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The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
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and the witnesses returned TO the war
den's room.
There is an interesting fact connected
with the experiments made yesterday in
the presence of witnesses of today's cleo
trocution, which has a bearing on the
seeming ineficiency of a single contact.
A horse was brought in to be killed. The
dynamo was run up to a speed which
would generate from LOO to LOGO volts,
the force of the current which it had
been determined would be turned into
the bodies of the condemned men today.
The first contact on account of the
greater resistance of the animal was %
seconds. 1t seemed to have stunned
him, and the second current and third
were turned on before the work was
completed. The necessity of two con
facts which is affirmed to have been the
case in each of the electrocutions today
finds its excuse, if not it's explanation in
the experience with the horse at yester-
days experiment.
Witnesses of the execution signed an
agreement last night that they would
not reveal what occurred within the ex-
ecutiOn chamber. All of the witnesses
signed the agreement. 1t is said the
agreement was drawn up in the Office of
the attorney general at Albany. 1t was
supposed to be iron-clad.
Autopsies were performed by 4 o'clock
and a corp of physicians left the depot a
short time after that for New York and
Albany. DR.. Mcdonald, who conducted
the execution and autopsy, was asked for
a statement. He declined to give any in
formation saying the results would be
given out in Albany from official sources.
Asked to deny the statement that the
men did not die instantly he said:
| have nothing to say as to that. I'm
consciousness was immediate and the
men suffered no pain. They made no
resistance at all.
Do you deny that they were burned,
was asked.
| decline to be interviewed on that
point.
DR.. Ward was asked: Did the first
shock kill the men. and he said: | do
not care to answer that; | think the exc
cution successful.
DR.. Mcdonald was asked how many
volts were used and he declined to an
swer. All of the witnesses have gone
and the prison has returned to its
natural state. Warden Brown says all
the information will be given out
at the office of the superintendent
of prisons in Albany. The bodies Of
Jugiro, Wood and Slocum will be buried
late tonight in the Potter's field in quick
lime. Smiler's body will be removed by
his wife in the morning.
An autopsy on the bodies was commenced
early in the morning and lasted until
well along in the afternoon. Those who
conducted the operations were Doctors
Mcdonald, Rockwell, Southwick, Dan
icls and Prof. Laudy. The body of
Jugiro was the first to be placed under
the dissecting knife. As to the result of
these examination there appears to be a
difference of opinion among those who
took part in the autopsy. Some of the
physicians assert that no burns or marks
were discovered while others tell exactly
an opposite story.
DR.. Rockwell said that the dynamo
worked perfectly and that the force Of
the current was between 1900 and 1000
volts.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
ALL QUIET AT SING SING.
The Bodies Of the Dead Murderers Buried
in Quick Lime.

III uh>N 'A
SING SING, July S.-Everything about
the big gray state prison where Joseph
Wood, Harris A. Smiler, James Slocum
and Shibera Jugiro. the four murderers,
were yesterday killed in the death chair
has resumed its wanted aspect. The
steep hill at the side of the prison where
crowds yesterday awaited news of the
execution is today deserted. The bodies
of the four murdercrs will be buried at
4 o'clock this afternoon. No services
will be held in the prison or at the grave
and the bodies will be buried in quick
lime so that everything will be destroyed.
1t was understood some n would claim
Smiler's body and give it a private burial
but no one has called for it.
Warden Brown returned from New
bury this morning. He had been read
ing the morning newspapers and had not
failed to note some of the caustic com
ments upon his official conduct at the
executions. He said to Il reporter he
had carried out the law carefully and to
his own satisfaction. 1t was his duty
rigidly to obey the law and he had done
SO. No one will be allowed to be present
at the burial of the murderers except Of
ficials designated for that duty.
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EXECUTED by ELECTRICITY.
The Four New York Murderers Never
New What struck Them.

