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Mutinccrs sentenced 60 Death

SAN Francisco, Aug - The trial
Of Herman Spcrf and Hans Hansen for
the murder at sea ~ Morris Fitzgerald,
second mate Of the bark IIespcr, closed
in the United States court Friday
night and the jury found both
defendants guilty. Thomas ST Clair,
another member OF the crew, was
convicted on similar charge
some time ago and sentenced Ia bc
hanged An appeal In his case is now
PENDING. The men had formed a plot
to murder the officers and take control
Of the vessel, which was near Tahiti at
the time, but they were placed in irons
after they had murdered the second
mate 10y cutting him down with an az
and throwing his body overheard.
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A BARREL OF COAL OH
ssplodes in the Store Under a Gro.
GERS Family.
The Bnild'ns wrecked aud the Occupant.
tnN"l"p"d In fiamcs 10. Explosion FoI-
I"wsiN l"si"n In Rapid Sucrss.Ion--
several Escapes PROM trrmation.

LouIsvIlLg, Ky, Aug. es.-The
grocery store 81 Louis Ooodbub on
Market street, was DESTROYED by 1
hr"cc c"ni'agrat,"G sunday morning,
little after o'clock three terribl,
explosions following quickly one an
other, wrecked the whole building an,
blew the entire front out on Marke
street The first and second storie
tumhled In, flames shot up ON all sides
and within n few minutes the entir
three-story brick building was cnvel
opcd
Louis Gppdbub his wife. three chill
dren and nephew who were asleep il
the second aud third stories. wcr,
thrown from their beds by The force o
the explosion and went down with tn
blazing interior All seemed lost, bu
miraculouSly they escaped M,s Kati,
/ boodhub, the seventeen rear -olc
/ daughter, sleeping In rear room on
| the second floor, saw and felt IN,
/ frightful hlaEc and the trembling
, floors Practically she rushed into heI
parents apartments IN front Nearly
blinded by the heavy smoke she found
her way tn the street window. and,
thinking only 81 escaping the flames
and death among the falling umbsrs,
Sprang out
Among the excited passers-by who
had stopped amazed at the explosion
aud gazing upon the burning building
was Tony llagau. lie saw the frantic
form at the window. lie was In the
middle Of the street, and, divining the
terrified girls intention, sprang for.
ward, and a. she jumped wa,
underneath with arms outstretchcd.
lie caught her aud saved life.
Mrs Goodbub and her little dsugh.
ter Minnie with her husband,
were In the front second-story room.
She was awakened by the frightful
sound SciIing the child, and crying
20 the husband, she ran 60 the window
and got out on the awning frame.
The awning frame gave way and
they were dropped on the bricks below
MIR Gondhub, on being aroused, rushed
~ the rear door and cailei To his son
Louis aud his nephew John, who were
sleeping On the third hoOr The wife
and child had hed the tames Frantic
Tor their safety, he ran once about the
burning room with itS falling hoors
ON at last reaching the rear door be
rushed back, ana the next moment was
prccipitatcd in the fiery furnace below,
uut Of which he made his way 10 an
alley His sun followed son after
10th were frlghtfully burned The
nephew was uckicr. lie escaped with
few slight burns The father and
brother were taken 10 the Farm RS
Home hotel, suffering terribly \
ply stefan was called AMI put them
under the influence 81 morphine. An
~ the injured were .restigty Sllnday
.~%t----s'ss - 80 80, !. ~ 4
the origin ~ which can nuthc - pla med
reaching number 81 cpal oil barrels
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Fleeing From yellow Fever.

ATHENS Ga, Aug. 2S.-Yellow fever
has broken out afresh in Brunswick,
and telegram stating that ,, 900 people
would leave there and asking il Athens
would Oe open tn them was received
here Monday afternoon. The matter
was laid before the city council, which
was in session when the message came.
Leading physicians were consulted and
upon their advice that no yellow fever
could spread here it was decided Ia
open the gates Of the city TO all refugees
and advice to this effect was sent the
mayor Of Brunswick, An epidemic ID
expected in Brnnswick.
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that 1, g--jIIgbce had demanded o.. 400
frc~~ trcnI for securing favor.
IN JAIL.
Tn. Highway Robbers who Killed Henry
HelmiCk Captured.

