Gold Hill news., March 09, 1901, Image 3

ARE AFRAID TO REFUSE.
The Demands of Kussla Embarraee
the Chinese.
Negro Murderer Hanged and then
Burned at Terre Haute.
JAIL
DOORS
BATTERED
IN
BY A MOB
Confcutd to Shooting and Stabbing M in Ida
Finkltifinc, *a Schoolteacher, Yesterday
She Died fro m Her Wounds.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.
Crossed Orange River With Bulk of Ailea to Be Assistant Secretary of
Hie Commando.
Treaeury, With Several Othere.
Penitentiary at Lincoln, Nebraska,
Burning.
Ï H E CONVICTS WERE SAFELY REMOVED
Local Militia Ordered Out a> Measure
ol
caution— At a Late Hour the F rs
Wat Not Under Control.
Pre­
LONDON, March 6.—General Dewet
lost heavily In men and stores by his
incursion into Cape Colony, but be
seems to have made a clever escape
with the bulk of bis commando. Ap­
parently Commandant Hertzog crossed
the Orange river with him.
General Hamilton, who was pursu­
ing, heard that General Dewet was
surrounded at Phillipstown, northwest
of Colesburg. On arriving there he
found the Boers had not been at
Phillipstown at all, but had doubled
back and were struggling across the
river at Colesburg. Apparently this
is another instance of defective Intel­
ligence regarding tho doings of the
Boers.
The Dally Telegraph has a dispatch
from Colesburg dated yesterday, which
says:
"Numerous columns are still hunt­
ing for Dewet. This place is in a
hubbub, and the troops are marching
off In various trains to press the
pursuit further.”
WASHINGTON, March 6.—The sen­
ate in executive session made the fol­
lowing confirmations:
Bradstreet S. Raclddn, of Maine, to
be consul of the United States at Ba­
tavia, Java.
Milton E. Ailes, of Ohio, to be as­
sistant secretary of the treasury.
William A. Rublee, of Wisconsin, to
be consul general at Hong Kong.
Naval
Constructor
Francis
T.
Bowles, to be chief constructor and
chief of the bureau of construction
and repair, in the department of the
navy.
George D. Gear, to be second Judge
of the circuit court of the first cir­
cuit of the territory of Hawaii.
Marshal B. Wooaworth, td be at­
torney of the United States for the
northern district of California.
John H. Fesler, of Colorado, to be
consul at Amoy, China.
Edward H. Anderson, to be sur­
veyor general of Utah.
Postmasters were confirmed as fol­
lows:
Porto Rico— Robert A. Miller, at
Ponce.
Oregon — Robert H. Robinson, Ar­
lington; C. G. Coad, Dallas.
To be mineral land commissioners
in Montana—George L. Wales, Mon­
tana; Daniel Arms, Philippsburg;
John T. Ingram, J. M. Hartley, Wil­
liam H. Williams, P. T. Morris, Ed­
win A. Jones, Iowa; Edwin S. Hath­
away, Charles D. Curtis, Montana;
Miles Vananagh, Montana; Watson
Boyle, District of Columbia; George
W. Garrett, Arkansas.
Lincoln, Neb., March 2.—Fire which
started in the satte penitentiary last
night seems certain to destroy the en­
tire main building, together with the
cellhouse and other buildings. Just
alter 2 o'clock this morning a telephone
message came, saying the room iu
which the telephone instrument was
located was in flames, aud must be
vacated. This cuts oft the only means
ol immediate communication with the
prison, which is nearly four miles
from the business district of the city.
Between 1 and 2 o’clock, however, a
member of the Lincoln fire department
telephoned that the penitentiary proper
CARRIED OUT ON LAKE ERIE.
RU88IA PRESSING CHINA.
was doomed and that the fire was
spreading.
Before the flames had
Twenty-one Men on Floating Ice—
To Rush Through the Manchurian gained great headway. Warden Dai vs
Seventeen Rescued.
gave orders to release the convicts
Treaty.
SILVER
CREEK, N. Y., March 5 —
from
the
cells
and
march
them
to
the
LONDON, March 4.—Sir Ernest
prison
yard
under
double
guard.
