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nothing strange In this alone. but the little
rupture was dropping blood.
"Turn the current on instantly, the man
u not dead" cried Spitxka.
Faces grew white and forms fell back
from the chair. Tho warden sprnng 10
the doorway and cried, "Turn on the
currpnt,' but the current could not be
so%s the had epr prs.sed 20 s'1e lsie naS
to stop the dynamo. The dynamo was
almost at q standstill aud the volt meter
registered an almost imperceptible cur
rent.
The operators sprane 10 the button and
gave sharp, quick signal. There was q
enough 70 anticipate the signs Of reviving
concciousness. Az the group OF horror
stricken Witnesses stood helplessly by, all
eyes nxed on the chair. Kemmler's lips
began 70 drip spittle,. and In . moment
moeo the chest moved, and from tho mouth
euing and increasing with every respira-
tion.. There was no voice but that Of the
warden crying TO the operator 10 turn on
the current and Wheeling sound, half
Rroan, which forced itself past the
lightly closed lips and sounded through
the still chamber with Rhastly distinct
ness.
Some Of the witnesses turned away
from the sight and one tainted. II seems
q long time reaching climax. In reality
there were but 73 seconds In the interval
which elapsed between the moment when
the first sound issued from Kemmler's
lips until the response 10 the signal came
from the dynamo room. II came with the
same suddenness that marked the first
shock which passed through Kemmler's
body.
The sound which had horrificd the
listeners about the chair was cut of
sharply as the body once more became
rigid. Spittle still dropped from the
mouth and slowly down and on the gray
body rs the electrician In the next room
turned the current on and on. There was
to be no mistake this time about the kill
ing. The dynamo was run up 70 ITS high
est speed and again the full current of
1000 volts was sent through the body.
How long II was kept In action no one
knows. To the excited group about the
chair II seemed an interminable time.
DIR. Daniel, who looked at the watch ex-
citedly and who thought he had an APP
proximate idea of the time at least, said IL
was ~ minutes In all. The wartien's as
sistant who stood over the dynamo said
that with the second signal the machinery
ran only 3H minutes altogether.
No one was anxious to give the signal To
stop. All dreaded the responsibility of
offering 10 the man chance TO revive or
give again at least those appearances OF
returning animation which so startled and
sickened the witnesses few minutes be-
fore. As the anxious group stood silently
watching the body, suddenly there arose
pungent, sickening odor; the body was
burning. Again there were cries to stop
the current and again the warden sprang
to the door and gave quick order To the
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Treaty with GERMANY,

LONDON, Aug. GA Paris correspon-
dent to the Ne,rs says: II is reported that
King Leopold signed the treaty with Ger
many securing TO Germany the forts on
the Meuse as a basis OF operations i'm the
case OF war with France. The French
foreign minister will be questioned In the
will be asked whether the French govern
ment obtained from Belgium an expiana-
ton admitting OF no equivocatioG
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-07

BATON RouGE, La, Aug. 6.-At the
state Farmers Alliance meeting to-day
President Adams. referring to the atti-
tude Of the alliance toward the Louisiana
lottery, cited the fact that the alliance
was the first secular organization To an
nounce its opposition 10 rcchartering the
Louisiana lottery or any other lottery.
This opposition stands as "a pledge GA the
part OF the order which must be kept in-
violate.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-07

VIENNA, Aug. ga railway train WAS
thrown from tue track near Pilsen, Bo-
hernia. The cars rolled down an embank-
ment into a marsh. The stoker and
injured. Most OF the passeugcrs were
emigrants bound for the United Stases-
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LISBON, Aug. GA military Gordon bss
been established around the city N pr .
vent the entrance of any person from b
cholera infected districts.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1890-08-07

The Horrible Details of the Executio,
Read with q shudsler.

