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reflects great credit upon the Empire State
Camped near them are ! group o. live
Chippewas and Sioux owned by the State OF
Minpes ota and loaned for the Fair. lot OF
Navaj JOS have been sent on by COLORADO and
they are living in their native way. British
Guiana sent a lot OF Arrawaks, and the Do
minion OF Canada was good enough to spare
a quantity OF their aborigines. There are
Flatheads. Blackfeet. Pend d'Oreilles. Nez
Perccs ard Kootenais. One OF the features
of the redskin display is the Columbian In
dian Band OF sixty pieces.
Engineer Robert e. Peary. OF the United
States Navy. has a collection OF Esauimau
things that illustrate life il, the Arctic re-
Sions. During his soiourn in the Whale
Sound region of North Greenland. although
he failed at reaching high latitude. he was
able to get together skin tents. kayaks or
canoes, and the weapons OF the Arctic nigh
landers." as-the most Northern tribe OF peo-
pie in the world are called. An imitation
snow house has been prepared and an Ice,
berg not made out OF very coollnS SUD-
stance. The chase Of the white bear is shown
and the method by which the Esduimau catches
the walrus and sits on the ice and harpoons
the seal. Trophies of the chase In the way
of narwhal teeth and reindeer SKINS are on
view which are particularly interesting Jast
now because OF the tever for northern adven-
Esouimaux is borrowed every day from the
colony Oh view in another part OF the parS,
and they sit and go through the indignlty OF
being looked at for nothing in order to sup
ply dramats persona to this ingeniousiy con-
trived scenery.
To those who think that dead Indian is a
much more artistic product OF civilization
than tame ono there will be plenty OF salts
faction in this department. The Anthropo-
logical Building, the last of all the fair struc-
lures that it was decided to build, is 415 feet
long and 2s5 feet wide. with a gallery forty
eight feet wide on every side. OF this space
much is given up to reminisce ices OF indian
tribes that can never be revived, but the ex-
hibit naturally takes in the whole world.
There are 10000 square feet devoted to
hygiene, sanitation and charities and correc-
ton. There are many small collections OF
IN archaeological nature and OF ancient art
from Assyria. Egypt and Rome-The Greek
Government loaned valuable exhibits OF this
character. and some Of great interest were
found in the Chicago Art Museum. There
are French relics and q complete Spanish COL
lection taken from the Madrid Exposition. es
well Us groups of objects from the museums
OF Vienna and Berlin and from the Russian
exhibition.
Asia, Africa and New South Wales have
their contributions, and the Pacific and
Queen Charlotte Islands all have their story
to tell of the happy days before man ito
swear allegiance to q janitor and live In
flat. There is q complete model OF the vii
lage OF Skidegat, In British Columbia, show
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South and West.

TIE Old Kentucky Home at the Chicago
Fair Grounds was dedicated. It Is the Blue
Grass State Building and one OF the most at
tractiye in the grounds. Miss Enid Yandel's
statue OF Daniel Boone was unveiled.
At the Sisseton Agency, South Dakota,
Miss Cynthia Rockwell, an Illinois teacher
at Goodwill Mission, has married Richard
King, an Indian, studying for the Presby-
terian ministry.
TIE PIankinton Bank in Milwaukee.
Wis, closed its doors. The bank had loaned
s2OO,OOO to F. A. Lappen Co. and the
Lappen Furniture Company, and this was
the principal cause OF It's suspension.
The Victoria Cordage Company, Cincin-
natl, Ohio, members Of the Cordage Trust,
has assigned. Assets, s5OO.00O; Liabilities,
100000.
ToRNADoEs did great damage to property
In Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas and Ken
lucky. At Rosedale, Miss, w. L. Bawdre
and wife were killed.
Iowa Prohibitionists nominated full State
ticket.
TIE members OF the graduating class at
Annapolis (Md) Naval Academy, forty-four
in number, received their diplomas at the
hands of Secretary Herbert. W. V. N.
PoweIson, OF New York, received the honors
Of his class graduating Nc. l.
A RECEIVER was appointed ct Charleston.
W. Va, for the Norfolk and Western Rail
road.
DURING heavy rain storm fire was dis
covered in block on Farnum street, Omaha,
Neb. The entire city Fire Department was
called to the scene. A high wind was blow
ing. One OF the walls fell on seven fremen.
Five OF them were instantly killed.
WHILE primary election was held in Bell
County, Kentucky, by the Democratic party,
excitement ran high, and In fight at Pine
vile, the county seat, John Jones and Levi
Hoskins were killed and two others were
fatally injured.