The
Twenty-one
fishermen were carried
Satow and Mr. Conger, after consult­
removal was accomplished without dis­ out on Lake Erie, oft Silver Creek, to­
ing with the missionaries, have de­ order.
night on floating ice, but 17 of them
cided, according to the Pekin corre­
The origin of the fire is unknown. were rescued.
spondent of the Morning Post to re­ When first discovered, the officers of
The last seen of the four men they
ject the Chinese proposition, made on the institution all set to work with the
were
still on the ice, but a high wind
the suggestion of M. Picheon that srnan fire-fighting apparatus of the
was
blowing
up a big sea, and the Ice
they should act as representatives prison. Water was used in abundance,
was
fast
breaking
up. They were
but
assistance
from
the
city
fire
de­
of the Ministers of the powers to
about
four
miles
out,
and there was
partment
was
c
i
lied
for.
A
short
time
discuss with the Chinese plenipoten­
after
midnight
Warden
Davis
said
he
a
mile
of
open
water
between them
tiaries the missionary question, and
did not have the fire under control, but and the shore. YV hen it was found
the claims of native converts.
VAN DUSEN NAMED.
He could not tell how bad it was burn­
"They are convinced, however," ing in the upper story, snd at the front | that the men were cut off from shore
says the correspondent, "that the ol the building its spread was slow. this morning a message was sent to An Astoria Man Appointed Fish
Chinese are ready to agree to some Later the rejiort came that the fire was Dunkirk by the mayor asking for
Warden for Oregon.
assistance.
arrangement for settling this mat­ a very bad one.
SALEM,
March 6.—The state board
A special train was made up, and
At 1:40 A, M. the city fire depart­
ter."
of
fish
commissioners,
consisting of
a
party
of
rescuers
brought
a
boat
on
"The Russians are taking advantage ment arrived, and began throwing
the governor, secretary of state and
a
flat
car.
They
worked
heroically
water
on
the
walls.
The
flames
had
of the existing situation and are
gained too great headway, however, all day. The 17 who were rescued treasurer, today held its first meet­
pressing LI Hung Chang hard to
and the firemen directed their efforts were taken off the floating ice with ing, and appointed H. G. Van Dusen,
ruch through the Manchurian conven­ to saving of the remote buildings.
great difficulty. They said that their of Astoria, master warden, and Lewis
tion,” says the Pekin correspondent
By request of the warden. Chief of comrades probably perished, as they Bean, of Roseburg, ceputy.
of the Times. "More than one power Police Hoagland sent all available po­
The appointments were made by
besides Japan and Englend have re­ licemen to aid in preserving order. were in perilous positions.
the
unanimous action of the members.
monstrated with China against the ne­ Later, us an additional measure of safe
The
name of Representative Talbert,
BUFFALO
GET8
TH
E
MEET.
gotiations that are proceeding at St. ty, Lieutenant-Governor Savage order­
of Clackamas county, was mentioned,
ed
out
the
local
company
of
state
m
ili­
Petersburg. The time has come when
but the board decided that he is not
the powers would be
justified In tia. Captain Ringer, with a majority Wheelmen Will Gather In the Pan­
eligible under that section of the con­
of the members, is at the armory, and
handle
City.
Interfering In order to prevent China a Burlington engine and coach will
At the annual meeting of the Na­ stitution prohibiting members of the
negotiating with a single power, while start with them at 3 o’clock.
tional Assembly of the League of legislature from holding an office
the peoce negotiations remain uncon­
American Wheelmen held recently in created by a legislature of which
cluded.”
SURRENDER
OF
BOTHA.
Philadelphia, the invitation of Mayor they are members. F. C. Reed and
Commenting editorially upon Its Pe­
Diehl
to hold the annual summer meet Lewis Bean were also candidates for
kin advices, the Times says:
No Confirmation of the Rumor* Current in of the league in Buffalo was accepted the office of master warden.
"The United States and Germany
There were two candidates from
England.
unanimously.
might perhaps be supposed to recog­
Astoria
for deputy warden — D. H.
This action meets the hearty ap­
nize the mischief China’B policy en­
London, March 2.—The Daily News
Welch
and
Fred Wickman. The board
proval of the entire membership of
tails, but President McKinley at all says:
decided that since the master warden
that
organization.
