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The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
WAS A HORRIBLE BUTCHERY.
The Last Battle In the Japan Chimes,
War.

New York, May 13.Lrhc World hn.
the following special adviccs from To
kio via San Francisco: The last battle
of the war between Japan and China n
Tien Chwang Tai, March 10, resulted
in butchery equalling the atrocities al
Port Arthur. 1t demonstrated that ths
common soldiers of both Oriental races
are as blood-thirsty and as brutal as tn,
American Indians. The Custer mas
sacre was not more horrible than tn,
slaughter of Chinese by the Jnpanes,
at Tien Chwang Tai.
Tien Chwang Tai Is In Manchuria. on
ly few miles from New Chwang. Th,
Chinese under General Sung had forti
fed it. Forty thousand Japanese in
fantry and 5000 cavalry and artillery
attacked General Sung's position Marcel
8. from three sides. The Chinese were
quickly routed and the japanese army
entered the town and began the
slaughter. Though 1.4OO Chinese were
killed, only one wounded Chlnamar
was taken prisoner.
The wounded were despatched on tn,
field In true American.Indian style
Then the town was sacked and burned
Letters from witnesses describe
the butchery as horrible.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
AM BITIOUS JAPAN.
Seeking to Secure Privileges In tho Mica
ragua Canal

Toxic, Japan, May 13.-The recent
achievements Of Japan have led her t6
turn her attention to securing treaty
with Nicaragua in which she would So
cure marked privileges In the Nicaragua
canal. The subject has been under con
sideration at Washington between DR.
Guzman. representing Nicaragua. and
the representatives Of Japan.
At one time the basis OF treaty
seemed to have been reached. DE-
Guzman feared, however. that th'
United States might have cause to oh
ject to seeing privileges accorded tc
Japan. This objection was met by
the representative of Japan by propo
sition that Japan should receive the
same privileges as the countries will
which Nicaragua has treaties, except
the United States, 1t being expressly
recognized that the United States Is en
titled to superior advantages because OF
proximity to Nicaragua.
The negotiations stopped on this
point. and the treaty has not as yet
been concluded, nor is 1t being further
urged for the present, although ne
doubt exists among officials that n sat
isfactory treaty will be made giving
Japan privileges in the canal commcu
surate with her growing power ~ n
military and commercial nation.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
"COIN" ON VINCENT,
Basis for His Decision Shown to BE Er.
roneous.

Chicago, May 9.-W. H. Harvey
author Of "Coin," has this to say in re,
gard to Judge Vincent's decision on
the unit Of value from 1892 to 1873:
"As l read the decision | read a
farce. Mr.. Vincent quotes Hamiltons
report, and argues that Congress adopt
ed it, and uses this as the basis of his
decision, when, in fact, Congress turn.
ed Hamilton down. Here is what
Hamilton recommended. I now quote
from his report before me:
One gold piece, equal in weight and
value to ten units or dollars.
lone gold piece, equal to a tenth
part Of the former, and which shall be
unit, or dollar.
"'One silver piece which shall also
be a unit or a dollar
Congress refused to adopt the gold
unit clause and did enact the follow.
Ing:
"'Dollars or units-each to the value
of Spanish milled dollar, as the same
is now current, and to contain 371h
grains Of pure or 1.6 grains Of stand.
ard silver
"Hamilton's recommendation was
just the reverse Of the report of the
committee Of the continental congress
on tne monetary unit ana the OpininS
of other statesmen Of that time. Judge
Vincent had the benefit of these re.
ports. Hamilton recommended one
thing Congress did the reverse, and
Vincent quotes Hamilton as authority
In the science Of money there should
be no such thing as having a unit of
value made from two kinds of proper.
ty. AS well have a unit Of account
with two different figures to represent
it."
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
TWO MEN EXECUTED.
HANGED At CANON CITY.
Thomas Jordan and Peter Augusta Fay
tho Penalty for Committing Murder

