St. Louis Post-Dispatch
March 28, 1896

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Of the 4} | 255 8 Narrow Escape of a Wayfaring 2 ‘Man at 8 1 89 the 29 commutations gran oe Stone 15 were boys under 2 years of age,’ 4 2822 ‘ ; : Special to The Post-Dispatch. whose sentences were eommuted from im- A desperate -midnight! struggle with 4 MEXICO. Mo., March 2%.—Truth, like an] prisonment in the penitentiary to.eonfine-'| would-be assassin is one of the experiences 8 ment in the Reform School and IM were com- old bull’s hide, pressed down in one place, ntences. that John Bushman will not soon forget, [mutations to reduce the se * net] fee the herolat-of pret rises up in another. Let those who are con-] Those: who live in. glass houses should ad cerned read these facts, which will stand] not throw stones. I Kate Boehling, night operator for the Iron Mountain Railroad at Sulghur Springs, — 1 DESCRIPTION OF THE SHIP, {| She Was Christened by the Daughter = | ~ Of eee Governor in the Pres | enes of Notable Guests, _ PHILADELPHIA, March The battle ship Iowa was launched from Cramp's shu: Ae 1 . The Francis Newspaper Has Lied ‘About Him and Garbled the “News” Sent by Its Mexico Correspondent, | yard this afternoon: “ When she sif ped from her cradle and dipped her virgin Ke = in the waters of the Delaware, Uncle Same new navy received the most powerful’ nt. 3 ing vessel afloat. ~ cad 132 ; 4 : . There has never been a more successful launch, Federal, State and municipal g, e 8 - une the rock of Gibraltar. | ; | Regarding the Donnelly case, the St. Louis NOT IN JOURN ALISM. IM c., he might have died from loss of blood Republic says: | or exposure. “What would Mr. Kennan think of this | 7 , The story told by Bushman to * 8 change of the gubernatorial heart if he Harv alm t Interested in aten reporter is as remarka as it f (| a % if 2 7 ' | 7 ernments were represented by high dn, were told that Sam Cook informed some Maj. ey 5 2 Times. ; thrilling. ant 27 n . . ~ 2 —— 5 vt Mp “4 taries. Miss Mary Lord Drake, d u hier * friends eonfidentlally two weeks before the the Kansas City For several weeks Bushman, who is * 5 of ‘the Governor of Iowa, named the bi 4 commutation was granted that it was com- a about 4 years of .age, has been boarding naval baby The bottle she bro J on it x ir. Cook's Genel: Maj. ‘Harvey W. Salmon of Clinton is at fat the Erie. House, at Fourth street and f ny WN OS Peet 8 ; | great iron prow contained champagne, and “Any assertion or inttmation thet I direct-| the Planters’ and wil remain in the city.} Clark avenue. He has been out of employ- r 7 , = — — : oe é not water from either * 13 ly or indirectly stated to any one in any several days. He is here on private busi- | ment for some time, but as he was economi- at | es ee . - a : — b 1 ° 3 eye Sta Nen 5 r eee ; dal and never drank he still had left & gold : St ee fizz ay : | NN. Mis E mmuted. or i — 5 surance, positive or implied, that “aun Maj. Salmon denies in the most emphatic] watch and about $10, after having lived commutation would be granted, or that II terms that he is the owner in whole or the through the winter. was possessed of information whatever | smallest part of the Kansas City Times. 1 that was not known to the other citizens who felt that the execution of the death sen- tence in this case would be unjust, is 32 unqualifiedly and infamously Alse. The Republic adds this: Special to the Republic. MEXICO, Mo., March 26.—Nearly all the well-informed people here smile at Sam B. Cook's card to the Republic, which was pub- lished in the Post-Dispatch this afternoon. Cook’s knowledge of the intended commu- have heard the report,“ said he, “that I was one of the purchasers of the Times at the recent sale by the receivers of that news- paper, and I can't unders how such a report got started. I know nothing more about the newspaper business than 1 do about itheosophy, and I am now too old to begin a new career. I have a son who is a reporter on the Times and maybe that’s the reason my name has been mixed up with At the same house boarded Charles Wer- ner; 2% years of age, who was likewise out of a job. Werner has a smooth tongue, and often regaled his fellow. ers with marvelous stories of his adventures, in South America and other lands. He claimed to have lived three years in Brazil, and many were the dazzling visions of the gold fields that he held up to the mental gaze of his auditors, many of Whom were guess- ing at the moment where the next meal was to come from. . 