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DAN coUGHAIv BREAKING down.
1t Is Thought He May Tell All He Knows
OF the a. lin Murder.


OF the a. o lin Murder.
CHICAGO. July 1o-"Dan Coughlin l. the only
one Of the Cronin murderers upon whom con-
flnement seems to rest heavily" said Deputy
Warden Merrill OF the penitcntiary at Joliet
yesterday. He Is frettlng himself to death.
He is but 4 shadow of his former self and if a
new trial is not granted him before Ions there
will be funeral or a big sensation"
CouGhlin checks are pale and sunken. The
expression Of his face is careworn and melan-
choiy. One would be Impressed with the fact
that confinement has undermined his health
and lett IN little more than physical wreck.
He was industriousy chisellinG a large block
OF stone when the reporter saw him. bending
over IT intently and refusing to look UP at the
visitors.
1t is all worry" continued the deputy war
den. lie Is industrious and willing, and evil
den'ly tries to be cheerful, but he does not
ers do. Or course he has more to worry over
than O'Suliyun or burke. he has vie and
child who rome to SOC him as often as The
isty Tor their welfare that IS grad uaily break
ing him down, but am inclined u question
that. AT any rate there have been lew vris-
oners here in whose q pearanco there has been
You spoke Of a possible sensation"
Yes. l have watched CouRhlin pretty
closely. and have termed decided opinion.
HGT rS h end oes % %et Re bssye HoE
brooling over tho fact that he and his two
companions. are suffering punishment for a
but in which they were alter all, Only subOrdi-
mates. The inrOadS made on his health. | am
saN,silGd are due wg0y b 10 mental trouble
in fined t think that i would not lake great
dea to induce him to break down and tell all
nrent ! think. will he when 1t is known dell
niteIy whether new trial will be granted
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CAUGHT IN AN OPIUM JOINT.
A Young Woman Offers Her Diam"rd~ Z
the Police II They Will Release Her.

the Police II They Will Release Her.
CHICAGO. July ia woman found in an
opium den on Peck court last night offered the
police diamonds worth at least $1,000 II they
would release her. The den WAS discovered by
the merest accident. Policemen PASSING along
the street detected the odor Of opium near a
basement laundry kept by Lee Sun. The place
seemed to have only two rooms. one occupied
by the worRmen and the other a sleeping room.
1t was noticed that the rear room had been d.
vided by partition OF plain boar Ia. and that
they had been covered with old chow bills and
newspapers. A sort Of a cupboard or closet
was placed against the partition. When this
was removed a small door was disclosed which
opened into a second apartment Iicnly fur.
nished
Heavy damask and satin draperies. rich
plushes, and costly bric-a-hrac adorned the
place. Abound the sides were half dozen
hunks. In one OF these the woman and a man
were found smokiuG opium. The woman
almost tainted when the police entered. she
was richly dressed. rather young, and very
on her fingers and wrists and around her
neck. She took the jewels oil. and impIored
the police 10 take them and release her, Tho
man and woman were taken to the station,
and booked under assumed names. he
keeper OF tie place and all of the smoking
paraphernalia were locked up.
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THE PRISON As VIEWED FROM THE rARM1xorox
by that route. A few were successful. others
died. ami their bones still lie cofiined in the


