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Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Duel in a Court Room,

Oak Ridge, a little hamlet 1S miles
northeast of Vicksburg, Miss, was the
scene last Tuesday of a pistol fight,
In which three Of the best-known resi-
dents of the county were killed The
dead men are A. ID. ROLAND, r. S. Ste.
phenson and DR.. Otho Austin. Only
meagre details of the encounter are
obtainable, but it is learned that Dr.
James Austin. his son, Ohio Austin,
and his son-in-law, r. S. Stephenson,
had been arrested in an affidavit
sworn out by ROLAND, charging them
with whipping one of Rolland's negro
tenants. The trial was set to take
place in Justice Grifiin's court at Oak
Ridge. The trial had hardly opened
when the shooting began. When the
smoke had cleared away ROLAND, Ste
phenson and Otho Austin were
stretched on the floor dead, and DR..
James Austin and young son OF Rol
land were seriously wounded,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Dewey's Loving Cup.

The loving cup of silver made from
the melted dimes contributed by over
10000 American citizens, the majority
Of whom were children, was presented
to Admiral Dewey in Washington
Jan. 9. A small but notable gathering
assembled in the parlors of the Dew.
ey residence on Rhode Island avenue.
and participated in the ceremony. The
cup, which Is a massive and artistic
creation. nearly six feet in height,
and appropriately inscribed, occupied
the bay window, draped about the
base with the American flag. At one
side was q large silver bound volume
containing the names of the subscrib.
ers of the dimes who had subscribed
to the token through the instrumen.
tality Of the New York Journal. Sen
ator Depew acted as spokesman. In
accepting the tribute. Admiral Dewey
thanked Senator Depew for his gra-
cious words, and said he was over
powered by this new proof Of the
gratitude of his countrymen. To him
the most pleasant thing about 1t, and
one that would make him cherish /,
all the more, was the fact that the
children Of the country were SO large
~ represented In the giving.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
CASUALTIES.

A sudden flood in the Pottlach river
In Idaho on Saturday caused a loss
of three lives, swept away twenty
house at Kenrick and destroyed
bridges and tracks of the Northern
Pacific Railroad.
BY the premature explosion of a
blast, in the Mountain Consolidated
mine, at Butte, Montana, Peter Sulli.
van and Thomas Smith were instantly
killed. Both were single men.
Richard French, Thomas O'Brien
and Charles Pachow, 12-year-old boys.
of Louisville, KY, were drowned in
Gashouse pond while skating.
1t is reported that the steamer
wrecked at st. Mary's Bay, Newfound.
land, was the Norwegian steamer
Fake, employed for the last year by
the Dominion Coal Company in the
coal carrying trade between Louis.
vile and Boston. The gale has not
yet blown itself out, and the sea Is
still too rough to allow boats to get
near he wreck in st. Mary's Bay. AS
yet there is nothing to show the name
of the vessel. Ten bodies have been
located among the rocks, and others
can be seen floating about.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
CRIMINAL.

Lewis E. Goldsmith, the assistant
cashier of the Port Jervis (New York;
National Bank, who pleaded guilty to
stealing about 100000 from that in
stitutiOn, has been sentenced to serve
eight years in the Sing Sing prison.
The Massachusetts, Executive Coun-
Gil has commuted the sentence of Ed.
ward Ray Snow, the 19.year-old mur.
derer, from death to life imprison-
ment
Lieutenant Commander F. e. Green,
of the cruiser Montgomery, has COM
mitted suicide at Montevideo.
Mrs. Josephine Smith, of Harlem,
was bound, gagged and locked in her
cell by thief Jan. II, who looted her
house.
A fight at Pound Gap, Kentucky,
Jan. IL, growing out of a quarrel over
game of cards, resulted in the kill
ing of two men and the mortal wound.
ing of two.
Charles w. Pickel shot Mrs. Lizzie
A. Graham, at whose house he board
ed, in Wilmington, Delaware, inflict-
ing wounds that may prove fatal.
Then he shot himself In the head, dy.
ing instantly. Jealousy prompted the
crime.
Thomas Moore, a resident Of Am
herst, New Brunswick, and formerly
intercolonial railroad agent there, is
charged by secret service officers with
dealing in counterfeit 81 notes.
Mrs. Maude Johnson was shot and
killed in Chicago the other day by
John M. Toner who turned the weap-
on upon himself, infiicting a probably
fatal wound. Toner has wife and
children at Terre Haute.
Cornelius Shaw and James ]. Eag.
an were hanged Jan. 9 at Montrose,
Pa, for the murder Of Jackson Pep
per.
Alfred Morrison, who fatally shot
his wife on the night of December %
last at Mt. Vernon, N. Y, has been
placed under police surveillance, po-
liceman being at his side night and
day
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
MILITARY AND NAVAL.

