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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16
MILLIONS IN MURDER.
Gigantic Scheme to Prey Upon
Fast Young Noblenen.
no HESITATION At HOMICIDE.


A Successful Confidence Man Among Brit
ish Bluebloods- Conspiracy Involving
Prominent Money Lenders-Big Life In
surance Payments Secured by Murder.
Alfred John Monson is under arrest IN
London for completely in a gigantic scheme
of murder. Monson is the am man who
in 1898 was tried for the murder OF Lieu
tenant Dudley Cecil Hambrough at Ardla-
mont, Scotland. He benefited 500, 900 by
Hambrough's death They went out to-
gether, and Hambrough was found dead,
shot by Monson's gun. The jury returned
the peculiar Scottish verdict Of Mot PROV
en-"
At Tangier, in Africa, Owen Callan Is
on trial for the attempted murder Of Her.
bert Birkin, a rich young Englishman.
Birkin has testified that he had executed
life insurance policies for s250,ooo to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16
vo11r,s THRIrIINg BuIIFTGur.

come to, and / rolled over and got on one
knee. In q second he jumped toward me
Before i knew what Twas doing / grabbed
his tongue with one hand and his right
horn with tho other.
"As he jerked his head up I lew in the
air, but instead of tossing ms OF / fell
back again. I tried to kick him with my
boots, but he sounced around 50 Icouidn't
do much but hang on. I didn't yell. No
body would have heard me If I had.
1--WE must have galleped aroInd half an
hour when / got a fresh hold ON his tongue
near the roots. Ho beloved and looked
nasty out Of his bloodshot eyes, hut | got
n knee up against him and pulled for
all I was worth. He got madden than
ever, but ! had such q good hold he could
not shake me loose.
Then it all got blac'. before my eyes,
and first thing / knew my hired man was
dragging me toward the HOUSE. =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16
CAUGHT BY KINDNESS.
How Confessions Are Obtained
From Clever Criminals.
WORK OF EXPERT DETECTIVES.

Criminals Are Not Unlike the Generality
Of ~ReopIe-They Have the Same Passions
and and Are Susceptible 90
the Same Treatment.
nWhat do I consider the lost method O
inducing men to confess their crimes?
said Charles Heidelberg, the noted New
York detective to q Press reporter. You
might just as we'll ask me what method !
consider most successful in treating
sickness. There is no single formula hat
can be used for all criminal cases any
moro than there is any one drug or med1-
cine that Will cure all diseases. You have
to treat your man just as q physician does
his patient or a salesman his would be
customer. Watch him, study him, find
out his strength and his weakness, dag
nose his case in your own mind apd then
apply the treatment that you think most
likely from your own experiencewfH prove
most successful.
1.-THE great mistakethe public makes in
considering a criminal is that it looks up
on him as something abnormaI-a being
modelled after a different pattern than
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16

small guns and sent to do dispatch duty.
1t was never expected that she would tao
kle anything half so formiaableia q tor.
pedo boat destroyer, much less two of them
ut once.
Before she became part of the United
States navy the Corsair was known to tho
Wall street brokers as the ssStock Ex-
change annex" Her cabin was the scene
of more momcntous Wall street conferences
thar were held on land
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16

Lord Russell. of Killowen. years before
he took silk, was sitting In court, when
another barrister. leaning across the
benches during the hearing OF q trial for
jbieamv whispered. Russell what's the
extreme penalty for bleamy?'
1.-TWO mothers-in-1aw.1 replied RUSSELL
without observation-disclosures
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-07-16

II is said that Good Friday Is the only
Cay in the yea on which the Spanish
royal family appears on foot ia the stfeets
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
FREDA WARD.
ALICE MITCHELL

a razor and attacked Miss Wards sis
ter, but the latter escaped. The trag-
edy took place on the wharf at Mem
phis while the three were waiting for
a boat to take them to their home up
the river.
The girls were the daughters Of
wealthy and prominent men, and they
were social favorites in Memphis and
other Tennessee towns. Miss Mitchell
was arrested, but was declared insane
and sent to the institution here For
Freda Ward she had an abnormal af-
fection. She wrote her when absent as
a sentimental lover would write to his
sweetheart, and was at the same time
insanely jealous OF her. Her death
lifts a gloom that has hung over her
family and friends like a pail. So far
as known they had no quarrel on that
day. but IL was noticed that there was
a coldness on the part of Miss Ward.
On the levee Miss Mitchell suddenly
attacked Miss Ward, killing her almost
in
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
THE rM IN CONGRESS-.
Senate Agress to Adjourn Over Until Mon
day-House Doinss.

