davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
Stray wheel.

Officer Bergsten last evening found
an Olive Special bicycle on Second av-
enue between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets, where it had been left either
by the owner or some one who had
'borrowed~i
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
"a Drop OF Ink
Makes Millions
Think"

Just So one purchase at Shields Cash Grocery
makes the housewife think and ponder The
she thinks the more she wonders why
she hadn't traded there before. For when
high quality low price and courteous treat
ment are the points question, Shields stands
alone. Once purchaser, always a purchaser
Some Good Things" For This Week:
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14

No matter how long you have had
the cough; if it hasn't already deveI-
oped into consumption DIR. Woods
Norway Pine Syrup win cure it.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14

w. b. Leeds, president of the Rock
Island road. passed through the city
Wednesday night in his private ear.
He is on tour of the road.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14

81 suffered for months from sore
throat. Eclectric Oil cured me in "a
hours" NJ. s. Gist, Hawesville, Ky.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
south Rock Island Ticket.
Republican Convention.

The clans of the republican party
will have gathering at Turner hall
this evening for the purpose of rati-
flying the men the machine has picked
out for the city-township offices.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14

All the news all the time-The
Daily Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1902-03-14
In the Fourth Ward.

The Fourth ward caucus was held
at the Commercial hotel. j. p. Sex
ton was elected chairman and J. Il.
Elliott secretary. c. w. Horton was
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
ON A SPECIAL GALLOWS
Will Mathis Asks to Be Hung-Stick'
ler For Social Equality.

Will Mathis Asks to Be Hung-Stick.
ler For Social Equality.
A special from Oxford, Miss, says:
The verdict Of the jury in the second
trial of Whit Owens for the murder
of Hugh Montgomery was guilty as
charged in the Indictment" The
court at cnce passed the death SEN
tence, naming the time for the hang
ing as Friday, February IA, the same
date as fixed for the hanging OF Will
Mathis and Lester.
When asked by Judge Lowry what
he had to say before he was sentenced
Owens said, II am not guilty" He
received his sentence with an immov.
able countenance and in no way mani
tested any feeling. His wife and daugh'
ters screamed wildly and seemed al
most frantic at the terrible doom OF
their husband and father. Judge
Stephens Immediately made a move
for a new trial, which was ovverruled
by the court. Owens attorney will
appeal the case to the supreme court.
: Will Mathis has requested Judge
Lowry to have his hanging at dif-
ferent hour from the time at which
the negro, Orlando Lester, will be
hanged and on a different gallows. He
says he is opposed to social equality
and that is why the request is made.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
SCHIEY BAGS DEER.
An lnviolate Custom Foilowed-Nin.
rods Fear Game Wardens.

An lnviolate Custom Folowed-Nin,.
rods Fear Game Wardens.
Admiral W. S. Schley and party re-
turned to Savannah Sunday afternoon
from st. GATHERINGS island, 80 miles
from the city, where a deer hunt was
had Saturday and the day before. The
party bagged twenty deer, one Of
which fell as trophy to the gun Of
Admiral Schley.
1t was his first deer, and the invio-
late custom that is followed when a
huntsman kills his first was not over
looked. Other members Of the party
placed their hands In the blood Of the
slain buck and smeared it liberally
over the face Of the admiral, who stood
the ordeal without finching.
No member Of the party would talk
about the trip, nor would they admit
that they had gone for deer. This re-
luctance grew out of the knowledge
that they had violated the game laws
Of the state, which says that deer
shall not be shot after January 1.
The members Of the party claim,
with wink, that they shot sheep and
calves on st. GATHERINGS, which is
owned by Jacob Rauers and used as
game preserve. They fear that the
game wardens Of Liberty county, of
which the island is part, will prose
cute them for the violation of the law.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
GREAT FISSURES ARE YAWNING.
Further Earthquake Shocks Leave
Fearful Conditions In the Striek.
en- Mexican Cities.

