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, 1890-04-29

AUBURN, n. Y, April 2S.-The latest
news about the murderer, Kemler, is that
he is still alive and no one hut Warden
Durston knows definitely at what hour or
on what day the electrical shock will be
sent through his body. 1t had been
almost settled that the execution was to
take place Tuesday, but the machinery
of death was not in final working order
when the working hours were over this
evening, aEd 1t is believed that arrange
ments will not. be completed until to-
morrow. Warden DurstOn said this
afternoon that the execution would GER
.tainly not occur during the next twenty
four hours Several scientists and law
officers who have been invited to witness
the execution have arrived here.
Absolutely no newspaper men will be
permitted TO see it except representatives
OF the two press associations. This af-
ternoon Warden Durston showed to a
number OF reporters the different %electri-
cal devices and the chair in which KEN
aler will be executed. 1t is the same as
has been described recently at length in
the press. A movable piece at the ton
supporting the electrode cup which will
fit on the victims head and a wire pass
ing down the back connecting another
electrode which will be placed at the base
eff the spine.
Saturated sponges will be placed be
tween the electrodes and body to prevent
bur Ling. The victim will be firmly
strapped in the chair and a broad leather
strap will cover the face except the nose,
thus concealing the death agony. 1t is
understood the current used to cause
death will be between $500 and 9, 100
volts in force, enough to supply about
900 lights. Kemaler has passed the
day about the same way he has last week.
Ho las read the bibls as well as he
could and listens to his religious keeper,
Daniel McNaughton. DR.. Haughtoa and
Chaplain Yates. He made his will to-
night, giving a pictorial bible to Keeper
McNaughton, a pigs in clover puzzle to
Dr.. Rev. Houghton, testament to Keeper
Wemple and a slate covered with auto
graphs to Chaplain Yates.
, 1890-04-29

In crossing Union square the other day
a lady dropped her handkerchief, and a
gamin of 10, who noticed the fact, ran
after her and restored it.
Thanks, child, thanks!' she replied,
as she received the dainty fabric from
his grimy hand. 'Now, then, what can
l do for your
''Nuthink, " he replied.
"Qh, but l must reward your action in
some way. How shall l do itI'
well, mum, if you are bound to do
it, please give me n hundred dollars in
stead of presenting me with a mansion
on Fifth venue Taxes is high, and
dad is out Of work, and we don't want
no dead horse TO carry these hard times"
She made it ten cents and another vote
of thanks, and he seemed perfectly salts
fied.-New York Sun.
, 1890-04-29

CHICAGO, April Appropriations for
the expected packing house strike are be-
ing made. The Internatlona company
proposes TO close down Thursday. Fowler
Brothers are putting their premises in
order for continuing operations behind
closed gates and the high fence erected
during the last strike surrounding their
entire place.
The steam filters at Armour's quit work
today for eight hours and the coopers a.
Bot tsford's struck against the contract re
quiring a money deposit.
The railroad switching at the yards is
done by members of the switchmen's as
ISOLATION, and it was said tonight that if
tho packing house employees go out the
switchmen will lend assistance by refusing
to handle clrs for the houses involed.
Such a move would be a crippling blow to
the packing interests. The yardmsster
discredits the reno Is As the yards are
private property, the chief of police has
made arrangements, should a strike be
declared, to take complete charge of the
stock yards district and clear them of ev-
erybody who has no business there. Some
OF the packing house companies will IN
ploy special police.
, 1890-04-29

A recent recipient at the court Of Con-
stantinople of the Turkish Medal Tor Art
and of the Order of the Mejidieh is the
mason who put up Il Russian stove in the
sultan's palace. 1t appears that the sui
tan was struck with the stove at the Rus
sian consulate at Constantinople, and had
a similar structure of bricks and tiles or
dered from Odessa. The Russian laborer
who IA sent with it to put It up was a
simple ,loujik, but the sultan was so de
lighted with the mana skill in ~bricklay-
ing-an art unknown in Turkey as ap-
piled to the building of fireplaces-that,
besides a money present of $3.50, he con-
ferred the above distinctions on the peas
ant.-New York World,
, 1890-04-29
ANOTHER MANIFESTO.
President Gompers' Second Letter
to Wageworkers.
He Advises All but Carpenters to
Remain at Work.
Chicago Packers Preparing for the
Coming Conflict.

