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The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18

New Orleans, Oct. 16. = Engineer
Simpson, of the East Louisiana rail-
road, Is responsible for a frightful nc-
cident that occurred this morning at
the crossing of the Louisville & Nash
vile and Northwestern roads. about
two miles from where the Louisville
NASHVILLE road leaves Elysiantields
street-an accident that will, In all
probability result in at least one IA
tality, while q score of passengers on
the Louisville & Nashville received
severe injuries.
The Louisville & Nashville across
the-lake" excursion train, consisting
of eight coaches well loaded with
pleasure seekers, large proportion of
them being women and children,
pulled out ON time AS the train ap-
preached the crossing of the North
western tracks Engineer Hanley
brought his train to stop and
whistled, as the law requires. He
then gave the signal to go ahead, and
proceeded across the tracks of the
Northwesterm. The Louisiana train,
carrying eXcursionists to points in
Saint Tammany parish, was booming
along its tracks, and with shrill
whistle for 'down brakes" it crashed
into the sixth coach of the Louisville
& Nashville train. The collision threw
q crowded coach completely into the
ditch, while the attacking engine was
derailed and buried its nose several
feet in the soft mud. Passengers on
the East Louisiana train were un-
injured except by the shock of the
collision. Not so with the coast ex-
cursion, however. Just before the iron
monster struck the coach several of
the passengers saw it coming and a
panic cnsued. There was wild rush
to escape from the doomed coach, but
before one of the passengers could
reach either platform the approaching
engine had struck and the coach with
it's live freight was hurled from the
tracks into the ditch. Women and
children shrieked in their terror,
while men fought their way blindly
for some escape from the coach. Seats
were torn up and hurled in every di-
rection by the force Of the collision,
and after the first wild panic had sub
sided there were heard piteous means
from different quarters of the wreck,
telling of painful injuries, Willing
hands went to work and within a
short time the wounded ones had
been taken from the coach and made
as comfortable as circumstances
would permit. The greatest indigna-
tion and anger prevailed among the
witnesses of the collision against
Engineer Simpson, who had ruthless
ly disregarded the law requiring him
to stop, and had caused the. frightful
wreck. Inquiry developed the fact
that Simpson had escaped to- the
swamp.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
Three Drowned.

Brooklyn, Oct 16.-Yesterday after
noon a catboat containing four men
was struck by squall off Coney ISL
and and capsized. The accident was
witnessed by number of people on
shore, and John and Daniel Bailey Of
Coney Island Immediately started to
the rescue in a small boat. They sue
ceeded in reaching one of the party,
who was clinging to the overturned
boat and brought him ashore in. an
unconscious condition. He was finally
resuscitated. He said that his name
was Walter Booth, and that his COM
panions, who were drowned, were
Frank Mcintyre, James Ford and
Frank Rritton, all Of New Brighton.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18

FORCED TO JUErP.
Big Lynching bee I'm A Kentucky
Town.

Lexington, Ky. Oct. 1G - Another
iynching was added to the unusually
large fall series of Bluegrass lynch
ing bees to-day. At the close of the
Beattyville fair Oscar Morton,
prominent citizen of Stanton, Powell
county, went on the warpath. Only
two weeks ago Morton killed his man
at Stanton and was out on $1,000
bond to appear next week at the Pow
ell circuit court. When Morton ar
rived at the fair he proceeded to get
drunk and then went to hunt for
Sheriff William Simms, who was his
deadly enemy, feud Of long standing
existing between the two men. Simms
and Morton met near the entrance of
the fair grounds and after few
words both of them drew guns and
quick exchange of shots followed,
Morton using two guns. His first shot
broke the sheriff's right arm at the
elbow, and John Hogg, friend of
Simms, whipped out his gun and
joined in the battle. When the smoke
had cleared away 1t was found that
Sheriff Simms was dead, having q
shot through his breast, one in his
abdomen and another through his
arm. Morton was shot through the
neck, While Hogg was unhurt Be
fore a crowd could collect Mortonwas
hustled to the county jail and placed
under guard. The people became in
furiated and big meeting was at
once held on the public square. Col.
John Drummond mounted a barrel
and made a speech in which he said
that the murderer must be hanged,
but that the work must be done
quietly and with perfect order; Nor
ton had killed two men in less than
two weeks time and he must die by
the rope. A mob was quickly formed
and marched to the Jail. The jailer
was overpowered and the keys to
Morton's cell obtained. He was found
lying in his shirt sleeves on the floor
of his cell, and after bitter struggle
was seized and dragged out. He
then became very impudent and told
the mob he did not care what they
did with him provided they did their
work quickly. After short parley
he was taken to a little bridge some
distance from town and the rope was
placed around his neck The leaders
drew their guns and told him to jump
or else he would be riddled with bull
lets. Turning around the doomed man
cursed his captors and utteling wild
imprecation leaped into space. The
jump broke his neck, and after dang
| ling in the air for some minutes he
became still and volley of shots
| were fred into him. The murderer
was wealthy man who lived at
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
MADE A BIG HAUL
TRAIN ROBBERS IN CALIFORNIA
SECURE s50,OOD.
They Hold Up an Overland Express
Train, Loot the Express Car of
$4,000 I'm Gold and Escape ON the
Engine.


