Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 April 1898 — ECHO OF A LYNCHING. [ARTICLE]

ECHO OF A LYNCHING.

ACTION OF OHIO'S GOVERNOR WAS ILLEGAL. Supreme Court Says Bnshnell la Not Upheld by Lair In Ilia Proceeding Against the Mayor and Sheriff of Urbana —Desperate Fight in Jail. Gov. Buahnell Not Sustained. ’ A syllabus of the decision of the Ohio Supreme Court in the quo warranto proceedings instituted against Sheriff McLain and Mayor Ganson of Urbana, charged by Gov. Bushnell with dereliction of official duty, is made public, and the Governor’s action is declared to have been against the law. The case arose out of the lynching of Mitchell, Who had committed an outrage on society in Urbana some months ago. Gov. Bnshnell accused the sheriff and mayor for not preventing the bloodshed tbut.accompanied the lynching. It will be remembered that several citizens were killed while making an attack on the jail at Mitchell. Indignation was so strong that both McLain and Ganson were forced to leave town for their safety. But they returned shortly afterward. Gov. Bushnell instantly began proceedings against the officials. The matter was sent to the Supreme Court, which now decides that the act complained of was not one, by statute, upon whjch there was ground for forfeiture of office. The court says that causes for removal of officers are provided for by law and proceedings must be made iu conformity with the statutes. FEARFUL FIGHT WITH CONVICT. Guard McQuillcn Prevents Escape of Murderer St. Clair. In the Idaho City, Idaho, jail H. C. St. Clair, under sentence to hang for the murder of John Decker, a Spokane mining man, was fatally wounded by Guard McQuillen. Sit. Clair had sawed the bars of his cell doors nearly through, and at an opportune moment went through. Sneaking around to the office, which was vacated, he secured a shotgun and revolver, and when McQuillen returned he held him up, telling- him he intended to lock him and Sheriff Lippincott in cells and then escape. McQuillen argued the point for a moment, and when a noise outside caused St. Clair to turn his eyes, McQuillen jumped for him. St. Clair fired l»oth barrels of the shotgun, but missed his mark. He then turned the revolver loose, but McQuillen turned the weapon aside. A desperate hand-to-hand conflict ensued. Armed only with a knife, McQuillen wrestled with the desperado, plunging the keen weapon time after time into his breast. The guard finally got hold of the revolver and sent a bullet into St. Clair. The ball glanced and did not kill the murderer, and he was packed inside and the doctors summoned. St. Clair's ease is now on appeal to the Supreme Court.

GIGANTIC ROBBERY PLANNED. Conspiracy to Loot Dawson City of $4,000,000 Is JMade Known. A special from Victoria, B. C., says: By the arrival of the Ningehow news is of the existence of a secret band in the lower waters of the Yukon whose leaders contemplate the most gigantic robbery in the history of America. The story is told by Dick Chamberlain of Circle City, who joined the pirate band upon compulsion. “The band,” he says, “is composed of the most desperate thieves, gamblers and cutthroats in the north country and it contemplates a sudden descent upon the stores of the two commercial companies at Dawson City, the blowing of their safes, as well as that of the Government commissioner and the newly established bank, and the caching of spoils four miles below the city until the proceeds of the gigantic steal can be run down the river on a stolen river boat. On the argument of being able to obtain much valuable information Chamberlain prevailed on the gang to send him ahead to scout and thus he escaped. It is said that upward of $4,000,000 is the stake played for. Standing of the Clubs. Following is the standing of the clubs iu the National Base-ball League: W. L. W. L. Chicago ..... 5 1 Pittsburg .... 3 4 Baltimore ... 5 1 Boston ...... 3 4 Cincinnati .. 4 2 Washington. . 2 4 Philadelphia.. 4 2 New York.... 2 5 Cleveland ... 5 2 Louisville ... 2 7 Brooklyn ... 3 3 St. Louis 1 4 Following is the standing of the clubs in the Western League: W. L. W. L. Columbus ... 3 0 Milwaukee ... 1 3 Kansas City. 3 0 Minneapolis... 1 3 Indianapolis.. 3 1 Omaha 1 4 St. Paul 3 1 Detroit 0 8 Death Prevents Marriage. At Malvern, N. S. W., a shooting affair took place under extremely sad circumstances, Bertie Douglas, who was worth £IOO,OOO iu his own right, being the victim. A year ago that day Douglas’ sister was to have been married. A sister died suddenly on the wedding day. The marriage was postponed one year. On that day the carriage bearing the bride was at the door. Bertie was missed. He was searched for and found with a bullet in his head. The affair is a mystery. Akron Boiler Company Fails. At Akron, Ohio, the J. C. McNeil Company was placed in the hands of receivers. The liabilities are placed at SBO,OOO and assets at $162,000. The company employs 200 men in the manufacture of boilers.