“
We
learn
that
Commandant-Gen­
events seems bent on peace at any
eral Botha offered to surrender on cer­
For this reason the biggest meet had been chosen from Astoria, the
price."
tain conditions and that pour parleurs in the history of the league will be deputy must be selected from some
FOR 8MALL SETTLERS.
are still in progress. It is believed that held In Buffalo during the week other section, and Bean was elected.
that Mrs. Botha brought proposals commencing August 12.
from her husband to Lord Kitchener.”
Congress Begins to Understand
LETTER FROM PAT CROWE.
The Son says it is officially an­
National Irrigation.
Fruit
Man
Alarmed
Over
Weather.
WASHINGTON, March 4.— Con­ nounced that Botha has surrendered io
VANCOUVER, Wash., March 4 — Similar to the One He Sent Mr. Cud-
The Fall Mall
gress is beginning to recognize that General Kitchener.
ady Recently.
Clark
county fruit men are apprehen­
the national irrigation propaganda is Gazette credits the news of Botha’s sive lest the present warm weather
surrender, but a representative ol the
OMAHA, Neb., March 6. — Pat
not a scheme to irrigate vast tracts pre“s lenrns that neithei the war, lor- continues long enough to endanger
of private lands at public expense, eign or colonial office has any infor­ the fruit crop. There is some danger Crowe, one of the alleged abductors
thereby putting money Into the hands mation confirming the report. The of the trees budatng out under the of Edward Cudahy, Jr., has written
of speculators and those already well war secretary, Mr. Broderick, an- influence of continued warm weather a letter to the World-Herald, post­
able to take care of themselves; but • non need in the house of commons this I to such an extent that a freeze or a marked Denison, la., March 2, touch­
that It contemplates the reclamation , afternoon that he had no official infor­ continued cold rain a month later ing the kidnaping and asserting his
' innocence. The communication is a
A Remarkabl« Escape.
and putting upon the land of bona mation of the surrender.
would prove disastrous. Up to this long one and in many respects Is a
Butte, .Mont., Feb. 28.—John Yo­ fide settlers—home builders. When
Manchester, F,n land, March 2.— time the winter has been most faovr- duplicate of the letter written to Mr.
cum, Tim Stevens and John Began, this Idea becomes flrmely grounded
employed in the Bose mine, had the In the minds of eastern men—that The Evening Mail says General Botha able for the orchards, and the pros­ Cudahy three weeks ago. Chief of
formally surrendered to General Kitch­ pects for a big crop the coming Police Donahue says there is no
most remarkable escape from death
today in the history of mining acci­ the land Is not to be reclaimed and ener shortly before 10 o’clock this season were never better.
doubt in his mind as to the genuine­
dents in this camp. They entered the then jobbed away In large tracts, morning.
ness of the letter, and of its coming
bucket to descend the shaft, 450 feet. but that It is to be safe guarded so
California Town Threatened.
from Crowe. Chief Donahue gave out
The bucket was swung clear and the that it will become available for the TOO EARLY FOR WITHDRAWAL
Sacramento, Cal., March 5.—The the contents of a letter he wrote Feb­
brakes on the hoisting apparatus re­ small settler who wants to take up
levee above the town of Washington, ruary 9 to Steve Crowe a brother of
fused to work. The men descended at forty or eighty acres, and build a The Cubans Are Not Able to Form a Stable
Yolo county, is in danger of breaking, Pat, and which was written in an­
lightning speed to the bottom. There home upon It and stick his plow into
Government.
owing to the wash caused by the high swer to the letter received by Mr.
it struck the bulkhead and crashed the soil and let the water follow his
The chief
Hew York, March 2.—Several of the winds, and a large force of men is Cudahy at that time.
through, landing with its human furrow, then there will be very little
passengers on the steamer Havana, working to save it. If the levee breaks says:
freight in tiie sump. One of Yocum’s
legs whs broken and the other men opposition to storing, by the govern­ which has just arrived from Havana, the town of Washington will be
“If Pat Crowe will surrender him­
were cut and bruiBed.