DNNvIILE Ill, Aug 20 The high.
way robbers who killed Henry IIelmick
In his buggy while returning from
Chicago last Friday night are in jail.
one 81 the gang Charles Harris, young
painter u years Of age, recently Of
Chicago. confessed that he. Harvey
Pate, Frank Starr and Elias
McJcnkins, Of this city. made
up the plan at a saloon in this city.
Pate formerly worked for Ilelmick aud
knew he had money. The arrests are
very important As this gang has com.
mittcd rohheries all over eastern mi.
nois The farmers from the region
where lIclmicb lived were i'm the city
Monday aud armed TO the teeth and a
lynchiug may follow.
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NEW NoRK, Aug. 2S-The New York
-aval reserve will leave on its third an.
nual cruise saturday, The cruise is Ia
hc made in the old frigate New lIamp-
shire, which was recently renovated by
the city at cost of $780, There are
about three hundred Of the citizen ma
riucs and for a week they will 20
through the regular routine work. IN
Guiding drills, landing parties, trans
portating boats by truck, target prac'
ticc, arming and equipping boats,
camping on the beach and sham
battles
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Robert na,nc.' Throat VA. Cut Prom "a,
to Lar

,uAEIrsruN, ". Va. Aug % Rob
crt Raincs, aged o.. was found neal
Thurmund with his throat cut from eat
to ear and a razor StlIl sticking 10 the
wNund. lie was cared for and " hen he
rcgaincd consciousness he sail that he
and an uncle 10y marriage Berry Cald.
we'll reside at Prince ". Va, and
work for the Royal Coal and Coke Co
They had campcd ont near Thurmond
and when near creek Caldwell insisted
ON BaincS going of the road few steps
10 get a drink Of water. They got tho
water and decided to take o sleep under
the shade This il the last he rcmcm.
hers Isaincs says Caldwell got only e.
Caldwell is still at large.
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CHiCNGu. Aug. 20 In her hill for di-
vorcr filed 10y Mrs Bell II. llaSSett
against VIM r. liaSsett Of this city,
II is alleged that IIaSsctt conspircd with
the wife Of a wealthy farmer named
Stone, now living near Nashua. la, TO
murder Stone, get divorce from his
own wife ami then marry the widow OF
stone, who, a. evidenced 10y the letters
attached, was ready to put her own
husband ont Of the way that she might
marry llassctt
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IN may have surprised some folks to
learn that II would require five years
for the minis II the United states gov
crumrnt to coin IGi, 600 600 silver dol
lars, but the time j. not 80 surprising
when one has done little figuring,
The mints have scarcely 200 full work
ing days in the year, or less than zoo, 900
working minutes in five years, To coin
l6T, 600, 600 In that time, therefore, IL
than $50 dollar pieces per minute.
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The wilson BnI

WAsurNGTuN, Aug % The Wilson
hin, which passed the house. provides
for the repeal Of that portion Of the act
~ July -. 1880, which authorizes the
purchase Of silver bullion 10y the >ccrc.
tary ~ the treasury. that this act shall
not impair or in any manner affect the
legal tender quality 81 the standard
silver dollars heretofore coined, and II
is declared that the United states shall
maintain the parity ot the two metals,
or such other ratio as shall hc cstab-
nshrd hy law.
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pcnitCntiary for Life.

MoWG hNFIEIp, Ky, Aug. 29.-Thc
jury in the George Delaney case re
turned verdict Of guilty. They found
the defendant guilty Of murder as
charged in the indictment, and fixed
his punishment at confinement in the
pcpitcntiary for life. Beyond bccom-
ing tribe pale, Delaney did not show
any emotion when the verdict was an
nounccd. 4 motion will be made for a
NOW trial
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-01

THTRE are 2, 66l miles Of railroad in
South Dakota and the property il AS
scsscd at the rate Of $3.50 a mile, or a
total assessment 81 ts,g24, 500 II is
said that some Of the roads in the state
last year did not earn their operating
expenses For example, II cost the
Chicago aud Northwestern railroad
sl3, $50 more To operate the property in
south Dakota than the receipts
amounted to, while the Grand Island
and Wyoming Central showed deficit
a.. n,o
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Tn, stnIc snic and Az.

