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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-25
POURED OIL OVER HIM.

1OtJ RED OIlI Wv Elk HIM
| The shreling wretch was quickly de-
prived Of other portions of his anarohly,
and the words Come on with the oil
brought huge can of Kerosene to The
foot of the tree. where the negro, his
body covered with blood from mead to
foot. was striving and Juggling at his
chains. The can was lifted over his head
by three or four men and its contents
poured over him.
BY this time a pile of brush and fence
rails had been placed about the neplo's
feet. This pyre was thoroughly satura-
ted and match applied. A flame shot
upward and spread quickly over the
pile OF wood. 1t licked the Negroes legs.
He shrieked and began dragging at ms
chains. The smoke entered his eyes and
mouth. Hose put his hands to the
stump of the tree back of him, with Il
terrinc plunge forward Of his body, broke
the upper section of the chain which
bound him to the tree.
| His body, held to the tree only as
far as the thighs. hinged forward, thus
escaping the flames. which roared and
cracked about his feet. One of the men
nearest the burning negro quickly ran
up, and pushing him back. said Get
back near the fire there" and quickly
coupled the disjointed links of the chain
FINISHED HIM WITH KNIVES.
| The road for distance of half a mile
on either side of the negro was black
with conyeyances, and was simply inl-
passable. The crowd surrounded the
stake on all sides, but those not nearer
than 100 feet from the fire Were. unable
to see what was going on. The progress
of the flames was communicated to nose
in the rear by shouts from the eye wit
nesSes.
! The torch was applied about half past
two, and at three O'Clock the body of
Sam Hose was limp and lifeless, his
head hanging to one side. The body
was not cut down. 1t was cut to pieces.
The crowd fought for places about the
smoldering tree. and with knives secured
such portions of his carcass as did not
fall to pieces. The chain was severed
by hammers, the tree was chopped down,
and, together with such pieces Of the
frewood that had not burned, were car
ried away as souvenirs.
1 SAVANNAH HORROR STRICKEN.
Savannah, Ga. April 24-The press
! and people of this city condemn in I'M
measured terms the horrible lynching of
Sam Hose at Newman yesterday. The
/ Morning News says THE lynchng will
senda thrill of horror through the entire
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STANDING OF THE CLUBS.

The turn of the tied is often toward
the divorce courts for relief.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-25
Hunt and

danz and Clark. Umpires, Hunt and
Connolly. Time hours.
Philadelphia April Brooklyn won
from Philadelphia today through the
wildness of piatt, who pitched three in
nings and the meffectiveness of Bern
hardt who offciated the last six in
nings The Quakers hit hard through
out Attendance 5000. Score:
Philadelphia ........ 10 0004 / s
Brooklyn ...,...... = % 2OOO-lo
Batteries; Piatt, Bernhardt and
Douglass; McJames Dunn and Pietz.
Umpires. Mcdonald and Emslie. Time,
2:4O
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-04-25

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ON THE DIAMOND.
Games Played in This and
Adjoining States.

Mebane, y. c., April 24.-(Special)-
Today the University of Maryland play
ed a close and intensely interesting game
of base ball against Bingham School
on Bingham's grounds, near Mebane
The contest was exciting throughout and
was won by Maryland by only three
runs. the score being Maryland eight runs
six errors and nine hits. Battery, Good
ridge and Alexander Bingham five runs,
six errors and eight hits. Battery,
Mangum, Keith and Legrand. Tomor-
row Maryland plays the University of
Virginia at Charlottesville.
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
st. Louis. Mo-. April 24.-St Louis
tured the first game of the series
by i score of 3 to ,. 1t was Il pitchers
battle in which Young had the best of it.
Clean fielding was feature. Attend
ance 800. Score:
St Louis .....20 0000X-3
Chicago ......... .000100000-2
Batteries Young and Connor; PhyIe
and Donahue. Umpires, Swartwood
and Warner. Time 1:45.
New York, April 24.-The Giants were
shut out by Baltimore today, mainly be-
cause Of the fine pitching of McGinnity,
Meekin pitched his first game of the sen
son and did splendidly for FIVE innings
Attendance 1000 Score:
New York ....... 100000
Baltimore ......1 00001 81
Batteries Meekin and Wilson; McGin-
nifty and Robinson. Umpires Gaffney
and Andrews. Time los.
Washington, April 24.-The Bean Eat
ers walked away with their fourth vic
tory over the Senators today. The Local
men doing league work. Dunkle was hit
bard, and poor fielding also aided the
Bostons' run getting. Washington's
only run was made in the seventh when
Freeman raped out Il homer. The
game was called ut the end of the eighth
inning on account of darkness. Atten
dalre 30 Score:
Philadelphia ........ L OIL 000411-S
Boston .............03 o | o . X-10
Batteries: Dunkle and Farrell; Kobe
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CONFESSES HIS GUILT.


