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COMPROMISING WORDS.


Ic Borden TO Her sister.
New YORK, Aug. 26.--A special to the
World from Fall River, Mass, says that
Miss Lizzie Borden was visited by her
sister Emma Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs, Rcgan, the police matron, was
present during the interview, When
Lizzie saw her sister she waved her
away, saying: "You gave me away,
Emma, did You note" and turned her
back upon her sister.
mo, Lizzie, | only told Mr.. Jennings
what he ought to know for your de-
fcnsc,' answered the girl.
Lizzie turned and replied in voice
cmbittcred with suppressed passion
THAT is false. You have given me away,
and know it; but remember, will not
give in one inch; never never That is
all care to say to you"
With tears in her eyes and voice
chokcd with sobs, Miss Emma left the
room and the accused, overcome with
emotion. fell prostrate on the bed.
Mrs. Rcgan was speechless and hor-
riied at the compromising words. 1t is
understood that Miss Emma Borden
told Mr.. Jennings, her sisters attorney,
all that she knew or surnised as to the
Borden murder.
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AN OLD COLONIAL. HALL,
To lie Erected In Washington As a Mem.
orial to Patriots Of the American Revo-
luton.


luton.
WAsHINGToN, Aug. GA local move
ment is being organized for the erec.
ton in this city of an ''old colonial
hall" as memorial of the patriots of
the American revolution The present
indications are Tor monumental build.
ing under the shadow of the Washing
ton national monument.
The edifice to be built in colonial
style in such way that. as the shaft
mcmorializcs the father of his coun.
try, the colonial building may be
arranged to be memorial of his
compatriots and friends. and NAV
serve as the home of the societies of the
Sons and Daughters of the American
Revolution. The proposed building
would to some extent serve the same
purpose which the temple originally
designed as the base of the Washington
monument, and figured on all the old
pictures, was designed to fulfil,
The original design of the Washing
ton monument comprchcnded at Its
base, marble temple 100 feet in
heighth, highly ornamented and its top
supported by a pillar for each state of
the union. Within this temple were to
be placed statues and busts and other
memorials Of the sages and soldiers of
the days of Washington
The design, which was irrevcrently
criticised, "as a sugar loaf on cheese
box. was abandoned when the United
States took charge of the enterprise and
completed the shaft, the question of
erecting colonial hall will he conSid-
cred at the next annual meeting of the
society of the Sons of the American
Revolution at Chicago.
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ENTERPRlSiNG ST. LOUIS.



of the Possibilities of Electricity.
ST Louis. Aug. 21.-rhc first of the
twelve street Examinations to be given
in st. Louis this season by the Au-
tumnal Festivities association was had
Thursday evening. Upward of GS,000
lights We're burning for over three
hours, and on the arrival of carload
of colored globes, delayed by the east
ern strike, the deficiencies will be sup
piled and every light will burn next
Thursday evening. The greatest sue
cess is a huge globe sevcnty-five feet
from the ground studded with 5000
electric lamps which, revolving, pre-
scnts in outline every country of the
the world in blazing light.
Another success is a serics of electric
displays illustrating the discovery of
America. On one arch are transparency
portraits of all the presidents from
Washington down, another has Il large
view of Washington's face, a third of
Columbus, while the Grant statue is sur
mounted by the flag of the United States
and of spain wrought in colored electric
lamps A statue fac-simile of the Bar
tholdi gift is backed by hugo rep
rcscntation of the caravcl Santa Maria,
also wrouTht in electric tights, and to
the north IF these is an outline of the
Western hemisphere surmountcd by a
blazing star and dates of 1872 and 1892,
The series of twelve illuminations will
cost over 100000. and are successful
from the start The streets lighted
were densely packed until late and
street car facilities were severely taxed.
Excursion trains from the country also
added thousands to the thronr.
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THE VETERANS
Arranging for the Grand Encampment Of
of the q. A. r.

