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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1895-04-13

It was not case of new election
or ordinary vacancy. with candi-
dates on an equal footing. 1t was
simply proposition to make legal
what otherwise was a little irregu-
lar. Advantage was taken Of the
occasion to show Mr.. Utterback
the door.
Our information is that Mr..
Utterback has made a most excel
lent councilman; that he is gen.
tleman OF good sense. discretion
and judgment. 1t may be that is
what is the trouble.
At least it would be apparent
to anybody who can see through
pane of glass that Mr.. Utter
back was in the way Of somebody
or something, or else he would not
have been given the grand bounce
ION this occasion only"
Then again successor was to
be elected to Mr.. Pruett. Mr..
John w. Gaines was named be-
cause he was on the ticket declared
successful at the council election,
but not having been in the ward
long enough he was ineligible.
Now he has grown up with the
ward to the necessary height, but
Mr.. Stephen Fuhs was deemed
the more available and Mr.. Gaines
was about to be declined. when it
was proposed that Messrs. Haly,
Fortune and Heffner vote 1t
was understood that they would
give Gaines the majority, but the
opposition, led by Messrs. Miles
and Marshall, opposed their being
allowed to vote.
They had been voting for six
months or more, but suddenly it
was concluded, ION this occasion
only" that they had better quit.
Mayor Julian decided they could
vote. An appeal was taken and
Messrs. Haly, Fortune and Hef
ner being like Paul at Rome, 'ir
prison." the appeal was sustained
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1895-04-13
Getting Up Higher.

The electric light poles in the
central part of the city are being
replaced by taller ones so that the
wires can be raised above the tree
tops, which have caused the cur
rent to ground in many places and
render the light defective.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1895-04-13

and they were dumb during the
execution. Gaines head fell in
the basket and Mr.. Flush was de-
clared a councilman in full regalia.
All this extraordinary perform
ance has meaning. What is it?
Think!
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
DIE A PAINLESS DEATH,
MIR. Edison on the New York
Method of Executing
MurdererS.
Characterizes as Nonsense the
Statements Many Are Killed
by the Scalpel.

NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 5.-Several
causes have recently combined to create
doubts in the minds of few intelligent
people about the swiftness and certainty
with which the death sentence has been
executed in New York State since electric
ity has been adopted by law as the agent.
Occasionally among the hasty and in
adequate reports of accidents to llnemen
there is an account of seemingly wonder
full escape from death. Then, too, state
ments which cannot be verified, but which,
on the contrary, have been sqaarely
denied, sometimes creep into print, sug-
costing that at one or two executions death
was caused, not by the means which the
law prescribes, but by drugs or the
surgeons knife.
Electrician Edison was seen yesterday at
his charming home in Llewellyn Park,
West Orange, NJ. To half a dozen cues
lions about electrical executions he gave
enthusiastically laconic but explicit an
swers. He spoke without hesitation or
evasion and with the earnestness of con-
viction.
"What do you think, Mr.. Edison" asked
the reporter, "about these stories of the
resuscitation of criminals after electricity
has been employed to infiict the death
penalty?"
Nonsense. was the emphatic reply.
do you consider this method of execu-
tion as sure death p
absolutely"
ais it painful?"
''No; the action of the electricity is too
rapid for man to be conscious of it. In this
respect it's work is instantaneous, although
It is customary to prolong the administra-
ton of the current for several seconds.
The contacts between the terminals of
the wire or electrodes and the human
body should be good to insure the passage
of the current through the latter. About
thirty men are killed every year, and
these poor fellows usually touch the
fatal wire only for second, are partially
protected perhaps by their clothing, and
often receive current at lower voltage
than is employed for executions. Yet,
even with such poor contacts, see the re-
suit. In carrying out the death sentence
pains are taken not only to have suitable
current and to prolong its administration,
but also to see the contacts are thoroughly
made. Great attention is paid to this vital
point"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more. with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; efectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid.
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will nos
accept any substitute if oferet1
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
V|G|LANT BADLY BEATEN.
Decisive Victory for the Syn
dictate Sloop in the
Final Run.
The Defender Easily Leaves Its
Competitors in a Thirty-SeVen
Mile Race.

