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River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
A FIENDISH REVENGE
Horrible Work of an Infatuated Mob
in Georgia.
After Cutting on Negroes Ears and
Fingers They burn Him at the
stake-Another Negro
strung Up.

Newman, Ca, April 24.-Sam Hose,
the murderer of Alfred Crawford and
the ravisher of his wife, was burned at
the stake two miles from here at 2:30
Sunday afternoon in the presence of
$500 people.
Before the torch was applied to the
pyre, the negro was deprived of his ears,
fingers and other portions of his anat-
omy. The negro pleaded pitifully for
his life, while the mutilation was going
on, but stood the ordeal of fire with
surprising fortitude. Before the body
was cold, it was cut to pieces, the bones
were crushed into small bits and even
the tree upon which the wretch met his
fate was torn up and disposed of as
souvenirs. The negro's heart was cut
in several pieces, as was also his liver.
Those unable to obtain the CHASTITY rel
les direct paid their more fortunate
possessors eXtravagant sums for them.
Small pieces of bone went for 25 cents,
and a bit of the liver, crisply cooked,
sold for ten cents. As soon as the negro
was seen to be dead there was a ire
mendous struggle among the crowd
which had witnessed his tragic end to
secure the souvenirs. A rush was made
for the stake, and those near the body
were forced against it, and had to fight
for their freedom. Knives were quick
ly produced and the body was soon dis
membered.
The mob was composed of citizens of
Newman, Griffin, Palmetto and other
little towns in the country round about
Newman, and of all the farmers who
had received word that the burning was
to take place.
Made n Partial Confession.
Hose confessed to killing Crawford,
but denied that he had outraged Mrs.
Crawford. Before being put to death
the negro stated that he had been paid
SIP by "Lige" Strickland, a negro
preacher at Palmetto, to kill Crawford.
Strickland Also Bynched.
Palmetto, Ga, April 25.-The body of
Lige Strickland, the negro preacher
who was implicated in the Crawford
murder by Sam Hose, was found swing
ing to the limbs of a persimmon tree
within a mile and a quarter of this
FihSS Sdiiy Nohutty' DSiVAS bSalh was
allowed to end the sufferings of the
negro, his ears were cut off and the
small finger of his left hand was severed
at the second joint. On the chest of the
negro was scrap of blood-stained note
paper attached with an ordinary pin.
On one side of this paper was written;
New York Journal-We must protect
our ladies, 23-99" The other side of the
paper contained a warning to the ne
groes of the neighborhood. 1t read as
follows: Beware, all darlSies. You
will be treated the same way"
Before being finally lynched Strick-
land was given chance to confess to
the misdeeds of which the mob sup
posed him to be guilty, but he protested
his innocence until the end.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
A Eiendish Crime.

Pana, ILL.,. April 22.-Friday morning
at two o'clock Chief of Police William
Kelly and Deputy Sheriff Frank
Cheney arrested Mrs. Anna Brunot,
aged so, her paramount, Frederick Sib-
ley, aged 81, and her son, Henry Brunot,
aged 10, on Mrs. Brunot's farm near
Dunket station, five miles north of
Pana, and brought them to this city and
placed them in Jail. The two men are
charged with the most atrocious MUIR
der known in the criminal annals of
central Illinois-the killing of Miss
Jane Brunot, of Danna, Ind, whom, it is
charged, they shot through the head
in the garnet of Anna Brunot's house
and afterwards placed her body in an
abandoned well on the farm, near the
residence, and filing the well with
earth. Later in the day both Brunot
and Sibley made full confession.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
DOINGS OF A WEEK
What Has Happened Throughout
the Civilized World.
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
A Complete Review of the Happenings
of the Past Seven Days in This
and All Foreign Lands.
GIVEN IN THE PRESS DISPATCHES
FROM WASHINGTON.

Samuel Greeley Hilborn, republican
member of the Fifty-second congress
from California, died in Washington,
aged 65 years.
Recruiting of the regular army up
to $4,000 has been about accomplished.
The provisional army of $4,000 volun-
teers authorized by law will be called
out only as Il last resort.
In the nine months of the present
fiscal year the total internal revenue
receipts were 1901 500 ,141, an increase
over the corresponding period of last
year of S77,790,409.
An agreement for parcel post treaty
with Venezuela has been made by the
United States post Office officials.
The Orange Free State and the United
States have exchanged Publications of
the new treaty of extradition between
the two countries.
On May % the United States supreme
court will adjourn for the present term.
At the age of IS years Samuel Il.
Baird, member of congress from the
Fifth district of Louisiana, died in
Washington.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
MINOR NEWS ITEMS.