A special Of Sunday from Mexico
City says: Chilpancingo, the capital
city Of the state of Guerrero, has had
two days indescribable panic and con
sternation, for on Friday there came
repetition Of the earthquake shock
Of Thursday. razing to the ground
many houses spared in the first earth
quake. The people are camping out
on the Alameda and in the fields.
Hundreds of families are ruined.
The buildings destroyed include a
barracks, from which the soldiers were
marched, thus saving their lives. The
school buildings were wrecked, but
luckily the children were all saved,
their teachers having rare presence of
mind and giving the order for them to
march to the street when the first
trembling of the earth began on Thurs
day.
The parish church, which was being
repaired, having been injured in a re-
cent earthquake, is destroyed. When
the shock began it was nearly filled
with worshipers, who fed in dismay,
women being knocked down by men.
but fortunately all had gained the
street when the heavy stone arches
fell in. 1t is believed that every one
escaped.
Great fissures run across the streets.
The church CT San Mateo, in one OF
the outer districts, was nearly de-
stroyed. -.
Among the dead already found are
four young men and two young girls.
The list Of gravely wounded is long
one, including many prominent citi-
zens. No official list Of dead and
wounded has been given out as yet.
In the town Of Chilapa many build
ings were badly wrecked and three
persons were killed outright, while
four were injured.
In the towns of Tixtla and Machit-
Ian many buildings were cracked.
At Inguala several. arches fell In and
there was general wreckage in shops.
At Zumpango del Rio three persons
were badly injured and the prison,
town hall, schools and courts are
wrecked.
The whole region affected by the
earthquakes of Thursday and Friday
had been the scene Of marked seismic
for several years.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
Notice Served on Company.

There has been another move In the
matter of the suit brought by Attorney
General Bellinger against the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company, which
was a move to dissolve the charters
of the domestic corporations concern
ed and to prohibit the further doing
of business within this state by the
Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company.
A day or two ago the following notice
was served upon the attorney general:
"Please take notice that petition
and bond for removal OF this cause to
the circuit court of the United States
for the eastern district Of South Caro-
lima has been fled in this court, and
that on the first day Of the session
next ensuing after the date hereof, at
the hour of IL M, or as soon thereaf-
ter as counsel can be heard, the said
petition and bond for removal will be
presented to this court for its accept
ance."
This was signed by attorneys for the
various companies.
This is an effort, the states counsel
say, on the part Of the Virginia Caro-
lima Chemical Company, as corpora
ton chartered outside. Of the state Of
South Carolina, to avoid submitting
the questions involved to the jurisdic
ton of the domestic courts.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
SCHLEY IS THEIR HERO.
Mississippi Lawmakers Go on Record.
Bill For Total State Prohibition
Is Introduced.

The Mississippi legislature Wednes
day adopted unanimously a resolu-
ton by Mr.. McAllister, of Madison, de-
claring Admiral Schley hero Of San
tiago. After the preamble the resolu.
ton reads:
BE it resolved by the Mississippi
house of representatives, That Admiral
Schley is the real hero of Santiago;
that he is one of the worlds greatest
naval commanders, and is entitled to
unfailing gratitude Of his country.
"Resolved further, That we condemn
the majority report aforesaid, and re-
coil at the injustice done Admiral
schley; that we indorse the report OF
Admiral Dewey and commend him to
emulation of future ages Of just and
enlightened men.
"Resolved further, That we extend
q most cordial invitation to Admiral
Schley to visit the state capital during
his contemplated southern tour, and
receive public manifestation Of the ex-
allied respect, confidence and admira-
ton in which he is held by the people
of Mississippi"
Governor Longino has let down the
bars for a discussion Of the question
Of state prohibition. Immediately af-
ter the governors message giving per-
mission to consider the matter, bills
were introduced in both houses pro-
viding for q repeal Of all local optioS
laws on the state books and providing
heavy penalties for the sale Of liquor
IN any county in the state.
Immediately following a speech by
Miss Belle Kearney, vice president OF
the Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, bill was introduced in the leg
islature Wednesday afternoon provid'
ing for state prohibition. The fight
promises to be fraught with much splr.
it and bitterness.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
BRUNSWICK POSTMASTER OUT.

