Democratic Sentinel, Volume 22, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 August 1898 — SIX MEN SHOT DOWN. [ARTICLE]

SIX MEN SHOT DOWN.

ANTE-ELEQTION RACE WAR IN ALABAMA. Blood jr Work of Negroes at a Political Rally Armed Men Colled Oat United State* Conscience Fnnd Has Received $207,452 Since 1811. Shot by Alabama Negroes. At the village of Cusseta, Ala., two prominent white men and four negroes were shot and several others narrowly escaped a similar fate. It was understood that the Populists would have a negro rally meeting near Cusseta, and H. R. Mitchell, the overseer of the plantation, with a score of negroes of his following, went to attend the meeting. When be and his party arrived at the place they were met and fired upon by a negro named Gub Avery and his associates. Charlie Morgan, Tom Combs and John Hill were shot. Mitchell returned to Cusseta and procured warrants for the arrest of the negroes, and later, ns the party surrounded the house in which the offenders were concealed, the negroes ofSbed fire from ambush without warning, seriously wounding W. W. Meadors and W. J. Busby, both white men, and Will Floyd, a negro. Armed force# were telegraphed for to Opelika, West Point and Lafayette, and 200 men armed with Winchester rifles, shotguns and pistols responded to the.cnll. Election excitement was at fever heat. Conscience fund $207,452. Amount Received by the United States Treasury Since 1811, A balance has just been struck of the “conscience fund” in the treasury of the United States on the 80th of June last, showing that the total amount received and credited to it since it was opened, in 1811, was $297,452. These moneys are covered into the general treasury as a miscellaneous receipt and may be used like other assets of the treasury for any purpose that Congress may designate. Remittances are received almost weekly. Occasionally there are two or three cases a week, and, as a rule, the letters are not signed. Frequently they are forwarded by clergymen at the request Of penitents. EMPRESS RULES CHINA. Dowager Relieves the Emperor of All Real Power. The Pekin correspondent of the London Standard says: “The empress dowager openly relieved the emperor of all real power. The ministers take their instructions directly from her, and Li Hung Chang practically supersedes the tsung-li-yamen. It is rumored that Sir Claude MacDonald, the British minister, before the tßung-li-yamen accused Li Hung Chang of betraying China to Russia, and it is said that Li Hung Chang has threatened to demand the recall Of Sir Claude MacDonald.” Standing of the Clnba. Following is the standing of the clubs in the National Baseball League: W. L. W. L. Cincinnati ..02 29Pittsburg ... .45 43 Boston 57 31 Philadelphia. 40 43 Cleveland .. .53 34 Brooklyn ... .38 53 Baltimore .. .50 34 Washington. 31 54 Chicago 50 40Louisville ...32 58 New York.. .47 40 St. Louis 24 66 Following is the standing of the clubs iu the Western League: W, L. W. ( L. Indiauapolis. 56 82 Columbus .. .46 39 Kansas City.ss 36 Detroit 39 54 St. Paul 53 37 St. Joseph... .31 52 Milwaukee ..53 4L,Minnenpolis. 28 64 Private Shot by Quart), Charles Smith, a private In the immune regiment of Col. Riche, who was shot by Private Mingo at New Orleans, La., while trying to sneak into camp, is dead. Smith had spent the night iu drinking and bad overstayed his leave. He refused to hajt when entering the camp, but on the contrary started to run. Minge fired and the bullet passed through Smith’s bowels and also broke his arm. Smith was 25 years of 0/go and a native of New Orleans.

