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ESTABLISHED 1887.
BERESFORD
AT IT AGAIN
Wily Schemer Does Up
New Englanders.
1' WESTER, MASS
‘ The Latest Scene of the Innamous
Rogue’s Rascalities.
UNEIRTHED BY A SOUTHERN MAN
Recognized Beresford In a Res
taurant at Springfield.
LEFT A TRAIL OF DEBTS BEHIND
In Hopes of Staying the-Hnnd of Fate Tried a
Wild Klondike Fake—Failing Pt.
tery Skipped to Canada.
t ————————
i 'Worcester, Mass, Oct. 18. —Lord
Beresford, alias Sidney Lascelles, alias Sir
Harry Vane, R. N., alias Lord Courte
nay, has again proved his right to be
’ called the prince of swindlors. This
time under the name of S’. 8. Lancaster.
New England has been the clever rogue’s
latest scene of operation, and once more
he has disappeared, leaving in his wake
a trail of bad debts, but fewer broken
hearts than has characterized his previous
-escapades.
The sceue now shifts to Springfield,
Mass., and as they say on the playbills,
two months elapse. One day during the
latter part of August a young man.
■with a southern accent entered a restaur
ant and seated himself at one of the
tables. He did not notice the gentle
man sitting opposite him until their eyes
suddenly met.
“Hello! Lascelles,” exclaimed the
young southerner. “What are you doing
here? 1 thought you were in Alaska.”
“Pardon me. I think you have made
a inistake,” replied the other coolly.
, “Nonsense. I met you down at Fitz
gerald, Georgia. Don’t you remember?”
Byway of reply a card was presented
to the southerner bearing the inscription.
“F. S. Lancaster, Nos. 716 and 717
1 ‘ State Mutual Building, Worcester, Mass.”
The young man, however, refused to be
bluffed, and Lascelles finanally admitted
his identity. His acquaintance had no
object in exposing him, and only told of
the circumstance after Lascelles had
shaken the dust of Worcester from his
feet.
He went to Worcester August Ist., as
agent of an insurance firm. His flashy
methods and ready wit won the way.
He made debts by the wholesale.
The insurance business was not
.good, and Lancaster realized that
some desperate means were necessary
to avoid a crash. It was then that he
decided upon a grand coup and at
tempted to raise money on the pros
pectus of an embryonic Klondike
mining company.
This document was remarkable in
its character and read as follows:
■“The Worcester-Yukon Mining, De
velopment and Investment Company,
capital $250,000, in 50,000 shares, $5
per share, non assessable. The scheme
, failed, and at his wits end Beresford
skipped.
( From Boston Lancaster was traced
to Buffalo, where he and his traveling
companion registered as C. H Davis
* and wife, of New York, ft is believed
that he went from Buffalo into Cana
t da, and chat possibly he has gone to
England.
SUPERIOR COURT.
Case of McDonald vs. Dougherty begun
Yesterday Morning.
The second week of superior court
began yesterday morning and the
civil docket was taken up.
The case of McDonald vs. Dougher
ty was the first one begun. It is a
peculiar suit growing out of the case
of Dougherty v B , McDonald.
When Mr. A. B. McDonald was
proprietor of the Keeley institue here.
Mr. Sandy Dougherty’s brother went
there for treatment. While taking
the course he died- Mr, Dougherty
brought suit against Mr. McDonald,
alleging that death was produced by
ill treatment and brutal abuses. Now
Mr. McDonald brings suit against Mr.
Dougherty for slander. The court
was occupied with the case all day,
and will take it up again this morn
ing.
THE ROHE TRIBUNE.
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FEVER CLAIMS MANY
I
Uenlgointry Has Two Cases of
Yellow Jack.
Thirty Cases and Seven Deaths at
New Orleans—Disease Spread
ing, in Alabama.
New Orlrans, Oct. 18.—There have
been thirty new cases of fever and
seven deaths today here. At other
points the following cases are report
ed.