1t will take $4,000 men next yeaI To
handle the United States census.
Work on plant which is expected to
age whisky in "a hours has been com
menced at Louisville, Ky.
The National Federation of Musical
Clubs will hold its first biennial meeting
in st. Louis May TO G, inclusive.
The British budget for the coming
year amounts to S564,G35,000, an in
crease of $50, 100000 over last year.
Fifty acres of land will be recovered
from Lake Erie for the Ohio centennial
exposition to be held in Toledo in 1902.
Addison G. Foster, the new United
States senator from Washington, is
self-made man. Although millionaire,
he began life without dollar.
One American company in the last
GO DAYS has received orders for ~ steam
and gas engines. and they will be
shipped to 10 different countries.
The military papers in Vienna an
nounce the invention of a I5-barreled
quick firing rife. carrying IS cartridges
at time and firing As per minute.
]
A syndicate of Chicago capitalists
has secured control of a large part of
the sardine industry of Maine. The
| syndicate is known as the Continental
Packing company.
/ Mrs. Mary Mckee, daughter of ex-
4 President Harrison, has been appointed
4 by Gov. Roosevelt a commissioner TO the
4 exposition in Paris, to represent the
state of New York.
\ Andrew Carnegie has promised TO
/ give ST ,75o, 600 to cover the cost OF the
1 proposed additions to the art, science
and library departments Of the Carnegie
4 library at Pittsburgh
1 The farm on which Abraham Lincoln
\ was born, which lies two miles south of
HodgenvilIe. KY, has been sold TO David
Grear, of New York city, and it is very
/ probable that the farm will be convert
ed into park
Capt. ]. Mason, of Philadelphia, the
| well-known commander of the Munson
line steamship Vimera, fell from his
vessel into the water while passing
| close to the Bahama islands and was
swallowed by shark.
John Louis Lay, formerly first as
/ sistant engineer in the United States
| navy and the inventor of the Lay tor
pedo, which was used by Lieut.. William
/ b. Cushing to destroy the confederate
gunboat AIberrnarle in 1864. died in
New York city, aged IS years.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
AWFUL MINE DISASTER.
Four Men and boy Killed by Gas
Explosion In New
Mexico.

Denver, Col, April IA special to
the News from Albuquerque, N. NJ,
says: Four men and boy employed
in Cook & Whites coal mine at Madrid
lost their lives at noon Friday. Orders
are strict to the effect that only safety
lamps shall be used in the mine, but two
men some time after the foreman had
made his rounds carried in open lamps.
While the men were ascending for their
noon meal terrific explosion occurred.
Four men, John Sienwesky, Adam
Jeiasewiesi, John Reya and Fred Aira,
and a boy, L. Z. Wapps, were still in
the pit. The machinery refused to
work and it was not until 2:30 that a
descent could be made. Two dead
bodies were found at once, and about
four o'clock the remaining three. The
men evidently died from suffocation, as
no bruises could be found. Had it not
been for the injury to the machinery
it is thought all could have been saved.
The two open lamps were found by the
bodies The mine is badly wrecked
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
SWELL LONDON WEDDING.
Lady Margaret Primrose United in
Marriage to the Earl of Crewe
"A Big Affair.

London, April 21.-Large crowds of
people gathered within the precincts of
Westminster Abbey in order to witness
the marriage of Lady Margaret Prim-
rose, youngest daughter of the earl of
Rosebery, to the earl of Crewe. Among
those present in the abbey were 600
invited guests, all wearing wedding fa-
vors of marguerites and primroses, rep
resenting the brides name. The earl
of Rosebery gave his daughter away
and the best man was the earl of Ches-
terrified. DIR. Butler and the dean of
Westminster had charge of the cere-
mony. The honeymoon will be spent
at Welbeck Abbey, the seat of the duke
of Portland, which has been lent to
the bride and bridegroom for the occa-
sion. Miss Muriel White, daughter of
Henry White, secretary of the United
States embassy, was one of the brides
maids
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
There WINS Box of Them mud They
Were Held by the Agent
for Charges.