by that route. A few were successful. others
died. ami their bones still lie cofiined In the
place
A Tory opened up this avenue OF escane. He
hid made KEY with which he ,unlo ked his
fetter~ every night when confined in the cav
ern. anil aided by fragments OF nail rods.
which lie ha Hecreted about his person, pickle
out hits OF mo- ar little by little until tho bars
were loosoned s" rs 20 Permit their removal.
In the Same way he ENLARGED he drain in some
Of Is nalrpwest places After many week. OF
hard to'l ne found himSel. ar HE outer ORR
flee. One night viii . lahoring iar within. a
partially 90, ned stone overhead fell behind
him. eiiectualiy closing the passage. He was
unable o turn around. and could go neither
forwar nor hac ward. With great effort. how
ever. he ,onnd that he could push the stone a
little with his foot. Q brace hinr elf against
the sides and eNerted all his strength inch
~. inch he moved the rock and finally welded
il in hollow spot II WAS with great difficulty
that he crowded his naked body through the
small opening and eueIGei into the cavern.
bleeding and exhausted. Just before the day
Lust lell was sounded, few nights after
ward he and several other grsoners uutas-
tened their etters AMI made their escape.
The number of conflicts that have taken
place between prisoners and guards would I'll
n book. Instructions and revolts among the
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NEW YOHKS IN A Walk.
Tho DauAtieas Was tho Only Crew tn at
Cared to Face Them.

The invitation four cared zig postponed from tho
Clifton Boat Clubs regatta last saturday decided
on tho Harlem yesterday afternoon under rather dis
appointing crcums. an'es There were originally four
entries; the Staten island Athletic Club Nassau Boat
club New YORK Aih etc Club, and DAuntlSsS Rowing
Club. aud itinH race was looked for. with the
chance favorlns thu winged foot" Hut tho staten
Islanders failed TO put in an appearance tho HaESaus
were short Of their men aud did wish 10 risk
substitute whl,o the DauntchS crew we're COMPLETELY
broken up and their racing out OF the question.
This looked like n wuIkoycr for the New YorEG but
sooner tia d point the assembled on tho y
da gsr OF an igno nlnuS flea" and Ro up scrub"
crew 10 race the wr trained New Workers. Tho Two
Nrw York A. Il, " KnicErrbocGar O,o~l r. J.
llann"d 80 y !, J. LHidaw 80, ~, l.. Gianinni
mtrphs aud u ;, Snyih &C ,AhrainL
deis"n 80 ~ II ". Walter CNn. Charles T. Connsil
Wuo.sl, aud !. i. Dan WoAEWatnL ''''
When The boats .ined NJ or the word the wind wAS
TIE VAS with the yArsnen Ihs DSunteEI crew ca hi
The water hrst and secured NshEat lead They held On
cdup 'on b,naton might max GOOD iG"s M g. ok
1Ahnni % tno NeM i0iHs w ~ tiysN old gat the
After he trst quarter tho race hscAmo a farce the
hew YOKE drawing further aud fur her away Hut
there Ea' o let ~ IN ne I,mnans aud tle pulled as
OF ,tArtng under tuer adverse cT,umItSncss
y Y. A G. men. aud they ChssTet the taiisnGsTs
heGiuy 1he curse was the "ld runs Harlem mi
fo from nI HEB, hriag' g. .s, pea Gsy.na Msc.me;
tseunds The DSuntlsss crossing the line n seconds
later The time lhowsthRt wind and iids played i'm
4 Z lpdgss At ilni.h Z o IsuDcld \ ! 4, rTank
time ,eepSrs II Atrrl, JT EasIaI B c and William,
4 LshIllhon, hLatsn Island L.
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an INTERESTING RESURRECTION
How the Star Athletic Club "Arose, Pho
nI1.ilke. from Its Ashes.n