Removed For Alleged Grave Irregular.
tiles In Office.
A Washington dispatch says: Post
master F. McC. Brown, of Brunswick,
was removed for alleged grave irregu-
larities in office. His successor, Albert
NJ. Smith, is awaiting confirmation by
the senate, his name having been sent
10 the senate by the president.
The charges against Brown, who has
served only fifteen months, grew out
Of an alleged shortage said to have
been found by an inspector several
months ago. The irregularity was
Strengthened out Immediately, 1t is
said, but the department records were
inscribed and the movement for new
postmaster was started.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23

ly to Charleston, owing to the short
time he can conveniently absent him.
self from Washington. Under the cir
cumstances he Is obliged to decline
several very tempting invitations from
other cities in the south. At some fu.
sure time it is his intention to visit
Atlanta and other southern cities. On
this occasion, however, he will only be
able to go direct to Charleston and re-
turn the following day.
The program arranged for the l2th
includes a military and civic escort OF
the presidential party from the Iotel
to the exposition grounds. At the lat.
ter place a formal reception will be;
held, with brief address OF welcoms.
from Captain Wagner, president OF the
exposition company, and Mayor,
Smyth.
The president will respond and at
the same time take occasion to present.
a sword to Major Jenkins, Of South
Carolina, the SON of an old Confederate
soldier who served with Colonel
Roosevelt in the Cuban campaign. Ma;
jor jenkins is a personal friend OF
the president and was only q short
time ago appointed major in the reg:
ular army on account of gallant and.
meritorious service at the battle OF
Santiago. The citizens Of Charleston
will give banquet to the president
and members Of his party the same
evening. In the meantime Mrs. Rooses'
velt will hold special reception, inyia
tations to which viii be regulated by.
the lady managers Of the exposition. S
The personnel Of the party will prob
ably be Secretaries Root, Wilson and
Hitchcock, Attorney General Knox
Postmaster General Payne and possis
bly, Secretary Shaw. Four OF the cab.
met officers will be accompanied by
their wives, also Miss Carews house
guest at the executive mansion. com-
mander and Mrs. Cowles, Secretary
and Mrs. Cortelyou.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
A FlEND INCARNATE
Drunken Alien Sot Proceeds to
Exterminate His Family.
BUTCHERED RIGHT AND LEFT
Mother Made Heroic and Desperate
Fiqht to Save Babies, In Which =
She Received a Fatal
Blow,

A CHASTITY discovery was made at
Pittsburg, Pa, Wednesday when some
ueighbors hearing cries coming from
the residence of Vincent Venzelsick,
a Pole, at 2O9 Spring alley, broke open
the door and found the bed room of
the house saturated with blood. Mrs.
Venzelsick lay beside the bed, her
face and head almost crushed be- ond
recognition, dead. Three little chill
dren, their heads and bodies covered
with outs and gashes, and the hus-
band, Venzelsick, almost dead.
From what could be learned, it ap-
pears that Venzelsick came home in
toxicated Tuesday night and assaulted
his wife with a rail cutter. The first
blow inflicted an ugly cash on her
shoulder and. knocked her down, but
she was on her feet again in an In
slant and with such weapons as she
could find in the room she defended
herself.
The three children were asleep IN
one of the beds, and the brutal father,
coming so angry at his wife, rushed
to the bed and rained blow after
blow on the cleeping little ones. The
sharp edge Of the cutter hacked the
children in a frightful manner, and
the hospital physicians say that there
III little hope Of their recovery.
The attack on the children infuria-
ted the wife, and with knife in each
hand she sprang at her husband and
stabbed him a number Of times. He
managed to get in a number Of blows
during the close battle, and seeing
that she was getting weak, he gave
her a shove and as she staggered
back brought the cutter down on her
skull with all his force, crushing her
skull, and she fell to the floor dead.
BY the time he had killed his wife,
Venzelsick was exhausted. He sank
on the floor and lay there throughout
the night unable to move. The means
Of the children Wednesday morning
and one of them crying was what at
tracted the neighbors.
Venzelsick, it Is said, was not mar
ried to the woman, whose name, 1t de-
veloped later, was Rosa Lick.
A strange man who was found in
the house by the police was locked
up. He refused to talk.
Developments Wednesday night
add mystery to the tragedy. Three
Poles who were boarders at Venzel-
sick's house are under arrest, and the
police are securing the city for John
Okenski, who was also a boarder, but
who has not been seen since the muir
der. 1t is learned that the woman had
$1,000 on her person and this is miss
ing. Okenski is accused Of having set
fire to a mattress in the house week
ago, and later Venzelsick tried to have
him arrested because he had threaten
ed to rob the house.
When found the woman was lying
across a couch which belonged to
Okenski, with her face and head bat
tered almost to jelly. Venzelsick's S
head was beaten in and his skull frac-
tured. The children's heads were also
crushed, and physicians at the hos
pi.al say that none of the injured can
recover.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
FARO BANK HELD UP,

