Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1900 Page: 4 of 8
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MISSISSIPPI MOB.
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FOR ONI MAN'S CRIME.
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BUokl. Mies.. June 11.—Two negro
■mb were lynched for possibly ' one
MSB'S crime, end It Is not absolutely
certain that either victim of mob law
was guilty. 'Henry Aekew and Bd
Bn«f bets aa suspects, were strung
up to t tree In • thicket Just beblnd
the railway station at Mississippi
City. The law abiding people of this
section, while confident no necessity
existed for such vigorous action, de-
plore and condemn the dual lynching.
District Attorney White announced
they would be brought to trial on
Monday and yesterday at a mass meet-
ing held at this place the cltitens
promised to support the district at-
torney In his efforts to have Justice
done through the proper legal chan-
nels. Karly last night Sheriff Ram-
sey, In order to protect Askew and
Ross from mob violence, moved them
to a hath house. After midnight the
mob assembled near the bath house
and after overpowering a deputy sher-
iff brought to protect bis prisoners,
dragged the two negroes away. The
crowd, who were supposdd to know
nothing of the negroes’ hiding place,
did not stop at the prison, but went
straight to the bath house. The ne-
groes were tied, back to back, and
awung up to the same tree. Their
bodies were riddled with bullets, and,
after death ensued, were set on fire.
The nauseating smell of burning flesh
could be distinguished for miles away.
The sheriff saw tbe members of the
mob, btR It Is stated “was unable to
recognliA them on account of trees
casting ehlulows on then- faces." About
100 men gMJiered near the scene of
tbe crime, wiping for the appearance
of the posse with tbelr prisoners, but
were disappointed. The mob was Im-
patient and did Its work when tbe first
tree was reached.
On June 2 Christina Wlntersteln, a
13-year old school glr, was outraged
and murdered a bon two miles from
Biloxi walls on her way home from
school exerclsee. Askew and Russ,
both of whom had been In the vicinity
of the place where the outrage was
committed that day. were charged with
the crime.
lllMMlr Itajr In at. I-oaU.
Bt. Louis. Mo.. June 11.—Four men
In a party of one hundred or more
striking employes of the Transit com-
pany. who were returning from a la-
bor parade In Kaat St. Louis, were
allot shortly after • o’clock by the
members of the sheriff’s posse In front
of the temporary barracks on Wash-
ington avenue, between Broadway and
Sixth streets. One Is dead, two oth-
Bps wounded In the head and abdo-
men will die. and the fourth will lose
B hand. Just In front of be barracks
occupied by) he posse comltatus the
pareders attempted to assault the crew
of a passing street car. A brick was
thrown and several shots were fired
by the street car men. when members
of the posse appeared on the street
.with their shotguns and attempted to
rescue the street car men. In the me-
lee afl least tea shots were fired hy the
peeeemen, who surrounded the moh,
and there wore four ceaualtleo as for
oo bow known. Twenty-one prisoners
wore captured hy the poses and taken
Into the barracks, where they
SUM* ten Owes.
began sport. La., June lb—Thin.
town was thrown into a fever of ex-
citement yesterday morning when the
nortlibeond passenger twin polled in
having the remains of Wily Wilkins,
a young man about M years of age,
formerly of this place, who had bo
come Involved In n difficulty with a
Dr. Tallferre of Angelina, Texas. In
which both men wore Instantly killed.
After Wilkins bad received a deadly
shot through the heart be rallied, re-
covered bla revolver and fired two
bullets Into bis assailant. either of
whloh would bavo caused death. Young
Wilkins was laid to real In the city
cemetery here yesterday evening with
Woodmen of "the World and Knights
of Pythias honors In the presence of n
large concourse of relatives and
friends.
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Guthrie. Ok.. Juno 11.—Near East-
boro. during the storm Saturday morn-
ing. as William Lamb, a mall carrier,
waa driving hla route, wlh hla 10-
year-old boy with him, a watempout
struck them and carried them off a
bridge. They were crossing a deep
ravine, which at once became a raging
torrent thirty feet deep. Tbe boy waa
drowned, ns was also the team, and
Lamb saved bla life by clinging to n
tree top until tbo flood subsided.,
The temperature, which baa peased
the 100 Hue three days in succession,
yesterday reached 104 In the shade,
tbe hottest of tbe year. In fact, there
bad been no real hot weather here
until tbe past week.
<’o«loa Hoad Cnuhirt.
Fort Worth. Texas, June 11.—Tbe
Texas cotton seed crusher’s association
will be In aeaalon here on Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday, July 10, 11
and 12. Arrangements were made to-
day royally to entertain the visitors
while they are In tbe city. On Wed-
nesday the delegates will be glveb a
lunch In the afternoon at the Brewery
and the ladles will be tendered a re-
ception at tbe Commercial club. On
Thursday a barbecue will be had at
(Jrunewald's park. Admittance will be
by ticket.
Now Telephone I.lnv.
