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Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27
THE HOLMES SENSATION.
Career Of the Notorious and
Unique Criminal Epitomised.
The POLICE Department OF Chicago Claims
TO Have Secured satisfactory Evidence
TO Show That ne KILLED at
Least Ten Persons.
lkpecial Chicago letter.

If the reports of Chicago's, Torontos
and Philadelphias police officers are
even partially based on fact, the United
States has the unenviable distinction OF
having produced, in the person of Fl.
H. Holmes, the shrewdest and most
unprincipled scoun6rel and criminal OF
tho nineteenth century. A mere sum-
mary Of the crimes charged against him
would fill many columns; and the story
of the murders said to have been COM
mitted by him, told in the barest out
line, has caused intense. excitement
wherever 1t has been heard
H. II, Holmes, whose real name is
Herman E Mudgett, was born in Gil.
nnanton, ~, H., in 1850. At the age OF
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

His idea Is to Get House to Fit, but ne
Can't Always Do It

Cant Always DO AZ.
The hermit crab has no shell except
upon the front portion of its body and
upon its claws When unprotected IT
is liable to be attacked and eaten by
fish, and even by its own kind: and so
the very lrss thing It does in lie after
It is able to get about at all is to find a
shell to live in. An exceedingly small
she'll, says the New. York Sun, will do
for it at first, it may be tiny snail
shell not more than quarter of an
inch in length. The crab moves from
time TO time, as it grows bigger, into
larger and larger shells, until at full
growth it may require shell four or
five inches IN diameter. The hermit is
such only so far as its habit of hiding
its body in a shell goes, and that is a
habit arising from necessity; otherwise
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

nevolent in appearance, with bright
blue eyes. He is fortunate enough to
be much thought of in his native land,
because he is kind to high and low and
takes an interchangeable interest in art,
commerce and literature.
Archduchess Marie Therese is also
a favorite, something of an Aus
trian princess of Wales. She was a
young girl when she married her hus-
band, who was widower with four
children. She has dark, dreamy eyes
and wistful expression. She repre-
sents the sorrow-changed empress at
all public functions. She is a sports
woman, an artist and capital rider. as
is the empress.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27
patcnts for Pneumatic shoes.

There are said to be no less than nine
patents fled at the patent Office for
pneumatic shoes. In course of time it
may be something more than figure
of speech to walk on air.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

Corbett has married again, after the
courts granting his wife divorce,
and saying she could marry but he
must not.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

WEST BOUND
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

New York had $4,000 fire Sun
day by which 500 people were thrown
out of work.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1895-08-27

For further information, address
H. c. MoRDUE, A. G. p. A.
or Louisville, Ky.
w. L. MILLS,
Owrnsboro, Ky.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
FAUoUIER NOTES.

Mr.. ]. D. Foster, of Cstletts, and Mrs. d
NJ. Oliver, of Elk Run, were united in Instri'
mony at III. E Church South at Catletts, on
Tuesday evening, the goth.
Colonel John Scott is no longer candidate
for the nomination for floater before the
Joint convention Of the democratic party OF
the counties of Fauquier and Loudoun.
The ladies' Bal Poudre in the Town Hall
ON Friday last was 8 grand success. The
building was tastefully decorated, and the
main floor, gallery and stage were tbronged
with dancers and spectators.
This is a wonderfully prolific year, especial.
" in some localities Mr.. VIM Gray, near
Bethel, has been blessed with twins and he
has brought US number of twin apples, twin
peaches and twin heads Of rye.
The joint stock yard of T. T. Chichester,
Samuel McClanahan and Mrs. Ball was fired
between midnight and day some days ago ;
loss about 500 bushels Of grain. Suspicion
rested on Arthur Ball and he was arrested
and examined before Magistrate Ross on Mon
day and the case was sent on to the grand
jury.
The democratic voters of FauQuier county
will assemble at their various voting pre-
cincts on Saturday, September 7th, at 8 P.
m. and select delegates and alternates 70
county convention to be held at Warrenton
on Monday, September 2srd, (courtdayl, at
II m TO nominate democratic candidate
for the legislature from Fauquier county, and
also to select delegates and alternates TO
;o;nt convention at Middleburg on Friday,
he! he 9th day of september, at p. ~,
to nominate with the delegates from Lou.
donn1 q democratic candidate to represent
Fanouier and Loudoun in the House Of Dels-
estes. to be voted for at tho November cleo.
lion Warre,ston Virginian.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
A Determined Suicide.

