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about doing away into sleep she was
suddenly aroused by three masked
men. who gagged her, stole the petit
coat and then made their escape. At
the time the robbery was committed
the husband was not at home. He
had been invited out to a nelghbor's
house to play cards. Morris says there
was a conspiracy entered into by some
OF the neighbors to get him from home
dish, neIghbor. has been arrested
and held in 81 900 bail. Mrs. Morris
identifies him as one of the men who
entered her room. Standish, on the
other hand, has five neighbors who
swear he was at home at the time the
robbery was committed. There was
81 200 sewed up in the garment.
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Thu aanaraI Land offoa.

WASHINGTON, u. c., March 3D.
There is movement on foot to retire
Chilott from the contest for Commits
sioner of the general land Office and to
tine, of Nebraska. The programme is
to have the Nebraska senators formally
present Mr.. Valentine for the appoint
ment; then the Kansas delegation will
indorse him. The Colorado senators
will withdraw Chilott and support
Valentine. Other states will come to
the movement, and il is thought that
Ex-Governor Stone, of Iowa, will be put
aside. AS the matter stands now,
Secretary Noble desires the appoint
ment of Stone, but this is opposed
strenuously by Kansas, Nebraska,
Colorado and other states, which have
the most interest in the administra-
tion of the public lands.
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Harriet Pssohsr ato1s Iansn..

New YORK, March PA Hartford
special says: It IS now about six
months since Harriet Stowe was
brought as an invalid from Sag Harbor
to this city. Mrs. Stowe went early to
Sag Harbor to spend the summer and
for time she seemed benefited by the
change, but for several weeks before
she returned to Hartford her life was
despaired of. Everyone supposed the
ren3wned authonass of "Uncle TOM
had but few weeks to live at best and
by many of her near friends her life
was measured by days. Only the
care of her physician and
the attentive nursing Of her chill
dren brought her through her illness.
but Mrs. Stowe finally recovered of her
good health as she has ever been of
late years. Tie true mental condition
of Mrs. Stowe, although well-kHown
here in Hartford, is seldom alluded to.
1t is, however, a fact that Mrs. Stoves
mind is shattered, and she is at best
not an intellectually now, but mere
child. Her friends will not say she is
insane, nor that she is an imbecile, but
her mind is almost completely gone.
Tier memory is that of baby. When
former dear friends visit her, people
whom she has known for years,
she greets them with va
cant stare so indicative of
symptom of cases of that kind and
of course Mrs. Stoves relatives view
all this with feelings of dismay, but
they have now become reconciled to the
change and her Whims are treated with
the utmost tenderness. For some time
it was given out that Mrs. Stowe did
not recognize her friends because of
failing eye sight, but this excuse is no
longer alluded to and the fact that she
is now no longer mentally capable is
recognized by every one. 1t was also
for long time thought to be an at
tribute of genius when Mrs. Stowe
showed these idiosyncrasies. but the
genius which made "Uncie Toms
Cabin the most popular book of the
century, has departed. The father OF
Mrs. Stowe. the Rev. Lyman Beecher,
passed the closing years of his life with
cloud resting over his mind. His
symptoms were greatly similar to those
which now aff1ict Mrs. Stowe.
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Nnminatsd hu thu I.adias.

NEWTON, Kan, March 23.-Ihe
ladies of Newton met in ouvention
yesterday and nominated a ticket to
voted for at the city election, April 2.
A citizens massmeeting had been held
the previous evening which practically
did nothing, and the ladies,
ladies. in their convention. repri-
manded the men for their action. The
ticket nominated by the ladies is: w.
E. Grove, for mayor; G. SpOoner, for
police judge; j. w. Patterson, city
treasurer; w. l. Graham. treasurer of
the school board. No other ticket has
vet been chosen.
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A Street Duel with a Thief.