Nacogdoches. Texaa. June 11.—A
strong stock company baa been organ-
ised here to build a telephone lino
from here to Beaumont along tbe lino
of the Texaa and New Orleans rail-
road. The work of putting up the
wire will begin today. The right of
way baa been obtained and a chareef,
applied foe. It will only be n few days
reaching tbe new town of Huntli
ton In Angelina county, east
mer and Lufkin, which promii
ly Importance and already baa
phone from
1l—F/fta Boob-
Mr, B prongtafua termor at WBHom
Puna, apod fifi yuan, OMt a horrible
death at about 7 o’clock Sunday after-
naan. Accompanied by one of kin none
bo had been engaged In catting onto
and at quitting time placed the boy on
one of the mates to ride to the bouse.
Tbo mulo began to buck nod throw tba
lad to the ground, la o fit of sudden
irritation the tether kicked at the male
and one of Mo foot caught In n trace
chain, the ring and of which bad bo
booked over the top ef a hams. The
mulo broki Into a run for Urn stable.
O quarter of a mile away, \draggtag
the helpleoo termer over tbc\ rough
ground and dashing him against
stumps and rooto la the newly cleared
land. On reaching tbe barn an effort
was mado to hold tbo mulo until tbe
man could bo freed from hla horrible
plight, but tho frantic animal dashed
away again aad finished the horrible
work of death. When picked op Mr.
Boonkor woo unconscious and novel
spoke after the accident, dying about
3 o’clock -Friday morning without re-
gaining conadouness. Doctors who at
tended him declare that bis bock and
almost entire body were stripped clear
of skin, but that they found no wounds
that were calculated to ‘prove fatal.
TlMklMsac Vm|M(.
El Paso. Texas June I.—Colonel Man
uel Oil, on the staff of General Torres,
commanding the engineering corps In
tbe field against the Yaqut Indiana In
Sonora, with the forces, arrived In the
city en route to tbe oily of Mexico
Colonel Gll says tbe Yaqula are still
giving tbe Mexican troops much troub
le and have resorted to scouting, which
makes the task of capturing them much
greater. He aays there are 5000 Mexi
can sotlders In Sonora and none of tbe
troops will be relieved soon. The
Yaqula are armed with all k>nds ol
guns, but very few good ones. “Almost
every day," aald be, “we encountei
small bands of Indiana from twenty
to thirty men, and firing a few shots
they escape Into tbe mountains. I do
not know h6w many Yaqula are undei
arms, but there can ont be n large nuin
ber, or they would offer more resist
ance. My government la having tbs
same trouble that the United State*
bad for years In the northwest. There
to no war on but the scattered rebell
loua element will give ua trouble foi
some time to come.”
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Club Woman Adjourn.
Milwaukee, WIs.. June 11.—Tbe de-
parture of Mrs. Rebecca Lowe at 3
o’clock yesterday concluded tbe club
women’s convention. The netw board
of directors at Its meeting made no ef-
fort to take tho color question from
tho table, and on* member la authority
for the statement that It will never
be taken from the teble. There lx
some talk of Mrs. Ruflln. on tho other
band. Instituting legal proceedings In
Chicago against the federation^ where-
by she will seek to have her alleged
rights.
Cntilo
Taylor, Texaa, Jane 11.—Sixteen car-
loads of cattle were shipped out of
Taylor Saturday evening over tho Mis-
souri. Kansas and Texas to tho Na-
tional stockyards, East 8L Louis, and
four carloads wars shipped from Gran-
ger to go In tho same train. The ont-
YOUR NEW
FURNITURE
If Boagkt Here
Will Be
Boight Right.
S. W0LFS0N.
Not a single house In San Antonio can show such a varied
end extensive selection as will be found here, and our
prices are at least 25 per cent the lowest. It Is a mag-
nificent collection at moderate, very moderate prices.
Comparisons are convincing. Compare
BEDROOM SUITES
_Antique Oak-finished, Beveled Mirrors, $16.00
v Solid Oak Bedroom Suites .
q|i Golden Finish, Double Serpentine Tops, Beveled Mirrors, $
jk__ From $20.00 Upward_ $
J White Enameled Irom Beds f
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Brass Trimmed, Full and 3*4 Sixe,
From $2.09 Upward
Solid Oak Wardrobes
Double Doors, Drawers at Bottom,
$6.50
Solid Oak Sideboards
Double Serpentine Tops, Neatly Ornamented,
__From $15.00 Upward
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Solid Oak Extension Tables £
Center Support and Brackets, Bolted Legs, $5.00
#
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Art Squares t
New Patterns and Colors, IP
______ From $4.00 Upward
Diningroom Chairs
Cane Seats, Braced Arms,
From $1.00 Upward.
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A PULL LINE OF
Carpets, Mattings, Linoleums,
POLLS
searched. Three revolver* aad a hand-
ful ef poekot knives ware taken from
the prisoners. One other ekootlag by
a depaty sheriff la reported at the
dkede ef the Bellefontalne lias. Fled
Boehm. M years aid, waa killed.