NEWPORT, R. l., Aug Sin the final
run of the cruise of the New York Yacht
Club, 37-mile beat to windward from
Vineyard Haven to Newport, the Defender
started last and finished first. The new
aluminium and bronze boat beat the Vigi-
liant 9 min. and 8 sec., and was about
twenty minutes ahead of the Jubilee. This
was quite an improvement upon the 6
min. and % sec. had to her credit over the
Vigilant on the run to Vineyard Haven on
Saturday. When the boats are measured
and the time allowance calculated it will
undoubtedly be found that the Defender
won to-day by beating to windward, even
if she loses the Saturday race by small
margin.
The wind to-day was what must be
called a Defender breeze. It was never
less than ten knots nor more than twelve,
and there was smooth sea-just the
weather the new boat is at her best in.
General Prices Jubilee raced with work
ing topsail'a loft, while the other big sloops
used club topsails. The weak topmast
may have been responsible for this, but the
Boston boat was plainly no match for her
competitors.
One of the best opportunities that has
been yet afforded for testing the winward
qualities of the Defender was provided at
the beginning of to-day's race. The Vigi-
liant obtained the best position at the
start, and was to windward of the syndi-
cate boat. Captain Hoff did not like TAX
ing the wind after it had left the Vigilant' s
sails, and made couple of short tacks
to get away from the Vigilant. Captain
Barr tried to keep between the Defender
and the wind, and went about whenever
the Defender did. The Defender was
quicker in stays. and got a little the better
of the short tacks; but Captain Half, find
ing his antagonist could not be shaken off
that way, held his course for seven miles.
likewise outfooting the Vigilant by a good
haf-mile in that distance, and easily
crossed her bow to windward.
From that time on the race was process
sion, with the Defender, as usual, passing
all the big schooners and little sloops
which were started ahead of her, and lead
ing the feet into the harbor. The Emerald
made the best run of any OF the schooners
and won in her class. The other winners
were: Constellation, Ariel, Amorita and
Loyal.
The run to-day concludes the cruise oil
the club. The special prize for the sloor
making the largest number of best runs
during the cruise was won by the Defender
The prize for schooners was tie between
Amorita and Constellation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
TAKEN WHILE ASLEEP
AWoke to Find Themselves
Surrounded by Posse
of Officers.
BRIEF CAREER OF CRIME.
They Had Killed Two Officers While
Resisting Arrest for Horse
Stealing.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Aug. 5.-The horse
thieves and murderers, Patsy Coughlin
and Fred George are behind the bars in
the Salt Lake County Jail. They were
captured this morning in Willow Canyon,
near Grantsville, by Sheriff Mcclellan,
assisted by a dozen determined farmers.
For eleven days the two boys have success
fully lodged the Sheriff and posses of a
half dozen counties in Utah and Wyoming,
and the Salt Lake police force fired at
them from an ambush last Thursday, but
they escaped.
The series of crimes which led to the
now celebrated chase began on the 25th,
when some horses were stolen in Salt Lake,
and the two boys escaped through the
canyons to Park City, where they had
their first battle. From there they went
over to Wyoming, and when pursued by
Officers Dawes and Sagg of Evanston
turned and shot both dead,
Then the chase began in earnest. The
boys decided to return to Salt Lake, where
they had friends. The escape from the
police on the Pennington road and the
subsequent one-sided battle in City Greek
are fresh in the public mind. Since then
the boys have been at Mill Creek, south of
here, where they stole two more horses, on
which to escaped to Nevada and thence to
San Francisco. With this object in view,
they started West, but officers were steadily
on their track, and when it was known
they had passed Garfield Beach the Toole
County officers were notified and sur
rounded the canyon on all sides.
The boys were tired ont, and slept
soundly while the officers gathered closely
around them. The sun broke, and still
the starving and broken-down bandits
slept on in the canyon. They awoke at
last only to find that they had taken a
nap two hours too long and were COM
pletely surrounded. They broke their
guns and surrendered, Coughhn stating;
This is the first time 1 have had an OPP
portunity to surrender like man.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
LNTERNATIONAL CHESS.
americans Fare Poorly IN the Opening
Days Games.