CHICAGO, March 23.-POIice Captain
Beckwith had street duel this even
ing with thief named Jerry Sullivan,
each shooting number of times at
each other. Two children were struck
by flying bullets and received injuries
that may prove fatal. Sullivan was
captured after a hard struggle hand TO
hand. in which the thief's revolver was
poked against the officers abdomen
but turned aside in the nickof time.
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darkness, he did not know, and when
a short distance from the house, was
stripped and each of the inhuman four
teen, with a strong whip, struck the
quivering flesh of the helpless old man
fifteen crule blown. They then I'M
loocened him and told him to leave the
country within twenty-four hours. The
men called themselves white Caps, -
and claimed that they punished Mr..
COrlew for certain alleged irregu-
larities in his family.
Mr.. Corlew lives northwest of Lees
Summit. is 81 years of age, white
haired, and an invalid and bears an
enyiable reputation. He is the father
of Mr.. Joseph Corlew, for long time
deputy county assessor, and who is
now in the grocery business in this
city. He remained at his home until
yesterday Whe he was brought to indie
pendence by his son, at whose house he
is now.
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hr. Booth Wonld AoOspt

WASHINGTON, d. c., March "a
Hon. Henry Booth .iof Larned, Kansas,
speaker of the Kansas house of rep
resentatives, is in the city quietly
looking over the political field. He de-
clares that he is not a candidate for
anything, but it is minated that if he
shalship for the district Of kansas
he would feel inclined to accept. Col
ornel Dick Walker, Of Topeka, Is a
candidate for this place and Is suppose
20 have the backing Of the entire dele
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viii send a commission at once to
France and Belgium for the purpose of
arranging with prominent statesmen
there to come over and give evidence
touching the operations of the Jesuit
society in those countries. A diStin-
guished Paris advocate will also be en-
gagged to assist the Nails counsel in
Montreal and Toronto in preparing the
interrogatories to be put at the trial to
the heads of the Jesuit order here.
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Examinations BY the PRECEDENT.

WAsHINGToN, March. 26.-The pres
dent sent the following nominations to
the senate to-day:
Second. Lieutenant William A. Mer-
Ger, Eighth infantry. to be first iieuten-
ant.
Assistant Paymaster Harry r. Suili-
van to be passed assistant paymaster
in the navy.
Frances E. Warren, of Wyoming
territory, TO be governor Of Wyoming.
BENJAMIN +. White. of Dillon. Mon
tana, to be governor of Montana.
Lee MooTehouse, of Oregon, to be
agent for the Umatiila agency ia Or
gon.
Robert b. Belt, of Maryland. to be
assistant commissioner of Indian AZ
airs.
Oscar NJ. Spellman. OF Arkansas. TO.
be marshal of the United States for the
Eastern district of Arkansas.
Charles G. Walters, OF Arkansas. to
| be United States attorney for this
Eastern district of Arkansas.
ostmasters.-James NJ. Clark, at
New Castle, Pennsylvania; Charles W.
Jones. at Martinsyille, Virginia; Wiz
| liam L. Pierce, GAINESVILLE, Texas; VIII
/ liam B. Hodge. Jr.. Marshall, Illinois:
| Harper Brosins, Alliance, Ohio; Zach
| ariah GlaYson, Prescott, Arkansas;
James +. George, Dardanelles, Arkan-
sac; Walter w. Brasheaf. Russellyllle,
Arkansas; George Budd, Rezemer,
Montana; James III. Heard, Anaconda.
i Montana; John d. HOgue, Tacoma,
i Washington territory.
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s.ols ID. sPsttiop.t .nd sl -aoo.

WnKEsBARRE, Pa, March 25.-
John Morris, an Austrian, residing in
tha eastern part of this city. was a
sane man until yesterday. Now he is
as a loon, and all Oniaccount of the loss
of the savings of lifetime. The Ans
TRAN did not believe in the safety of
banking institutions. SO he made
a bank out of his wife's peIti.
coat. The woman carried the money
around with her in the daytime, and
at night deposited the undergarmeni
under her pillow. On Saturday night
when she went to bed she put tht
Petticoat in its usual place. When
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Mysterious Death.

MINNEAPoLIs, March 26.-About 2
o'clock this morning man was picked
up on Hennepin avenue by a patrol,
who supposed he had found a drunk.
When taken to the station
name was Shane and immediately
lapsed into uncOnsciousness. The police
surgeon ordered him removed to the
city hospital where he died ii, A O'Clock
this afternoon without being able to
tell what had happened to HIM. One
of his eyes was discolored as by blow.
An inquest will be held.
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Shot Dead.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 25.-When
John Clemens went to his home in the
northern part of this city at 8 O'Clock
tonight and opened the door he found
his wife and z. Knowland sitting to-
gether III the room. Knowland, as
Clemens entered the room, made
movement to strike the
latter when Clemens drew a revolver
and fired twice, both bullets striking
knowland in the vital parts causing
death instantly. This is the story of
the killing as told by Clemens, who is
under arrest. Knowland was the son
of j. f. B Knowland, an old and well
known resident of the city,
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Murdered BY Highbindsrs.