1 N ania and Mayo ons horde * e * x 25 ah ver. The Is There a Wellington in the Field. tas Gr tatien of Donnelly’s sentence was by no] the new proprietorship. My son has ti Werner descanted so often upon these 8 ee (From the New York Evening Telegram.) 2 ö ‘the hull ana a means carefully concealed. Among the jeaks | S0t through Harvard, or at least he finished matters, and with such an air of knowledge from Cook's knowledge was a statement] his examination in February and vi se from actual observation, that Bushman fin- i, and made by H. C. Turner, who is close to Cook | his diploma in June. He has always had a ally became impressed with the prospect — m 4 2 and has prepared for the Post-Dispatch the dispatches from here on the Donnelly par- don. Turner told Councilman B. B. Runkle immediately after the first letter of Stone refusing a pardon, that Donnelly would not hang, and that he knew what he was talk- ing about.“ Turner afterward made this Statement to others. strong liking for journalism, and while knew he intended to enter the prof when he got through college, I was not a little surprised when I learned that he hed already been given a position by the city editor of the nsas City Times.” * . ded to walt for good wealger. but they deci . of riches whose accumulation did not seem beyond his power to A pret — | when Werner suggested the advisability | making a trip to the far-away Eldorado, Bushman was not averse to the project, ALBERT BATTERT These .statements added by the Republic END OF THE re untrue. But its conscience is so badly scared, and its reput A * State is such, that a denial of any statement it might make seems superfluous. 1 a . N 1 | 1 1 1 1 4 . _ 4 5 1 1 on, a 3 ‘ 4 2 . 2 N . See * , ‘+ — ; . S 5 * 8 " ain — pe ; N iy . 4 Th ay tec oe ; ’ 14 11 Special te the Prediction of a Cataclysm Drives South | + . | n rge WORLD An zg eet a. N ATHENS, nl, March 2%.—City Marshal H. r ee — q́ę＋ :ni!.i The facts are: After the Republic publish- ed the insinuation that Cook had informed friends confidentially two weeks before the sentence was commuted that it was com- ing, he (Cook) telegraphed that paper that he wanted it to print immediately (that night) a card from him. An answer came back from the Republic that it would be necessary to wait and see Mr. Graham.” Those who know anything about newspaper work know that the managing editor (Mr. Graham holds this place on the Re- public) is always available. I am pretty safe in saying that this “wait and see Mr. Gra- nam“ was only an excuse to delay Cook’s denial until the faction,“ alias RepubiHe, alas Francis, could “hold a caucus.” But this is only a well-grounded surmise, and is given as such. Well, the next day, presumably after the caucus, and after the card had been printed in the Post-Dispatch, the Republic tele- graphed its Mexico correspondent to send in something to put under Cook's card. I don’t know exactly how the query read. created fears of the destruction of the world Americans Almest Crazy. NEW YORK, March 27.—A dispatch to the Heraid from Valparaiso says a prediction recently made that a cataclysm would ocur in South America on March 29, 1896, has on that date not only among the ignorant people here, but among those of intelligence. A serious and in some degree a ridiculous panic is the result. It is believed by those affected by the prediction that Valparaiso and its suburbs will be en fed in a tidal wave, as were so many hapless towns in the straits settlements in the unparalleled erup- tion of Krakatos, and the tidal waves which followed some years ago. It is painful to witness the effect of the report. As the ominous day approaches, families are leaving for inland points far distant from the sea, while others are fleeing to the mountains, where they propose to take shel- ter in tents. : ot should ace, they argu to obtained steamship Passage to Rio Janeiro or some other desir- able seaport, would be