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THE LITTIG MURDER.
Mrs. Butchman Said to Have Made a
discriminating Statement.

discriminating statement.
NATICK, Mass, June 27.--The mys-
tePious murder of Jacob Littig at Welles-
ley on June l, 1s93 was, it is reported,
suddenly recalled on Sunday last at the
Cape district, the German colony on the
line between South Natick and Welles-
ley. 1t is stated that on that date Mary,
the wife of Fritz Butchman, the engineer
at Pfeiffer's shoeshop, over-indulged in
wine.
When Fritz attempted to upbraid her
she became furious, and battle ensued,
in which the woman had two ribs broken
In this condition she is said to have
rushed into the streets. yelling at the top
of her voice: You have killed Littig,
and now you want to kill met' She was
placed under a doctors care, and is re-
ported as convalescing. It is expected
that Butchman will be brought up for
trial.
Jacob Littig. with the back of his head
battered in as if with stone or a club,
was found on the Wellesley boundary
line, few rods from Butchman's house.
Butchman was held for investigation,
but discharged subsequently, as his wife
refused to testify against him.
The last time Littie was seen alive he
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women build up their strength with
Paine's celery compound. the great
nerve and brain strengthener and re-
storer. Physicians prescribe it for dys-
pepsia, kidney trouble. sick headaches,
and all forms of nervous weakness, be-
cause it makes people well when other
remedies can DO no good.
Men and women who have the tired,
languid feeling that indicates depleted
blood and a feeble condition of the
nervous system, need Paine's celery
compound, the remarkable discovery of
Prof. Edward K. Phelps, NJ d., LII
D., of Dartmouth medical school, the
one great spring medicine prescribed
by ply sicians of every school.
Sleep is the necessary condition of
the system to restore its lost powers
and retain its vigor. Paine's celery
compound quickly repairs the wasted.
worn out nervous tissues. calms and
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Van Tromp, with broom at his
masthead, sailed up and down the
Thames in defiance.
Brooms and dust rags are now put
ting households every where in confu-
sion.
The traditional time for moving and
house cleaning is upon us. Innumera-
bic cases of weakened nerves, exhaust
ed strength and debility date from these
days of feyerish exertion, fret and cold
rooms.
& Every good housewife, however.
feels bound to risk health and strength
in this annual struggle with dirt and
dust.
. But as a preparation for great bodily
and mental strain, hosts of careful
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IN CONGRESS.
A Condensed Report of the Proceedings
In Both Branches.

n CouucnSou noporC OF tnb EToCcSuluSS
In Both Branches.
WASHINGTON, June 21-The senate dis
posed of the free list, and the income tax
feature is the next thing on the program.
The house further discussed the anti.
option bill.
WASHINGTON, June 22-In the senate
Interesting speeches were made on the in
come tax provision of the tariff bill, and
the debate may occupy the rest of the
week. Mr.. Pence, in the house, took ad-
vantage of the anti-option debate to
make silver speech.
WASHINGTON. June 23-The senate spent
The day in de batting the income tax. The
bill making Labor Day national holiday
was passed. The house passed the Hatch
anti-option bill-150 to Sc.
WASHINGTON, June Ex-senator Hill
Fought the income tax provisions of the
tariff bill all day Saturday, but without
avail In the house General Cogswell
stirred up a discussion of the manage
ment of the pension bureau.
WASHINGTON, June 26-When Presi-
dent Garfield fell before the bullet of the
assassin, Guiteau, the French cham ber of
deputies expressed its sympathy with the
American people by adjourning. Yes
terday, when President Carnot lay dead
by the dagger of an anarchistic Italian
assassin, the congress of the United
States expressed the sympathy of the
American people with their bereaved
sister republic by adjourning.
WASHINGTON, June 27.-The senate oc-
cupied the day on the income tax ques-
tion. The house passed the general def
cheney appropriation bill and the bill
making Labor Day national holiday.
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Vermont Populists' Ticket.