New YORK, April 2S.-The general
executive board of the American Fedora
ton of Labor after a protracted session
this afternoon issued a manifesto tonight
signed by President GoupeIs. After de-
nouncing all who do not yield to his
views, Gompers closes thus: The ex-
ecutive council Of the American Fedora
ton of Labor having selected the
Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners
of America to make the demand for the
enforcement of the eight hour work day,
| ask you to refrain from any sym
pathetic strikes; rather remain at your
work and aid the carpenters and %ioiners
to win in the contest. 70 the carpenters
and %joiners my advice is to demand and
insist upon the enforcement OF the eight
hour work day. In the demonstration to
be held on May |, turn out in vast num-
bers and by your presence manifest your
unalterable determination to have the
eight hour day enforced, though by one
trade at time yet for all, as the ultimate
result. Allow no one to provoke you, re
frain from all violence, and let the watch
word be the enforcement of the eight
hour work day, firm, peaceable and posi-
tipa
, 1890-04-29

1t is nothing more or less than the fig
ure of a general made of ginger bread
which Clavette buys every year at the
Place du Trone When ne gets home he
hangs his purchase on a nail. You know
the effect of the atmosphere ON ginger
bread. The slightest moisture renders it
soft; in dry weather, on the contrary, it
grows hard and tough. Every morning
on going out Clavette asks his servant:
What does the general sayT'
The man forthwith applies his thumb
to the figure and replies:
THE general feels flabby about the
chest; you'd better take your umbrella"
On the other hand, when the symptoms
are 'hard and unyielding" our worthy
colleague sallies forth in his new hat
Almanach de rAlelier,
, 1890-04-29
SPARKS FROM THE WIRES.

Sunday night three slight earthquake
tremors were felt at Saratoga, n. Y.
There is a blockade of railway good
at Holyhead, owing to the Irish strike.
Speaker Peel has recovered and will re.
sumo his duties in the English house OF
commons.
Additional deaths resulting from the
riot at BIalia, Austaia, makes the number
of victims seventeen.
The b~urgomaster at Murschan, has
been threatened with death for f~orbidding
demonstrations on May day.
Yesterdays temperature-New York
460, New Orleans &c, St. Louis Sc. Gin
cinnati 4S0, Chicago 4S0. Winnipeg Acc.
The Madrid government has given or
ders to permit labor demonstration in
Taleucia on May day unless disorders
arise.
The managers of the military work
shops at Spaudau, announce that work
men who absent themselves on May day
will be dismissed.
Another bucket shop failure at PITTS
burg, that Of Johnston & Co, occurred
Yesterday. Liabilities are not known.
The failure was caused by the steady ad-
vance in stocks.
A meeting of anarchists was held at
Lyons, Sunday, at which speeches were
made favoring violence by w%orkingmen
on Mey LIST. Eleven participants OF the
meeting were arrested.
The Italian government has taken pre-
cautions looking to the maintainance of
order on May /. The project OF Bo-
logna has forbidden professions on that
day and all shops will be closed.
The ~burgomastcr of Stockerau, whose
house contains the synagogue, has re-
ceiyed a letter warning him that his house
will be burned and not a jew will escape
alive. Anti Jewish riotng is reported IN
Kolomoea, Galicia.
Returns from the municipal elections
show that twelve Republicans, eight Con-
.servatives and one Boulangist were
elected Fifty nine supplementary ballots
will be necessary, in which forty two Re
publicans will probably be elected.
Peasants and laborers at Koiorned, Aus
tria, where the anti-Jewish rioting was
reported last night. are making threats
against the lives of landlords. Several
rioters have been arrested. Further
trouble is feared. Troops are being hur-
ried to the town.
, 1890-04-29

New York, April 2s.-Mrs. Della
Parncll, wife of the Irish leader, writes
to a morning paper c%ontradicting the story
to the effect that she is not destitute and
reiterating her former statement. She
says: Pen and pencil fail to portray the
extreme cases and none have told of my
intense sufferings The cold, too, was
digging into me for weeks. | would not
now be alive, but for the benevolent Peo-
pie who provided for me, for | was fast,
at my advanced age, dying of cold and
starvation
, 1890-04-29