Oleaesatar. Ohio, June 11.—Two hun-
dred adners ware imprleoaed at T a.
m. Betarday hy aa expkwtoa of gan la
ate* No. 3. aad aa many xxore warn
about to eater tbe mlae ter work. Tbe
PM bui work wee carried aa aa eaer-
BM—r that all were rsacaod except
dhree. Bvaa Joseph. Jeha MeLoUaad
end Aarea two sees were killed aad
flhfllr bodies caa aat likely ha dleeov-
iMi haters same time today, aa tba
telaa la anil «a firs. These mea were
«l*t aad see that It waa
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tie were skipped by the following par-
ties: W. C. Wright. < cars; J. M.
Smith. 4 cars; J. M. Turner, fi oars;
O. B. King. 3 care; Dan Murphy, 1
ear; R. B. Pumphrey, 1 car; W. 8.
Brookshire. 4 care.
• POeeU —Bing
Bren ham. Texas. Jane 11.—August
Pruegner. a termer of tMe comity, waa
found yesterday suspended from tbe
limb of a tree la bis pasture, a short
distant* from hie beans, with lift en-
tirely mtiaeC Tbe unfortunate maa
by Ms little ana. Aa
M. the finding of which
was that tbe deceased came to hie
death by seV-laflteted means.
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OuthrtrT*OL June 11.—The army
rang baa made Its agpeoraaes la
Wsco, Texas. June 9.—Tlu- purchase
(he roud from Breniond to Waco
formerly an Independent line known
ns tbe Waco and Northwestern, by the
Houston and TVxas Oentta^ewas fol-
lowed by costly Improvements by the
latter company, and still further Im-
provements are contemplated. In con-
nection wltb the Houston and Texas
<Vntral betterments at thin point. *
visit was made here by Vice President
and tJenerul Manager U. A. Quinlan.
General Freight Agent H. A. Jones
and Division Superintendents P. A.
Gorman. J. M. Lee and L. A. Daffan.
The officials named were received by
the business men’s club with special
marks of respect and honor. Vice
President Quinlan says the railways
are getting ready to handle n vast
tonnage of wheat out of Texas.
Wiped Os* In en Host.
Duluth, Minn., June fi.—The entire
business and most of tbe residence
section of tbe town of Virginia, on tlie
Mesaba Iron range* was wiped out of
existence yesterday in sixty minutes
One hundred and twenty-five build-
ings were reduced to ashes In a verit-
able cyclone of fire. The entire conn*
try around Is parched and wady ve
S. W0LFS0N. i
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Main Avenue and Soledad Street £
SAN ANTONIO, : TEXAS. *
burn. The flames broke out at the.
Moon and Kerr mllL The boalnem
section Is about five Mocks from the
milt, aad over this Intervening terri-
tory tbe flames qpread fiercely, car-
ried directly to the
by a fierce wind. •
Varieties ef Wines ..
SWEET CATAWBA,
SHERRY,
WHITE CALIFORNIA,
CLARET,
PORT,
CHAMPAGNE,
BLACKBERRY.
RANCH
Case Goods .
WALDORF,
PAUL JONHS,
■entJJi OF BOURBON.
Barrel Caste . .
METROPOLITAN,
WALDORF.
Miscellaneous Goods . .
COGNAC BRANDY,
HOSTETTER’B BITTERS,
MARA8QUIN CHERRIES,
Chrystallzed rtOCK and RYE,
ALCOHOL,
GIN,
Cider, Mineral Waters, Ete.
a
t *«’
ALOON.
CALL FOR
<4
“Our General
CIGARS.
MAT B0VU8, FIS
ALPINE. TEXAS.
Waco. T^xas, Jaaa t-—Mr. aad Mrs
John F. Marshall have beeo
of tba promotion ef tbelr eoa Frank
Marshall to tba rank of UeatMupt la
the army. Lleatcaaat Marshall's first
Important duty won performsd la tbe
buttle of Mentis aa ■
tba Olympia. Hla nmlgasmat to thd
flagsMp of Admiral ■ehely’e equate!*
followed Immediately apes Ms return
with Admiral Dswuy bum the far
He to now amfiguad aa
Bm drutemr Hnipmiry la
wheat la toe
Q. W. BLACKBURN.
TmiMial Artist.
Alyl—, Texas,
Sot or Odd. asths,
Bear} thing dcea, comfortable
and convenient.
W. VAN SICKLE-
Attsracy aid Gssasdlor at Law,
Alpine, Texas.
WIU practice la all tbe ooarte of tbe
diet aad 18th districts.
Tbe
Jsgmeteaixte dtegaad mtaoesv* fi"
L. N. HALBERT.
LAWYER AND LAND agent
W. H. RAGIN.
(County aad DMrtot Clerk,)
Alplna, Taxaa.
Land Agent and Abstractor.
Will redeem lands, render and
P*y taxes tor non-residents.
Am prepared to make cermet
abstracts of aey Lands or Toma
Lots In Brewster County.
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McKinney, R. C. Alpine Avalanche. (Alpine, Tex.), Vol. 11, No. 16, Ed. 1 Friday, June 15, 1900, newspaper, June 15, 1900; Alpine, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth803219/m1/4/?q=%22Places+-+United+States+-+Texas+-+Brewster+County%22: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Bryan Wildenthal Memorial Library (Archives of the Big Bend).