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San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

Everything in Cuba is reported
quiet. The insurgents are letting
fever fight for them.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

Wheat at 81 is not out of the way.
The late prices have been altogether
too low for profit.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

The bank clearings and reports of
the country show which way old pros
perity is coming.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

The Popocrats' chances for reprisaIs
ON the Republican party this fall are
nit.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

Hannaism hurts the Democracy in
a tender spot. That is what's the mat
ter with Hanna.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

There is no need of any rush to sell
cotton. There is a rise in store for it
as well as wheat.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

The immortal principles of the De-
mocratic party are immortal nonsense
just now
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

Japan has grown much more polite
of late in her correspondence with the
United States.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

This is the greatest gathering of the
Grand Army Of the Republic since the
war.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

Suicide is on the increase, but it is
not certain that it is bad thing for
the country.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

Some day this country will re-
alize the value of trade with Mexico
and grab it. Not this time. Smother
time.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

All business interests of the coun-
try are anxious that the strike should
come to an eud.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

The free traders could not count
noses in Congress six months ago.
San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1897-08-27

All contracts or bills must be approx
ed by the Secretary or Manager.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-08-11
IsINANCIAL srATEnIIaNT

of the Receipts and Eixpendi-
lures of Mason County. West
Virginia, for the Fiscal Year
Ending May 3 s1sts 1301s
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1897-08-11

To levy -S<.o :,
To tax on Ohio River Railroad. ~ II
TO receipts In excess of expenditures
as per statement OF ls9G......- 1880 SSt i
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

weeds and saw the three murderers
riiled Galbraith's pockets and throw the
body into the shaft, and heard the splash
rs it struck the water.
b The girls returned 10 the house. Ed.
StafileDauk returned about an hour later.
and remaining outside in tho dark. asked
his mother for "A change of clothing. Tho
old woman gave him some other clothes.
George Staflleback and Charles Wilson
did not return To the house until day
light. George Staflleback changed his
clothes as soon as he got home
Nothing was known OF the Galbraith
murder, outside Of the Statflebacks and
the three women who lived at the Stsflle-
back house. until about month after
its occurrence. One morning stranger
ia Galena took walk out among tho
many ola. abandoned mining shafts ana.
out Of curiosity. looked nto the one where
unlbraith'S body had been thrown. The
body was floating in the water. and the
matter was Immediately reported to the
police. The body was identified as that
Of Frank Gaibruith bv papers found in
the pockets. and "a Coroner's inquest was
held for several days while search was
mado for a clew TO the murderers. Some
negroes living in that vicinity told about
caring shots near the Staffieback house,
and old Mrs Stafllback ana her sons were
called upon 10 tell what they knew about
H. They disclaimed all know ledge OF the
affair, but their stories showed such dis
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
THE INFLUENCE OF ART UPON
CHILDREN

We can not fail TO observe the difference
between children Of the cultivated. art
loving homes and those of the common
place environment that concerns itself
alone with the material consideration of
shoiter. food and raiment. seys writer
in tho Chautauqua, A life among good
pictures AUD other attributes of n hi gh
cultivation its broadened and developed ;
the eye, that much neglected organ,
learns TO perceive and tho mind To APP
preciate the beauties that arc 10 be found
all about US. The tastes for the good and
the beautiful finds JOY where all il weary.
stale, fiat and Improbable TO the dull
eyes of those who have never discovered
the resources Of their own natures.
In all ages and among all peoples art
has found expressions; it has been apart
of the daily life of all races. BY it's
means the works of nature have been in
terpreted for us The lovliness of line,
the glory of color tho majesty of the
ornament and the land and the sea have
been revealed TO the eyes of our souls.
Acts of heroism have been nobly perpet-
uated in the minds of generations, teach
ing their lessons Of right and might and
of the reward of duty well done. Tho
loftiest of human sentiments have thus
found eternal voice In the enduring
frescoes and monuments done bv the
hand OF man.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

