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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-04-24
RANK TREASON.
Tho Soldiers In Philippines Discour
aged From mIsc.Enlisting.

Tho Soldiers In Philippines Discour-
aged From Rc-EnlistinG.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April oa-sec-
retarv Alger has received from Major
General Otis, commanding the troops in
the Philippines report regarding the
alleged treasonabls communication
which 1t has been asserted have pass
ed between people In this country and
the soldiers, The secretary felt from
the first that there was no ground for
the sensational statements made, but
as matter OF public policy, took I'm
mediate steps to learn from General
Otis what II any foundation existed for
them. The latter's report shows that
one Of the regiments under his COM
mand received some cablegrams read
Ing as follows:
Don't enlist, boys" One or two OF
these was signed Committee" or THE
Committee" while others had no sigma
lures. The secretary did not make
public the name OF the organization to
which the dispatches had been sent.
The whole matter hnd been very much
exaggerated, he said, and General Otis
report showed that 1t was only to the
above extent that any communications
of the character indicated had passed.
He said he attributed them entirely to
the work OF mischief-makers who be-
cause OF their cowardly spirit had re-
fused to put their names to the dis
matches
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ACCUSES HIS WIFE



TERRE HAuTE. Ind, April 23.-Dr.
f. B. Patton, physician, who is
known throughout three states as n
specialist In the ctrc OF cancer, and
who is the proprietor of q large sani-
tarium In this city, is lying ut the
point Of death. from what lie claims Is
the effect of arsenic and chorofOrm
administered by his wife. For sotnc
months past the physician had been
materially losing strength. a few days
ago he was compelled to seek his bed,
and now lies under the care of three
physicians, who state that his chances
for recovery are very slight. Since his
illness forced him to take to his bed,
DR.. Patton has reiterated time and
again In the hearing OF his brother
physicians that his wife was the cause
of his condition. The attending physi-
clans were inclined TO believe at ilrst
that their patient was mildly insane
on the subject, Sbut were ut last led
to believe that there might be some
truth In his statement. Late last night
the invalid asked that the prosecutor
and coroner be summoned. and this
was done. A sworn statement, uccus-
Ing his wife OF poisoning him was made
by the dying man. In addition. DIR. Pnt-
ton requested that n post mortcm cx-
animation on his body be made.
Mrs. Julia Patton. the accused wo-
man, has filed proceedings for divorce.
and is now at one OF her farms, near
Newmarket, Ind. She has been mar
rled four times, and Is worth something
over 100000 in her own right. No
steps have been taken yet 10 apprehend
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Daughters ofRcyolntion.

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, April 23.-The
annual! national conference OF the
Daughters of the Revolution will con-
vene in this city Tomorrow and Will
last several days. One hundred and
scventy-nve delegates, representing ev-
cry state In the union except two. are
now here. This afternoon they ut
Yen,led services at the historic old
Swedish church. Archdcncon Brady, Of
the Protestant Episcopal diocese OF
Pennsylvania, OBLIGATED at the service.
Among the new business which will
come before the conference will be the
final arrangements for the uniting OF
the society with the Daughters OF the
American Revolution.
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where the negro, his body covered with
blood from head to foot, was striving
and tugglng Mt his chains.
The Gun was lifted over the regro's
head by three or four mon, and the
contents poured over him. By this
time n good supply OF brush. pieces
of fence rail and other fire wood had
been piled about the ncgro's feet. This
pyre was thoroughly saturated, and a
match applied. A fame shot Upward
and spread quickly over the pile OF
wood. AS 1t licked the negro's legs
he shrieked once and began tugglns at
his chains. AS the flames crept higher
and the smoke entered his nose and
hands to the tree back OF him, and with
a terrific plunge forward OF his body
severed the upper portion OF the chains
which bound him to the tree. His body,
held to the tree only ns far as the
thighs, }urged forward, thus escaping
the flames, which roared and cracked
about his feet. One OF the men near
est the burning man quickly ran up
and pushing him back. said: Get back
into the fire there" and quickly coupled
the disjoNted couple Of the chains.
The road for n distance Of half Il mile
on each side OF the burning negro was
black with cenFeyances, and was SIM
ply impossible. The crowd surrounded
the stake on all sides. but none OF those
nearer than 100 feet OF the center were
able to see what was going on. Yell
after yell went up. and the progress OF
the flames was communicated to those
in the rear by shouts from the eye Wit
'nesses.
The torch was applied about half
past two, and Mt 3 o'clock the body OF
Sam Hose was limp and lifeless, his
head hanging 10 one side. The body
was not cut down. 1t was cut to
pieces. The crowd fought for places
about the sHouldering tree, and with
knives occurred such pieces of his car
cass as did not fall TO pieces. The
chain was severed by hammers. the tree
was chopped down, aiu with such
pieces OF the frewood as had not
burned were carried away as souvenirs.
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FRENzIED M0B'S WORK.
Would Not Listen to Appeals of E1-
Governor Atkinson and Others.
The SickcHiHS Details Of the IiurR-

