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VOL. XXV.—NO. 290. SWIFT WORK BY TEXANS Buchanan, the Negro Murder er, Tried, Sentenced and Hanged in an Hour KILLED HICKS FAMILY Judge Orders Sentence Executed Nov. 17.. but the People Would Have No Delay. PRISONER CONFESSED ONE OF WORST CRIME* IN HISTORY An Attempt to Burn Him Having Been Frustrated by the Authorities, He Is Escorted by No Less Than Five Companies of Militia and Travels From Town to Town. NACOGDOCHES, Tex., Oct. 17. — Jim Buchanan colored, the murderer of the Hicks family, was tried here to day; a plea of guilty was accepted by the judge, and the negro was legally hanged within two hours after sen tence had been passed. Buchanan was brought to Nacogdoches under the protection of five companies of militia. Upon his arrival here the negro was Immediately turned over to Sheriff Bpradley, who told the people that he ■would be given a speedy trial. The town began to fill up rapidly and the excitement was intense. The telegraph wires were cut, the railroad tracks were torn up for a short dis tance and it was announced that an attempt woulc be made to get posses sion of Buchanan. District court was at once convened, a jury was impan eled without delay and the negro's plea of guilty was accepted by the court. The judge ordered that the death sentence be executed Nov. 17, but many people announced that they would have no delay. Buchanan then waived the thirty days allowed him by lav,- and was hanged by Sheriff Sprad ley in the iail yard in the presence of a large crowd. The Crime in Question. Ten rtnys ago the dead bodies of Farmer Kicks, his wife and daughter Were found in the Hicks home. Sheriff Spradley began a search for the mur derer. A week later Jim Buchanan v/as arrested and confessed to the murders. A mob of several hundred ppople marches after the sheriff and his deputies with the intention of se curing possession of the negro and burning him at the stake. Sheriff Spradley and his deputies refused to give up the prisoner, and later they were joined by Sheriff Bowers, of San Augustine county. The two officers, through a ruse, finally succeeded in spiriting 1 the negro away to the parish jail at Shreveport. Buchanan wus next taken to the jail at Htndersou, and a company of mili tia was ordared out to protect the ne gro froia violence. A mob formed and it was feared a collision with the troops woulc 1 result in serious blood shed. Two more companies of militia were Gispatchecl to Henderson, and to day when the negro came Into Nacog doches he wes guarded by live com panies of militia. ROBERTS WILL VISIT THE UNITED STATES Accepts Invitation of American Gen erals and Will Be Here Next Year. LONDON, Oct. 17.—Gens. Corbin, Young and Wood tendered Earl Rob erts a cordial invitation to visit the United States. The British command er-in-chief replied this evening that he had practically decided to accept the Invitation in December, 1903, and that there was a possibility of his crossing in time to witness the international yacht races in that year. It is Earl Robert,-:' desire that Gens. French and Kelly-Kenny accompany him. Ambassador Choate gave an elabor ate dinner at the Carlton hotel tonight in honor of Gens. Corbin, Young, Wood and Merritt. Among those present were Earl Roberts, Gen. French, Gen. Kelly-Kenny and Gen. Lan Hamilton. Gens.. Corbin and Young and their staffs will sail for home tomorrow. Gen. Wood will remain here until No vember. He will visit in Scotland. King Edward invited all the American generals to remain on this side until Oct. 23 in order to witness his majes ty's procession through London. The departure of Gens. Corbin and Young prevents the carrying out of this plan, but Gen. Wood will represent the par ty on that occasion. « m. The H-O I^S} Company's j; " ' '-^SS^^*.'■»'■•".">■'■*•.."./' '- ""■•■*;' . .. . " ■■.' ' The St. Paul Globe DAY'S NEWS SUMMARIZED "Weather for St. Paul ana vicinity: Showers today and probably Sunday. DOMESTIC— Mr. Mitchell, in* a letter to President Roosevelt, grills the coal operators. William C. Turner kills Robert Ham ilton and W. J. Mallard, president and secretary-treasurer, respectively, of the Climax Bottling company, in New York, ancj commits suicide. William Ziegler and Evelyn B. Bald win dissolve their polar partnership. Redmond, Dillon and Davitt, Irish members of parliament, arrive in Bos ton. New $5,000,000 lock at the Soo, to be finished in 1910, seems assured. Mr. Rosing addresses a Democratic meeting at St. Cloud. Reciprocity treaty is said to have been concluded between the United States and Newfoundland. Texas negro who murdered a white family of three, is tried, sentenced and hanged in an hour. Four Chicago men, including two de tectives, are arrested for alleged con spiracy to blackmail. WASHINGTON— Agent of