Washington. April 2.-Packed CALLER
les are the regular accompaniment Of
the sessions of the house In these ex-
citing days. An hour before the session
convened every inch OF available space
was taken, and hundreds besieged the
doors, unable to gain admission.
Boutelle, chairman of the naval COM
niittee, desired to go ahead with the
naval appropriation bill despite the fact
that under the rules this was private
bill day. He explained briefly the ur-
gent necessity of getting the bill
through at once. A very significant in
cident occurred while an attempt was
being made to effect an arrangement to
postpone private bill day until Tuesday.
The speaker himself seemed to hesitate
about asking the consent of the house,
whereupon Bromwell (Rep.) of Ohio
asked If Tuesday was set apart for pri-
vate bills whether it would interfere
with a report from the foreign affairs
committee.
1T certainly would" replied the
speaker promptly.
Then 1 object" shouted Bromwell.
Subsequently he withdrew his objec-
ton with the understanding that Tues
day should be private bill day provided
he foreign affairs committee had no re-
port to make to the house. The naval
bill was then taken up. King (Dem.) Of
Utah made point OF order against the
provision for new battleships and tor
pedo-boats. IT was overrued by the
chair. Cannon, chairman OF the ap-
preparation committee, offered a sub
stitute for the paragraph in the bill
providing for three battleships, six tor
pedo-boats and six torpedo boat de-
stroyers. The substitute provided for
one batteship to cost $3,000,0 600 exclu-
sive OF armament, twelve torpedo-boats
and twelve torpedo-boat destroyers to
cost not exceeding $4600,000.
On motion of Allison, and without OBJ
lection, the senate agreed that when 1t
adjourned il be until Monday next. The
senate went into executive session on
motion of Lodge, member of the COM
mittee on foreign relations. Lodge was
not with the committee during the last
half hour of it's session. The purpose
Of the secret session is the consideration
of the resolution reported the day pre-
vious from the committee on foreign re-
lations for the acquisition Of the Dan
ish West India islands
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
School Teacher Declared Insane.

Chicago, April 2.-Miss Loretta M. +.
Kane, for nine years a teacher in the
Bancroft school. was adjudged insane
by Judge Jones at the detention hos
pital and was ordered sent to Jeffer-
son to receive mental treatment. The
charges OF insanity were made by DR..
L. B. Rodgers, at whose sanitarium, AL
Dearborn avenue. Miss Kane became
violent Sunday last, and were admitted
by the patient under the questioning OF
Judge Jones and DIR. Fortner.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
Entire Family Drowned.

Mount Carmel. Ills. April At is re-
ported that a shanty boat sunk three
miles above here and a family consist
ing of FIVE persons lost their lives. Their
names are unknown. The water here
abouts has reached the limit and is re-
ceding. 1t is now believed that all dan
ger to the railroads from the high flood
is past for the present. The Big Four
has got train in, the first this week.
The Air line will try. to resume busi-
ness Saturday.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
In Havana. General Lee VIII be the
aat man IN laava the leland

In Havana. General Lee viii be the
last man to leave the island.
1t is remarkable that almost every
American who has visited Cuba during
the last six months has expressed the
opinion on his return that General Lee
will never get away from Havana alive.
Being brave man, he takes all kinds
OF chances. and his well-known SYM
pathy for the insurgents makes him
particularly obnoxious to the Spaniards.
However, IL is thought that he has a
warm and loyal friend in the person Of
Captain General Blanco and that in
consequence OF this fact he will at the
proper time be permitted to leave the
island in safety.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
GALL INSURGENTS THE MINORITY
Appeal Sent to Mckinley by the Autono-
mists I'm Cuba.