NNIrNHNIso, Ind. Aug. ~. Three
burglars entered the general store ~
NnrgraI.. and Nchohcld ~ Cris>man,
this county. and after securing lot Of
merchandise, loaded their s,N-hundrrd-
pound safe. containing over 3. 900. on
trucks and wheeled IL down the rail.
road hal' mile. While In the act 81
cracking II they were surprised 10y the
owners. when the thieves commenced
shooting. Their fire was returned 10y
the other gentlemen. one ~ the robbers
being shot The thicvc- we're followed
SsA.Tt.r, whore they escaped.
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The nar AssoclatIon'. MectInp,

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug. 20, For the
second time in the history Of the organ
ization the annual convention of the
American Bar association will bc held
in the west, all of the previous fifteen
gatherings, with one exception, having
been held in the east. This years
gathering will convene in this city
Thursday, and many of the delegates
have already arrived, while many more
are in Chicago attending the exposi,
ton for few days en- route The prin-
ciplc aim Of the association is the Sc
curing of uniformity in state legisla-
tion. especially rs regards certain
important subjects.
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In D,urcrof praIrI, Fires.

CmCAGo, Aug. is Northwestern m
diana and eastern Illinois are I'm great
danger from prairie fires There has
been no rain in ten weeks, and already
fires are blazing in the vicinity Of south
Bend, Ind, There will probably he
great loss before the fires are gotten
un1pr pputrnl
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IHE hrunsN Ipu,a state board ~ az
riculturo reports reduced Yield ~
corn, potatoes, apples peaches black.
ncrrics and grapes ON account - the
'ruuth In southeastern rcuusyl-
wanda dairyT"n have been comp"llcd 10
iced hay and grain to their COWS to
make up for the great decrearc Ia the
amount ~ pasture
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-01

Ao,URuINg 90 tho Montreal papers
over % noO ~ the Canadians resident
In the New England states have re-
turned 90 Canada within the past two
weeks, On account Of the closing 81 tho
mills and factories In which they were
employed To the above r. 600 should
lc added tho unuumhcrcl Thousands
~ other operatives who are either idle
in New England or seeking employ.
mrnt la other states
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-01

SEARCHING parties at Johnstown.
Pa, have been finding valuahlcs lost
during the food. 4 few days ago val
liable gold watch was found, and a
Young man named Brown found a dia-
moud ring said to be very valuable IL
is reported that Jewel box with
diamond cluster ring and an
exceptionally fine solitaire were
found u il also stated that some
~ the most valuable recoverics have
been kept secret for fear the claimants
might make trouble.
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GALEToN, Pa Aug. rs D. \. craig,
senior member of the firm of
Craig Il Grccco, who are building a
lumber railroad from Austin To this
place, was robbed of SlL00O while
asleep in farm house where he stayed
one night There is small prospec, OF
the capture 81 the thief, who is sup
buSed to be l'rrgGhmuu
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Wages VIII he Cut.

OMAHA, Ncb, Aug. 90 Wages will
certainly he reduced on the Union Pa
cifc, General Manager Dickinson, At
u conference with switchmen, plainly
told them that ON September /, there
would probably be a general reduction
Of wages Of at least 10 per cent They
demurrcd and argued the matter but
finally went home II is not thought
that they will strike.
The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-01

'ruE chariot English literature in tho
ohio state University seem, 20 carry
With Il a singular iHtaiil, 10 IL, u,cu-
pant, FIRST Prot MWikiu held IL
four years and died lIr was succeeded
hy Prot short who died at tho end ~
four wears occupancy. Prot A w..
Walsh then took th" chair tie lived
Just four years, aud was succeeded four
year, ago by Prot \ H. Chalmers, who
b, diving al ~pgffta, Mich
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CmCNou, Aug. -. Orders were re-
ccivcd at army headquarters from
Washington Monday directing that a
command De given for troops 81 tho
third cavalry, now stationed a. Fort
Riley. kaS, To proceed at once To the
assistance of the truupS ia the Indian
Territory. This il for the purpose Of
assisting in keeping the Cherokee strip
clear ~ intrudcrs until noon Of Sep
tcmhcr 10, when the strip will h. legal.
ly opened
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\ MEMORIAL II 60 bc erected a. the
poctess Elizabeth barrett. browning by
The inhahithnta ~ l.edbury. Eng, tho
home Of her childhood II Is 10 take
The form ~ a clock tower and an insti-
iuto consisting ~ reading-ruums,
library class rooms and Offices and is
10 cost slU.pJU
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only Citizens Wanted.