the Kiowa Indians makes a spicy attack upon the Indian Rights as sociation. Department of agriculture summarizes the crops of the world. Secretary Shaw makes another offer to buy bonds. FOREIGN— Haitien revolution collapses utterly. Financial results of the Boer generals' tour in Europe are disappointing. Earl Roberts, commander-in-chief of the British army, will visit the United States next year. BUSINESS— Armour strives to send corn up to 75 cents. Combination is formed in the storage battery business of most of the world. Grains are higher, and the trade in corn is enormous and with sensational features. Prices of stocks continue to rise, all conditions being favorable. General trade situation is excellent, now that the coal strike is settled. Beef trust incorporates at Trenton, N. J. LOCAL— Price of anthracite coal in the Twin Cities this winer will depend upon the length of time navigation remains open. Supreme court declares that law does not require blank spaces to be left on primary election ballots. Dr. Ohage declares that no improve ments are to be made on Harriet Island until approach to the public baths ia made safe. Mormons continue their proselyting in this city, and will hold their semi-annual Minnesota conference this evening and tomorrow. Apathy in state Christian Endeavor so ciety said to be due to clash over methods between the younger and older members. Judge Otis refuses to grant the custody of her seven-year-old girl to a woman who deserted her husband without cause. Vigorous effort will be made to secure an appropriation sufficient to macadamize West Seventh street from Tuscarora to Fort Snelling. Residents of Prospect Park, Minneapo lis, are in a state of alarm over nine at tempted burglaries in one night. SPORTING— Minnesota and Nebraska football teams to play at Northrop field today. Hamline team loses to Minneapolis South Side high. Score, 17 to 2. Mechanic Arts-East Side game at Min nehaha ends in a row. Committee on measurement of the New York Yacht club decides upon a change in the rule of rating that will bar out freak boats. MOVEMENTS OF STEAMSHIPS. Port. Arrived. Sailed. New York... .Columbia Cymric. Havre La Champagne. Liverpool Germanic. Boulogne Rotterdam. Antwerp Kensington. Liverpool Ultonia. New York... .Lucania. Moville Anchoria, Htunbui-g Blucher. Liverpool Celtic Queenstown. ..Campa-ia. ATTACKS INDIAN RIGHTS ASSOCIATION Agent for the Kiowas Says That Body Has Grafting Attorneys for Allies. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 17.— Lieut. Col. Randless, U. S. A., in charge of the Kiowa Indian reservation in Oklahoma, in his annual report to the commissioner of Indian affairs, vigorous ly assails the Indian Rights association and the government board of Indian com missioners. The attack is brought out by statements made at the last Mohonk (N. V.) Indian conference, which the agent alleges are misrepresentations. "It is apparent," says the report, "that the time has come when the righteous should, in praying for the interests of this agency, plead 'God save them from their friends,' the board of Indian com missioners and the Indian Rights asso ciation, the latter having developed as allies grafting attorneys, who seem bent on robbing the Indians of the magnani mous provisions made for them by the act of congress of June 6, 1900. Thus is encouraged the constant demand of leg islators and congress that the posses sions of the Indians of this agency be taken from them, and is engendered thjo want of confidence and distrust which is disturbing the minds of the Indians who have raised the question, 'What calamity have we to expect next?' " Turkish Families Massacred. SALONIKA. European Turkey, Oct. 18. —The insurrection in Northern Macedonia is spreading. Many Turkish families are reported to have been massacred. SATURDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 18^ 1902. —TEN PAGES. ROSING AT ST. CLOUD DEMOCRATIC LEADER APPLAUD ED BY APPRECIATIVE AUDITORS HE MERCILESSLY DISSECTS VAN SANT ADMINISTRATION State Issues Explained So Clearly That All Must Understand —Dr. Dubois, Candidate for Congress, Gives a Forceful Address—Republican Disaf fection Rampant in Steams County. From a Staff Correspondent. J ST. CLOUD, Minn., Oct. 17. —Leon- ard A. Rosing opened the campaign in the Sixth district tonight with Dr. J. A. Dubois, Democratic candidate for congress, at the Davidson opera house. An ugly, drizzling rain prevailing a major portion of the day interfered <4Bn&' ' VAN SANT SQUARING HIMSELF FOR THE GROSS EARNINGS TAX BLUNDER. r '. "... 