VI tne W. ~ hs
WASHINGTON, Aug 29.-The commit
tee on reunions for the twcnty.sixth
national encampment Of the g. A. r.
has decided to group all the reunions to-
gether on the mall known as the White
lot, south of the white house. Around
the ellipse will be stationed headquarter
tents for each corps, for navy, ex-
prisoners of war and other organza.
tions In the rear of these tents will
be others for each brigade in the corps.
There will be large tents for the re.
unions Of corps.
The ground will be dedicated under
the name OF Grand Army place on Mon.
day. the 10Th.
The president of the United States,
the vice-president, the supreme court,
cabinet officers, committees represent.
ing the senate and house of representa-.
tives, the majorgeneral commanding
the army and the rear admiral of the
navy will be present with the COM
mander-in-chief OF the grand army.
There will be a grand parade prior tn
the ceremonies The regular soldiers
and sailorn stationed in the vicinity Of
Washington, the district militia and the
department of the Potomac and Sons Of
Veterans will appear in line.
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TO BE INSPECTED.
Quarantine stations as a Precaution
Against Cholera,

Quarantine stations as Precautior
Against Cholera.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, Aug. 2I,-The cy.
ecutive committee of the National con.
ference of state boards OF health was in
session Friday at the Bates house. Ii
was presided over by Dr. j. n. Nc
Cormack, of Bowling Green, Ky. The
other members are Dr. Probst, OF
Ohio, and Taylor, of Michigan. The
committee began its work at noon.
1t was decided after deliberation to ere
ate a quarantine inspection bureau to
inspect the quarantine stations of the
United States, Canada and Mexico, and
report the result to the executive com
mittee. The committee is not decided
upon the number of members OF this
commission, but is telegraphing to Ger
tain physicians to know if they can
Sprvp
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THE SCOURGE.
Hundreds Dying Daily From Cholera In
Hamburg-The New Cases Average Over
Five Hundred a Day,

rive hundred Duy.
HAMBuRG, Aug. 29.-The number OF
fresh cases of cholera on Saturday was
469 and the number of deaths 1917. In
complete returns for the day show that
there are at least 500 fresh cases. Tho
number of deaths has not yet been as
certained. The mortality from cholera
has raised the number of funerals daily
from an average OF S5 to $40. The city
is not yet panic stricken but the pres
ence of the plague is apparent every.
where
The streets Sunday were deserted for
the first time since the disease became
prevalent. The usual Sunday excur.
sions were abandoned. No excursion
trains were run, and the steamers
which usually take ont parties lay idle
at the docks Theaters, circuses and
music halls were empty. Most ner.
chants and shopkeepers will stick to
heir business, but Monday or Tuesday
may see trade practically suspended
and the men who constitute the busi-
ness world here leaving with their fam
lilies for other parts of Germany The
persons of wealth and no regular occu.
patton have gone already to -Rostock.
Lubbock and Flensburg and other sea-
side resorts. Dissatisfaction with the
measures adopted by the sanitary
authorities and with their policy of try.
ing to hold back the worst news is largely
responsible for the growing unrest
which may culminate almost at any
hour in panic. The sale of fruit in
the city has become dead branch OF
trade. Dealers who handle southern
fruits find their stocks practically
total loss.
The funerals which take place con.
stantly are conducted without the usual
ostentation. Not more than two or
three carriages follow hearse, and in
many cases the body is taken to the
grave without friend or relative to ac-
company it. The services are limited IN
prayer, or at most to prayer and
hymn. This simplicity of ceremony is
the result Of the repeated warnings Of
the sanitary authorities and private
physicians. The Hamburg senate has
requested an extra credit Of 5000, ,O01
marks for medical purposes, In Altona,
just below here, there were AZ fresh
cases Sunday and 10 deaths.
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THE RIOTERS.
The Notorious Eud Lindsay IS Released
on $4,000 Bond.
Other Rioters Have the Same Privilege
Proof shows That There Was An Oath
Bound Organlzation-Morc Rioters
Arrested at Oliver Springs, Tenn.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Aug. 27.-The cx-
aminations of the prisoners at Coal
Creek have come to a sudden termina.
ton. Since Thursday that of d. b.
Monroe has been in progress before
Justice Kincaid, of Clinton. Many wit
nesses were examined, and much dam
aging evidence adduced.
The proof shows that there was an
oath-bound organization, and that
these men We're numbered and did not
go by names, yet there is scarcely a
man about Coal Creek or Oliver Springs
who does not know who was in the
parish mobs. They know positively
each from their respective neighbor-
hood, but on the witness stand they
had most defective memories. But suf.
fcient evidence was found against Mon.
roe, a leader, to send him to the gal.
lows.
When the evidence was in NJ. B. Lind
say, L. S attorney for the Eastern dis
trict OF Tennessee, made a short talk,
claiming that there was no charge
proven which was not bailable. The
prosecutor quoted the law, showing that
any man with gun or other deadly
weapon, who was actively taking part
in mob which caused death was guilty
of murder in the first degree. Justice
kincaid decided the case not bailable,
and remanded Monroe to Jail to await
trial.
There are a large number of other
prisoners. They became panic-striclien
at once, and waived examination under
the advice of the attorney. Those who
can give bond will do SO, where the
cases are deemed bailable, and as Mon
roe is held to be the leader, it is now
thought all will be allowed bail if they
can give it If not, they will be sent to
Jail.
Bud Lindsay was allowed bail in
IS 900, which his brother furnished. He
got on the train and started to Knox.
vile at p. M, but a squad of boys
from Fort Anderson did not like his ac-
tions and went into the train and rear
rested him. They took him to the
guard-house and locked him up. Gen.
Carnes Immediately issued a peremptory
order providing a guard to protect him
and to see that the enraged militiamen
who have been in the fort so long did him
no injury. Monroe was brought here at
$50 p. IN. and lodged in Jail, He re-
fused tn he interviewed
OLIVER SPRINGS, Tenn, Aug. 27.-A
squad of soldiers from Coal Creek, under
command of Lieut.. Patterson. suddenly
appeared at Oliver Springs Friday and
began making arrests. They returned
in the afternoon with ninety prisoners
to Coal Creek, having succeeded in ar.
resting every man they wanted. In and
around Oliver Springs the insurrecton
is thing of the past, and the miners
admit that they are whipped Peace
prevails, and the majority of the miners
seem disposed to claim that they were
driven into open lawlessness by the gang
which came from Coal Creek and over
awed them.
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! New Street Car Motor,