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-Patrick Gilligan,
a railroad man, undertook to drown
himself in the lake yesterday. He wrote
a note saying he was tired of life, and
plunged into the water. Three patrol
men tried to pull him out with pole,
but he thrust it from him. The res.
cuers launched a yswl, and finally
reached the man in the water. A
desperate struggle ensued, resulting in
the cars'zing of the yswl, but the po-
licemen held on to their man. The big
swells had washed the party we'll shore
ward, and it was only q minute or SO
until their feet touched bottom, but
Gillingan's struggles had made him get
water in his lungs, which choked him
to death,
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
TO-DAY's TELEGRApHIC NEWS
Foreign News.

LONDON, Aug. PA dispatch from
Shanghai says the Chinese soldiers ut
Tien Tsin revolted yesterday and as
semled outside the gates of Ii Hung
Changes palace, where they raised a
clamor for their arrears of pay. Later
they made an attack upon the shops in
the city, wrecking many of them and
killing over hundred persons.
PORTSMOUTH, Eng, Aug. 22.-The
new British battleship Prince George
was successfully launched here this
afternoon. The new ship Is 800 feet
long, her extreme breadth rs feet and
her mean draught 274 feet. Her dis
placement is 1900 tons. She will be
fitted with twin screws, each driven by
an independent set Of engines and her
total horse power will be 1900. The
guns which will be carried by the new
ship will be much lighter and at the
same time of greater penetrating power
than any gums hitherto constructed.
The Prince George will carry q com.
plement of757 officers and men.
KIEFF, Russia, Aug. 22.-While the
passenger steamer Atanan was landing
at the town of Kaneff, on the river
Dnieper, to-day, her boiler exploded,
injuring thirty persons, some of them
fatally. Several others jumped over
board in their efforts to escape from the
clouds of steam and were drowned.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
OHIO DEMOCRATS.

Ex-Governor Campbell was nomi-
mated at Springfield yesterday by &C.
clamation by Ohio democrats as their
candidate again for Governor of that
State.
The convention made all its NOM
nations without opposition. Mr..
Campbell's selection was unsolicited
and undesired. Senator Brice and his
friends were in the ascendency in the
convention. The convention was in
session from 1920 till 2:40, and the nom
nations were completed in half hour
after ex.Gov. Campbell had been draft
ed for the standardbearer. The ballots
were all on the minority report on Gre
dentisls and resolutions, and the time
was thus consumed in the contests be-
tween the gold and silver men. The
gold men, headed by Senator Brice, had
claimed that there would be less than
800, and probably not many more than
200, of the S08 delegates vote for free
silver. The silver men claimed that
they would have no less than 800, and
probably $50, delegates tor free silver.
1t developed that there were 270 free
silver delegates. 1t was fighting Mi
nority, but it did not carry the fight
further than on the platform. The
nominee for member of the board of
public works is said to be the only free
silver man on the State ticket, although
the silver lines were not drawn on the
candidates. There was considerable
enthusiasm over tina nomination of
Campbell. He defeated ex-Gov. For
aker in 1889, and was defeated for re-
election as governor in 1891 by William
Mckinley, jr., the present incumbent.
The nomination of Campbell means an
aggressive campaign in Ohio.
1t is generally understood that Gov.
Campbell was induced to make the
race by promises of support for the
presidential nomination in the event OF
his success next November, in which
contingency he confronts his old op-
ponent, Mckinley; and in cooperating
with Senator Brice for democratic
legislature ex-Gov. Campbell is also
again confronting his other old oppo-
nent, Foraker.
In accepting the nomination Mr..
Campbell said 4: 81 received the an
nouncement of the committee Of notifi-
cation with mingled feelings of surprise
and regret. Agood soldier may fall,
but he dare not falter. Great cheer
ing. I promise not to falter, and it is
for you to say whether in the end l
shall or shall not fall"
Gov. Campbell called in his friends
last night before leaving, and, with
Senator Brice and others, arranged for
beginning at once an aggressive cam
paign, in which they expect the coop
GRAFTON of leading democrats through.
out the country.
The remainder of the ticket nomi.
mated was as follows: Lieutenant Gov
ernor, John B. Peaslee; Auditor, James
W. Knott; State Treasurer, William B.
sholer; Supreme Judge, William T.
Mooney; Attorney General, George A.
Fairbanks; member Board of Public
Works, Harry B. Keefer; clerk OF Su-
preme Court, J. w. Cruikshank.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
Rival Fast Trains.

