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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
HANGED ON A WIRE.
Farmer Confessed to Killing Little
Girl-MOb Lynches Him.

Girl-MOb Lynches Him.
ASOTIN. Wash, Aug. s. William
Hamilton, the farmer who confessed
that he murdered Mabel Richards, the
eleven-year-old daughter of Sheriff
Richards was taken from the county
Jail here by a mob and hanged. Sheriff
Richards swore in a force of twenty
five deputies to protect Hamilton, but
they made no attempt to prevent the
mob from carrying out its purpose.
A band of masked men, their faces
concealed with handkerchiefs, marched
up the street to the county Jail. The
officers and guards were swept aside
by the mob, and Hamilton was dragged
out of the cell and down into the yard.
When the %lynchers, with Hamilton,
reached the street they halted under a
guy fwire stretched between electric
light poles. Here a leader asked Ham
ilton if he wanted to confess. He did
so.
Then there was another short wait.
The manner of Hamilton's death was
under discussion. Some of the mob
thought hanging too good for him and
wanted to torture him, but the original
programme prevailed, and it was de-
cided to hang him.
Some one produced a black mask like
that used in a legal hanging, and it was
put over the head of Hamilton. 1t
reached down to his shoulders. The
rope was then placed about his neck
and thrown over the guy wire. 1t was
seized by many hands, the body was
lifted and suspended at a height of
about four feet. The doomed man
gasped for breath, and his efforts were
plainly discernible a distance of two
blocks.
After Hamilton's body had been held
suspended long enough to make certain
that he was dead the rope vas tied to a
telegraph pole and the body left hang
ing. The crowd quietly melted away,
and the streets were soon deserted.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
ROOT VISITS ROOSEVELT.
On Matters of Importance Regarding
Army and Littauer Case.

On Matters of Importance Regarding
Army and Littauer Case.
OYSTER BAY, n. Y, Aug. 6.-Sec-
rotary of War Root has arrived here to
confer with the president concerning
some pending matters of Importance in
his department. In a few days the ar
my will have a new commander in the
person of Major General Samuel B. M.
Young, who will become chief of staff
on the retirement of Lieutenant Gen
eral Miles. A few details concerning
the work of the general staff remain
yet to be worked out, and these the
secretary desired to discuss with the
president. Secretary Root also desired
to talk with the president about the
latest developments in the Littauer-
Lyon glove contract case, one phase of
which has been referred to Attorney
General Knox for an opinion as to
whether the government may o
any part of the money paid under the
contract.
In a driving rain storm a brass band
composed of colored boys from the
jenkins orphanage at Charleston, S. c.,
marched from the village to Sycamore
Hill, about three miles, to serenade the
president and his family. The band
did not reach the presidents residence,
being turned baa1aA to Oyster Bay by
the secret servS cSr IN duty.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
BASEBALL NOTES.

The Arbutus baseball team, of
Giffords, will cross bats Saturday
afternoon on the Excelsior diamond
at Pleasant Plains, with the crack
Riversides of Perth Amboy. Last
Sunday the Arbutus defeated the Cres-
cents of Perth Amboy, and they hope
to do likewise to the Riversides.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
EXCURSION TODAY.

The members of the Sunday school
of the Giffords Moravian church are
holding their annual excursion to
Midland Beach today. They left
Giffords early this morning on a train
from Grant City, where they took a
special trolley car to the beach. All
day they will remain at the beach
taking in all the amusements and re-
turning home tonight.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
WANTED TO REFORM.
B Experience of the News Cores
ndeut-Wanted 1t in the Paper.

Monday evening while walking
oadway / was accosted by a man
aid:
u write for the paper, don't
eplied, Eyes, the Evening
1ill You write a piece for me?"
That is it you want written?"
[rs. - I've been drinking for a
time, I have done wrong and I
it. I am going to leave it all
me. Will you write that and
n your paper?"
Bou mean that you are going
up drinking?"
lam! I regret what l have
I'D am going to stop. Will you
e me to write a piece about it?"
Till write it and send it in to
flee, but you must give up
pg."
Fe I will. I I'M going to my
5 now. Here is a letter. He
we'll of me as a man."
usting a letter into my hand, he
BAD that and give it to me some
and you'll write and say that
oing to STOP" etc. T.
id "All right"
WAS a stranger to me. l am pot
to give the name of the party
requested this, unless he stilllde-
t, but I am going in say THAI he
" best wishes and that I Hope
| keep his word and becom} the
man that he must have (been
to have a friend such al the
+ of the letter he gave he to
/ think it must have beef that
that brought him to the state
Q was in the night I met
me certainly was sincere and
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
TUG COMPLETED.

