The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, November 24, 1892, Image 4
A:CAREER OF CRIME. )
e11
'FHE EXECUTION OF A MONSTRUOS S
MUR0ERER. IN LONDON.
8
Thomaii.een, Who lad I'0sone14d a Num- tA
ber of 'oung Women, Payo the Pen Ity
of his Crher-The St.ory of i18 Life nid
'of 1s.1 Death on the Galow;.
LONDON, Xovember j5.-Thomas
Neil, otherwise Cream, the murderer of
Matilda Clover and several other girls,
paid.the penalty of his crimes at 9 o'
clock thit morning. Notwithstanding
orders were issued directing that the
execution should be strictly privato a
representative of the Associated Press
was accorded permission to enter New
gate P>rison, where Neil had been con
f1ied Since his conviction. Ile learned
that shortly before 9 o'clock auth,rity
to hang Neil was handed ov(r by th~e
highsheriff of the county of Loidon to
Hangman .Billington in accordance
with legal form. At uiren iniutes to
9 Billington, accompanied 1,y an assist.
ant, who carried pinioning material,
entered the cell of the condemned mian,
where he found the prison chaplaii
ministering to Neil. Without a mo
ment's delay the hangman, while cour
teously asking permission of the con
demned man, deitly and rapiuly pin
ioned him, passing a broad bell. aroiual
his waist and securing his elbows witi
two strips tightly drawn back and ins.
tened to the belt behind. Straps vere
placed around the wrist3 and connectud
with the body belt in front. This ren
dered Neil absolutely incapable of mov
ing his arms or hands. The coidemned
man did not utter a word during the
process, which lasted barely a miniute.
The procession to the gallows was
then formed, It was headed by Ilie
chief warden, who was followed by the
chap.!ain, who, as lie walked, readl the
burial service of the Church of En
land. Neil came next, guarded on ea.h
side by wardens. lie walked firnly.
A deadly pallor overspread his featires
but his face showed no other trace of
emotion. Close behind the prisomer
walked the hangman. As the proces
sion passed tbrough the corridor to
wards the scaifold the tolling of the
passing bell of 8t. ;epilchrp, which has
marat d the last moments of so mai)N
criminals, resoun'led through the piti
01b
On arriving at the scatfold the white
cap, which had been previously plme d
upon the head of' the condemned im
vas pulled down over his eyes 111
ington then guided him on to a trap
door beneath a eross beaiim from which
a rope with a noose end was dall-1hn1".
The white cap was drawn down sa
that it covered his chin, renteriing it
impossible for NeiI to see the linal prep
aration for his death. T41his took but a
few minutes. Ilis legs were piniojed
with a strap that was fastened below
the knees. The noose was tirolpped
over his head and was adjusted aroui
his neck. The riig of this noOse was
fixed behind the Jolt ear. In another
second the executioner steppedt a paci
to I lie rear, pressed a lever and t1wI trap
fell. Neil's body (ropped iive f'et iiito
a pit.
Billington and other persons who saw
the execution concur in the opiion
that death was instantanomis. Tiv
were convulsive twitchings or t,he fus
cles of the back and limbs, which last e<d
a few seconds, and then the Luody linnig
m1ot.ionles. Just prir to the cap being
drawn over his ta:e Xeil tit-.k-d the
prison oflicials for their comtesa'v mail
kindness.
.A crowd lined the streets otutside' the
jail. Not the faintest trace of symapat
thy was shownu with Nell. ( lt the (o
t rary, such expressjin as "'huey wdth
soon finish him now~ andtt it iil he a
good job, too,'' were hear'd. I 'robabljy
no criminal was ever executeed ini Loi
don who had a less pity'inig mob0 await.
lng Is extmlCtioni. Neil died amida
general execrationis. Wh en thle black
cap was run up on t he 11lagstafIf juOs
as the church clock ceasetd chiming 11
groans and half suippit'llwb
along the ranks of people tr stilled to
the state of feeling. N eil naldt 'no
con fessio.n.