Inc SfckchfHS bctdtfS OF the t}HfH-
ing-Sfost Incredible Brutality.
NEWMAN. Ca. April 23.-Sam Hose,
the murderer OF Alfred Cranforl and
the ,avIsher Of his wife. was ,IIncd az
the stake two miles from here at .:S0
this afternoon In the presence OF 900
people.
Hose has been on the farm OF the
Jones brothers between Macon and Col
umbus since the day after he committed
his horrible crime. His mother Is en-
played on the farm. and to her little
cabin he fed as n safe refuge. She fed
him and cared for him, but 1t Is not be-
lleved that she knew he was being
hunted for by the authorities. The
Jones brothers were not aware OF the
crime until few days ngo and were not
sure that Hose wns the much-wanted
man. Saturday morning one of the
Jones boys met Hose und as he was
talking to him noticed that his ginger"
face wns ebony black. Just below the
collar OF his shirt the copper color was
discernible. Believing that the negro
had blnckcncd his face to escape detec-
ton, Jones became convinced that he
was the negro whom the authorities,
assisted by bloodhounds, had been
securing the country for ten days and
determined to arrest him. Saturday
morning the Jones boys brought the me-
gro into Macon and put him aboard II
train with the intention of bringing him
to Atlanta. Some one recognized Hose
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.SPANIARDS
WILL LEAVE
THE ISLAND
OF Cuba When United States
Forces are Withdrawn...Some y
Have Already Departed.
THEY FEAR ACTION OF CUBANS.
Spanish Officers Want to Enlist
in U. S. Army to Fight
Filipinos.

HAVANA, April 23.--Evcry now and
again some prominent Spaniard calls
upon Major General Brooke and endeav-
ors to learn in more or less diplomat
lc way how long the United States gov
ernment intends to occupy Cuba. Such
caller usually says that his stay Will
be only as long as that of the American
troops and that when they go he will
go.
The same sort of questions are asked
OF the United States military authorit-
les at the various provincial capitals,
and OF such civilian Americans as are
supposed to be cognizant Of the pur-
poses OF President Mckinley In the
main. The S2aniards are apparently
apprehenslve as TO the future and pas
sage to Europe by the French and
Spanish lines is being booked three or
four months ahead. Last month 6.46s
persons left Cuba for the United States,
many of whom were Spanlards bound
ultimately for Spain. In the interior
districts the Spaniards are kept in
constant discomfort by anonymous
threats and occasional outrages
Charges Of dishonesty brought
against certain American civilian pur-
chasing agents for the engineering de-
partment OF Havana are now under in
quIry. The complaints are said to
have originated with Spanish dealers
who allege that they have been invited
to offer bribes.
Siro Coca, foreman of street clean
crs. has been detected In Offering pa
per roll containing thirty-two names.
while he had but twenty men under his
direction.
Captain Greble will succeed Captain
John Gary Evans as police magistrate
and superintendent o: the department
OF corrections.
One Of the local papers asserts tina.
several former Spanish officers now re-
siding here intend to offer to the United
States through Governor General
Brooke their services in the campaign
against the Filipinos. Senor Perez,
dealer In secondhand books, is quoted
as having said that he and his friends
are confident of being able to enlist a
regiment in Cuba.
The official returns show that during
the first quarter OF the year s5,341,0Oo
was imported and s2.cOs.269 exported,
all the latter going to Spain except ST.
1000, which went to the United States.
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AN APOLOGY
For the Nfob's Work by the Atlanta
Constitution.