1 READ ABOUT THEM IN Three Girls in a. , the sunday globe. ; ' Also of the Wisconsin women who dug potatoes P&ir Of TrOtlSerS. to add a church; the Ghost of the White house; _____■__=——_——— Humor of Hypnotism; ST. PAUL ONE OF THE GREATEST RAILROAD CENTERS; Together with George Ade's exclusive Modern F^ble and Budweiser's sage observa tionings and a score of other good things which will appear in no other Twin City paper; not forgetting every item of news; American and foreign, that is worth printing. with the attendance, but utterly failed to dampen the enthusiasm of the Dem ocrats who turned out to welcome their party standard bearer and their, nominee for congress. It was Mr. Rosing's first appearance as speaker in St. Cloud, and aside from the men present who have long been connected with the active work of the party he came unknown. His speech was a happy surprise to the large number who have looked upon him as a great organizer and manager rather than a great leader and student of governmental policies. He made a profound impression and leaves Steams county assured of the heartiest support of a united party in the ban ner Democratic county in the state. Mr. Rosing ably discussed the trust and tariff question at length, recogniz ing, as all Democrats and Republicans do, that the tariff question is nearest the hearts of the whole people. The Republican claim that Mr. Rosing does not talk about state government or make pledges of policy in the event of his election fell flat in the minds of his hearers, as it has wherever he has appeared. Van Santism Is Dissected. Instead of avoiding state questions Continued on Seventh Page. IRISH MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT ARRIVE '•; - *?'' '-•■** " - "-'V'-^'V'-'V, ■•"; 4— Mr. Redmond Says the Land Question Is on the Point of Set . tlement. BOSTON, Ma p., Oct. 17.—John E. Redmond, M. P.. chairman of the Irish parliamentary p i.rty and president of the United Irlsr league, John Dillon, M. P. for East,' Mayo, and Michael Davitt arrived here from Liverpool to day. They are to address the mem bers of the United Irish league, which holds Its nationjal convention in this city beginning >Snnday night. Mr. Red mond said:, i ! ■. ■$:' "The United^lrish league is the rul ing power in .Ireland today, as truly as ever the land league .was. The gov ernment played into our hands by the coercion policy and now the country Is aroused. We are on the eve of a settlement of the Irish land question, and, after that, national self-govern ment will speedily come to Ireland. "The -Irishrparty .... now in the house of commons is the only real opposition ; in the English parliament and I believe the day is near at hand "when it will have the controlling.influence in Great Britain. Hundreds of Irishmen are imprisoned under the coercion act without any trial by jury. But nobody cares for imprisonment under these circumstances. The more the people are attacked the higher their spirits rise." i PRESIDENT INVESTS IN MIMING PROPERTY .**. - ■ a ■ ■ Mr. Roosevelt's Name Appears on Six Location Certificates in '*; Colorado. Special to The Globe. COLORADO SPRINGS, Col., Oct. 17. —President Theodore Roosevelt's name appears on six location certificates of mining claims filed in the office of the clerk"' of Pueblo county today. His partners are Matthew Kleenwein and S. J. Berger, both practical miners. j The claims J staked -are located neai Red Creek springs, fin the extreme western part lof Pueblo county. The region is not famous for its gold de posits, although; much prospecting and but little development have been done there. Messrs-'Kleenwein and Berger, who are on thejpound.'are confident of pay ore with proper development. LAW OFFICE TRAGEDY WILLIAM C. TURNER CONCLUDES NOT TO PAY, BUT TO KILL MURDERS PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY OF BOTTLING CO. ■**&*?*'- . . In a Conference in New York Called for a Settlement of a Shortage in His Accounts as Former President, Turner Slays Robert Hamilton and W. J. Mallard and Kills Himself. NEW YORK, Oct. 17.—Using a new automatic magazine pistol, William C. Turner, former president and treasurer of the Climax Bottling company, to day shot and killed W. J. Mallard, sec retary and treasurer of the company, and Robert Hamilton, its president, and then killed himself with the same weapon. A second revolver, loaded in every chamber, was found in Turner's pocket and it is believed he planned to take more lives than he did. The shooting was caused by a quarrel be tween the three men over an alleged shortage in Turner's accounts, for which he was threatened with criminal prosecution. The tragedy occurred in the offices of the law firm of Canto, Adams & Mc- Intyre, in the heart of the Wall street district during the busy noon hour. Turner, who was forty-five years old and lived at Mount Vernon, N. V., a suburb of this city, was a cousin of Gov. Odell, of this state, and the head of the law firm in whose offices the shooting occurred is President Cantor, of the borough of Manhattan. Soon after the shots rang