On the night 01' Apri il last two
girls namedh Alice Marsh andl ionalu1
&hrivel, aged respec tfully 21 and 18
years, rOel ved a nman in their apart
ments in L'tmbeth. iIe remaainedl witha
thlem until 2 o'clock next mourmn
Shortly alter he left the house tile two
girls were found in agony on the floor
by the landlady of the pt emises. T'ihe
girls belonlged to the unfortun!ato class
andI were removed to St. TIhomaus 1I03
pital. .l'he Marsh girl died on the w ay
to the hospital, and th Sh rivel girl d iedt
three hours after she was admlit,ted.
It was thought at first that the girls
hiad beeni poisoned by tinned salmu;u aof
which they had partaken, but it. wvas
learned that they land been ploisonetl lby
strycihnine. ()n examinng 1w i'se
occupied by the girls a letter was toutnd
signedi George Cli fton, bu t it atfier w ia s
transpiredl that the writer was knm.vn
to the girls as Fred. No trace of the
author could bet foundi and tsar a t ime
the case was referred to as the "Latm
beth mystery."
When the death of the two girls camet
before the coroner for inivestigathion
that odficial received a letter which wvas
proved to be In the ha:ndlwritinlg of' a
woman named Sabbatinau, whtoml Neila
was at one time engaged to ma rry. Ina
this letter the writer said she was ini a
position.to give valuable in fo'r niation
which wvould show that t it'tw i urisa
had been poisened by a young ii mi
named liarper.
About the samue time Dr. Iliarpti. < f
Iiarnstable, receIved at letter idin i!' i
to have been sent by Nell, in which h
demanded $,5o0. ah:d initi huating thaii
unless that an m was paid lIe udi e
informInation showing t hat D r. 11 arJair'd;
St-n had poisonedh the Marah arid Shiveh I
girls. Young 11 srper was at the t i
at Student at St. Th'iomas Illospaital ana
lodged in the same house as N'eil i
Lambeth. i
On a charge of attempted bla'ckmail
p eferred against him by D)r. Ilar e"'
Neil was arrested, Considerable inter.'
est was manlfest-d in tile case, andi
this was increased when a news'pa t er
publised the story that Matilda E. '.lo.
- ver had died In October, 18911, tinder
almost the same circumstances as at
tede e d steath of the Marsh andI I
The ecuiarmanntr of the death of
thee treegirls called attention to the t
fact that another' girl named Ella D)oun- r
worth had died under suspicious cir- a'
Cumlstances, and further Invetiaio
by the police revealed thati Dr pr n
was not the only person Neil had tried
to blackmail. It was learned he had
written letters t. Dr. BIroadbent,,a
well-known London practitioner, to the
Hon. W. F. D.8Smith and to the'Coun. c
tess1Ruaae)i. 'j
The plice made a close Investiga- s
tion. They found Neil was a Canadian d
had been a m ~ l!student and had I
merotsqs, with the polle e
es Rd a quantity of nux vomic.
~'At Ih eliminary hearing in the
a'i tre Plice Court. a girl belong. t1
' '~*~'t th eme-class as those who have 1,
Benpoisoned, gave damagingeVideno
J to his giving her some white powder
i a capsule, which he said was for her
)mplexion. This girl.Ilouisa liarvey,
'as suspicious of Neil and his alleged C
ledicne and threw Ilhe capsules away
hen lie did not s'co Ir. 1ie t 1 hought
ie had takey ethom. and hat 1kht he
ld anact(jua ,t1..e10tha L6 u I iarvev. '
ad died suddelyi whbiQb re1tIrIing to) -
er resience In a call, evidoli lv think
ig sho did in the cah iill'whilch lie lid
llaced her wihit sIhe left, him.
The I rial occupied sevural days. I'he
'out room was cro.dvd. All the
'vidence was'circuinstantial, but tihe
ham waul porlect and Nei& was con- I
ricted. 11 butray ed no anxiety,
IL~~~~c no '~ :~ an xic', y.
- 111 - fUn:11tedt Statem Sonmate, F
It nlow PIcoks as if the Dune:cais
IL-;e mot, cIptu d Ile PIrCsiden.:y
)I the Ui Sa1c:d Sul:ae 13 well
Jn tlie 1 iz I a c-Xt, "March wh'enl Cleve
and will N. fi.urated, -live
ieals inl Ot. Sncate becolues vacuint.
.le vaIm 1 It. I I I I fI ill d I bY t'e.