a big pine tree Up to this the negro
was marched, his back placed to the
tree and his face to the crowd. which
jostled closely about him. Here for the
first time he was allowed to talk. He
said:
81 am Sam Hose. | killed Alfred Gran
ford, but | was paid for it. Lige Stricl-
land. the negro preacher at Palmetto,
gave me So to kill him.
"A roar went up from the crowd as me
intelligence impaired by the wretch was
spread among them. Let him go on.
Tell all you know about it. came from
the crowd. The negro continued his re-
cital. saying: Il did not outrage Mrs.
Crawford. Somebody else did that. |
can identify them. Give me time for
that"
The mob would hear no more. The
clothes were torn from the wretc! in
an instant. A heavy chain was pro
duced and wound around the body of the
terrified man. clasped by new lock.
which dangled at his neck. He said moth
ing at the preceding. But mt the sight
of three or four knives flashing in the
hands of several members of the crowd
about, he sent up yell which could be
heard for nearly Il mile. y member of
the mob severed an ear of the negro with
Il knife. Hose pleaded pitifully for
mercy, and begged his tormentors to let
him die. His cries were unheeded. The
second ear went the way of the other
Hardly had he been deprived # .his or
gans of hearing before his fingers were
taken from his hand, one by che, and
ing and now thoroughly maddened
crou1
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SAVANNAH HORROR STRICKEN.

Savannah, Ga. April 24.-The press
and people of this city condemn in un-
measured terms the horrible lynching of
Sam Hose at Newman yesterday. The
Morning News says: "The lynching will
senda thrill of horror through the entire
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THE NEGRO IDENTIFIED.

Mrs. Cranford's mother and sister are
residents of Newman. The mob was
headed in the direction of their house.
and in short time reached the McElroy
home The negro was marched IN the
gate and Mrs. McElroy was called to the
front door She identified the African,
and her verdict was agreed to by her
daughter who had often seen him
around the Crawford place.
TO the stake again arose the cry.
and several men wanted to burn him i'll
Mrs. McElroy's yard. TO this she OBJ
jected strenuously. and the mob, comply
ing with her wish, started for Palmet-
to.
As they were leaving Newman word
was brought that the | O'Clock train
from Atlanta was bringing 1000 people
to Palmetto This was thought to be Il
regiment of militia. and the mob at once
decided to burn the prisoner at the first
favorable place rather than be compelled
to shoot him when the militia arrived.
Leaving the little town whose Sunday
quiet had been so rudely disturbed, the
mob, which now numbered nearly LOO
people. started on the road to Palmetto.
4 line of buggies and vehicles of all
kinds, their drivers fighting for position
in line, followed the procession Mt the
head, closely followed by the negro. One
and half miles ont of Newman a place
favorable for the purpose of the mob
was reached
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crime such as you are about 10 perform
Judge Freeman, also of Newman,
spoke in a similar strain. and implored
the mob to return the negro to the Gus
tody OF the sheriff and go home. The
asemblage heard the words of the two
speakers in silence. but the instant their
voices had died away, shouts of ION
to palmettor" Burn him." Think Of
his crime arose, and the march was re-
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
MISS HORLOCKER RETURNS
Young Woman Ap ,ears at Hastings to Make
Return in Court,
CASE WILL GO OVER TO The SPRING TERM
New nond VIII Bc signed. After
which the Accused VIII
spend the Holidays
nt Home.

