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Indicted for Bribery.

New ORLEANS. Aug. 2.-The Grand
Jury this afternoon returned one Indict-
nent against Irwin jameson and four
against L. w. Brown, city engineer. for
bribery, in connection with the building Of
a new Courthouse.
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EIGHTEEN lCEBERGS.
Danger Lurking in the Path of the
Great Atlantic Liners.

NEW YORK. Aug 2.-The freight steam
er Gestemunde, which arrived to-day from
Stettin, reports that on July 2S. from lat.
1912, long 1876 to lat. 46:45, long. 1882.
she passed eighteen icebergs. The larle t
of the icebergs was at least 200 feet high
and from 800 to 900 feet long. Another
was 1S0 feet high and 800 feet long.
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THE HARBOR OF CHEMULPo, KOREA.

rived here. reports that the Chinese feet
was at Weihaiwel on tho evening of
Juiy.31.
. COPENHAGEN. Aug. 2-It is officially an
nounced the Chinese northern feet of
thirteen vessels has left Cheefoo for
Korea, and a battle between the Chinese
: and Japanese may be expected at any
hour
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Russians Going Home.

Topeka, Kans., Aug. 2.-Many of the
German. Russians belonging to what is
known as the North Topeka Colony. in
Shawnee County, have decided on account
of the hard times to return to their old
homes nm the Caspian Sea.
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Ii HUNG CHANG DIsdRAcED.

ne Emperor Takes Revenge Upon
the Great Viceroy.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 2-The Emperor has
= divested Ii Hung Chang of the yellow
jacket In consequence Of supposed re-
nlissness ID prosecuting the war. Twenty
thousand Chinese have crossed the yell
:low River and 5000 have left Mouyden for
Seoul. Double pay has been promised to
ships officers as douceur.
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Korean Government, which will be carried
out according to the Kings will. The
question of Korea's autonomy and in
dependence is thus aff1rmatively settled.
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OFFICIALLY NOTIFIED.
Mr.. Gresham Knows That War Has
Been Declared.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-The State De-
partment was officially informed this
evening that war had been declared be-
tween Japan and China. The dispatch
does not say. however, which country
made the declaration. 1t is also stale d
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stances. II therefore seemed an i'm
possibility for n man to have entered
the room unseen by me and TO have
made his escape in the few seconds II
took my cousins to reach the spot where
had seen him. So IT was thought that
| had fallen asleep In my chair, and my
vision had been the result of my late
supper of minced chicken and cham
payne, and though | was stll shivering
from my fright, | allowed myself to be
almost persuaded that this was the real
truth.
by the next night l had 50 thor
oughly been laughed into believing this
that l took my seat before the mirror
and began brushing my hair as nonchal-
antly as at first, when to my utter hor-
ror I saw that figure form itself from
nothing, absolutely nothing, and again
advance upon me with that menasing
attitude. Again II raised Its hands to
strike, the terrible eyes seemed to glare
into mine, fixed on them in the mirror.
and as before, released from the horror
that held me stricken into marble, l
leaped TO my feet and ran screaming
into the corridor without. / glanced
back into the room, but there was no
one visible there but | was not 10 be
convinced this time that an overheated
Imagination was to blame fled 10 my
aunt's door. and as she opened 1t fell
fainting in her arms, l was not to be
stirred from my belief that my life had
been threatened IN that dreadful room
by all the searching and arguments that
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TORNADO KILLS FIVE.
Damage Done by Wind in Little
Book Estimated at 81, 100000.
Several Persons Fatally Injured by
Failing Walls.
Part OF an Insane Asylum Wrecked
and Penitentiary Damaged.
fBy Associated press)