CHICAGO, Aug. 2t.-The north side
street ear system is about to abandon
the horse as a motive power and adopt
the Belgium steam motor Several de-
vices for rapid transit have been tried
lately, among which are underground
electric wire, the Connolly gas motor,
the Belgium steam motor and others.
In the Belgium motor President Nc,kes
believes he has found the pract cal
solution of rarid transit, and the com
pauy's present horse car lines will be
equipped with engines us fast as they
can be manufactured.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-09-03

oh uEo, A. REYNOLDS, of Utica, N.
/ mas invented and the West Shore
|ifoad OF New York state, has on trial
automatic gate. The propelling
|wer Is electricity, from a six jar,
eve volt battery. Wires run both
ec.'ons from the crossing 800. In
|'nly an approaching train reaches
] polnt' l,SOO feet from the crossing,
l pressure on the rail touches but
= rings a bell at the crossing and at
J same time lowers the gates so that
] careless driver can not move on tho
oss'hg II he wants to- Instantly the
n passes these gates are again au-
|matically lifted
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ELECTRIC SPlENDOR,



WASHINGTON, Aug, 29--Nery elabor-
ate preparations are being made for tho
illumination of the white house and
grounds during the coming Grand Army
encampment. One of the prettiest eff.
fects will be seen about the executive
mansion, where the art and skill of tho
electrician will be called into play in
producing startling effects. Electric
lights will be hidden in the trees and
shrubbery and made part and parcel OF
the fountains themselves.
The fountain will appear as a shower
of different colored waters illuminated
by electric rays Fantastic groupings
of incandescent lamps into shapes of
animals and limitations of nature itself
will add to the charm of the scene. In
order that this exhibition may be seen
at the best advantage change will be
made in the location of the presidential
reviewing stand
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rlTrsBuRGu, Pa, Aug. 25.-pandem0-
mum reigncd in a crowded express train
ut Union station about l0o'clo,i Friday
morning, While Pullman ca"s were
being attached to the western express,
on the Pittsburgh, TT Wayne aud Chi
cago railway, control was lost of theH
and they crashed into Il standing sec
ton of the train, throwing the
passengers in all directions, and
smashing platforms and windows
at great rate. A number of passen'
gers were hurt
The brakes failed to hold when ap-
plipd
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Michigan Receiver For Iron Hall.

DETROIT, Mich, Aug, 26.-Circuit
Court Commissioner Watson Thurs lay
appointed L. l. Walker, prominent
attorney of this city, receiver for the
Michigan branches of the Order of Iron
Hall. The object of appointing a re-
ceiver for Michigan is to secure to the
branches in this state the sum of S30,-
900, which is now held by local trustees,
and to stop the receiver at indianapolis
from collecting that amount
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TORN TO FRAGMENTS.