Oy1Na to a storm less than $4,000 persons
visited the Worlds Fair on the second Sum
day opening.
TWENTY-FIVE men walked into Decatur,
Ill, q city OF 22,00U people, and lynched
Samuel Bush on the principal street without
opposition. Bush was colored man accused
Of assaulting two white women.
AT Chicago, H., Herman Schaffner d Co.,
private bankers. made an assignment Schah-
ner Il Co. have been the largest private
bankers in the Northwest. Gealing exclusive
ly in commercial paper.
JOIN C.. MINING, Town Treasurer Of Fort
Jennings, Ohio, has disappeared with $4,000
cash, and an additional shortage ol SIC, 600
has been discovered.
WILD and unfounded rumors Of impending
financial disaster caused q senseless run on
many of the banks in Chicago. Those chiefly
affected were the Prairie State National
Bank, the State Bank Of Commerce, the HI.
bernian Savings Bank, the Dime Savings
Bank, the Union Trust Company's Bank and
the Illinois Trust and Savings Bank. Mea-
dowcrost Brothers, private bankers Of Chi
cago, failed with liabilities estimated at s45o-
600.
The Bank OF Spokane, Washington, hss
failed. 1t is private institution, owned by
A. M. Cannon, who is reported to be worth
So, ,OC0. The Sandusky (Ohio) Savings
Bank assigned, The Merchants National
Bank, OF Fort Worth, Texas, capital $780,.
600, has failed.
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PROMINENT PEOPLE.

SENATOR SrAwFoRD's income is s400 per
hour.
The Infanta Eulalia has eleven Christian
names.
TUE Pope refused to let the German
Kaiser kiss bis sand, but gave the hand
three shakes.
THOMAS DUNN ENGLISH, the author 81
"Ben Boit," is living in Newark, N. j" at
the age o; seventy-four years.
ISAAC HOLDEN, q member of the English
Parliament, is eighty-six years OF age. He
lives chiefly upon fruits and biscuits.
PEnE HYAc1NrHE delivered IN GRAFTON in
London, recently, with sll his old-time vigor,
though he is now si1ty-si1 yesrs old.
TIE late Commodore Anderson did two
big things in his day. He commanded the
Great Eastern and introduced the stockticker
into England.
HENar NJ. STANLEY declares that he will be
4 candidate for seat in the British Pariia-
ment at the next election, and that he has no
intention OF returning to Africa
CARDINAL VAUGHAN. the Archbishop of
West minister Is not only the handsomest pra-
late in England, but also one of the finest
looking men in the British Kingdom.
COLONEL joan s. MosBY. the famous ex-
Confederate. is practicing law in San Fran
cisco. He is nearly sixty years old, but
stands straight as an arrow and is full OF
vigor.
II is said that the readings given by the
late James E. Murdock, the actor and elo-
cutionist. in aid Of the Sanitary Commission
during the Civil War, produced S250,0 for
that organization.
THE wife OF Professor Bell, the inventor OF
the telephone, was deaf-mute until taught
the lip language :; but she now converses cas-
lily and understands all that is said around
her. Her husband instructed her in the sign
language.
QUEEN VICTORIA, when on her continental
Journey, is a!w 5ys accompanied by George
Greenham, one OF the most respected men,
bers OF the Scotland Yard staff, whose duty it
is to shadow and safeguard Her Majesty upon
ali occasions.
DoCToY RUDOLF FAILS. of Vienna, who has
had a reputation for twenty years past as an
earthquake prophet. is the son o: IN Austrian
miller. He publishes every year 4 list OF
critical days" and these are the days when
the moon approaches the earth most closely.
Ex-PaEsIDENT HARRISON is already at work
on his course OF lectures on international
law, which he will deliver at the Stanford
University in California next October. When
completed and delivered the lectures will be
printed rs text book on the subject OF
which they treat.
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BOLD OUTLAWS.
They Cleaned Out a Bank, But the
Money Was Recovered.

They Cleaned Out a Bank, But the
Money Was Recovered.
The Peoples Bank at Bentonville. Ark,
was robbed ct 2 80 p. IN. by gang OF SIX
desperadoes, armed with Winchesters, who
secured over $4,000.
They we're from the Indian Territory, and
came into town with four fine horses and a
white-toppad buggy, which were left In the
rear of the Sun office, under charge OF one
man. while the other five went single hle IN
the front Of the Office, one-half block nortn
to the Peoples Bank. whore they entered and
covered the bank officials-President A. W.