Glasgow's Great Fire Loss. A tremendous fire broke out in the Clydeside district of Glasgow, Scotland. Several large buildings were involved, including the magnificent Roman Catholic Cathedral of St. Andrew’s. The damage amounts to £150,000 ($750,000). Reorganization Bill Passed. The House on Saturday passed the army reorganization bill, authorizing the recruiting of the twenty-five infantry regiments of the service up to a total of 31,800 enlisted men. Nicaragua vs. Costa Rica. The peace negotiations between Nicaragua and Costa Rica have failed. War is probable. The two armies are facing each other near the frontier, scarcely half a mile apart. The Nicaraguan officers and troops, it is reported, are anxious that President Zelaya should lead them. Business is at a complete standstill. Geronimo Threatens Trouble. R.umors of an Indian uprising near Fort Sill, I. T., by Geronimo and his Apache baud caused the return of one troop of cavalry which had reached Rush Springs on its way to New Orleans. It is said that the Indians have fallen out among themselves also, and trouble is feared. American Plants Barred. At Vienna, a decree has been published forbidding importation of American fresh fruit, plants, fresh fruit refuse, fruit wrappers and fruit packings, etc., in cases where the examination at the port of entry results in the discovery of traces of the San Jose louse. Capital Contract Is Awarded. The new Pennsylvania eapitol commission awarded the contract for the erection of the new building to Allen B. Rorke of Philadelphia for $325,000. There were five other bidders. The sum appropriated by the Legislature for the new building fvas $550,000,

- CITY FUNDS AHE MISKINU. San Francisco Treasnrer Accused of Embezzling $160,000. Augustus C. Widber, treasurer of the city and county of Sau Francisco, Cal., is accused of having embezzled $160,000 of the municipal funds. The suspicion of other civic officials that something was amiss .in the treasury department was aroused and Mayor Phelan and Auditor Broderick began an investigation, which resulted in some startling discoveries. The sealed bags of gold in the city treasurer s vault had been surreptitiously opened. Care had lieen taken not to break the seals, but the string had been deftly cut and gold extracted and silver inserted, to leave the weight of the bags unchanged. Then the coin sacks had been fastened and the several ends of the string concealed in the natural folds of the canvas bags. A search was made for Treasurer Widber, but he could not be found In the city. He was finally discovered at his ranch near Walnut in Contra Costa County, fifty miles from Sau Francisco. He was arrested by a constable. Widber refused to make any statement. SANTA FE IS HELD UP. Engineer Killed and One Highwayman Fatally Wounded. The Santa Fe overland No. 1, west bound, was held up at the Mojave river bridge, tw.o miles west of Oro Grande, Cal. Engineer Gifford was killed by one of the robbers, *the other of whom was mortally wounded by Gifford in au exchange of shots. The two robbers flagged the train at the approach to the bridge, and, boarding the engine, took the engineer and fireman back to the express car and endeavored to detach it from the passenger coach, but could not uncouple it. They succeeded in cutting off the mail car and compelled the engineer to pull it up to the siding. Here they rifled the mail and secured the registered matter. They then backed down to the train and were proceeding to the express car, when Engineer Gifford opened fire on them with a revolver. He fatally wounded one of the robbers, Paul Jones of Oro Grande, but the other escaped after shooting Gifford with a charge of buckshot, killing him instantly. STOCK MEN INCENSED. Cannot Remove Starving Cattle Owing to Delay at Washington. The stock and sheep men who are anxious to get their starving cattle and sheep out of central aud southern California as soon as possible are incensed at the Secretary of Agriculture’s office for its delay in instructing the inspectors at Sacramento, Stockton and Fresno to proceed with the inspection of the animals and authorize their shipment to Utah, Nebraska, Kansas, lowa and Wyoming. There are now in central and southern California, the stockmen say, 90,000 head of cattle and 100,000 head of sheep that must be moved immediately to good pasturage to prevent them from starving to death. Most of the stockmen are agreed that nearly all of the cattle and sheep mentioned must be sent east within the next two mouths.