Montgomery—Two cases and sever
al suspicious ones. This is the first
official announcement of the disease
here.
Kiyuga, Miss.—Two cases and one
death. f
Edwards, Miss.—Two cases, three
deaths.
Mobile, Ala.—Six cases, one death.
Flomatin, Ala.—Twenty one cases.
* Baton Rouge, La.—One case,
Nanoc Junction, Ala. —Four cases.
Franklin, Ala.—Two cases.
Patterson, Ala.—Twenty-one cases.
THE CONTEST IN GOTHAM.
Ex-P'realdent Harrison on Mayoralty Con
test-Van Wjok Silent.
New York, Oct. JB.—Kx-President
Harrison touched upon a truth regard
ing the New York municipal campaign
in the course of an interview with
Murat Halsted, which is published here.
This is that, to some extent, the issue is
whether there shad be any issue beyond
purely local ones.
The question thus presented divides
Democrats and Republicans alike—the
latter, perhaps, more sharply than the
former—as to both national and state
issues. The strength of the Low inde
pendents, or Citizens’ union people, is
principally among Republicans who
hold to the proposition that local issues
should be paramount in the city cam
paign, while the Republican organiza
tion insists that the fight be made upon
the St. Louis platform of the party, and
particularly the financial plank of that
document.
The Democrats, while practically ig
noring national issues, are doing some
effective work on the subject of the ex
cise law, even elevated and street rail
way cars bring placarded with queries
as to the justice of a law which levies a
tax unon the larger districts, a portion
tioii of tne proceeds being bestowed
upon the country districts. This ques
tion of excise will enter also in the elec
tion of the next state assembly, of
whom 61 in a total membership 6f” 150
are to be chosen in Greater New York
territory. The effect of this on the
state issue, in the main, is likely to be
felt in the vote of the offices of the city.
Justice Van Wyck still adheres to his
policy of silence and refers all inter
viewers to his forthcoming letter of ac
ceptance.
SHOT BY HER SWEETHEART.
Beautiful Young Lady Killed While I’lstol
Practicing—Accident or Murder?
Albany, Ga., Oct. 18.—Near Fair
cloth, Mitchell county, Miss -Hurst, the
beautiful 16-year-old daughter of
Planter J. B. Hurst, was shot and killed
by her sweetheart, Mack Lewis.
Young Lewis culled in his buggy at
the Hurst farm, which adjoins that of
his father, and took Miss Hurst out fora
ride. The couple had driven, according
to young Lewis’ statement, some 10
miles, when they stopped the buggy and
got out to practice pistol shooting at a
target.
Several rounds had been fired alter
nately, when it being Misp Hurst’s turn
to shoot, he handed her the cocked pis
tol, and in taking it from his hand, he
says the pistol exploded and she fell at
his feet and expired instantly. He
picked the* unconscious form up and
placed it in his buggy, and drove hur
riedly to the nearest settlement, which >
was 4 miles away. .
There are all sorts of rumors about I
the killing, some of which are very un- i
favorable to young Lewis, who, it ie :
•aid, is rather a reckless fellow. It is
hinted that the tragedy may not be an
accident, and that jealousy or other
causes may have influenced Miss
Hurst’s sweetheart to kill her, although
this opinion is shared by but few, the'
majority believing Lewis’ story—that
the killing was purely an accident.
The shocking tragedy lias created in
tense excitement. Both- families are of
the best in Mitchell county.
• Laetffert to Open a Saloon.
Chicago, Oct. 18. Luetgert haa
finally decided on his plans if he is ac
quitted. Instead of exhibiting himself
and the middle vat through the coun
try, as he had contemplated, he expects
to purchase an interest in.a downtown
saloon or open one himself if a promi
nent location can be secured, and the
vat, the steampipe and the great Dane
dogs will be exhibited as a sort of side
•how while Luetgert passes out ben
over the bar. While getting ready to
open a saloon Luetgert will exhibit
himself in some local museum if he can
find a mahager willing to pay his price.
Luetgert is now demanding $5,000 for a
month’s exhibition.