an easy matter. At 8 o'clock Friday morning the two rovers left the Erie House and started on their tour. Bushman had 0 and a watch. Werner had a small sum of money and a revolver. They took their time about the journey, as both were un to walk- „and night was beginning. to fall when they reached Sulphur Springs, 22 miles from St. tts. After purchasing a meal the two men looked around for a place to sleep. Werner did not relish the idea of paying for a bed, and suggested that they seek the shelter of the underbrush near the depot. Bushman bjected, not being used to sleeping out of „ but Werner's idea finally pre- valled, and they commenced to — for the night. They built a fire made cof- fee, and sat until late in the night sipping The Details of a Secret Alliance Are Made Known. * IMPORTANT CONCESSIONS. In Return for Commercial aad Military Privileges, the Ear Will Help China in War Time. ” SAN FRANCISCO, March 8. The North China Daily News prints what is said to be u translation of a secret treaty entered into D. Trent shot and killed Albert Batterton, son of E. C. Batterton, a prominent citizen, about 11 o'clock at night. Young Batterton was in the act of burglarizing Haun & Noland's restaurant. The marshal, having got wind of the proposed burglary, was secreted there and when he called on the young man to surrender and the latter started to run the officer fired, striking him in the back. He ran about a block before ng. Athens has deen terrorized for several months past by — — and it is thought there is an organized gang. The shooting has created much éxcite- ment, as many persons think the Marshal could have easily captured Batterton alive, An inquest is being held and an effort will be made to have the officer held to the Grand-jury. COURTS INVESTIGATION Explorer Selvus Gains a Victory Over the Africans. A LARGE NUMBER SLAIN. Fears Are Entertained for the Safety of 1,000 Settlers, Mostly Women and Children. — — CAPE TOWN, March 2.—Dispatches re- ceived here from Bullwayo to-day an- nounce that Frederick C. Selous; the ex- MISS MART LORD DRAKE. then as it began to glide away, she s The Mexico correspondent sent in, he says ht arm and smashed the himself, what appeared under the date of “Mexico, Mo., March 28.“ but, mark you not verbatim et literatum. He says the Re- public made som: changes in the office, but he admite he sent the “special” pretty much 4 the steaming beverage and 1 Air] between Russia and China. The treaty al- * ˖ lorer, who left that town yesterday at the der 2 2 DIED IN A p 0OR HOUSE “About 11:90 o'clock ‘Bushman spread out |tows Russia to use any of the Narbors Inspector of Weights Lyons 8 ngly — ot a strong detachment of volunteers vously r shea te * 5 * nis overcoat by the fire, peclined at full along the coast of China to mobilize fleets Denies the Malfeasanee Charges. 3 and police, has met and engaged the enemy, | 5% —.— tna — — ee ee. 22200 length upon it and went to sleep. Werner therein, buy cal und supplies and recruit : killitig.a large number. Five troopers were thei —— ting whistles ana the multi- Piertiy ‘vetore’'13 o'clock etal forces in Chinese territory, buy horses, hire] fnepector of Weights and Measures Ly- killed. The prompt action of the authori- — went to its frenzied roar of . as it appeared. Wit Fed udge ortly before 12 o'clock, while the fire = From what he said it is safe to say the The Divorced: Wits of ras was still bright, Bushman was suddenly 2 — — to have Port Arthur as a winter ons, in speaking of the charges of crooked- ties has had a good effect upon she rebellious j-th And the antigo ae Up wee 3 F Foster of Kansas. — 2 an 7 e 72 An 2 harbor? but if n with other ness brought against his office, said: Médtabeles, who did not expect to be at- patie i 5 — * — — — 4 eee —VB Powers should arise, Russia can use any) -., ne fullest investigation in all. anchor. | ö ie The second sentence Cook denies himself. 2 , t+ feet. Kiang and Che. I court. the fu ga tacked for some time to come. | anchor. 3 8 The third sentence, regarding me, is false, | Special to The Fost-Dispateh. Two strong arms se(zed him from ‘behind, vga on ee ir matters concerning my office, and I shall] The Matabeles set fire to a large store] Then etybedy, aa — 8 and I am.perfectly satisfied that if I say it} ATCHISON, Kan., March 28.