a short time since quite discussion arose
among the officials OF one of our prominent
southern railroads as to the reason Of the
many vexatious delays and troubles in the
transmission OF local freight. 1t was claimed
by some Of the parties interested that it was
caused almost entirely by the stupidity or
inetficieney of the local agents, and as there
was some difference of opinion on this point,
1t was decided that the matter should be
tested
TO this end a tracer was prepared in due
and formal shape, calling for the where
abouts of zone Box of Post-holes, which it
alleged was missing from prior shipment
This was sent out in the regular order of
business, with nothing except its internal
nothlngness" 10 draw attention to its I'M
usual character, and passed agent after
agent without eliciting comment or informa-
ton save the stereotyped Endorsement:
Not here"
Some Is or Is local agents were actually
passed in this way, until the tracer fell
into the hands of bright young fellow
who was accustomed to looking into the
business passing through his hands, and
who speedily came to the conclusion that
the tracer had gone far enough. At any
rate the document went speedily back to
the general Office with the following in
dorsement: BOX of Post-holes, as per in
closed, held at this station for local charges
to amount of $3.50, win be forwarded on
receipt Of same" Under this Endorsement
was written; IN. B-The price of beer at
this station is $3.50 per key" 1t is said that
the charges went forward. -Harper's Mag.
aZine.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27

BY the burning of the orphans home
at Berne, Ind, three little girls lost
their lives.
James p Taliaferro (dem.), of Jack
sonville, was elected United States sem
ator by the Florida legislature.
Gen. George w. Davis will, it is said,
be the military governor of Porto Rico,
to succeed Gen. Guy V, Henry.
The president has accepted an invi-
tation to attend the state encampment
of the G. A. II. to be held in Youngs-
town, o., the latter part of June.
Gen. Gomez has announced to the
people of Cuba his support of the Amer
lean protectorate until such time as
stable, Independent government may
be founded.
A bill passed the Missouri legislature
levying an inspection tax of one cent
per gallon and two cents for each pack
age of beer sold I'm the state.
Advices from Alaska say that deaths
by suicide are occurring daily at Daw-
son City because of failure to find gold.
In San Francisco counterfeit five-dol-
lar gold pieces are in circulation.
In Fresno, Cal, fractional fight be-
tween rival companies of Chinese high
binders resulted in the killing of three
men and the fatal wounding of two
others
From Havana the steamer Alfonso
XIII. sailed with 1000 Spaniards
aboard. Many of them are business
men who have sold their property in
the island and are returning to reside
in Spain.
The Independence gold mine near
Colorado Springs, Col, has been sold
to an English syndicate for $10,000,0O0.
| In Charleston, w. Va, Judge Guthrie,
of the circuit court, decided that legal
advertisements and notices printed in
Sunday papers were not legal or bind
| ing.
The Alabama legislature will meet in
extra session to consider the constitu-
| tional convention act.
| In Denver Col, Frank Smith shot and
killed his wife and himself as an out
| come of a divorce suit brought by the
woman.
BY an explosion of gas four men and
boy employed in a coal mine at Mad
rid, Col, lost their lives.
/ The law in Kentucky allowing ne
groes TO be sold for a term of years for
vagrancy has been declared unconsti-
| tutional.
Officials of the Chicago & Alton rail.
road announce an increase in wages OF
! all section msn.
The tender of the mission to Persia
has been declined by ex-Gov. Lord OF
Oregon.
While raiding illicit distilleries in
the mountains of Cook county. Tenn.
Sheriff j. S. Dawson was killed from
ambush.
Fire nearly wiped out the village OF
Clay City, Ky.
In West Point, Neb. Rev. W. IL. Me-
Cool. pastor of the English Lutheran
church, committed suicide with a shot.
gun.
In Cincinnati revenue officials went
on a raid for counterfeit revenue stamps
and confiscated over 5000 cigars.
The oldest Baptist clergyman and
educator in the United States. Rev. Rob.
ert Ryland, died in Lexington, Ky.
aged "a years.
The death of George a. Marshall. who
represented the Fourth Ohio district
in congress two years. his term having
expired last March. occurred in Sidney
Near Newman, Ga, Sam Hose. negro
who murdered Alfred Crawford and as
sarlted Mrs, Crawford at their home
was burned at the stake by mob. Be
fore the torch was applied the negro
was deprived of his ears, fingers and
other portions of his anatomy.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27

