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The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-06
SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGHTS.

England and lie South African colony
continue to be &c trouble. Tpe manner
In which the English government has
grasped a. everything lin sight In the
Kiondke regions giving the mi
ners no rights st all, Ia sample ot Eng
lsh policy, The Beers are said to have
discounted them In the manipulation OF
the mines in Cape Colony, aud tho shoe
has pInche1. Ii the affair ends In war
tue reeult viii he that tho rich mines of
the Transvaal will he under the ahsolate
control of England aud the lion vii
growl Just 40 much rs he pleases. Ne
gotiations continue, with varying pros
pects, with the sisns mostly toward bul
leta,
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1899-10-06

Qnseras~V Victoria 10 tie. shortest adult
aUyurgTgu1- l. ths world being onlv 4 feet
11inehee in hight.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
More Cigars Seized

Charleston, S. c., April 24.-Deputy
Collector of Internal Revenue ]. H.
Fordham, seized loo, 900 cigars from
wholesale and retail merchants OF this
city today. The boxes which carried
illegal stamps were all sent out by a
factory at Lancaster, Pa. No charge
is brought against the merchants who
had the goods in stock The cigars
were carted off to the custom house
and stored there, pending orders from
Washington.
~Lynchburg, Va, April 24.-Deputy
Collector Cleland K. Nelson, under or
des from Collector Agnew, today seaz-
ed here $1,000 of the Lancaster, Pa,
cigars from the Jacks Factory. They
We're in the lands OF various dealers.
Columbia, S. c., April 24.-The United
states revenue authorities today seized
1900 Of the Lancaster, Pa, counterfeit
stamped cigars in this city. They We're
IN the hands Of one firm, none others
being found. The cigars retail at 5
cents each and are packed in boxes of
fifty.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
Evidence Closed I'm the George.Saxton

Canton, o., April 22.-The jury had
heard all of the evidence for and
agains Mrs. Anna E. George, on trial
for the murder Of George d. Saxton.
When the last testimony was gwen at
2:35 o'clock this afternoon, court adj
journed until Monday morning Ar
guments, IL is anticipated, Will occupy
all OF Monday and Tuesday and NAV
extend into Wednesday mornings ses-
sion. They Will be followed by the
b a &c of the Judge and the case prob
obly will go TO the jury sometime Wed
nesday afternoon.
The court put a very close limit ON
the evidence in rebuttal. Most of the
proffered evidence was In regard To
MIS- Georges conduct with men Other
than Saxton. Among his was an afr
she signed while in South pa
kota declaring her separation from her
former husband was not due 10 say
tons solicitation but because of the
former husbands cruelty. Also two
letters identified a. being In her hand
writing from the same place at about
the same time to a Cantor business
man other than Saxton in which she
sought, according to the language OF
the letters. appointments with him on
ner return TO Canton before meeting
oaxton. There were also a number OF
witnesses on hand to testify in regard
10 the troubles between the accused and
her husband and 10 alleged improper
relations with other men. but all of
these We're barred under the rule laid
down by h court.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
The President Z o Review an indians
Regiment

Savannah, Ga, April 24.-The One
Hundred and Sixty-frst Indiana regi-
ment expects to return home by way of
Washington While at the capital a
visit will be paid to the president, who
has express a desire t see the regiment.
The men will be received by the secre-
tary OF wal and the adjutant general.
The regime t will be mustered out of
the service Sunday. That afternoon
they will leave for Washington where
they will arrive next morning. The
regiment under command Of Colonel
Durbin will march up Pennsylvania av-
enue and be received by the president,
General Algier and General Corbin. A
visit will be paid to the congressional
library and later the command will be
marched to the White house grounds
where the president will receive them.
After the presidential reception the
men will be dismissed and allowed to
spend the afternoon as they see fit.
The officers in the meantime will be re-
ceived by the president at the White
house. The regiment will leave Wash
ington Monday evening.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
A CRIME
A Young Lady Of Wooisey. Ga.. MUIR
dered-Threats Of Lynching Against
Her Slayer