New York. April 2S.-The stock
market today was very active and strong
with an upward movement, and the great
majority of the list, Notwithstanding reali-
cations. is ~fractionally higher tonight,
With some material gains.
Money on call easy with no loans.
Government bonds barely steady.
Petroleum opened strong. Spot SAL
May S4f, and closed steady-spot S4E,
May S4J.
Following are closing prices of stocks:
Pacific 6s. 1l6; American Express, us:
Canada Pacific, 6S; Canada Southern,
SGT; Central Pacific. 344; Burlington,
1911; Delaware, Lackawanna l. Western,
l43f; Denver 4 Rio Grande, 49,; Erie,
27!; Kansas 4 Texas. l2f; Lake Shore,
1893; Louisville 4 Nashville, 93I; Michi.
gan Central, 99i; Northern Pacific, S23;
New York Central, 1911; Oregon In
provement, As; Oregon Navipa
ton, log; Oregon Short Line, SOL;
Transc9ntinental, 39I; Pacific Mail,
42l; Reading, 42s; Rock Island,
g3s: Milwaukee 4 st. Paul. 10. Texas
Pacific, 2OI; Union Pacific. G6I; United
States Express, -; Fargo Express, AZ;
Western Union, S45; American cotton
oil 2bi.
CHICAGO. April 2S.-Cattle-Receipts,
$1,000. Market stronger. Beeves 81. 50
OSLO; stockers and feeders. 81. 45G3 IS;
steers, 50. 35(G47J Texas corn fed $500
@3 IS.
Sheep-Receipts 1000. Market steady.
Natives, 81 0OG4. 30; Western corn fed
s. OO(G5 90; Texans, 81. S5(Gh 20.
The Drorers' Journals special cable
gram from London quotes heavy supplies
Of American cattle and prices for medium
to choice steers ll3(dl24 per pound esti-
mated dead weight.
Wheat-Steady. Cash, $4,000. May
s9599O; July, 81.
Corn-Market steady. Cash, 32s; Nav.
32s; July, 33t.
, 1890-04-29
In the Senate.

WASHINGTON, April 2s.-There wa
an extended discussion on the question
whether the levee system or the outlet
system, or a combination OF the Two, was
best fitted to protect the people of the
lower Mississippi valley from floods.
Various opinions were expressed.
Reagan said his Investigations had con
WINGED him the lower system was a fall
ure as it had proved in the Yellow river
of China, where the bed of the river had
raised and devastating %overfUws, causing
the loss of millions of lives, had resulted.
The outlet system was the true relief for
the overfows of the Mississippi.
Berry held the levee was the only true
system and said hat nearly every engi-
neer who had anything to do with the
river held the same view.
Harris had believed in the levee system,
but events Of the last two months had
greatly shaken his confidence in it and
he suggested the appointment of a COM
mission OF scientists to be charged with
the duty OF a thorough investigation Of
the subject.
Eustis said steamboat captains were
unanimously IN favor of the lcvee system
as against the outlet system.
Walthall SAID that so far as he knew the
people along the river had absolute faith
in the levee system and were generally
opposed to the outlet. He firmly believed
if the outlet system was adopted it would
not be long before the Mississippi river
would become useless for navigation.
After further discussion the business of
the morning hour was proceeded with.
Blackburn introduced a bill for the al
, 1890-04-29

WASHINGTON, April Is. -Secretary
Proctor has received several replies to
kilograms asking for information in re-
gard to the extent of suffering in the over
flowed districts of the south. The COVER
nor of Louisiana said that ten DAYS
rations for 25, 900 people should be sent
to New Orleans, for distribution through
out the state. The governor of Mississ-
ippi said that probably 10000 persons in
that state were needing assistance, and
the governor of Arkansas said 500 people
in Phillips county and a considerable
number in Desha county were In great
pa.d of reliaf
, 1890-04-29
Pearl of rekln Company in a Collision