party has continued working. day and
night taking the loose dirt and debris out
OF the old shaft. Mennwhile. the aven-
gers who are determined TO punish the
oulprits are patiently watching and wait
ing and the Columbus Jail Is douby
guarded for the purpose of preventing
lynching it possible. Since tho work OF
Investigation commenced there has not
been an hour of the day or night when
less than 800 eager and curious peOpie
have thronged about the shaft watching
every detail Of the work and closely eX-
amining every particle of dirt and refuse
brought from the bottom, in hopes of find
ing some convincing evidences OF the
horrid crimes. 80 great is the interest
In the work, and so large is the crowd
ever present at the shalt. that some half
dCZen persons of money making turn
have established themselves in stands
about the shaft, where they have for sale
melons, apples, cider, cold drinks and
lunches for those who are too much inter
csted in the search To 90 10 town when
hungry or thirsty. Thursday morning
the men engaged In the work were re-
warded by tho finding of short, heavy
club, p art of pitchfork handle. with
human hair thickly matted upon it, This
find only increased the eagerness of the
crowd. ard the work of cleaning the shaft
was pushed with greater vigor than ever
but no further evidences of tho crimes
were found in this shaft ana il was very
evident that Mike Stailleback had car
ried out his plan of removing the todies
10 q better place of concealment Another
shaft, but IA short distance from the one
frSt searched, was examined ana graD-
pling hooks sent to the bottom. A pair
of mems drawers, very much de-
Caved was brought To the surface, then
a woman's shirt waist, more human hair.
and II Is believed that the right shaft has
been discovered and that when il IL
drained and cleaned of the refuse which
has fallen into il since the commission OF
the crimes IL will give UP the only re-
manning evidences necessary TO iasten
upon this Stailleback crow the guilt If
three other murders besides that If which
they already stand convicted. The shaft is
an old one, and several large drifts lead
of from it, ali Of which are fun OF water,
anu it WIZ require several days labor
before the wCrK Of exploration can ho
completed. Notwithstanding this the I'M
meuse throng OF people stil hoeers ahnut
the scene, and Cora st, m 30 O. is ever
present during the hours OF the uay.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

crepaDcies as 70 excite suspicion and Ed
and Cora Stafileback and the old woman
were arrested. Mike Stafllehack was tn, N
in Jail tor bro king open a freight car ar d
s. iaIing some goods, and George was in
Jail for burglary committed mt Baxter
Springs, while Charles Wilson had skip
ned out
y At the trial George Gtaflcback turn, d
ate's evidence, and told how the murd r
was committed. The others denied pal =
tlclpatinR In It, ana tried to prove an
aiibi. Int the evidence of their guilt was
conclusive and speedy convictions fol-
lowed
In hopes OF immunity. George Staffle.
back told of the murder OF Galbraith lust
as had been detsiled by Cora ana the
other state witnesses, but nothing was
brought out about the murders of the
peddler and the two girls. which occurred
two years ago.
Cora staflleback without knowing what
Others had testified To, beacmo frightened
broke down on the witness stand and told
OF the Galbraith inurder, Tut said nothing
Oh the other. crimes which have since
come to light
After the Stafileback boys and their
motber were convicted. Cora Stafflehack
feit sale from mol station. and said that a
peuuIer ana two girli had been murdered
by Ed and Mike Stsflieback two vears
ago, ana had been thrown into one Of the
Oh shafts few feet ib trout OF the
Statlebaek house. This created n great
ordeal OF excitement, and mum ber of
prominent Galena business men raised a
fund and teyan n search in the old shafts
Tor the renli ins Of the n urdered girls and
peddler. From one of the shafts was fish
ell out pair of mems drawers with par
tioles Of decayed flesh adhering to them.
FROM the other. lunches OF human hair
ana several pieces OF bones were taken
d. AFTER taking several drinks Of Kansas
whisky. COra's tongue loosened and she
toid the whole story TO tie "Globe Demo
orat correspondent in the presence of
several others She said that about tv
years ago an Italian pecdler visited the
Sta;leback house one evening with lot
OF Jewelry, pencils. linen, LAGOS, etc He
was detained there until late, and thcn
vert To the room of one of the girls who
was an Inmate OF the house. While sell.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

Many Murders Are Charged
Against the StafflebaCkS.