mists I'm Cuba.
Washington, April 2.-The Cuban
government (meaning thereby the pres
ent home rule authorities in Cuba and
not the insurgents) has appealed to the
president of the United States to re-
spect the will of the majority of the
people of Cuba The appeal declares
that the majority represents those in
favor of home rule under Spanish SOW
ereignty; that the insurgents are in
the minority; that the majority has a
right to rule it's own destinies; that 1t
would be an injustice for a foreign will,
meaning the United States, to impose
upon this majority a political regime
contrary to it's WILL and that 1t would
lot without its own consent.
The appeal to the president does not
in terms protest against the United
States securing the independence Of
Cuba, but its tenor is to protest against
any form of Cuban government other
than now being carried on by the Gu
ban authorities. The appeal is signed
as follows:
Jose Maria Gazvez, president Of
the honorable government of Cuba"
The appeal was placed in the hands
of the president and the statement was
made that ii was the direct expression
of the Cuban government itself, with
out the inspiration or knowledge of the
Spanish government either at Madrid
Havana or elsewhere
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
On. Jockev KIN. Ano,h.r

st. Louis. April 2.-James Street, 1s
years old. was killed during a quarrel
with Chappy McHale. IS years old The
boys were employed by Colonel Baker
as Jockeys The murder occurred in the
western limits Of the city and the de-
tails are meagre. The two boys with
several friends were going to party.
when Street and McHale became in
volved in a quarrel. without warning
McHale drew a razor and slashed Street
across the neck. Street fell. but, rails
ing himself on his elbow. drew his re-
volver. and fired four shots at McHale.
who was running down the street, and
expired. McHale made his escape.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
Shot and Killed by a Girl.

Bridgeport, Ala, April 2.-Larkin
Lingo. a white man. 80 years old, at
tempted to enter the house of Mrs. Re-
becca Carlton while no one but she and
her granddaughter. Pearl Slaughter.
were there. Lingo. who was drunk
made four attempts to break into the
house, first at the front door and WIN
dow. then at the rear door, smashing
the window in with a plank. When
he tried the front door he was shot by
the girl. who is IA years old. She
fired four shots at him, one taking ef-
feet in the heart, killing him instantly.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
Artillery Arrives at Galveston.

Galveston, Tex, April 2.-Heavy Bat
terry G, First artillery. arrived in Gal
weston from Jackson Barracks. They
are to man the batteries at Fort Point.
but as there are no barracks or suita-
BILE grounds for camping out, they will
be quartered for the present in the old
custom house. They will test the guns
and mortars in few days. Another 10
inch rife will arrive here in few days,
and this will complete the armament of
the Fort Point batteries. Enlistments
have fallen off at the naval recruiting
station.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
Fastest Boats I'm the World.

Bristol. r. l., April 2.-John b. Her
reshoff, head of the great shipbuilding
firm here, has presented to Secretary
Long plans drawn by his brother. Ma
thaniel. for ten torpedo-boat destroyers,
at 100000 each, guaranteed to make
speed of not less than thirty-two knots,
the fastest in the world. 1t is stated
that the secretary has practically con-
cluded to let the Herreshoffs build the
boats in case his recommendation is ap-
proved by the president.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
APPEALS TO VICTORIA.
Queen Regent of Spain Sends an Autograph
Letter Imploring Help.

Letter Impioring Help.
London, April 2.-The Queen Regent
of Spain has sent an autograph letter
to the Queen of England imploring
help. Queen Maria Christina begs Queen
Victoria to use her influence to pre-
vail upon the British government to
support Austria and France in an at
tempt to secure European mediation.
This extraordinary step has been
taken by the queen regent because of
the cold reception accorded by the
British government to the representa-
tions of the Spanish ambassador re-
specting mediation.
Queen Victoria simply forwarded a
copy of the queen regents letter TO
Lord Salisbury, whose policy will not
in any way be affected by it. England
will tolerate on policy of bolstering up
Spanish rule in Cuba.
The opinion prevails that the govern
ment will be pressed from the Liberal
benches OF the house of commons to
recognize the independence of Cuba as
soon as the United States does so.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
Minneapolis on for Hampton Roads.