woolsey, Fla, April 2e-The finding
of the body OF Miss Pearl Knott in
Flint river near this place has reveal
ed the preparation OF a shocking
crime. The body was weighted down
with p~lowshares, axes and trace chains
and a bullet hole was discernable be-
tween the eye
The ~coroner's Jury returned a verdict
that the deceased came 10 her death by
a wound in the head from a pistol in
the hands of George W. kerlin, a prom
inent and wealthy farmer OF this place.
1t was brought out at h inquest by
a sister OF the dead girl that keriin
came TO her house on the 18th OF this
month between Z n 5 o'clock IN the
evening and that her sister was there
at the time. Pearl told her sister, Mrs.
Wilson. that she was going with
George Kerlin 10 marry his son, and
Mrs. Wilson swore that kerlin and her
sister left her house together In a bug
gy. This was the last seen or h girl.
One witness swore that Kerlin offer
ed him $25 to swear that he saw MIN
on the night of the 18th about one
mile from Kerlin's home with a
sick mule. This witness, w. j. Stubs,
asked Kerlin if the woman would ever
be produced and Kerlin said: L don
think she will" Stubbs told keriln
that he would not swear that way.
Kerlin is 40 years old n a deacon
in the Baptist church. He has a family
of eight children and is a grandfather
Atlanta, Ga, April 22.-G. w. kerlin,
arrested today at Woolsey, Ga, for
the murder of Pearl Knott, was brought
to Atlanta tonight and lodged in jail
for safe keeping. The feeling of the
people in the vicinity Of Woolsey is so
intense against Kerlin that it was fear
ed that he would be lynched there to-
night
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
THE CRIME
The People and the Press Denounce
the BOrbarity of Sam Hoses Execu.
lion

ton
Savannah, Ga, April 24.-The press
and people of this city condemn in un-
measured terms the horrible lynch
ing of Sam Hose at Newman yester-
day.
The Morning News says: 1.-THE lynch
ing will send a thrill of horror through
the entire country. The method of it
was in keeping with the spirit of a
Christian community. 1t provokes a
spirit that is likely to lead to other
crimes"
The Press says hat the affair will
undo the work that friends of the
state have been doing for years. 1t will
dissipate and scatter to the winds the
efforts that have been patiently making
to show that Georgia offers to the home
seeker the model abode in a state where
nature, art and humanity are all unit
ed in a cordial Welcome"
City Attorney Adams says: 1T is
u~nspeakably horrible and shameful.
The men who mutilated their victim
and after burning him, cut up the solid
pieces of his flesh and bones as SOU
venirs have given a lesson in savagery
n barbarity to the most savage and
barbarous. If they had only eaten some
Of the cooked flesh they would have
completed the picture Inc made the
lesson perfect"
Judge T. Norwood, of the city, court
said: The whole thing is too horrible
to think of. I do not want to talk
about it. 1t is terrible in all hideous-
ness. 1 am sorry it happened"
Colonel George Mercer said: Such
an offense as this cannot be condoned
or too severely condemned. 1 believe
that the killing of this negro at New
man was the most horrible barbarity
ever perpetrated in the world"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
Philippines Stubborn, Resistance to General
LawtOn's Advance.
A HEAVY LOSS SUSTAINED
By Part of His Command-They March Into a Horseshoe Entrenchment.
Met by a Terrific Fire-Forced to Retre-Reinforced They Charge
the Earthworks and Drive the Enemy Out-Colonel SLOT.
zenberg, of the Nebraska Regiment, Killed Leading
the Charge..Our Other Losses-The Ad.
vance on Calumpit.

today's press advices from Manila The
objective point is the insurgent town
of Calumpit, lying about eight miles
northwest OF Malolos. 1t was here that
the insurgents concentrated after be-
ing driven out Of their capital, setting
up a new capital and making it the
base of their operations. In moving
on this stronghold General Otis pro-
poses to conduct two distinct opera
lions. The first, under Genera Nc
Arthur, has for its purpose pushing
straight forward from Malolos along
the railroad and striking at Calumpit
from the south. The second one is un-
der Major General Lawton, who, with
his flying column, is moving far around
to the northeast to the large town of
Norzagay, from which point he will turn
abruptly west toward Calumpit. This
last move will take abou ten days,
and military s~trategists look upon it as
another effort to flank h insurgents,
by getting behind them at Calumpit,
similar to the flank movement which
General Macarthur attempted to execute
at Malabon. This double operation
makes Calumpit the centre for the
next few days, while attention will be
divided between McArthur's column,
advancing from Malolos, and Lawton's
column on it's ten days march to Nor
Zagay.
Macarthur has the shortest distance TO
travel, so his force nay be engaged
with the main force of the insurgents
within the next few hours. The coun-
try is fat and better for our troops
than that lying south Of Malolos. CAL
umpit lies on the left bank Of a small
stream, at it's confluence with the large
river Rio Grande. It is a substantial
ly built town with some 1000 houses.
The advance of Lawton by circuitious
route will he over a country OF Which
little is known here. Norzagay is a
considerable town, n it is thought
A road runs all the way from there to
Calumpit. Along it are scattered
many small towns, Bustos, Balinog,
Angit, indicating that the advance is
through a pOpulous country. It is an
agricultural locality with extensive rice
and fruit plantations.
The war department map prepared
by the military information board
shows this road joining the one on
which Macarthur is moving from Ma
lolos. 1t is hardly thought, however,
that Lawton will make a junction with
Macarthur before striking Calumpit, but
rather that he will leave the rOa when
nearing Calumpit so as to strike the
city in the real while Macarthur is at
lacking the front
The execution Of this double "
| ment is being followed with great in
terest by the war department officials
as it is ON a considerably larger scale
than the brush clearing, which has
been in progress most OF the time OF
late.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28

