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At cREssoN SPRINGS.

That IL where the Presidents RsusSly
Will spend the Latter Portion ~ the
Summer-A Pretty Home - she Meant
ains u Pennsyivsnia.
ericsson SPRINGS. Pa, Aug Att IL
now fixed fact that President Harri-
son will sojourn here the greater part
Of August and September. The Presi
Dental household will leave Cape Nay
Point cottage about the 18th inst. and
take up their residence for the balance
Of the summer season in their beautiful
mountain home. The President Is ex.
pected to follow in week. The Prcsi.
dent will practically transfer his Office
here. only going 70 Washington - the
exigencies Of public business require.
The Park cottage. which the Presi.
dent rented some time ago, is the hand.
soonest Of the many pretty cottages
which surround It. and has been thor
oughly overhauled. and Is now read J
for occupancy. Distinguished neigh.
bors surround tho Harrison cottage on
every side. all being prominent In bust
ness and social life in Pittsburgh. Pr
vate Secretary Halford's wife and
daughter have been hero for the pas
few weeks, and Mr.. Halford is expected
70 Join them to-day.
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o.s>v>~.h,s Cooastlons throughout -.
Germ ns~le Have rsrmanentiy
ehs Cora Crop the Try Weather
eral In the West and <orthwsss
Cotton crop Continues Ia Goo"
Frosnising Condition = fsvorA"s 80
vest weather on the Pacific Cs''.
WASHINGTON, August . The sigma
Office weather Bulletin for the pas
week reports unfavorablc weather 'o'
growing crops generally throughout 'ns
entire corn belt extending from IN,
and Michigan westward 70 Kansas any
Nebraska. and the continued drought
in connection with tho hot. dry ~'na'
west OF tho Mississippi. has perma'
nently injured the corn crop espo'
cial,y in Kansas, Nebraska and MIS-
souri,. and altered the prospect OF tnis
crop in the States Of the Central var
lcys In Minnesota and the pako'as
the weather was favorable for harvest
ing. " hich Is well advanced, but the
bot, dry winds were unfavorable fcs
wheat in the Northern portions.
All crops need rain in kentucky
Tennessee and Arkansas. although
the cotton cropscontinues in good con
dition in those states
Reports from the South Atlantic and
Gulf States indicate that the weather
for the past week has been favorable fof
cotton in Eastern Louisiana. and thence
eastward over South Carolina. although
in some sections Of Alabama and North
Carolina. cotton is shedding badly and
some slight injury is reported from
black rust South Carolina reports all
crops benefited and cotton uniniurcd by
rain. In portions of Texas and Louisi'
ana the crop is suffering from drought
and in the latter State the cane and
rice crops continue in excellent condi.
ton.
From Virginia northward. over
Western New York. recent showers
have improved the crop conditions. but
corn. tobacco and potatoes arc in need
OF more rain. In New Jersey all crops
were improved by rains and warm
weather. except the grape crop which
has been permanently injured by black
rot The weather was very favorable
for farm work in New York. where
large hay crop has been secured.
The drought has been broken In New
England. and all crops, especially corn,
tobacco and potatoes, were very much
On the Pacific coast the weather was
very favorable for harvesting. InOregon
and Washington the yield OF wheat and
pats i reported better than was cx-
pected. In California, some slight in
jury TO fruit resulted from hot, dry
winds. otherwise the weather was IA.
vorable for harvesting; and the partial
allure OF the fruit crop in the East
las increased the demand for California
ruit. and prices are reported better than
q many years.
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-
Commissioner sss""-
r.- Pension Commissioners Raum
.A,s,,ld resign or his son John should 20
an ~ tho pension business there
onyA, 10 be sufficient sense 81 the pro-
,,rie,ies 81 life la the faulty 70 force ono
Of them 10 QUIT ,vu,.s
VT. ani Mr.. John Raum have gone into
M nension and bounty claims business
M. senior partner having an ONCE IN
,ha li,tle village 81 Mount Carmel IN
his state. and the junior partner nav
inv one in Washington, ana iooking
after cases before bureau where ms
s.,ner i Commissioner and one OF his
nrothcrs 4 clerk. The firm is advertise
mo over Illinois and probably over the
country.
n not at al; probable that MessrA
wilkinson 4 Ranm have any speciM
facilities for getting business attended
~ Al the Pension Bureau. IL would DC
hazardous To favor them AZ the expense
~ other claim agents. Still. the name
81 4 public officer is being used 70 gc'
business for firm OF which ms son -
~. Of the members. The old soldiers
viii believe that an agentwho i 50 near
10 the Commissioner must have auvan-
taces which Others do not possess. ~
comes close. therefore. 70 being case OF
getting business under false prc'enses
A SON who had any dclicacy OF feeling
would not do any thing which wound
subject his father to unjust but natural
snspicions. A father who cared much
for his good name would not tolerate
for moment the attempt on the part
OF a son 10 trade omit The members OF
tho Iaum family seem 70 have thick
hides. however. and they may not mind
what the outside world is saying 50 long
as the cash comes In.