Galena, Kan, Sept "a. The blood -curd-
ling tragedies committed by the Bender
families 20 years ago. have been equalled
by the urders of the Stafilsback family
this year. if half the crimes laid to their
door were committed by them. A family
OF the lowest instincts anu most brutal
impulses, they seemed TO have been reared
In crime and bred in infamy. While the
Benders murdered. robbed and buried
their victims, tho statllebaoks murdered
md robbed their victims and dumped tho
dies into somo convenient ioiniDg
shaft. No better place on earth for their
business could be found than this place,
whore old mining shafts are as numer
ous as gopher holes used TO be whom the
state was but a vast. arid desert.
The full extent of the crimes commit
tod by this muraerCus family will Fever
be known, but several of them were
brought To light during their trials at
Columbus, Kan, for the murder of
frank Galbraith. which was committed
ut Galena about the middle of last Juno.
For the past three years the Stafil 9
back "a a ilv consisting of old Mrs. S6aflle-
bnck, who Is 90 years of Bge; her three
sons Ed, Mike and George; GooigB's vie,
Cora, and Charlie Wilson. VINO passed as
the husband Of Mrs. Staflleback. lived in
small four-room frame and log house In
the western part of Galen0. in the tough
est part OF town. among a. multitude of
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

crimes since she became a mem her of tho
family by marrying George Stlieha X
six years ago
On the nIght'lof the murder Frank
GGltraitn called at the Staflleback house
and asked for Emma Chapman, who was
Mrs Staflieback's daughter.
The old woman sail Emma he'd com
pauy, and could not TO seen then. she
told Galbraith 10 call later. He called
again, between and o'clock iu the
morning, but the old woman objected 10
his oomibC in. Sho ordered him to lew
but no refused To 20. Thersuron tho q
woman seized large corn knife nnu
.hreatened To cut his head off. Charles
Wilson, who was living with Mrs StAflle.
back as Ler husband. said: III get
him, ana rushed out with n pistol in
his fnnd, followed by George and Ed
S-hilleback. Gnlrraith started to run.
Wilson shot and missed hIm. En- shot,
hitting Galbr ith IN the side. causing him
10 fail, but hr quickly rose ara ran ON
toward town. Ed followed n IN and fired
agair, when Galbraith was only alto. {
q feet away. Galbraith fell and put his
hand to his head when the bullet struck
him. Ed drew a knife ard slasAed hi','
nero IS the throat Annie Nc 'ombs CIR o.
boi EDS nrm, saving. "D1d't kill I. q
num-" Galhraith's jugular vein wls So :
od and blood gushed from tho wourf.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

inc some Of his wares tte fueddl,r hal
Displayed wallet uontOinin considerable
money. When he was sup Iosrd TO be
asleep Ed StAillebnCk trei to steal his
money. hut the peddler jumped ont OF
b ~ ana grabbed his clothes. lien George
q Mike Stafllebsck asaultcd him with
pistol and club. Ho ran out uf the
house with only ris underclothCs on,
when q shot was fired. Tho two muir
derers came hack into the house "a lew
minutes later and divided up ti q peddler :
money and goods among themselves ami
the rest Of the family. No one saw than
throw the podGler's body into the shat,
but IA it was never seen again the girl.
supposed it was thrown into one of the
three shafts near tho house Tho iinu ng
of pair Of mans drawers with particles
of decaycd flesh adhering 20 thcr, in ono
of the shafts last tuesday seems TO indi-
cate where tbs pcdaler's body was
thrown. A pump was pu& into that
shaft Thursday night. Hnds is now hc-
ing drained ufeparptory To- searching
there for the remains of the murdered
peddler.
At the time tho peddler was KILLED
there weru two strange virls living nt the
StatllebacK house with id ana Mike.
Tney Ind tesn found camping In n tent
near there a day or two before, aGd had
been 20 the house 10 live. AMI were then
the only inmates except the Stafileback
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.
Coates Horse Bolted When a heu
Scarf Blew From n Ciothesline.