in favor of demanding severe punish
ment for Captain Coghlan-
In official circles the Coghlan Incl
dent is regarded mildly as an express
sion of wine humor." A representative
of the foreign office said to ~ CORE
spondent of the Associated Press mere:
1.-The American government mas
promptly and efficiently dore all we
could reasonably expect This alone,
even il it were not for other 1nolca-
tons, show US that the American gov
eminent has in % way identifled ITSELF
with the utterance OF a solitary ON
GER"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
A NEGRO
Against Citizens of Palmetto. Ga.
Crawford One OF the Vfctims-Other
Citizens threatened

Atlanta, Ga, April PA special
from Palmetto, Ga, says: Six negroes
of Palmetto, it is said here, have regis
tered a. vow to kill six citizens Of the
town, each negro selecting his victim
and swearing to execute their threats
at the first opportunity. n of the ne
gro co~nspirators is Sam Hose and the
victim he selected was Alfred Gran
ford, who was chopped to pieces ten
days ago, his wife assaulted, his w
children brutally treated and his home
robbed.
DR.. Hal. J. Johnson, who was active
in securing evidence against the ne
gro incendiaries, has received his warn
ing. A letter came a few days ago say
ing he had been selected by the con-
first favorable opportunity.
H. L. Daniel, another citizen Of the
town, has been warned and an ambus-
cade was laid for him several night
ago. -Four negroes waited Severa hours
for him to pass the place where they
were concealed, but, by accident, the
negroes were discovered.
Other citizens have been threatened
with death, and repeatedly negroe
have rung door bells and then conceal
ed themselves, their intention being, it
is asserted, Ito kill their victim when
he appeared at the door.
The vendetta that has been declared
by the negroes and the reign Of terror
that followed the burning of the stores
and hotel in Palmetto has brought
great anxiety to the men and anguish
to the women of the town. The negroes
are leaving Palmetto every day. Twen-
ty-three families have left this week.
Two families left yesterday and 9TH
ers are getting ready to depart. By
actual count, it has been ascertained
that only thirty-one families now re-
main in Palmetto.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28
Important Copyright Dee,.te.

Washington, April 24.-In the United
States supreme court an opinion was
handed down in the case of Oliver Wen
dali Holmes, Jr., VS.. G.. D. Hurst. hold
ing that copyright IN a book, the con-
tents of which have been published
serially without being previously COPY
righted is invalid. The case Involved
the copyright of The Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table" by DIR. Oliver Wen
dali Holmes, father Of the plaintiff in
error in this case.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-04-28

Has turned with disgust from an 9th.
erwise lovable girl with an ~offensive
breath. Karl's Glover Root Tea puri.
hes the breath by it's action on the
bowels, etc., as nothing else will. Sold
for years on absolute guarantee. Price
Is cts. and 30 cts. For sale by r. r.
Bellamy-
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
A CAPITALISTS WILL.

The will of James de la Montanya, who
died on the 18th inst, was filed for pro-
bate yesterday. Decedent's estate is at
present of unknown value, but 1t is
thought that it will amount to fully ST.
600 COO
Following are the bequests: To Sarah
Jane de la Montanya, decedent's widow
the homestead on Taylor street; to his
SON. James, a house and lot adjoining the
homestead; TO his daughter, Sarah Jane
the store and lot at one time occupied by
decedents business, on Jackson street;
to Mrs de la Montanya. P. B. Clark and
E B. Mastick, in trust for the benefit
of George de la Mantanya, a brother
$4,000.
The residue of the estate is devised in
equal shares to the widow, son and
daughter of the testator. The children OF
the deceased will be given their estates
when they arrive at their majority.
The will is Witnessed by H. de la Mon
tanya and James NJ de Witt.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
Ordered Her Own Coffin.