out in the office building a wild rumor was started that the borough president had been killed. Principals in the Tragedy. All of the principals in the tragedy were married. Mallard was thirty-six years old, a native of Atlanta, Ga., where he was well known in business and social circles. He was president of the Young Men's Democratic club there. He had been in this city four years and lived with his wife and two children in an uptown flat. Mr. Hamilton lived in Pittsburg, where he was president of the J. T. & A. Hamilton glass factories. He was Continued on Fourth Page. No more of the cake that is dough. PRICK TWO CBXT3H *>n Trnln«, DECLARATION AGAINST MILITARY ORGANIZATION Illinois Federation of Labor Decides That Workingmen Should Keep Out of Them. Special to The Globe. EAST ST. LOUIS, IlL.Oct. 17.—Mem bers of trade unions must not Join mil itary organizations and all now con nected with them should resign, was the declaration of the Illinois State Federation of Labor today. The ac tion was unanimous and speeches fol lowed condemning the use to which militia has been put in times of strikes. The following resolution was adopted: "Whereas, The state militia as organiz ed at the present time is being constant ly used by capitalists throughout the en tire country as an auxiliary police force against organized labor; and whereas, in joining such military companies organized laborers are willfully violating their ob ligations as union men, since it demands of them to injure their fellow workers if ordered to do so; therefore, be it "Resolved, That the Illinois State Fed eration of Labor hereby urges upon the delegates assembled at this convention and through them their constituents to ab solutely decline membership in any body military in character that can be used for the subjugation of the laboring clement." This was amended to read that all union men now connected with the militia should resign. CORN SEVENTY-FIVE CENTS A BUSHEL This is the Price Aimed at by Armour for the Conclusion of the Deal. Special to The Globe. CHICAGO, Oct. 17.—Enormous pur chases of December corn today by John Cudahy, forcing the price above 53 cents, satisfied traders that he had not only covered his short line, but had fallen in line with J. Ogden Armour on the bull side. Mr. Cudahy, it was esti .iiated, has purchased more than 5,000, --000 bushels in three days. There was a report that D. J. Reid and Armour were working together on the long side of the market. The heavy selling by the Peavey concern was stated to be for Armour's account. Fourteen cents a bushel is the ad vance in December corn since the pres ent bull market started and Armour is said to aim at 75 cents a bushel for the conclusion of the deal. BEEF*COMBINE FINALLY INCORPORATES Capital May Be $500,000,000 —Incorpo- rators Are All Obscure Men. TRENTON, N. J., Oct. 17. —The United States Packing company, which is understood to be the beef combine, was incorporated here today, with an authorized capital of $1,000,000. It is understood that this amount will be subsequently increased to probably $500,000,000. The company is authorized to pur chase and deal in cattle and other live stock, and to carry on the business of butchers, packers, storekeepers, con struct and operate steamship lines, etc. The capital stock is divided into one half preferred and one-half common. The dividends are to be paid upon the preferred stock semi-annually but are not to be cumulative. The dividends, however, are to be at no time less than 1 per cent or more than 6 per cent per annum. The incorporators are Horace S. Gould, Frederick K. Seward and Ken neth K. McLaren, all of whom are clerks In a New Jersey corporation agency. PITTSBURG, Pa., Oct. 17. —The fif teenth annual convention of the Na tional Livestock association began here today. J. B. Blanchard, of Omaha, read a paper on the beef trust. The combination just formed, he said; re quires a capital of $88,000,000 to absorb the properties of the various packing companies. It will require a clear prof it of $100,000 a day to pay 3 per cent interest on this capital. When they add $100,000,000 more of watered stock, it will take a daily profit of $250,000 to pay 4 per cent interest. When this com bination sees fit to begin operations, it will practically place a mortgage on every head of live stock in the United States. The mortgage will have to be paid by the producers. The convention will close tomorrow night. Three hundred delegates are in attendance, representing live stock exchanges in St. Paul, Chicago, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Pittsburg, Buffa lo, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, Peoria, Louisville, Fort Worth, Omaha, Kan sts City and St. Joseph. Chautauqua Hotel Burned. JAMESTOWN, N. V., Oct. 17.