At Point of Pistols Two Men Success.
fully Loot Gambling Joint.
Two unmasked robbers held up a
dozen men in a gambling room over a
saloon in Omaha Saturday and secur.
ed the cash box and $500 in money
from the owners Of the place.
They were captured ten minutes
later, however, by the police and lock-
ed up. They gave their names as
Frank Williams and Frank Jones.
The robbery occurred in the heart OF
the city. Then men drew revolvers
and ordered the men in the room to
hold up their hands
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
Fiqht With Moonshinens.

The past week constables and reve.
nue. officers destroyed a large Illicit
distillery, with accompanying imple-
ments, in the dark corner section OF
Greenville county. A young white
man, Waverly Barton, was at the still
and was arrested after being pursued
for half mile by the officers. The
constables also raided the section OF
county known as "Possum Kingdom" "
where they were fired upon by party
of moonshiners. The officers returned
the fire, injuring Jasper Lollie, white
who was carried to Greenville and
placed in Jail. Other members Of the
moonshine party escaped.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
BurgIaries Galore.

Numerous burglaries have been COM
mitted in Laurens county within the
past two weeks, considerable amount
of money being secured in several in
stances.
One night recently the store OF Mar.
shall A. Leaman, of Cross Hill, was
entered, his safe blown open and re-
lieved of $40 and a quantity of jewels.
The postofflce, which is located in his
store, was also robbed of $50.
No clew to the robbers has been OBJ
tanned so far. 1t is thought an organ.
lied gang is at work in the county.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
LEGISLATORS Praise Schley.

w. J. Johnson, in the house OF rep
resentatives introduced a resolution
condemning the verdict Of the Sch1ey
court of inquiry and the "defamers Of
the noble chieftain who almost single
handed held to the breeze the Ameri-
can flag at Santiago"
The resolution also commended Ad-
miral Dewey for his support Of Schley.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
TO DECLARE MARTIAL LAW.

Stern Rule For Rebels Now on tns
Batansas Province.
Having failed, after two years strife
in subduing the insurrection in Batans
gas province, which lies Just south Of
Manila, General ]. Franklin Bell, the
military commander in that province,
has determined on the enforcement Of
the war in most vigorous and deter.
mined fashion, involving reeoncentrae
ton in modified form, the application
of martial law in all directions and the
unsparing pursuit and punishment sof
the natives who act as spies and trai.
tors to the United States. 8.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
HoWARD's TROUBLES CONTINUE

The Reverend Gentleman Begins
serving Another Prison Term.
At Detroit, Mich. Friday, Judge
Swan, of the United States district
court, sentenced Rev. G. F. Howard,
who had previously pleaded guilty to
using the mails to obtain money un-
der false pretenses, to two and half
years in the Detroit house of correc-
ton.
Howard, who is we'll known through
out the county, was arrested by
United States marshal at Columbus,
Ohio, several months ago as he left
the Ohio penitentiary after serving
rine-year sentence
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
Earninos Of s.. Is and w. Halfway.