MoNTPELIER, Vt, June 27-The Popu-
list state convention nominated the fol-
lowing ticket: Governor, Thomas S. Nc
Ginnis of Jericho, farmer; lieutenant
governor, Henry w. Como of South
Hero; secretary of state, A. L. Bowen of
South Dorset; treasurer, DR.. Walter S.
Curtis of West Randolph auditor of ac-
counts, Charles S. Lewis of South Read
ing. The convention adopted the Omaha
platform as the state platform. Several
lurid speeches were made. Less than 90
were present, including reporters.
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Highest of all Leavenng Powe-Latest u S. Report
g! Rs%dsSE RRakiRS
AR@NENJTEHX DIRE
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ABSOLUTELY PURE

was seen eavIng butchman's house
Half an hour afterward Charles Georke
heard sounds of scuffle in front of his
house, and heard Littig's groans, but was
afraid to go out, and waited till the morn
ing, when the body was found near the
fence on the roadside.
Butchman told straight story and
was released from custody. OF late he
has been acting as special police officer
In Wellesley. Littig's was the sixth
murder in almost as many years in this
section, and nobody has ever been
brought to punishment for the crimes.
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ASSASSIN'S KNIFE
Ends the Career of President
Carnot of France.

Stabbed by an italian While Riding In
~
His Carriage Through a Crowded Street
In Lyons-The Dastardly Murderer Mar
rowly Escapes Lynching.
LYONS, June 25.-The most intense ex-
element has been caused everywhere in
France by the assassination of President
Carnot. To describe the feeling in this
city would be almost impossible.
The president was visiting Lyons In con-
nection with the international exhibition.
Upon his arrival here. he was rendered a
reception at the pre- lecture. after which
he visited the exhibition. After spending
some time at the exhibition. he proceeded
to the Palais de Commerce, where BAN
quet was given in his honor.
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TO SAVE HIS MOTHER.
A Pawtucket Youth Fatally Wounds His
Drunken Stepfather.

n Pawtucket Youth Fatally Wounds His
Drunken Stepfather.
Providence, June 25.-John Chadwick
was brought to the Rhode Island hospital
from Pawtucket yesterday, having been
fatally shot by his stepson, Thomas Buck.
ley, 10 years old. Chadwick went nome
at o'clock Sunday morning badly intox-
icated. Wnen he entered the house he
began to abuse his wife, and seizing a
heavy iron stove poker commenced to
beat her about the body. He sprang upon
her and seized her by the throat, choking
her and swearing he would kill her. The
noise of the struggle and the cries of the
woman aroused the boy, who was sleep
ing in the next room. He broke the door
In. His mother cried to him to save her,
and taking revolver he shot Chadwick
twice, one ball lodging in the stomach
and the other just over the heart.
AoOD'S Sarsaparilla wins its way
- into the confidence of the people
by the good it is doing. Fair trials
guarantee permanent CURES.
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Regan Used a Sabre.

PROVIDENCE, June 25.-The wives of
Patrick Regan and Thomas Murphy got
into row, and their husbands came to
assist them. Regan seized an old army
sabre and struck Murphy in the head.
Murphy was rendered unconscious, and
bled profusely from a number of severe
scalp wounds. His condition is regarded
as so critical that Regan Is held to await
the result of the injuries
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One was Fatally Injured.

PROVIDENCE, June 25. A Mount
Pleasant electric car crashed into buggy
in Jackson street last night. The horse
was killed instantly, and John Coyle and
his wife were thrown upon the sidewalk.
Coyle was not badly hurt. but Mrs. Coyle
sustained injuries which may prove fatal.
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Held In $40, 600 Bonds.

Boston, June 25.-Emil G. Knappe, the
bookkeeper of the Chicopee National
bank of Springfield, who is charged with
defaulting the sum of $4,000 in the past
two years was before the United States
commissioner Saturday noon for hear
ing. Owen A. Calvin represented the de
fendant and asked that examination be
waived until next Saturday, June 80 The
government consented.
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Progressive Pittsfield.

PITTsFlELD, Me-, June 26.-The town
voted to purchase and assume the fran
chise of the Pittsfield Water company.
The pumping apparatus will be enlarged
and improved, and the village will be
piped throughout.
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Alleged Elopers Captured.

LAKEPoRT, NH, June 25.-Mrs Bertha
Carroll wife of w. A. Carroll of Green
field, Mass, and Fred Martin were ar
rested at Wolfboro for elopement They
will be taken to Brattleboro, VT, where
the warrant was sworn out, for hearing.
A small child accompanies Mrs Carroll.
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Going to Gotham.