Slict to Death In Dn»?,
London, Oct. 18.—A special dispatch
from Dantzio says that Arthur Dix, a
young journalist, was shot dead in a
duel by a lieutenant of hussars.
ROME. GA., TUESDAY. OCTOBER 19. 1897.
FAME OF
DEADDANA
Ad American Journal
ists Passes Away
HISTORY OF THE SUN
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Newspaper Which He Made i Marvel
in Sturdy English.
OVER SEVENTY-EIGHT YEARS OLD
He Was Taken Sick on Tenth
of Last June,
NEVER BEEN IN SUN OFFICE SINCE
Biographical Sketch cf His Remarkable Life
He Revolutionized Journalistic MetL
oda in New Yorks
Nbw York. Oct. 18. Charles A.
Dana, editor of The Sun, died at his
home on Long Island from cirrhosis of
the liver. His family and physicians
were at his bedside when the end came,
dnh
CHARLES A. DANA'.
On June 10 he was taken ill and never
afterwards visited New York.
George William Curtis used to say
that if there had been no such thing as
journalism in existence Charles A. Dana
would have created the business of
gathering news and selling it and com
menting upon it in such a manner as to
attract attention. Os all the men who
have gained fame and fortune by news*
paper work, Mr. Curtis believed that
Mr. Dana was the best equipped for
such enterprise both by native ability
and acquired endowments. ,
Greatest American Journal Ist.
Although Mr. James Gordon Bennett
will probably maintain so long as jour
nalism lasts the fame he won as the
founder of a modern American journal
ism, and although Horace Greeley will
stand pre-eminent as the political jour
nalist, and Henry J. Raymond as the
politician journalist, it is probable that
the traditions of journalism as they
shall be told in the future, will point to
Mr. Dana as the greatest of American
journalists.
He was born at Hinsdale, N. H , on
Aug. 8, 1819, and when he was 16 years
of age he entered Harvard college, im
mediately giving evidence that he pos
sessed unusual nientul gifts. Bun lie
was obliged to give up his college course.
Soon after Mr. Dana thought of a
mercantile career, and he went to Buf
falo, then a thriving village, where
with a relative he sold goods over the
counter. A short experience was suffi
cient to satisfy him that his calling wus
not in trade. Anxious to put himself in
touch with the world, Mr. Dana went
to Europe. He had already learned to
read French and to speak it fairly well.
Be Spoke Kreuoli Mueolly.
Soon after- reaching Paris he spoke
French with fluency, and as he was
there at the time of the revolution of
1848 his newspaper instincts were fully
developed, and his acquaintance with
French enabled him fully to understand
the exciting scenes of that day. He
wrote of them in a series of letters pub
lished in the New Yo>k Tribune, and
his correspondence is even regarded to
this day as a model of that department
of journalism.
Undoubtedly this work brought Mrs
Dana in close relations with The Trib
une, for soon after he accepted an offer
from Horace Greely to become manag
ing editor of that paper.
Mr. Dana’s* connection with The
Tribune gave hijn an intimate acquaint
ance with most of the great men of the
Republican party, and when in 1861,
owing to a disagreement with Horace
Greeley respecting the attitude of The
Tribune ,wn the oondnut of the was 1
A SUICIDE’S GKAVE?
Promiaent Citizen of Columbtis
is Missing.
Leaves a Note Behind Him Saying
That He Was Killed by Lying.
Believed to Have Drowned.
Columrub, Ga, Oct. 18.—J. D
Thomas, one of the most prominent
citizens of this city, is missing and it is
suspected that he has committed suicide
by drowning himself in the Chattahoochee
river.
His brother, A. P. Thomas, has offers
ed a reward of SIOO for the recovery of
his body, but so far all dragging has
been without avail.
The missing man left a note with a
neighbor to be delivered several hours
afterwards. Upon opening it. Thomas
had written that he would commit
suicide by jun ping futo the river.
“I have been killed by lying” he
wrote. •* Without home, friends, money
or hope, I die by my own hands.”