Execution of Martin Thorn. Martin Thorn was electrocuted in the prison at Sing Sing, N. Y., for the murder of William Guldensuppe. When summoned to the execution chair Thorn showed no emotion, walked to it quickly, repeating prayerß after the attending priest. There was no untoward incident in connection with the execution, and after the current had been turned on fifty-five seconds Thorn was dead. Dives to His Death. A diving contest was indulged in at Findlay, Ohio, by Fred Swartz, aged 17, and Gusty Wagner, aged 16, resulting fatally. Swartz made a successful dive from a ladder ninety feet high into the stone quarry filled with water. Young Wagner followed in an attempt, but turned on his side before striking the water, receiving injuries which paralyzed him and will result in his death. Killed by Chinese Rebels. According to advices received by the steamer Tacoma, just in from Chinese ports, the rebels in Kwnng Si have captured Honing and Tien Pak, and are now sufrounding Wuchuensien, in Kwang Tung. Many officials have been killed. The situation at Wuchow is considered so critical that there is an exodus of wealthy Chinese citizens. Woman Attempts Suicide. Mrs. William McCully of Dayton, Ohio, wife of a former leading manufacturer, attempted suicide by sending a bullet through her brain. Heavy Storms in Missouri. Heavy wind and rain storms are reported from all over Missouri and eastern Kansas. Several buildings were unroofed at Knobnoster, Mo. A tornado did $50,000 damage near St. Joseph, Mo., and several persons were injured. Hawaii to Settle with Japan. It is reported at Yokohama that Hawaii has agreed to pay Japan £40,000 in settlement of the dispute which arose out of the exclusion of Japanese immigrants from the Hawaiian Islands. Nail Makers Fail. The Cumberland Nail and Iron Company of Bridgeton, N. J., after a long struggle, went into the hands of a receiver. Half a million dollars’ worth Of property is involved, including the personal estates of the chief officers. The. mortgages against the plant amount to $175,000. Queen Lil Near Death. The steamer Gaelic, which' left San Francisco for Hong Kong and Yokohama and Honolulu, carried ex-Queen Liluokalani to the islands for the last time. She has but a short time to live, the ravages of cancer having made such headway that medical aid can only defer death. •• Railroad Man Killed. Charles Johnson, a conductor on the and Missouri Valley Railway, was killed near Sturgis, N. D., by falling between the cars of a moving train. His body was cut in two. The remains were taken to his old home at Geneva, Neb., for burial. Outlaw Band Is Wiped Out, Mose Miller’s gang of cattle and bank thieves, town raiders and murderers, which has terrorized the Indian territory, was destroyed in two battles with the regulators. Three members are dead, fwe fotftlly wounded and three ppe j» jail, j '

TRAGEDY IN BT. LOUIS. Mob Tries to Lynch a Negro Who Had Shot a White Man. A murder that almost added a lynching with it occurred at St. Louis the other night. Edward Kennedy, a railroad man, was passing -a saloon and stopped on the sidewalk a moment. The negro porter ordered him to move on. Kennedy started slowly, which enraged the negro, who pulled a revolver and shot Kennedy through the forehead. As he fell the negro Tan. A number of pedestrians witnessed the murder and at once gave chase with cries of “Lynch him.” A police officer outdistanebd the mob and caught the Degro, holding the crowd at bay with bis revolver until a patrol wagon was summoned. Kennedy was not dead when picked up. He was placed in an ambulance and hurried to the hospital. The ambulance broke down on the way, throwing the dying man into the street. He was quickly placed on a dray and the journey continued, but he died before the hospital was reached. CHARLE9 A. BRANT IS KILLED. Ballet Ends His Life In St. Louis as He Is Mailing a Letter. Charles A. Brant, stenographer for an electrical supply company in St. Louis, Mo., stopped to mail a letter at the corner of Twenty-first and locust streets, and was shot and almost instantly killed. Three shots were fired, and three men were seen to ruq. Brant staggered across the street, nnd fell dead. In his pocket was an affectionate letter, evidently to his wife, but addressed to Postoflicc Box G 93, Asbury Park, N. J., also a will headed: “To Miss Mary Harding, Davenport Inn, Asbury Park, N. J., whom I desire to be notified in case of my sudden death, and who, in the sight of God, is my lawful wife.” Miss Harding is the daughter of Roger E. Harding, a wealthy citizen of St. Louis, to whom Brant was married in October, 1890, against the wishes of her father. They fi-ere divorced in April, 1897. Brant was formerly a hotel clerk at Los Angeles, Cal. SEEKS WIFE AND CHILDREN. Mysterious Disappearance of Pitts* .burgh Physician’s Family. Dr. Oscar Brunn of Pittsburg has written to a friend in St. Louis, Mo., to look for his wife and children, who he believes are in that city, where she formerly lived. She left Pittsburg several days ago, drawing from the bank $2,000, and taking her 6ix children with her. Her disappearance revived a former sensational story. Last year she was visiting her brother, Charles S. Bange, in St. Louis, and among her acquaintances was a swarthy man who passed himself off as a Cuban patriot and went by the name of Gen. Jantzscha. She one day ran to her brother and begged his protection, saying that the Cuban exerted a hypnotic influence over her. He disappeared and has since not been heard from. Her husband believes that when she left Pittsburg she started for St. Louis, but she has not yet been located.

