24 Oct 1898
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Newspaper
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Location
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1898
Page
1
A mob of white assailants attacked Black residents in Mississippi swamps, firing on groups and causing multiple deaths. The incident signals intensified racial violence amid ongoing conflict in the region as authorities search for suspects.
Forest Mississippi October reports say a white deputy was killed and three wounded during an attempted arrest near Harpersville Scott County. A vigilante group killed nine black men and pursuit continues as Governor McLaurin and Sheriff Stephenson mobilize force to quell the rising violence.
A small skiff carrying Louis Baban son of Evanston brick manufacturer William Schaffer and another man capsized five miles off Wilmette in Lake Michigan during a duck hunting trip. A high sea overturned the boat and, after clinging for over an hour, the three men sank with heavy canvas coats weighed by ammunition.
British merchants meeting in Manila urged the British Government to expedite a settlement of ongoing commercial issues. The port faced inter-island traffic disruptions and a tense security climate as insurgent forces threaten Manila, while American authorities prepare precautions.
John Melchert of Chicago shot his lover Miss Lillian Morris in a downtown Omaha photograph studio and then killed himself. They had planned a portrait session after four months of romance amid jealous quarrels and warnings to a rival suitor. The murder occurred as the artist prepared to photograph them, with witnesses hearing shots and the groan of the injured woman.
Republicans faced threats as a meeting was halted by Democrats amid tense political confrontation. Witnesses reported hostile calls and warnings, interrupting a planned gathering tied to campaign activity. No injuries were reported and authorities opened an inquiry.
Wilmington dispatch details escalating violence in the 1890s campaign with fusionists, Republicans, and Democrats in North Carolina. Negro officeholders swell in Wilmington and New Hanover County while white Democrats organize to resist, issuing intimidation notices and arming groups as tension rises toward the November elections.
George Curtis a longtime Pan Handle Chicago division conductor shot himself in a Bradford Junction boarding house after paralysis left him a hopeless cripple. He feared becoming a public charge and left his penniless condition undisclosed to his half sister, a Dayton stenographer.
At 3 am a group of African Americans attacked Ashpole, Robeson County, killing three white guards: Albert Floy, Robert Inman, and William Bullard, who was fatally wounded. Bloodhounds pursued and reportedly captured four assailants as mobs in North Carolina urged mobilization and weapon notices.
Special dispatch reports six highwaymen arrested after a desperate fight with police in Kokomo Indiana. The group used aliases William and Frank Fisher George Cook William Myers David Roberts and William Boyd. Fisher was shot in the hip. They claimed to be iron basket makers formerly at the Variety Iron Works in Cleveland.
In Galion Ohio the City Council, claiming a deed transfer to the Born Range Works, took forcible possession of the plant after a dispute over improvements. Watchmen were placed in the buildings to stop any move by the company, with $6,000 at stake and a second factory held by the Born people in Cleveland.
Mrs W D Lefever of Akron awoke to a burglar in her home at 2 am and fired at him from a window. She chased the intruder barefoot through streets, calling for help as he escaped into the railway yards with four men passing by.
Chicago faces a wave of colds and bronchial trouble blamed on jubilee parade exposure. Physicians estimate about one third of residents affected with possible hay fever like and infectious elements. Health Commissioner Reynolds warns of rising pneumonia and bronchitis deaths linked to jubilee week events.
Wabash Indiana October 23 Marshal Lautzenheiser captured James Ward of North Manchester on suspicion in the Flora Bank robbery. Ward admits knowing the robbers but denies participation. He and his wife traveled east recently and Ward spent large sums. police expect to convict with ample evidence. Seven gang members lingered near North Manchester with large currency. The bank loss was about 200 dollars.
Washington C. H. Oct 23 Tomorrow morning at o clock the preliminary trial of Abe Hoffman and Mrs Hannah West under arrest here on the charge of murdering Louis Ball in 1887 will be held before the Mayor.
A Paris dispatch reports no foundation for alarmist rumors about Anglo French relations. Delcasse argues France justifies claims to Nile regions if Marchand’s Fashoda mission is justified. Dispatches show negotiation shifts with Lord Salisbury, Delcasse, and Marchand debating spheres of influence and evacuation timelines.
The Times notes Lord Salisbury has not yet decided. Baron de Courcel meets with M Delcasse then travels to London for another talk. Paris rumors say he may propose evacuation of Fashoda in exchange for a Nile outlet to Bahr el Gazal near Makrem el Bahur.
In Cherbourg France on October 23 orders have been issued to the military and naval arsenals to ready for a large body of troops due to arrive tomorrow. Barracks are being rapidly organized to receive them.
In Evansville Indiana on October 23 Miss Ka tie Hoeferlin aged 23 quarrelled with her sweetheart Roy Clarke and vanished from home. She was first seen near the river at night and her family fears she drowned.
Reported gang robs farmhouses around Tompkinsville and Lafayette Tennessee, taking about $2,000 in cash and $9,000 in goods with a larger $41,000 total loss feared as the band strikes nightly across counties. One break in yielded $1,000 during supper. Proximity to Tompkinsville, Lafayette, and Boles noted as sites of recent heists and safes blown.
Reports from Guantanamo say Hobson left for Jamaica to reach the steamer for New York. He plans to press Washington for a one million dollar appropriation to raise the sunken Vizcaya cruiser. Hobson expects to return within a month as work progresses under his instructions. Vandalism struck the cathedral with flaming circus bills, prompting General Wood to order immediate removal and arrest of the offender.
In Jersey City two jealous husbands killed their wives and then killed themselves. Henry Jones colored 48, shot his wife and later himself after a quarrel following his two week trip south. Garrett French 35, locomotive engineer, wounded wife then killed himself after a pattern of abuse and threats, dying within minutes, wife surviving.
Special dispatch from Lafayette Alabama reports John Anderson a Black man charged with killing Charles Holmes a white farmer was taken from jail by a mob from Fredonia and West Point. He was hanged and shot near Lafayette at an oak tree as hundreds gathered, authorities absent. An adjoining note from Dallas Texas warns of a possible lynching after three Black suspects killed sixteen year old Julius Redd a white boy.
The Navy Department released part of Admiral Sampson's report on the fleet's two month West Indies operations before the destruction of Cervera's ships on July 3. It details dispatches, delays caused by faulty monitors, and tactically critical choices including the Havana plan and the San Juan option.
Houston, October 23. M Pareira, a drummer from Albany, was killed by George DeMoss after Pareira allegedly insulted Mrs DeMoss. DeMoss confronted Pareira, asked his name, and shot him in the head. Pareira’s remains were sent to Albany, New York.
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