PHILIPPINES FOR SALE. Spain Would Trade Her Islands for Munitions of War. The Berliner Nachrichten, a Bismarck organ, says that the Spanish Government has offered in an indirect way to sell the Philippine Islands to Germany for $20,000,000. She wishes to take in exchange for the islands, at this price, munitions of war. The minister of foreign affairs will neither affirm nor deny the statement made by the Nachrichten, but declares that Germany will positively observe strict neutrality if war between the United States and Spain breaks out. White’s Plan of Finance. Twenty banks in New York and Boston have been victimized to the extent of $302,000. The Central National Bank of New York, of which former Mayor Strong is president, is a loser to the amount of $19,595.93. Col. Strong appeared before the grand jury to secure the indictment of George B. White, a leather merchant, now under arrest in Philadelphia. In each case, the same plan is said to have been pursued by White—borrowing money several times over on the same security. A number of other New York banks are losers to about the same extent as the Central National, among them the Chemical.' White’s place of business is in Boston, and he kas*h big factory at Hyndman, Pa. lie appeared at J;he Central National in 1593 and asked for a loan of $19,595.93. He claimed he had property at Hyndmau, Pa., worth several times this amount. He declared it was unencumbered, and there were no outstanding loans against it. The bank found such a man was doing business in Boston at that time, and loaned him the money. White repeated the operation with the other banks that have suffered.

Run Down by a Tug. Four seamen of the British ship Dunfermline were drowned in upper New York bay a few nights ago while deserting their ship. They attempted to reach New York in a lifeboat they stole from the ship and are believed to have been run down by a tugboat. The boat in which they deserted from the ship was picked up by a passing tugboat off Governor’s Island the next morning cut in two. Nothing has been heard of the men who manned her. The Dunfermline cleared at the custom house for Shanghai. She arrived ot New York on March 8 from Calcutta and discharged her crew. Six weeks later her commander, Captain Woodward, applied to shipping agents for a new crew. He got thirty. The four who were drowned were led by a man named O’Toole, who gave them the impression, it is said, that the ship was unseaworthy and begged them for their own safety to desert. The deserters had each received SSO advance wages. Seized Under State Law. The big clothing house of Browning, King & Co. in Kansas City, Mo., is in the hands of a deputy sheriff, representing the public administrator in the city of St. Louis, Dr. William C. Richardson. Henry W. King, a member of the firm, died in Chicago. There being no member of the firm resident in Missouri, nor heirs of the deceased in the State, the public administrator in St. Louis secured possession of the store in Kansas City.

Somers Smashes Her Stem, The United States torpedo boat Somers, purchased for the American Government in Germany, which has twice had to make port while on her voyage to the United States, collided with the masonry at the entrance of the dock at Falmouth, England, in which she was being placed for repairs, defects in her machinery having made her leak in several places. As a result of the accident the stem of the Somers was smashed. Senate War Measures, The Senate has passed three important measures relating to the national defense. They are the sundry civil bill, carrying a large amount of to be used in strengthening the coast defenses; the naval appropriation bill, and a joint resolution giving the President power to prevent the exportation of coal and other war material. i tephen J. Morgan Nominated. At Portsmouth, Ohio, the Tenth district Republican congressional convention, after one of the most remarkable political contests on record, nominated Stephen J. Morgan of Jackson County on the 1,477 th ballot Edward Bellamy Improving. At Denver, Colo., Edward Bellamy since his release has been improving and his condition is not now considered dangerous. Whitwitflc Colliery on Fire. The Whitwick colliery, in Leicester* shire, England, is on fire. It is believed that forty-one lives have been lost. Dies with Its Promoter. William H. Rowe died at Atlantic City, N. J., and with him passed away, it is said, the receutly organize! $30,000,000