americans Fare Poorly IN the Opening
Days Games.
HASTINGS, ENG, Aug. 5.-The great
tournament of chess masters was opened
at Brassey Institute to-day by the Mayor.
The following most noted players in the
world were selected to take part in the
tournament:
America-W. Steinitz, Herr A. Albin. H.
V. Piilsbury; Austria &C. Marco. Carl
Schleter; Canada = w. H. K. Pollock
England-Herr Lasker, J. Fl. Blackburn,
H. E. Bird, Amos Burn, I. Gunsberg,
James Mason, r. Tiechmann, S. Tinsley
France-D. Janowski; Germany-Dr. Tar
rasch, c. Won Bardeleben, j. Mieses, A.
Walbrodt; ItaIy-Vergani; Russian. 1.
Tschigorin and G. Schiffers.
-To-day's games resulted as follows
Steinitz beat Vergani on the forty first
move; Noises beat Tinsley; the game be-
tween Pollock and Schleter res ulted in a
draw on the forty first move; Schiffers
beat Gunsberg; Bird beat Albin; Won Bar
deleben beat Burn; the game between
Blackburn and Janowski was adjourned
Tschigorin beat Pillsbury in splendid
game of fifty-one moves; Tarraschin, in
his game against Mason, exceeded the
time limit of fifteen moves an hour and
the game was awarded to Mason; Wal
brodt beat Teichm ann.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06

thing in the story published by San
Francisco paper that scheme had been
Matched there for the restoration of Queen
Liliuokalani to the throne.
"Our Government is strong enough TO
wipe out any party of exiles or others, !"
said Mr.. Wilder. II heard great deal OF
talk in San Francisco about tilibustering
expeditions, out nobody in Hawaii is
alarmed. In San Francisco | saw Vslney
Ashford, who is the reported leader OF the
exiles. According to these men In san
Francisco they are relying upon England
for help, as most of them have sent their
claims for damages to the British Govern,
ment A revenue boat is cruising around
Honolulu all the time for the purpose OF
keeping out these exiles.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
INTERNATIONAL BILLIARD MATCH
Ass Attentpt to Enlist French Players IN.
a Series of Ta0es

dn Attentpt 20 EnttSt FTench PtdYeTS IA
Series of Games.
NEW YORK, n. Y, Aug. 5.-Charles P.
Miller, the manager OF the Chicago branch
of the Brunswick Bake Billiard Company,
is now on his way to Paris with the avowed
mission of negotiating if possible with the
French billiard stars of the first rank to
take part in an international billiard tour
ney in New York, Chicago, Boston and
Cincinnati during the coming winter.
Miller said explicitly that he was going to
have a serious talk about international
billiards with the Paris representatives OF
the B. B. G. G.
Professional billiards is at standstill in
Paris and New York. and it is absolutely
essential that something or other should
be done to give billiard-lovers some kind
of treat. That is just what Miller is 60
ing to try to do if the players will let him.
1t has been frequently asserted that inter
national Journeys with French talent pitted
against the American skill at cushion car
IomS and balk line would draw paving
amount of public patronage in this city,
Chicago and Boston, and if it turn out,
upon rough investigation, that this is
really so, then the French stars will be
here.
Most of them are in Spain now, trying to
revive the success of the academy game,
which the French police knocked the life
out of because betting was allowed in the
Paris cafes on the matches. Miller says
the manufacturers money is on tap if the
billiardists will meet them in an amicable
spirit of friendly cooperation.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
TWO STEAMERS BURNED,
Disastrous ConfIagration on
the Cincinnati River
Front.
One Fireman Driven Insane by the
Heat While Battling With
the Blaze.