The tug boat Henry j. O'Brien,
which was under construction at the
Brown shipyard, has now been COM
pleted. Yesterday afternoon fire was
put in the new boiler and the engine
started. The boat worked as well as
could be expected and today will leave
for New York, where she will COM
mence work for the firm of O'Brien
Pros
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06

velocity, a number of the cutters were
impossible. Fortunately for pedes-
TRANS the electric lights burned all
right. The electrician was around
fixing those that have been out for a
few nights past, Monday. He said it
was the heavy lightning that had
caused the trouble.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
STORM DID DAMAGE.

The storm of Tuesday night did con-
siderable damage along shore. Many
of the docks were damaged by the
high tide. A number of small boats
are reported as missing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06

The Evening News is on sale at Ost-
burgs' A Main street, and at John
Boss Hotel, formerly John Kall's
stand. Extra copies of the News and
all NewYork papers can always be Sc
cured.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
LOADED WITH SEED OYSTERS

The oyster sloop Typhoon, loaded
with seed oysters. landed at Totem
vile yesterday afternoon. The seed
will be planted in the bay today.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-06
A HEAVY RAIN.

b downpour of rain was great
Fay evening and the cutters filed
|ly and although the water rushed
the sewer basins with great
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1903-02-21
Judiciary of Cook County.
APPELLATE COURT JUDGES.

FARLTN O. BALL. Presiding Justice.
FRANCIS ADAMS THOMAS G. WINDEs
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04

Fourth Of luly rates one fare FOR The round
trip 10 all points within 200 miles OF Van Burcu
on The Frisco Bystpm also 10 oil points on Tho
following lines A. r& \ r. Wo, o. o, n g
T. r. q, n q, q, ly, aud st. l. n N, A. r. r.
bate Of sale, July 81 aud an, final limit July 4
1903 Minimum selling rate 10 cents,
Ran Francisco Los Angeles aud san Diego
CAlp tl22t Tor ihp round trip, Tickets on Halt
July ltl To ION, inclusIyci lnal limit Aug, 8lst
1908 Usual diverse routes aud Nopoyors car
be arranged making itan ideal trip,
llompsookpts excursions 10 all points IN In,
linn loffllofy Oklahsma ana Texas 10 which
thc 0no'wny rate ls w. Of moro, NJ the rate Ol
one fare plus 81 for the round lflp, Final limit
u days from date Of ,AlraatiCkoA on sale the III
gnd jrd Tuesdays IN July August and Soplcm,
bof
National Convention n Y,p, u, Of America.
Atlanta Ca f0f THIS occasion Que FIRE plus o.
fuf the round trip Tickets on sale July Glh, I'm
nhd slh lnAl return limit July ~ ipu8 with pro.
vision Tor oNlontOn 10 AuR 10 by drpOalmg
ana paying fec of ~ crnth
boston, Mass, account National Educational
Association, Rate Of unp fare plus sg.Ul for I'M
round lrlp, on Mlc Juno NJ io'jUly 4 iinciusi,U,
una Unit jay W. Win provision fuT uNlonnlOn,
lof dlNuThp Tpulu, oW
Nashville Tenn, account Peabody Summer
school Kate OF ono fare PITTS tlUu for the found
ltlh. Tickets on sale June ls ~, ~ Il aud iuly
hnu y limit 10 days with provision for eaten,
San Francisco, Cal, account National Nm.
cnmpmenl u. A II latr Of sale Aug TO IA.
lWd Final tolnrn limit Oct, 10, 1908 Iibeml
s'opoNof pflNllesoN rate for round trip al12A
henvcf, Colo, account International Con,
ypnll0n United society NJ rhrlslinn fndeaybf.
Round trip rate sunh ilukuis on sale July ht
70 luih, Inclusive tlnRl fotutn limit Aug ai5I
slopoNers allowed NJ Pueblo aud Colorado
sWluVs
summer tourist rates June 20 Sept IA. Lin.
u Orl, ~ one fare rus M rents FOR found ifip
~ tourist points IN Colorado, Utah nnd SouiG
!lhtQlh, Alru iAlpn 10 all tourist points IA Mo
N1Hh west Hhd Eat luFIus spasUiu
lluNtRttMW. EAuuWsluSs 10 indian aud
Oklahoma Territories and fpSas The Ffisp6
tis'cm VIII CONTINUE the sale uf those tickets on
Ntsl bnd lhid luusdWs u each month to nil
polnl' M nhuru n1u'd territory whore tho unp'
Nny Wp Nwur more Nati IL ono mro plns
Guo nt uUud lUu llmiL sl days, ''''
Wv frNN Agent Frisco Limo
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
a Word to Fishermen.