SAN FRANCISCO, March 26.-Sen
Yum, theatre ticket taker at the
Chinese theatre on Jackson street, was
shot last evening by two unknown
highbinders. He was walking down
jackson street when three shots were
fired. He dropped in his tracks. Not
one of the Chinese gathered about Of
fered to help him, nor could the officers
get from the Mongolians any clue to
the assassins. Two heavily armed
highbinders were arrested and are
thought to have belonged to the party.
One of the bullets intended for the
Chinese victim struck Daniel Kelleher,
laborer, and wounded him severely.
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an. K,n.ss cirr -EIsot.on.

KANSAS CITY, March 26.-Unusual
interest is taken in the approaching
city election. The democrats today
nominated Milton Walsh, capitalist,
for mayor to oppose Recorder Daven-
port, the republican candidate for that
Office. After a spirited contest in to-
days convention William Peake was
nominated for treasurer, defeating
Ben Holmes, the present incumbent.
AS the Office pays over $4,000 a year
there will be lively fight between
Peake and Clohesy.
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husband and Wifs to Hang

VIRGINIA, Neb., March 2S.-JOsiah
and Elizebeth Potts, found guilty of
murder in the first degree in killing
Miles Taucett at Carlin, January 1,
1888, were sentenced to death by hang
ing by Judge Bigelow at Elko this
morning. This is the fl rst case in the
history of Nevada where the death
penalty was ever pronounced on a
women. She betrayed no emotion
when the sentence was pronounced,
and thanked the judge with a heavy
voice at the conclusion of his remarks.
Josiah Potts, her husband, looked
careworn and haggered. The date
of the execution was not fixed.
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Industrial Progress in the South.

BALTIMORE, March 26.-The Manu-
facturers' Record of this week win pub,
Iish its quarterly report of the south's
Industrial progress, giving the name,
location and character of business OF
1859 new industrial enterprises that
have been organized since January 1.
The amount of capital and capitalists
represented by this list of new enter
prises and the enlargement of old
plants during the last three months is
$50 ri 900. as compared with S36 1888, :
600 in the same time in 1888. The
Manufacturers Record says the bare
reorganization of the important enter
prises and industries outside of mines.
railroads, furnaces and factories
undertaken or enlarged in the south
during the past three months is a task
in itself. The record for the year
promises to be the greatest in the
south's history. -
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Innaai Calf

WATERLOO, Iowa, March 26.-Judge
Linehaus' decision IN the latest phase
of the apparently interminable
Jones county calf case, was filed
yesterday. He overruled the mo-
ton of the defense for YER
dict against the plaintiff on the
special findings of the jury and rem
dered judgment against the defendants
for 81 900 and costs, which will amount
to 50 500 or more. The only one of
seven defendants who was exempted
from the judgment was Harmon KEEL
lar, and he died last week. The de-
Tense will take the case tc the supreme
court
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NASHVILLE. March pa special to
the American from Lebanon, Tennes-
see, says: Jim Turlee and Mack
Francis, the two negroes who are to be
hanged tomorrow have confessed their
crime. They killed Lem Martin. half
witted boy, at Round Top. August Is,
1888, for 50 he had.
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CATION, The matter has mot vet been
formally considered, however, as it
has been deemed little early to di-
vide the local patronage. Mr.. Booth
is accompanied by State Senator ]. W.
Rush, Of Larned, and Hon. E.: H..
Chapman, of Great Bend. and it is
suspected they may precipitate
matters relative to the marsha1ship.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, March 2e.-JudQe
Allen G. Thurman accompanied by
Judge Patton, of Defiance, visited the
house OF representatives to-day and
were most cordially received and made
brief speeches Of Acknowledgement
Judge Patton is 80 years old and was
territorial judge under Andrew jack
son
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PAoLA, Kas., Marcn ga serious
malady that battles the doctors skin
has caused four deaths near PaoIa
within the past week. The victims
are sick only eighteen to thirty hours
and so far none hat young hearty Der-
SONS have died. Physicians tIiaaaree
! a. to name of disease.
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A stsamsr Foundsrsd.