Read With y Shuslsler.
New YORK, Aug. 6.-The story Of the
electrocution OF Kcmmler has been the
talk OF the town today from the time
when early this morning extra editions
were published giving the horrible details
at great length. The story was read with
shudder. The general concensus of
opinion seems to be that tho circum-
stances attending tho execution Of
Kemmler by electricity are sufficient 70
condemn OF tl,i. method OF iniiictina
the capital penalty.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
THE TURF AND FIELD.
Most Interesting OF Recent Evepi- In The
world of sport.

Fred Plaistod has accepted an oher e
rain the Potomac Crew, OF Washington.
I,onomy, the great English sire, earns hi
owner about So, 900 yearly in stud fees.
George Dixon. the colole boxer, Who de.
lcatcd Wallace. the i.u-iiSa champion, has
rcturncd 10 America.
There are now 700 horses no Paio Alto,
senator Stanford California breeding farm.
and they consume an average of 5000
bounds of barley and 10000 pounds of oats
a month
Duoucsnc. ny Tippoo Bashaw. died from
ruto Indigestion .t Qcnst Grove farm
thc other day. iIe Wa5 oDn-d by Philip
Hackc. Of New YORK, and was valued al
$4,000
Sureioot, the winner OF the Prince Of
A. '-e stakes, viii bee prepared for the
lancashire plate 1T Manchester on Septem-
her .lth. which will be worth Sjj,0Oo. The
distance 10 .a,en furlongs.
Recently Arthur ilo'ays IF England rode
1854 miles ON a tricycle. Ia tye.Ye hours,
breaking the previous road record Of lJl
mil.- made by ". C. GOu'ding last >epiein-
bcr.
Alr. Densm0re. the champion Of the
BROOKLYN Chess club. has gone 10 Europe
ana will participate in the forthcoming
tournaments. There are rumors that sew
.r,l PLAYERS from New York may also COM
pcte ion tne saiuabl9 prizes offered.
British lawn tenni, tAis year - entirely
i'm tbc bands of irishmen. 1nCy have won
nm. National championship, the North
prn championship, ihe scotch, Welsh.
Yorkshire. NOttinghamshlTc. and stafford
.hirc championships. Curlously enough
the only important championship whlcn
lu Eng.ishman hasw on was the lilsl
championship.
/ second SAMSON has been discovered in
New York in the 'uitOG iish-marhet. II,
il "A Russian, and his name is Meyeg Nazar
tie is fyc feet eight inches tall, ana weighs
~ mounds. and j. only eighteen years oil
age. lie AS lifted "a case Of haddock, which
weighs over 100 pOunls with the ice), and
.hoi,idered il. lie carried a case OF iish
WEIGHING 600 block. and il required TWO o.
the strongest men in Fulton Market TO carry
n back. Ile tilted bale Of cotton, and has
also lifted thrcc men.
Record breakers are very plentiful IN inc
running turf this year. Nine OF the best OF
records at the close Of 1879 have already
been broken. and others are sure 70 iolloN
AZ the midsummer meetings aroma We"
York. The new records, the distances ant
inc bs.C9s that make them, are as iollOWs
riyf fQFl0ngs, ranie MeClelland' nity Sc
conds, six ..""riongss, suissslHss', I'V' 20 ~.
seven iuriOngs, n,.,' y, |-nS, 49,
mile. Racine, 2:39lS; enc Enc NJ,
furloug, Tcafou, :52A; one mile ant
seventy yards, Lizzie y, l;lJh; one mile
and quarter, Salvador, 200; one mile ant
three fnrlongs, Ormie, 2:2OA one mile ana
half Firenli, 2.3j.
The Olympic Club Of New Orleans pro
pose 20 put up purse Of $500 for Jaci
McAuline. O. New York, and Billy Myer
of streat0r. H.. 10 night for. The contest =
10 be for the championship OF the world
Myer has notified The Club directors That ~
is willing, and il is expected the iight
wei tht champion will accept. The Olympi'
Club also propose TO offer purse OF $500
! Tor Jack Dempsey, the middle-weight oh an
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
MOORISH FANATICS.
The Strange, weird Dance They often
Indulge In.