BRIDGES' CASE ARGUED.
Appeal for a New Trial Heard By Supreme
Coart Saturday.
The appeal for a new trial in the case
of W. M. Bridges, ex-county school
commissiocer, and. who has been tried,
convicted and sentenced for seven years
in the penitentiary, was argued before the
supreme court in Atlanta Saturday.
The case was the 31st on the docket,
and the attorneys for the defense and
state have been in the Gate City most of
the week getting things in readiness and
waiting for it to be called.
It was reached Saturday morning, and
considerable of the day was consumed in
the argument. Judge Joel Branham and
Capt- C. Rowell spoke for the defense
and So'icitor Mose Wright and Judge
George Harris for the state. The prin
cipal argument of Bridges’ attorneys ,in
asking for a new trial were upon the
demurrers to the bill of indictment. It
will in all probability be two week? be-'
fore the supreme-/.court renders a deci
sion upon the case. Both sides feel con
fident of victory.
MADE BOND SUNDAY.
AI P. Woodruff Secures Bondsmen and is
Liberated
Al P. Woodruff, the young man, who
was sentenced to eight -years in the
penitentiary on Saturday, made bond
Sunday morning.
His mother, Mrs. Adeline WoodYuff,
Mrs. Charlotte McCaffrey, W. W. Wood
ruff and P. H. Vandiver signed the
$3,500 bond necessary to secure his liber
ation
The bond was signed, delivered and
approved at 5 o’clock Sunday morning.
Woodruff went to his home at Silver
Creek. The motion for a new trial will
be heard soon.
he retired/he Was esteemed as oils of
the iitfluen ial younger men of the
party. Edwin M. Stanton, the secre
tary of war. who knew Mr. Dana well,
offered him the post of assistant secre
tary of war. and he undertook these
labors with extraordinary energy. Much
of the time he was with General Grant
in the west. He was several times
under fire, showing great coolness and
courage.
Take. Charge of The Bae.
After the war Mr. Dana might have
accepted several offers to re-enter busi
nesslife, but the fascinations of journal
ism caused him to decline every propo
sition of that sort made to him. A
company was organized to publish a
Republican newspaper in Chicago, and
Mr. Dana was offered the editorship,
and a small interest in it was given .to
him. At that time, however, Chicago
was not the great metropolitan city that
it is today, and Mr. Dana found diffi
culties of various sorts iii establishing
the paper. He sold out his interest, re
ceiving therefor some $7,000, and that
whs the first time in his life that he
found himself possessed of any consid
erable sum of money. A friend advised
him to invest it in a house in Lew York,
which he did, and others of his old time
Republican friends, notably Colonel
Fred A Conkling, brother of Roscoe (
Conkling, subscribed a sum sufficient to |
buy for Mr. Dana the New York Sun,
which was to be published as a low
priced Renuhiican newspaper.
Mr. Dana took clxtrge on Jan. 1, 1868,
thejiapH. then having al out 40,000 circu
lation, an . ii s onspicuops career began
with that issue of the paper. He called
about him a competent staff, and in
Isas than two years had in many re
spects revolutionized journalistic meth
ods.
Those who knew Mr. Dana well have
always telt that the single limitation of i
his character was that be could not i
always control his prejudices. ' He was
as stanch and true as steel to his friends,
even though others accused some nf -
them of abu-ing the friendship, and ne
was also persistent, vehement and, his
enemies used to say, malicious in his
autagonism. i
CLOSE OF
THE CASE
Final Argument in the
Luetgert Trial Made
THIS IS NINTH WEEK
Thousands of Persons in the Crush to
Get into Court House
STATE ATTORNEY DINEEN SPEAKS
He , Defends Several of the
Prosecution’s Witnesses.
MURDERER SEEMED IN HAPPY MIND
Clear and Cutting* Argument of the Eloquent
Young Attorney—He Charges the
Resorting to Ridicule •
Chicago, Oct. 18.—The ninth week
of the famous Luetgert tri d opened
with the greatest crush yet seen at the
criminal court buildjng. It was known
that this would be the closing day of
the great trial -and that State’s Attor
ney Dineen, would make a speech.