For the Mob's Work by the Atlanta
Constitution.
ATLANTA, Ca, April 23.-The Con-
stltution will say tomorrow:
''rhe terrible expiation which Sam
Hose was force to pay for his crime
will arouse 4 flood Of discussion carried
on by those who know the facts on the
one side and those who do not care for
facts on the other.
But while the form OF this criminals
punishment cannot be upheld, let those
who are disposed to criticise It look I'm
to the fac.s-and by these facts temper
the Judgment they may render.
IAN unassuming, industrious ,and
hardwork!ng farmer after his days
toll, sat at his evening meal. Around
him sat wife and children, happy in the
presence OF the man who was fulfilling
to them every duty imposed by M
ture. At peace with the world. scrv
ing God and loyal 10 humanity. they
looked forward to the coming day.
"NoiselesSly the murderer, with up
lifted axe. advanced from the rear and
sank 1t to the hilt In the brain Of the
unsuspecting victim.
Tearing the child from the mothers
breast, he flung 1t into the pool OF blood
oozing from its fathers wound.
Then began the elimination which
has dethroned the reason Of the people
OF western Georgia during the past
week. AZ critics will howl about the
lynchIng. the Constitution will be par
doned for stating the plain facts:
"The wife was seized. choked, thrown
upon the floor. where her clothing Iny
in the blood of her husband, and raw
ishcd!
Remember the facts! Remember the
dark night in the country home! Re-
member the slain husband and above all
remember that shocking degradation
which was inflicted by the black beast,
his victim swimming in her husbands
warm blood, us the brute held her to the
floor!
Keep the facts In mind! When the
picture IS painted Of the ravfster In
flames, go back and view that darker
picture OF Mrs. Crawford, outraged in
the blood of her murdered husband"
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NIEAGREN NEWS
From Manila Regarding Yesterdays
Heavy Fighting.

Hcory tlSntinE.
WASHINGTON. D. c., April 2S.-Lit-
tie information came to the authorities
here from General Otis to-day respect
ing the operations in the vicinity OF
Quengua. and while regrettlng exceed
ingly the severe losses sustained they
were loath to comment on It in the ab
sence OF fuller Information.
From what was received It Is evident
that the troops engaged In the fighting
were Il portion of those comprised in
General MacArthur's division and
probably were engaged In clearing the
jungle OF bands of insurgents lntestiug
It.
Much admiration was expressed for
the valor shown by the Americans un-
der the strong fire of the insurgents
ard in face OF the unfavorablc climatic
conditions. The dispatches were sent TO
the white house for the Presidents in
formation, Adjutant General Corbin
was with the President foc short while
during the evening and hefwas-t,ie only
official from the war department who
put In an appearance
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A SpANIARD's STORY
or the Armament pr the Filipinos.
Aid From Outside Sources.