Mount Vernon, n. Y. Sept 2o.-A
red scarf caught by a gust OF wind ana
blown from clothesline across read
Thursday caused runaway In whioh
Ralph Coates lost his life.
MIR. Coates, who was seventy years ola,
lived on farm belonging to the estate
O A. 4. Stewart, in Tuckahoe. OF whlch
he was manager. In the stables are
mum ber of spirited horses, whlch MI
Coates liked To drive.
lie drove his son TO the Tuckaboe
station TO get train for New York. Ike
turning along the White Plains road ne
passed a gypsy encampment. some OF the
clothes of the Rypsies were hanging on
line strung between two trees
Just as MIR. Coates drove past, the wlnd
loosened o red scarf and flung 1t In the
horses face. The animal, with a sudden
nlunge. started down the road Mr..
Coates was thrown out and lay uncon- :
soious. TIE horse galloped on until IL
reached 1uckahoe, when IL was stopped
uy some workmen.
MIR. Coates was taken TO his nome,
where he revived for a few minutes ana
then died lie leaves widow, two
daughters and three sons.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
The Queen Regent of Spain and
Her Children,

Writing in. Soribner's Of san Sebas-
tian. tho spanish Newport, William
Henry Bishop says:
The Queon Regent and her children.
and particularly the little King, are
tie clou, as the French say, the chief
o lrce of attrG cSion in the place. what
lu,sihle piece Of bric-a brac, 10 the anti.
quarian American taste, can compare
with this royalty, this living kind OF hric-
n brar which sums up in itself all tie
r rlmanCe OF history and all tho romance
Of the fairy tales 1 can not say That
my personal rotations with the royalties
woro intimate, yet 1 saw thom often and
10 good advantage l had tho honor Ia
assist at reception thcy gave 20 tho local
authorities and the officers IN garrison.
Tho royal personages sat in chairs npan
"a slightly raised platform at the end of
long handsome room in the municipal
palace. Behind were the two chief gov
ernors Of tho household, in gorgeous re-
gala At the right were the officers Cf
tho royal mounted escort boiling their
fine. whit5-plumed helmets in their
hands; nt tho left were tho ladies-ir.
waiting, chiefly, or all elderly anu
plain.
We advanced decorously in single lllc,
aud all Lowed In turn. There was one
bow 10 tho Queen Regent another 90
kinq AlphOnslto, whose little legs, dang
ling from the seat Of the crimson satin
covered chair. by no means reached the
floor. ard third TO the two Princesses.
Tho Princess do Asturias was Int little
more than H. and the Princess Maria
Teresa than L.. Ihey woe sweet ana
childlike, the elder more sedato, TIC
Younger moro arch aud natural Ihe latter
recogn zed. i'm the detllo, some Bcquain-
tance, an elderly officer and gave him, IN
a haIf-shy, half-frank way. smile that
showed CHARMING white teeth. IL was " y
urettiest Incident of tho reception. lie
King seemed thoughtful or tired; he -
csueiglu. has sometimes tho look ~ . little
elf They say he likes 10 pull the but
tons of the coats of his attendants.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