The following from the pen of Grover
Cleveland, contributed to recent num-
Der of the Independent, should cause
the cheeks Of some Of our so-called fish
ermen to mantle in shame. We refer
to those who sacrifice all to be able to
make a count
I'VE who claim to represent the high
est fishing aspirations are sometimes
inclined to complain on days when the
fish refuse to bite. There can be no
worse exhibition than this of an entire
misconception Of wise arrangement
for our benefit. We should always re-
member that we have about us on every
side thousands Of those who claim mem
bership in the fishing fraternity, be.
cause, in way. they love TO fish, when
the fish bite and only then These
are contented only when capture Is con-
stant, and their only conception of the
pleasures Of fishing rests upon uninter-
rupted slaughter, If we reflect for a
moment upou the consequences Of turn
ing an army Of fishermen like these
loose upon fish that would bite every
day and every hour, we should see how
nicely the vicissitudes Of fishing have
been adjusted and how precisely and
usefully the fatal attack Of dscouragng
bad luck selects its victims. If on days
when we catch few or no fish we feel
symptoms of disappointment, these
should Immediately give way TO salts.
faction when we remember how many
spurious and discouraged fishermen are
spending their time in hammocks or
under trees or on golf fields instead Of
with fishing outfits, solely on account
OF just such unfavorable days. We
have no assurance that If fish could be
easily taken at all times the fishing wa.
ters within our reach would not be de.
populated, a horrible thing 10 contem
plate, -, What has been said naturally
leads TO the suggestion that consistency
requires those Of us who are right mind
ed fishermen 30 reasonably limit our.
selves as to the number Of fish we should
take on favorable days, On no account
should edible fish be caught IN such
quantities rs 10 be wasted BY restrain
ing ourselves IN this matter we discour.
age IN our own natures the growth Of
greed, we prevent wicked waste, we
make 1t easier for us 10 bear the fall
between what we may determine upon
rs decent good luck and bad luck, or
no luck, and we make ourselves at all
points better men and better fishermen.
We ought not 20 forget these things as
we onter upon the pleasures Of 0ur sum.
mer' fishing But In any event let us
take with US when we 20 out, good
tackle good bait and plenty of patience
II the wind Is In the south or west, 10
much the better, but let's 20, wher.
ever the wind may be- n we catch
fish, we shall add zest TO our recreation,
II we catch none, we shall still have
the outing and the recreation more
hoalthful and more enjoyable than can
be gained In any other way,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Davis and the Press.
From the Monroe County sun.


Nearly every day one may hear the
charge that the newspapers of Arkansas
are responsible for the hold jeff Davis
has upon the people of the state If
this be true, it is n reproach upon the
intelligence of Arkansas.
The newspapers have exposed jeff
Davis just AZ they would any other
fraud, They have kept the public in.
formed about his misconduct career
of debauchery dishonesty and disgrace,
such as has never befouled any South
ern state-and they have done 1t fear
lesslY and truthfullv.
If the newspapers of Arkansas should
admonish the people against partic-
ular insurance company, lightning
rod agent fake doctor or any fraud
uleut concern, the chief aim of which
was to seperate the unsophisticated from
his coin and give nothing in return, the
people would be on their guard aud
shuu the imposter thus exposed as they
would contagion.
jeff Davis is a coarse-natured man,
a typical vulgarian in every particular
q man who has bedragled the dignity of
the state and his position in the lowest
forms of debauchery and dishonor
His drunken spree at Hot Springs before
the Wisconsin press association, where
he offered insult to women and uttered
a most shocking sacrilege, is enough In
itself to condemn him in the minds of
every self-respecting person in posses
sion of the facts. Anyone who can
read may learn these facts, and the
details of this most degrading and pro-
fame debauch may be established incon-
trovertibly. His dismissal by the Sec
ond Baptist church Of Little Rock
carries with it a moral condemnation
which ought to be satisfying to anyone
save the intellectually crippled of dis
honestly designing.
The newspapers have done their
whole duty in the exposition of Davis
and Davisism, 1t has been a nasty, dis
agreeable, rewardless and, to this writ
ing futile task but they have discharged
the duty like men, and their efforts
are duly appreciated by every person
whose approval is worth the having,
The confession that the newspapers
are responsible for jeff Davis carries
with it the severest possible Indictment
of the public conscience and public
sense.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
The Governors on the Stump,