General Raum went into office under
favorable circumstances. lie had made
good record in the internal Revenue
Bureau. lie succeeded the surplus
buster" Tanner. whose admi Illustration
Of the Office had been marked by irreg-
ularities. such as the rerating OF pen
sions, but for some time back the pres
ent ncumb bent has been the object OF
charges in and out OF Congress, and 20
some OF them he has ma lie no reply. 80
far as these accusations limited AZ mis-
conduct nobody who knew him be-
lieved them. When he was accused OF
out among his clerks the stock
OF company in which DO was inter
csted he denied II. and his denial Vas
believed
But in the light Of this unrcbuked ap-
pcarancc Of his son as a pension agent
At time when the business. owing 10
the passage OF the dependent act j. 70
be most profitable one, 1t - difficult
TO see how far General Raums derials
Of past charges can Be given much
weight lie has shown 700 plainly that
he has not a high STANDARD OF otfcisl
proprie ~ that he Is willing TO put mp
with suspicion and distrust, so that
some member OF his family may make
4 little money out Of the old soldiers.
His course Is Notifying to every ILL
noisan. Chicago Tribune (Repl
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Gan They ustssr Thsmsslve. 4. .
. New rartyY

NV tartyf
Tho silly report that thai.
on between tho Democratic ana rkas
ers' Union LaDor party Il er,,s.,1u'
founded. Tho truth il ~ v W.
principles OF the two partios enual
same and the question is, can NV -
cratic farmern better themsal.a" '%o'
leaving their party and roinr 4 "
other? The Republican par,v .'ne
sponsiblc for the hard times ara |" ~
OF money In the West Farmae'y
have voted that ticket haye ahn.s rno
right to complain, as they hars ~
been represented at all. Thu MAJ ~, ~
have elected TO law.malyia, lca,.. wv
never taken into accom-, thasr ,,,. '7
and wishes. but have whnliv ,.
them. On the other hand this '1
true Of Democrats. Democratic ,4 ~
lators have done their utmost 10 80
body into laws for the past thIr,v 49,
the very measures witch tho Wesss'-
people are so earnestly demanding ro.
They were unable 10 do SO. howa.s-
because the party has not had e,..l
plete control OF the Government 49,
the war.
! Asa sample Of some Of the lec,s,.
tion passed by Democratic leyisl,ti--
bodies take the work OF the Indi.r
Legislature two years ago AmorJ
the important laws passed bv i No.
| the following: IN
+! !. The new school-book law. whil,
reduces the cost Of text books forty ~.
cent
! =. The Australian election svs,s.
which vii! prev ent fraud at the pollxN
| 3. The payment Of wages every "
weeks 10 employees. >.
| o Their laws might be S,<tos yh~,t n
are sufficient for the present hts'R
are all in the interest OF the peopl -.
what they have been demanding 10y
Missouri. Democratic State. then
law so far passed in the United sN...y
against trusts, an antitrust law can M
found which conhscates the proper
OF these oppressive organizations. and
which has served % compel them to
quit operating In that State. SO, BY
careful inquiry. the Democratic farmer
and laborer will find that his party has
done all in its power to forward his In
tcrcsts. always meeting with the unite'
opposition OF Republican Legislators
What then has DEMOCRATIC farms
or laborer TO gain in leaving hs part
TO vote third ticket? Nothing.
Republican. however. has the beyoi1(k
sons 10 leave his party. II the Repul
can farmers OF this county are hone
and sincere in advocating the principle
cnunciatcd nv the Y. NJ. Ii. A., an
Farmers Alliance we do not undo
stand how they can ever consistent
vote = Republican ticket again. II q
measures advocated by these orders .
in their interest. then Of necessity 4
measures that have been passed Al
arc being voted for now BY the Repu
lican party are directly against the
interests. while those Of tho Democra
ic party are in harmony with thes
This Is serious subject. and should}
the object Of serious consideration
the part OF every voter Washingt'
(Ind} Democrat
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Auburn. N. ~. Aug. 6.-kemmlcr u
dead. Al six o'clock this morning War
den Durston called tho twenty- three
witnesses which the law provided for,
all Of whom were TO assist IN the exc
cution in some Official capacity. All
were prompt in responding 70 the SUM
mona
The exact list OF the witnesses pres
emit. in the order in which they signed
the certificate Of death. Is IS follows:
Charles +. Durston. Dr. Louis Balch
and DR.. A. J. Nellis. Of Albany; DR.. w.
l. jenkins Of New York; DR.. Charles
Fowler. Of Buffalo; DIR. Henry A.