— Mrs. C. G.] put by a mighty effort he managed to In return Russia is to help China in case | go everything I can to assist in the work. about forty miles from Buluwayo and ex- Ang hh 7 r who vey 4 5 1 or 8 Foster, the divorced wife of Judge Foster, eo and turned around to look at his of war with other Powers. Rule aes be “Now about that raised receipt. I went | ecuted a medicine dance around she flames. lun say s because e truth and not to , assailant. * branch of the n : ’ 1 exalt myself. Cook never at any time so nt at epee ae D 8 it was Werner. Rallwus z, the line to be} out to see Mr. Kaiser and found that a - ne transport riders are abandoning their much as hinted to me before the commu- | Kansas, died in the Poor House near Atch-| pcre was a murderous ap n his eye | controlled jointly tor fifteen years by China | pent. receipt had been raised in lead pencil all directions, and are hurrying tation came that it would come. I did tell ison this morning, where she bad been | and in his right hand was clutched a gleam- and Russia. At the end of that time China te. Mr. Kaiser did not know when: Councilman Runkle, after the letter was|a@bout a year. She was about 65 yéars old ing revolver. „ lis to be alowed te purchase Russia's share’ | t© A C received from Gov. Stone, stating he could fand was once a prominent leader in Atchi- Charlie! Charlie! What do you mean?” or the 8 In order to protect this Ne en bald ne a ion ar . ter Governor 1 W. M. 5 4 ary et State : =O, Mets by . errio nee military staff, not commute the sentence on public sénti- ment alone, that Donnelly would not hang. He said he wanted some proof that he did not have to see the boy hang. I told him this simply on my judgment, I did net think the Governor would let the boy die in the face of what the jurors said, what the peo- ple, a8 a.whole, requested by private let- ter and public petition, and the facts in th case. d I didn’t have to be a prophet. to make such a prediction. The people are with Gov. Stone in this matter, and the Republic’s misrepresentations are making him friends. I do not indorse Gov. Stone’s and Cook’s poker playing. I am against poker playing. But do indorse them, and the le, and the jurors in saving Donnelly’s ife, and I do indorse their fight for silver against gold monometallism, which is the power behind the throne” that precipitated the Republic's scurrilous attacks. H. C. TURNER. AS 10 “BASY “PARDONERS,” is —— Francie’ Score Was 60 Per Cent Greater Than Stone’s in a Given Time. Special to The Post-Dispatch. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., March 28.—As the Republic has much to say about par- dons, calling Gov. Stone the “easy pardon- er,” etc., your correspondent took. occa- gion to-day to make some comparisons from the public records here. He compared. the last two years of Gov. Francis’ adminis- tration with ‘the first two years of Gov. Stone's administration. These years were selected for comparison, first because the number of pardons that may yet be grant- in 1862 from Kentucky, and it was here that she met John Foster and married him. She was a widow before marrying John Foster and established a school for girls here. Old settlers say she had a bad tem- er and made life. miserable for Foster. Her mind failed her some years ago and her death was expected for a long time. THREE HONDRED KILLED, — —-— —L—çff Chinamen Blown te Atoms by the Ex- _plosion ef a Magazine. | SAN FRANCISCG, Cal., March 28.—Three hundred Chinese were blown to atoms by the explosion of a magazine attached to the fort at Kiang, in China, on Feb. 24. The dis- aster, according to the mall advices re- ceived by steamer, was the work of mutin- ous soldiers, who were preparing to join secret society rebels in the attack on the adjacent town, but whether through care- lessness or by intention, is not known. SILVER GORS T0 BUROPE, Nearly 1,900,000 Ounces Engaged by the Chinese Government. ü Special to The Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK, March 28.—One of the sur- prises of Wall street yesterday was the son literary circles. She came to Atchison | demanded Bushman. | another with better aim. The bullet struck ‘*Keep stid!”’ hissed Werner. “If you don’t I will kill sou!