How they es­ ment, of the floo /aters of the west, express the opinion that Cuba is not iu flooded and the railroad grade between self to me personally, I will waive all
so as to make it available for such a political condition to receive her in­ this city and Davisville will be neàrly
caped death is a miracle.
my rights to the reward offered for
dependence. Dr. W. C. Phelps, of submerged.
use.
"V............... 4-----
his arrest; also to the reward offered
Washington Postal Orders.
Buffalo, said:
_
for his arrest and conviction for the
Ordered to Manila.
“ Uncle Siim must stay In Cuba.
Washington. Feb. 28.— A pnrtoffice
Boers Cross the Orange River.
kidnaping of Edward Cudahy, Jr., the
Washington,
March
2.—Orders
were
I
Everybody
with
whom
I
conversed
in
has been established at Phoenix, Spo­
Colesburg,
Cape
Colony,
Tuesday,
night of December 18, 1900. I will
kane county, Washington, to be sup­ issued today for the Third battalion of Cuba wants the United States to stay March 5.—Fifteen hundred Boers,
further
agree to do everything in my
the
provisional
regiment
organised
at.
there.
It
is
only
the
rabble,
or
ne­
plied by special service from Spokane
with whpm, it has been alleged, were power to protect him from any per­
San
Francisco
to
take
passage
on
the
groes,
consisting
of
about
80
per
cent
bridge. W illis J. Kesinger has been
General Dewet and former President sonal violence or mistreatment while
appointed postmaster. The postofflee transport Indiana on the oth iust. for of the entire population of Cuba, who
Manila.
This
battalion
has
been
as­
Steyn, found a spot at Lilliefontein, I he is in my custody, and will aid him
yell
for
‘‘free
Cuba.’
and
these
shiftless
at Lapush. Clallam county, Washing­
signed
to
the
Twenty-eighth
infantry
people
are
‘fire-eaters.’
If
they
got
near Colesburg bridge, where the in every way to establish his inno­
ton, w ill he discontinued after Febru­
aud will constitute the first battaliou their freedom some other nation would Orange river widens, and the current
ary 28, mail going to Boston.
step in and take the island away from is slow, and they crossed, both men cence of the crime.”
of that regiment.
them for debt. 1 must say that the and horses swimming.
A Philippine Jndge.
Dewet Headed but Not Captured.
streets of Havana are clean, and that
British Steamer's Bad Luck.
Chicago, Feb. 28.—A spaoial to the
London, March 6.—A dispatch from
the
general
health
is
remarkably
good.
Bermuda, Maroh 4. — The British
News from Washington, says; L. J.
Maya» Defeated by Mexican*.
General Kitchener, dated Pretoria,
The great trouble in Cuba is that there
Carlock, a prominent attorney of Pe­ steamer Castino, after being two days
MEXICO
CITY,
March
4
—There
;
March 4, says:
is nothing fit to eat.”
oria, has been appointed judge of the out from this pert for New York, has
has been another battle between the
"Dewet was moving on Philiopolis,
Joseph
Howard,
the
jonrnalist,
says:
court o' first instance in the Philip­ returned for the second time with her
rebel
Indians
and
the
Federal
troops
“
If
the
United
States
tries
to
leave
but
was headed by our troops, and is
The vessel sailed
pines. The salary is $4,600 to $5,500, propeller loose.
Cuba next June, as is talked of, sold­ near Tabi. The Mayas were found now marching on Fauresmith. Bab-
from
Liverpool
on
January
19
for
New
according to assignment, which is di­
iers w ill have to get back there pretty well entrenched, but the Mexican ington has dug up a Krupp, a pom
rected by Chairman Talt of the Philip­ York. Being blown out of her oourse
qnick
to avert a state of anarchy troops rushed their position and the pom and some ammunition at Land-
pine commission. Mr. Carlock is only and short of coal, she put in at St.
which
would
undoubtedly follow their Indians fled in panic.
George’s for coal, February 12. After
fontein. Sixteen men of the Victorian
88 years of age.
withdrawal.
Capital is apprehensive.
receiving a supply she proceeded on
Rifles have captured 33 Boers and 50
There is no trade.
All are waiting.
Copenhagen to Float a Loan.
her voyage, but return ?d with a loose
horses
at Seacow river. General Dart-
Declared
a
Dividend.
