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New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
RO1STED BY THE CURRENT.
GEORGE BETS. or NEWARK, KILLED IN THE
PRESENCE OF A CROWD Or CHURCH PEOPLE.

GEORGE BETS OF NEWARK. KILLED IN THE
PRESENCE OF A CROWD Or CHURCH PEOPLE.
George Belts twenty-five years old. OF No II
Jackson-st Newark. killed last evening either
by the shock OF a high-power electric current pass
ng through his body. by the fall he sustained
when the shock threw him from the top OF high
pole to the sidewalk. He was employed by the
Newark Electric Power Company. The accident
occurred in front OF the Eighth Avenue Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Newark. The church had
prayer meeting last evening. and the worshippers
were Just leaving the building when the AFFAIR oc-
Cured and Belts was killed in plain view OF about
two hundred persons
He was on the crossarms OF the pole and had
occasion TO cut n wire. When he made the cut
the short end whipped backward. striking him on
the face The bare end mus; have come In contact
with his flesh for stiffened and lost his hold
on the pole. and fell striking on the wires about
him This caused the wires to break. Some Of
them broke In the middle OF the span and when
the body OF the struck the ground II landed
amid "A nest OF kissing wires. which had crossed
themselves and grounded the earth
Some wires fell on top OF him. and In a moment
there n smell OF burning flesh. IL was a
minute before another emplOye or the company
wearing we-insulated boots and heavy rubber
gloves reached the spot 10 drag the roasting BODY
clear OF the wires.
Belts was dead His arms and hands were badly
burned his head was cut. and his neck broken. His
body was removed to Mullins morgue.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

them an ample smile OF friendship and goodwill
that would soften The heart OF the veriest misan-
thrope. There may be negro problem: doubtless
there Is, but II does not appear to trouble the
groes themselves AS a matter of fact here in
Atlanta they have ample opportunity to educate
themselves and money, and many Of them
are making a good use of these opportunities.
The parade was delayed in many ways. as such
parades always are. The oratorical exercises
were too long, indeed they always The
Exposition which opens without food Of oratory
will achieve distinction. But perhaps the world is
not yet ready for It. There was one compensation
for the oratory OF the Atlanta Exposition. how
ever; most of II was good and the address of
Booker T. Washington. superintendent of the
Tuskegee Institute was well worth listening a
whole afternoon to hear.
BEAUTIFUL SCENE PRESENTED.
When the great gates Of tie Exposition grounds
were thrown open for the visitors preceded by
Victor Herberts Band. which has taken the town
by storm. a beautiful sight met the eye. AT a
single glance one was able to take in the whole
group Of buildings lying in the valley of Piedmont
Park with the artificial lake among them, and
bits Of lovely greensward with evergreen trees.
seen here and there. The buildings Of good
size and slightly to the eye. The grounds not
yet finished, but every one was ready TO make al
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

Thurber The President was Informed that the last
speaker would be Emory speer. after whose address
he would he required to press the button. Inc
special wire was disconnected from the telegraph IN
strument and for one minute the wire was leit
open. At the end OF twenty seconds Mr.. Cleveland
pressed the button. This was 6:56 His thumb
was on the annunciator hardly a second, and as
soon as the operator could connect the telegraph Key
word was received from Atlanta that the machinery
had started splendidiy 49, r-.,,o,,
The persons in the room besides the Presidehii
were Mrs. Cleveland. Mr. Thurber and Ruth and
Esther Cleveland and their nurse; Mrs. Cleveland
took great deal OF interest In the aHalf ana re-
quested that she be called before the button was
The President received the following telegram
before o'clock from exGovernor Bullock. chairman
OF the Committee Of Arrangements. =,
"The Committee on Ceremonies are instructed by
the President and Director-General and by the
their high appreciation and thanks for the great
interest the President has shown both on thls aha h
on other occasions in behalf OF the success or the
Exposition. Under the guidance OF tne nana .,
President Cleveland OF the most important
commercial and industrial events ever at,emp'r' @ ,h
upbuildng of our material interests by closer conl-
mercial relations with all portions Of our country
and with sister republics south OF thc United states
The mingng Of practical people from all sections;
made possible by the Presidents approval and ala
to efforts will render future wiil between me
sections impossible"
At the request of the committee the President was
asked to send his message before the button vas vas
pressed in order that II might be read to the vast
assembiage. Mr. Cleveland consented. and sent the
following at about $3.50 o'cock:
ITO the President and Board OF Directors OF the
Cotton States and International Exposition, At
lanta. Ga: Fully apprecating the value and i'm
especially gTatihed TO be related TO It's Inception and
progress. and TO participate In us oLening cere-
monies / sincerely congratulate those whose enter
prise and energy have accomplished sucn splendid
results, and heartily wish that the Exposition they
hdye sc on 100, VIII be coInpietey sucoJss,u IN ,,,
It's promoters. GROVER CLEVELAND.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
TRAGEDY At A POCGHKEEPSIE WHAFF
A NEGRO KILLS AN ITALIAN WHO THREATENED
HIS LIFE.