The principal actors. between twenty and
thirty. though the number varied according
20 the inspiration Of the moment, formed
themselves into "a square and commenced a
lrenzicd dance. With heads uncovered.
iheir long black hair waving wildly
u the wind, they tossed themselves
hiihcr and thilher, throwing their bodies
violently backward and forward. keep
Ing up hendi>h yelling the who'll
time. and every now and then break
ing ont into the widest shouts. sud
denly they ceased, and, surrounded
by all the crowd and followed by the tom
toms aud pipes, above which their voices
were distinctly heard. they rushed on into
the "SOkO." and there Logan the whole
scene over again. | was watching them
intently through good binoculars, and
though had been anxious 10 miss nothing
saw in the end more than desired. We
1ad been told that II was customary To pre-
sent them With live sheep, which thei
tore limb from limb, and then and there, IL
its warm aud quiNerlng state, deNoured
This seemed hardly credible, yet, as was
looking. | distinctly saw, just after a
sreat rush had been made to one spot
where previously three men had grOyeled
on the ground. "A tall, powerful fellow il
white garment. which was dyed from
head 10 foot with blood, hold high up alb we
the mutiiuae a Wangled carcass, which
the next instant was hung out To the raNlng
crowd. The glance had been brief, but SUI
icient TO assure me that what had heard
was no myth. and as the people dispersed ]
observed that the garments Of many others
were also stained with blood. This was not
the only unfortunate animal that was sacri-
iced tha! day in the self same manner, for
ihese unuridled lNnatics CONTINUED their
hOrrid progress throhgh The Whole town, re-
beating their mad dances every hundred
wards. and .on other occasions an oner-
inc Of the like kind was provided for them
rbey did not leave TangieF till thu
afternoon. and | shall never forget
another scene that occurred as they
came back. \ woman, who had apparently
not Joined tRein Ue,0,s. ga. e earring down
the hill ~ perfect frenzy ana in hel
anxiety to be in time fog some Of the last
performances she pitched headIong on AT Il
mace of an Atalanta. suddenly long
scarf which was wound about her waist
came OIL and ilew into the road. Utterly I'M
conscious Of her loss she sped on, nearly
knocking over several people in her way.
and when she reached the returning throng
she dasheii aside even her fellOw-fanatics,
and. throwing Le.seif INFO np centre OF
he group, SURPASSED them all In her frantic
avolutiDns, The madness finer movements
knew no bounds; she rgypd Ike one dis
traueht, and could only be compared to a
| homeless. luuatic-lemple Uar.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
FINANCE AND COMM ERCt
Now York stock Market.
Harriet ~ Groesbeck telegraph to Q. v.
Branch Il Co.. bankers AMI brokers. No.
Ill Main street. as follows:


Branch L Co... bankers AMI brokers. No.
utt Main atreo, as f.llnys.
NEW YORK, Aug. lb.-laken altogether.
the stock market of the week has eyiuced
treat strength 'ha 'n 80" ln. 'ne FIN
days record II must oe au'l',l-u 'nI' Jug
course Oh events nav. soHe ~ MN ,ne sill
uallou ueciu'WI! O.''cl l"'n.l '""u any
worse. Inc New orN eh''" ram '"d
troubles staggered tho cohHieN 'e'i li"u'I -
ana consequently ~ ln' carry part Oh lHc
week theie was a shaIp uecilhe in price,
ana no uou"' mum 9,'', s-."' "'" "@,''
scared OUT ol ID. PIT nt'ui,'-'' ""u H'''ue ~
Jahe pdcN s."t Oh '". "''i vi ,'' 'lo.H
LNchan-'. l"c s'''n-'h'9 'l i't ilVhe!
market helped lI7'r VINO were NoiNlu3 ilf
bear SIDE. ana Tor u"N OF ,"o IL ivoAed "-
though an liiue9 were "a'unc" u" 'l''''
serious shrinkA-e' l"c "el ,e7,'''l i'' lIi.,'.
however p'of.h Nei1 9u'' '-' '" '"'l
when the 7itla,iVh ,''N," "'..'l "''0',' '--
ins, ihe new 7't yer law ','' VIZ ", ''''' g.
ana al once poop. "'-"" ~ ',''" WI ,n. =, IT.
renel "nl'n "o''' '''..'a ~ ,.,o '''.,i ''i'''-
Net i'H 'u'. .'.,.......,,. -, i'..'
Pio'.u 81" '''-.' ~. ,t
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
THE MAN WITH THE SASH.
The Terrible Time lie Has In Keeping
Himself Together.