Sacramento, Oct. 1.-THE east-bound
overland train was held up by two
men about six miles below this city.
The track walker was first robbed
and forced to start to town. The
train robbers then covered the engi.
neer and fireman with guns and com.
PEELED them to accompany them to the
express car. Messenger Page shot
twice at the bandits and came near
losing his life. The engineer and fire.
man called Page to open the door, as
the train robbers We're going to shoot
them If he did not and were prepared
to blow up the car with dynamite.
He complied in order to save their
lives and the robbers looted the car of
four bags of gold containing $5O,.
000. Then they cut the en-.
gine loose and boarding 1t ran toward
the city. The engine was then re-
leased and set on wild run toward
the train, but by the time it reached
it the steam had run so low that the
collision caused little damage. The
robbers made good their escape.
The detectives ere as yet without
q clue to the identity of the robbers,
and 1t Is even not Known in which di-
rection the band have fed. Yester-
day two strangers registered at the
Western hotel ana were given room
In which they left oyercoats and over
alls. They did not sleep in the room
but this morning returned and claimed
their property. They are said to
answer the description of the robbers.
Robbery in Virginia.
Richmand, Va, Oct. 1.-THE north
bound passenger train on the Rich
mond, Fredericksburg & Potomac rail-
way was held up near Quantico. The
engineer and fireman were forced from
their engine and the engine was cut
loose and sent ahead. The express car
was then entered, the messenger COW
cred with pistols and the safe robbed.
The runaway locomotive was stopped
at Quantico by obstructing the track.
1t is stated that there was an unusual
ly large amount of money on the train,
probably $4,000 The robbers, seven
in number, were masked and did not
blow open the safe. They forced the
| messenger to open it. The railway
company has offered $1,000 reward
for the arrest of any of the robbers
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
HIS SIN PUBLIC.
why Col. Breckenridge Is Suspended
From Mount HOreb Church.

"ny C01s bceckAlnrRetSe rs SuSpehUeu
From Mount Horeb Church.
Paris, KY, Oct 16.-CoI. w. G. p.
Breckenridge has been suspended
from communion by Mount Horeb
church in la Fayette county. The
pastor of the church. Rev. Charles L..
Thompson, gives the Kentuckian Cit
izen the following statement of the
action of the church.:
"On last Sunday morning at the
Mount Horeb church was read pub
licly the action of the church concern
ing Col. w. G. p. Breckenridge, who
had made to them confession of
his guilt and asked the prayers and
love of his brethren in leading q
Christian life. The unanimous de-
cision of the officers was that while
accepting his repentance as sincere
and heartfelt the great publicity of
the sin demanded some public action,
so he was suspended from the sacra-
ments till Feb. l. 1896. The law of
the Presbyterian church book of
church orders, paragraph 15S, is def
mite suspension is administered when
the credit of religion, the honor of
Christ, and the good of the offender
demand it. even though he may have
given satisfaction to the court. /"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
THE NEW YORK CAMPAIGN.
Senator Hill Delivers nm Address MT
BingIamptOn.

B1Hgh0mptOn.
Birmingham, n Y, Oct. 14.-Senator
Hill faced here for his second attack
upon the Republican party an audi
ence equally as enthusiastic, even if
not quite as large as that at Syracuse
last night. Senator Hill stepped to
the front of the platform and in a
clear, decisive manner began his ad-
dress. In addition to reiterating the
sentiments expressed at Syracuse, he
said:
II embrace this early opportunity
to express my sincere appreciation of
the local and cordial support which is
being given the state ticket by those
who have heretofore differed with me
in regard to interparty affairs, espe-
cially in the rural districts Of the
state. With entire unanimity those
who have been generally regarded as
the especial friends Of the national ad-
ministration have earnestly wheeled
into line and are performing valiant
service In behalf of the cause, and
should be unjust to them, as well as
unjust to myself, If did not take oc-
casion to freely acknowledge their
magnanimity and generous action.
They seem to realize more keenly than
do some of our party friends in New
York and Brooklyn the absolute neces-
sity of party unity in the present
emergency, involving as it does the
very .existance of the Democratic
parry itself"
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
Ohio, was shot twice by highwaymen,
probably fatally.