ALAMEDA. Sept. 22.-Mrs. Marie Cath fIIl
crime Silva, sometimes known as MIS-.
RIhIing who came TO Alameda in 1868,
died this morning at her = home l3lS s5an bat
civ rnon+1s ago she concluded that she
was going to die and ordered coffin OF arTiR SfRt
to ar the Mace. discovered that the
Woman was not yet a fit subject for the
cemetery and the casket was taken back
to the shop. AT that time, however, she
made ali arrangements for her. funeral.
Her requests were that she. should be
buried in the clothes she had on at the
time of her death, and before her body
was placed in the coffin it was to be
pinned up in a sheet which she had pre-
pared for the occasion, but under no con-
ditions should there be any buttons
placed on the sheet" She also requested
that no embalming fluid be used IN pre-
pairing her body for burial aL,t,n and that she n
ont services at either the house or the
grave The latter part Of iIoEed her request bt
however VIII pronaosy 9e eio lSGrT1' a,,iyg as gv
become converted to the Catholic faith.
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
ANSWER FILED IN THE
PATTON WILL CONTEST

OAKLAND. Sept Estate Senator E.
K. Taylor to-day filed an answer to the
grounds of opposition TO the probate of
the Will Of William Patton. the late archi-
tect, who died in Alameda recently. He
denies every allegation made by deced-
ent's sons-Clarence and William Patton
Jr.-and sets forth that the architect of
the San Francisco Safe Deposit building.
the celebrated Jewish synagogue, Alcazar
Theater, Grace Church. Mechanics In
stttute. the 5000 Flood mausoleum, all
IN San Francisco, and of numerous promi-
nent buildings in Alameda. was of sound
mind and a man who could not be led
from the path his Judgment directed. The
answer, moreover, denies that Fannie
zimmerman, the housekeeper, exercised
undue influence over decedent or repre-
sented TO the latter that his sons no longer
cared for him; or that she persuaded him
10 compel Clarence TO leave his home; or
that she dumped cold victuals into an old
tin can and set il on the back porch of
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
FIRST MONTANA.
Killed in Action and Died of Wounds
or Disease.

Killed in Action and Died Of Wounds
or Disease.
COMPANY D.
Private William Marshall. April 2. 1899.
COMPANY C.
Private Robert Brown, March 24-26. 1899
Private Percy r. Lockhard. March
Private Steve Stevens. March 24-26, 1899
COMPANY H
Private Frederick P. Wheaton, March
COMPANY K.
Private Charles karin, April g. 1899
Private James Kennedy, April % 1899
Private James Callahan, April g. 1899
Private Thomas Scallon, May 4, 1899.
COMPANY NJ.
Private Harry Archibald, January 6,
1893.
Private John ]. Campbell. February Is,
1899.
Private William Mietscelke, March %,
Private Charles Murphy. April q. 1893.
Private John A. Saxton, June 3, 1899.
Private DAVID Silver, June II, 1899.
COMPANY NOT DESIGNATED.
Musician Clarence G. Brigg. February
= Private David L. williams. drowned.
June l, 1899.
WOUNDED.
Lieutenant 1blDil-A ID. w dlldC6t "a
loocan. February TO- 1899
Major DR.. F, J. Adams, Caloocan and
Polo. March 24-2s, 1899
Major John r. Miller, Calumpit, April
COMPANY D.
Captain w L. Hill, February 10, 1899.
Private Seth H. Dibble, February 10,
1889
Private Harry G. Reynolds, February
10, 1893.
Private J. II. Bax, February 10. 1899.
Sergeant G. ". Lowman, February 10.
Private Thomas Richards, March 24-2e,
Private William Marshall, March 80,
1893.
private William F. Kramer, June 3. 1893
Private James A. Casebeer, June 10. 1899.
COMPANY z.
Second Lieutenant William Gardenheir,
February 10, 1889.
Private James McCreary, March 24-2e,
1899 So
1899
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
william Flannigan's Death.