HASTINGS Neb., Dec. 17.-(special Tele-
gram. Miss Viola Horlocker came home
tonight from Jacksonville, ILL.,, where she
has been in the sanitarium ever since her
preliminary hearing here last summer. She
was accompanied hcme by her sister. Mrs.
George b. Haynes OF Hastings.
Miss Horlocker stands accused OF having
attempted the life of her employers wife,
Mrs Charles r Morey, by sending her box
OF poisoned bonbons. She was bound over
from the county csurt to the district court
in the sum of $4,000 and her trial was to
have commenced tomorrow, but as the mem
bers OF the Adams county bar petitionsd
Judge Beall to postpone all jury cases until
the spring term, the case goes over until
that time. Miss Horlocker will appear in
the district court tomorrow and have her
bond renewed with the came signatures at
tached to 1t as before, with possibly one
exception. She will remain with her mother
and sister in Hastings until after the hol-
days, when she will again return to the
Jacksonville sanitarium and take up the
duties of bookkeeper OF that institution un-
til called back to Hastings for trial
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
MUST PAY HIGH FOR THE NEWS
Porto Rico Newspapers Complain of
High Cable Rntes-System of
Direct Taxation.

Correspondence of the associated Press }
PONCE, Porto Rico, Dec. 11.-Now that
congress is in session Porto Rico feels more
than ever the high cable rates it is com
relled TO pay. Tho newspapers are able to
furnish only meager cablegrams and many
persons strongly advocate an appropriation
from some source by which the government
supply to the newspapers several thousand
words of general news each day.
Intense interest is felt here in regard to
the action of congress with reference to
Porto Rico and everybody is looking for
ward eagerly to the arrival of the New York
papers containing the presidents message,
of which scarcely fifty words have as yet
been published here. '''
The military government is preparing for
an elaborate system of direct internal tax
alton to replace the revenue now derived
from the tariff, which everybody expects
congress will promptly remove. The taxes
are placed on horses and carriages and per-
sonal property of every kind, but licenses
are not affected. All men over 81 years Of
age living in Porto Rico and owning prop
erty of any kind or conducting a business
of any sort are taxed 81 per year for school
purposes.
Business in Porto Rico remains absolutely
paralyzed Nobody will invest a cent or
undertake any enterprise until the island has
some standing. In addition to this the local
elections, which have been in progress for a
month past have destroyed what little busi-
ness was left.
An order was recently issued from head
quarters establishing a board of insurance
and surety commissioners, whose duty it is
to examine all companies doing business in
Porto Rico and to enforce the fu;fillment by
them of certain requirements. The 100000
which the president some time ago gave to
the island from the emergency fund, to-
gether with other funds on hand, makes
s69O,OOO which will be spent between now
and July 1 next upon the roads of Porto
Rico. Nearly all the contracts have been
let and the work is pushing rapidly.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
WHAT Is THE USE.
No Need to Go Through
Life Il Sufferer.
Means OF Relief is Near at Hand
and Recommended ny Pco.
ple You Know.

What Is the use to so on suffering from
kidney backachc, nervousness. slccplcssncss
and dizziness when a ftty-cent box Of Nor
rows Kid-neoids will cure you? Probably
you have not heard OF Kid ne soids so II you
win read this statement Il will pay you ton
fold. We give you as reference Mrs j. c.
Davis Of 6O6 South Both Ave, who says
my husband is shipping clerk for the Will
helm Wholesale Hardware Co. lie has com
plained for some time Of dull lingering
pain across the small OF his back and was
quite nervous and restless at nights.
The pain in his back was more
severe at nights and he also com
planned of rheumatism. Learning about
Morrows Kid-ne-oids he procured some and
took them according to drectioni and was
soon entirely relieved of all his former trou-
bfes. / am using Morrow's Liver-laX and
hnd them TO be an excellent remedy for tor
pid liver. biliousness and spells OF dizziness"
Morrow's Kid-ne-oids are not pills, but
Yellow Tablets and sell at fifty cents box.
Morrow's Liver-lax are small red granules
and sell at twenty-five cents a box. Both
remedies can be purchased az all drug stores
and from the Myers Dillon Drug Co.
Mailed on receipt Of price. Manufactured
by John Morrow & Co.. Chemists, Springfield,
Ohio.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18