SrAUNToN, Va April 2s.-At 3 a. m,
an express train on the Chesapeake &
Ohio for Washington was descending a
heavy grade one mile west OF Staunton.
VIXEN the air brakes were rendered use
less, and the train rushed into Staunton
at the rate OF eighty miles an hour, tear
ing way the depot roof. The Pullman
sleeper was thrown on its side. In it
were fifteen members of the Pearl of Pc
kin troupe en- route to Baltimore. OF
the company Myrtle Knox was injured,
and died while being taken from the car;
Edith Miller, leg broken; Edward Webb,
Edward Stevens, Bertha Fisher, Louis
Harrison and lone Durham all escaped
with slight cuts and bruises. The car
took fire but it was put out.
, 1890-04-29

LINDEN PARK, N. j., April 2S.-Five
and a half furlongs-Best Boy won, Tip
staff second, Bradford third. Time, I:22f.
Mile-GOlden Reel won, Lisimono sec
ond, Sam Morse third. Time, l:494.
Five-eighths of a mile-Gray Rock
won, Ely second, Chatham third. Time,
l:06f,
Mile-Salviui won. Erie second, Sor-
rents third. Time, las
Mile and a sixteenth-Tristen won,
Tarapon second, Sleek third. Time. l:56f.
Seven. eigbths of a mile-Puzzle won,
Shotovcr second, Zulu third. Time, l:344
, 1890-04-29

MEMPHIS, April 2s.-Seven and a
half furlongs-Billy Pinkerton won, Bliss
becond, Carlton third. Time, l:42J.
Four and a half f~urlongs = Black
Knight won, National second, Consola
lion third. Time. l:0l3.
Mile-Gloekner won, Buckler second.
friendless third. Time; I:46i.
Half mile-Ida PIckwick won, Drift
second, Laura Doxey third. Time. 500
Five-eighths OF a mile-Bily Parker
won, Leo Brigel second, Iago third. Time
Mile and one-eighth-Mamie Fouso
ron, Event second. Skobelof third.
, 1890-04-29

Petroleum has been known since the
lawn of history. For a number of years
it was known to the Indians and early
settlers as Seneca oil. and used as n medi-
cine, chiefly as a liniment.
The first systematic boring for petro-
leum began about 1857 to 1859, and in a
few years the product increased enor-
mously. At present the yearly output
is between "a, 900, 900 and 10000, 900 of
barrels, and new fields are constantly
being opened. Russia has. a great oil
field in -Transcaucasia, near Ragu.-
Golda nays
, 1890-04-29

BROOKLYN, April 2S.-The home
team had an easy victory over the Phila-
delphias (League) this afternoon. At
tendance 2, 900.
Philadelphla...... . 100000 o. 0
Brooklyn............2 2 . 2 . 0 0 . 80
Base hits-Philadelphia 3. Brooklyn
10. Observation-Disclosures A.. Brooklyn ..
Batteries-Vickery and Clements, Car
ruthers and Clark. Umpires-West and
Pike.
, 1890-04-29
Unconstitutional State Laws.

WASHINGTON, April . .-The United
States supreme court, through Chief
Justi+e Fuller, today rendered an opinion
adverse to the coustitutionality of state
laws providing for the seizure of liquor
brought into the state in original pack
ages. Such laws, the court holds, are an
interference with inter state commerce.
, 1890-04-29

FoUNTAINHEAD, Tenn, April 2s.-
Spotted fever has again broken u in
the Pleasant Hill neighborhood. During
last week there were eleven cases and ten
of the number proved fatal. The disease
seems to battle the skill of the best
physicians.
, 1890-04-29

BUTTE, Mont April 2s.-Aiter a sen
s~ational contest between the heirs
of the late A. J. Davis estate, in
~volving a fortune $1,000, 900, Judge Nc.
Hatton appointed John A. Davis, brother
of the deceased, as administrator, with q
bond of So DOC, 900. The case will be APP
peale1 to the supreme court.
, 1890-04-29

WASHINGTON, April 2S.-Represen-
%tatives of ten of the seventeen nations
participating in the international Amer
car conference this morning signed the
agreement drawn up by the conference
for the settlement by arbitration of dit
ferences between them.
, 1890-04-29