WA,uNoToN, Aug Ex-senator Gal,
liugrr Monday introduced bill pro
viding for the dismissal from the
government service Of all persons not
citizens Of the United States, and pre-
venting their further employment in
the service.
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standard silver Dollars.

WASHINGTON, Aug, 20 The issue Of
standard silver dollars from the mints
and trci eury offices Tor the week ended
August 20, 1895, was $3.50, 40; for the
corresponding period of 1892, s6il Ola
Tho shipment of fractional silver coins
from August to August 20 aggregated
SnIN. lNO.
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sued His EMPLOYERS.

FREMoNT, O., Aug. %. Eugene NJ.
Dunlap has begun suit against the
ThomSon-IouSton Carbon Co, Of this
city, for s20, OcO damages for injuries
received October II, lNg2, while in their
employ. lie was badly injured 10y the
cavng in of the walls Of siN-foot pit
in which he was ut work.
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" II rumurcd In New York that Miss
Helen Gould, eldest daughter ~ tho
late hnnncier, II planning the erection
~ n hospital for women Miss Gould Ia
probably the richest hcirc>s In Amer.
tea her fortune being estimated At
nom tlO OOO, 200 10 tla, 600 OOO
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Iatr Finances.

CHICAGO, Aug. 2s-Financial matters
at the Worlds exposition are looking
brighter. Vice President Peck, chair
man Of the finance committee, said
Saturday that there will soon bc no
floating debt The entire amount due
contractors is now something less than
$500, 600, and few such days al Friday
will wipe that out
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CANADA il making an effort to In
duce the inhabitants of Iceland to mi
CRATE from that forbidding country and
settle in the promising fields Of the
northwest, where there Is a bountiful
crop Of cold weather to bc depended on,
the same as in iceland, and in addition
beautiful crops Of grain, which the land
~ ice never enjoyed. About the only
article Of food on which the inha hitants
of Iceland can rely, both for their own
support and for export, Is fish, and that
supply seems inexhaustible. As n
special inducement to migrate, the cost
81 passage, good farm and the implo-
mcnts 20 work II are offered.
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sur building has overreachcd itself
The new record breaker, Compania,
with engines Of $4,000 horse power,
must I've dockcd and materially
strengthened In u structural way 10 re-
sist the enormous strain imposed by
such machinery
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TUr elm tree hcrtlc II greedy black
worm, b, doing great mischief to tho
stately old clms, with which the streets
~ an Connecticut town, are shaded.
The worms speedily strip the trees "
their leaves which turn yellow aud
often fall Ia showers Many handt ONE
cims have already hccu almost ruined
hy them. and the daily press teens with
editorials and letters from correspond
cuts, telling how the pest may I've dc.
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A IrIrrHoNE for use On the FIELD Of
battle II one ~ our war appliances
The wire, Il mile long, In wound in
kind of breast-plate, worn by a soldier,
md To the hcad.gcar il attached the
simple receiving and transmitting APP
naratu.
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Kelley Patient Suicides.

PrrrsmRrH, Aug, 20 Edward Haley,
the lead. merchant tailor Of Mouonga-
hcla Citf icided by cutting his throat
from eapt ear. He had been hard
drinkcr : Wears, took the Kecley cure
which maize him insane,
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PARIS, Ky, Aug. IS Alfred Ward
was shot and killed at Claysville, at =
o'clock sunday morning, 10y Ike VIII
liams, over II game Of craps. Both
parties We're colored. Ward was 20
years old and was from Virginia The
Murderer escaped
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They Defy the Lac 80

MAHoNEY CITY, Pa, AuC''''
day night citizens of Gi'% ~, Bic
this place, in tie enforc, - ., -.
borough ordis - ators t.
componv Ugly he returned 70 his faith
force ot.,nse and killed his parents, who "
relay lin bed asleep, With Ratchet he mur'
direct, ed his six young brothers and Sis'
pi-yt Then he returned 20 the paIl
W danced the remainder Of the mn
etre" The next day he was arrested II
Uderes suspicion. he confessed the crime
ned II ter two DAYS.
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Deafness Causes Death.