LONDON, Aug. 22-The performance
of the new fast train of the London
and Northwestern Railway on Tues.
day inspired the London and Great
Northern Company to enter into rival
ry with the Northwestern and accord
ingly train was started for Aberdeen
yesterday for the purpose of smashing
the record made the day before. The
Great Northern line is thirteen miles
shorter than the Northwestern. The
Great Northern train left Kings Cross
station at s o'clock last evening and
arrived at Aberdeen, distance Of 527
miles, at 4:40 o'clock this morning,
an average of $3.50 miles an hour.
The Northwestern train started at the
same hour and reached Aberdeen, $40
miles, at Ads o'clock this morning, an
average per hour of 60.56 miles.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22

COLLAPSE OF A BUILDING.-The Coliseum,
the large building lately erected on the site
where Buffalo Bill had his show during the
Worlds Fair in Chicago collapsed last night
The building was an immense affair, and was
to have been opened with the Barnum-B Bailey
circus within a Few days It was also intended
for use during national conventions. force
of 200 men had been working in the build
ing night and day, but as the accident hap
pened during lunch hour when all the mon
were absent nobody was hurt They hap
pened to be on the street side and when the
crashing superstructure of iron gave warning
of danger they had plenty Of Tins to rush to
place of safety. When the massive arches
of iron began to break loose from their fasten-
ings on the four sides of the structure the
strain WAS too much for the thin, low walls
of pressed brick. With deafening sound the
mass of iron carried with it the four walls in
q chaotic heap toward the centre, and the
work of destruction wss complete. The cost
of tho Coliseum was to be 1925, 900, and, as
it was nearing completion for the opening
show, the loss is believed to be nearly $780,.
900.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
Arrested.

TRENTON, N. J., Aug. 22.-Frank A
Mcgowan, the rubber manufacturer
who has been in financial and domestic
difficulties for some time, was arrested
this afternoon ON bench warrant,
charged with criminal relations with
Helen Edith Barnes, wife of John AL.
bert Barnes, the superintendent of the
Eastern Rubber Company, one of the
concerns controlled by Magow-
an until it passed, two weeks ago,
into the hands of receiver
Mcgowan was taken to the Mercer county jail
and held in gas, 900 bail. The charge is
preferred by Barnes, who claims that Ma.
gowan not only seduced his wife, but alienat
ed her affections from him. Believing that
Mcgowan was about to leave the State for
good, he caused his arrest on capias and
means to follow this proceeding with civil
quit for 100000 damages.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
CONGRESSMAN HOWARD, who

CONGRESSMAN HOWARD, who was
elected by the populists and repuhli-
cans of Alabama, now in Buffalo, New
York, where he should stay, said there
yesterday that the white men of the
South, by stealing the virtue of the ne
gro women, deprived the negro men of
any respect for the virtue of white wo-
men, and were therefore responsible for
the outrages that result in lynchings.
But what else could have been expect
sd of the author of "If Christ Came to
Congress?" Mr.. Howard also said he
would be the most hated man in the
whole South when what he had said
was printed. But he is as much mis-
taken in his latter, as he is in his former
remark. Southern people do not hate;
they pity him, and are ashamed that
such man should hail from their Sec
ton. How man holding such an
opinion of Southern white people,
should desire to live among them, seems
passing strsnge-to the unsophisticated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
Fatal Railway Accident,

PETERSBURG, Va, Aug. 22.-This
morning about two o'clock o material
train on the Norfolk and Western Rail
road, while standing or the side track
near Pamplins station, was run into by
a westbound freight train. The loco
motive of the freight was overturned
and the engineer, 81. 81. Wysong, was
instantly killed, and his fireman was SO
badly mangled that he died shortly
after being taken from the wreck.
Several cars we're wrecked and their
contents scattered promiscously about.
In CONSCIENCE of the track being SO
badly torn up all trains have been de-
lava1
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22