The transport Fitzpatrick, with the
Tenth Cavalry on aboard, has arrived
at Galveston, Tex, from Cuba.
The transport Thomas, with the
bodies of Gen. Lawton and Major Lo-
gan on board, is due at San Francisco
January 20.
Captain F. A. Cook, who command.
ed the cruiser Brooklyn In the battle
of Santiago, has told President Nc.
Kinley that he was responsible for the
loop made by the Brooklyn, for which
Rear-Admiral Schley has been criti.
ciSed.
w. l.. White, former Quartermaster
General of Mischigan, disappeared af.
ter being indicted for conspiracy to
defraud the State in the sale and pur.
chase of military supplies.
The hospital ship Missouri has sail.
ed from Manila for San Francisco with
2S6 sick soldiers on board.
Work has so far advanced on the
United States battleship Wisconsin at
San Francisco that she will make her
trial trip within two weeks. Her main
battery of four thirteen-inch guns will
be the heaviest ever mounted on an
American man-of-war.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
Victim Failed to Appear.

Willis Rosser, medical student,
who shot Frederick Slater, we'll
known wheelman of Railway, N. j.,
in Madison Square Garden New York,
at the close of the latest six-day BIZ
cycle contest on Dec. 8, has been dis.
charged from prison. This is the Sec
ond time Rosser. who is a member of
a well-known family of Stevenson.
Ala, has escaped punishment after
engaging in shooting affray. The
shooting of Slater was sensational
one. Rosser had come to New York
to pursue his medical studies, and
was one of the spectators at the BIZ
cycle contests. Rosser and Slater,
who had never met before, engaged in
a quarrel over wager on one of the
races. Rosser shot Slater and was
hustled to the station house to pre-.
vent him from being attacked by the
crowd. The case was adjourned sew
eral times because of Slater's illness,
but he was not in court finally. No
word was received from him, and Ros-
ser's lawyer asked that his client be
dismissed from custody. Magistrate
Poole then discharged Rosser, who
had been confined In the Tombs.
McGovern Defeats Dixon.
Terrence McGovern, of Brooklyn,
whipped George Dixon, Of New York,
Tuesday night in eight rounds of the
fastest, toughest fighting ever seen
in that city. Dixon was knocked down
eight times in the final round. 1t was
the Dixon of old, fast, honest, true and
game as pebble, but youth. not to be
denied, added another of it's long lists
of victories over age mature judg-
ment and ring experience. At the
conclusion Of the battle McGovern
was comparatively fresh, though he
had gone through the hardest battle
of his life. He is a fighting wonder
and Dixon, though defeated. can look
back upon his long list of victories
and feel no disgrace. 1t was battle
royal, in which strength, stamina, en-.
durance, intelligence and courage
combined to achieve success. Defeat
for Dixon was not written until the
dusky veteran had exhausted all his
marvellous resources of generalship
which have puzzled his antagonists
not until his ring tactics had been
tested to the uttermost. his strategy
exhausted and Ills staying powers
wasted At the cnd he was still full
of willingness and courage, and would
have gone on until nature would have
stood no more and he had fallen into
merciful insensibility.
Sir Thomas Upton states that it is
not his intention to issue the chal-
lenge for a race in 1901 before Aug
ust, this year.
John D. Rockefeller, in his reply
to the Industrial Commission, says
that industrial combinations are nee
essary, and urges federal legislation
to govern their creation and control.
The claim of Admiral Dewey and
his officers and men of the Asiatic
Squadron for bounty for the destruc-
tion of the Spanish fleet at Manila
was argued before the United States
,urt of Claims Jan. 8.
l.. H. Severance. of Cleveland, Ohio.
+ neily Treasurer of the Standard
{ ! Company, has given 100000 to
t~oF'!n College for laboratory.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
A Bold Robbery.