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. Oct. 9.-The
tornado that devastated this place last
evening did as great damage to the
Arkansas State Insane Asylum as was
at first reported.
All the male department and annex
were razed to the ground, four floors
falling in a mass of ruins. DR.. 1ngate,
formerly OF Mobile, Ala, and two pa
tients were instantly killed, while four
other patients were seriously and per-
haps fatally injured. The destruction in
the residence portion in the vicinity OF
the penitentiary is very great. State
Senator Vests slaughter, who lived in
that VICINITY was injured e by falling
those occupied by Engineer Eggleston,
Tom Warren, Pete English and others
were also demolished, while many build
dence property In the west end will ex-
coed $4,000.
The name Of the convict killed at the
penitentiary is Griffin. Guards Smith
trusty prisoners seriously hurt. The
property loss to the State Penitentiary
| Is 10000. The main losers by the tor
| nado in the business centre are;
Hardware Company, Carl & Tobey,
Waer Fritz Foundry Company, Torrent
Engine House, Curtain Building, Mer-
spe Gaf urnnre eoSpsnS Rnsd
field & Dowd. Falk, ottenheimer & Co.
]. W. Dedleman & Co, Max Elkan,
Ct. Charles Hotel yolmer Dry Goods
GGG oteRl g. B. P sond pf srssa pemne
The Killed, as far as can be learned al
A An Nj y 1N as follows;
JASK BOYD, and baby, colored.
JOHN HOLLOWAY, colored,
John FouterouweZ and Mrs. j. Janks
were fatally injured, and many Others
The Sa%ase done to pr :; sss tx in the
All but twenty of the escaped inmates
Of the insane asylum have been disc c1,,,
and placed in jail, but 1t is feared thai
some are buried In the ruins 49,. ,.,,,
G GsSaRieH Was blown down. Mrs. Lyncl
was crushed beneath the falling timber
and her head frightfuiiy bruised; sh'
not expected to I've Miss ankle Ia,
house, on West Third street. near tn,
penitentiary, was almost completely de
whose ee name could NOT be ascertained
| sustained a broken hip.
The storm came from the southwes
and swept nearly everything In It's path
hastily sought Ravens of safety, but tn,
velocity Of the wind was terrific anC
the list Of the injured will consequent,
tossed to- a about o ike paper. The path e o
| the tornado was not more than tw
hundred yards wide. and it's course wa
| Of a Zigzag nature. The duration o
| the tornado was not over three min
utes, though the rain continued to pou
for an hour.
The Police Department performed tn
!! work of a relief corps and the patrc
| jured persons to the City Hall as fas
| as they could be recovered from tn
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were made and announced my intention
OF returning home in the morning.
But the next night was to be that
OF the grand ball given in honor of the
Prince, and that, with the fact that l
had the prettiest gown in the city to
wear, finally prevailed on me to alter
my mind, though ] made II condition
that Marian, my maid. was to occupy a
little antechamber opening into mine.
and that my stalwart cousin. Christie
pier, who was afterwards my loved hus-
band for nearly forty years. was to
sleep on a cot in the hall Just outside my
door. SO with a coptented mind l went
10 the ball, returning late to find my
good maid asleep, and as she was still
not well crept quietly In and proceeded
to undress.
II let down my hair, and. though too
fatgued, as usual. to brush it, sat for
some moments looking at myself in the
glass-I was a little vain in those days
when all at once saw behind me the
man with his knife In his hand.
"But this time he did not evolve from
air, but was there. real flesh and blood,
his hot breath nearly scorching the back
of my neck. / leaped to my feet with a
scream, and as did SO he stuck at me.
but the blade glanced aside. wounding
me only slightly in the shoulder.
screamed aloud, and he felled me with
a blow just as Marian and Christopher
came rushing in, Seeing them the rob-
Der and assassin sprang for the open
window and would have escaped by
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,o,nments given in honor of His High
nass and l. like all the rest of the
world must attend in all the finery my
fathers ample means allowed me- from
nv mothers side of the family l mad
inherited some very fine diamonds
amounting in value TO over $1,000 ana
even a great deal more in those days,
when these gems were not so common
and on this occasion leased my father
TO let me wear them.
ct had no mother to tell me that such
rich tewelry was not in the best OF
taste on one so, young and an unmarried
woman, so when started for the city
I carried the diamonds with me. But
nv maid was an elderly woman. who
had also been my nurse since my
motherless babyhood and the jewels
were In her care. Unfortunately. how
ever, Marian fell III the day after I
left home, and being confined to her bed
I was dependent on my aunt's maid for
service In my dressing, &c. In order
to tighten this woman's duties, which
were heavy as my cousins also fire.
quently required her aid as hairdresser
and seamstress, / looked after my
clothes and waited on myself as much
as possible, performing such acts OF my
toilet as ! could.
"It thus happened one tight, after
returning from a reception at the house
of foreign consul. disrobed myself
of my trained evening dress. and slipping
on a loose sack sat down to brush my
hair before retiring. Ny seat was Just
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Even as I ran l wondered at not en-