The case Of William Flanagan, musi-
clan OF the Thirteenth Minnesota Regf-
rnent. who died at the City Receiving Hos
ritaf Tuesday night has been laid before
the Coroner by the military authorities
on account Of some discoveries made at
an autopsy performed yesterday morn
II was believed the man had died from
sIcoboIistn and his body was turned over
10 the military authorities BY the Coroner
The doctors OF the hospital made an au-
topsy and found several large blood clots
on the mans brain. one of which they de-
ternined had caused the mans death.
Whether the blood clot was caused by
blow OF fall the doctors were unable TO
discover so the case was reported back TO
the Coroner for his action.
Detective Ed Gibson has been detailed
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
SAYS He WAS
NOT THE MAN
WITH THE Ak
Strange Story of an
Untried Murderer.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
Q02 ProadUay Sent o.

SU8 Broadway, sept q.
Frank H Cheesman, who in cold blood
murdered Henry ]. Brooke in August,
1895. thereafter shot his sweetheart, Eta
Payne, and who was subsequently ad-
judged insane and about two months ago
escaped from the insane asylum az Napa,
was returned from kalispel. Montana, to-
day by Deputy Sheriff ODonnell The
insane murderer will be detained at the
County Jail until tomorrow. when an Of
ficer from Napa will take him back TO
the asylum.
When seen at the County Jail to-day
Cheesman appeared perfectly sane. He
looks better than ever he did. He talked
quite readily on such matters as published
accounts and rumors OF his being the
man with the AK" who assaulted II. K
Belden at his home here one midnight
about the time of Cheeseman's escape,
and who later visited the home OF his
former sweetheart in the Potrero, San
Francisco, and there threatened TO do
some chopping. But all these rumors,
said Cheesman to-day. are false.
He declared that he escaped from the
asylum by crawling through a trausom
and lowering himself TO the ground by
rope made Of his blankets torn IN strips.
From there he went to Vallejo the same
night, crossed the ferry to Port Costa ana
rode a brakebeam on a train 10 Oakland,
CheeSmau, Il walked down Washington
street, passed the County Jail, pulling my
hat down over my eyes, and NOBODY
recognized me. l also visited my father 5
home in Berkeley He gave me some
money and l crossed to San FRANCISCO,
where remained shady several days IN
a water front lodging house; but / never
went 10 seek Eta Payne
Thereafter, Cheesman says, he went to
Seattle and secured work in tunnel for
a few weeks, finally drifting over to pa
kota and Montana, where he says ne De-
came a cowboy.
I earned about SAT there and got
drunk" he continued, and while in that
that there was a reward OF $4,000 offered
by the Oakland authorities for my arrest
He clapped the irons on me and at the
prison treated me royalty until ne learned
that no reward had ever peen oitereq'
The insane murderer takes special de-
light in relating one of his experiences
while in the Indian section of Dakota
While walking across the plains one
day" says Cheesman. Il met young
haifbreed Indian girl who had been bltten
bv a rattIesuake 1 took out my knife,
cut out the fangs and dressed the wound
She Insisted l go to her people with her
/ did so and her father gave me morse
and saddle to help me on my way
Cheesman e pressed confidence ina I
some day he would be legally freed and
be given a chance to redeem himself.
Whether he will ever be tried Tor the
Brooke murder depends solely upon the
determination of the asylum AUTHORITIES
on one occasion, shortly after Chees-
mans commitment, they informed the
District Attorney that the murderer was
not insane; in fact they contended lndI
he never had been insane While al the
ASYLUM. He was promptly brought pack
70 Oskiand. when a Jury adjudged him in
sane nevertheless and hence ne was re-
committed to the asylum at that time
The San Francisco call., 1899-09-23
THE MULTN0MAH CLUB
TO PLAY BERKELEY

BERKELEY, Sept. 22.-Before facing
the Cardinal on the gridiron next Thanks
giving day the University Of California
football team will take trip TO Portland,
Or, to line up against the Multnomah
Ciub Of that city. The latter is the crack
athletic association-of the north and num-
bers in its membership some Of the best
PLAYERS on the coast. The Berkeley men
had a match game with them during the
last Christmas vacation, and this Will be
the return game.
The date on which the University Of
California team will leave for Portland is
NOT known. Manager Irwin j. Muma says
that some time early in November will be
best. and he will induce the Oregon men
TO agree to that time. Coach Cochran,
with Kelly of Princeton and Trainer Al
Lean, will accompany the team.