Judge Carroll D. Wood, candidate
for governor, has received an invitation
from Governor jeff Davis to meet him
at the following appointments;
July 3, at Brinkley. Monroe county.
July A, at Jonesboro, Craighead
county.
July II. at Corwin, Saline county,
July l3, at Hampon, Calhoun county,
July IS, at Princeton, Dallas county.
July IS, at Magazine, Logan county.
Judge Wood has accepted an invita-
tion to address the people at Warren on
July A, on the occasion Of laying the
cornerstone of Bradley county's new
court house but he will meet the COVER
nor as soon thereafter as he can reach
his appointments Hon. A. F. Wand.
eventer of Morrilton who is also a guber.
material aspirant says he proposes to be
present at the points mentioned and
demand division of time
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Death Of Samuel u. Hubbard.

The editor Of the PRESS knew Mr.
Samuel B, Hubbard very well IN his
early days We were raised IN the
same town together, He came TO Pine
Blun about the time we came TO Van
Buren and wHs engaged IN business at
that place until during the war After
The war he went 10 jacksonville Fla
A dispatch from that place has this 10
say OF our old and esteemed friend
Samuel B Hubbard one of the pio.
neers Of this city aud n much respected
merchant and citizen, died today OF
acute indigestion lie was president
.ol the Mercantile Bank, the Hubbard
Hardware Company the Springfield
Estate Company, etc, lie came ~
Jacksonville just after the ciyul war
and had been IN husneas over since and
actively connected with all matters
tending 10 Advance the interests Of the
city His parents came from Middle.
ton, Conn., but he was born In North
Carolina ana amrhorr from Arkanans,
he was eutrrprlsing and active In public
movements lie luAveH widow, two
sons aud one married daughter He
had $3.50 600 insurance on his lie and
his estate will amount TO nearly $3.50, ,
O00
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
The Classic OF the Epoch.
From the Fort Smith Times.

From the Fort Smith Times.
Junius Jordan, ex-superintend ent of
public instruction and now of the state
university faculty, has written letter
to friend and prominent citizen in
which he makes the following mention
Of Judge Rogers address at New Orlean 3
on the occasion Of the annual reunion Of
the Southern SO ldiers; "You should
have been at New Orleans. The reunion
was great. The distinguish ng feature
was the magnificent address Of Judge
John II. Rogers of your city. Sir
Edmund Burke, William Pitt, first earl
Of Chatham, and our own John c. Cal
houn, could not have measured higher
or grander This great speech Is a
wonder, and IL well worthy Of classihca.
tion with the speeches Of the great
masters Of the logic of epochs and nation
al crisis, Edmund Burke on the
American colonies, Thucydides on the
IelopOneslan war presented tne causes
and conditions that led to those great
struggles and the wrongs Of power, in
logic and truth that are ~ clear aud
ineradicabe IA the ages Judge Rogers
in his two.hours.and.a half address,
presented the South in her true light.
This address must take It's place among
the great state papers Of the world,
intend TO use his speech as II supplement
TO our present school histories, In order
that the young people | teach may know
and understand Alright the motives and
influences that governed the South IN
1851, You have cause to be proud Of
your townsman,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Hotel on Fair Grounds.

The largest hotel ever erected
for M exposition will be within
the Worlds Fair grounds at 81,
Louis. The rates will be con,
trollod by the exposition.
Rooms will bc divided into foul
Glasses according 10 size, not lcss
than 800 rooms Of each class,
The hotel will accommodate
about 5000 guests, The rates will
be on the European plan, for eOcl
person, t1, 400 ", s3 and tt
per day. The latter prices will
command very large rooms with
baths.
Meals viii be served 10 such OF
The guests as desire them n, the
following prices; breakfast and
po0n luncheon, 10 cents cOchj
evening dinner 10 cents,
The hotel management will COL.
le0t from each guest 30 cents
eSiUn oHnh day 10 cover the pllcC
of admission TO the exposition
gt0unds
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04