countering the man, but though ] could
not remember afterwards seeing him at
all did not stay. but unlocking the
door flung 1t open, still screaming as
fast as the sounds could issue from my
lips. II happened that two of my young
men cousins had fingered later than
the rest of the family at the entertain
ment referred to- and having Just come
in were coming up the main staircase
close to my room. Rushing to these
threw myself into the arms Of the near
est Christopher, shrieking. The man,
the man"
The two young men hurried 10 my
room and looked about, but could see no
one. The windows were all fastened,
and as ! had myself just come out Of
the single door to the apartment. and
from which no one else could have
slipped without our seeing him, the only
chance was for the burglar to have con-
cealed himself In the room.
by this time the rest OF the household
was aroused. and not only my room, but
the entire place, was thoroughly search
ed. The three windows OF the room
were provided with heavy old-fashioned
shutters, two OF them opening on the
street, an unbroken descent OF over 40
feet. while the other had not been I'M
closed for years, for II looked almost
into one in tho next house, which was
also seen TO be tightly secured. The
house itself was occupied by q respecta-
BILE family In straitened circum-
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in front of "a large glass above my
dresser. or what was then called
bureau on which l had placed the
have spoken OF.
"As l piled the brush my eyes nat
urally fell on this mirror, which re-
Elected the room behind me, and as |
continued TO look SOW evolving itself
apparently from empty air the figure OF
man. lie was well dressed. even
stylishly. and was after fashion hand
some, but deadly pale, and his eyes
glittered feverishly.
HE crcpt nearer and nearer to me,
seeming to look only at the diamonds
loosely strewn upon the marble before
me, but his right hand was thrust into
his breast, and as he stood over me he
suddenly Jerked II out and raised high
above me small Spanish dagger, the
hllt of which was of u dead gold, or
Etruscan gold. as It is called. This was
set with rubies. which l noticed with
that peculiar attention to trihes 50 often
displayed In moments of danger. Up TO
this point / had been too terrified to call
out or even TO move. not even turning
my head 10 look around me. but watch
ing the movements OF the assassin as
they were reflected in the mirror But
as he brought down his hand with a
swift. murderous motion to strike me
from my chair with a single blow the
spell that had held me snapped, and
sprang to my feet with q Shrek OF ter
TOR and rushed 70 the door.
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leaping-an easy feat for q muscular
man-in the window OF the house next
door, which was also open and only
about three feet distant. rAt.. 80
This had evidently been the way by
which he had entered and which he
used as an egress. But Christopher
caught him and dragged him back, and
after a struggle secured him, aided by
his brothers, who had been summoned
by Marian, so when l opened my eyes
from my swoon It was to see the would
be murderer lying bound, while near me.
lay a small dagger. with q handle OF
Etruscan gold. studded with .. fawed
rubies a. ,s. l..ts
But here is the strange part OF the
story: On the night of his capture he
had entered my room for the first time
though on the two previous nights he,
had watched me through the shutters OF
the two windows. He was the, son. Of
the family residing next door, and from
the love OF dress and pleasure beyond
his means had involved himself hope
lessly in debt. and seeing my diamonds
had conceived the idea OF killing or at
least silencing me and stealing ther.so
pay his debts. But though his mind h4d
dwelt persistently on the scheme he had
lacked courage to carry IL out until the,
night Of the bali. when, pressed By an
importmate creditor. he had let htniseiK
into the room, where he had concealed
himself until my atr iyy net .knoFiRg
of the protectors T had been wArnso b
have near me."-Philsdelphia Times.
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debris, where a temporary hospital was
established. The rain was followed BY a.
brilliant electrical display. accompanied
by loud peals Of thunder which was con-
tlnued for over an hour. At o'clock
the rain ceased to fall and in the down
town district was scene of excitement
never before witnessed in this city
Trees, telegraph, telephone and electric
light poles were uprooted and carried
200 yards. The roofs OF about thirty
of the largest buildings In the city were
torn from the houses and hurled against
buildings on the opposite side of the
street, leaving the occupants and prop
erty within at the mercy of the drench-
ing rain.
The Western Union Telegraph office
was wrecked beyond recognition, the
operators, who We're at work at their
keys, having narrow escapes.
Gov. Fishback's quarters, in the Martin
block, are q mass OF ruins. At the peni-
tertiary the office of the main building
was torn away and completely demol-
ished. A stampede took place among the
convicts, but Supt. Mcconnell and his
assistants soon succeeded in quieting
them. Fortunately only about rs con-
victs are inside the walls; the other $50
were taken to Sunny Side Plantation
some days ago.
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ELDER MULLER.
Reports and Letters from Recognized Specialists
in Various Cities.