He DIDN'T MovE.-Charles h
Thornton, superintendent of a giant
powder mill, advertised in New York
recently for "luan with good nerve
to handle dynamite" The next day 9
stalwart Irishman called at the mills
and asked to see the superintendent.
He was directed to Mr.. Thornton, who
asked him if he thought he had nerve
enought to carry dynamite in his arms
from the factory to the storehouse, a
distance of about 100 yards The man
thought he had.
Mr.. Thornton said that he would en-
gage him, but would first test his nerve.
He reached up to q shelf and took
therefrom what seemed to be stick OF
dynamite. Warning the Irishman that
if the stick came down to the ground
they would be blown to atoms, he toss
ed itinto the air. As it came down he
pretended to catch it, but 'muffed' it
and ne caught it before it touched the
ground. He glanced at the Irishman,
who was pale but had not stirred from
his position.
"Were you scared?" Mr.. Thornton
said. "Did you move?"
"No sor, but me bowels did" was the
reply in subdued whisper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
MRS. HARMON ACQUITTED.

The court room at Fairfax Court
House was again crowded yesterday
the second day Of the trial of Mrs
Mnry Harmon, who killed her husband
June 2 last. The defense first called
Mrs. Harmon to the stand and the
morning session was consumed in hear
ing her testimony. Mrs. Harmon proved
an intelligent witness. AS her exami
nation continued and she rehearsed the
sad events of the tragedy she burst into
tears and shook with emotion. She
told her story in straightforward
manner, however, and the severe cross
examination conducted by the Com
monwealth's attorney failed to confuse
her. She stated the Sunday morning
when the shooting was done she had
sent six of her little children otto Sun
day school, and was dressing one of the
two little girls, when she saw her hus-
band, whom she had refused to live
with, coming toward the house. She
thereupon locked the doors and when
he spoke to her through the open win
dow refused to reply. He first stated
that he had come for her money to get a
divorce. She told him she had no money
and could not get divorce. He at
tempted to climb in the window, saying,
that he was going to secure his rights
as her husband. She replied: 81 have
already had enough children by you to
support" and on his refusing to leave,
threw bucket of water over him.
"Well then either you or must die"
said Harmon, and tried to force his way
10. She then threatened to shoot him
if he persisted. She seized shotgun
standing in the corner and on his at
tempting to grab her shot at him. He
fell back dead. Mrs. Harmon told q
pathetic story of her struggle to gain a
livelihood for herself and her children
in the little house decided her for SER
vices as nurse by Miss Lizzie Bat
tale. Her Oldest boy, sixteen years of
age, purchased horse for $40, borrow
ed pillow and harrow, and planted their
small patch of ground in corn and gar
den vegetables. The smaller children
earned few pennies picking berries,
and thus the family drove the wolf
from the door. 1t was shown that her
husband was insanely jealous, and ac-
cused her of carnal relations with every
man she had met.
After recess the court convened
again at 8 o'clock. Mrs. Shipman, a
sister of Mrs. Harmon, took the stand.
Asked if she had ever seen Mr.. Har-
mon maltreat his wife, she testified
that she had seen him beat her with
stick, and once he told witness he had
hit her with a shovel, and didn't know
whether he had left her dead or alive.
The defense believe they have estab-
lished their plea of selfdefense, and
are ready to rest their case. The evi
dence will probably be argued and the
instructions read to the jury this after
noon. 1t is thought that the verdict
will be an acquittal. As the case pro-
ceeds sympathy for the defendant in
creases.
The arguments in the case were con-
Guided this evening and the instruc-
lions were given to the jury at about 8
o'clock. In five minutes thereafter the
Jury returned a verdict acquitting Mrs.
Harmon. This had been anticipated.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
VIRGINIA NEWS.