and pushed under the bed About mid
night Ed and Mike took the girls hodieS
to one of the shafts and threw them III,
then threw in lot of loose dirt ana
rocks that were piled ut the mouth OF the
shaft, on top of the bodies. The names Cf
these girls were not known TO Cora
Stafllebaok at least she says she does not
know them. When the bodies were
thrown into the shaft Cora and George
Staffleback were sitting on little hill
about 90 feet away.
Minute details Of these tragedies were
given by Cora Staflleback and whether
true or false. or whether she has 'uld all
sac knows Is n matter of conjecture.
Another crime that is now charged to
the Staflleback gang was committed IN
Joplin five yeras ago. when they lived
there. Old Mrs. StafllebaOk, who had not
then begun living with Wilson, had sue
ceeded in winning the affections Of an
old soldier, named Rodebaugh. who was
drawing big pension, and she had prom
ised To marry him as soon as bc got his
next pension money. When ROdebaURh
got his MOI ey, instead OF getting mar
Tied, he was murdered by the Stallohacts,
Just how Cora does not know, but sho
heard the boys tell their mother thoy had
thrown Rodebaugh's body into m Old min
ing shaft, and saw them divide up S3l %.
which they got from him. The Staills-
hccks were visited az the Columbus jail
and photographed. The Jail is q gmall
structure about 20N50 feet and into 10
are Crov dBd forty-six prisoners. Mrs
Staifl siack occupies colt with another
woman. while Ed, Georg. and Mike arc
in se1nrate cells.
IieoiI woman passed her GItth firth
dag In iail. Aug rs. and when speak ing
of IL t1.dav shed bitter tears in ismenting
ncr sad fate She says II "the loys' mur-
dprei those girls and that jew " rs she
called the Italian peddler, they ought 10 bo
hung for IT, but tnat she docs not know a
thing about it. Tho sentiment ot the
people of Galoua, where these heininus
crimes were committed, is that tho Shai-
netacks should hang for the murders, and
vigilance committee. or committee OF
public safety composed Of leading Galona
business men and property owners have
do mined TO adopt heroic methods TO
stop tho era OF crIno that has carkened
the name uf thot thriving little mining
city. Tho general sentiment everywhere.
EXPRESSED nnd concealed. is In favor Of
lvuching the Stai,lebacks n the remains
of these bodies are found In the shaft.
Ihs statements OF "a girl. of Cora StRilio
backs 81 arHstcr are hardly sufficient TO
satisfy the committee. and before tnu pen-
pie tako the law into their own hands %
wreck summary vengeance upon tree
uendis h murtisrers thov must bo satisfied
beyond doubt OF the guilt of tleso ItuIlc.
Many of tie indignant watchers around
tho mining shaft iaNOreu hurrvinR Co
Columbus and ,iynching tho staiiletacks
and othcr mur,ierers without waiting tie
results Of the search, hat the counsel OF
cooler heads prevailed aud 'he s"'rch'ng
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25
The Staffleback House.

mining shafts, Mills and hoilows. IL cir
house was "A place Of prostitution OF tLe
lowest character and the female inmates
of the house were used To lure men 10
that den Of iniouity, to be robbed anu
murdered. The Galbrnith murder led TO
the exposure OF this 'lood- thirsty IN nily
OF thieves and cu:-throgtS. ana t0 rev
'atiors that were appalliui. Cora staff
IN the balance against the rest of the
family. and brought about their conyic-
tion. seems glud To be sblo to sever her
connection with her murderous oompsn
ions. and talks freely now that sno is in
no danger of being killed and thrown
into an old shaft by the Staflleback boys
She told tire whole story as far as she
pretends TO know 10 of the Staffle backs
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-09-25

family. One OF these girls was small,
with fair skin and black hair; the other
was rather tall and slender. with light
hair. Cora Stafileback thinks they Were
about her age which was then Is years.
A week or ten days after the pcddler
was killei Mike Stsfileback found
visitor at the house one evening, anl his
girl sitting Oh his lap He cursed the
stranger and started Co assault him, but
the man jumped out the door and escaped
in the darkness. Mike then began abus-
ing the girl. She attempted TO leave
the house, when Mike seized her by the
throat and choked her until she was un-
conscious The other girl tried 20 protect
her friend. when Ed Staffleback struck
her on the back OF the head with n six
shooter crushing her skull. Inc two
girls We're given sever nj more murGerous
blows and were then wrappued in sheets