L.::Islatures elec.ed in t he v ous sStates
II thc ( n it, Pt sh I id l o!*-, elect'Ion, II(I
1. ie belicvrc i thic. )n trats have
a (tr I ccu- <J" thleL a aue to
nv o h 'n to' 4Lmurt
thieir 4.t:pn-e: e 1 ' *e, Lre imd
0rnie(d . Inr< 4 he I? einblican1 l':r't
un h lep 1 pa.~ .A i-t'uu, 'tha
1ll tie Ack. t , Lh eted ilures L
v rel.ordb tli. he0cl'rh- 0n.l-hc wr, inl thle
Jaily paI 'f. tlf Demicra!i % Vouldb have
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rat o n-ol,lin lebrtoatin le..
ut'has,c cac. 1pi' ikirel lst night pr.
led an afldrcardnobwhic hasubeen S
badly onV thelC uis qxesce the a
rar. The ehr.no wxpode at thbrfle 'l
lan amed Sill. Nprlyot all whoy sood y
1ro~udwere shounnsd fragmenoltis of. I
beoldE gun weet byke ap 500o yards 0
rom the pevic the exprlosonl saqite.t
erookly Conaecuhoo Conyrte Dmo- b
ras *r jolisn tdy n Jh
'HE RESULTS REVIEWED.
HANGES WHICH WILL OCCUR AS A
RESULT OF THE ELLOTION.
.m ciii scilico IT,w lProtn ei uI 1zks
front im iunttig vour of as Los of t
Th(Itfr r ni o 'Al .-111 O MOa m ii 801m1
A pmoinimtnent: VY!.
\VA S] II NGToN, NoV'. 10.-TIhe Stron (
>rob.ility of an cxtra sessioni of Con
;res iilediiatelv followit"_ the in
tsuration of the l'resident-elect is the t
uhbJect. of getcial conversation in Wash- i
Ll!.otu to(t-day. A fpecial session of the
icunto I.; always called at the begiuning
J* a iiw amiistration to confirm tie
LuICIers. of the (abineti and rew dip
omiiatc repwresentatives of tIc United
it:ttes abroid. But the presentelection
tavin-, turned oil quest,ions of domestic
1olivy. it is maid to be obvious to ex
-eri. ctd political leaders of all parties
hat an extra sesion of bhI houses of]
'ou, ress w ill almost, inevita, Iv result.
;ert tary of the Treasury Foster, amongI
th1Lrs, IMllilis tlis: "Tic country,"
V T, l al)en:cd jidiemient of the
,ouimr.!*wanq (nt the McKinley bill, and
he itIlt most, hei accepted as tite will
t the peoplo1 that a dill'reit policy shall
1( put into elk-ct.
Ie Baetr l -aitard writ(s to a
1i1)I 4ier. to Ike ellect, adlini that the
>cople will .expet. this to be (1011 with
lit tim (s'wary delay.
riate - uecretary Iiallord has rejuied
is duties As the W hite louse; he arrived
I WasInglon this mlornilgl from In- t
ianap fiis. e franklv admitted his I
uid prve -nu disappointinc it tthe re
ol ' I the ketionl. and e says lie gave t
p --.l hope to : lie l"elublican ticket
,h ht ie first learned o' the heavy Dem
ernife majority in (i'c:4o aind New
'oil; *ity.
TIee I den.i did tiot hnve very many
allersI to-day tid received :carcely any
rivate azivice5 on the subj et. o the eec
(II, lie ha' nc epted the result Ii a
!()It phi ,l"!oplh"ll mwnner, and Is "'id
I>l tibu:l ; his fiilure to hear rom party
an er . st- a ..lar Indication that they I
r.ye nothing vt ouraging to communi
rtte.
Thf i iru a iunber of' vacanciec in
j(: hlcber f1licts (.1 t!e exculltive depart
I:V10i tlH! thcvTrIlIIl "url the prob
.1m 101, 11 !e I hacw bh. ni collside rably
o' u-lice.:d by t he resultt o' the recent
ieerl( n Thee osi 'ns art outside of the
iv:il -rvici htw nud reultiions and are
w -ccl upoii a. thi lemIgitmatc pAtranage
Si!:- pt 'n powcr. Uuld::c Lie pre-:i
: :cc nun'rati.a al ol thuse places
tw : (en tii~dli bV ml ol Republical
MUial Kth, :d ltn: thw la4l.admninis
esion~~ (h1 10 r:i Dt-h ot b- D orats.