Tho intense popular and professional
interest in the Copeland treatment IL by
no means confined TO New York. This
flood of Testimony from people prominent
in every walk Of life, who assert that
chini Trouble, Of disorders Of the Lungs,
Stomach and Kidneys, Of serious maia-
dies resulting from the Catarrhal pro-
cess, has been confined in these columns
thus far to residents Of New York ma
vicinity, and so IL has represented only
partially tho wonderful success of the
work.
But such work, 30 plainly for the relief
Of humanity, so evidently above the or
binary level Of scientific skill, could not
long be confined TO one city or state, to
ono set Of men or one school Of ply
siciaps. As has been stated, specialists
all over tho country have been frankly
adopting the Copeland methods rs the
best known or available for the cure Of;
Catarrhal, Bronchial and Lung Troubles.
Note the letter Of that veteran specials
list, DIR. w. q. RAMSEY, Arcade Build
ind. Cleveland. DIR. Ramsey has been
practising medicine in the Cleveland dis
trict for forty yenrs. After making n de-
tailed report of the results Of the Cope
land treatment for Catarrhal and Bron-
chial troubles In sixty selected cases, he
wrttest
~ can show you In no better way the
sentiment Of this community than by In
closing the statement of probably tue best
known man in Cleveland, Presiding Elder
Muller, ID. ID.
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SEEN IN A MIRROR.
a Diamond Robbery and Possible Matr-
der OddJy Prevented.