The Long Island City. N. Y, office
OF the Prudential Insurance Company
was boldly entered Jan. II BY two
robbers, who, aweing the clerk in
charge win revolver seized $500 in
cash and escaped. When the rest of
the Office force left in the evening,
Harry Athing, nineteen years of age,
of No. 594 Fifth avenue, Brooklyn, the
cashier and confidential employee, re-
NAMED behind to close up the books
for the week.
Athing was to put the cash, after
he had counted it, in the safe and lock
it up. He had not finished separating
the money into piles when a man en-
tered from the street and walked to
the glass and brass partition between
he inner Office and the section outside
for customers.
The man asked Athing If any one
was there at the time, and where
the superintendent was. Athing told
him he was alone. The man remarked
the street. He did not go out but
passed into the private Office by a
door at the front, which was open.
AS he young man turned to demand
what was wanted he found himself
covered with a revolver. He was
warned not to move or make an out
cry. A moment later a smaller man
entered through the private Office and
went to the desk and swept the
money on it into pile and stuffed it
into his pockets. He then passed out.
The taller man waited moment then.
with warning that any alarm within
five minutes would result in death, he
departed. Athing, when he recovered
from his fright, ran to the police sta
tion and gave the alarm.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
DEATH RECORD.

Gen. George H. Sharpe died in New
York Jan. IA, aged 72 years.
Mr.. w. w. Ogilvie, wealthy miller
of Canada, fell dead on the street Jan.
IL after attending a meeting of the
directors of the Bank of Montreal.
The Right Rev. Joseph Rademacher,
Roman Catholic Bishop of Fort
Wayne, Indiana, died Jan. 2. aged 60
years.
Spotted Tail, the well-known Sioux
chief, has died of heart disease in
Paris, where he had been exhibiting.
He was SO years old.
r. P. Fitzgerald, one of the largest
vessel owners Of the Great Lakes, is
dead at his residence in Milwaukee,
aged rs years.
General Felipe Berrioizabal, Secre.
tary Of War of Mexico, is dead.
The Rev. Aloysius Schyns, head Of
the Order of Alexian Brothers in the
United States, died in Chicago the
other day.
Alfred e. Burr editor of the Hart.
ford (Conn.) Times, died Jan. s.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
A FATAL FIRE.
Residence of Joseph Pulitzer, of New
York, Eurned.

Residence of Joseph Pulitzer, of New
York, Eurned.
The handsome residence of Joseph
Pulitzer, publisher Of the New York
World at 1912 East Fifty-first street,
was destroyed by fire Jan. 8, and two
women servants lost their lives. The
total loss is estimated at 100000. The
insurance is $250,000.
The victims OF the fire were Mrs.
Morgan Je.lett, the housekeeper, and
Miss Elizabeth Montgomery, a gov.
erneSS.
The origin of the fire is variously
ascribed to electric wires, the steam
heater and an open fire. 1t started
about 1850 a. NJ, while Mrs. Pulitzer,
her daughters, Constance and Edith,
IL and IA years old respectively, and
Herbert, boy of three years, and
the housekeeper and governess, were
asleep. Mr.. Pulitzer and his son, Jo-
seph, Jr., were at Lakewood. There
were sixteen servants in the house.
Mrs. Pulitzer got her children togeth.
er, and, with the aid of their nurse,
got them safely to the street. Sew
eral of the servants had narrow es-
capes, one of them making his way
out of the building by way of the roof.
He says he saw Mrs. Jellett on the
roof and that she went back to get
bag containing Christmas presents.
When the firemen found the body of
the housekeper on the top floor the
bag was in her hand. 1t contained
number of silver trinkets and fancy
articles.
The body of the governess, Miss
Montgomery, was discovered after
several hours. 1t was found in the
ruins on the third floor.
Mrs. Pulitzer, who is a niece of
Jefferson Davis, had a number of jew
els in a safe in the house. which were
buried in the ruins. She says that
everybody had time to get out of the
house after the fire started, as there
was smoke only for some minutes be-
fore the flames.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
Latest News From the Active Eusi
ness World.

ness World.
Notices have been posted Ly the
Peck Manufacturing Company, I'iLts-
Held. Massachusetts, Of II. increase OF
from 10 to Is per cent. in the wages
of the employees of No / mill.
The piano makers strike at Chi
cago has been resumed with increased
energy, the peace negotiations having
failed.
A Cleveland despatch says that the
boss rod rollers of the Cleveland dis
trict of the American Steel and Wire
Company have resigned from the Rod
Rollers Association. This action was
taken because they have no griev-
ance and believe it is unfair to insist
upon the present demands, particular
ly in the face of the voluntarily ad-
vance in wages already made.
The trouble between organized Ia
Dor and the Pan-American Exposition
Company, at Buffalo, has been amica.
bly, settled. Union wages will prevail
and union labor be given the prefer
ence.
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railway Company has signed a
new contract with its trainmen, grant
ing the conductors and brakemen
what amounts practically to Is per
cent increase in wages.
The rod mill workers employed by
the American Steel Company, in
Cleveland, have demanded an In.
crease in wages of 1919 per cent. The
company offered to compromise, 1t is
said, on 7% per cent. This offer was
rejected by the men.
1t is announced from Anderson, In.
diana, that the State Rod Workers
Association, on Jan. l, made demand
for an increase of from to 20 per
cent. on the wage scale. This was
refused.
The National Building Trades Coun-
Gil of America has adopted resolu-
ton condemning the Anti.Scalping
bill.
A st. Paul, Minnesota, despatch
says that James ]. Hill, President of
the Great Northern Railroad, Is about
to build mammoth steel plant at
Great Falls, Montana.
The consolidation of the Ohio Cen.
trail and Hooking Valley Railroad will
result in the building of new docks in
Toledo for the united roads. The ter.
minals will be near the Maumee Bay,
and will cost about $1,00O,000.
The Order of Railroad Telegraphers
has declared a boycott against the
Colorado and Southern Railway on
account of disagreement between
the company and operators regarding
wages and hours of labor.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
SPORTING NEWS.

