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The sun., 1893-01-09
PREPARED TO HANG EIGHT 1T ONCE
Gov. Brown Visits tho Condemned Men and
Boys at Chestertown.

Gov. Brown Visits tho Conde mned Men and
Boys at Chestertoyyn.
BALTIMORE. Jan. Sunless Gov Brown In.
terposes. the eight men and boys convicted of
the murder OF DR.. ]. NJ. Hill will be hanged at
Chestertown on next Friday afternoon The
work Of constructing the gallows began on
Friday. 1t will be 20 feet long and 8 feet wide.
There will be four traps. on each OF which will
stand two persons. These traps will be oper-
ated by lever. and tho drop will be stimuli
taneous.
Gov. Brown is disturbed over the responsi-
bility resting on him. Ho has received many
petitions for and against Executive clemency
In four OF the eight cases. 1t has been repre-
sented In many OF these appeals for pardon
that five OF the convicted persons are boys
under 10 years OF age. and that they were un-
willingly present when the murder was COM
mitted. The Governor has been asked to at
least suspend the execution OF the boys for q
reasonable time after the hanging OF the men,
In order that. II possible. some confession may
pc secured at the last moment clearing the
Many Of the prominent people OF Chester
Town ana hent county are opposed to any in
contradictory that he deeided to make a per-
visiting tho condemned men. Yesterday he
70 e see the and
and responsibility The prisoners were
brought before him one alta, time. All ex-
pressed Willingness to tell what they knew.
OF the crime. Their testimony on the witness
stand. the confessions they made to Justices
disputed facts In the trial. were all forgotten,
and an absolute denial OF everything, In the
case was adopted by them. On this plan and
reaass tbst tsgon they depend for
After the examination Gov Brown said the
case was giving him more concern than any
subject, he had been called upon to consider
during tEnt his term: He added that he believed
next Friday. the people OF the county would
not In any way Interfere. There seems to be
a growing impression that. should Executive
clemency be extended to any OF the men or
boys. trouble may be looked for.
The sun., 1893-01-09
The s,ule,,o thu, Killed Esls..

The funeral OF Letter Carrier Peter Eckes.
who died In tho Eastern District Hospital OF a
stiletto wound IN the left breast inflicted by
one of seven Italian bootblacks on the Grand
street ierryhoat Dakota q week ago. took
place yesterday afternoon from his home. 1853
south Eighth street. williamsburGh. A large
delegation OF letter carriers from this city and
Brooklyn and delegates from several societies
were presssspt There was carriageful OF floral
pieces Tho interment was in Cypress Hill
The Italians are in Raymond street jail
penLing The Coroners inquest tonight The
stiletto with which Foxes was stabbed was
stanbing. II is 81 steel. and brand new. with a
ssharp turn at the edge OF the blade. The
sartori. Bruno and Michael Caselio. and Do.
minico and Michael Spinello. II was said yes
test,day s, that The police had traced the owner
The sun., 1893-01-09

CHICAGO. Jan. a-William Kinsells. . SUBJ
stithte police officer shot and killed Charles
Smith. colored. late last night. Eyewitnessss
declared that the policeman was under the
influence OF liquor. Smith had accused the
policeman Of insulting q woman and OF being
drunk. and Kinsella resented the accusation
man then pushed the prisoner against the
patrol p box. and calling on the crowd that had
to fall his and
Smiths body and the other lodging in his
head. Kinsella. who was placed under arrest,
admitted that he had been drinking but says
that, Smith Knocked him down twice and that
he shot In self defence.
The sun., 1893-01-09
A Dozen KobberIcs In Ono Sight In fridge.


BgIDGEpoRT, Jan. :. Albert k"nztnnzer ~
fireman, was on his way llowo this morning as
6:30 O'clock. when he ran INTO two robbers.
who bnd a vherDarrpw load OF booty. and
wer. hurryin; along Barnum avenue, They
fed and. although he gavc chase. they cs-
capcd. Kont2anaer learned anerwurd that
grocery store on an adjoining street had tren
rShnal. He continued his walk. and wa ~
IN. MS tArc, hold. wheplhe saw snrnhr t--gtng
from the Adyent Christian 'hur'. ~.
door and cXtinguished tie pm's .yr 'iEH,
ton showed that the nrcIuEs g. }rl 'Iri
tb"'r torches in twol,laccs a'i'i "'r . "ll m
trance and stealing what 'L'Y ""''"' N.rs
than dozen small 10 lc''~ wri" T'tnn"d
ere ased to- night. II .,,ryel that tao roh-
bers belong in PittsL In
The sun., 1893-01-09
Memorial canaeiasr. Tor the -s.-dra,.