or the Armament Dr the Filipinos.
Aid From Outside Sources.
LONDON, April 2i.-The Madrid cor
respondent OF the Daily Mail says:
A Spanish prisoner recently released
by the Ffiipinos says that the insur-
gents have $4,000 rifles. plenty OF am
mun!tIoa and two hundred pieces Of ar
tillery., some o; them the latest pattern
OF quick firing guns.
According to his description of the sit
uat!on they have established two large
cartridge factories, and as Il is lmpos-
siDle for the Americans to blockade
such coast as that of LuZoH. the FIJI
Rinos can easily procure from abroad
everything they require. The informant
asserts that Chinese. European ana
even American merchants doing busl
ness in China, are helping the Filipinos
in this way.
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dent the latter is still In the dark re-
spectlng the whereabouts OF Lieutenant
Gilmore and party OF the Yorktown.
who, It Is thought. were ambuseaded
and captured by IL party Of Fillpinos
while on q voyage to rescue Spanish
prisoners near Baier
The admiral says he Is endeavoring
to ascertain the situation of the lieuten-
ant and his party, The dispatch Ia In
response to an inquiry sent by Secre-
tary Long yesterday not because the
latter thought the admiral was not
making every effort to rescue the men
but to show the friends Of the prisoners
that the department was not iHdlffer-
ent to their fate or remiss In It's endenv-
ors, to assist them in regaining their lib-
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TACOMA, Wash, April 23-The
steamship Glenoglc crashed into the
steamer City of Kingston about 4:SO
O'clock this morning, of Browns Point.
cutting the City OF Kingston In two Just
abntt the boilers. The twelve passen-
gers and crew OF the Kingston were
saved through the prompt action OF Of
icers OF the Glcnoglc and Kingston and
two ships lying In the harbor. So far as
known no lives were lost.
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Rushed Into the Flames.

SAN FRANCISCO. April es.-The
Sherbourne school. n building institu-
t!on for boys, located In the suburban
town of San Rafael, was burned to-day.
There were number OF daring rescues,
but Charles Armstrong. the six-ycar-old
son OF an army officer now IN Manila.
rushed into the burning building ami
was lost The fire originated In the fur
mace room and Is attributed TO the
carelessncSs OF q servant.
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OTIS RULLETIN.
a Reconnaissance That Resulted In n
I'icrccly Fought Battle.

I'icrccly Fought Battle.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. April 23,-Thc
following message regarding the fight
at Quengua was received at the war
department to-day:
"MANILA. April %.
To A1Jutant General, Washington.
"a reconnaissance on Quengua
Place. six miles northeast OF Mulolos,
made by Major Bell and troop OF cav
airy this morning resulted In contact
ana battle, in which four batallons OF
Infantry md four pieces OF artillery be-
came engaged. Enemy driven from
strong entertainments at Quengua. with
considerable loss: 'Our casualties quite
severe, Colonel Stotscubcrg and Lieu
tenant sieson, First Nebraska. killed:
also several enlisted. Considerable
number wounded. not yet reported.
(Slgncd) "OTlS"
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ATLANTA, Ga, April 2S.-Governor
Gambler tonight ordered out the eight
companies OF the Fifth Infantry. state
militia. stationed here. to guard the
Fulton county Jail lnAtlanta. A report
reached the governor during the after
noon that q mob OF people from WOOL
sey and Fayetteville were coming to
Atlanta to lynch George W. Kcrlin, who
murdered Miss Pearl Knott several days
ago. and who was last night placed In
jail here to escape mob law IN Fayette
CNuutN.
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4 Wise Conclusion.

TOLEDO, o., April c3.--Mayor Jones
and his friends have decided not TO so
into the newspaper business. Soon
after the election the mayor became In
teres;ed IN a project to start morn
Ing newspaper In this city to further the
municipal ownership Idea, but the deal
has fntten through.
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STRICKLAND CAPTURED

BY n Mob, and Now Being Tried by
lynch Law-Nfay Meet the Fate Of
Hose.
PALMETT2. Ga, April ct.-Elijah
Strickland, the negro preacher, who is
accused by Sam Hose. the negro burn
ed to death near Newman to-day, OF
paying Hose sl2 to murder Farmer AL
fred Crawford, was captured by q mob
OF people from this vicinity, three miles
out OF town Tonight. He was brought
to Palmetto and at midnight was placed
on trial for his life by court composed
OF those who had arrested him. Speeches
for and against his character were
made, and the trial is in progress at
this 1890 4. n.y. hour.
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Coghlan's .IntlisCrction.