Canon City, May 12.-Thomas Jordan
and Peter Augusta were hanged In the
state penitentlary between $50 and o
O'Clock last night The executions were
separate owing to the fact that the
same machinery had to be used for
both. An hour before his execution
Peter Augusta made the following
declaration:
"Innocent Of the crime for which !
am in short while going to be exc
cuted by hanging. l stabbed the man
whom l had never known before with
pair of shears and not with knife
nor stiletto because he attacked me
first, threatening death and with open
and avowed intention to rob me OF part
of the money that he knew l had on
my person. | forgive all that have had
any part in my unjust conviction ana
unjust execution, may God forgive
SigneD PETER AUGUSTA
Thomas Jordan, who was executed in
the same room. thirty-six minutes be
fore left sealed letter addressed 10
his attorney. II. b. O'Reilly. Neither
man said anything while standing
waiting for the automatic machinery
to jerk them into eternity.
Within five minutes after this War
den Cleghorn was reading the death
warrant to Jordan. standing at the
door Of his cell Father Ferrari held
the condemned mans hand. but there
seemed to be no necessity for eItran-
eOuS aid.
Jordan was prepared to die. lie
had said 1t must be death or free. and
the dice of fate said death. After III"
reading of the warrant two guards took
him by tied arms and led him unresist
ing to the verge of the trap Then the
long hood was adjusted over his head
He was gently urged forward. lie
stepped upon the trap in the floor ana
the silent machinery began to work.
In little less than four minutes the
drop In the next room fell and Jordan :
body plunged upward. The body
writhed as 1t swung for eleven minutes
before life was pronounced extinct. His
neck was not broken and he was
strangled.
Within thirty-two minutes Peter Au
gusta stood on the same trap as calmly
to all outward appearance as his pre-.
decessor. His body swung in the air
only six minutes, the neck being brok
en-. Dr. Dawson declared the two exc
cutions the most skillful that had been
made in his seventeen years expert.
ence as prison surgeon. From the mo
ment Jordan stepped on the trap until
Augusta's body was lowered to the
table placed under him to receive his
body, only thirty eight minutes had
elapsed.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
A CHANCE FOR AMERICANS
They Can Now ssIi Their Machinery In
China.

Washington, May 11.-Large oppor-
tunities of the Introduction of Ameri-
can machinery and the investment Of
American capital are offered by the
peace agreement Japan has just effect
ed with China. A provision is made
that China shall hereafter be open to
the introduction of all forms of modern
machinery and that such machinery
shall be admitted free Of duty.
American cotton machinery should
benefit especially from the new open
ing presented and also telephones.
electric lights, printing presses and
many other devices Of civilization
which heretofore have been kept out
of China. The emperor of China has
heretofore prohibited the Introduction
of modern machinery. AS result the
Chinese are using wooden plows, SINH
lar to those used centuries ago here.
Modern tools are included under the
head Of machinery and mechanical de-
vices, so the American plow and other
implements and tools will enter China
free Of duty. 1t Is stated cotton ma
chinery will be brought at once into ex-
tensive use, thus enlarging the demand
for raw cotton of the Southern states.
The Chinese use so much cotton that
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
BOLIVIA GETS COAST LINE.
Chill Cedes Her a Strip of Pacific Terri
tory

tory.
Buenos Ayres, May ia dispatch
received here from Valparaiso to-day
states that treaty of peace and friend
ship has been concluded between Chilli
Bolivia, by which the former cedes to
Bolivia small strip of territory and
portion of the Pacific midway between
IquiQue and Pisagua. Chill. In return,
receives commercial advantages.
Washington, May 1.-THE conclu-
sion of the Chili-Bolivia treaty Is said
to be so far-reaching in Importance,
particularly to Bolivia, as to make the
latter n Pacific coast country, after 1t
has been shut inland for ten years.
Officials here say that when Chill con-
cluded her war against Peru and Bol-
ivia, the victors took all the seacoast
territory of Bolivia, leaving her land
locked. like Switzerland, without op-
portunity for commerce by the Pacific
and unable to maintain a navy. In
1884 n treaty of truce was effected be-
tween Chill and Bolivia, but the latter
did not get back her coast territory.
After remaining hemmed in for ten
years, Bolivia now gains Pacific port
and strip of territory. This will en-
able her to resume commerce by the
Pacific without crossing Gillian soil,
and it will permit re-establishment of
b r navy.
Minister Cana Of Chill has not been
officially advised Of the conclusion Of
the treaty.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
Recruits for tho Cubans.