and fright that suffered as from the
mysterious circumstances that attended
II.
my own home was country place
some fifteen miles from a large city,
where had several families of relatives
whom | visited once or twice year or
whenever there was TO be given any
hall or opera or festivity of sufficient
importance for me TO desire to attend
It. / was just seventeen when royal
parsonage from Europe came across the
pond to get a peep at the Yankees. ana
though democratic to the point OF pelhs
rabid every manly head was uncovered
In the country, every manly throat
ached with cheering this personage' ana
very feminine heart beat high with the
hope of having the royal eye rest Tor a
moment upon the new gown which was
10 be had at all hazards If the family
dIned on potatoes alone for year 10
come. =. a,,,.r-
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The hostess, an elegantly dressed lady
=" sixty, with abundant white hair
puhed above eyes still black and bright
win fire that must once have kindled
name in many heart, caught the
Od'' OF conversation as It came her way.
IN my youth we never heard of this
'i'hs you call mental telegraph. theoso-
pHS and the like. but every now and
'"en there took place, as now, occur
.e"ees which puzzled the thoughtful.
'4Oush they han no naroe 20 give the
"ehomena. But. like most young girls,
sS secptical OF all that was not d.
uV ritural when 1 thought of 1t at
H. whiea was not often. until l had
or Experience I am going to tell you
M "neh was 5u strange that II upset
a. ior some weeks. which agitation
' not 90 much from the real shock
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Or. Muller resides at 742 Wilson avenue. He
has been for many years presiding elder OF the
East Ohio Conference. with headquarters at
Cleveland. He has hfty-two congregations in his
charge. so that he preach every Sunday In
q different church. ana in q year he addresses
thousands DR.. Muller writes:
1T was indeed very bad case Of chronic ca
tarrh that l suffered from. After a time It be-
came so bad. interfering with my voice and
hearing. that afraid that It would compel
me to give up my work. There were hard sub
stances In the nose that had to be expelled In the
morning. nasal passages filling up during the
night, difficult breathing during the night 30 that
! had to sleep with my mouth OPEN and dryness
Of the throat In the, morning. A cough came on,
and from the sonensss Of my throat and chest
knew that the trouble had extended to o bron.
chial condition. and my general health began tc
suffer from It. -- In one month Of the Copeland
treatment saw a marked and steady improve
msnt Breathing bseame better. and the general
tone OF my system greatly improved. do not
think that had been treated more than two or
three times before / found l could speak much
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easier. with less fatigue 70 throat. that my
voice far more clear, can say truthfully
that in four weeks my condition had improved 10
per cent
DIR. r. II. wAYBIE, of Cincinnnti, resi-
dcnce, Mount Auburn, offices In the Pick
crinE Building, n specialist, who In re-
puted TO have the largest Individual prnc-
tice In Throat aud Lung Troubles In tue
state of Ohio, writes DIR. Copeland
'In "a cases Of pronounced lung trouble ac-
ceptcd for treatment within the last few months
is have been discharged entirely cured. 10 per
manently benefited, 3 improved and 8 no appar-
ent improvement.
DIR. CHARLES l.. PEARSON, II24
Walnut ST., n philadelphia specialist, who
over n ycar ago adopted the Copeland
system Of trcntment, writes as follows,
In response to n lotter of inquiry
"In the last 10 cases have accepted. In somc
OF which there was predsposition and Inherited
| tendencies to consumption. some already in the
| first and second stages OF consumption, have
had the following results; Twenty cases have
| been discharged entirely cured. with no re-
turn OF symptoms In the last few months. Ten
have been greatly benefited, the patients In
| creaslng In weight, seven cases are slightly i'm
proved, and in three no improvement has
been apparent. although the last three have been
| under treatment only short time"
DIR. L. II. NI'LAUGHLIN, coo state
ST., Chicago, who two years ago pub
iciy adopted the Copeland methods, and
who Is perhaps ms well and fnvorably
known as any specialist In that city,
| writest
From over 70 cases acct pied, wish to note
| three OF advanced bronchial trouble who have
| been permanently cured In 4 wonderfully short
| time. I note Mr.. NJ. Hutchins. SIS West Popt
street; Mira. A. Smith, 27A Portland avenue, and
| Conductor A. H. Fairfax, Of the Illinois Central
PG'lruad. A long history Of catarrhal trouble nnt
i prcdispostion to lung trouble is marked In eacf
| case. Out OF 70 cases can report "a Is parma.
nen,ly cured. There only four in which thu
| treatment produced little II any bsn,0t Regard
Ing the remainder. / can say this, there has beer
a steady Increase in weight, the night sweats hav,
stopped and the cough has dimiuished."
DIR. w. q. BYERs, 02 sixth AVE., 1.
the oldet recognized specialist In Thron
aud Lung Troubles in the City Of Pitts
burg. n representative Of the old Quaker
stock, for 10 years In regular practice In
that ciiyt no one reflects better the bes
professional sentiment OF the community
than he. DIR. Byers writesi
I'm 60 casos Of pronounced lung trouble Il
which have used the Copeland Treatment within
the last six months, IS are permanently cured
They have had no return OF any OF the symptom
for the past four months. Fifteen are greatly ben
ented, the night sweats have entirely disappeared
there has been q steady increase In weight, thu
cough 10 almost entirely gone and the shortnes
Of breath has disappeared. Five OF the cases hav
| slightly improved In ave there seems TO hav,
been but little change. I believe this ia OWN,
to the fact that before they placed themselves
under treatment they were already In the thlrt
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MORE JAPS LANDED
A, Force Now in the Rear of Ian
Chun, In Manchuria.
.,oIe Province Thrown Into State
Of CONSERVATION.
.,otber Heavy War Levy Made on
the Chinese Merchants.
INV Associated Press.


LONDON, oct. "a despatch received
10 from Shanghai says that the Gov
r ps,or of Kirin. Manchuria. reports that
a. Iapanese have effected a landing in
me rear Of Ian Chun.
The whole province Is in a state OF
.s,ernation. but measures for its de-
nse are being adopted.
Another heavy levy has been made
non the Chinese merchants. In order
meet the expenses Of the war.
The correspondent Of The Times at
,ris, noting that Corea contains 600 zoo
,tholics and 100000 Protestants and
eek Christians, making altogether
n a quarter of the population. says
the was has a character in the
of the European powers of which
punt has not hitherto been taken.
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ISSIAN NEWS ON THE CAR.
condition Said bya Correspond
ent Not to He Alarming.

LONDON. Oct. "a despatch to The
Standard from Vienna says that The
rolsche Correspondents hs informed by
its St Petersburg correspondent that
the Cars condition is not such as to
occasion alarm. The secretion Of albu-
minous matter has never exceeded per
cent during the last six weeks. but has
varied between three-quarters and 1 per
cent, which is very low. 1t is likely to
be reduced by the present treatment.
The Berlin correspondent of The Times
says that Gear will continue to occupy
with indispensable state affairs.