Workmen have Just been putting the finishing touches
to the grounds OF the star Athletic CLUB Of Long Islam
City aud tbs association can now boast OF rack that
will compare faVorabiy with any in tho ciny. It is
a sixan cinder path laid under the supervision OF
welknown professional Splinter; the grand stand and
field seaS the club house has all convenience
and the organization enters once moro upon era OF
prosperity. with bitter lesson to look back upon and
keep IN check.
About six years ago the club was ono OF the most
prosperous in the East Jack Gouldiug now with the
ManhAuanS was in charge of the track and the vet
eran had the finest cnder path in the vicinity. Ath.
lec hgh in the club the time. and there
were many promising amateurs among tho members
including we'll known base ball players THIS latter
class induced tho club to tAko up the national pAstm0
and from that moment athletic sport waned aud ball
playing became pred Jminant Athletes resigned
by one join more active clubs and tic Stars
a almost exclusive base bail Organization. 1t was
very successful In i. new sphere tho team Winning
%msr this e craze drapped aa HSdany
as began The team disbanded and IN a short while
club house and grounds and h: Star GrorRca into
rcAiton OF seeing their grounds become public dump
Sol.o OF the older members were not content to re-
main ~ GosS1ry ana goiT6 ood 10 T"FE they
stare cyan TO rise Such hstic champions German
picaIon; began 70 pour in There was athletic talent
among the newcomer also and two years ago the
no aTTeg says WAS 9fi to ron HnsHf ths
bucGed 70 with such good result tt.t month ago they
ter 10 coHples by building cinIer path TO day ev,
eryhrx Is in good trim and ne pride Of the mentors
necessary TO bring 4 ALout r.,--
fourth STs.t FerPy AMI the o"snpE viii Se S
on saturday; July - with an n,hleuc meeting Ger
trne fSr ashes was What principally dumped dur
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L.sp.a FROM . Moving rrnln.