PoUaHKEEpsIE, N, Y, April 2S.-
REPRESENTATIVES of the conductors,
brakemen, switchmen and other employees
of the New York Central road to the
number of 100, held a secret conference
here yesterday. 1t is not known what
ac'ion was taken, though it is said it vas
indecisiye
, 1890-04-29
Took Laudanum, But Repented

CEDAR RAPIDS, Ia, April 2s.-J. B.
Quimby, of Waverly. took laudanum at
Cedar Falls last night. Immediately af-
ter taking it he called the hotel clerk and
a doctor was sent for. who came in time
to save his lite. Disappointment in love is
said to be the cause.
, 1890-04-29

PTTsBURG, April 2s.-The Baltimore
& Ohio railroad today granted the de,
mands of their employees for an advance,
ten hours to constitute a days work. This
is the first break in the railroad lines.
, 1890-04-29

BROOKLYN, April IS. = Thirty five
hundred people witnessed the Brother
hood game this afternoon. 1t was the
finest exhibition OF fielding seen in this
vicinity this season. This was partly at
tributed to the sogRiness of the grounds,
and it was almost impossible to reach first
on a ground lit.
Brooklyn ...........O OO 0 0 0 g. 3
PhiladelphIa........O o 0 0 0 0 / l
Base hits-Brooklyn 9, Philadelphia I.
Errors-Brooklyn 3. Philadelphia .. Bat
teries-M eyhing and Kinslow, Knell and
Milligan. Umpires-FerGuson and Ho!-
bert.
, 1890-04-29

Previous to July @, 1885, English money
was in use in the United States. On
that date the continental congress estab-
lished the dollar, although the exact
weight was not fixed until Aug. 8, 1885,
when it was made to equal that of the
old Spanish dollar.
, 1890-04-29

1t is stated that the unpleasant smell
which not infrequently makes a refriger.
ator disasreeable can, if the smell arises
from dampness, be renledied and pre-
vented by placing some fresh quIcklime
on a plate inside the refrigerator. The
lime, wli,a hsorbs one-third its weight
of moistc. 'Gut only dries the air, but
increases la nu small measure the effect
ofthc GOODNESS of the ce.-Montreal Star.
, 1890-04-29

Rochester 5. Brooklyn /.
Syracusc-Syracuse ], Athletics ..
Louisville Toledo O, Louisville 2.
St. Louis-St. Louis 9. Columbus 8.
, 1890-04-29
BASE BALL,
PIttsburg 10, Cleveland 10.

PrTTsBURG, April 2s.-Nearly 800 PEG.
pie attended the Brotherhood game this
afternoon. The home team won through
errors of the visitors. The grounds were
in wretched condition and good playing
impossible.
PittsburR..~.....4 O04 3 0 0 . 2-I5
Cleveland ..........5 | 0 3 l 0 0 DO
Base hits-Pitlsburg IL, Cleveland ~.
Errors-Pittsburg 3. Cleveland s. Bat
teries-Maul and Carroll, Gruber and
Brennan. Umpires- Matthews and Gun
ming.
, 1890-04-29

Boston, April 2S.-Fourteen hun
dred spectators saw Getzein pitch a fine
game in the League contest this after.
noon It was the visitors game up to
the eighth. when Boston, by excellent
work, took it away from them. Score
Brstnn ..............O 0 0 0 0 0 | 5 3 9
Nrw York 80 10 0 0 o. 2
Base hirs-1Uston IA, New York I.
Errors-BUstun 5, New York IA.
Batteries -Getzein and Hendie, Sharott
and O'Rourke. Umpire-McDermott.
, 1890-04-29
Welfare the pretttest and
best line of carpets i'm the
city. .4iPG THrnbasU y Co.

Job Printing neatly executed at the
Leader Job Printing Rooms.
, 1890-04-29

Good price paid for white rags at
Leader office.
, 1890-04-29

CLEVELAND, April 2S.-The Chicagos
National League) won the game today in
the last inning on free batting and Bea-
tins letting down" Attendance /, 500.
Cleveland. ..........O l.OO2OIO O. A
Chlcago.............O OOOOOI3 8 5
Base hits-Cleveland G, Chicago 9
Errors-Cleveland /. Chicago .. Bat.
teries-Beatin and thinner, Sullivan and
Lauer. Umpire-McQuade.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
Polsou.proof Animals.