SAVANNAH, n. Y, Aug. 30.-The
news of a terrible tragedy near Cato
Cuyahoga county, has been received
here, but full particulars could not be
learned Monday night lit appear,
that boy, while cutting bundles for a
threshing machine, accidentally cut the
feeders hand, which 50 infuriated him
that he Immediately caught ur
the lad and threw him into the
rapidly revolving cylinder, where he
was ground to atoms before anv
one present could raise hand to pre-
vent The brother of the unfortunate
lad witnessed the bloody deed and lost
no time in wreaking vengeance upor
sthe murderer, He felled him to the
floor with a blow from a pitch fork
and while he lay writhng from the
effects thereof, the brother repeatedly
plunged the tines of the fork through
his body, not ceasing until he wa,
dead, All the threshing hands stood by
and witnessed the two tragic deaths
which occurred so quickly that they
were poWerless to interfere.
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DETROIT, Mich, Aug, ~, Among the
immigrants who arrived over the Grand
Trunk railroad Sunday were ten fol-
landers. They passed through New
York city, but had no health certificates
to show that they had been examined
there, Nothing on which the foreigners
could be detained could be found, aud
they Were allowed to proceed on their
Journey to Chicago.
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Reading Combine No Go.

TRENTON, n. j., Aug. 26.-Chancellor
McGill Thursday filed an opinion in the
great Reading combine suit. lie grants
the preliminary injunction asked for by
the attorney general, continuing the
restraining order heretofore granted,
and, in addition, cnioins the Port Read
ing Co. from operating the Central Rail-
road Co., and ordering the Central Co,
to operate its own line and retake its
own property.
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NuInher OF Dead PLACED at lO1.

LONDON, Aug, 90, Mr., Asquith, home
secretary, Sunday visited the Park
slip pit at Bridgend, Wales, tho scenc
of the disastrous explosion Of Friday
last. Mr.. Asquith examined the minc
machinery, conferred with the officials
and questioned survivors. A dispatch
received Sunday night says that only
forty-oue miners had been rescued from
the pit. and that two have since dicd.
Exploring parties are still searching
the mine, though all hope of finding
! further survivors has been abandoned.
The nlmbcr Q; ,nc lead Is, therefore,
placed ~ 70,
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Electric Cars Come Together.

CANTON, o., Aug 3O-Iwo street
trains running at full force collided on
the electric line to Meyers lake, The
seats in loaded car We're all shattered
and all of the occupants badly shaken
UP. Ed Thompson was severely in
jured about the head, Henry Elmer
was badly bruised about the head.
George Henn, conductor had his
finger cut off, and a child named Har-
vey had his lower lip cut through, A
green motor man attempted to run a
train of empties against the time of the
reuular train
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REMARKABLE character in the west
apt Thomas Ryman, the wealthy
Pmooat owner who controls the nav
fion of the Cumberland river. Until
was converted few years ago by
+ Jones the sevivalist, Ryman was
OF the most profane men and hard
drinkers to be found among the
fr men, but he never utters an oath
y, says the New York Evening Post,
has abolished the bars on his boats.
p'atlons from the Scriptures arc
htcd over the cabin doors, and
fy passenger finds a Bible on his
,ln
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THEY BLED HIM.


bnnco Men Take Nir2inian Before a
Mock Court and Get His Money.
ALLIANCE, O., Aug. 30.-A new kind
OF a bunco game was played on John
Barre, Virginian, who came to this
city about week ago lie was as
saulted by n drunken tough on Main
street Sunday night and in the melee
he hit him with stone, laying him
out lie was arrested shortly after.
ward by policeman, as he supposed
and taken before whom he believed
was Mayor Excel and deposited $50 foi
his appearance Monday morning on the
charge of aggravated assault Monday
forenoon he secured an attorney and
went to the mayors office for trial, in.
tending to fight the charges, but was
very much surprised to learn that there
was nothing against him and that he
had no money deposited He told the
story of his arrest to the mayor. who
investigated and found that some one
had been impersonating him and the
police, and We're $50 better off thereby.
The police are making an effort to To-
cate the mock court and police with a
view of giving them a term in the work
house.
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Smokcless Heat.