City of Mexico, April 21.-The senate
has unanimously adopted the new ex-
tradition treaty with the United States.
Washington, April 22.-The presi-
dent will in a few days issue procla-
nation giving effect to the new extra
dition treaty between the United States
and Mexico, President Diaz taking sim
liar action in Mexico The text of the
treaty has never been made known, but
besides providing extradition for all
crimes not political, its principal fea-
ture is in giving the treaty retroactive
effect, so as to cover crimes committed
while no treaty existed.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27

Fire nearly wiped out the village of
New Lisbon, Ind.
Nearly the entire S5,oo0,oo0 that citi-
zens of ST. Louis propose to raise to
clinch the proposition of holding a
worlds fair there is in sight.
Edward Harding and James c. Ire
bathan were killed and i. G.. Harding
fatally wounded in shooting ARRAY
near Treval, Tex.
Over 200 persons have been driven
from their homes in the vicinity of
Omaha, Neb., by high water in the Mis-
souri, river.
At his home near Aurora, Ind, Walter
Kerr celebrated his one hundredth
birthday.
Edward Morgan, young farmer of
Wolfsville, Nd, fatally shot Miss Ortha
Harshman and then shot himself. A
lovers quarrel was the cause.
Kittie Marshall, Nellie Welch and
Bennie Tulida were killed by the cars
near Baraboo, Wis, when returning
from dance.
Near Anderson, Ind, the funeral of
Mrs. Elizabeth Carrolton, aged Il2
years, took place.
Col. Lewis Clark, of Louisville, prom
inent in turf circles throughout the
United States, shothimself in Memphis,
Tenn.
Miss May MilIstead and Mrs. Mary
Dayic were found murdered in the home
of Mrs. Davie at Murphysboro. Ill.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
A SERIOUS BATTLE.
Disastrous Result Of nm Engagement
with FiIipiDos Near
Quingna.

Manila, April 24.--In an encounter
with the Filipinos Sunday near Quin-
qua, about four miles northeast Of Ma
Mia, seven Americans were killed and
40 wounded. The following were killed:
Col John NJ. stotsenburg, OF the First
Nebraska regiment. formerly of the Sixth
cavalry.
Lieut.. Sisson, OF the same regiment
Two privates OF the Nebraska regiment.
Three privates o9she Fourth cavalry.
Most of the wounded belong to the
First Nebraska regiment.
The Filipinos retreated with small
loss.
The loss of the Nebraska regiment
in the campaign is the greatest sus-
tanned by any regiment, and Sundays
disaster has greatly saddened officers
and men, who promise to take fierce
vengeance in the next fight.
Col. Stotsenburg has won a reputa-
ton as one of the bravest fighters in the
army. lie always led his regiment and
had achieved remarkable popularity
with his men since the war began, al
though, during his first colonelcy, the
volunteers, who were not used to the
rigid discipline of the regular troops
thought him hard officer.
Washington, April 24.-The following
message regarding the fight at Quinqua
was received at the war department
Sunday:
Manila. April 24-Adjutant General,
Westinghouse reconnaissance on Quingua
place, six miles northeast of Malolos, made
by Mai Bell and troop of cavalry this
morning resulted in contact and battle IN
which four battalions of infantry and four
pieces of artillery became engaged Enemy
driven from strong intrenchments at
Quinqua, thsconslderable loss; our cas-
ualties quite severe Col. Stotsenburg and
Lieut.. Sessions First Nebraska killed also
several enlisted. Considerable number
wounded, not yet reported. OTIS"
The following dispatch was received
at the war department late Sunday
evening:
Manila. April 24-Adiutant General
Washington, p, C.-Casualties at Quingua
today First Nebraska, two officers and two
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
FOUND NEW LAND.
Return of the Belgian Antarctic Ex-
peditiOn-Advanced to IL
Degrees.