4 man with little or no stomach to speak
Of can very well hang his trousers on his
hips. if they are lightweight trousers, and
manage to get through the day very well
without suspenders; but, as matter OF
fact, he never feels quite sure OF himself
or his clothes, says the New Or
leans Picayune. He acquires an un-
graceful habit Of hitching up his trousers
every few minutes-a sort of land marine
motion. i'm imitation Of the stage Jack Tar
or feeling neTvOusly with his hands 10 as
sure himself that they are up. The man
without suspendeTs is generally cigarette
smoker and that makes his troubles greater.
If his hands are also wet or dirty from MS
work, he will try to give hitch-up 10 ms
trousers with the back of his hands or Wflsts.
still holding his cigarette. II he Is sitting
down in society or some place OF amllse-
mcnt he must give the habitual hitch-up
e. his trousers when he arises.
The suspenderless young man playing bill
lard. gives his trousers a hitch-up every
time ne chalks his cue. There is street
car line so overland to its undergrad drivers
that il allows them i'm hot weather To work
without coats, vests OF suspenders. Ladies
are Obliged to see them. and they are al
WAYS made nervous for fear the poor drivers.
when making change, twisting thelI
brakes or b ating their mnles, VIII
forget TO hitch up at the proper moment.
Their money belts are on loosely.
and there il a general untidiness
about the suspenderless driver that tells
against the company. There are men 50
nice that they would not have in their
employ men who did not wear suspender-.
That seems a little absurd, but they argue
that such men waste a great deal OF
valuable time hitching up their trousers,
and that such time belongs - the en-
pl0vcr. and not the the owner Of the
trousers. 70 overcome this hitching habit,
~ be- graceful at all times, and 10 satisf!
EMPLOYERS. "a New Haven man has in
vented want long felt. His invention Is a
very simple one. and consists Of wearing
the suspenders next to the undcrshirt, the
silk. cotton or flannel shirt being outside
81 the waist Of the outer shirt horizontal
Sits are cut and stitched like buttOnhOies
Through these Sits the straps OF the sus-
RENDERS are brought and fastened on 10 the
trousers. 4 broad belt or sash covers the
Waisihaud. Sits, and straps, and the result
i- "a belt effect with suspender comfort.
With this Invention on. "A man can still
ulay billiards and continue cigarette smOk-
inc: he can wear his ncgligee silk or fan
mel. or f0wng-h0somed linen lawn shir'S.
without "a vest. only a sash about his waist.
having uo suspcndcrs in sight lie may
Iro4s like dude or steamboat mate II he
Niil. but he will always appear genteel and
manly and graceful, with no troubled e.
preston On his face. lie appears 20 have
no su-uendcis on, yet he always has tn
-uspenderless man at an advantage. lie
has confidence, and is always dead sure OF
his trousers.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17