Deal by the Sugar Trust. In connection with the annexation of Hawaii there have been persistent rumors to the effect that the sugar trust had concluded important arrangements with the Hawaiian Commercial and Sugar Company, which owns a monopoly in making raw sugar on the Island of Maui, one of the most important of the group. The president of the company is Rudolph Spreckels, and Charles S. Wheeler is vicepresident. These two are also on the board of five directors, the other members being C. A. Spreckels, manager; M. S. Wilson, a well-known San Francisco lawyer, and M. H. Hacht. The company’s New York office is in the Commercial Cable Company’s new building iu Broad street. P. J. Hoffacker is the local representative. On a recent afternoon Mr. Hoffacker said that C. A. Spreckels had left New York more than a week before for San Francisco. Mr. Spreckels had said nothing to him before leaving the city regarding any deal with the sugar trust, nor had he received any word on the subject since his departure. There was positively nothing of a definite character which he might say regarding it. Mr. Hoffacker gave much information regarding the Hawaiian Company. The Hawaiian company owns about 40,000 acres on the island, together with an enormous plant erected at a cost of over $1,000,000. There are over seventy miles of railroad track on the island constructed by the company, on which are operated four locomotives and 540 cars, fitted up for drawing sugar cane. In connection with the sugar trust rumor it is interesting to note that there has been a cleaning up of the Hawaiian company’s stock in the local market.

Panic Among Steerage Passengers. The steamship Ardandhu of the Tweedle line, trading between West Indian ports and New York, came up the bay the other day with a heavy list to starboard and the cargo stored in her lower hold on fire. The fire first made its appearance when, if the vessel had made an uninterrupted voyage, she should have been off the New Jersey shore and close to Sandy Hook. But leaky boilers and the breaking down of her engines delayed the Ardandhu at least thirty hours, and at the time of the discovery of the flames in hold No. 3 the steamship was off Fenwick’s island on the coast of Maryland. The wildest excitement followed the outbreak of the fire and several of the eleven steerage passengers, all Jamaicans, endeavored to seize the lifeboats. The third mate, Percy Sanders, was forced to draw his revolver to prevent the men from the steerage leaving the burning steamer in the boats. The forty-five passengers were all ordered forward and the women and children were first put into the lifeboats. It was nearly midnight when Captain Walker considered that lie had the fire in control and decided to continue on his way to New York. The women and children were then taken back to the steamer. On the trip up the coast, although it was apparent that the flames were being held in check, it was also clear that the fire in hold No. 3 was an extensive one. On account of the water which had been let into holds 3 and 4 the vessel had a heavy list to starboard, preventing much speed.

Pug-wash Wiped Out by Fire. The town of Pugwash, 1,200 inhabitants, a shipping port of considerable importance on the straits of Northumberland, N. S., was wiped out by fire, 200 dwellings, five churches, twenty stores, -three hotels and several mills being destroyed. The foreign shipping in port was slightly damaged. The town was little insured, owing to the absence of fire protection. The inhabitants encamped in the fields and woods. Several people are reported missing. Denver Paper Company Fail*. Judge Riner of the United States Court has appointed Francis T. M. McErney receiver of the Denver (Colo.) Paper Company. The creditors agreed upon this action as a means of recovering amounts due. The company’s assets are worth more than $1,000,000. Its liabilities are $580,000. Big Blaze in Minneapolis. Frazer & Shepherd’s sash and door factory at Minneapolis was totally destroyed by fire. The loss was $40,000. The fire started in -H. H. Bennett & Co.’s hard wood mill adjacent. This was also destroyed at a loss of $5,000, with no insurance. American Oarsmen Victorious. B. H. Howell, the American oarsman, beat H. T. Blaekstaffe of the Vesta Rowing Club by three lengths over the course from Putney to Mortlake, on (fie Thames, England, for the Wingfield sculls and the amateur championship of the Thames. Hawaii Is Jubilant. The arrival of the Coptic at Honolulu bringing news that the Hawaiian Islands had been annexed to the United States was the signal for great rejoicing. Many United States flags were hoisted in honor of the eveiit, Unrest in Central America. Gen. Prospero Morales, the Guatemalan revolutionary leader, who was drivep out of that country by t}>e late President terrloi, not botpf MtJagod with the