[A, ( :xjetlcd, act ccurse. that, when the
.!a* Iti c h .,a .auii ' Oi March 4,
e:' Ic: o, .enerril changi(e will be
InI e .' iew,, it' that 1i1ct, vanaclicies
4. i. catnot tw re!11idt ed as al
og: t< r e rahe przes Is ;In about
h nh ~:ithe apoitees would, 110
, Xpected to !ctp down and
I1 will i-e cary however, ill or
1r that publec huvsin i may be carried
, t.hm. s;mw cf :e: vzacancies lie filled
on)ce. Alltuli thic e is no Iick of
h :m . c It it is doubtlui whether
Ay 13.ir: iC -;:i ol them would now
w w il'i : 1tc a. et pt the places which
hev lut c F0.on SIrrnllder, and irn
ninc I' dl. uc ~ app>ciintment P8rei.cdent
lariion~'i n~i ilcrobaly linid that the of
ict- unmat see k thea mn undia nt,i ti.e
mit ihe ctlicr. s luI nhiehil ice somnethingic
f i,covelty'~ in I,is pol iital e(xpeien1ce.
Ini tIhe PI tm . lije Depairtment.I there is
'ii ; nte vcacne iii the hligher oflices,
d atheat I lie 4) lice of First A .Ssistan t
W'(ntma'e Gerccat. Colonel: Whit
et. Pcc reim:u et :iitti to c)ifec't near
r amonthi nge, mailI sinIce that time
Ih-r chie ela:teck of thei oflice, has
C . ca'a~ m f irst assistant. CUnder
ae haw, an actinig Ii rst a ssistantI cani
( t! eonly tharty aiys, after whuih a
er'!.inanent1 apintmen~ilcut must be made
thec vcar:miev is lil led at, aill. Fowler
a d il I, Setconid AsiMant l 'osttster
en itral, haave' beeni mentlionel for thce
hcit but Wanuamaker, it is saitd, hias not
Ii!~lt deck:d whY 'am hue will iecommendi cia
ut hce ni il recUuhly take some action
lxIn th' int.er ir De par'tmlenit, thlere is
icae Q'f th Genii sa ertil L:mnd OIlie, now
ccling te inpoatrily tilled by Assistanut
'or1umIiion)er Stonce. It. hats been 41u!
este tA Ihat Carter migh. ft ne m indced to
etir a11 tah serve' uniul Mar''! 4, but, this
IL t hc a-umeda thaut the heads of all
ccea mui ol' thie departmenits will be i.e.
>h:i c n IDemicrat.s sooni aft.er the
cnih a-ict Marnch1 an tihese~c~, with the
iliu!n di or'l mcre chi ets aif'(divisions,
h ief eItI?ks ~and coctherc rutside of the
iv i c-r v it.e, w 1 a:onst ititle the mii
u.tringie.~ at Ii the siposail of the~ D )'mo
PA!ie' Iaty in the governcmen t service
lIn the Wc arnc icl Nav yDI eparit-ments
here arc' tco :ia-cme'ics ini any of' the imc
ctiantR otllee's. I'h samel is tue of'
" .t'pi rtmient c ofl StaIte pr'opeLr, but i
44e are ciCi' evera d)ilatie platcc.< va-i
anct , V.hIieb i ( I are stely mlost t ticina' to 3
'Vi 11h4-1 4 N icc holcder, butt mayl
.: '. hii' "'ccine of' . thes picetis
ni inini tiel 4of ' isih (order, chl nac thce
inc icu tick. Lice (liincs mikiofl,
ci circ.c nec:e itio, l'I the Ressmi
11bb4 ':m' ctumben.t hcavc rescigneda. Ini
1" 'se 'of Ite ('hinsc- e miission)u, Oing;ii
4hurI ri e ctjcjoon, Ihe pi: e is s011 (
U 4 Mh .7 t'-a D)eAhy. a hacl-lov'eri
4 415 i' e I) DimccratI 'tic d iistran
-i c, w i ai:re:ctt appunils to be0 safe I
4 c Iclic0c II!. ils i4'si.tc' Ier l 'l (I1('l'C
cccis cunc'-. l'rec'lent liari'isonl shoulcd I
enine to) Iiake' IL t hatell! bhicre the
.h < f Maireb!. n hI'(ch is imprciobai)!i.