Americans and the capitalists want
The Copenhagen municipality has propeller February 18. Repairs were the retention of the IJnitod States
nell has captured a Hotchkiss near
The
Standard
Oil
(oinpnny
has
de­
given notice of the issue of a com iaun-, made and again she proceeded Febrn- troops.”
>
clared another $20,009,000 dividend. I Pletertleff.
ary 26.
al loan oi 20,000,000 kroner.
Terr« Haute,
Iml., Feb. 28. — At
today, George Ward, a
negro «111 pluyOof tho car work«, uaa
tuken ironi jail, bungod and then
burned lor the murder ol Ml «a Ida
Fiukleitein, late yesterday aitcruoou.
M ims Fiukleitein wan a teacher in a
school imur the outttkirtM ol the city,
and was on her way homo from reboot
when a negro sprang out Ironi a clump
ol I ium I ium and gave chase.
After inn*
uing a short dirtaucn the negro over
took his victim and shot her. 'Then
lie cut her throat, robbed her ol her
pocket hook, containing $3, and lied.
More dead than alive, the uchool
UlirtreSM Mtaggered to her home, hall a
mile distant.
She told her story and
then relapred into uncousciousuers.
At midnight die died.
Public iudigiiHtiou was trernwndoun
and ¡MiareH were at once organised an<l
scoured the country iu all directions,
aearebing for the negro.
Early today
Ward was arrested on suspicion. At
first lie denied any knowledge of the
crime, but later confessed, saying the
girl itad taunted bim about his color,
aud had slap|>ed him in the face, and
In a lit ol auger lie had shot her and
then cat her throat.
Ward wuh placed in jail, und I m soon
as the fact became known, a oro/rd be­
gan iisssembling before the structure.
By u Miu hundreds ol people surged
in tiie street in front of tiie jail de­
manding that Ward ho delivered to
them. Suddenly the crowd rushri nt
the jail door, aud iu a moment had
buttered it down
They were driven
•rack, however, by Jailer O' Donnell,
who tired a shotgun several times over
theit iieads
Three deputy sheriffs
received slight injuries from tne
charges of shot, hut uoue ol the mob
was hurt.
Arrangements were at once made to
take the prisoner before the court at 3
o'clock to he sentenced. This was
announced to the mob, but did not
appeu>e it. At 12:3ft the mob again
rui-hed at the haltered (rout door of the
jail and swept all resistance aside.
Ward was found crouching in a cell,
aud was dragged out.
A rope was
placed around his neck and he was
dragged to tiie wagon bridge across the
Wabash river three blocks away, aud
hanged to a bridge stringer.
On the way to t i ie bridge the victim
was beaten with sticks and shot at by
mem hers of tiie mol» and he was un­
conscious when hanged and in all
probability dead. When tho body was
dropped from tl e bridge one strand of
the ro[>e broke aud the leaders of the
molt,-thinking that their victim might
drop into tiie river, hauled the body np
again and it was dragged to the west
side of the river and burned.
There was no attempt at disguise on
the part of any member of tiie mob.
In all the crowd not oue woru of sym­
pathy for the wretch was to he heard,
though mauy deprecated the tinal act
of burning.
It is estimated that 2,500 people
formed the mob.
19:46 o'clock
«
PEKIN, March 4.—Prince Ching
and LI Hung Chang met this morn­
ing and had a long consultation over
the new demands of Russia regard­
ing Manchuria, which virtually mean
absolute Russian control, while at
tne same time China would be re­
sponsible should anything go wrong
there. Both of the Chinese pleni­
potentiaries admit that they fear to
refuse these demunds, although rec­
ognizing that compliance means the
loss of a province to China. They
also think that compliance might
mean trouble with other powers, for
Russia announces that only Russians
and Chinese will be allowed to trade
there, except at the greatest disad­
vantage. ' Prince Ching will request
the advice of the other ministers.
Private Calvin, of the Ninth United
States Infantry has been acquitted
of the charge of
manslaughter
brought agulnst him for killing a
French soldier who was endeavoring
to pass a post where Calvin was a
sentinel.
ot poh net
DEWET HAS ESCAPED.