Neither differences of organizl-
ton in animals nor in the constitu-
ton Of the poisonous substance gen.
orally afford any. clew for interpre-
ting an exceptional want Of effect.
Unaccountable is the immunity of
rebbits against beliadonna leaves
Akropa beitddoRnd, deadly night
shaded. You mag feed them with
belladonna for weeks without observ-
ing the least toxic eymptoms. The
meat Of such animals, however,
proves poisonous to any one who
eats 1t, producing the same symp-
toms IS the plant. Pigeons and
various other herbiYora are also to
some degree fafe from the effects OF
this poison, while In warm.blooded
carnivora 1t causes paralysis and
asphyxia. In frogs the effect IL q
different one, consisting Of spasms.
The meat of goats which had fed on
hemlock has sometimes occasionsd
poisonous effects. Chickens. are
nearly har,iy against nux vomica
and the extremely dangerous aka
loid, strychnine, contained in Ii,
while In the smallest amount 1t Is q
fats, poison 10 rodents. More re.
markable yet In this respect II the
Immunity Of Choioepus Hofnsoanf,
kind Of sloth. living on the island
Of Ceylon, which, when given ten
grains Of strychnine, was not much
affected. Pigeons are possessed Of
high Immunity from ua6rphfne. the
chief slkAloid Of opium, as well As
from belladonns. Eight grains weie
required TO Kill q pigeon, not much
less than the portal dose for . man.
Cats are extremely sensitive 70 fox,
glove fDigikatis. pSpveol. 'whieh
on the country may be given to
rabits and various birds In pretty
large doses.-W BernAdrdk, N Zke
Popular Scsnee Monthly.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1890-12-27
Feline Fun.

Montague says: ",yhen l play
with my cat, how DO l know
whether she does no; make a pas
time of me, just rs l do OF her.
We entertain ourselves with mutual
ANTICS; and if l have my own times
OF beginning and refusing, she, too,
has hers" The sportiveness OF
kittens IL exuberant, ard makes
them the most delightful of pets.
Lindsay's remark Is superiiuous,
except that il has TO be made for the
formal completeness OF his treatise,
that dogs and cats take part in the
fun and frolic-gomeiiGies rough or
bois;erous enough-of their child
piayfeiiows. They give every evil
dence, In fact, that such fun
and frolic are the most enjoyed
features Of that period Of their lives.
AS the animal natures ii becomes
more sedate, and even ASSUMES q
meditatiye air, but the taste for
sport does not die out till infirmity
begins to wear upon It. 4 cat men,
toned i'm the AniDidf Worid would
allow itself to be rolled up or swung
about in a table-cloth. anu seemed to
enjoy the fun; and Woods dignifiei
Pusse. would let MS friends do any,
thing they pleased with him-lift
him by any. part of the body, toss
him In the sir from one TO another,
use him as q Ioo;sto0l, bos or pillow,
make him jump over their hands or
leap on their shoulders, or walk
along their extended arms, with
perfect complacency. At the same
time he was keeniy sensitive to
ridicule. and, If laughed ut, would
walk Off with every manifestation
Of offended dignity.
Lindsay names the cat as one of
the animals that perpetrate practi-
cai jokes ON each other or on man;
that enter thoroughly into the spirit
of the joke or f,in. end enjoy and
exult in its success; aud cites in
illustration Of his principle an in
stance OF n cat teasing a frog, SEEM
ing!y 70 hear ii cry. Tad, OF Bura-
ham, Maine, seems to have had the
humorous senpe in !; more refined
degree. He would sit in tae yard,
and, calling the neighboriDg cats
together, would vancouver as
though giving them orders, till lac
get them to Sighting; then would
Withdraw to ONE side, OF ~ his seat
upon the window sill, and look on In
evident amusement, swinging his
large bushy tail forcibiy against the
window pane; but, when called Into
the house by his mistress, he always
obeyed.-W.H. L0rrotee, IA The
Popular Sc'eace Monthly.