Argue. Of Corning; DIR. G NJ.
Daniels. OF Buffalo; DR.. A. r..
Southwick. Of Buffalo; Rev. DR.. Hough-
ton. OF Auburn: DIR. II. +. Allison.
Of Auburn; Dr. T. l.. smith. OF Auburn;
Robert Dunlap OF New York; DR..
Spitxka, OF New York: DIR. Carlos r..
Mcdonald. OF New York: DR.. George T.
Fell. Of Buffalo; sheriff Oliver A. Jen-
kins. Of Buffalo; John G. Yelling. Of
Albany; Rev. Horatio Yates. Of Auburn;
Tracy G. Becker OF Buffalo; William
Conway and George Grantham Rain, Of
the United Press. and +. w. Mack. Of
the Associated Press
Al 0:SS A. m. the door at the right OF the
execution chair leading toward the exc
cution room opened and Warden Ours
tons figure appeared in the doorway.
Behind him walked spruce-looking.
broad-shouldered little man. full
bearded. with carefully-arranged hair
clustering around his forehead.
He was dressed in : suit Of
new clothing. sack coat and vest
Of dark gray material. trousers OF >
mixcd yellow pattern, white shirt
whose polished front was exposed d.
rectly below little bow Of lawn Of .
black and white check pattern This
was William Kemmler. the man who
Was about to undergo the sentence OF
death. Behind him walked DR.. w. T.
Houghton and Chaplain Yates.
Kcmmler was by far the cool
est man in the party He did
not look about the room with
any special degree Of interest lie hesi-
tated, as the door was closed behind
uim ana carefully locked by an at
tendent on the other side. as though be
did not know exactly what TO do.
Give me chair, will youc" said the
warden.
Some one quickly handed him wood
en- chair which he placed in front and .
little to the right Of the execution
chair, facing the little circle Of men.
Kcmmler sat down composedly. looked
about him. and then up and down.
without any evidence Of fear or
Of special interest in the event His
face was not stolid-it was not indiffer-
emit lie looked II any thing IS though
be was rather pleased at being the CEN
<cr Of interest Warden Durston
stood q the left Of the chair
with bic hand resting on the back OF It
and almost At tue moment that Kemm-
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1T seems to be settled that STATE
rights are for Northern States Tue,
south must contentit itself with Nationai.
le.-Iouisville Courier-Journal
Vice President Morton Is not ont.
OF those hibitionists who carry wate4
on both shoulders One Of his shoulders
he deyotes to alcoholic mixtures -Cour'
ier-JournaL
THAT stanch Republican paper
the Philadelphia American. advises al
Republicans to vote the Democratic
Gubernatorial ticket this time Things
seem all ready for tidal wave ~
the Keystone state. Boston Globe
So there will be no Pattison men
and no Wallace men in the Pennsyl'
vania Democracy. They are al Demo,
Gratis.
1--WE win unite the white rose and the red,
smile Heaven upon this fair conjunction
N. y. Sun.
The New York Tribune editorially
inquiries: who says it is force BILLY.
Well. leaving out q few millions o.
Democrats the Pfoneerfress =.
Minnesota says 80, and Murat Hais'ea'
Of Brooklyn and Cincinnati says 90
Washington Critic
Why shoald the Hcuse or fne
Admins tratioa be expected 70 taks
notice OF the seandalous conduct ~
Pension Commissioner Raum' y ~
not Republican, engaged in distrlnut
ing the surplus among his own reia
tions and clients and the pension raio'
ecs?-N- y. World
Tho force bill will produce TAN
other crop o. carpet-bAggers. but they
will not find the south Of 1888 In lsso
and IL would BE- well enough for them
TO exercise degree Of caution ~nen
they approach Kemper County LOUIS
willie Times
| In IN interview with the Rochcs
ter Union (Dem.) Bob Ingcrsoll says
II believe in protecting what are calico
| tho infant industries, but after tness
| infants get to b. six feet nigh ana
wear No IL boots Is about time TO STOP
rocking the cradle, especially when tns
| infant tells you that IL you stop rocN.