The Four New York Murderers Never
New What struck Them.
SING Sing, July THE killing Of the
four murderers, Slocum, Smiler, Wood
and Jugiro, was done this morning.
Slocum was killed at 4:4215; Smiler was
put to death al 5:l4; Wood met his
doom at 5:39; Jugiro was killed at G:OG.
The entire time consumed in executing
the four men was an hour and twenty
three and one-half minutes. The mis-
takes of the electrical experts which
made the execution of Kemmler in part
a failure were carefully avoided today.
The causes of the accidents at Auburn
were known to the warden at Sing Sing
and they had been anticipated in the
arrangements for the execution of the
four men. The tested voltage of the
dynamos had been brought up to
5000 while the estimated voltage
which was turned into Reminders
body was only 80. The weakness Of
the current at the Kcmmler execution
was chargeable in part to the slipping Of
the %dynamo's belts and special pre-
cautions had been taken to avoid this
today. The machine used was the
Westinghouse, a counterpart Of the one
used at Auburn. but it was supple
mented by a smaller dynamo intended
to augment the current. DIR. .Alphonso
d. Rockwell left the prison at a com
paratively early hour and it is under
stood took the train for New York. He
said the executions we're an unqualified
success and the death of the men was
painless. One of the witnesses of the
e~lectrocutions, whose name for obvious
reasons cannot be printed, gave the fol
lowing account of the occurrences in the
death chamber:
When the witnesses had gathered in
the chamber some of them appeared very
nervous and all showed signs of great
strain on their sensibilities. A sliding
door which concealed the switchboard
on the outside of the executioner's closet
was raised and the witnesses gathered
about. Drs. Mcdonald and Rockwell
and Prof. Landy, scientists in charge of
the electrocution, who proceeded to sig
nal the electrician in the dynamo-room.
The five-bells signal to get ready was
soon followed by one toll, which signified
turn on the current" Immediately the
incandescent lamps on the switchboard
gave out their white light and the sci
entists turned the current into the volt
meter, then into the ampermeter, and
when fully satisfied with it's indicated
power they informed the warden.
Warden Brown, Deputy Warden Con
naughton and two keeper deputies then
entered the death cell building to bring
forth the trembling wretch who was the
first to pay the penalty for his crime.
Fathers Creden and Lynch were engaged
with Slocum when Warden Brown and
his deputies entered. Siocum had been
selected Az the first victim and as soon
as the priests finished their supplicatiOns
he said he was ready and stepped out Of
his cell with alacrity. The walk to death
began. Following the warden and his
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

ST. paul, July 9.-John NJ. Eagan and
Charles II. Holdridge have come off vic
torious in the fight made again them by
the United States interstate commerce
commissioner on the ground that they
had been practicing unjust discrimina-
ton in the interests of their line of
railway. the Chicago, st. Paul g. Kansas
City. In the United States district court
Yesterday morning Judge Thayer, who
has tried the case, decided that there
was not enough in the case to entitle it
to go to the jury, and ordered a verdict
for the defendants on all the counts of
the indictment.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
SCHOONER ROBERT AND MINNIE
To the Surprise of Government Of.
ficiais the Libel Against the
Vessel Dismissed.
ITS EFFECT UPON THE ITATA'S CASE.
Assistant Attorney General Tele-
graphs the L. s. Marshal to
Libel the Vessel
And Turn Her Over to the Civil
Authorities in California to be
Tried in the Courts.
THE ROBERT AND MINNIE,
II Libel Against the Schooner Dis
missed by Judge Ross.