Earnings Of s., F. and w. Pathway.
The annual meeting OF the Savan:
nah, Florida and Western railway was
held In Savannah, Ga, Wednesday.
There was no charge in officers. The
gross earnings for the year 1901 were
$7,945,s31.52 and the net earnings 81:
476, 6,6ss.so, an increase Of $2,098 ,50sI5;
over 1900.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
LONG STAPLE GROWERS,

Hold Convention at Alachua, Florida
to Perfect Organization.
The long staple cotton growers of
the state Of Florida met in convention
at Alachua Thursday for the purpose
Of perfecting organization and uniting
with the Southern Interstate Cotton
Growers Protective Association.
The long staple growers in that sec.
tien Of the state have whipped the
fight for better prices this season by
cooperation and now feels that by Or
ganizing on a strictly business basis
that they will hereafter be able to reg
ulate the price of their staple
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
To Meet In Charleston.

Director Martin Dodge, Of the Office
of public roads inquiries, United
States department of agriculture, has
issued a circular directing attention
OF the southern interstate good roads
convention to be held in Charleston
February 5, 6 and next. The South
eastern states, the mayors OF all
southern municipalities, presidents Of
boards of trade and road associations
and all other societies and bodies
working for the improvement Of the
common roads, are requested to ap-
point delegates to this convention.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
ALL QUESTIONS GO TO CAUCUS.

Democratic Steering Committee Agree
on Line of Policy.
The democratic steering committee
OF the house of representatives reach
ed decision Saturday on line of
policy to be recommended to the eau
Gu: of the minority in the house.
1t is understood that the agreement
is to the effect that all questions shall
be referred to the full caucus. so that
the latter body will have an opportun-
ity to discuss the various questions Of
party policy.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
THEeAUD IDENTIFIES THIEF.

Man In Louisiana jail Is Valet Ed
ward Kern, Jr.
Mr.. P. G. Thebaud has fully iden;;-
fed T. E. Manners, the prisoner in the
Jail at Gretna, La, as Edouard Kern,
Jr.. his late valet, who robbed the The
baud mansion in New York some time
ago of $4,000 Of diamonds and jew
elry.
The Identification was prompt and
complete. Kern Will be taken back tt
New York.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
PAYNE TAKES OATH.

New Postmaster General Sworn Into
Office at the White House.
In the presence of the cabinet, the
entire Wisconsin delegation in con-
gress, Governor Burbin, of Indiana;
Senator Hanna, retiring Postmaster
General Charles Emory Smith, and a
number of other friends, Henry C..
Payne, of Wisconsin, was sworn in as
postmaster general at 1905 o'clock
Wednesday morning in the cabinet
room of the white house.
The oath Of Office was administered
by Chief Justice Fuller.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
eAYNoRs GIVE BIG BOND

For Their Appearance Before Uncle
Sans Courts In Georgia.
Captain Benjamin D. Greene, John
F.. William and Edward H. Gaynor,
who were indicted with Captain ober.
lin M. Carter, U. ). A., for alleged con:
spiracy to defraud the government, ap.
peared before United States Commits
sioner Shields at New York Monday
and furnished a collective bond Of
100000 for their appearance before
the United States courts OF Georgia.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
POSTMASTER GOES WRONG.

CoIcred Physician In Charge OF SUBJ
Station Placed In Jail.
An Atlanta, Ca, dispatch says: Dr..
James E. Asbury, a well-known negro
physician, who has had charge of the
sub-postoffice at 1872 West Mitchell
street, was arrested Thursday morning
by United States inspectors on the
charge of embezzlement.
1t is alleged that Asbury is some
$500 or $500 short in his accounts, the
money having been received by him
for stamps and money orders, which
he failed to turn over to the postoflce
department.
The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1902-01-23
FEIGNs TO BE HORSE THIEF.

Man Assumes Guilt and Sentence to
Save His Friend.
A dispatch from LaPorte, Ind, says:
Albert Gilmore, until recently a prom
inent postmaster in southern Indiana,
and member of a leading family,
will be received at the Michigan City
prison in few days to serve an in.
determinate sentence for horse steal.
irg. Gilmore made no defense. He
feigned guilt in order to save the real
criminal, who was his friend.