WINNIPEG, Man, Aug. 9G.--A party
of prospectors in the Brattleford dis
trict made curious discovery 1t was
burning coal mine emitting no smoke,
but the heat of the earth being SO great
in the vicinity that the explorers were
unable to walk on its surface. An i'm.
mense cavern on the side of a hill
shows where large seam of coal has
taken fire and gradually penetrated the
earth
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cor,o,t T., splendid condition.

New YORK, Aug, &l,-lim Corbett.
the California pugilist, who is matched
TO fight John l.. sullivan, did enough
work at the Madison Square garden
Monday to tire ont the brawniest steve
dorc in New York. Not only this, but
he came through it all freshcr than
many of the spectators who watched
him work. An day long he hammered
and raced, and jumped and tngged and
sluggcd without any apparent effect
other than profusc perspiration. His
lungs seemed made of leather and his
muscles of steel.
Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1892-09-03

FACTORY at Lynn has asked for
! at the Worlds fair to show pneu-
K dynamite guns and projcctiles;
dynamite field gun to be shown on
Ieeled carriage fifteen by six feet
all; one coast defense pneumatic
lmite gun, stationary, mounted on
Iagc with turntable track, tube
t-inch bore, three feet long.
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Oop Of he Results of he Strtk y

HOMESTEAD, Pa, Aug, 21-Aaror
Walker, of Homestead had his pocket
picked of Sl2O Friday morning. lii
stables were burned Thursday night
and he lost 5000, The presence of 1
number of thieves attracted b. the
wage contest is beginning TO manifest
itself through number of dcprrdation'
which were first charged against strlk
ers, but have been disproycn.
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New York, Aug. 9o,-Mayor Grant,
President Wilson, of the New York
board of health, police commissioner
Martin, quarantine commissioner Allen
and DR. e. +, Roberts, chief inspector OF
contagious diseases, paid "a visit to
health officer Jenkins Sunday afternoon
on the steam tug State of New York.
After holding a conference the party
visited the quarantine islands on tour
of insnnrtinn
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|NfIdnBoR and contemporary of Sir
ter Scott and James Hogg was John
lglas of Selliirl,, who died recently
hc age OF ninety-three. lie was en-.
ed for several years at the building
lbbotsford, and often ccnvcrscd with
Waiter, who, as he said, had nae
e about him." Douglas was well
tainted with the Ettrick Shepherd,
well remembered the election riot
'clkirk, when the sheriff was mob
lie was a Jealous radical in the
days, and took an acti7e part in tho
rtist movement
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vlTArloNs have gone from the state
'rtment to foreign powers to send
vessels to join the United States
in Hampton Roads and thence pro-
to New York to take part in q
I naval review. The peaceful gath
Z of the navics of the world will be
scene, will emphasize the
!encc of international good will,
afford a grand opportunity for Il
of naval architecture as well as
able suggestions to inventive
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"hEN Mars was only 35,OOO,OOO miles
6'ant from the earth it was almost
u, 'lmes as far away as the moon.
,sn va, powerful telescopes 1t is possible
MAKE MAX out some of the leading features
..s Vars geography, but hopelessly i'm
,'o,e 70 recognize minor details, says
v. y A. Young, of Princeton college.
w .he moon there were a city like
m Nv FORK we could easily see II with
W. ,, moderate telescope. but on Mars
"ou.o De quite invisible with the most
,.' s',u' Instruments; under the most
NS'aoie circumstances II would hard
,s =. aole to show any spot or marking
"e surface of the planet.
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pittsburgh Mills Start In,

PITTSBURGH, Pa, Aug. 3O.-Oliver's
Fifteenth street mill started ~ for the
first time since the general shut down
Monday morning, The mill will be run
on double turn in every department
Byer's mill also started mp full turn
Monday The difficulty with the fin
ishers was settled, and all the men
went back to work Monday, fifteen
hundred in number.
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Murdered and RObb I'd

PrrrspuGGH Pa, Aug. 29.-John
Sapcr was found Sunday morning lying
dead on the b. & o. Il. r. tracks, near
Sandy creek, lie had been run over 10y
u train, but an investigation showed
that his death had been caused by
wounds on the head. and not due to the
cars passing over him, 1t was also
found that he had been robbed of his
watch and $50 in money.