Ohio, was shot twice by highwaymen,
probably fatally.
Richard Johnson, Little Rock (Ark.)
gambler, blew the head off G. X. Dick
son with shotgun as the result of an
alteration,
Jack Bellew was sentenced at Fort
Dodge, Iowa, to the Iowa penitentiary
for the murder of Joseph Tiffany, to
which he pleaded guilty.
William Mckinney was acquitted at
Mexico, Mo-, OF the charge OF being
implicated in the murder OF Tom Tur-
ner.
A. B. Crawford, the ex-cashier of the
wrecked American National bank of
Springfield, Mo-, has been sentenced
to 1--WE years in prison.
Michael McDonough, 50 years old,
has been convicted of murder in the
first degree at Kenton, Ohio. He killed
his wife with knife.
John Heller's saloon at RIverview,
ILL.,, was robbed of $100 In cash, several
boxes of cigars and n number Of bot
ties of whisky.
George Van Taylor of Detroit COM
mitted suicide in Jail, leaving letters in
which he confesses to having commit
ted twelve murders.
August Herbaum of San Antonio,
Tex, John Cook of Lebanon, Ind,
and Isaac w. Dawson, living near
Leesburg, Ind, committed suicide.
A mob broke into the jail at Irvine,
Ky, and lynched Alexander Richard
son, a white man, who had been ar
rested for murder and attempted as
Sault.
Lawyer Steve aid "Buneo" Kelly,
Ulder arrest at Portland, Or, for the
murder of George Sayrss, whose 'o6y
was found floating in the river, was
indicted by the grand jury.
James Lynch, roadmaSter of the
Great Northern and one of the most
widely known railroad men and con-
tractors in the Northwest, killed M
self at his home in Spokane, Wash,
ty sending a bullet through his brain.
Charles C. Neereamer, an agent ap-
pointed recently by Ohio School Com
missioner 0. T. Corson to investigate
the accounts Of w. F. Ziegler, treas
urer Of Violet township, Fairfield
county, Ohio, reported finding him
short $3.50.
Mrs Zettie Belts, daughter of Peter
Mccartney, the once notorious counter
feiter of Neoga, Ill, who is under in
dicment for poisoning her husband,
George Belts, at their home at Bes-
semer, Ala, is on trial in the criminal
court at Birmingham, Ala.
Samuel Vaughan, aged so, living sew
en- miles south Of Lewiston, ILL.,, COM
mitted suicide or was murdered. He
was found in his house with a bullet
hole i'll his head and q target rife lying
by his side His skull was badly crush
ed and it is intimated that there may
have been foul play.
Two farmers, Raymond Martin and
Robert Rye, at Hebardsville, KY,
quarreled about a woman. Martin got
two axes, and. handing one to Rye, he
proposed q duel. They fought until
Rye had both arms severed and fell
dead Martin received horrible gashes
about the head and breast. and viii
| die.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
1.-THE WOMAN DID IT.
THE APPLE INCIDENT REPEATED
IN A MURDER CASE.
A BurgIar An JAN at Cleveland, Ohio,
COnfesses That He and His Wife
Tried 60 Rob q Man and That His
Wife Killed the Victim.