Philadelphia, April 2.-The United
States cruiser Minneapolis sailed from
League Island navy yard early in the
morning and is now steaming down the
Delaware river at top speed bound for
Hampton Roads. where she will join
the flying squadron. The bunkers Of
the Minneapolis are overfowing with
coal and during the past few days all
of her ammunition has been placed
aboard, so that she is ready for action
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
War vessel. Made Ready for Action.

Key West, Fla. April 2.-The work OF
stripping the United \tates warships
of their wood work in order to make
them ready for war service still contin-
ues. The patrol of the fleet will be con-
tinued at night until further orders.
The gunboat Castine and the torpedo
boat which were on patrol during the
night had no experience worth noting.
There have been no movements of the
fleet so far.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
AMERICANS LEAVING CUBA.

Exodus from the Island Due to Instruc-
tions Sent to General Lee.
Washington, April 2.-The state de-
partment has instructed General Lee
TO advise all Americans to leave Cuba
at once. About seventy-five came over
to Key West on the boat. 1t is predict
Cd that by the end of the-week Consul
General Lee and a few newspaper cor
respondents will be the only Americans
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
DEATH OF ALICE MITCHELL.

Her Demise Recalls the Killing of Miss
Freda Ward.
Bolivar, Tenn. April 2.-Alice Mitch
ell, who was the central figure in one
of the most sensational tragedies ever
enacted in this country. asNwell as one
of the most mysterious, died in the
West Tennessee insane asylum in this
city. Monday afternoon, Jan. 25, 1892,
she cut the throat of Freda Ward with
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02

Havana, April 2.-"The Spanish cruis-
ers Vizcaya and Oquendo sail"
1t would seem from the fact that the
Associated Press Is notified by the ca
BILE company that the above dispatch is
apparently ended, that the censor has
killed the words which followed the
word sail"
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
Drank Carbolic Acid and p,.d

st. Louis, April awhile crazed from
drink Daniel Rudd. cab driver, COM
mitted suicide by swallowing carbolic
acid. The deed was committed In the
presence OF his wife.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02

Columbus. o.. April 2.-State Senator
Riley has introduced bill to appropri-
ate s1.o0o.o00 to put Ohio on a war foot
ipQ
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
Negro Rapi.t Hanged.

Rockingham. N. c., April 2.-John Ev-
ans. colored. was executed here for as
saultirg Lille Cole Oct. % last.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
For a Declaration of War.

A strong sentiment has developed In
the senate foreign affairs committee
for an absolute declaration Of war when
the time comes to act. and IL is on ac-
count Of that belief on the part of some
that this course may be adopted that
the Maine catastrophe IL being thor
oughly exploited. The advocates Of this
course think that the proof Of Spanish
fundamentally in the explosion is so
strong that It could be made to Justify
a most radical declaration. The more
conservative element. however. is dis
posed to be guided in the form Of the
declaration by the wishes of the presi-
dent. In any event, the facts In the
Maine affair will be used to support the
position taken and the committee is dis
posed to make much out Of IL In justi-
flying its position.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
situation Very Critical,

Members of the cabinet regard the
situation as of the very gravest and
most critical character possible The
case as now made up by the negotia-
tions between Spain and the United
States will constitute the case as 1t will
be submitted to congress in the presi-
dents message. There is no present
intention of pursuing further negotia-
tions which will change the status of
the Cuban question as now presented
In the correspondence between Spain
and the United States.
The circulation of the Associated
Press bulletin giving an abstract of the
reply of Spain caused intense excite
ment In the house. Those members who
have recently been in consultation with
the president say that the announce
ment of an intended message means
that there will be a review of the en-
tire Spanish situation and 1t no doubt
would state that further negotiations
to bring about peaceful solution of
the case were useless. Some think the
president will advise Intervention at
once
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
To the Insular Parliament.