A NEGRO KILLS AN ITALIAN WHO THREATENED
HIS LIFE.
Poughkeepsle. Sept IS (SpecaD.-Pulls Co.den,
colored man employed on the steamer John l.. Has
brouck which plies between this city and New
York walked into Police Headquarters tonight and
said 10 Chief Plato: II here 10 give myself up
I have lust killed a man" investigation proved that
Golden had been threatened. In the afternoon. by
two Italian organ grinders Francisco Domnick and
Saratar Carlo Golden on the stern OF the
boat and the Italians the wharf having A
discussion with a gang Of men and boys. one OF
the deckhands yelled at Domlnick, and, turning
around the Italian told Co.1en he would Kill him.
Golden walked toward the aft gangway with a
capstan-handle In his hands TO protect himself with
When he reached the gangp!ank he saw the italian
coming along the wharf with his hand in his in
side waistcoat pocket He was mutterlng some
thing and being somewhat intoxicated. staggered
near the edge Of the wharf. As he put one foot on
the gangplank he drew from his pocket a banana
knife ten Inches long COiden saw that his life was
i'm danger and he welded the club with terrific
force Ii struck the Italian on the side of the head
and knocked him into the river Several men went
10 his assistance but he did not rise to the surface
again Golden then gave himself up. The body was
found an hour afterward. and there was a large
hoe in the side of the head, caused by the blow
- oil
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

could not have had a more auspicious birthday.
II is true that the weather was exceedingly
warm for Atlanta though not as warm as II mas
recently been in New-York. and the work is by
no means completed on many Of the buildings
But the Exposition to-day is further advanced
than was the Chicago Worlds Fair on its open
ing day. and the skilled intelligence that has
brought the great project to such triumphant
conclusion will finish what is yet TO be done in
a short time Already, indeed two-thirds or the
exhibits are either in place being installed
and when the expected stream Of Northern
visitors begins to pour into Atlanta, about two
or three weeks from now. they will see an Ex-
rosition that is in the opinion Of many good
indpes here second only to the Chicago Worlds
Fair among all the Expositons which have been
held in this country. When 1t Is remembered
that Atlanta has a population or only litue
over 100000 about 40 per cent Of whom are
negroes and that the burden of creating direct
i,g and sustaining this great enterprise has
fallen on the shoulders of few Of Its citizens
the marvel of this Exposition begins to be fully
arpreciated OF course the buildings could not
he compared with those of the Chicago fair, IN
size or in the number of exhibits.
THE CITY'S MARVELLOUS ENTERPRISE
The Atlanta Exposition is not and does not pre-
tend 10 be worlds fair. But it is one Of the great
fairs Of the world and Atlanta is the only city OF
as size In the world which has ever attempted TO
carry out such tremendous project That TACT
alone gives to Atlanta a unique pre-eminence
among the cities Of the country. few years
ago it was only a struggling town. Latterly II
has come to be recognized as an important grow
ing CITY, Now, however. II asks the world 10 con-
template 1t as leader in the industrial develop
ment Of the South. and the world, which Is always
glad to recognize the gift Of leadership Will not
be slow to award to Atlanta the recognition II so
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
RIVAL coLoRED CONVENTIONS.