pair OF benedIction canGe.a'ru hae tern
given TO St. Patrick's Cl'LeiraI ly Mf. -
Mrs. John c. Moore as a memnr... O! the i.''
Louis de Bebian, Mrs. Noorr.s '"'t'r w.'
wa for long time agent ia ms r's ~ ~
which are made of wt1.gh: Ina. are =.
largest Of the kind in tie r1Iut:r. l-srh '.''
twelve lights emhlema.ral o' tne t|rNs
Apostles. Their place viii le pH tIr ia
altag. and they will ue used oGly ogthe -tea =
feast days.
The sun., 1893-01-09
Tampes,ug with the Ga. Pipe.

LooANspoRr. Ind. Ian. S-For the past two
weeks the pressure of natural gas has been SO
low that customers were compelled to resort
to wood or coal The gas company's Inspect
ors found that large number OF consumers
had bored out the connecting pipe, called the
Yesterday the company commenced shutting
on gas from all consumers who have tam
several hundred consumers will soon be With
out Cas
The sun., 1893-01-09
THREATEN 4 TIE UP.
Locomotive Engineers ON the Western Mary.
land Want More Pay.

BALTIMORE, Jan. S-Grand Chief Arthur Of
the Brotherhood OF Locomotive Engineers held
a conference here to-day with q committee
representing the engineers OF the Western
Maryland Railroad, whose demands for In
creased pay have been refused. 1t was de-
cided to adhere TO the demands. and Mr. Ar
thur agreed to see President Hood. In case
no agreement Is made 1t has been determined
to order q tie-up.
1t is claimed that the engineers obtain less
pay and are required to do N ore work than on
land connects. The demands will he that pas
senger engineers receive four cents per mile
and freight engineers three and one-Quarter
cents and thirty-hve cents per hour for all
overtime The road will also be asked not to
emp ploy fremen as engineers
The sun., 1893-01-09
Killed by u Street Car.

Herbert Frey. trackman employed BY tho
St. Nicholas avenue street car line. was run
down aud killed last night by Car 2l2 at
Eighth avenue and 1924 street The car was
driven by Patrick Whitty. and was going west.
Frey seRpedt iFST behind bid S s @ car g9ing
Driver Witty picked up the trackman. nut
him in the car. and drove him to the stables.
He died u few minutes after reaching the
stables He was 81 years old. and lived oppo-
sIte the place where he was run down.
The sun., 1893-01-09
Ths Great Nor.hsrn Koad CompIstsd.

SEATTLE. Wash, Jau, Sat midnight er gine
No 3l2 with Patsy McNoy at the throttle
hauled the first through train from the East
into Seattle over the Great Northern Railroad.
which was com pleted on Friday night. The
train consisted OF the private car OF c. Shields.
sion snd n sscnnS cIsss ns ssssngar S cnsch viva
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
HENRY cLAY's POKER PLAYING.
Some Stories That Recall the Old Gan.
bling Days at the Capital.

That is the very table at which
Henry Clay used to lose the greater
part of his Congressional salary" said
an old Washington gambler. The
game he used to play was one in which
the blind was 80 cents and 81 to come
in. There was no limit in those days.
as there generally is to-day. A man
could. however, demand sight for his
money. Clay's antagonist was gener-
ally man named Bright. and both
preferred to play two-handed game.
The cards were cut one day and Clay
got the first deal. He was a better
card-shuffler than lives to-day. He
could hold his hands four feet apart
and fly the cards from one to the other
without single card falling. Gen.
orally he dealt with one hand
and without a perceptible move
ment of the arm, throwing each
to its proper place with his long mus
cular fingers. Clay was a poor poker
play, however. He played for excite
ment and not for gain, and as he was
careless about his bets he generally
came out the loser. He almost always
straddled the blind. and whatever
hand he held would raise the bet of his
antagonist. He used to bluff q great
deal, and as this would soon be found
out he would come out loser.
''For nearly two hours the night l
speak of Clay had been having his own
way with Bright. He held king full
four times running and then had
jack full. Bright did his best to
catch Clay in bluff. but it was Of no
use. Clay had hand that could be
beaten only by tours. The play began
at 5 o'clock and by 1890 Bright had
lost 81, 500 and had borrowed $500
from John Hancock. After that Clay's
luck vanished, and by midnight he had
lost all his winnings and 81, 900 be-
sides-all the cash he had with him.
1T was Saturday night and Bright
proposed that they quit so they could
20 to church in the morning but Clay
wouldn't have it. So he borrowed
$500 from Bright and let the game 60
on. The game was continued, and by
daylight he owed Bright $1,000. He
liquidated the debt by giving Bright q
deed for 800 acres of Kentucky land
and six shares of stock in a Louisville
bank.
"Clay went to church all the same
that morning. While he was talking
to the rector after it was over he put
his hand in his pocket and pulled out q
pack of cards along with his handker-
chief. They Huttered to the ground.
but Clay was not abashed. and re.
placing them said that they must have
been placed there as practical joke"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