Thr c( c me icaticallIy nlowv two vaan
a s in thce imp lor'tant ofileirs of' Assis
mit Sic erctarles oIf thec Treiasuiry, as Net.
Ic(ll'tI t'Iesinationl wi taikaeffect, next ~
1o.t he anid Cr'ouinz, whit ran1 as8 the lIe
ubllicani anididat for Git'(overnlor ot Ne-.
r'aiska, hats lik'cwvise iresigned f'rom the t
lai the De)cpartmnenit of Jtitc, there I
ill hce a vacancy at the very hiead, At
Jrniey GeneralI Miller hauvin,t si:nlifhCed t
is inltetionll 01 res1:;niing, b-.d it is nob r
et known whlether Ihis action will be
ikei iio soon as to r'equirie the 1:resi
( l. to maike a Cahmulet aplpoin tmenit
efore the 4th~ of March.
The P'resident will atlso have four (O
acaceies on tie bench t,o fill between i
(oW andi March 4. Th'Iere are Un ited a
htaes Judersipc isautd by tile retire- d
ic D)istrict*bf Columbia, by the retit e- d
Lent of Judge Jaimes of the same court
ns the 1st proximo, and by the resigna- ~
on oif Judge Dixon of the Utah Di1s- ~
mLe 'Theen are life l)mhLli- an -r
eally the most alluring prizes remain.
ng within the illt of the administration.
.olonel Hepburn, who has just been TI
lect,ed to Congress from the Eighth a
hIstrie of Iowa, Will probably retain se
&% present o1illc as Solicitor of the a
Lreasury until March 4. s inj
Today's analyst3 of thCoigressional be
ieetion returns shows thar, with re- be
(irnsi missing from twenty districts, in in,
vhich the ri silt is either entirely un- in
:mown or is very close, the Democrats ch
ave elected to seats in the House of
tepresentatives for the Fifty-third 1
'ongress eighty-eight more Represen- i.
atives than the Republicaus. This L
iaijority does not include nine mem- til
>erm-elect who are classifled as either thl
usionists or third paity men, nearly fc
very one of whom will act with the an
)emocrats Im any proposed reduction wt
)f tariff taxes. Their support, with fir
he additional strength the Democrats ha
tre certain to derive from iecuring th
;ome of the twenty districts put in the su
inknown column, make itconservative -
.o estimate that the Democrats will
jaie a majority 3f 100 members or o
nore on the most important question a
Ikely to come.before the next House q pr
ilepresentatives, viz., the revision of C
he McKinley tariff law. A number of 81l
tuslonists are also thoroughly in accord 11C
A,ith the Democratic policy, as far as Fi
t goes, on all other questions. For in- ju
itance, Ronence and Bell of Colorado, ag
vho are classilled with the third party H
nen, are in general accord with the W,
Jemocratic latform, save that on the l-j
,urrency question they are radical free
oMnage men.
Three out of ive of the fuslonists tm
ilected in Kansas are also simply Dem
ocrats of what may be called the radi- Wl
al wing of the party. Leaving out the I
wenty unknown distuicts the next th
-louse will consist of 207 Democrats, th
20 Republicans and nine fusionists or Fj
hird party men. stl
An analysis by sections of the vote re
or Congressmen shows that the South- a,]
rin States, Maryland, Missouri and TI
,entucky being included in this cate- al
rory, will send 118 Democrats and only ae
our Republicans to the next House, e
vith four districts, two in West Vir- wl
rinia and one' each in Kentucky and
4issouri, in doubt. Of the four Re- D
>ublical Congressmen returned, two ro
ome from Tennessee and one each M
roin Kentucky and Missouri. le
The only apparent result of the fight in
nade against the Democracy in the
;outh was to strengthen its hold on
mblic t ifairs.