Cleveland, Oct. 17.--Clarence Rob-
inson, the convicted burglar in the
county jail here, made a confession
which confirms what his wife had al
ready told the police and removes all
doubt about the murder Of Montgom-
cry Gibbs, the Buffalo attorney, In
April last. When Deputy Superin-
tendent of Police Cusack and District
Attorney Benefick of Buffalo arrived
here this morning they were armed
with the confession Of Mrs Robinson.
They went at once to the Jail and
were shown into the corridor where
Robinson was. The prisoner was
asked to tell the officers what he
knew about the Gibbs murder. For
two hours they fred questions at
Robinson, trying him first on one tack
and then on another. He lodged and
squirmed and fought them at every
turn. At first the prisoner showed
plenty Of assurance, but finally it be-
came apparent that he was giving
way under the strain. One Of the
turnkeys took him aside then and
urged him to be a man and make
clean breast of the matter. Robinson
had admitted that part Of the story
told by Mrs. Robinson was true, and
at last he admitted that he was i'm
plicated in the murder, but declares
that his wife had fired the shot which
killed Gibbs. ALI of a sudden the
prisoner broke down completely. Bow
ing his head upon his hands, he began
to sob. Then he told his story.
when we arrived In Buffalo last
spring" he said, 1--WE were In want.
We lived first at No. 100 East Eagle
street, Buffalo, but during the week
before the murder we had a room at
No. 149 North Division street.
when We started out that night
Sadie wore mems clothes and we each
carried 32-caliber revolver, She had
British bulldog and mine was of
the Smith & Wesson pattern. We
walked along Delaware avenue and
passed seven or eight persons. Gibbs
approached US and said to Sadie,
here comes swell guy
He looks too big for u.s. she an
swered.
ssWith that he had almost reached
| us, and, leyeling my revolver at him,
L = AAAh W tAtOW up Ills
Instead Of doing so he struck me with
cane or umbrella. Then he grabbed
my right wrist and we had fight for
| the revolver. When he laid hold OF
my wrist the revolver was fired, but
| the bullet went into the air. A mo-
ment later there was another shot
and the bullet entered Gibbs left
| arm. He fell toward me and we
clinched. Then 1t was that Sadie
/ pulled her revolver and shot him ir
the head. He dropped and we start
ed to rob him when we Saw somebody
coming. We skipped out, climbing
over the hedge fence and running be
tween two houses. We separated and
met on back street. Then we walked
around the block and back past th,
i place of the murder, but on the oppo
site side Of the street They wer,
loading him into wagon as we wen
by"
The authorities here have promised
to defer the sentence OF Robinson TO
ten days in order to give the Buffat
court chance to pass on his confes
sion. If he is indicted he will be de
livered to the authorities of Erie coun
ty, n Y, for trial
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
General.

California raisin growers are In
war over independent packers prices.
The training ship Enterprise has
sailed for Bermuda.
The marine elevator at Buffalo, N. Y,
with capacity of 650,0O0 bushels, has
been completed.
The Democratic convention of the
Twenty-ninth New York district has
nominated A. ]. Roberts for congress.
The University Press of Cambridge
Mass, the oldest printing establishment
in America, has been forced to assign
The Republicans of the Twenty-sev
enth On. W congressional district nom
mated Maj. Theodore L. Poole.
The employees Of the Gould system o.
railroads are organizing a new fedora
tion.
Democrats of the Sixth Indiana dis
trict nominated j. Elliott for congress
and James Brooks for state senator.
Catholics of San Francisco have be
gun an open warfare against the A. p
A.
A decision rendered by Judge Burn
at Denver nullifies the effort to form 9
combination to control the Ignite Goa
supply Of Colorado and raise prices.
The superior court of Worcester
Conn, has adjudged Ferdinand Ward
who abducted his son at Thompson
Conn, recently an unfit person to car
/ for boy.
Lawrence Gardiner, president Of tht
OF the Washington Beneficial Endow
ment association, which has recently el
tered into an agreement with the Com
mercial Alliance Life Insurance com
pany Of New York, has brought sui
In the district courts against the lat
ter company. He alleges fraud entered
into the transaction and that the condi
ton OF the Alliance company was mis
represented to him.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
DISASTER. IN A MINE.
Explosion of "a Boiler in PeMnsyI-
Vania CoIliery.

vania CoIliery.
Shamokin, Pa, Oct. 13.-Three men
were killed, two seriously wounded, il
not fatally, and five others badly hurt
by the explosion at the boilers at the
Henry Clay colliery this morning. The
entire steam supplying plant of the
mine, consisting of thiEtT-six boilers,
was totally demolished. and in addi-
ton to the monetary loss, which will
aggregate $4,000, the Henry Clay,
Big Mountain, Sterling and Peerless
collieries will be unable to resume
operations for at least a month. The
explosion is the worst of its kind that
has ever occurred in this region, and
its cause is MYSTERY. The dead and
injured are:
THOMAS CARR, fireman, leaves 6
widow and three children.
WILLIAM BOYLE, fireman, deaf
when recovered.
WILLIAM e. SLICK, neck broken.
PETER BECK, cannot recover,
JACOB ]. OLDHAM, cannot recover
JOHN M'LAUGHLIN, died TIVE
hours after the accident.
JOHN FLENKENSTEIN, may re
| cover.
| DENNIS BRENNAN, not dangerous
| WILLIAM QUINN, cut on the head
| MICHAEL BARRAS, injured b,
flying bricks.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
TIMBER LAND STEALS.
the Federal Grand Jury Returns
Many Indictments.