CINCINNATI. OHIO, Aug. 5.-The levee
was visited by a $500, 900 fire this afternoon,
and one-half of the Laidley ritter steam
boat line was destroyed within two hours.
At 80 o'clock pile of 1000 bales of hay
stored in the west end of the Cincinnati
and Memphis wharf suddenly burst into
flames, and in ten minutes the fire had
communicated to the Louisville mail line
wharf, just above. To this wharf were
tied the steamers Big Sandy, Carrollton
and II. z. Bedford. the first two of which
were entirely consumed, their black hulls
sinking into the murky waters at 4
o'clock. An up-river wind was blowing so
stiffly that, although the CarrolIton and
Big Sandy were cut loose, they refused to
float down the stream and remained
against the wharf The Congo. Levi J.
Workum, Clara Cavot and other boats
were appealed to for aid, but only the tow
boat Bellevue volunteered and towed the
Bedford to place of safety.
The loss on the Memphis wharf boat is
placed at $50. 900; on the Louisville wharf
and on the Carrollton. $40 900. All the
steamers and wharves were the property of
Commodore Laidley, president of the
White Collar line, and were insured for
about two-thirds their value.
The excitement during the fire was in
tense, and several employees received
burns. The following were injured: Su-
perintendent William r. Shaw, burned
about hands, arms and neck; Jack Crow
ley, burned about hands, arms and neck;
Fireman William Kibby, back hurt; deaf
and dumb fireman ON the Big Sandy, name
unknown, hands and head burned. Fire
man Bennett of engine company 4 was.
eral children on the boats were rescued at
Some peril, but with no fatality.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
BREWTlES FROM THE WIRE.
Condensed From Special kilograms to
ssThe CalI.,s

Condensed From Special kilograms to
"The CALI
Mrs. Sarah Parker of London, England, the
famous Oriental lecturer of harem life, is dead.
The Democratic primary at Winchester, KY,
nominated ]. B. McCreary for United States
Senator by 498 majority over Joe Blackburn.
In the opening contests at the Cowes regatta
the Britannia easily won from the Hester, it's
only competitor. The Niagara won the race
of the twenty-raters.
The Citizens State Bank at South Sioux City.
Neb., has failed. The liabilities are $50, 900.
The bank is said to have had $4,000 of Dakota
County funds on deposit.
The National convention of Trades Assembly
No. 231, Knights of Labor, has begun in
Chicago. The assembly is composed of local
assemblies OF garment workers from all over
the country.
The London Daily News has letter from Ar
menia which represents Turkish cruelty as un.
abated. The position of affairs, the letter says,
has never been so grave, and the Armenians
have nearly reached the ultimate limit of de-
spair.
Official dispat ches from Cuba received at
Madrid confirm the rumor of the landing of q
band of fifty filibusters near Santa Clara Ac-
cording to these dispatches many persons have
recently disappeared from sancti Spiritu, and
1t is believed. have joined the insurgents
An earthquake shock lasting nearly minute
was felt in Gloversyille, n. Y, and the alarm
caused among nervous people by the seismic
shock was heightened by thuder storm,
which Immediately followed it. Several per.
sons were seriously injured in the storm, and
considerable damage was done to property.
BY an explosion of gasoline at Baltimore,
Amelia Schaffte, aged years, and her little
sister Tottie, aged 2, were fatally burned. The
mother, Mrs. Annie Schaffte, aged 49, was
badly burned, but will probably recover, as
will six-year-old Nellie, who was burned around
the arms and legs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
OuinIdh H3IJ Be asked to Tell What LII
Contained.


CHICAGO, I'LL, Aug. 5.-Detective
Geyer of Philadelphia has rendered the
Chicago police material assistance In the
Holmes case. He has written 20 Chief
Badenoch requesting him to get from
Quinlan some information about heavy
wooden box, Az feet long, ~ feet VIDE
and ~ feet deep, shipped by Qninlan to
Holmes from Chicago to Tilton, n. H., IN
November, 1893 Geyer wants to know
the contents of the box, and suspects it
contained the remains of some of Holmes
victims. The police are at work on in
formation given them by Quinlan and his
wife last Friday, but announced to-day
that they had nothing to give for pub
LEGATION.
The work of digging at the Holmes
Castle has practically been abandoned
Men spent the morning leveling the dirt
in the basement The officers made fur
Their examinations of the letters and papers
found in Mrs. Quinlan's rooms, but none
with evidence was brought ont.
ANDERSON, IND, Aug. 5.-Peter Gig
rand, father of Emeline Cigrand, supposed
to be one of Holmes Victims received the
following to-day, which is supposed to add
another chapter to the Holmes mystery:
PHILADELPHIA, July 81.
To Mr.. Peter Cigrdnd, anderson, Ind. Is the
inclosed photograph your daughters? Did
your daughter Phyllis have her picture taken
with Emeline on left hand side of small pic
ture? If so, what date was picture taken and
where? Please return picture and answer to
yours truly, o. LAFoRREsT PERRY,
1874 Walnut street, Philadelphia
The picture was taken in Lafayette on
the 4th of July, 1892, and was genuine.
The Cigrands are not able to tell where he
got hold of the picture, as there were but
two of them printed, and one of them is
held by them and the other by the missing
girl. The letter was written on a letter
Company, but Perry's name does not ap-
pear on it.
1t is thought that he has got some trace
of her, and it is also feared that she is in
an asylum of some kind.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
hAoES At FORT WAYNE.
A High Find Causes the CycEers to Make
SIosU Time.