James ]. Corbett has begun training
at Lakewood, N. j., for his battle with
Jeffries.
kid" Lavigne has sailed for Eu-
rope to meet Charelmont, the French
foot boxer.
The Mccoy. .Choyinski fight in New
Yark Friday, Jan. 12, was disgrace
full affair Mccoy was really knocked
out, but the men who got up the fight
wanted Mccoy to win because their
money was on him, and so the fight
was given to him.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18
A M YSTEKIOUS CRIME
BODY OF A MILLER FOUND be.
MEATH A WATER WHEEL.

The Hands Were Tied and Heavy
Piece Of Iron Was Fastened to One
Leg-The Man Had Been Missing
for a Week.
One of the deepest mysteries which
| ever stirred Battle Creek, Mich, as
sumed new phase by the finding of
the body of Sherman Church, prom
inent young miller, lying under the
water wheel of the Augusta Mills,
with both hands tied behind him and
a heavy weight attached to his left
leg.
Tuesday, Jan. 2, Henry Marvin, a
leading resident, came into the Angus
ia Mills to get sack of grain. Sher-
man Church waited on him and &C.
! cepted the money. He then went
from the Office to the mill as Mr.. Mar.
win was departing.
Church's wife kept supper waiting
for him, but he did not return. She
went to the mill and found that he
had disappeared. The mill was
searched, but Church could not be
found, and the entire community was
startled. Parties of friends broke up
the ice In the river and searched the
country, but the man was gone, and
the mystery of it was that he had not
been seen to leave the mill.
At the end of a week. as a last hope,
the water was let out of the flume,
which the residents had been certain
was froze over at the time of the dis.
appearance of Church.
The body was found wedged firmly
between the big water wheel and the
bottom of the wheel. 1t was with
difficulty that the bloated and bruised
corpse was extricated and brought to
the bank Of the river. Both hands of
the young man were tied behind his
back. and to his left leg was firmly
attached the piece of heavy iron. The
body was badly bruised, as it naturally
would be beneath water wheel.
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

Il am going to kill you," exclaimed
Leon Ray, seven-year-old boy, to
Ruth Barnes, his seven-year-old girl
playmate, at West Point, Ca, Monday,
and then he levelled big pistol at
the girls head and pulled the trigger
The bullet crashed through the child 8
brain and she dropped dead, while her
companion looked upon his victim
with indifference,
Republican news item. [volume] (Laport, Pa.) 1896-19??, 1900-01-18

Assassination of William Goe5el,
Democratic leader in Kentucky, and
several of his lieutenants, is openly
advocated in Kentucky, and Republi
can State officials are expected to re-
fuse to surrender their Offices If the
Legislature decides against them
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
FIGHTING IN
THE PHILIPPINES.
At Least Sixty-Seven Men
Killed and Wounded.