BOSTON, June 26.-The business of the
Stark and Amory mills, amounting to
s12, 100000 will follow that of the Amos
keag corporation, and be transferred to
New York. This means great decrease
in deposits in Boston.
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.Lnmber Is Cheap.

BANGOR, Me-, June ga general shut
down of all sawmills on the Penobscot
tiver is threatened. This Is owing to the
stagnant condition of the lum Der market,
SO the millowners claim. The price of
manufactured lumber in New York is
down to the lowest notch on record.
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Suspected of Murder.

NEWPORT, r l.. June 2d-W. r. John
son, private at Fort Adams, undergoing
sentence for desertion, will be discharged
in month. He will then be claimed by
the state Of Connecticut to stand trial,
charged with the murder of man named
Peck, near Hartford, in February.
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A Determined Suicide.

AMEsBURY, Mass, June 26-The body
of George Burlington, 40 years old, was
found in the Merrimac river last night.
Darlington shot himself in the mouth
with pistol and then walked into the
river
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Fire Cleaned Out the Store.

PROVIDENCE, June %. - The jewelry
store of Jacob Graft was completely gut
ted by fire yesterday Everything in the
store was ruined. The loss cannot be esti-
mated, as the proprietor left town just
before the fire.
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Now q Thing of the Past.

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, June 26.-The office
Of master armorer at the Springfield
Rrmory, which was created in 1894, and
which has recently become vacant
through the death of S. w. Porter, has
been abolished by order of the secretary
nf
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X. G. e. Officials Meet.

NEW HAVEN, June ga three days
session of the supreme officers of the
knights of the Golden Eagle of America
was opened last night in this city. The
delegates were welcomed today by Mayor
Sargent
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Bold Highway Robberies.

PROVIDENCE, June 26 = Two women
were relived of their pocketbooks yester-
day in broad daylight, on one of the prin-
cipal streets of the city. Neither of the
women can give good description of the
man.
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lr==a% BRADFORD VERMONT JUNE 29 1894.

than a minute he gasped for breath,
there was convulsive shuddering of his
body, and the President of France was
daad
The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1894-06-29

Platform Denounces Trusts and En-
Campaign-McGillicudd For Congress.
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| have the pleasure to inform you that
have made arrangements with the prOprie.
tors whereby have become local agent fol
these famous medicines.
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Consider the source, and believe.

Ia the western part of Massachu.
sets a maj had q fine stock farm. But
q few weeks ago q fire broke out in
the barn, and burned not only the
building and the hay. but most Of the
animals also. After the fire the owner
walked over the ruins. 1t was a sad
sight to see the CHARGED bodies OF his
fine Jersey COWS and his %high-spirited
horses, to say nothing of the money
lost with them. But at the end of tho
barn he saw a sight which touched
him more than all the rest. There
sat an old black hen. He wondered
that she did not move her head to look
at him as he came near her. but he
thought she must be asleep. He poked
her with his cane, and TO his surprise
the wing which he touched fell into
ashes. Then he knew that she had
boen burned to death. But out from
under her wing came a faint little
peep, and pushing her aside with his
cane, the man f~ound--what do Won
thinkP-ten little live yellow chickensi
The poor hen had sacrificed her W
life to save them. and had held her
place in the fire, as Casabianca held
his on the burning deck. That sight
touched the nan moro than every.
thing Churchmdn.
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4 VERY SERIOUS HITCH
The Democrats Rowing Over the
Tariff Bill.
There wa. No Meeting OF tho senat. Fl.
nance Committee This MornlnE-
sugar Is Not the Only
Stumbling Block.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.-There was
no meeting of the senate committee on
nance this morning and the tariff bill
was not laid before the full committee
IS Chairman Voorhees, predicted q week
tgo. When asked when no thought
The bill would be completed Voorhees,
declined to make a prophecy, but said
It would be pushed along as as fast as
possible.
Its understood that a very serious
aitch occurred in the deliberations of
he democratic members in Voorhee' i
Dom yesterday. Sugar is not tho only
'tumbling block, for according to mem
oers OF the committee no agreement
aas been reached on the coal, paper and
lax schedules, lead ore, etc. 1t was
thought that coal had been finally
liked at 80 per cent, but this morning
u IS said 1T has been set aside and this
article again appears in the free list.
III lead men cali:e down on the COM
mittee in force again yesterday and it
was evident from their actions they
aid not believe they were getting what
they wanted. 1t was said thar the
subcommittee had decided to put lead
pre- on the free list and give manufac.
tured and pig or bar lead q duty Of 20
or rs per cent.
Coffee, which the committee some
time ago agreed to put on the dutiable
list. has been switched back to the free
list and many other additions have been
made to that lis.
ut is difficult to make any pre-
diction when the bill will be
read" said Mills this morning, ..but l
feel quite confident that we will have
the whole matter adjusted this week"
At 2 o'clock a member of the subcom-
mittee said that it was an even chance
between free sugar-and a duty OF l cent
per pound without discrimination.
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Natures s1imiory.