knit goods trust. Mr. Rowe was the organizer, president and principal stockholder in the proposed trust. The work of organizing the trust killed him. There remains a board of directors, but it is the opinion of those who know its composition that it will not be able to carry the original plans into effect without the guidance of the master spirit. The knit goods trust, or, as it was officially called, “The Knit Goods Company,” was organized at the Gilsey House, New York, April 14. The call for the meeting was made by William H. Rowe, who was the proprietor of two of the largest woolen mills and held heavy interests in others. Nearly 100 Eastern manufacturers responded to the call, 200 mills being represented. The trust was incorporated under the laws of New Jersey, the trustees appointed being \Vilham H. Rowe of Troy, Thomas Breslin of Waterford, William V_ Yanbrocklin of Amsterdam, John K. Faure of New York, William H. Rowe, Jr., of Troy, Foster Black of Berkeley, Va., and John J. Johnsou of Elizabeth, N. J. These trustees were directed to amalgamate the mills into one gigantic corporation, on the lines of the. Standard Oil Company. There were to be issued $15,000,000 of common stock, $10,000,000 of bonds aud $5,000,000 of preferred stock.

DI-A TROUS PRAIRIE FIRE. Thousands of Cattle and Ponies Perish in the Flames. Parties arriving at Chamberlain, S. J)., from White river bring details of a disastrous prairie fire which swept over practically the whole of the Rosebud Indian reservation, destroying hundreds aud perhaps thousands of head of cattle and ponies belonging to the~lndians. So far as can be ascertained no Indians were burned to deiyth. The fires swept over the greater part of a region eighty miles long and sixty wide and extended to the Nebraska line. The fire is supposed to have been started by a white man traveling overland to Valentine, Neb., and was the worst prairie fires since the one which destroyed the town of Mount Vernon nine years ago. CHARGED WITH TREACHERY. War Between Chili and Argentina Now Appears Imminent. New and startling developments have arisen in the boundary dispute between Chili and Argentina and great excitement prevails in Valparaiso. It is reported semi-officially that during an interview with President Errazuriz and members of the cabinet Mr. Beltram, chief engineer of the boundary sub-commission, acting by order of Mr. Moreno, chief of the Argentine boundary commission, has been working with a large force of laborers in an attempt to change the course of a river in order to cheat Chili out of a large portion of the territory rightfully belonging to that country. The Buenos Ayres Government will be asked for an explanation. Hold-Up in Arisiona. The stage between Geronimo and Globe, I. T., was helif up about five miles north of Geronimo by two robbers. They took the registered mail and express and robbed all the passengers. The robbers went north. Agent Rice of San Carlos sent Indian scouts to take the trail. It is not known how much booty the robbers secured. Consul Frank Hill Is Insane. Frank Hill of Minnesota, who was appointed consul at Santos, Brazil, in November, 1896, and who still holds that commission, has been taken to the emergency hospital in Washington, D. C„ suffering from insane delusions, the effect, it is stated, of alcohol and drugs. He is 36 or 38 years of age and is unmarried.

Ex-Banker Warner Found Guilty. Col. Alexander Warner, president of the defunct Baxter Bank of Baxter Springs, Kan., has been found guilty of receiving deposits while the bank was in an insolvent condition. The penalty is a fine of not more than $5,000 or imprisonment in the penitentiary for not more than five years, or both. Thugs Kill a Kansas Marshal. Officers attempted to arrest a gang of thugs in Coffeyville, Kan. The gang opened fire on the officers, killing William Ivimc, city marshal. One of the gang was wounded and the rest escaped, but were captured aud brought back by a posse. Disaster on New York Central. A freight wreck on the New York Central at Fairport, N. Y., resulted in the death of three men, one man being dangerously injured, and over SIO,OOO worth of property destroyed. The dead were all residents of Syracuse. Famous Geologist Is Dead. Prof. Jules Marcou, the noted geologist, died at his home in Cambridge, Mass. He was the friend of Agassiz and accompanied that great scientist on his memorable journey to the United States and Canada in 1848. Speech of the Queen Regent. The Queen Regent opened the Spanish Cortes with a speech blaming the United States for existing conditions and appealing to the patriotism of her people. The war spirit seems strong in Spain. Senator Walthall Dead, Senator Edward C. Walthall of Mississippi died at Washington, D. C. With the exception of fourteen months, he has been in the United States Senate since March 12, 1885. French Aid for Spain. A national subscription has been opened in Paris in behalf of the Spanish Government and is meeting with prompt and effective support. Troops Moving Southward. Regiments of the regular army are being hurried, to convenient points in the South for transport to Cuba. Male Suffrage Granted. At Christiania, the Storthing, by a vote of 78 to 36, has adopted universal male suffrage.