the presence OF ANCIENT ASSYRIAN.
plague, red denotes defiance or battle,
and black marks the pirate of the high
seas.
That the Egyptians were the first to
use the standard for organized military
forces, there is little reason to doubt.
Those of the early time consisted of
the figure of an animal affixed to the
end of a spear, others resembled a
round-headed table knife, and still
others an extended fan, though this
last did not become popular until
many years later. The standards used
by the Egyptian arm during PharaOh's
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
Courage of Tigers and Lions.

The Bengal tiger has more courage
than the lion, according to show
man, who states that the matter was
tested in this manner: I'VE placed a
shooting-cracker in the respective
cages and fired the fuses. As soon as
the fuses began to burn they attracted
the attention of both animals. but in a
widely different manner. The lion
drew into a corner aud watched the
proceedings with distrustful and un-
easy eye. The tiger on the contrary.
advanced to the burning fuse with a
firm step and untlinching gaze. On
reaching the cracker he took his paw
and began to roll it over the floor, and
when it exploded beneath his very
nose he did not finch. but continued
his examination until perfectly salts
fed. The lion betrayed great fear
when he heard the report of the explo-
sion and for quite time could not be
coaxed out of his den."
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
Fashions Newest Colors.

A long time ago people used to think
shat blue was essentially color for
blondes and angels. Mob ody can dis
pute its being the color for angels, but
it is certainly not the one to be chosen
by blonde. The fair skin looks cold
enough, and when blue, specially pale
blue, is put near it the effect given is
very undesirable, because what was
clear white before becomes a pallor
now. Blondes had much better wear
any of the rose shades, bright scarlet
warm brown, or dark green, leaving
the very trying pale blue to the brown
haired lassie with bright color or
the warm brunette whose skin does
not know the unsightly touch OF sal
lowness. Everybody likes rcse-col-
ored lining, and, to be in vogue this
season, everybody ought to have
rose-colored frock-in cotton, or wool,
in silk. or tulle, it is always most
charitable in bringing out ones best
features and toning down ones worst.
Combined with white the pink shades
are as dainty as bit of old china, ana
VIII suggest the pretty pink and white
ladies, whom Vatican painted on fans
who played at little Trianon with
Marie Antoinette, laughed and jested,
and yet did not fear when they had TO
face death on the guillotine for the
sake of the king and the queen
Ladies Home journal.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
CHINEAE FLAG.

camille marine, the army in the field
and the sleeping place of the warrior
in the cathedral.
A soldiers fidelity to his flag has in
it something ennobling and sublime,
and gives him share in the national
life and liberty of which that flag is an
emblem. Tattered, torn, and
smoked it is a symbol of the highest
worth and Importance, and has power
to direct the thoughts and passions of
individuals SO that mighty host be-
comes as one man.
In these days when the people make
holiday why is it that the amount of
husiasm is measured by the numb
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

FRANCES EAGLE. consecrated banners
to any enterprise which he wished to
be successful; numerous instances of
this practice might be cited in very
recent times. In the British army, at
the present day, whenever new flag
Is to be presented to regiment the
officers and men are drawn into line
and the banner blessed in their pres
ence by a clergyman of the Church of
England. The imperial standard of
England was first hoisted on the Tower
of London and on the Bedford Tower
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

ROMAN STANDARDS. form OF a semi-circle
and represented the sun, moon, and
other heavenly bodies. All were
evidently objects of superstitious
veneration well calculated to awaken
enthusiasm = that characteristic so
essential to success-in the breasts of
the Egyptian soldiers.
In the early days the Greeks en-
ployed as u standard, piece of armor
at the end of spear, but this was final
ly supplanted by the olive and the
vine. Other Greek tribes adopted the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