JACKSONVILLE. H.. July ls,-The police nave
for months been searching for Moses ~
son. negro charged with highway ro1trD
On last Tuesday he was ar csted by tie q . =
60 police. and an ofllcer was sent - rr',r ."
hhck inr una; ON tho l"'urn g. uou ] .-,
gay hlght, "hen near Bath 4 10 nrgrn a-1, /
ger the water. and the pri,ons, ipr'"u;, :
lehPed through aiwindow, and, bslor" -" in
could Do stopped. had disappeared IN the dar =.
nohs. A posse WAS oIgani ed, and u bea ~
MADE. but Al Efforts 10 hnd the EOgTo proves
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TAgRediy uneven. Current OF cool air chase
up and down the corrid r. in a mnDuer Jug
ReBtiye OF ~ secrel OJaning. whio water
trlckles down from the calling in BIZ fat drops
that fall wI'h "A heavy PUNK.
The corridor plunGss do m at an anglo OF
ioTty-ilYe degrees. expanding in width and
height until a hi! sujorranann chamber il
formed. II Il weren't for thr rude ~ eus that
have been hewn uIl OF the nDOr Of sold rock
one would never br lcrilitt"d to gro q his way
along h. Nolld side lnsteHd. lie ding in all
objections from ~" caNsIn"u5 chnmhe IS a
tLrough Thousands OBJECT Of 70 K Ihat il iRlaid
with RrSensh Yrins OF ri'h COPPER ore toll
lowing one Of these winding ways Tor short
AAlG b. round vol Of deep wafer, which
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IRoEwoop, Mich, July l9.-An express pack
age containing $1,000. sent by q Milwaukee
bank to tho Bank OF Rhinelander, Via. by the
United States Express Company has been
stolen The money has been traced 20 AIonico
junction. whore II was transferred 10 a brake
man named Gray 70 take to its Destination
This branch Of the Milwaukee. Lake shore and
through tiAlns run over II: hence the express
company has intIusted Its business 10 brake
men on the mixed train. The Tobber had near
" week start before tho package Was missed
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prisoners were OF frequent occurrence The
last happened rs late as 1922. All the irson-
ers. to h" number of a hundred or more were
implicated in the attemnt 10 escape. several
OF them were shot. In ~ the hlooit'st trag-
IL vas night The thirty Tories then COZ fined
T. the do,eiu cavern made Il hold hroak for
SAVAGE attack and game possession OF their
musket., linen followed n awful struggle;
1t was shot and decisive. Men fell on NIL
sides run clean thrn' Gh with bayonets. and
blood ed n out the rrls n ward in streams
Al the prisoners escaped: hui Il few wao had
been wounded. were attcrward recaptured
being found hidden In trees and swnmps
Ind vi MI escapes too rele numorous. A
negro convict died and hi body was placed in
Il rough wooden box. Tho iuterment was to
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SOUTH WALL AND TREADMILL BUILDING.
relieved Of its creakinG gates OF heavy oak. are
the ruined walls OF the old blacksmith shop
whore the convicts used 10 make wrought iron
nails. Ono man blew the bellows. while
another hammered the red il OF into shape
ibot men wore IRON CELLARS ahout dhelr nerEs
are the gloomy buildings which were Used .or
h sDital, CHAPEL, ktcnen. sho shop. ard tread
mill Tho latter place WAS fitted up with anti
tat machines doubly ,ractjcai mointa,n
elimberS-upon which the . iNonerS took III ms
In trampuR all day. This was the way the
Erist was grouno. A portion of one OF the
machines is still In position. In the centre of
the yard stands tho keepers house. with the
guard house In its rear.
Passing through door. which orens into
the foundation OF the house on the north sde
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be in the prisoners buryInS Grouni. half a
m IL away. and two p"i- oupr- uni guard were
do ale I 80 the work. Before they started Il
white convict removed the iii to the box and
substituted nj liv ne body or that o. the dad
man. ne box WAS rai-e from tho black
underground nit, and the bearers carried 1t
Out. Just as they were preparing to lower tho
box into the grave emitted setulchral
sound, and I procession Il three fled in tor
ror. Tho prisoner then came out and Ned, too.
lie WAS nevs IelHkeu.
The mr. son is thus described bv n traveller
who visited II in lsU7: "On leing admitted
into the Nil ward found Il sentry under. arms
within the gate and eight 30 Il airs drawn
IN in front Ol the lHiler'5 house. bel
summoning tho pri', ners 10 work had
already iung AMI in few momegts they be-
gan 10 maze their Appearance. They came IN
irregular numbers sometimes two or III 60 to-
geth"r aud sometimes sing 6 one alous; hut
whal ever one or move were Abou' to cross the
yard 10 tn" smi' hery the sol Tiers were ordered
10 present. In read ness 10 Ne. The prisoners
were heavily ironei, aud secured both by
handouts and letters, ami being therefore un-
able 10 walk, could only make heir way by a
Hm heTy some wont 10 the sides Of the f0rR's.
wheru collars dependcnt by iron chains rom
the roof we'e fastened around their necks.
and otners we're chained N pairs to wheel ar-
rows. The numh"I II prl-OnaTB was about
forty and when hey ware all DISPOSED OF In lilo
manner described s'ntrirs we're placed within
the buildings which contained them.
This establishment IL designed 70 DO, from
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These nenal;ies do not amply to wins on, the
same day Mt the same meeting. The penatles
arply 10 the scratch man IA we'll. and he must
lie started hack of the scratch n corresponding
distance Tor scoring II win, II too late 10 al
vance other contes at is on the nj ogramme.
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10 9-5 seconds; putting 16-pound shot, "a feet;
throwing l6-pound hammer 80 feet; throwing
66-pound weight. Is feet. Tho standards are
decidedly higher than thuse OF America.
The Amateur Athletic Association OF Grent
Britain has framed the following lls' OF ronal-
ties Tor winners OF open handicap races. In
nNnrY cnae lie Iisinnce mentioned is inelnsiYe:
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FRONT OF PRISON CHAPEL AND GUARD HOUSE.
the visitor finds himself In small stone
moer, A heavy wooden Trap covers q
hole is lust large enough to swaluw It man y
body whom the ira f. o2'n Tus Is the en-
trance TO the famous copper miicS, where tho
prisoners werc confined. Tho guide produces
rub o. coat hat and sho"s;. IiGhs II wax
taper. lifts the tran dno". and lisa ICarS down
q ladder Th" sre.k of ligrt grows ma Ter
and sma lsr. and i.nay turns black in the deep
distance AT 'enEih a voice gUrgl". M through
the hole reques Ing you to come II Dnwudnwn
you 20 step by step. imag'uiug at yo hear
the Ehos'ly ecn' 81 u ION lct'~ "lauElGg chains.
Fifty feet beneath the sarlh's suriice, and one
finds himself standing uron the rather uncrr-
tain tnundati pu o. -lmy stone The hckrring
candle throws Srontral shadow around, -
vralng AT first nothing lint somhre. ilonuto-
nous opaque space. The !loor /, rock the
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Improved TTRIh Service for Adirondack
Mountains