Trenton ~ j.. Sept ls.-Two State conventions
OF colored men were held here to-day. at Tay-
lor Opera House and the other at Masonic Temple.
Neither is largely attended but both claim that
their delegates represent every county in the State
Both are Republican conventions and the split is
due 10 a desire on both sides 10 control and espe-
cialy TO have the naming OF the State Committee
man 10 represent the coored voters OF New-Jersey.
The respective leaders OF these factions are II.
Henri Herbert and Thomas j. Turner. The former
is a well-educated man. formerly newspaper pub
Usher and now a cigar manufacturer. Turner Is
the head waiter OF a local hotel. and has been In
the State only a few years The convention at
Masonic Temple is his and Herberts at the Taylor
Opera House is run by the other faction. of which
Colonel Morrel CT Newark and Asbury Park. Is a
leading spirit The Herbert faction expect to win
when the question OF state Committeeman comes
up I'm the State Republican Convention tomorrow,
but nevertheless they consider II their duty to
make an attempt at least 10 secure peace and har-
mony among the cOlored people and to 'hat end
they appointed a committee OF five to 20 TO the
Turner convention and endeav0r to get them to
join the Herbert convention. The overtures from
the Herbert convention. however, were rejected by
the rival body Both conventions then elected
permanent officers ana adopted platforms colonel
Morreu was made permanent chairman OF the Her
bert convention and l.. Williams was made per-
manent secretary. Turner was elected permanent
chairman OF his convention. The Herbert con-
on the Republican State Committee, and the Turner
convention will recommend the reappointment OF
Charles n. Robinson. OF Camden. who - on the
Committee now.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
MR.. CLEVELAND PRESSED The BUTTON.

MIR. CLEVELAND PRESSfD lf1r ~ '-'
HOW THE ExPosITIoN's MACHINERY WAS START
ED-THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
Buzzards Bay Mass. Sept. B.-The vast ma
chnery OF the Atlanta Exposition vas successiuHy
set In motion this evening from the Presideh' >
summer home, Gray Gables. The rom IN ""1"
the ceremonies were performed Is the President
gunroom. leading out of the reception-room OH 'ne
northeast corner Of Gray Gables. on iittle shen'
close by the window. placed the annuncia'o'
1t OF black rubber. with small soid-go.d oahu
around the edge. having the following inscription u
engraved on it, Marion Cleveland. sept 49, 1879
The knob of the annunciator was Write with an en-
graved Masonic emblem. a square and compass !"
gold, on 1t.
The President was Informed that the pressing vi
the button would not take place until O'CLOCK o,
after. and so he ate luncheon with his FANNY anu
boarded the Esther for short sail to hog lsianu
Narrows. He back long before o cIock' anu
he received a message from Atlanta that MS pa.l
in the programme would not be reached before o.fo
O'Clock Later 1t was reported that 1t would De
o'clock
From until the button was pressed he remaineu
beside the operator. and every detail OF the eNer-
cises was sent here and read aloud by secretary
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

..o,,, .os.rrss II has been called the Chicago OF
The South and it's citizens are known as the an
kees oS the South. The aptness or po'" '"e'e
titles must have occurred TO every one To-Day WIN
witnessed the opening exercises OF the E~posi''o"
which in fact though not in name, Is the Atah'a
Exposition.
THE NEW SOUTH PICTURED.
The da,,u,as snec,acular nd dramatic picture
~ the New South in It's industrial, social and COM
mercial development The term New "ou'H wac
made famous nv the late Henry w. Grady OF this
civ and when the splendid civic and mhn'aiy
parade filed bv hts statue in Marietta-st. no one
could helm wishing that Re were aliVe 10 see MS
prophe,y and hope so completely iulii'e'' '
though he is dead. he speaks TO MS ieio"
Of Atlanta and the whole country III ''''
festival OF the Industrial South In ar's' III ' ~
factures and In better. nobler ana truei 0o'p
henslon OF the best social ideais Oh '"e "e0 ~
South to-day stands with the rest OF 'he CUM
and welcomes the citizens OF the East anu '
Wes. as brothers Of one great Nation ana "orhe, .
together In the effort TO promote tha' ->"'
welfare and glory.
ATLANTA CULLs OUT a HoLiDH
The dav was a holiday for the good people oi
Atlanta men. women and children Nearly ever
place OF business was closed In the aite'"oo'i' a'
at an early hour in the morning the streets De-
gan to fill up with citizens and visitors' o'ea
ers OF bunting decorated the houses anu 40
hours thousands of sightseers stood Pa"e""' -
the hot sun to catch a glimpse OF the siea' 'peN
tacle. 1t was typical American crown ~ ~ 49,,
humor. its self-restraint and It's respect ~
law But the presence OF so many "es ',a.
TO the gathering a touch OF local. Sout"ei.
which largely enhanced its interest III inc 'ye,
OF the Northern visitors. These negroes appeared
10 be prosperous. and they were certainly happy
One needed only to look at them to receive ITO"
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
JrDGE THOMAS II COOLEr I'D.