a High Uind Causes the CycEers to Make
SlosU Time.
FORT WAYNE, IND, Aug. S. = The
weather to-day was excellent for the Ma
tlonal Circuit meet, with the exception OF
high wind that was blowing across the
track during portion of the races, max
ing time slow and riding difficult. There
were several spills during the afternoon.
but no one was seriously hurt. Attend
ance, 1900. Summaries:
One mile, novice, class A Green, Fort
Wayne, won; Charles Faust Warren, Ind, sec
ond; w. Amls, Huntington, Ind, third; o. H
Bosley, Wolf Lake, Ind. fourth. Time, 2 AZ AS.
One mile, handicap, class B-L. c.. johnson,
Cie1el Inn 90 yards, won: ". Deeardy, Chi,
7Oyards, third; Monte Scott, Chicago so yards
fourth. Time, Oil 3-5
Half mile, open, class A, final heat-O Golf
Fort Wayne, won; NJ. Black, Fort Wayne, sec
ond; w. Peltier, Fort Wayne, third G. Eisen-
hart, Mulberry, Ind, fourth. Time, L :06 As.
One mile, class A, district championship
W Peit1er, Fort Wayne, won; W. Cohagen,
800. ''N'
Two miles, lap, class B-F.J ]. Titus, New York
S SSn F. b. Rgby TUl @ sesQpd Monte
One mile, open, class An Black, Fort
D.. McKeon, Greenyille, Ohio, third Time,
One mile, open, class B, final heat-E C. Bald
Buffalo. won C. R. Coulter, Mansfield, Ohio
second; A. Gardiner, Chicago, third The
time, Ply, exceeded the time limit and run
over was ordered 1t was won by Bald; Muir
ply, Brooklyn, second; A. Gardiner third
Time, 2 100 As
One mile, handicap, class An. Black, Fort
yards, second; f. ]. Lyle, Logansport, Ind.
100 yards, third; c. Byler, Huntington, Ind
80 yards, fourth. Time, 2 lie Is.
Half mile. open, class B, final heat-T
Cooper, Chicago, won; Raymond Mcdonald
New York, second; L. D. Cabanne, ST. Louis,
third. Time, 1902 rs.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-06
How Talkative woman Was Quoted

The story told about the doctor who got
laxative lady to put out her'tongue and
who, after she had protested that he had
been writing all the time and had not
looked at her tongue at all, replied that he
had merely made the request in order to
get moment of quiet to write prescrip-
ton in, called out companion story from
a dentist. "One day." he said, "a young
lady came to me for some dentistry. Her
mother came with her, and remained
sitting on sofa in the room. AS sine sat
there she talked so necessarily that I be-
came nervous, and hardly knew whether I
was conducting the operation properly.
Presently the woman began to talk about
her own teeth, and to complain of certain
vague distress that she often felt in them.
l saw that my opportunity had come.
called the lady to the chair, looked at her
teeth and then applied a liberal brushing
OF iodine. Now said l, If you will go
back to the sofa and keep your mouth
closed so as to exclude the air from
your gums / think Won will have
no further trouble. From that time
on she sat with her hands over her mouth
and did not. it is needless to say, disturb
me any more. Boston Transcript.