Dinsmore, Vice-Prcsident j. Il. Hall, Casnler
J. G. McAndrew. and Assistant Cashier q. Z.
Jackson-with Winchesters. One OF the men
made Cashier McAndrew dump the contents
of the safe into sacks brought for the purpose,
putting gold and currency into one and the
silver into another. After securingt the Doodle
they made the officials march IN 'front.' OF
them os they started Cor their horses, forcing
Mr.. Jackson to carry the sack OF silver con-
tanning over $4,000.
When they passed the Sun Office Miss Mag
ole Wood OF the Sun force had the presence
OF mind To rush to the door and open 1t, let
ting MIR. Jackson in with his sack OF silver,
and Immediately shut and locked the door.
One robber raised his Winchester but the
young lady's &C: Was too quick for him.
The citizens soon rallied and 4 general hr.
ing was kept up. The robbers mounted their
horses, going west. closely followed by Saerih
Galbraith and posse. Assistant Cashier jack
son was shot In the head, back OF the right
ear, and also in the left elbow. The WOUNDS
are not serious. Taylor Stone. farmer.
procured shotgun and bred two shots at
the flying robbers. but was lmmealate!y sue.
down. The ball passed through his left groin
and killed him. Tom Baker, a farmer, was
shot in the chin. and returned the compli-
ment by wounding the robber. Another one
was wounded by Tom Woosey, drayman.
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they occupy when in state Of nature. Per-
haps the most elaborate OF the chronological
contributions come from New York, whose
Commissioners contributed delegates from
the six tribes of the IroQaois, AMI they will
live onthe grounds for 3 period OF six months:
entirely free from all c::ce.
New York ms strip OF land fronting So
feet on the border of the lagoon and extend
ing 100 feet back. Tho State mas erected Il
council house of bark so Feet Dy 80 suck as
were used for political cau"ases by the
Iroquois when the whites arrived upon the
scene to take charge. In this structure the
Iroquois will carry on their strange and i'm
pressiye ceremonies. beating the tomtom and
jumping about in their untamed way, free OF
all charge to the spectator.
In bark house 10 feet by Is live u group
OF New York Oneidas VINO have been sub
jected to an expensive process OF being
tanned There are round bark houses Is feet
in diameter inhabited by Mohawks, Onon-
dagas, Cayugas and Tuscaroras who are all
of the Iroquois race. On the border OF the
lagoon is hunters lodge and on its bank all
sorts Of canoes and big war canoe. The
exhibit altogether Is most picturesque and
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THE SIXTH WEEK.
Progress Of the Opening Of Exhibits
at Chicago.

Progress Of the Opening OF Exhib.ts
at Chicago.
The sixth weeks festivities at the Worlds
Fair wore opened by the Danes. The various
Danish societies OF tho city came out TO-
gether, and at 12 o'clock 10000 Danes par
AIDED and walked around until they were worn
out. Il was Denmark day at the Fair and Fcs-
tiyal Hall was the place set for the exercises.
Theodore Thomas brought his Exposition Or
chestra, and Director General Davis, In the
name OF the Exposition delivered an address
of welcome. Denmark's exhibit, model OF
system and elegance, WAS thrown open at
noon
Japan's quaint exhibit in the Fine Arts
Building was also formally opened. Every
visitor expressed great admiration for the
delicacy and beauty of the work. The invited
guests went over TO the Japanese tea house
where tea and lunch were served.
The Hooden, or Phoenix Palace on Wooded
Island, the building which the Japanese
Government is to give the city after the
Fair, was also opened. Visitors were not al
lowed inside, but the sliding panelled doors
were thrown back 80 that view OF all the
interior could be had from the balconies.
Queen Victorias tapesteries taken from
Windsor Castle and consigned to President
Higinbotham for exhibition at the Fair. were
taken from the safety faults where they have
been kept since Royal Commissioner Harris
brought them to Chicago and removed to the
Exposition. They were placed in the build
ing, Their safety is guaranteed by bond OF
100000
The individual exhibit of Margherita,
Queen Of Italy, was placed on view. 1t is
made up largely Of faces, and is under heavy
bonds for safe return.
Visitors also had an opportunity OF seeing
diamonds removed from gem-bearing clay
brought here from Africa. The exhibit OF
the Cape Town diamond mines was put In
motion, demonstrating the manner in which
diamonds In the rough are taken from the
earth.