missed by Judge Ross.
WASHINGTON, July THE decision of
Judge Ross court yesterday dismissing
the libel against the schooner Robert
and Minnie, which vessel supplied arms
to the ltata, was a great surprise to Off
Gals in Washington. 1t was generally
believed the case against her was much
stronger than that which could be made
out against the Itata, and nOtwithstand-
ing the reservation made by Judge Ross
in his decision it is felt his action will
cause the failure of the original libel
lodged against the Gillian vessel, al
though she may still be held on some
technical charge connected with her es-
cape while under legal detention. This
outcome would be a severe disappoint-
ment to state and naval department Off
Gals after the expenditure, direct and
indirect. in the chase of the Itata that is
estimated to run up closely in the neigh
borhood of 100000.
A telegram was received at the depart
ment of justice today from United States
Marshal Gard at San Diego, Cal, asking
instructions as to his course in regard to
the seized Gillian steamer Itata. In re-
Spouse the acting attorney general tele-
graphed United States Attorney Cole at
San Diego to libel the vessel at once and
turn her over to the United States mar
shal by due process of law. BY special
arrangement with the navy department
the vessel will be transferred to the Gus
tody of the civil authorities today.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

No Action Has Yet Been Taken IN the
Matter.

No Action Has Yet Been Taken IN the
Matter.
SAN Diego, Calf, July Limited
States Marshal Gard arrived from Los
Angeles last night. He has taken no
action as regards the Itata and said to
an Associated Press representative this
morning that the vessel would be left in
charge of Collector Barry until the
United States District Attorney Cole
had prepared papers in the case. The
Itata will be held on three charges:
First-Violating the neutrality laws.
Second Contempt in leaving while
under arrest.
Naturalization of the navigation
laws.
Marshal Gard says no instructions
have been received from Washington
either by him or the district attorney,
The Charleston came into harbor this
morning awaiting orders.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

WINNIPEG, Man, July 9.-The libel
suit, Martin versus the Free Press, has
been decided in favor of the newspaper.
The plaintiff is an ex-attorney general of
the province, VINO was accused by the
paper of having made a corrupt con-
tract with the Northern Pacific railroad
company while a member of the govern
mpnt.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
RevOluti Ons Ripening.

BUENos AYREs, July 9.-There
been fresh revolutionary disturbar
several parts of the country. Thu
eminent is taking vigorous meas.
quell the threatened revolt in the
inces of Entrerios, Cordoba and
marca.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
IA Off! III
Summer |
Suits and |
Thin CLOTH
of Kind
IA Off! n
A MANDAMUS slit
To Enforce tina Eight Hour Law
State of Kansas.

Topeka, Kan, July 8.-A man
suit against the warden and h
directors of the state penitentiar
force the law providing that D
employee shall work more than
hours a day. was filed and argued
The decision was reserved. Labor
izations are fighting to have ,
enforced. The enforcement of 4
would necessitate the employn
1000 new employees in the variou
institutions, for whose pay the
appropriation.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
A New Syndicate.

CHICAGO, July 9.-An English 81
cate to be known as "'The Atlanta.
Great Lakes Navigation and Ira
Co.. limited" proposes to open
water communication for freight
passenger business between Chicago
Great Britain.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
Statue of Burns Unveiled

LONDON, July 9.-The sta
Robert Burns was unveiled at .Ayr
day under the auspices of Free
and with masonic honors. The
can consulate at Leith recit,
dedicatory poem composed by
Thirty thousand persons were Ore
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
Now Phoebe Shut Tn.

CHICAGO, July 9.-Judge Blodgett de-
cided the Phoebe Couzins case Thursday
morning by rendering a sweeping de-
cision against the ex-secretary Of the
board of lady managers OF the Worlds
fnir
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

LITTLE Rock, Ark, July 6.-This
morning Jim Baily, a negro who Grim
inally assaulted Mrs. Folsom OF Beebe,
was taken from Jail at that place by an
Infatuated mob and hanged.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

LONDON, July a-The condition OF tn"
Rev. Charles II. Spurgoon IL no worse to
day. Mr.. Spurgeon maintains his
strength.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
HOMICIDE.
A Colored Man Shot AMI Killed by u
Policeman.

Policeman.
SAVANNAH, Ga, July 9.-Osmund Lee,
colored, ran amuck in the eastern part of
the city and attempted to kill half a
dozen people, shooting Policeman An
drew Clayton twice through the body.
Policeman Neidler ran to his rescue and
as he came up Lee snapped his empty
pistol in his face, having emptied all the
chambers. Neidler fired killing Lee in
s~tantly.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
G. H. CAMPBELL,
Real Estate and Loans
Spot Cash Always on Hand
to Loan on Approved
Security.