Ann Arbor Mich, Sept is-Judge Thomas NJ
Cooley was taken seriously III on Sunday. his all
ment being the same that has troubled him for the
last few years. making him very feeble. 1t was
rumored that he had suffered stroke OF paralysis
port and gave out the statement last night that,
although his father was not well he would be about
again In the course OF two weeks.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
STRIKE NOT EXPECTED IN FAIL RfvEI

Fall River. Mass. Sept. ls-lt is generally be-
lleved here tonight that there will be strike OF
operatives next Monday. The Weavers Union has
decided 10 put the question 10 test Friday night
In Music Hall where only members In good hnan-
cial standing viii be provided with ballots.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

coupled with our material prosperity; VIII brlns i
our beloved South new heaven and a new ear i'''
Atlanta tonight Is tired but happy, for II mas
made for itself name in the industrial history
of the world that will not soon be forgotten
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
ATLANTA'S BIG FAIR OPENED
THE NEW SOUTHS FESTAL DAY
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND SETS THE
WHEELS IN MOTION

An AUsPICIoUs BIRTHDAY FOR THE GREAT EN-
rERPRIsE-INDUsTRIAI. SOCIAL AND CON-
MERCIAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE NEW
SOUTH RICHLY ILLUsTRArED-THE
PARADE AND THE SCENES IN
THE AUDIToRIUM-A COLI
oREDoRAToR's SPEECH
THE FEATURE OF
THE DAY.
tsY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuNE]
Atlanta, Ga, Sept. lS.-With the booming Of
cannon. the blowing Of whistles. the noise Of
revolving machinery the playing Of inspiring
music by numerous bands. and the applause of
thousands Of friends and well-wshers the Cot
ton States and International Exposition was
opened at late hour this afternoon by President
Cleveland. who sent a message OF congratulation.
This jubilee Of industrial progress and develop
rnent in the South, for such the Exposition is,
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

Teutonic-Nutritious. invigorating; an absolutely
For sale at all druggists.-AcyL
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

PATROyIZE HOME INDUSTRIES
Wear Knox hats. made by American working.
men. They lead the world.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

lowance for the fact. Little attempt was made to-
day to view the exhibits, for there was no time to
do
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19
EXERCISES IN THE AUDITORIUM


Those who were fortunate enough to get into
the Auditorium at once filled that building and
got ready to listen to the addresses. The build
New-York tribune., 1895-09-19

The State Committee met at 1890 o'clock to-
night and selected the following men to serve as
temporary officers Of the convention: Chairman,
Congressman Mahlon Ptney, Of the lNth District;
secretary. John Y. Foster. Of Essex; assistant
secretaries j. Herbert Potts. of Hudson: Charles
r Racon OF Camden Thomas X. BeVeridge Of
Passa!c: Alexander c. Yard. Of Mercer; Henry
Hewson Of Sussex: 4. Barber. OF Gloucester.
and l. r Peale, OF Essex.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20
HOBRON DRUG co.
Wholesale Agents.


According to the elder Strive, the
movement of the sun through space is
at about the rate of five miles per sec.
ond, but that calculation was made on
the supposition that the brightest Of the
fixed stars were between two and three
times nearer us than they have been
since proved to be. The best astronomers
of more modern times are Of the opinion
that the actual speed Of the solar system
in its wild flight through space can
scarcely fall short of IL or exceed 90
miles per second. BY moderate esti-
mate, then, our position in the great
sea of space is changing at the rate of
800, 600. 600 miles annually. The above
figures, wonderful as they may seem,
are count,rbalanccd by the enormous
distances which separate the fixed stars
from the planets Of our solar system as
well rs by the unthiukablc and meas
ureess space which iutervcneS between
those distant orbs. Let Us suppose that
our sun and his train of planets and
satellites are getting ready to make a
trip to Sirius, the dog star, and that that
body is anchored perfectly stationary in
space Suppose that we begin our trip
on Jan I, 1895, when will we come il
collision with the ruler of dogdays? Not
until after lapse Of 90, 600 years! And
we are travelling 500, 600, 600 Of miles
annually too!-St. Louis Republic.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20