CRY or MEXICO, March 26.-The
steamer OcotIan foundered on Lake
Chapala near Guaradslajara. A large
excursion party was on board at the
time. Twenty bodies have been recov-
cred and many more are known TO be
still IN the wreck.
Fifty bodies have now been recovered
from the wreck Of thesteamsr Occtlan.
Efforts are nov being made to raise the
steamer, when It is expected additional
bodies viii be secured
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Million in aRl...

CHICAGO, March 26.-Manpierre's
large ware house, at the corner Of
Norway and Rush streets, was des-
troged by fire this morning and great
quantity of teas, coffees canned goods
and general merchandise burned. It
is now thought the less will exceed
a half million dollars.
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BENTON CRY No. March 26.-Anna-
bel Lee Muliings, six year old girl,
was burned to death under distressing
circumstances last evening. She was
watching her father burn brush when
her clothing ignited. Her fathers
hack was turned and as he Is almost to-
taIlv deaf he did not hear her screams
and did not know u the accident until
the child was neatly deadE
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Attsmptsd suioids.

Usage CITY, Kans., March 23.-At
noon to-day man named John Carroll
attempted to commit suicide by ex-
ploding a dynamite cartridge in his
mouth. The explosion mangled him
horribly, but it is thought he will
recover
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struek Train.

INDIANAPOLIS, March 26.-The Jour
nails Goshen, Indiana. correspondent
reports that Robert McCoffrey and
Della Love, aged about 10 and 20
respectively. while attempting to crUss
the Lake Shore railroad track in q car
riage six miles from Goshen at II
O'Clock last night were struck by q
west bound passenger train and iTl-
stantIy killed. The horse was also
killed and the carriage demolished.
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RaraYdIass At grnsp,s.

ToRoNro. March 26.-It is under
stood that the Mail Printing company
is making preparations to contest
its libel suit with the Jesnits wholly
regardless Of expense. The company
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INDEPENDENCE, Mo-, March 20
As MIR. Luke Corlew was returning
from church fast Wednesday night he
was arrested at his gate. taken from
his horse by fourteen men, who, in the
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There are but three cases Of small
pOx at Bushong according TO DR..
Burke which in sny way night Be conf
sidered sisneerous.
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WASHINGTON VIKINGS.
Numerous Notes of General Importance GafAsrsd
at the National Capital.

WASHINGTON, March 26.-The sem
ate Immediately after the reading Of
Saturdays journal proceeded to the
consideration of executive business.
While the senate was sitting with
closed doors, Mr.. George gave notice
that he would tomorrow submit re-
marks on the resolutions heretofore
offered by Mr.. Butler as to the continu-
ity of the service of the presiding Off
iourned.
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THE DEATH PENALTY.
A NEGRO MURDERER EXECUTED AT
PORTSMOUTH.
THE LATEST NEWS FROM FOR
EIGN SHORES.
MeGARIGLE, THE ALLEGED BOODLLE
FREE.
Death or Captain charles W. Stafham
ofIynchburg-Comm IN
erct-es nj ths virginia Normal
and Collegiate Institute.