PIERRE. $. D., Dec. l7.--(Special)-
Land officials of the western states will
make an effort in the present congress to
have a different schedule OF fees for the
different classes OF work in the Offices In
the desert land section the officials desire
filing fee of $40 on desert land entries
and fees for filing annual notices OF I'M
provements. In this section of the north
west the desert land fees are OF no special
interest to land officials, but what they
would like would be a change in the matter
Of contest fees. Under the present law a
fee of $3.50 is required on the initiation
OF contest fees, but in case the contest is
dismissed the applicant can withdraw the
fee The change desired in this line is
that a sufficient fee be provided for the
docketng of a contest, the same as clerk
of courts for docketing a case, and that the
withdrawal privilege be stricken out OF the
present laws. Efforts TO secure laws on
this line will be pushed by land officials.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
PlNGREE DlSPLEASEo SOLONS
dorse Governors Action In Call
ing Special Session.

LANSING, Mich, Dec. 16.-Thc few leg
fslature members who had arrived tonight
for the special session which opens tomor-
row do not indorse Governor Pingree's ac-
tion in calling them together to pass upon
a constitutional amendment permitting
equal tax legislation They say they are
uninformed OF any crying demand for hasty
action and believe that the voters want time
to think 1t over.
II Is not improbable that an adjournment
will be taken Tuesday until after New
Years. This would still give five days to
consider the proposed joint resolution and
allow the Legislature a week to talk the mat
ter over with their constituents within the
twenty days limit allowed for special ses-
sion.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18

DEADWOoD, S. d.. Dec. 17.-tSpecial y
John Leedy, well known to Black Hills
people. has returned to his home at Rapid
City from the Cape Nome mining district in
Alaska. He has brought home with him
several thousand dollars in gold which he
took from his claims in this new district
and he has gotten possession of mining
ground that will make him independently
rich.
Mr. Leedy married a young woman from
Seattle under romantic circumstances. She
had staked prospector to locate some min
ing ground in Alaska. This he did in the
Cape Nome district When she arrived at
the town on the beach she did not fancy
the idea of going out to her ground several
miles alone and John Leedy offered his
services Before they returned to town
they were engaged and were soon afterward
married Mr.. Leedy values his own ground
and that of his wife's at 100000.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
FIRE IN NEW YORK FACTORY
Panic in Tenement Houscs-Mnny Mar
row Escnpcs-FiftN Horses Are
nurned to Death.

