
BASEBALL YESTERDAY.


AT Cinc1nnati-The second game between
Cincinnati and Cleveland stponod; rain.
Pennsylvania State League.
At Scranton-Scranton, II; Easton, I.
AT Reading Reading, G; Allentown, g.
At Alt0ona-Altoona, 4; Harrisburg. 9.
AT Johnstown Johnstown, Is; YORK, Is.
Eastern League.
AT Erie-Erie, I; Troy, T.
AT Bufralo-Albany, 5; Buffalo, 4.
At wilkesbarre Providence, 6: Wilkes.
barre, ..