Krupp's great cannons. that poked their
noses toward the lake from the fort-like pa
vilion south of Agricultural Building, were
put through drill and the great exhibit was
formally opened to tho public. Herr Wer,
muth. Imperial German Commissioner, and
Herr Gillhausen, Krupps representative.
were the hosts, and explained toa large num-
Der OF guests the working Of the great guns.
The paid admissions at the gates on this
day numbered 55,SS1.
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rare specimens. From the Gaboon River
comes Po-Po. the Goddess OF Maidenhood."
and Ipa. the ''God OF Deliverance, supposed
to be three thousand years old. Ipa was
found by Livingstone. Alaskan Indians Of
the Thlinkeet tribe have queer gods and
fetiches. From British Columbia are shown
good spirits and ho5-goblins and from
Dakota the medicine bug OF the Sioux, which
no Indian will consent to part with. Mexico
is represented in the Cunning collection by
number Of little gods, among them Centotl,
the Great Producer, and Vo-tan, the "God
OF Culture From Thebes Is sacred iackal.
Man lived in the glacial period, as the col
lections show. There are relics OF that
chilly time as we'll as specimens from the
shell heaps Of Maine and Florida.
The Peruvian rnds include the best assort-
ment OF mummtes ever unearthed on this
continent. The peculiar methods Of burial
are shown. In some Of the graves were found
work baskets. beads, flags and, most import
ant OF all. bags OF peanuts. showing what the
Peruvians did with people addicted to the
peanut habit.
From Guatemala are life size models Of
natives in correct costume with original Or
naments and trinkets.
The anthro biological laboratories show an
immense quantity of instruments and appa-
ratus. This end of the department is sub
divided Into anthropology, neurology and
psychology. AntbropoloSicai tests will be
applied to the visitors on the payment OF q
small fee. They will be measured. weighed
and all the statistics Obtainab!e about them
selves nosei on card. They vii! also, if
they ara women. be able 70 see wherein they
differ from the shape OF the Venus de Milo
and remedy the defects.
Whenever Professor Putnam's associates
get hold OF an aboriginal parson they meas
ure him. A series OF results obtained by
measuring skulls and skeletons have been
collated and placed on charts. Fifty thou
sand school children have been examined
and described. Seventy-ive men worked
two years measuring nearly twenty thousand
Indians. They thus found one uss to which
an Indian could BIZ put.
In the archaeological division, to which
reference has been made, are arranged geo.
graphically the shell heaps, ancient villages,
mounds, earthworks and pueblos, making q
very picturesque sight. In the great earth
works OF Ohio there are comSined squares,
octagons and circles, which are shown by
maps. The great mound at Cahokia ILL.,, IS
nearly 100 feet high, and the Serpent mound,
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ventilated building of the type OF fifty year.,
ago. Judge Blodgett, the ablest member Of
the Supreme Bench, presides over the court:
District Attorney Moody leads the array OF
counsel for the commonwealth, and ex-
Governor Robinson that OF the defense. At
II o'clock Miss A. Borden, the prisoner,
came slowly into the room, preceded by
Deputy Sheriff Kirby, and was shown to her
seat In the dock. She was attired in be-
coming costume Of black brocaded stuff and
woro o pretty shade hat relieved by, a
touch here and there OF blue. AS she
passed the bar inclosure, Melvin O. Adams,
of counsel for the defense, stepped to the roll
and bowed to her. But Lizzie, while ac.
knowledging it with slig bit inclination OF
the head, sat down, without raising her eyes
to his and passed on slowly to the dock.
Every seat in the room was occupied by tales
men and newspaper men, no outsiders being
admitted, and within the box enclosure were
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NAVAL CHANGES.

Erben Goes to Sea and Gherardi
Takes Charge of the Navy Yard.
At noon, few days ago, Commodore Err
ben hauled down his hss on the Vermont
and gave up the command of the Brooklyn
Navy Yard -Is the flag was lowered it was
saluted VITA eleven guns, and as the flag OF
Rear Admiral Ghersrdi took its place salute
Of thirteen guns was fired.
Then Commodore Erben escorted his sue
cessor to the Lyceum, where the Marine
Guard was paraded in his honor, and he was
introduced to all the officers and heads OF
departments in the yard.
After the ceremony at the Lyceum Commo-
dore Erben was escorted to the Chicago,
where Acting Rear Admiral Walker relln-
uuished the command to him and introduced
him to the officers OF the ship. Here again
the ceremony OF saluting the flags was per-
formed.