Curious resemblanceain nature start
with the cocoanut, in many respects
like the human skull and aim ,st a fac
smile OF the monkeys. Tbs meat of
the English walnut is almost a copy Of
tho human brain, plums and black
cherries like the human eye, almonds
like the human nose, and an opened
oyster and shell a perfect likeness Of
the human IA The shape of q mans
body may be traced in the mammoth
squash, the open hand in growing
scrub-willows and celery, the human
heart in German turnips and egg.
plant,and dozens Of the mechanical In
yentions OF the present day to patterns
furnished by nature. Thus tue hog
suggested the plow, the butterfly the
the duck the ship, and the fungus
growth on trees the bracket.-fSsl
Journal DIES Sciences.
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SAM SMALL OUT WITH a CARD
He Explains How Saloon Advertisement
Were Inserted In His Paper.

He Explains How Saloon Advertisement
Were Inserted In His Paper.
Fort WORTH. Tex, Fob, 17.-Rev
Sam Small, who has been running ,
fairly successful revival at the FRS
Methodist church, is very indignant al
the recent dispatches from Oklahom,
City about the troubles Of his newspa
per, the Oklahomian, and says tn,
specials we're all his and the paper
that published them were disreputablt
liars. Copies of the Oklahomian rs
ceived here show that while the paper
editorially denounced the whisky
traffic very seductlvely worded salooI
advertisements appeared in the paper
The Rev. Sam thus explains this mat
ter in q care to the people.
ut is true that there was q disagree
menta among some OF the associates OF
tho Daily Oklahomian and it is trut
that through q subordinate designing
parties struggled several small reading
notices of saloons into the columns
That was during my absence here
squarely against my orders, and whel
l returned to Oklahoma City on Mon
day I promptly emptied out the Who'll.
matter. wish the public to under
stand I am still, as for years past. thl
object Of continuous slanderous attach
and insiduous assault from the whisky
men of America. The matter abovi
referred to was q part of their cam
paign."
All of the reports are termed base
and slanderous.
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Dancing conte.t at Sioux Falls.

Sioux FALLS, s. D., Feb. 2o.-A
dancing contest is being arranged be,
tween William 8. Mitchell of Del
Rapids and William Fox Kenny of thi,
place to take place in Sioux Falls o
Both men hold championship medal,
from Scotland and each is quite certain
that the other makes %pretensions large,
than the skill possessed would warrant.
The Immediate cause of the challenge
was the dancing of Mitchell at tn.
Midway Plaisance entertainment
held here last week. Kenny ha,
danced not only in Scotland and Lon
don, but in New York. Chicago and st.
Louis. and he claims to be the best,
dancer in the world. He Is known
through South Dakota as a promoter
Of conrsing meetings. At the in%terna.
tional meeting held last summer at
Huron Kenny was thrown from hii
horse and badly hurt.
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CONGRESSIONAL paocEEDlNes
The House.