In North Carolina, Cheatham, col- al
)red Reptiullican, is d(efeated after sur- se
ivinig the landslide tw.o ears ago, ar,d (i
*n Al;ibama a solid Democratic delega- re
io- is returned, notewithstanding the cc
.-Iforts o' Malee and others to split it. U
Of New England's twenty-seven el
voles in the next House, the Republi
uanis vt eighteen and the Democrats *
six, t bree coming from Massachusetts
and three from Connecticut. The sec
onid New Hampshire disti ict is placed E
in the doubtful column. P;
'The four Middle States, New York, h
l'ennsylvania, New Jersey and Dela- el
ware, have seveny-three votes in the n
ll.m,:e, of which number the Republi- S
can-s will cast thi ty-Iline and th- Dem- h
ocats thirty-four. t
Fift-y-six Congressmt-n will be re- e
turncd fron the Aliddle Western States
Ohio. Indiana and Illinois. According t
to ret urns the Democrats will repre
sent thirty-two of the districts, the Re- Ll
ptiblicans twenty-three and the Six
teenth Ohio, at present retresented by 1
I Pearson, I)emocrat is said to be exceed- E
ingly close. Although this is the only
doubtful district named in the dis
platches froi these States experience
warrants the belief that ottier districts C
will be found to be doubtful as the oill- C
eial count progresst s, several districts g
being always nip and tuck between the n
two lparties.
TIhe States of the Northiwest and the d'
agricultural West beyond the Missis- I
u'ppi River will send( twenty-nine Re- r
subbea~nis, fourteen D)emocrats and five ci
lisionists to the next Ilottse with two~
listricts from Nebraska in doubt, and
lie entire seven from Minnesota placed
ni the same colunm for lack of infor
nation as to the successful candidates. re
t'he liepublicans stand the bess chance ki
>f securing a majority from nine uin- tfl
(fnown districts. at
Five fuisionists come from Kansas. It 1
s saidl t hat with the exception of D)avis pr
indi laker, the fusioniists ,ire inclined A
owairds D einocraicy.
'The silver States of Idaho, Montana, all
Wyoming, Nevada anti Colorado split
even on the Congrt'ssional elec tiin de
bhree liepunlicans comning from the m
~bree States first namned and three fu-. l
finists from the two latter States, to
Newlands of Nevada, however, is in- wa
3lined towards Republicanism, ill
The Pacilic coast is entitled to eleven C
jong ressmen. W ashington and Oregon
ach wvill sendi two Republicans and(
Dalifornia will send four D)emocrats
ad p)erhaps5 more; three districts will *
w close betwveen the two old parties.
Later returns place the Kansas vote
for Congressmen munch in doubt and
tiso place fin dloubt the Fifth North
LXarolina DI)strict, It being asserted with
lnjual positiveness b)y different corres
pondlents that it has fallen to thme D)em
~crats aiid to the Republicans.
The judiciary is the only branch of
he movernmnent which will remain un
ier the coiitrol of the Republican par
y alter March 4. United States Judges
tr appointed for life, subject to the
rlvilego of volhmtary retirement on
aill pay after reaching the age of 70
ears, providied they have been ten
reamrs in service.
1'he i)istrict and Circuit .Judges are
5 a rule liepublicans and It is unlikely
hat there will be ai suflicient number
>f vacancit a d uring the next four years
o enable Cleveland by new appoint
nents to give the D)emocraitic party a
najority of -these positions. Nor Is
hecre any probability that the next ad
amnistrationi willI have an opportunity
a ima<e the United Statei Supreme
'imurt D)emocratie. As this is the court
>f linial resort on all q uostlons of con tLo'
St iutional or federal law the political En
iridilect ions of it,s ,Justices may at any Un
imeu become a matter of importance ref
hough the freedom of t he coturt from
nIluaenco by considerations extraneous (
o legal points at Issue in any case be
ore it is conceded.
The places on the Supreme Bench
vuiich it is most likely Cleveland will
ave an oppolrtunity to 1ill, if there be
ny vacancies at all, are at present oc
uipied by D)emocrats, .Justices Field
nd Lamar. Chief .Justice Fuller is
lie only other Deimocrat on the bench.