New York, April pa dispatch tc
the Herald from Montevideo says: The
following members of the Belgian ant
arctic expedition have arrived here on
their way back to Europe: Henry Ar
towsBi, naturalist; Roal Amundsen, an
officer of the steamship Belgica, and NJ
Dobropolski, assistant in the meteoro
logical service.
They are reticent regarding the re-
suit of the expedition, but it is known
that it advanced to II degrees SO min
utes latitude south and discovered land
previously unknown, which it called
DancO
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st. Augustine, Fla, April 24.-Consid-
cradle excitement was created here
early Sunday afternoon by a small boat
out at sea giving signals of distress.
Capt Allen Immediately went to its as
sistance in The yacht Baldwin. Upon
nearing the boat he found it to be the
missing lifeboat of the steamer Gen.
Whitney, which foundered north of
Cape Canaveral during Friday night.
The other lifeboat was swamped in the
surf and IL men were drowned
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on,rrcIcd About a Girl.

Fulton, Mo, April 24.-Edward
Palmer on Sunday shot and killed
Thomas Ganaway, companion, in a
trivial quarrel over girl. Both men are
young. Palmer, whose mind is unbal-
anced, made no attempt to escape, but
seemed to enjoy the sensation he had
created. The case is a pitiable one.
Palmer's brother and mother are both
mentally unbalanced, and the father,
who was the support of the family. fell
dead ut his work bench only last Mon
dow
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27
EX-GOVERNOR oGLEsBY DEAD.
Famous Illinoisan Suddenly Passes
Away at His Home Near
EIkhart, ILL.,

Lincoln, ILL.,, April 25.- Richard j.
0glesby, former governor of Illinois,
died at his home at 0glehurst, near
Ell1hart, Ill, at five minutes pass one
o'clock Monday afternoon. Conclusion
of the brain, resulting from fall, was
the direct cause of his death, but the
weakness which had been so apparent
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1899-04-27

charges against him, Gov. Stone APP
pointed him United States senator to
fill the vacancy until the next legisla-
ture meets, and notified Vice President
Hobart as follows:
"Sir: BY virtue of the power vested in me
as executive of the state of Pennsylvania,
under article /, clause 2. section 3. of the
constitution of the United States, | here
by make temporary appointment of Hon
Matthew Stanley Quay to be United States
senator from Pennsylvania to fill the va
cancy now existing in this state. Very re-
spectfully, WILLIAM A. STONE,
Governor of Pennsylvania"
Gov. Stone said that in appointing
NJ. S. Quay he felt that he had done the
fit and proper thing. He thought it
would make the issue and is better done
now than by waiting for weeks.
The authority cited by the governor
says that the governor of any state may
make temporary appointment during
a recess to hold until the next legisla-
ture meets.
The legislature adjourned Thursday
without electing a senator, having been
in deadlock since January II.
1.-THE charges against Senator Quay fol-
lowed the collapse of the Peoples bank IN
March, 1898. and the examination of its
books by a receiver, The warrants were
Issued in the following October and in
cluded, besides Mr.. Quay and his son, the
names of Charles II. Mckee, Pittsburgh
lawyer, and ex-State Treasurer Benjamin
j. Haywood. On November q the grand
jury found true bills against all but Mckee.
The suicide of Cashier Hopkins just prior
to the banks failure prevented his coming
within the scope of criminal action. The
indictments were five in number. These
were reduced TO four by the death of Mr..
Haywood on February % of this year. One
week after true bills had been found coun-
sci for Mr.. Quay and the other defendants
filed demurrers to four of them and moved
to quash the fifth. Judge Finlotter on De
cember / decided against the defendants
Counsel then carried the case 20 Inc SUI
preme court. on the plea, among other con-
tentions, that the prosecution was actuated
by political motives which would prevent
an impartial trial in this county. The su-
preme court declined to interfere. The
trial was set for February 20 and was post
poned until the 9th when 1t was again post
If Ia CT
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BREAK IN THE LEVEE.
Inundation of Finest Sugar Planta-
lions I'm Southern Louisiana
Has Begun.

Raceland, La, April 25.-What was
thought to be the inevitable has hap
pened. Notwithstanding strenuous eff
forts by the people of the Lafouche val
ley, the levee gave way Monday morn
ing at one o'clock at a point five miles
below Raceland on the left descending
bank of Bayou Lafouche, on the upper
confines of the Clotilda plantation of
Barker & lie Blanc. The break quickly
widened, and at the break of day dis
astrous creyice was pouring the murky
waters of the bayou over some of the
richest plantations, inundating hun
dreds of acres of cane and corn and
stretching its grasp in all directions.