aM9I aE-lsNeE ITtjA ne k1OUBGs u At4EZ l.N4sg.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 17.-There were only
. few score members ON the floor OF the
house at moor today. Representative
Bland says the program Tor the day will
be the same rs that of yesterday, but he
admits that nothing can be accomplished.
At 2 o'clock the house will euloEize the
late Representative William Lilly OF
Pennsylvania. This will prevent much
from being done before next week.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 2o.-When the house
met this morning Sergeant at Arms Snow
reported the arrest OF seven members
Messrs. Apsley, Hilborn, Lucas, Marvin,
Gardner, Post and Randall. under the or
der of yesterday. They were all republic
cans mud on their coming before the bar
of the house 1t developed that three OF
them were present yesterday and h .
two were absent by leave of the house.
All were excused.
At 1913 Bland moved that the house
resolve itself into committee of the whole
on his bill to coin the seigniorage of the
treasury bullion and that general debate
thereon be closed in ten minutes. On
ordering the previous question on motion,
the house divided, III to O, and the yeas
and nays were ordered. The vote by yeas
and nnys resulted, yeas 162, nays 8,
twelve less than a quorum.
Bland then asked for a call of the house.
The SECOND vote on BANDS motion re-
sulted-yeas 1865, nays 6-lS less h q .
quorum and 6 less than on the first vote.
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ANOTHER BOMB EXPLOSION.

The French Capital Bombarded by An
archlsts.
PARIS. Feb. 2O.-A bomb exploded at
o'clock this morning in a small hotel
at SO Rue st. Jacques, situated in the
rear Of the College Of France. The pro-
prietress of the place, q woman named
Calabresia, and two dodgers were in
jured: The police have no clue to the
Identity Of the miscreants who placed
the bomb in the hotel.
The excitement caused by this out
rage was added to when it was learned
this forenoon that an attempt had been
made to blow up the buildings of the
ministry of foreign affairs. A metal
tube was found lying at the entrance
Of the foreign office loaded with
dynamite. 1t was turned over to the
police for examination.
A bomb similar to the one that ex-
ploded in the hotel at 80 Rue st.
Jacques was discovered in another
small hotel at Az Faubourg, st. Martin
this morning. Fortunately the latter
bomb was found and safely removed
before any damage had been done. The
police are making strenuous efforts to
discover the perpetrators of the out.
rage.
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BENJAMIN LENTAlER.
He Must Give Up Iii. con.u,shlp at sher
brooke, Canada.

l-. 4. .HA -EH rtar-ln.-H-
He Must Give Up His Consu,shlp at sher-
brooke, Canada
WASHINGTON, Feb. II. - BENJAMIN
Lenthicr Of Massachusetts, nominated
to be consul at Sherbrooke, Canada, en-
joys the distinction of being officially
announced in the Congressional Record
rs having been confirmed to that
position, when the fact is that
he was rejected February IA by
practically u unanimous vote. The
senate failed to act on hi. nomination
during the extra session and as soon as
it adjourned Mr.. Lenthisr was recon-
missioned. His rejection now of course
terminates his consular career at Sher.
brooke. Charges were made concern.
ing the financial relations existing be-
tween him and Josiah Quincy, ex-assist-
ant secretary of state. The allegation
was made that the appointment was
the liquidation of a debt by Mr..
Quincy, H
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THE WRECKED keARsAReE.


New HAmpshire's Part In Furnishing the
Famous Ship to the Country.
WAsHINsToN, Feb l9.-'.Now Hamp.
shire did much to furnish the country
with the Kearsarge, and she is natur.
ally DESTROYS to preserve the old war.
ship" said Representative Blair Of
New Hampshire, referring I O his reso.
luton for a Kearsarge rescue expedi.
ton. Mr.. Blair recalls the circum.
stances under which the Kearsago was
built. The order had come to the
Portsmouth navy yard to build a shir
with all the possible speed in order to
cope with the privateefs and confeder
alta fotilla. which were playing
havoc with northern shipping
IKE people of Portsmouth
partook of the patriotic spirit Of
the times and watched the building Of
the ship rs . home institution. This
best timber procurable was sought fo,
her. There was q small clump Of oal
on the side Of the Kearsarge mountain
which was known to be the choicest
growth in the state. 1t wal q long dis,
tance FROM Portsmouth,, but it was cu,
and hauled there and served as the
sturdy structure of the ship. These
k~earsarge oaks give the ship her name
When tho ship was manned a son Of
New Hampshi1e was made executiv.
officer. This was the Thurston whose
name is connected with tho exploits 81
the ship. Gunner Stoddard, who man
aged the big II inch gun, which did
such havoc with the Alabama, is also ,
New Hampshire man. He is the on,
who now proposes to rescue the old
ship.