FRANKFORT Ind, Aug. 9S-Samuel
Bornwarth, II wcll-known Frankfort
tailor was run down by a Clover Leaf
switch engine sunday morning and
horribly mangled. BorLwarth was
deaf lie leaves wife and child
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FRAUD CSAHutU.
The Worlds Tair Com mis.loners In Iron.
bic a Rigid investigation to bs Made In
III. Matter,

="
bie--A Rigid investigation to b. Made In
III. Matter
CHICAGo, Aug. 90, Immediately after
the roll.call in the national commission,
Commissioner Mercer, Of Wyoming,
arose to a question Of privilege, and
made vehement denial Of the charges
made against him, that he had attempt
ed Ia cNtort money from an exhibitor.
lie concluded 10y asking that com.
mittce be appointed To investigate the
charges Commissioner Bccson, OF
Oklahoma. then took the floor
' aud denied his guilt In the
same matter 4 resolution was
adopted calling for the appointment Of
n committee Of nix to make inquiry into
the scandal In compliance with this
acting President Penn appointed Com
miSsioncrs Tousley, Ewing, Massey,
ENall, Allen and Virgins on the inyes-
| tigating committee.
Then John Boyd Thatcher, chairman
~ the executive committee ON awards,
came forward with sflidavits from the
! officials of the Carey safe Co, charging
ths.t j. E-lLlgbce had demanded o.. 200
| fpw> trcnf for securing favor
able award for their company.
The commission did not receive the re-
port, but instructed the executive com
mittce on awards to find out the facts
Mr. liigbec declared the charge To Ice
absurd and absolutely false, as at the
time the affidavit was made, August /,
the judges of safes had not been APP
pointed lie also said it would be
absurd for him, furniture juror, to
ask bride Of an exhibitor with whose
department he had nothing to do. lie
concluded by saying he intended to
bring action In the court for damages
against the parties accusing him.
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Nv Nerolntinn In NIc,rnrna.

PANAMA. Aug, 20 A Panama news
paper ,Uy, there will be IA now rcvolu-
lion in Nicaragua within fortnight.
Its statement Is based CA an interview
with Dun. PlazaN, who says the Nca-
raguau conservatives will invite Gen
Sacasa % return ana aid in the over
throw .l Ialaya before the meeting of
the constituent assembly September Is
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FORM of physical culture within
reach Of all is found in a rule laid down
for Young women by Mrs. Bridget
Maguire, Of Now York, Take the scopm
(the high Latin name for broom in the
hands, which should be held Mt half
reach reversed grasp, allowing tho
bushy portion Of the scope to rest upon
the floor, and holding firmly to the
upper end of the handle. Bend the
body slightly forward, give the arms a
horizontal movement, lift the scope
slightly and move one foot before the
other. Repeat these movements until
the scope has been brought In contao,
with every portion OF the apor,
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ApnosssSrs,hysiciap Of Rho Sapciro.

Dr numinRps Ercirr, claims 10 have
discovered the specific germ ~ yellow
fever and e. l'r able 20 apply a proven
tive vaccine and thu, effectively stamp
uut the disease. The New York Ncdi.
cal Record urges pr Frcirc 90 prove
his claim in some locality like santos
~ here the disease Is epidemic and ~
have his maine go down the ages with
the other great bcucfactorS 81 man
Kind
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Pricc of Subscription, sI,OO

Lazy 1moN. who was an hcitcN, 10
the pccrapc when she married the l.ts
admiral az was love match, has de.
cltned Ia accept the a., 900 pension to
which She Is entitled ~ his widow.
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Combating YrIlnu Ee,er.

WANCEoss, TIA, Aug. 20. The ma
ional government is making cNtraor.
GARY preparations for combating an
lcmic of yellow foyer, Government
n 4tI,ntinc inspectors have been sta
word at NaycrosS and lcsup, willie
.rdsr- Sc-to-h house canvass in iruns-
s,ers. " probably reveal a number Of
and NJ. At Camp Hutton Monday
light Y storm blew down the build
upon SslntS. One hundred carpcu-
ne AZ uuwori, rebuilding the camp,
wv. in brunswick is extreme
faryation is staring hun
SoPlr in the fac"
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CANTON, O., Aug. 2S.-Auna GRADER,
drc,, maker of West Hrookfeld, hired
boat at Myers lake. After leaving a
brtct note in the boat she jumped over
boar The body has not been found.
The cause is supposed to be temporary
mru,a. alteration, the result of an ac-
cidcu, several years ago.