There j. nothing new huscr the sun. The
carving Of = lung glove has been found m q
hole where cave dwellers once lived. Just
when these strange people existed has not
becn decided, hut II was thousands and
thousand, Of jelrs ago, aud the sculptured
gl0N. Is Of iGe same shape ~ the many but
ton ones worn by fashionable ladies Of the
present. The gloves II the ante-glacial Oc.
cupanis ola cave are supposed 10 have been
made OF roughly dressed skin sewn with
needles Of bone; but they were worn lust
ihe same, and ne general pattern remains
UNCHANGED. There }, plenty Of other evil
dence that gloves arc AZ very remote origin.
althOu b none .Eit goes back 80 far. The
Amglo-SaXOns Wore gloves i'm the seventh
century, but the men were the ones then 10
observe the custom the ladies covering their
hands with their sleeves. Narier than this.
Norman officials aDd. high personages of
that ccuatry covered their hands. aud in
many places In toe Bible the word shoe"
is used when scholars maiptsin Il means
glove
ghe glaze Trade ie under great obligations
b. the Church. In the year 700 Char
lemaeue granted to the abbot and monks Of
~.thn am unlimited right Of hunting. for
m liking their gloves and girlles of .hs skins
OF the deer they killed, and al.O ioC cover.
for th. .r books. Pa, gloves lad D more near
cOnne",ie4 with the Jh".ch than the in.
aHsty % tA2 mlul.tey. They had dis
tlncuYe employment in the RIO, and SER
vices. They were worm hy the priests
Ollie ating. The laity were expected 10 take
Oh their gloves IN church. While ecclesias-
ties alone might wear them, reversal OF
our modern fashions.
The symbolism OF the Church did rot for
get the glove rs gifted with hidden signili-
cance. Bruno, Bishop Of segni, SAYS that
'.they are made Of linen 20 denote that the
hands they cover should b. chaste, clean
aud free from all impurity.n The gloves
on the hands OF BOnilace VII. al the time
of his luterment. were OF white silk. beau.
tiully wrought with pearls. Gloves are
still used by Roman Catholic bishops. aud
advertised in the lists OF clerical necessa
nes. According 10 saint Charles horrOmeo
a bishops glove should have "A golden circl,
on the outside. ana this il seen on the glove,
| Of RiskOp William, Of Wykehanl, preserved
/ IN New College. oxford.
Gloves were, in ING, often set with pre-
ciOus stones. and sufficiently valuable as I,
| De- left as legacies. Tie iewoled gloves O
| 81 Martial were said 90 have rebuked NJ
nc. Of saoliege. The gloves OF BishO,
/ Gra,esend. worked with gold and enamel
were priced at -, a great sum in liio, Blu
the sturdier Bishop Button Were thick vel
low leather gloves al ten i.ence pair.
However, that loye O. luxury and o.
yes,ments ws..ah then. - HOW, thrcatene,
TO sap a e,tain division Of the Church. L.,
,0 the passing OF sumptuary RESTRICTIONS
DC clergy might not wear gso,css' red o
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
ALLIANCE PiC-NlCS
slow the An-Day Meetings are Arranged
and Enjoy ed.

ana ENJOY CO..
wts local Farmers Alliances Of the
county are just now the medium Of many
pheasant social assemblies, when all the
families of the neiehDorhoou LIB in for a
f.ast and an all-day meeting. There aa,
h.ou reported TWO i'm this week, Wdich were
successful in every gay, furnishing each q
whole day Of cntcrtailmcnt, pleasure, ana
GOOD cheer.
ON Wcdnesdav. no the Ruiiin school Build
ing. rear the elloW Tavern, there was an
assembly of four bundled ~ more peOp'e,
aud "a tournament ana dancing. E'cry-
,hino Good 10 eat was in abundance
,,,nech.s Hv Colonel Whitehead, Commits
slonar of AgricclnuTe; Mr.. Russell ana MI
Dunn-ilieresiing, entertaining ana anus
Ing. Iherc were one hundre4 fehicIts OH
the ground.
ON Thursday the ith' - fuincr Glen.
in Caroline. three hundred ANA h.iy i9 hft
hundred 0f the old and Young, married and
single. mt for an ail-day Alliance picnic.
In the forenoon s9eeches were made hN
Colonel Whitehead and Captain Fierson ON
agriculture aud the AlliYnce movement
Then there Was "a sumpi0us feast. ia lht
evening MIRO. {. Rucmn, at Bedford CITY.
delivered temperance address. All tne
speeches Wer. stteauyelv heard and al-
piauded. The crowd thrn called
for DR.. Quesenbc ., who dec lined te
speak ou the ground that he had promised
fnp Young people some iun; mat me must
c,s,s were ready. and on his motion more
ia, ,;,cntv couple, took the pavilion, and
The mira ..3nd good humor and dancing
,crc kept a. ~ sun down. II was roya
C.asf. not a dgoy - liquor or unpleasant
mes, or disorder On- sing is certain, ih'
farmers and their families AZ no; suffering
aud thew are an in a COED humoI anl hos
nifablc frame Of mind.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17