RICHARD, EARL OF and fixed to long
WARWICK. staff, usually or
namented with tassels or ribbons. They
were used exclusively by the chariot
GERS, and Were supported by rest in
front of the chariot.
The flag proper was introduced by
Soraceus and acquired its present form
in Spain during the sixth century.
The use of standards was not discon-
tinued, however, and it was not until
some years after it's introduction that
the flag was allowed on the battle
field.
The introduction of the flag into
England was purely of religious
origin. When st. Augustine and his
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
WHAT JACK RUSSELL SAID,
Buckskin Jack Met tho Pope and the
Prince OF Wales.

Jack Russell, the Indian scout who
Is known through the Sioux reserva.
ton as "Buckskin Jack" was in Chi
cago not long ago with his squaw, says
the Post. Jack is flinty looking little
man who rolls cigarettes of Durham
tobacco and swears fuently in either
Sioux or English. He is a Pike county
man, which explains it. He was Buff
falo Bills interpreter when the Wild
West show was travelling in Europe
and he returned with some vivid i'm
pressions of old country life.
II see the pope in Rome" said Jack.
"Bill had us call up to his house, In.
juns m squaws m border ruffuns-
that's what we wuz, border ruffuns.
Thuh wuz sodgers standin' roun' m
priests m altar boys, an after while
tn pope he come in. Wa'ant such q
hell of lookn' steer neither. Little
short man TIL white dress on. But
say, you bet he wuz treated right. Wv
that ole pope no more walked than .
baby. They packed i'm everywhere.
Wen they packed him through he
says suthin' in Chinese an holds up
his nit like this. Be jie, he had 4
di'mon' on his little finer that must
ha' been worth thirty head o. cattle.
All TIL Injuns wuz stuck. On'y one Of
them didn't 70. He wuz a no count
ole devil by the name o. Crooked
Horn. He wug budged up an they
lef him to sleep. H, we'en they
come back he WIZ dead'z a nail in his
tepee. Yes, sir, an ey'ry one of them
dam fool lnjuns said he got roped be-
kuz he din 90 to see the pope"
"Did you see the prince of Wales?"
Buckskin Jack was asked.
H, yes" he said, ii see that, too"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

standard. THE PIRATES FLAG,
The "Blue Blanket" of Scotland has
an interesting local history. In 1889
King James Ill presented standard
to the trades of Edinburgh as a per-
petual remembrance of their loyalty,
with power to display it in defense of
their king, country, and their own
rights. This standard was kept by the
convener of the trades and on its APP
pearance not only the artificers of
Edinburgh are to repair to it, but all
the craftsmen of Scotland are bound
to follow and fight under it. The
standard is still held in great honor
and reverence by the burghers of
Edinburgh and, indeed, by all Scot
land.
In 1775 the "Union Flag" with red
field was displayed in New York on a
liberty pole, and bore the inscription,
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

men was divided into ten companies or
bands, and each of them had their
peculiar emblem affixed to the end of q
spear. A square piece of fringed cloth
attached to cross-bar at the end OF
stick was the flag of the cavalry. The
silver eagle was the only emblem car
ried in warfare, the Others being left
in camp. The dragon, which was also
a Roman ensign, came to the Western
Empire and was adopted and made the
chief standard of the nobility of Nor
mandy.
The Assyrians were more modest in
these early times. Two standards,
only, were used by them on all occa-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

mum Der of the RATTLEsNAKE FLAG.
united colonies and denoted the subor.
dination of the States to and their de-
pendence on the Union. The size of
the flag of the army is feet + inches
in length, feet inches in width, with
seven red and six white stripes.
The eagle carried in the French
armies in 1889 is the most expensive
regimental standard ever used. They
were wrought of pure gold and valued
At $1,000 each. The ribbon attached
was of fine silk, five inches wide and
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

BUNKER HILL FLAG, until the time of
Napoleon III. This standard WIS a
conspicuous figure in the late war and
proved to be much coveted prize
among the German soldiers, who cap
.tured- nearly 1000 of thep in the sue
cessive. defeats of the French. In
adopting the eagle as standard the
French have perpetuated the old
Roman spirit which held this bird in
great alteration, likening it to the
military destinies of the nation
Russia, Austria and Prussia retain the
eagle as symbol of sovereignty-and
in each case the eagle is black, dis
played on yellow or golden back
ground. .f 4
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