Thousands of • persons formed in line
before the criminal court building as
early as 7 o’clock in the morning.
Luetgert came into court smiling and
apparently in a pleasant frame of mind.
He shook hands with a number of his
friends and took his accustomed seat.
State’s Attorney Dineen promptly be
gan his closing, argument. He opened
with a defense of several of the leading
witnesses for the prosecution.
“After four or five days of oratory on
the part of Judge Vincent and Attorney
Phalen, what have we to answer?”
asked State’s Attorney Dineen in quick,
emphatic style.
‘‘Simply ridicule. I shall not waste
time answering the assertions of orators
who assail the reputations of men of
learning who are recognized authorities
upon the subjects upon which they were
called to testify.
Statu’.* Witnesses Defended.
“Professor George B. Dorsey, a Har
vard professor, who has charge of a de
partment of the Field Columbian mu
seum, is referred to contemptuously as
a bird stuffer. And that is all they say
in reply to the evidence of one of the
most expert osteologists in the country.
Professor Bailey, a graduate of Cam
bridge and a man of brilliant attain
ments, is dubbed a mechanic; Mrs.
Christine Feld, who told how Luetgert
had borrowed money from her and who
identified the rings, is designated as the
woman with the alabaster neck; Pro
fessor Howse is sneeringly referred to ,
as a janitor. This is the mode of argu- I
ment adopted by the defense. Ridicule
is usually the weapon of those who
have not fact to support their conten
tion. Professor Dorsey did not come ,
into this case voluntarily. He was sum- |
moned by the people of the state of i
Illinois. And he was one of the best
witnesses among the experts. Professor ■
Delafontaiue is called an owl by the de- !
sense. This mode of attack upon the |
witnesses for the prosecution partook of
billingsgate in which I shall not in
dulge.” < ‘
Tue state’s attorney then proceeded
with his argument, promising that it
won d be brief. •
The state’s attorney saidt
“There are three matters of vital im
portance which are deserving of discus
sion’ in this great trial. . First, the
theory of soap. Second, the evidence
of the Schrimpke sisters. Third, the
mysterious woman at • Kenosha. I will
take these points as my text, and may
also discuss some collateral matters.
The theory that Luetgert desired to
scrub his factory in order to sell it to a
syndicate has been exploded. If it were
true, why should he aesife co make soap
at night.
“It.has been shown that the sausage
factory had not been in operation for
several mouths. Luetgert was not busy
during the daytime. Why should he
make soap at night? It was s town that
the middle vat in the < basement Was
scrubbed the day before.’’
Kx-Ju<lge Viuoeut Interrupts.
"Hold on, Mr. Dineen,' that state
ment is incorrect,” interrupted ex-Judge
Vincent. "The scrubbing did not occur
the day before Mrs Luetgert disap
peared, but several days before.”
• Well, we will not discuss that point
further —there are other things to con
sider of more importance. But I want to
say a word right here with reference to
the police report. The defense has
heaped abuse upon Inspector Schaack
ana the policemen who have for mouths
been connected with this case. They
have been called perjurers. Gentlemen,
there are 6,000 cases and more tried tn
this coqrt each yeip-, and the jtoliqe qr»
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PRICE FIVE CEMTS
CUBANSTOCONGRESS
Prominent Meo Preparing An
nexation Papers.
People of Havana, Matanzas and
Other Cities Will Send Com
mittee to Washington.
Matanzas, Cuba, via Key West, Oct.
18.—The business element here, in Ha
vana and elsewhere seem to have ar
rived at the conclusion that the Madrid
government cannot end the war on the
basis of autonomy to Cuba, as there are
not enough loyalists among the autono
mists to hold public office. At least
that is the claim the conservative Span
iards make. In addition the latter ex-/
press the belief that the autonomists,
even if they were placed in power,
would not be able to preserve peace and
firotect life and property from the law
ess elements.