Commodore Erben now holds the position
Of Acting Rear Admiral, commandsnt OF the
European squadron
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ana uncertainty as 70 the exact time. Miss
Borden yawned and looked on listlessly.
Mr.. Moody then called Bridget Sui
Ivan to the stand. Bridget Sulli-
van was tho strongest witness Of
the day, but while her testimony placed Liz
zie Borden, the accused, IN the home ut
the hour of the murders. the effect OF
it was weakened by the statement, re-
iterated with emphasis. that between the
accused ami her stepmother, there had
never been. to Witness knowledge, IN un.
kind word. When the cross-examination OF
Bridget had been concluded the court ad-
journed. The line Of defence WAS Indicated
by calling on witnesses to testify that tho
person who committed the murder might
have been concealed in closet.
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Professor F. W. Putnam. of Harvard Uni
versity, has charge of the chronological eX-
hibit. 1t takes in ethnology. archaeology
and anthropolosy, history and natural MS
tory. This, saws the New York Herald, Is
very wide field, but the different branches are
we'll represented and the department must be
q continual source of delight to students OF
primeval man and the untamed barbarian.
In plot of land one thousand feet long
and from one hundred feet to two hundred
feet wide Professor Putnam has pitched his
camp. 1t adjoins the lake front and looks
upon che lagoon in which floats the New
Bedford whaling ship. The quaint convent
of La Rabida, modelled after the original in
Palos. Spain, in which Columbus rested his
weary feet and soul before and after coming
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MRS. ADDTE D. BORDEN, FIRST 'lorim'
U few of the prominent men OF the county,
who had been accorded seats by courtesy.
Court came in at II 27. Rev. M. g. Julien,
of New Bedford, made brief prayer, MISS
Borden standing. The clerk was then d.
rected to proceed with the impaneling OF the
Jury. Miss Borden was asked to stand up
and told of her right to challenge. Chai-
lenges on both sides were numerous. The
iury when it was chosen was formed OF the
following men: George Potter, OF Westport !;
William F. Dean, OF Taunton John Wilbur,
Of Somerset Fred. C. Wilbur, OF Raynham /;
Lemuel z. Wilbur, Of Easton; William Wes-
colt, of Seeconk A. B. Hodge, OF Taunton ;
Augustus Swift, Of New Bedford Frank G.
Cole, OF Attleboro, John c. Finn, OF Taunton !
Charles ]. Richards, of Taunton, and Allen
a. Wordell, of Dartmouth. They are very
solid lot OF citizens. Richards, the foreman,
is a rich land owner Swift Is the manager
Of iron works, and the rest are farmers and
master mechanics and such like. 70 get
dozen of them 10l were called. tlfty-tWo
were excused for scruples OF prejudices, Six.
teen were challenged by Miss Borden, and
fourteen by the commonwealth.
On the second day or rne trial the court
room was crowded with spectators two
thirds OF whom were women. Assistant Dis
trict Attorney Moody. OF Essex County,
opened the case for tho prosecution. He
related the details OF th'' finding OF the
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ing the houses, totem poles and inhabitants.
In the still life department are also re-
mains of all sorts Of Indians, Canadian and
United States. There are the State collec-
tions OF Ohio, Missouri, Colorado and Utah,
the results of the Hemenway Southwest ex-
pedition. Mexico and the South American
republics sent singular sculptures and
strange tablets OF hieroslyphics. The ex-
plorations Of Professor Putnam's ENJOYS in
Ecuador, Chile, Peru and Bolivia gave valu-
able results, showing the arts and customs OF
ancient people. Similar collections come
from British Guiana. Paraguay, Brazil and
the Argentine Republic.
There are special exhibits OF folk lore and
the games and religions Of all countries. In
the latter is the collection Of idols of William
J. Cunning, which contains four hundred
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OF Ohio, Is 1400 feet long. These, as well as
Fort Ancient. the largest ancient fortihcation
in the country, and the Turner and Hopeweu
groups are represented pictorially. One sub.
division of the section contains such special
exhibits as stone implements, pottery, orns-
ments and pipes. ..
Every material exemplfy!ns primitive
modes Of life customs and arts OF the native
peoples OF the world is in the ethnologlcsl
section. and it illustrates the peculiarities OF
the different races. AS a contrast to the wild
indians in their primitive state the United
States Government makes a special exhibit
otits Indian school system.
The tribes of Indians have prepared COL
lections OF articles relating to themselves
which are entered for competition. These
are nor exclusively of an chronological char
acter. but will deal with their modes OF life,
Thought and industry