—The Grand hotel, at Point Chautauqua, one of the largest and finest hotels around Chauttiuqua lake, was burned early today, together with its contents, also the amusement hall. The loss is fully $200,000. The Stone Ransom. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 17.—Repre sentatives of the missionary societies have at length formally requested the state department to make a demand on Turkey for repayment of the amount of ransom paid on account of the release of Miss Ellen Stone. Light Biscuit Light Pastry Light Cakes Light Work Light Cost—SURE and— Quick-as-a-wink! MINERS WILL ACQUIESCE Wilkesbarre Convention Will Accept the Plan of Ar bitration GRILLING FROM MITCHELL Miners' Union President Writes a Red* Hot Letter to Mr. Roosevelt SAYS OPERATORS HAVE BORNE FALSE WITNESS But the Long Suffering Miners Extend Them the Hand of Fellowship—De mands of the Men Reiterated—Twen ty-Five Per Cent of the Collieries t« Start Up Immediately. WILKESBARRE, Pa., Oct. 17.—1n accordance with the call issued yes terday by order of the executive boards of the anthracite districts of the miners' union, all "locals" through out the coal field began electing dele gates today to the convention which will be held here next Monday to con sider the arbitration plan submitted by President Roosevelt Most of the local unions held their meetings to night. They all will have been held! by tomorrow night. It is practically certain that a major ity of the delegates will come to the convention instructed to vote In fa vor of accepting the arbitration scheme. The prominent officials of the union say there is no fear that the op position will be strong enough to de feat the efforts of those who favor ending the strike by arbitrating their differences with the operators. Presi dent Mitchell does not care to antici pate the action of the convention, but from his manner it is taken that ha has not the slightest doubt as to the result. He will go into the conven tion and make a strong speech fur the acceptance of the arbitration scheme. Two-Day Convention. The indications are that the convention will last two days and that there will be much debate on various features of the plan. The conditions at some col-^ lieries are different from those at oth er places. The principal question to be discussed before the plan is ac cepted by the miners will be that of taking care of all the men. The con ditions of the mines are such that all workmen cannot be given work im mediately and some will have to wait for weeks before the companies can take care of them. The operators will not dismiss the non-union men in or der to give employment to returning strikers. It is understood the union will take care of all such men who fail to find immediate employment. This will be done by drawing funds from the relief fund, which is said to be still growing. It Is estimated that 23 per cent oj the collieries will be in operation on the first day after the convention is over. The railroads are making every effort to have enough cars on hand to carry the freshly mined coal to mar ket and are sending thousands of car« into the regions and placing them on sidings at the collieries. Roosevelt-Mitchell Correspondence. WASHINGTON, D. C, Oct. 17.--The following telegraphic correspondence. consisting of the letter of President Roose velt to John Mitchell, president of the United Mine Workers, and the latter*a re ply, were made public at the White house today: "White House, Washington, Oct. 16, 1902. Mr. John Mitchell, president ITnlt ed Mine Workers of America, "Wilkes barre, Pa. —I have appointed as commis sioners. Brig. Gen. John M. Wilson, Mr. E. W. Parker, Judge George Gray, Mr. E. E. Clark, Mr. Thomas H. Watklns and Bishop John L. Spalding, with Hon. Car roll D. Wright as recorder. These names are accepted by the operators, and I now most earnestly ask and urge that the miners likewise accept this commission. It is a matter of vital concern to all our people, and especially to those In our groat cities who are least well off. th.it the mining of coal should be resumed without a day's unnecessary delay. —"Theodore Roo.«cvclt." John Mitchell's Answer. "Wllkcsbarre, Pa., Oct. 10. 190?. Hon. Theodore Roosevelt, president of the United States, Washington, D. C, Dear Sir—l am in receipt of your telegram of Oct. 16. Replying thereto, I begr to inform you that your recommendations were submitted to the members of the executive boards of districts 1, 7 and 9, United Mine Workers of America, and they have unanimously agreed to call a delegate convention, to be held next Mon day, and will recommend to the conven tion fhat all men now on strike return to the positions and working places formerly occupied by them and submit to the com mission appointed by you all question* at issue between the operators and mine Continued on Third Page.