mission of power to President Estrada Cabrera, has announced that the news from Gunatemala is that the Government party is much alarmed and has concentrated around the city of Guatemala, daily expecting to be attacked by the revolutionists. The business community and many large planters are disgusted with the frequently of the recurring revolutions, and many of them advocate annexation to the United States or the establishment of an American protectorate, and some would like to be annexed to Mexico. AH factions in Guatemala have been restless since Cabrera took office. Prosper© Morales, the leader, Is a typical Central American factional chief, and his success offers no more guarantee of stability than any previous administration of Guatemalan officers. NEW GOLD FIELDS FOUND. Standard Oil Magnates Developing Rich Mines in Alaska. The latest gold tale comes from the Last Chance mining district, forty miles from the Dalton trail and 200 miles inland from Pyramid harbor, Alaska. The Standard Oil Company or the principals of that corporation have secured the best river in the district and have fifty men at work for wages. Henry Bratnober, representing a London exploration company, has a dozen men working in the same district. The Standard Oil people have taken up the chief claims on Khasha river. The men are being paid SSO per month and one-fifth of the gold output, besides hoard. The whole district is now located and the company’s agents are buying up all the claims offered for sale. Shorty creek, Alder creek and Union gulch are the main producers in the district outside of Khasha river. They are paying as high as $1.85 t 6 the pan and more claims arc showing up rich, though bedrock has not been reached. A number of Skaguay men are working claims on these creeks. All are making plenty of money. The Standard Oil and Bratnober syndicates are taking in more men to prospect the creeks in the surrounding country. Haytl Refuses the Request. The Government of Hayti has declined to permit the United States Goyernment to establish a weather station on its domain. Its action follows a request for this privilege made by the Secretary of State at the instance of the Secretary of Agriculture, with an express explanation of the purposes sought, and that the Haytian Government would thus get the benefit of our weather service. The declination, however, was definite, and doubtless was based on a fear it would offend against neutrality between the United States and Spain.

From La Bourgogne’s Wreck. The Bchooner Delight, Captain McDonald, arrived at St. John’s, N. F., the other day and reported passing through a quantity of wreckage from the lost French line steamer La Bourgogne off Sable Island. Captain McDonald launched a boat and rowed to some dead bodies which he descried floating about the wreckage. He found the bodies, of several men and women, from which he removed rings, watches, pocketbooks and other" property which would help to identify them. Captain McDonald turned the property over to the Government. Family Starves in Cleveland. A shocking case of destitution has Just come to light in Cleveland, Ohio, through the death of Elizabeth Harley, aged 15 years, which, according to the coroner, was caused by starvation. HeT mother has been driven insane for lack of food, the father is in a still more pitiable condition and throe other children of the family are nearly dead. William Harley, the father, has been out of work for the last year and a half. Yacht Wrecked on Lake Erie. The yacht Clipper, owned by William Arhuckle, a prominent Toledo attorney, was struck by a squall off Greeji Island, in Lake Erie, and capsized. William Arbuckle, Jr., son of the owner of the yacht, and Marcus Battelle, two of the crew, were drowned. The Clipper had been attending the inter-lake yacht regatta at Put-in-Bay. Officer Shoots the Court. While Judge Parry of the County Court at Manchester, England, was delivering judgments cancelling the commission of Court Bailiff Taylor for misconduct, the latter drew a revolver and fired three shots nt the judge. It is feared Judge Parry’s Injuries will prove fatal.

F tabbed by a Rival. In a saloon fight at Wichita, Kan., Fred Schernboldt Btabbed Dave Rhodes, a man about town. The weapon used was a stiletto. The fight grew out of trouble about a woman, the sweetheart of Rhodes, to whom Schernboldt had been offering attentions. Rhodes cannot live. Could Find No Privateers. The torpedo boat destroyer Sparrowhawk has returned to Victoria, B. C., from an unsuccessful search for privateers in northern waters. At the order Of Admiral Palliser, H. M. S. Pheasant has scoured Queen Charlotte’s sound, but without avail. North Dakota Crops Rnlned, A. E. Grant, the railroad contractor, has arrived in Duluth after having been all over North Dakota. He says the crops in the northern half of that State are ruined by drought and hail. Miss Marie Tempest Weds. Miss Marie Tempest, the actress and light opera singer, was privately married in London to Cosmo Stuart. Mr. Stuart is wealthy aud has figured as an actor and financial backer of plays. Riot at Ledford, 111. Striking miners and non-union men at Ledford, 111., engaged in a bloody riot, in the course of which several on both sides were injured with knives and missiles. California Fruit Shortage. A shortage of about 25 per cent in the pear, peach and apricot crops of California is reported.