Z LONDON, April 2i.-Thc morning pa
pcrs unanimously condemn the cabled
utterances of Captain Coghlan, OF the
United States cruiser Raleigh. regarding
the relations between Admiral Dewey
AMI the German naval commander at
Manila ns ''indiscre,ons" and ".viola-
tlons OF good manners" Most Of them
express the opinion that Germany will
trent the incident With "dignhed ST.
lencc." ~
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MEMPHIS. Tenn, April 23.--Thc re-
mains OF Colonel ". Lewis Clark. the
widely known turfman who committed
suicide yesterday In his room at Gas
toms hotel, were taken to Louisville to-
might. 1t Is understood II public funcr-
al will take place In that city to-mor-
row.
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Special Dispatch: TO the lntellisencer.
CHARLESTON, ". Va. April 23.-D.
r. Blake, secretary Of the Kanawha and
Ohio River Packet Company. died to-
night. of BrIghts disease, l. A. Carr.
the president of the company. died juuI
4 few weeks ago.
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ATLANTA. Ga., April 23.-one special
and two regular trains carried nearly
1900 people to Newman to witness the
burning Of Sam Hose or to visit the
scene OF the horrible affair. The excur-
sionists returned Tonight, loaded down
with ghastly reminders Of the affair, In
the shape OF bones. pieces of flesh and
parts OF the wood which was placed at
the negros feet. One of the trims as
1t passed through Fort Mcpherson. four
miles out OF Atlanta, was stoned-pre-
sumablr by negroes. y number OF
windows were broken and two passen-
gers were painfully injured.
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GlLMORE'S FATE.
Admiral Dewey sun In the Dark Re-
spccting His Whereabouts.

WASHINGTON. April 23,-From n
n'spatch received by Secretary Long
from Admiral Dewey to-day 1t Is cvi-
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For Western Pennsylvania: Showers
Monday, with cooler In southern portions;
variable winds, Tuesday. fair.
For West Virginia and Ohio: Showers
Monday: variable winds. Tuesday, fair.
Local Temperature.
Tho temperature Saturday, as observed
by C. Schncpt, druggist. corner Market
nnd Fourteenth streets, was us follows:
! n. m.......,..... ss 3 =. m......,....... IS
2 n. n........... on y. m......,....... 50
Il m............,.."& &lWeathcr-Fair.
SUNDAY.
: a. m.............. GS3 y. m......,....... SIS
n. m........... lVl y. m.....u.....,, Is
Il m....-......,.. S!Wonihcr-Falr.
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Horrible Torture.

He said not word to this proceed
ing. but ut the sight OF three or four
knives flashing In the hands OF several
members OF the crowd about him which
Hecmed to forecast the terrible ordeal
he was about to be put 10. he sent up Il
yell which could be heard for Il mile.
Instantly hand grnsping knife shot
out and one Of the negro's ears dropped
into II hand ready TO receive 1t. Hose
pleaded pitifuiiy for mercy and begged
his tormcntors to let him die. His cries
were unheeded. The second ear went
the way Of the other Hardly had he
been deprived OF his organs OF herring
than his fingers, one by one were taken
from his hands and passed among the
members OF the yelling and now thor
oughly mnddcncd crowd. The shrek
ing negro was quickly deprived of other
portions OF his anatomy and the words:
Come on with the oil" brought 4 huge
can OF kerosene TO the foot Of the tree.
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Drank CarbOlic Acid.

Webb Morgan, two and one hall
years old son OF A. u. Morgan and wife,
met with very distressing accident
on Friday last which resulted in his
death.
An older brother was using carbolic
acid in cleaning n gun and set the
bottle down within reach of the little
fellow, who picked it up and drank a
quantity before he was detected. The
inside OF his mouth and throat was
horribly burned. Medical aid was
summoned and everything possible
done to alleviate the sufferings of the
youngsLer, but TO no avail. He died in
terrible agony after having suffered
about twelve hours.
The funeral services were held at the
house at 10 o'clock Monday morning
and the little body placed for the time
being in the city vault in Fort Meig:
cemetery.
This Christmas day which the par
ents had planned to make bright and
beautiful, in which they fully hoped
little Webb would share, was for them
clouded with sadness and gloom. Mr.
and Mrs. Morgan have the sympathy o.
the entire community.