Talking about bookkeeping" said Milt
Brisbane to reporter, there used to be
man in Yankton whose system of book
keeping accounts was wonderfully efficient.
He kept a hotel, and he could neither read
nor write. He did not know how to spell
his own name, but he did thriving bust
ness and collected every dollar of his &C
counts. Once, years ago, when first came
to this country, / went to his hotel and
stopped there two weeks. When | left, he
presented me with statement of what
owed him, and it was a curiosity. He had
copied it from his ledger.
AT the top of the sheet there was II rude
picture of n soldier on the march and after
it three straight marks. Then there was a
scene showing man at table eating. Then
appears a bed with man in it. In the
amount column there was picture of "A
doll and after it the two letters RS. After
the picture of the man eating there were
AZ marks. After the view of the man in
bed were II marks. looked at the &C
count, then at the proprietor, and told him
it would take me week to answer that
conundrum. / was completely stumped,
and when that hotel man deciphered the
amount for me ID was this:
1.-THE picture of the soldier walking meant
march, and the three marks supplied the
date, March 3, when l began boarding. The
man at table with AZ marks after it indi-
Gated that had eaten AZ meals. The man
in bed with IA marks showed that had
slept in the house IA nights. The doll with
the RS after it meant dollars and in the
figure columns appeared the figures "A,
which was the amount owed him. And
it was true bill. "-Yankton Press.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20

The Swedish girl who looks into her
glass by candle light risks the loss of her
lover. A universal superstition, which
has found its way even to our own pro-
sale times and country, forbids bride
to see herself in mirror after her toilet
is completed. In Warwickshire and 9TH
er parts of rural England it was long
the custom to cover all the looking
glasses in house of DEATH lest some
affrighted mortal should behold i'll one
the pale, shrouded corpse standing by
his side. Superstitions Of less ghOstly
character cluster around the mirror and
are familiar TO us all. To break one is
everywhere an evil omen. "Seven years
trouble, but no want, " follow fast upon
such a mishap in Yorkshire, and in Scot
land the cracking Of looking glass, like
the falling of the doomed mans picture
from the wall, is a presage of approach
ing death.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20
Boiling Springs.

On the premises of DR. Lane, at Port
land, Or, is a well that yields water
"a thousand times hotter than boiling"
At Pine Grove, Esmeralda county,
New, there is a well, drilled in 1888,
which furnished water for the miners
to do their cooking with. Potatoes plac-
ed in the stone basin at the well will
cook through and through in eight min
utes.
The water of one Of the artesian wells
at Budapest has an average temperature
of 200 degrees and flows at the rate of
175, 600 gallons every II hours.
At Ritzia, Australia, there is boil
ing spring which Professor Hidden AYERS
is inhabited by millions Of small red
fish If these little hot water denizens
be scooped from their natural element
and placed in pail Of common drink
ing water, they die instantly, and the
queer part of the story is that the scales
and skin slip off just as though they
had been scalded. Exchange.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20

George-No matter how things 90, the
poor always suffer.
Jack-Yes, the nabobs who own railroads
don't think anything of running over poor
mans horse.
Yes, and the man who can afford to own
horse runs down the poor fellow on hi
cycle"
Just so, and the fellow on the bicycle
runs down the poor chap who has to walk. "
That's it, and the man who walks STUN
bles against the poor cripple who goes on
crutches."
That's the way, and the cripple on
crutches spends most of his time iamming
his sticks down on other peoples corns.
It's sadly selfish world. New York
Weekly.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20

Sittiman-l understand, sir, you want
to sell your house in Communicable.
Countriman-I sold it last week to Mr.
Jones
Sittiman-lndeed Well, do you know
oil any one else who has place for salei
COMMUNICATIONS week from now
you might ask Jones.-Life.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20

"You don't see anything like so many
trunks with covers on them as you former.
~ did" said II traveller, but have occa-
sionally seen lately something that don't
remember to have seen at all years ago, and
that is people carrying handbags protected
with covers."
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20
THE DlSAGREEABLE MAN.

ain't much on preachin nur tellin n whoppes
Haow things is contnnCrly Vaughn askew;
I've kim ter conklusius it's highest ter proper
Ter white yer story er cut it in two,
Fer do despise,
Mex ter him that tells lies,
The Teller thet's maxim the bigges' ado.
Daown tew our taown meetn they's alters
Teller
That gifts in a fidget an keeps us all blue;
None on us can't sleep when he starts out TO
heller.
My 'pinion o. him let me whisper to you.
l feel jest about
Like wrastlin aout
The Teller thet's maxim the bgges' ado.
IF af ellers got sumpthin ter say, let him say 81;
l amt a-complainin so long ez it's new;
r feller's got sumpthin ter pray, let him
pray it,
So long ez it's short an so long ez it's true.
Ez said afore,
I'll pint ter the door
The Teller thet's maxim the bigges' ado
New England Farmer.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1895-03-20

Visitor (at dinner)-Aren't you going to
eat any more, Tommy?
Tommy-No'm, guess not. Mamma
said wasn't TO have any if you took it
twice. Chicago Herald.