| ing no will get out Of the cradle ana
kick your head Off,
ne DepuDilcah psrtys ~
ganized and inspired. Is . party OF VA,
pcsticnce and mine. Its sectional
policy is aimed at the destruction Of 70
South. Its economic policy will surely
bring ruin to the North. All that y y,
oured to fulfill its mission Is time, ans
when the people OF the United ssa','
awaken some fine morning to find theH
Treasury empty, the South In tames
and the wolf az the door they will ~
up even in New England and rcnd ~
authors OF their misery limb from lim'
louisville Couricr-Journal.
Even that stanch Republican q
gan. the Independent, agrees that ''n'
vindlcation Of Quay BY the Republ'ca'
convention in Pennsylvania has been r.
ccived with something like dismay y
some OF the most loyal and devoted ~
hercnts OF the Republican party N w"
State" And IL regards the possihillV
OF PattiSon's election over Quays NAB
Dclamatcr, as a contamination devoh'v
70 be wished by all good Republicans
Chicago America
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Ter took his seat he began to speak in
short. quick periods Now, gentle
men," he said. this Is William Kemm-
Ter. have warned him that he has got
70 die, and u he has any thing TO say be
will say II"
A the warden finished. Kemmler
looked up and said. in high-keyed
voice. without any hesitation. and -
though he had prepared himself with
the speech: We'll. ! wish every one
good luck in this world. and l think
am going TO good place, and the papers
has been saying : lot OF stuff that isn't
20. That's all I have to say" With
the conclusion Of the speech he turned
his back on the jury, took on his coat
and handed II 70 the warden. This
disclosed the fact that hole had been
cut from the band Of the trousers down.
80 IS 70 expose the base OF the spine.
When his coat was on. Kcmmler turned
In the direction Of the door through
which no had come into the room and
began 10 unbutton his vest Al the
same time the warden was drawing the
interfering drapery Of his shirt through
tho hole in the trousers and cutting II
on 80 . 70 leave the little surface
Of flesh against which one Of che
electrodes was 70 press absolutely bare.
Warden Durston called attention 70 the
TACT that It was not necessary TO remove
his vest and Kemmler calmly buttoned
u again and carefully arranged hi.
tic. Don't hurry about this matter.
said the warden. BE perfectly cool.
lie was perfectly cool. lie was By 81
odds the coolest man in the room.
Then his tie was arranged. and he .
down in the electric chair as quietly .
though he were sitting down to dinnes
Warden Durston stood on the right an
George vieling, Of Albany. on the left
They began Immediately to adjust Ii
straps around Kemmler's body. the cor
dcmncd man holding up his arms 20 d
70 give them every assistance. whe
the straps had been adjusted about Ii
body, the arms were fastened dow
and then the warden leaned ovs
and spartcd Kemmlcr's feet %
70 bring his legs near the lcf
q the chair. While the stra,
wore being arranged Kemmlcr said
- warden and his assistant tai
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AUer~TA, Ga. Avg. 3 about mid.
night Friday night l. II. Pattillo,
travelling correspondent and agent Of
the Augusta Chronicle. and c. II. Hud.
son, . dry goods salesman, engaged in
: shooting ARRAY 81 the Arlington
Hotel. Hudsoa was killed outright
and Pattello Is wounded seriously. A
family trouble in which lady figured
is said 70 have been the cause.
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La CRossE, Wis. August 3l--The i'm.
mense -four mill and elevators OF A. A.
Freeman 4 Co, caught fire a few min.
utes past Loon yesterday. and are now
. mass OF ruins The mill was tho
largest in Wisconsin, and had capac.
ity Of ], 500 barrels per day. The origin
Of the fire Is supposed TO have
boon spontaneous combustion. though
there was no appreciable explosion
Mr.. Freeman, the owner, who lives ia
New York, Is in the city. and estimates
tho loss ~ 500, 900. Insurance AHA.
ope-hall.
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THE ELECTION LAW.


lions Of the Country.
As general rule. we think that busi-
ness journals should not interfere in
partisan politics. but there are political
measures which are SO intimately $50
ciated with the welfare OF the whole
country that il becomes the duty OF
every business man TO speak out and let
himself be heard upon them.