Houses to rent and for sale. Small
herd of registered Holsteins for sale or
exchange for city property. Stock sheep
bought and sold on commission Five
Hundred Delaine Merino Rams
for Sale.
n. B.-Ask Murphy, Maclay & Co. for
Campbell's Pure Vermont Maple Sugar
and Syrup, Cider and Apple J"'''s.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
A MOTH Err LOVE.

She Dies in the Attempt to Save Her
Deaf and Dumb Son.
OLNEY, ILL.,, July D. Mrs. Rebecca
Raymond and son, Arnold, were killed
Thursday by a passenger train on the
Ohio & Mississippi. The boy is deaf and
dumb and was on the track. Hismother
seeing the train coming attempted to
save him. Both were run over.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11
YlIOWnGast.

DUBLIN, July 0-The Parnellite press
is exceedingly down cast over the result
Of the Carlow election.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

Usually such offers a, these are made at the tail end Of the
Season to work off Odds and Ends. But we reverse the usual order
and star. the season with this Most Tempting Offer of % Per Cent.
Discount on our Large and Varied Assortment of Mems and Boys
Summer Suits. The Goods, the Fit and the Workmanship are all
right. and your Summer suit will cost you but 20 cents on the dollar
SOME GRAND q s..
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

Carpenters Union No. 2S8, meets every Mon:
day evening at $50 at the city hall, on Third
avenue south. opposite Milwaukee honse.
81. ri. WARDBoI, Il. K. MOORE;
6ecretary. President.
The weekly tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1891-1894, 1891-07-11

inc suit
.ade at 4
from
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-02

dish.
Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1891-06-02

The only complexion powder in the
world that is without vulgarity. without
injury to the user aud without doubt a
purifier, is Pozzoni's.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-28

Russet browns are to be, and apprO-
priately too, the favorite tints for au-
tumn wear, and the newest homespuns,
cheviots and serges are all to be found
In these warm shades. The plain skirt
and coat style promises to remain in
favor for yet another season, but the
three quarter Jacket will give place to
an all-round length. ranging from TWEEN
ty-seven to twenty-nine inches, accord
ing to the height of the wearer. The
pretty frilled shirts of silk which have
been so generally becoming will give
place also to tight fitting waistcoats
made Of cloth, corduroy or buck
skin Pin-head spotted shot silk,
which were Introduced during the SUN
mer, make snowy Innings for open Jack
cts to wear over waist-cOats of corduroy,
and are also being most successfully used
for tea-gowns. A lovely example was
in pale. green silk, shot and spotted with
cream. 1t was edged Ut each side with
wide front Of point de Ven,se. 1t had
huge mutton-leg sleeves, entirely formed
of the lace. Another effective tea gown
has jacket Of serpent-green brOcade.
made with perfectly loose back in
three quarter length and cutaway fronts
bordered with deep frill of black crepe
dc chine. displaying vest of the crepe
de chine fully draped and tied in wide
bow at the waist, falling into long
ends to the hem of the hrocaded skirt.
There are many rumors rs to coming
fashions, and one as regards cloth Jack
cts is that they will have loose backs,
fronts falling from the shoulders, aud
huge velvet sleeves. They will certainly
be very comfortable to wear, and strike
a happy medium between the mantle
and the coat, but it is doubtful if they
will obtain much in popular favor. for
there are so few women who care to
sacrifice the outline of the waist, or who
can at any rate gracefully do so Frank
Leslie's Weekly.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-28
October North American Review yin Be