through wagner sleeping car for Paul Bmith'S ana
IuppeT LAKE station leaves Grand Central Station
ass GAY Sh les sSIln shore hnitsd ~ t6oP n, va
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At the games o. the North leods Cricket
Club on July :. over 400 nnmos wore, OF the
programme. Among tho entries was o. shaw
In 3U0-yard hurdle handicap. shaw travelled
from australia to eomy@,,e J., - the pEli ns
faamd'onSMip sh,ne and Uh Jp' AZ mi tl Soe,h
champion hurdlrr of England. were n -cratch
In the ,i0D-yard hurdle l!andlcan. Great race
ensuod between thom in the ma! heat, with
Daft leading shaw trle all the way, They
had the lead between them toward ne END.
dead heat. with the thir,I man iyO yards Ee,
hind time 80 is seconds
Tom lay the -x-champion Engli; h. amateur
Gently that he thinks he will hnyo to Iermn-
nently retire from active competition. ID ring
late years his eompetinG weight has not been
snrinG he has gathered ten moro non Dis,
which he says Is atal 10 good perioTmauces.
race S Sy Sac. :H on he faSsF G rop3
Edin6nrEh l. was non BY; Gairns; i"i q
YARDS. was bird and L. kniecE Roswell 800
Yards was fourth. Time minutes sec,
OndS. About iorty athletes competed, PrlTes
we're given TO the frs four. Scottish Jour
nal says that The handicapring WAS o. liberal
for tho time has been bsate4 only vice once
by William Cummings and once ny W. q.
George. The best amateur record Is minutes
The Gaelic Athletic Association Of Ireland
VIII hold its annual champion -hip games on
Saturday, Aug. 2, at Conturk ia k, Diumc"n.
ORA This association sill enforres the rule II
OF the Royal Irish tonstlbulRry.
The Irish Amateur Athletic ISOLATION have
clsion OF the amateur champion general uthiele
OF ireland. A competition ',rthi7 litIe va held
In 1888 for the FIRST lime ltwab ARA Gsl Tor lhe
then. The programme In tho future will DO
with tho standalds AS iOllows. IoI'yard run.
ms r sssoBSs 70 Riah
i2O,yGTd hurdle race feet Inches high.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-19
RELICS OF WASHINGTON.
A Collection Of the Great Generals
Effects Being Sold.

The sale of a valuable collection OF
the effects OF George Washington and
his executor and nephew, Lawrence
Lewis, and his grand nephew, Lorenzo
Lewis, was held lately in Philadelphia,
by order of II. L. Lewis, administrator
of the estate, included Washington's
private account books, letters, docu-
ments and personal effects kept by
relatives as mementoes.
A letter from Washington to Lewis
was bought by Aldrich for $31O, and
the same purchaser paid $76O for the
last memorandum book of Washing
ton, which the general wrote in up to
few days before his death. A letter
from Washington advocating the abo'
lition of slavery brought $3.50. A
smaller private memorandum book
brought $400. Six tickets of the Della
ware lottery purchased by Washington
and a memorandum bearing their
numbers in Washington's handwriting
brought 5000. The picture of Bette
Washington, painted by Williston, the
only portrait of her known to be in
existence, brought 1865. A fruit knife
and fork brought fifteen dollars, pearl
buttons from Washington's coat eleven
dollars each, and other articles offered
brought similar prices. Altogether
$50 articles were sold, the total sum
realized being SSH.
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What q Spectacle.