Ashland, wis, Oct. 13.-Strong rum.
Drs are afioat both here and at Madison
that the federal grand jury In session
there, has returned indictments against
sixty people for conspiring to defraud
the United States, subornation OF per.
Jury, etc. The reported indictments
are all In connection with fraudulent
land entries and swindles at Ashland,
by which millions Of dollars worth OF
pine lands were stolen from the gov.
ernment. Strong efforts were made last
night to establish the truth or falsity
of the rumor, but 1t was impossible to
do so. The officials, grand jurymenr
and oil others who know whether the
same Is true or not, are sworn to alb
solute secrecy and decline to discuss
the matter at all.
Color is lent to the report when all
parties connected with the grand jury
refused to deny that the indictments
have been brought except In two cases.
From inside sources it Is known that
the charges were conspiracy and short.
age ont he part of Robert G. Heydiauf,
who was receiver of the land Office
when the Omaha and Wisconsin Gen.
tral lands were thrown open for public
settlement. A r. Osborn and w. @.
McCord were also charged with con-
spiracy, specifically consisting of an
attempt to get hold Of all the choice
tracts of pine lands by locating set.
tiers on the lands for speculative pur.
poses. 1t is claimed that Osborn and
McCord both manipulated a large
number of settlers in this matter, fur
nj fCfr N
to ''see them through" with Heydlauff.
There also comes the charge Of a
shortage in Office accounts. It Is
claimed that Heydlauff made false re.
turns to the government monies re.
ceived by him while in Office. He
claims to be able to satisfactorily ex-
plain the discrepancy.
The indictments have been brewing
| for several months. Secretary Hoke
Smiths special representatives and
special land agents have been hanging
about the land office all summer.
spooner Not Implicated.
Madison, Wis, Oct. 13.-Late last
night rumor became current that
Senator Spooner and others, all men
of prominence. in the state, We're to be
or had been indicted for an attempt
to defraud the government out Of ex
tensiye and valuable pine lands in The
Ashland land district. The report OF
the grand jury of the United States
court will not be received until next
Saturday and may not even then be
made public. From source that does
not admit of question. it was found
this morning that no such charge hat
been framed. 1t is impossible to fine
out anything concerning Messrs. Hey
dlauff, McCord, Osborn, Shea ani
others whose names rumor has asso
ciated with that of ex-senator Spooner
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
AADE A BIG HAUL.
"p~S40 WIrress Company Relieved
OF Thousands of Dollars.

"p~sao 9xrress Company Relieved
OF Thousands OF Dollars.
The Dalles. Or, Oct. 1.-THE Pa
cifc Express company's Office in this
city has been robbed of $4,000 or
$4,000. The money was sent here
from Portland and arrived Saturday
night, +. N. Hill, express agent, and
two officers took charge of the money
as soon as it arrived taking it to the
express Office. Details of the robbery
are very meager. 1t Is thought that
the robbers came here on train
with the treasure box and knew
where it was consigned and the con-
tents, and followed it up, after it ar
rived. They made easy work OF cap
turing 1t. Charles Tibbitts, the COM
pany's driver, sleeps In the express
Office, but on the night Of the robbery
he was attending ball, and did not
return until o'clock. The robbery
was evidently committed between
II 80 and 1890 Saturday night, while
Tibbitts was absent There is nQ
clue to the robbers.
The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1894-10-18
THE CASH Is GONE.

Former Land once Receiver at Mar.
quette short In His Accounts,
Marquette, Mich, Oct. 1T.-The ac-
counts of Thomas ID. Meads, ex-re-
ceiver of the United States land Office.
have been found short and his bonds
men have been notified. So far the
shortage amounts to $1,000. but as
new claims appear at intervals, 1t is
impossible, without a thorough In
yestigation, to tell the total shortage
The money was paid to Meads during
his incumbency by homesteaders
when making homestead entries, final
proofs or combinations, and was not
turned over to the government or af-
terward accounted for; consequently
homesteaders were unable to get their
receipts or patents and could not
realize returns on years Of privation
and toll spent in perfecting their
rights to homesteads. 1t was com
plants from them which called atten-
tion to the receivers accounts. and
the discovery Of the shortage. Should
his bondsmen make the defalcation
good no criminal proceedings against
Meads are likely to be taken. Meads
successor as receiver Is Cush Culver
who recently resigned to become the
Democratic candidate for congress.