October North American Review win b
read with interest by people all over the
country. The q1estion Of irrigation y
one OF vast importance, and II these
experiments sre fcurd TO establish .
method Of secaring the precipitation %
the noIz.gre IN the atmosphere. mighty
itnpGIse will be given to the country 5
prosperity
The same number Of the Review which
contains gensrl Dyrenforth's article,
contains another by Professor Simon
Seweonsbe, Ia which the whole
iaea Of producing rain By means
Of explosives b ridieuied and de-
dared 20 be without any basis whz'ever
ia scseniife Possibility. 1t must not be
forgotten. however, that almost every
great achievement In human progress
has been preceded by some learned
professsr who demonstrated TO scien-
;iac and mathematical certainty that il
could never be accomplished. II General
DyFeLlDrth u sucfess1ui Bis discovery
viii no. differ from the rule The ex-
FOUNDERS Of science are often fisble 20 be
hemmed in By accepted opinions. These
form their horizon and hey nd them they
can see no range for possibility. Their
pc. theories are Ike corns and woe be-
lie the Inekless wight who. In his sb
sorbed and eager search for truth, may
chance to tread upon them. It may be
that General Dyrsnforth may rot be
.gceess.al in establishing his new theory.
But Tor all that let him have all the
chance he wants to try. The subject i.
important enough TO be worthy Of the
experiments and through them the pub
liz will learn the truth
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-09-28
oooup.p,, for Ab.ndon.d Farms

With two or three people after every
claim 10 Oklahoma, where &c. 900 people
recently went IN a single day TO take up
lands, IL looks a. IL IL would be only a
question OF few years when the de
serted farms" Of the East will be once
more Under cultivation. It Is TO be
regretted that more reliable statistics
regarding this class OF real estate in
the eastern states IL not available. As
the JOURNAL showed some time ago, the
number OF farms returned to Labor Com
missioner Matthews az abandoned" was
misleading. Many Of them so returned
had not been abandoned at all. but merely
absorbed into neighboring farms. Again
many places cleared for farms were never
adapted for agriculture, and Ii was ineyi-
table that, in couse Of time, they should
revert again to woodland and pasture
Probably not a third of the farms that
have been actually abandoned can ever
be proftably worked. Those that can
will sooner or later be occupied again.
The Massachusetts, Board OF Agriculture
has received reports of 565 abandoned
farms In that state which will soon be
advertised for sale. The outcome
will be watched with interest
by Maine people. The commits
sioner Of agriculture In New Hampshire
has already accomplished a great
deal In securing occupants for the aban-
ioned farms of the Granite State, by
judlciously advertising them for sale on
easy terms. II Massachusetts, succeeds
with the same plan it will be a wise
one for Maine to adopt it, and thus
build up its agricultural interests.
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Autumn Fads in J.wsIry.

Small silver fish have taken the place
Of coins for bangle bracelets.
Ruby marquis RIGGS with one large
diamond in tue centre are seen.
Silver cologne receptacles, modelled
after the New York obelisk, ARE popular.
Very unique and, consequently, at.
tractive is gold ring Stimulating hand,
cuff, having blue white diamond in the
lock
Two variegated love birds circled by
a laurel wreath in which small dia-
monds nestle, constitute lace pin that
will be seen this autumn.
For lady cyclists a bonbon box Of rich
gold. having bicycle wheel of enamel,
with a fine diamond in the hub inserted
in the cover. is very appropriate.
Designs for the ornamentation Of silver
glove boxes are usually Of the Standard
repuosse hoRet work, and one that is
etched with decorations taken from the
interior of Ramises' tomb, shows origin
atty and artistic effort
A bewitching little moonstone cherut
flying with outstretched wings through
garland of gold leaves intermingled
with diamonds and sapphires, forms an
exceedingly pretty brooch design that
has been imported from Paris.
A ieweler recently exhibited LADY,
gold watch with an ancient English an
gel set in the back, The coin set in
which contained the archangel Mi bael
piercing the dragon. was HANGED ny
having small diamonds mounted arou, d
its rim.
wriggling gold serpent having over
tapping scales of various hues forms
one of the latest queen chains. The
tail terminates in the swivel for the
watch, while the head bo'ds suspended
in its wjcked-loekiRg jaws struggling
bird of pearls and rubies.