He proposes to confide the prepara-
ton for an honorable and stable peace
to the insular parliament, without
whose concurrence the Spanish gov
ernment would not be able to arrive at
the final result, being understood that
the powers reserved by the constitu-
tion to the central government are not
lessened or diminished. AS the Cuban
chambers will not meet until the 4th
day of May the Spanish government
will not, on its part, object to a suspen-
pension of hostilities. il asked for by
the insurgents from the general IN
chief to whom it will belong to de-
termine the duration and the condition
of the suspension.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02

Facts Based ON the Reports for 1897 Show
That the Equipment Is Good Except I'm
the Artillery-Target Practice and Week
ly Drills Held in Many of the States
Unsatisfactory.
The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-04-02
WAR CLOUDS DARKER.
Spain's Reply to the United States
Not Satisfactory.
A SHREwD PIECE OF DIPLOMACY,

Made for It's Effect Upon the World mt
Large-Spanish Government Asks for
lime to Treat with the Insurgents and
See What Can BE Done In the Nature of
Peaceful Settiement-Situatio Is Very
Critical.
Washington, April 2.-Spain's reply to
President McKinley's ultimatum was
Of the cabinet.
The reply of Spain is said, in effect. TO
be: The independence Of Cuba means
the parting or cession of Spanish terri
tory which cannot be done without the
consent of the Spanish cortes. which Is
not in session and will not be in session
until April "a, and consequently no def
mite answer can be returned to the de-
mand of the United States until the
cortes assemblies. Then a counter prop
osition is submitted that the Cuban
matter shall be settled upon a basis
equitable among nations. The United
States is asked to give Spain time to
treat with the insurgents and ascertain
what can be done in the nature of
peaceful settlement.
Unsatisfactory to Mckinley.
Senators who know the nature OF the
reply say IL is very shrewd piece Of
diplomacy and made for it's effect upon
the world at large. 1t is said the reply
is unsatisfactory to the president and
that he does not believe IL will be satis-
factory to congress. Administration
circles feel that after Monday congress
is likely to take matters into it's own
hands and fear is expressed that there
will be a disagreement between the
branch Of the government which would
be unfortunate at this critical period.
None one at the Capitol has underta-
ken to speak for the president. al
though those who have seen him say
that his hopes of a peaceful solution Of
the difficulty have been disappointed by
the reply of Spain.
Abstract of Woodford's Telegram.
The following is an abstract from
the telegram received from General
Woodford on the evening of March 81,
1898, on the general situation in Cuba.
He informs the government of the
United States that General Blanco has
revoked the bando relating to the re-
concentrates in the western provinces
of Cuba, which are understood to be
the provinces OF Matanzas, Santa Clara,
Habana and Pinar del Rio; that the
Spanish government has placed at the
disposal OF the governor general the
credit of 100000 pesetas ($600,O00) to
the end that the country people may
return at once and with success to
their labors. The Spanish government
will accept whatever assistance to feed
and succor the reconcentrados may be
sent from the United States in accord
ance with the plan now in operation.
II. Tia Ius.,Iar rlinInatt
Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-04-06
Weather Conditions and General Forecast.

Washington. April 5.-The stomA
which was central in the North Caro-
lima coast. this morning. has moved
rapidly To The NurthcastWard and is
now central of Cape Cod. The Wea.h-
ct still remains cloudy alonG the entire
Atlantic coast. but VIII probably clear
by Wednesday morning. The Contra
valleys, the Lake regions. the We$tVrI
slcfe and plateauS are covered by an
extensive area Cf hiSh pressure ana
clear weather prevails generally
throughout these districts Rain has
fallen in the south Atlantic states and
snow in the north Atlantic states aud
the Ohio valley. The temperature has
fallen in the central and lower MissiS
Sippi valleys and the districts to the
eastward to the Atlantic coast. 1t is
warmer in the Lake regions.
Generally fair weather is indicated
for Wednesday IN all districts cast "i
the Rocky Mountains. Lower temper
ature VIII prevail in the south Atlantic
states and higher in the rocky Noun
tain districts There VIII lac but little
change in the central valleys. the Lake
region and north Atlantic states,
The Mississippi shows a stage az
Cairo OF 49.1 feet and has been nearly
stationary for the past "a hours.
SouthWard. a rise continues the stage
at Memphis, being 53S feet and at
Helena 43.9 feet.