At Appomattox General Grant said 70
General Lee: Tell your men TO take
their horses home with them to help
them make their crops" and afterward
uttered the immortal words: Let US
have peace"
The people OF the South accepted their
defeat in good part and went earnestly
70 work TO retrieve their fortunes, with
: result which has challenged the ad-
miration Of the world; but just as the
New South is emerging from its dark
ness. with its labor contented and its
resources developing by union OF
Southern effort and Northern capital,
certain politicians, actuatcd by the
same spirit which General Grant 70
bnked, now come forward and for parti-
c~n pun K+t-Ft rENh again w ttAA VI - -
between the North and the South BY
proposing what is popularity known -
1.-The force bill" Federal election law
which Lincoln. Grant and Gar field. tho
great leaders OF the Republican party,
81 alive to-day. would unhesitatingly
condemn. and which every fair-msnded
man must pronounce a. unwise a. IL IL
unnecessary. Even intelligent colored
men are already found protesting against
Il - sure to result in detrime mt 70. their
race.
The conditions at the South are such
that until the colored people have grown
in intelligence. liberation and virtue,
the white race must necessarily be the
dominant race. Northern Republicans
who VISIT the South and see for them
selves, admit this. The property OF the
South is being taxed to educate the Gel
ored people, and in time they will rise
to the responsibilities and duties ar cit
izenship; but to attempt to employ bav-
onets In regulating elections ina Repub-
lican country quarter Of century AZ.
ter the war, Is a step backward that 1.-THE
common sense Of most" will not indorsc,
and that the dominant party will ind "a
be as bad policy from ; Republican party
point Of view, as II Is untimcly and un.
just
Among the FIRST 70 condemn IL will h
the men In blue, who fought against the
men in gray. and who sympathize more
with the sentiments OF their great lead
or than they do with those who seek "a
speak for the Republican party to-day
At any rate. II Is time for the business
men Of the United States to protest In
the name Of the country welfare against
such legislation As the force bill. and
that they rW protest earnestly and Wig
orously tho leaders or the Republican
party will find out in 1904. II they d
not bel pre- American Grocer.
SENATOR Allison for . good while
has been getting ready to strike an at
tractivc attitude as tariff resormcr o
parts Int Mr. Sccrotarv Ma, M nov, a.
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The autopsy WAS begun az abort nine
o'clock. II was in charge Of DR.. Jcn
kins. OF New York lwho handled the
knife). Dr. Daniel. DIR. Mcdonald and
Dr. Spitzka Dr. Fell prepared the
blood drawn from the body for exami.
nation under the microscope. 1t was
found when the body was spread out on
the table that very severe rigor morris
had set in. There was little relaxa-
tion. and il was with difficulty that
the corpse was Strengthened out
On examination IL was found that the
second elcctrode had burned through
the skin and into the flesh 81 the base
Or the spine. making scar nearly five
inches in diameter. The heart, lungs,
and other organs were taken ont and
We're found 10 be In good healthy condi.
tion. They will be preserved for further
examination. The brain was taken out
and IL, too. will be- carefully examined.
The examination Of the brain showed
that the brain was hardened directly
under tho spot where the electric cur
| rent had come In contact with the skull
and that the blood az that spot was
hardened. showing that the current had
had action direct on tho brain
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---Scnator Allison FOR : good while
has been getting ready to strike an at
tractivc attitude as tariff reiormcr Of
parts, but Mr.. Secretary Blaine now ap
pears to have raised the Iowa statesman
out q the game. Perhaps IL Is begin
ming TO dawn on the bland gentleman
from Dubuque that delays arc danger.
Gus. CHICAGO NswA
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1890-03-12
Glasgow on the James.

Ths drawing of lots at Glasgow by share
holders in the Rockbridge company came
off at the Natural Bridge on the 5th inst.
The occasion drew together large com
pany from Virginia and other States, thir-
teen of which were represented at the time
The next day at Glasgow was of continued
interest. A large number of lots were sold
by the company to parties and organizations
arranging to go into development there.
A company to erect furnace on the
"Glenwood' property, now in the posses
sioa of the Rockbndge company, to be
known as the "Glenwood Furnsce," has
been organized. Major R. 81. Catlett, OF
Staunton, is President CT the company.
Prof. Proctor, State Geologist of Ken
lucky, made thorough test Of the iron
ores of Gienwood and reported upon them,
and declared them to be very rich and in
great abundance.
Several large enterprizss,as we'll as many
of less note, are already established at Glas-
gov. The production and dressing of lum
Der and the manufacture Of brick will be
conducted on large scale. Handsome and
substantial buildings will inaug urate the
commencement of improvements of which
a large hotel will be the first.