l.. l.. Coteld has opened grocery
store adjoining John O'Kane's drug
store.
A picnic Is to be held southeast of
Haroldton on the Neal place next
Saturday.
Mrs. Cly Wood returned Wednesday
from an extended visit to relatives in
Oklahoma,
The name of Capt. John Steward Is
mentioned as a most suitable candidate
for county judge.
Robert L. Rogers left Thursday for
Stuttgart, Ark, where he was billed
to deliver a Fourth of July grafton.
The Argus this week publishes the
personal property delinquent tax list,
which shows quite formidable array
of those who have failed to walk up to
the "captain office" and liquidate.
The contract for the construction of
the new Third Ward school building
has been awarded to Johnson Bro s.
Only three bids had been filed and of
these theirs was the lowest. The con-
tract calls for the completion of the
building by Sept 18th.
Capt j. NJ, Baxter and Road Over
seer Simmons are the Recipients Of many
flattering compliments over the great
improvements they have been and are
making in the main roads leading out
from Van Buren,. The work they are
doing is thorough, and it will be an easy
matter now to keep the roads in passable
shape with little labor applied at the
right time and in the right place, We
believe that our people are already see-
ing the benefits of improved highways
and will even more willingly vote the
special tax next year.
The price Of potatoes has dropped
rediculously low and it is more than
likely many of the growers will stop
digging, for awhile at least, it being
the general impression that the price is
bound to rise again soon Forty cents
a bushell was the price offered yester.
day, With the crop in the Kaw bot
toms and the large potato sections
around st. Louis badly damaged if not
entirely destroyed by the overflow s OF
last month it would seem there should
not be an overplus Of "spuds. " this
season.
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04

ONE Of the most interesting freaks Of
u cyclone Ia related by the salina, (KosD
Republican, The house of n farmer
named Olson was twisted into splinters,
the son was killed and several other
members Of the family, including the
father, were desperately injured Miss
Olson, The daughter, was IN bed con,
valrscent from typhoid fever, When
the storm had nbated, Miss Olson VIVA
found long distance from the site Of
the house calmly reposinR on the mat
,rpss Of her bed and without the slight.
eat injury to her person, The people
of Saliun county have given up IA hope
less the effort to solve The problem ~ TO
how the girl and the mattress could
have been lifted through the whirlIng
mass Of broken tlmbors, carried n ,lis.
tanco through the storm, und dropped
without injdfy 10 the girl
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04
Expansion vs.. Imperialism.

From the Commonor
In discussing the Louisiana pur.
chase recently eX. Secretary Chas.
f. Smith attempted to use the act
of Jefferson as a precedent for the
Philippine policy of the Mckinley
administration, but the distinction
between Jeffersonian expansion
and Republican imperialism is so
clear that it would be a reflection
on mans intelligence to say that
he could not see il.
The land purchased by Jeffer'
son was contiguous, the islands,
forcibly taken by the republican
administration are in another
hemisphere and are separated
from us by the Pacific ocean. The
Louisiana territory was sparsely
settled; the Philippine islands are
more densely populated than our
own country. Of we take the Fill
ipinOs and their land we will have
less land per capita than we have
now
The scattered inhabitants of the
Louisiana territory came in as
citizens; the Filipinos came in as
subjects.
The Louisiana territory was set
lied up by people who located on
the land for the purpose of living
upon it and cultivating it; the
Americans who 90 to the Philip
pines go there to work the natives
and to carry away all the wealth
that is movable.
The settlers in the Louisiana
territory formed self.governing
communities; the people who go to
the Philippines 60 almost wholly
as carpet-bag officials or as eX-
ploiters of the helpless.
The Louisiana territory was
carved into states; the Philippine
islands are to form a colony.
The people who live in the states
made out of the Louisiana pur-
chase share in the guarantees of
our constitution and in the des-
tinies of our nation; the Filipinos
have no protection from our con-
stitution, and no voice in our gov
eminent, or even in their own.
The people who live on the land
purchased by Jefferson participate
in the levying of the taxes which
they pay; the Filipinos are taxed
without representation and shot
down if they object to the eXer.
else Of arbitrary power by an alien
government.
These are some of the distinC.
tions.
To use the purchase Of the
Louisiana territory as an excuse
for d colonial policy in the Orient
is as absurd as it would be to use
the kindness Of the Good Samari.
tan as a justification Of the Grim
inal conduct of Cain,
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04

SENATOR BAILEY, of Texas declares
hie preference for Senator Bornan for
president, II German were president
we should have an administration with
all that was good In Cleveland 4 admin.
istlHtions, and more, with none of his
weaknesses and errors, Batesvllo
Guard
II isa waste Of time and material Ia
talk or suggest Senator German for
President II the Democracy are 20
win IN 1904 II must be through new men
and new agencies
The Van Buren press., 1903-07-04

TIE Indian Baptist Association, which
Is composed entirely Of Kiowa Indians,
has adopted a resolution excluding all
whites from their meetings Mission
aries working among the Indians an.
nounce this ~ the result Of the timidity
Of the Indians in participating In relig.
ious exercises in the presence of whites
Lone Wolf, who recently brought suit
against the United States Government
to prevent the opening of the Kiowa
reservation to settlement, Is their chief
minister, and presides during the con.
vention now In session, He is u Car
lisle graduate,