The Oregon wheat raiser continues
to buy Eastern ham and eggs. Har-
messed to the duty of raising square
miles of wheat, how can he find time
to attend to such trifling jobs as the
raising of pork and poultry involves?
He works hard to make both ends
meet, and he gets enough out of his
square miles of wheat to afford his FAM
ily-bread and butter!
He cannot even take time to notice
the financial prosperity of the man
next door, who doesn't work so hard,
cultivates less ground, but raises con-
siderable pork and poultry.
Pause a moment, o weary wheat
raiser! Wipe from your brow the
sweat that half-blinds you, and COM
pare yourself with the man of pork
and poultry. He is live man in a
healthy market, while you are tired
man in a market that is pretty sick!
While you are hardly getting ahead,
and waiting, waiting for "raise in
wheat" he is taking in the coin.
What a sad spectacle is that of a
man raising square miles of wheat and
realizing ne more than enough bread
and butter for his familyl And yet
one can see it in every county or town.
ship where the supply of ham and eggs
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-19
How Sawdust Kills Salmon.

1t has been proven without a doubt
that the promiscuous dumping OF saw
dust into the rivers is very detrimental
to the salmon. Salmon, after leaving
the ocean to spawn, never eat anything
while in the river. On opening thous-
ands of them, it is found they have
nothing in their stOmachs and intes-
tines. Nature has provided for this
abnormal abstinence from food by Civ
ing them an extra amount of fat as a
reserve to draw upon, which is con-
sumed while on their way to the
spawning grounds. In examining fish
that have been killed by sawdust, it is
found that the fine particles of wood
that have been swallowed in the water
lodge in the gullet and abdominal cav
tiles and clog them up, soon killing
the fish. The greater percentage
of fat found in Columbia river fish over
those of any other river is accounted
for on the grounds that the much
longer distance the fish have to travel,
over those OF salmon on other rivers,
before reaching the spawning grounds,
make this wise provision of nature a
very necessary requisite in the life OF a
fish.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-19
A Race Of Liliputlans.

Stanley and DuChaillu have rivals.
According to q dispatch from Indiana
polls, some boys have discovered a cave
in Crawford county, Indiana, which
is inhabited by race of humans aver
aging less than three feet in height
and about forty pounds in weight.
OF course the boys were laughed at
when they told their story. Then
they returned to the cave, and after
convincing themselves that they were
not dreaming, came back and excited
the curiosity of hundreds of citizens
by reiterating their story. A large ex-
pedition has been organized to visit
the cave.
The underground cave-dwellers ap-
pear, according to description by the
boys, To- be the lowest type of hui
manity. They run upon all fours
when they tire of the erect position.
They exhibited extreme fear Of the in
truders and clambered with agility
over heaps of stones in their frantic
fight.
Not vestige of clothing covered
them, and the boys say they noticed
no signs OF hirsuteness or other physi-
cal marks OF the lower order of the an
imal kingdom. The form is not devel-
oped, and males are little if any SUI
perior to the females. Their food can
be nothing except fish from the
streams which abound in the cave, for
long before their place of abode is
reached every vestige disappears of the
animals which haunt the caves or
seek refuge therein.
When the youthful explorers were
observed a baby-like chatter arose,
which, awakening echoes of the cave,
was almost deafening. Efforts will be
made to capture some of these remark
able people.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1890-12-19

THE New York World is said to
have been sold by Joseph Pulitzer and
his fellow owners to George w. Childs
of the Philadelphia Ledger and A. w.
Drexel, the Philadelphia banker. The
price is understood to be in the neigh
borhood OF $3,5O0,0O0. The property
is to be transferred on January l..
The sale includes the new fourteen
story building, the presses, engines,
machinery, ETC., the Evening World
plant and the good will of both papers.
This shows what good property news
papers are. Start one. All that is
necessary is to make it a success
Te[eGraDh.