The vote on the railroad proposition
in Stafford on Tuesday resulted in favor
of the county subscription.
Mr.. Charles w. Arnall and Miss
Maggie Davis, both of Richmond, and
prominent in its social circles, eloped tc
Washington yesterday and were mar.
ried.
On Tuesday evening DR.. T. O. Lin.
thicum, g prominent citizen and physi
clan of Caroline county, was thrown
from dogcart and badly, if not fatally
injured.
Governor O'Ferrall has appointed
MIR. R. Tate Irvine, of Wise county
member OF the Board of Visitors of the
University of Virginia, to succeed Hon
B. B. Gordon, of Rappahannock, re-
signed.
Mrs. Carrie Sands Burnett died Tue s
day at her home at Carson Newman
College, Tenn. She was daughter o.
Mrs. A. 81. Sands, of Richmond, and .
sister of Messrs. Conway and William
Sands.
SuosO AOopoJ VI CnC iOuuOuu SOuIt
has rendered the position of Common.
wealth's Attorney OF that county, made
vacant by the resignation of Mr.. ]. r.
Alexander, to Mr.. ]. B. McCabe, the
former incumbent, but who declined
reelection last spring.
Beginning Friday, August 23rd, and
continuing for some days, a bush meet
ing will be held at lanyard Hill, Prince
William county, under the auspices O
the Methodist Episcopal Church South
Revs. Rumsey Smithson and john o
Knott, OF Washington, Rev. ]. T. Will
liams, of Alexandra, and Revs. Chas
e. Simmons and ]. B. Henry, of Deco
guam, with others are expected tt
preach during the meeting.
Monday being court day at Boyd
ton, Mecklenburg county a meet
ing called for the purpose of tax
ing steps in the interestof hon
est elections throughout the State
was held. They declared that the en-
actmeut of an honest, non.partisar
election law would be the paramount
issue in the election for members of the
General Assembly. 1t is said that the
proceedings of the meeting were all cut
and dried by the anti-democrats.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22

FAIRFAX OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES number
of the republicans of Fairfax attended the
conference of the party held at Fairfax
Court House Monday. The meeting WAS
presided over by Job Hawxhurst, chairman
of the county committee, and Mr.. T. Shep.
herd Wright, of Accotink. was elected secre-
tary. Every district in the county was rep
resented. DR.. F. VI. Brooks, who attended
the State conference recently held at Peters.
burg, gave an account of that meeting, and
stated that the result of that meeting was
the uniting of men of all parties in An effort
to elect members of tie Legislature this fall
who are in favor of the repeal of the pres
emit unfair election law. Major o. E. Hine,
J. III. Thorne. Job Hawxhurst W. D. Sweet
SER T. s. Wright Capt. L. Beattie, Capt. E..
d. or an dothers spoke in favor of uniting in
such movement in that county, and it was
voted thst the chairman call mass conven-
ton to nominate a candidate upon plat
form of the kind sisted.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
Cuban Insurgents Repulsed.

HAVANA. Aug. PA large band Of
rebels yesterday made BID attack upon
the village of Parajagus. There was o
heavy exchange of firing for two hours
when the insurgents retreated after set
ting fire to a number of houses and the
entire village was burned. The rebels
left forty killed and wounded on the
field. Col. Oliver reports that the rebel
leader Beniguo Rodriguez was killed
and the leader Quintin Bravo serious
ly wounded in the actions which took
place near Ramedios last week.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22

Five masked burglars last night en-
tered the home of Rev. W. R. Cochrane,
pastor ofthe Stewart Memorial Metho-
dist Church, at Rendham, Pa. They
bound the minister and his wife in their
bed and then ransacked the house, car
rying off gold watches, jewelry, silver
ware and other valuable articles worth
several hundred dollars. TIE thieves
left the couple bound, in which condi-
ton they were found by callers this
morning.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22

THE CLEVELAND democrats" Of
Maryland tried to induce the belief that
Governor Brown OF that State is oppos-
ed to the election of the regular demo.
cratic ticket there; but the
Governor as soon as he heard of the
attempt fastened to say the ticket is q
good one, was fairly nominated, that
he would, and all other democrats in
the State should, support it, and that he
believes it will be elected.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22
An American Mission Attacked.

HONG KONG, Aug. "a large mob
of Infatuated natives made an attack q
few days ago upon the American mis-.
sion near Fuchau and wrecked the
chapel and school attached to the mis-
sion. Four native scholars were
wounded, but the teacher, an Ameri.
can, succeeded in making his escape.
The populace parade the streets shout.
ing "DriYe out the foreign DEVILS" and
it is not safe for foreigner to show
himself. The United States cruiser
Detroit has gone from Fuohau to Ku.
cheng.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1895-08-22

SENATOR BR1cE, of Ohio, talks like a
true democrat when he says, in effect
'that democrats may differ about par
ticulars, but that when drawn up in
opposition to their common enemy, the
republicans, such differences are OF
minor consideration" The great object
is to gain the victory. When that is
achieved, there will be time and op-
portunity for settling the family differ
ences.