Manila, Sept l9.-During the last
seven days there has been distinct
increase of iasurgent aggression
particularly near Manila, along the
railroad aud in the provinces Of
Laguna, Morong, Bulucan and Pam
panga. eliminating Monday in On
engagement uear Siniloan. at toe
east end of Laguna de Bay, in which
detachmeots of toe fifteenth and
Thirty seventh United States infantry
regiments, 90 men al! told, met a
thousand insurgents armed with rites
and entrenched
The American loss was II killed,
including Capt David D Mitchell
and Second Lieut. George A. Cooper,
both of the fifteenth infantry, 26
wounded and 5 missing, who are
probably dead.
Tie enemy had been pursued for
several days
There are rumors of attacks OF, the
railroad and of. trouble il Mania
Refugees are arriving here from
Laguna, No7oag and Pampanga
provinces The natives o: Manila
are restless, aud many sEe leaving
the city TIE hostile demonstrations
are particularly marked along the
railroad aod along the shores OF
Laguna de Bay The insurgents
have attacked ga7risons aad outposts
Ia some cases t5ey have charged
towns, fleeing when pursued
The Maniia mali escort Of 50 men
was attacked 8. Cabugao Lake, two
hours fight ensuing. Cabugao vas
also attacked, the telegraph. cffice
there being destroyed TIE ;nsur-
gents have burned the village Of
Rosario They have been cutting
the telegraph wires and railroad at
certain points
Armed insurgents have developed
in the districts Of San Jose, San
Mateo and Mariquina. In the pro-
vince of Nreva Ecija ration wagons
with an escort of L. men were at
tackled and the wagons burned Five
members of the escort are still miss
ing
A dispatch from Cebu describes
several attacks upon American garri.
sons near the capitol
The American casualties outside
the Saniloan engagement it is difficult
to ascertain, but they are at least 15
The Philippine commission held a
long session today and passed the
civil service bill.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
600 Dead on
the Texas Coast.
s2o,ooo,o0O is the Property
Loss.

Houslop. Tex, Sept 1s.-Gov Sayers
tonight wired tie following statement;
GO the Associated Press
..The Situation tonight 10 all parts o!
tie ssr;csea district. SO far az kcowu to
ne. IS improved, aad will, | believe,
should We have fair weather. contlnue
90 iupeove. Tae method Of distributing
the beneiacsioa OF the people has
become syssenss;gsd and has been
reduced to the lowest expenses possible.
and 10 this have bad the hearty aud
voluntary assistance Of the railway,
express, telegraph ana telephone com
paD;es. all Of whom bace promptly soa
vishoas charge TRANSMITTED supplies and
messages, beside coasTibu;iog TO toe
relief ee .hs srferers. Galveston is
be;og managed oy its ovn @uniolpal
authorities, supplemented BY the assist
sace CT committees composed Of lis best
ci,izsus and also by the aid OF Gen
Sccrry an also Informed that the
Uai,ea States uarsbai. Dr. Grant, has
rendered aaa is rendering ncss valuable
aid.
..Tas loes Of life oecssioeea by ,hs
storm ia Galveston ard elsewhere on
the sou.eern coast caancs De less shao
1900 lires, whiie the loss OF property
Will probable aggregate $4,000 000.
Nossishseaaaiog this severe sffi:o;ioa. I
have every confidence shat tte stricken
d;s,.!,;s vii: rapidly rsvi7e aud sea:
Galveston will from her present oeso!s-
;a,ion aad sorrow arise With renewed
strength sad vigcr.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-09-26
Bandits Raid a Bank.
Garry Away $4,000 of The
Yellow Metal, Holding eff
Officials With Guns.

Wiooeuucca, New, Sept l9.-The
FIRST Naticoal oank was 7e!.5ed g:
abou. Sl3. eco al oooo today b. 'aree
men uno entered the iccn. doc: &! IA"
building aud win rcvolvess made si;
present threw up their hands Tiers
were Eve people ia the 5aca at the
.:me-Csshier N!zoo. Ass:sIanF Cashier
Mcbride, Bookkeeper Hill, S'encgra
pher Calhoun and hcrse buyer oamed
Johnsou The robbers threatened With
instant death the ftst ma1 who made 8
show )! resistance O:e ropber st 'he
poiu, of p:s,o! made oaeoier Nixon
open the safe 2ad tase from Is three
SACKS OF gold coin They threw this
in 40 o.e sack together With AL toe
god coio 10 :ne fice drawer The
fo55e:o thea marched sbs Eve mon oos
through back door to ao slley 0aef;;
:brec horses we're Visiting. The uen
we're kept covered vi;t guoa uo:'l 'he
cesporsaoss ceoua:ci taeir to.ses AID
escaped The w2oie atfai- occurred II
ous Ave :o;untes Aa 2!Zrao was ql!cs
i7 ei:aa aud se=a:s shots @era ii.es
ct :he dss2Gcadccs aa ttev PED ;a:cas:'
toua 5ur ai:ho1t feet ,jhe 1c1bs5s
rstu7oed tae s5ots be- CO ooe sss blf.
OEic@rs aud crased ci.izeos have s:aytse
IL. pursuit Of :ha :o6eefs 7ao took
coarse ap the river y posse rae aisaa
s:artc5 :ratH Goia Gooaa 70 aced ,he2.
etf aca il is shcugbt thev cannef escape