plon, and Bob Fitzsiriimons, OF New Hea
land 10 tight for.
The parebin-Iulafe colt that was sold a.
the UIaggin sale has arrived IN Englahu
where he is literally entered IN TWO aho
fhrec-ycar-old events. including the Defp!
II was thought best To take him over Their,
as "A yearlng, 80 that he may become accli'
mated.
William Il. Hearst, son of senator Hearst
from California. has contracted WIN ".
liam Ilcrreshof. the blind b0at-bullder o'
Bristol. Il. l.. Ia construct steai-yacbt u
cost $4,000 and with a guaranteed speed OF
,wenty.liye miles an hour. The new craft
il 20 Ice eighty-ive feet long, finished III ma
hOcany and brass.
News comes from Pittsburg that General
John Turner intends 10 retire from the trot-
ting turf at the end of the season ana Jake
10 the running turf. He already owns a
string of runners. and is developing them
under his own supervision.
ON August Both the annual coaching pa
rade will take place at Newport. thirteen
coachcs will take part. including those OF -.
j. Van Alev, Frederick bronson, PRESCOTT
Lawrence. +. \. llayermeyer, i: A; haNer-
meycr. Jr.. Augustus Belmont, W. h. van
Jorhilf J. II. Rowan Baldwin. Nathaniel
Tbaver. and Colonel George X. Fearing.
The ride will include drive about ochre
Point and the Ocean drive, the parade
forming in Narragansett avenue. win the
right upon Bellevue avenue. Rules Oh the
New York Coaching Club will govern.
such lowering Of time records rs the pres
emf season has seen has taken The turi by
surprise. The Washington Park. Sleeps
head Bav. and New Monmouth courses nav.
ing lowered notch after notch. until II would
take too much space to recapIiate
Them all. But the new straight
course at Monmouth has recorded
such phonomcnally quick time in several
instances that many people have questioned
the correctness Of the timing. But 1t Is
hardly likely that errors could be made IN
80 many instances, hence Bella rs Icy
ut seven furlongs. Bouquets mile and Il
quarter at 2:O3s4. and, lastly. the mile IN
.3qil. made by Rayeoe, must take lhelr
places at the head of all records at These
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-08-17
The Tarin.

In his great speech against protection, re-
Gently delivered in the United states Senate
by senator Vest, Of Missouri, he completely
riddIed the whole tariff system, especially
in regard TO the great agricultural interest
of the country. and did it with hot shot from
the Republican locker One OF his striking
points is this: that the present tariff, by
living excessive profits to American manu-
facturers, which profits are heavy tax upon
all home consumers, enables those manu-
factures to sell their articles To foreigners
# prices fUT less Il an lhOes walcu tney get
rom their own feliOw-citzens.
Senator Vest sent TO Buenos Ayres and
obtained circulars and prices current r.
sued and distributed there. IN the spanish
language, by some Of the leading manuiac-
lIlrers in the United States, and with their
aid compiled the following remarkable Ia
Die. He SAYS: "'Ihere are published in this
foreign edition OF the Mail and Export
Journal, adl ertls ements nom 10" American
manufacturing iilms, wAqse gd0,s are pro-
tectad by the tariff