THE PoPE's BANNER, tails OF the Turks,
EIGHTH CENTURY. and the bundle Of
hay at the top Of a pole. adopted by
the Romans, originated. Other stand
ards were comnioh,sto Persia. One of
them, perhaps the most used, consist
ed of staff ending in half ring and
having below a transverse bar from
(which two enormous tassels We're
hung.
The Roman army had different en-
blems for each division and generally
had letters inscribed on them for dis
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

OF Dublin on the
union of the king
doms, Jan. /, 1901.
This event gave
rise to the appella-
ton Mon Jack, ="
which has charac-
terized the English
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

signifylng h a r.
mony, but this sug-
gestion was no t
carried out. The
stars on the first
flag were placed in
a circle and SYM
bolized the perpet-
uity of the Union.
The t h irte e n
stripes showed the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

efhgles OF I n e l r
tutelary gods or
t h ir particular
symbols at the end
of a stick, while
others used simply
the initial letter
of their national
name.
The ancient Per-
sian standard was
not unlike that of
the Egyptians. 1t
was the figure of
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

companions came W
preach in Britain in
the latter part OF
the sixth century,
the monk and his
followers entered
Canterbury carrying
little banners on
which were worked
crosses.
1t has been the
practice in every age
for the Pope to give
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
A Cure for Cr1up.

DR.. Laugardiere Of Toulouse reports
to the French Academy of Medicine
that he has discovered cure for cronn
1t is very simple one-a tablespoop.
ful OF Hour of sulphur in a tumbier of
water After three days of the treat.
ment his patients were rescued fro",
imminent death, and fully recovered
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

reign form a curious
group. Each regi-
ment had its pecu-
liar banner and fig
ures of beasts, birds,
reptiles, or a COM
bination of emblems
was ordinarily en-
ployed. The most
prominent, and one
used by several COM
panies, was in the
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

a sym Dol of earth
ly power. 1t is
national, CONNER
cial, and personal
1t is not merely
decorative, b u t
s i g n i fl C a n t. 1t
IN ark s t h e war
a
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

the sun, and was SIAN.
displayed only on occasions when the
King was present with his army.
Though the proper royal standard at
this time was blacksmith's apron,
around which the citizens had once
rallied to successful opposition
against the tyranny of Zahawk. Many
national standards have arisen from
similar emergencies, when that which
was near at hand was seized and lifted
to mark the rallying point for the peo-
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

of flags and ban
n e r S displayed?
Why is it that a
piece of silk tackled
to a stick has the
power of arousing
in the breast a feel
ing that thrills the
whole being like
the music of a fife
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

three feet long,
richly embroider-
ed. 1t was intro
duced in to tn e
army by Napoleon
I.,but after Install
was discarded and
was not used again
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
EARLY AMERICAN

CRUISER. June, l777, Con-
gress passed the following resolutions:
THAT the flag of the United States be
thirteen stripes alternately red and
white; that the Union be thirteen stars
of white set in blue field, represent
ing new constellation. At this time
it was also proposed to have Tyre with
the thirteen stars grouped around it
as embodying the constellation lyre,"
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29
A Free Lunch.

The members of the French chamber
Of deputies have the free run of buffet
connected with the chamber, except
that if they want champagne or alb
sinthe they must pay for it.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

George Rex and
t h e Ii b ty of
America" on one
side, and on the
other No 20 p e.
ry." 1t was dis
played about the
san e time on the
famous lib ert v
tree on Ii S t O n
Commons.
On the 14th OF
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

s l o n 5. " n G O 1
these was the fig
ure of a divinity
mounted on a bull
and d r a W i n G a
bow, the other two
bulls p u Iii n 6
against each other.
These figures were
inclosed in a circle
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

Philadelphia boys saturated rag
with gasoline from the public lamps
and by inhaling it in their nostrils 90,
came intoxicated. The police detectea.
them in this new and novel scheme o.
juvenile dissipation, and arrests haV'
followed.
Walker Lake bulletin. (Hawthorne, Nev.) 1883-1926, 1893-11-29

EGYPTIAN sTANl- and drum? The
ARD banner is an an
cient emblem-it is q symbol of a ma
tion's past.
Representations of standards are
found on the oldest bas-reliefs of Egypt.
Rites were performed to them and they
were regarded with degree of awe
which lent peculiar significance to
the words of Solomon: "Terrible as an
army with banners.
Colored banners were among the
earliest symbols used as military
standards, and as the tribes multiplied