In view of this condition of affairs, a
number of important merchants and su
gar planters of Spanish origin, in con
junction with several Cubans of promi
nence, have been holding secret meet
ings and correspondidg with people in
various parts of the island with the ob
ject of ascertaining the views of com
mercial and planting communities in
Pinar del Rio, Havana, Matanzas and
Santa Clara provinces as to the future
■ for Cuba {most likely to further their
interests and those of the island in gen
eral It is expected that, the majority of
the replies will be favorable to annexa
tion of Cuba to the United States, as the
Washington government alone, appa
rently. is able to guarantee peace in
Cuba and the protection of life and
property.
Caban Committee Coming.
As soon as it is ascertained that this
element Os persons appealed to are in
favor of annexation, a committee will
be sent to the United States, with in
structions to lay the case of Cuba clearly
before the business men of prominence
in the United Scutes, and ask the latter
to unite with the business men of Ouba
in application to the Washington gov
ernment, asking the United States, in
view of the failure of the Conservatives
■to suppress the insurrection by force of
arms, and pointing out the impossi
bility of the Liberals ending the war by
establishing an autonomous form of
government, to bring about the annexa
tion of Cuba to the United States.
I . The plan of Senor Sagasta, the new
Spanish premier, to give autonomy to
Ouba, is far from eatisf action
and has greatly increased the feeling of ‘
discontent. The Autonomist party, it
is pointed out, exists only in name, the
actual majority of the autonomists be
ing in the insurgent ranks, and, with
# the exception possibly of Senor Montoro
and a few other prominent autono
mists, the masses of the party are in
sympathy with the insurgents. Conse
quently it will be seen the Spanish gov
ernment, which has consulted Senor
Montoro on the subject, is finding great
difficulty in obtaining even the sugges
tion of* the names of autonomists to fill
offices under an autonomist form of
government.
Anxious For Annexation.
It would be imprudent, it is added, to
give such offices to the party known as
the Reformists, as the more influential
Spaniards hate them, and the adoption
of such a ppiicy would mean rioting and
even worse. Besides, the masses of the
resident Spanish are strongly anti-Au
tonomists. and there is little or no pros
pect of making them change their
minds.
Recognizing the difficulty of the task
before Senor Sagasta, it is not astonish
ing that the business community in
Cuba is exchanging views on this sub
ject of annexation to the United States,
and especially as a general uprising ot
the Spanish elements is feared if the
Spanish government persist in pushing
its autonomist ptilicy, business men be
lieving that autonomy is only the first
step towards independence in Ouba, and
the feeling of the commercial classes
being that annexation to the United
States and the consequent safeguards to
life and property is far preferable to the
establishment of a new republic in
Cuba.
tne prosecuting witnesses in aurrr taeiu.
Were they perjurers all the time? Ri
diculous.
"Diedrich Bicknese has also been
abused. He is the original man in this
prosecution. It was his sister who was
killed.. Filial duty inspired him to
avenge her death. He has rested neither
day nor night to bring the slayer of his
Bister to justice. He is deserving ot
praise and not cruel and dishonest crit
iesm.”
State’s Attorney Dineen next devoted •
his attention to the bones found in the
vat.
The members of the jury paid the
closest attention to the eloquent speech
of the young state’s attorney and the
vast crowd that packed the courtroom
listened with breathless attention. Out"
side in the corridors could occasionally
be heard the loud arguments of people
who held passes, but who were refused
admission by the bailiffs because the
courtroom was packed to suffocation.
A Hi-Ulmli £telMiiAhi|> Afire.
Charleston. Ojc. 13 -—Fire was dis
covered in the forward compartment of
the British steamship Rotnfield. lying
at Adger’s wharf loading cotton for
Liverpool. The compartment, which
held 1.500 bales of upiaud cotton, was
flooded and the .fire extinguished. The
damage by fire and water not yet esti
mated. The Rothfield was nearly ready
ta saiL