'he remaining six members are Repub)
Icans and, except .Justice lilatch ford,
one of them are wlihin~ five years of On
lie age at which they may retire at full
ay. Justice lillatchfo:d isln vigorous
ealth and as he likes his work he is in
o hurry to take advantage of the op
ortumnity the lsa ' affords him, he hay
g served ton fears last spring. The
ther five members, Justices IIarlin,
ray, Browr1, Brewer and Shiras--are
len hardly past mniddle age and so far
s appearances go are each gbod for a i
ecade of service yet.
Poor Flilow. p
IIOPE, Kan., Nov. 11.---Postmaster eel
. M. Tess committed suicide yester
ay afternoon in the postomlee by shoot- #14
iug himself, le was financially em
arrassed and tear of losain g his place
nder the Denuocratic adasinistration
ansed hi m to beome des.nmden..
Caanitous C*11abyatns.
FAYErEVILLE, Ark., Nov. 17..
te Democrats of Mountain View held
:'residential election In the district
bool hotise at, the plaA last night, alld
terrible dt%aster ended the proceed.
r. A large quanity of explosives had
Eti provided. A portion of these had
on stored in the schoui house. Dur.
the sp ech-making, and while build.
was pacted with men women and
ildren, two kegs of powder exploded.
Le school house was totally wrecked,
I most ot' its occupants were buried
the ruins. Those who could extricate
.meelves act about at once to rescue
others. Shrieks and moans came
m the mass of the wrecked timbers,
d it was evident that the calamity
Is a terrible one. The debris took
in ieveral places, and it required
rd work to prevent the cremation of
a persons prisoned. The flames were
bdued, with only one person -suffer.
trom the fire. A soa and daughter
Silas Graham were taken out dead,
d Berry Sheerod, one of the most
ominent residents of Washington
unty, was so badl) injured that he has
ice died. Another man 1whose name
t been learned, was also fatally hurt.,
fteen otner persons were seriously in
red. Mr. Slicerod suffered horrible
onies, mentally as well as physically.
a was pinned down by timbeis, anti
is burned beyond recognition. lie
,ed several hours after being rescued.
ALEXANDRIA, Ind., Nov. 17.-Dur
4 the tatificatiou of Cleveland's elec
in here, a shooting aflair occurred, in
iich five persons were badly wounded.
Lul Finch and Fred Benton were en
e street. and, it iR alleged. insulted
3 wife of glatsblower wh. knocked
nch down. The latter ran accr-s the
*e-.t to his barber shop and securad a
volver. Benton grabbed the weavon
d fired promiscaously into the crowd.
ie procession was passing at the time,
d live persons were bit. One is dan
rously wounded. Finch and Benton
re arrested.
DECATUR, Nov. 17.-During the
3mocratic celebration last night, a sky.
aket explod9d prematurely, and struck
isa J nes, aged sixteen years, In the
t eye, plercing eyeball and penetrat
the brain, killing her instantly.
Can't be Bought.
COLUMBUS, 0., Nov. 10.-"I can put
I I wish to say about it now in ue
utence," said Ex-Senator Thurman to
,v when asked his views of the election
suit. "It shows that the Presidency 1
nuot be brought," and he repeated
e last tour words with deliberation and
aphasis, adding: "It it could Harri
o would have been re-elected.
"The overwhelming Democratic vic
ries everywhere are very gratifying to
e." he continued, "but I am specially
eased with the excellent showing Ohio
is made. W e know we have elected
even out of the twentv-one Congress
en, and have probably carried the
ate. If we have lost it, it is by a few
inddred votes, and that will be a vic
try. The election reminds me of that
1840, when William Henry Harrison
as elected and we Democrats whipped
pieces by the Whige. Van Buren
as in the Presidential chair and had all
ie patronaga, but his defeat was scar:e
less comp)lete than that of President
enjamnin Harrison."
They Give it Up ut Last.
NEW Yonxi, Nov. 10.-Chairmian
arter of the Republican Nat.ional
ommziittee sent the following tele
am to President Harrivon this after
>OD.
"rho returns show that we have been
afeated by a pronounced majority.
bie defeat can only be attributed to a
acti on against the progressive poll
es of the Rtepublican party.
"TrOrAs 1H. CARTERt, Chairman."
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