“ Bushman d'sregarded the admonition and yelled lustily. erner leveled the revolver at him and fired full in his face at a dis- tance of only a few feet. he first shot went wild, but it was quickly followed by a large button on Bushman’s flannel shirt and glanced to the left, imbedding itself un- der the skin below the breastbone. '. Bushman fled toward the depot. Miss Kate Boehling, the night operator, whose atten- tion had been attracted by the two shots, hs out on the platform, and Bushman made his way toward her, though partial- ly blinded from the blood that issued from the wound on hig head, and appealed to her for assistance. Miss Boehling took the bleeding stranger into the lonely depot and questioned him. He told such a straightforward story that Miss Boehling agreed to help him, and re linguished her work and piloted him through thie deserted village to the residence of Dr. W. W. . The physician bandaged his head and extracted the bullet, and Bushman during the remainder of the night. then returned to the depot, where he slept Saturday morning, after thanking Boehler, Bushman boarded a passe train and retyrned to St. Louis. After iting the Erie House to see F Werner * — iin ¢ returned there, he went to the Four and there exhibited his wounds ame Bushman is a mild-mannered @ and Capt. O'Malley gives full ¢ | his narrative. a Bushman has given up all Mien er ing fortune in the miasmatie © ’ i Bi ** 3 aw rhs 5 . as he * hig story to a Post-Dispatch rep rßk . i road, Russia will be allowed to hold one of the islands near Tallen wan. Rugsia will also be allowed do f points in Chinese territory op e Viadivostock. If Russia and Japan should come to blows, Russia is given permission to attack. the Western fron of Corea by way of the Yalu River.” 8 open her markets to the sale | goods and Russia will lend 8 officers to drill about 100,000 nese troops. This treaty ie taken sertously by the Japanese papers and is believed to be au- thentic. | . 3 =e, * * ection in question and not 55 cents, as nee been stated. He only had 2% cents’ worth of inspection to be done and 2 cents was all that figured in.the trangaction at any time. He did have an old coal oil can — 4. was inspegted, but he was not charged for it because ſt was so nearly worn out.“ or Walbridge, when asked what he e to do in the Lyons case, said: “I to de fixed u any one I sha apres . the person is. nnot now | say just what mode of p ure I will take on the subject nor what witnesses I cided later on.“ n * EW ; The gra e Oat investigate the matter fully and if 4 = will examine. That is a matter to be de- THE VOLUSIA Löst. 8 ed during ‘the last two years of Stone’s administration cannot be known until the engagement of 3 & 1,000,000 ounces of end of this year, and secondly because the | Silver which will de shipped to-day to Eu- 2 last two bong! of the Francis m -lon rope. It was learned that the silver has — oe ae a eet. ete ee ie 3 Fe gagy 3 | THER NN — tion and the first two years of the Stone] peeff engaged by the Chinese Government F C0 J 5 ’ — ͤ | Spee a a State and Cldee | revolve inek is the compar © meanest bessther Rene to meet ‘the indemmity due the Japanese | aie Ak i PR es, eee Ne Wathined fer} ute FFP : 3 arm: and Government. 2 PRETORIA, Transvaal, March 28.— Pres- Foreigh A ira, has resigned 0 te ee 2 . ö | 7 par $08 0006 os Total ‘23 „ „ „ „„ „„ „„ „60 a 100 dent Krueger has issued An official denial of 2 1 aah Dain g f : “a * 2 5 af a r ; t d : | as * * 2 UNDER STONE—1895-94. the reports which have found currency in , ardon 8 een 8 and have been cabled back h Penitentiary sentences commuted......,....29) that a strained condition of relations eaneal Total es ~ | between himself and Colonial Secretary | sia @ ater of Fance, will take us case baffl . ; 280 f ‘eae ‘Peete rent ewemee 2 29 90 Chamber] * President Krue er Says f 98 E. e igits Py r SH a A * Te “3 * rie * & to . 1 Will de sees t m or ea ther that he has not declined to visit Bn, SO PEELS POET GF dene and Utations were gran! gland, r ing strength 1 1 2 4 N n 4 2 * 0 . ‘ 500 . 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