NORFOLK. VA. May 81 Henry a.
Coleman, colored, was hung in the
Portsmouth Jail yard this afternoon. at
half past II. for numbering James
Grant, Norfolk county dairyman. on
the afternoon of the 6th Of September.
About two hundred people Witnessed
the hanging. besides large crowd who
were on the house tops and telegraph
poles in the vicinity.
The murderer walked boldly TO the
scaffold. When the drop was sprung
his neck was broken, aud he died almost
instantly.
The crime for which Coleman swung
was a most brutal one. While his vic
tim Grant was milking one OF his
cows Coleman stepped up behind him
and brought the sharp edge OF an
axe down on his neck. almo.
severing the head from the body. Cole
man ransacked and attacked Grant 5
house-heeper, Miss Pratt. cutting her
severely about the threat. He was ar.
rested three DAYS after he committed
the crime. tried. found guilty and SEN
fenced to be hung.
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The subject of poisonous paper hang
ings has lately been discussed, in the
light of some new facts. by the Boston
Society for Medical improvement.
Some Of the imported papers still con
tain arsenic in quite dangerous amounts,
Ind even American manufacturers,
though they use less arsenic than for
merly. are not set wholly within the linn
its of safety. 1t is found that one-third
Of a grain to n square yard is decidedly
deletcrious; but papers are in use that
analysis shows to contain ten, fifteen,
and even twenty grains.
The following are important facts In
the case:
I. The harm varies, rs would natur-
ally he supposed. inyersely with the IN
dividual's power Of elimination. This
power may be fully adequate in some
persons, and quite inadequate in others.
Q. The symptoms Of two persons inJu-
riously affected by the same exposure
and the results may be quite different.
Inflammation Of the kidneys, for IN
stance. may be induced in the one, and
not at all in the other
3. Arsenic may not give rise to the
ordinary symptoms Of arsenical poison
ing. but may stir up and strengthen
dormant MORBID tendencies, and thus
divert attention from the true disturb
ing cause.
4. While onc-tiird of q grain to a
square yard is likely to harm an adult
young child may be injured by a mere
trace. and the cause Of the trouble may
be wholly unsupported.
,. While arsenic is not a cumulative
poison. like lead, vet it is very slowly
eliminated from the body. 1t requires
weeks. and sometimes even months, 10
effect its complete expulsion after re-
m0val from an arscnious atmosphere.
Hence inhalng it constantly, perhaps
day and night, may cause very danger
Gus accumulation of tine poison in the
svstem. This accumulation Will he very
rapid IL the organs Of elimination, ons
or more of them. are feeble.
G. a new and conclusive method Of de-
tect.ng the presence Of arsenic in tho
system has been discovered, which leaves
no room for Gou5t. This test has beer
applied IN many cases. and has led toth'
removal Of the paper from The wall ol
of the patient from the room, followed
by relief. and, IN duo time. hy full cure
z. Tie covering Of aracnical paper b,
non-arscnical is not sufficient TO remove
danger, for though this cxpcdient ma,
prevent the arscnical dust from imprcg
rating the air. yet it is surmised tha
moisture develops a volatile arseniou
compound. which readily finds its wa.
into tie air Of the room.-Nouth's Com
uaui0n.
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AWFUL IN SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.
Seven bridges swept Away-Au Engine
ami Four cars Plunge IN the James
River


Special 90 the Times
The TINES correspondent at Lynch
burg telegraphed the following at mid
night las; night
ROANOKE. VA, May 31.-A terrible
rain storm swept over Southwest Nir-
ginia yesterday aud last night. At Po-
cahontas o waterproof, at the head Of
Laurel creek, submerged the city. and
many people had to be taken from their
homes on horses. Seven bridges are
reported washed away on the New
River division of the Norfolk and
Western Railroad, and travel and traffic
are suspended.
A number of trestles on the Richmond
and Allegheny were carri d away. and
seven miles west of Buchanan an en-
CINE aud five cars plunged into the
James river. One car was carried
down the river. and collided with a
bridge pier at Buchanan and went to
pieces. 1t is impossible to get further
particulars. No trains are going out or
coming in over the Shenandoah Valley.
The destruction Of growing crops Is IN
estimable.
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4 Peculiar Bird.

Isaw q peculiar bird few days ago onmy
nrclni.os. and vii th-ns some Ornitholosi,t.
from nsy weak description, TO tell me tho
.pecics Il hai short wings, more 50 than
tie domestic fowl. beautiful piuinase, ~
e.,oblins IN color tie ground mole, only
dcencr; very long, beautifully shaped neck.
bin as white as tho virgin snow, and with
which it had the gift Of defending itself, a
much so as The gamest bird ever brought
into the pit by Georgia sportsman With
the aid Of dogs j, was caught, and ! carried
d; homo. showed il 10 the children, who de
sired t. let j, go 70 its orisinel Lie OF free
dom. IN one week il made is appearance in
thirty yards az my residence, remained no.
tionless for several moments, finally eew
away ni:h its coasoFt. Lafayette ,ia.l Ics
,eugcF