NEW YORK, Dec. 1S.-Fire started sud
denly at l240 o'clock this morning in the
big factory building at 655 and $50 First
avenue, occupied by a wire factory cigar
manufacturing firm a firm of machinists
and by other businesses The flames spread
with great rapidity and within few min
utes it was apparent that 1t would be i'm
possible to save the building and every effort
Of the fremen was directed to an attempt
to save the surrounding tenements
There was a terrific panic in many of these
tenements and the avenue IL few moments
was almost blocked with half-naked poor
people who had tumbled out OF the ram
shacllle old buildings with cries of alarm
The flames shot from the cellar to the roof
of the factory building, and lit up the neigh
borhood for blocks around. Sheets Of flame
burst from the windows and showers OF
sparks fell upon the gathering crowds and
terrified tenement dwellers. The basement
of the building was occupied as a livery sta
Bile. There were fifty horses in the place
and despite the heroic efforts to save them,
all were burned to death.
The second floor was occupied by A Me
Gurk manufacturer OF mattresses The
third floor was occupied by Challene HeleneX
& Co., manufacturers of wire supplies. The
fifth and sixth floors were occupied by Emil
Ney, manufacturer of cigars.
1t is believed that all the people were got
out of the tenements in safety, although
several OF the children were rescued un-
conscious from the smoke.
The loss Will amount to about $4,000 At
o'clock the fire was under coutrol.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
SOUTH DAKOTA PROSPERITY
Improved Conditions Are Now Apparent
Everywhere in the State,
LIBERAL PURCHASE OF FARM LANDS
Many Broad Acres That Wave Been
the breeding Places for NoNious
Weeds Are Bcing Reclaimed
for the P:oS-.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D., Dec. 17.-Cspecial)
One of the most gratifying evidences OF
the improved conditions throughout South
Dakota, over prior years. is the rapdity
with which farmers are purchasing adjoining
tracts CT land
During the boom in 1881 and the few years
following, thousands OF those who came 10
what is now South Dakota from the east
had no knowledge whatever CT farming, but
nevertheless made entry Of government lands
and engaged In agricultural pursuits. Many
of the amateur farmers were without means
when they reached the new Eldorado and
were forced to mortgage their farms in order
to procure the money to carry on farming
operations Being handicapped by lack OF
experience, Il was perhaps no more than
could be expected that thousands OF ANA
teur farmers, during the ensuing years,
should lose their land through foreclosure
proceedings on the part of the eastern loan
companies, which loaned vast sums of money
on Dakota agricultural lands during the
early years of settlement. The partial
drouth which the central and northern por-
tion of the state experienced some years
later resulted in another era of mortgage
foreclosures.
Thus thousands of quarter sections of ag-
ricultural land passed into the possession
Of the eastern loan companies. Through
local agents some of this land has been
rented and made to produce crops during
succeeding years up TO the present, but
the vast majority of it has remained idle,
and the houses and other improvements oc-
cuped and made by the original owners,
have been permitted to go to ruin and the
land revert to it's natural state. These un
occupied lands have been distributed over
the entire central and northern parts OF
the state During the era of the Russian
thistle they were the breeding places OF
these weeds. Two years ago many OF these
vacant tracts were purchased by farmers
owning land adjoining them. Not. however,
until the present season did these purchases
tion outside OF the immediate localities
where the tracts were situated
This fall hundreds of purchases of this
character have been reported In McPher-
sen county scarcely a day passes without
number of such transfers being recorded. The
same stories come from Brule, Buffalo,
Jerauld, Hyde, Sphinx Faulk and score OF
other counties, the tranesers of vacant tracts
to farmers owning adjoining land this fall
alone aggregrating hundreds of quarter sec
tions In each instance the purchasers found
they had a good surplus of cash from the
sale cf crops and the shipment of cattle 20
market, and they therefore decided to in
crease the size of their farms Hundreds
OF other heretofore vacant quarter sectione
have also been purchased by new settlers.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
TEuEGRAPHERS ARE LEFT OUT
Their Order Ignored in Adjustments
of the New Wage Scale on the
Mig Four.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Dec. 17-Memhers
of the Order of Railway Telegraphers claim
the adjustment of the new wage scale on
the Big Four means the disruption of th4
federation long existing between the fremen
trainmen, conductors and telegraphers, as
the telegraphers were totally ignored in tho
new adjustment and not only get no advance,
but were not even accorded recognition in
the new adjustment. All the other members
of the federation received an advance OF .
per cent, they say.
The situation has aroused much feeling
here among the telegraphers who have
been ignored and they say the whole scheme
of adjustment was shrewd move on the
part OF the company to break up the fedora
ton and that 1t has succeeded.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-12-18
ORDAIN LIBERAL PREACHERS
Mrs. Nandclia ynrnum Thomas and
Hndiey A. Hall, Late Illinois Chap
lain, Ordained AT Chicago.

CHICAGO, Dec. l7.-Mrs. Vandelia Var
mum Thomas, wife of the Rev. II. w.
Thomas OF the Peoples church, and Hadlay
A. Hall, the chaplain OF the First Illinois
infantry in the Spanish American war, were
ordained ministers OF religion at McVcker's
theater today by the Rev A. c. Hirst pas
tor Of Centenary Methodist church, assisted
by members Of the liberal congress CT re-
ligion.
The new ministers will assist Dr. Thcnas
In the Peoples church and will also preach
In the new liberal circuit in the Mississippi
valley, They were tho first to reseiye the
ceremony OF ordination in the church occu-
pied by Dr. Thomas