New Orleans, May IA special to
the Picayune from Montgomery, Ala
bama, says: A prominent railroad Off
cial said tonight he had positive infor-
nation that the Cuban patriots had
emissaries all over the South working
up recruits for the rebel army. One,
he said, was in the neghborhood Of
Montgomery and he was Informed had
arranged to take about 100 men from
hcrcabOuts.
They leave ostensbly as farm labor
ers and will be put through to Cuba on
small vessels from minor ports along
the Florida coast. The official says
these agents are operating in the back
woods districts and stealthily avoid the
towns. The official promises to vOuch-
safe more information on the subject
later.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
IIeaten by t'le Women.

Washington. May 11.-Womens
rights advocates will find pleasure In
the remarks of the civil service com.
mission on nm examination recently
held for library cataloguer and library
clerk for the agricultural department
OF the thirty applicants for the former
all the men failed to pass, while fiye
out of the sixteen women did 80. OF
the ten applicants for the latter eight
men failed to pass and two women
passed. Although Secretary Morton
wanted men for the places he was
moved by these results to change his
mind and appointed Miss Il. B. Wales
Of Chicago clerk, and Miss G. +. Leon.
ard of Albany, New York, state library
catalOguer.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
AN AVEN0ER JUSTIFIED.
Fulton Gordon Released from tho Charge
of Murder

Louisville, Ky, May 1O.-The City
court was crowded again to-day when
the case of Fulton Gordon, charged
with the murder of his wife and Archie
Brown, was called. Argument was
promptly begun by Prosecuting Attor-
ney Thurman who, after reviewing the
case at some length, endeavored to
show the court that Gordon's crime
was nothing less than deliberate mur-
der.
Mr.. Thurman was followed by Attor.
ney Shields for the defense. who asked
the dismissal of the prisoner, on the
grounds Of justification. Then Mr..
Scott, who represented Governor
Brown in the prosecution, arose and be-
gan vigorous arraignment of Gordon
and pictured in glowing colors the char
acter and qualities of Archie Brown.
After arguments were completed and
the case closed, Judge Thompson an
nounced that he could not hold the
prisoner and that he would discharge
him, as an object lesson to other adul-
terers.
Never was crowd more demonstra.
tive in Its appreciation than was the
immense thrOng in the Police court
when Judge Thompson announced in a
clear tone the verdict in the case. Cheer
after cheer went up and hand after
hand was thrust out to the judge to
show how much his verdict was ap-
preciated. There was evidently not 4
soul in the court, save the attorneys for
the prosecution and perhaps some
friends of the dead man, but was pleas
ed with the verdict
In vain did the bailiff endeavor to re-
store order, but it was of no avail, and
even after the vast thrOng reached the
streets, the cheering was kept up.
In explanation Judge Thompson said
there was no evidence of guilt on Cor
don's part, but that the adulterer and
adulteress stood on the verge Of an
| abyss of ruin and death, and their fate
was only what could be expected. Thus
ends the last chapter to the most sensa-
tional tragedy in the history of Ken
| lucky.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

the emperor granted a monopoly Of
using machinery to the viceroy Of the
southern pi iovinces of China. He has
since produced large quantities and
has prevented the British and Ameri-
cans at Shanghai and elsewhere from
using similar machinery. Now, how
ever, the vicerOy's monopoly Is at an
end and American machinery Is expect
ed to be freely introduced there.
The privileges secured by Japan are
enjoyed by the world at large, as the
most favored nations clause compels
China to give other countries the same
favors extended to Japan.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
Hour Fixed for Execution.

Canon City, Colo. May lit is prac-
tically settled that the hour fixed for
the execution of Augusta and Jordan
Is $50 this evening, and all indications
in and about the penitentiary serve to
strengthen this impression.
Both prisoners slept lightly last night
but when their breakfast was brought
them they refused to eat. However,
for the last three or four weeks Angus
tn has practically eaten nothing. and 1t
is source Of surprise to the prison off,
cials that he has gone through the or
deal as well as he has.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
Cats Arc Now tho Rage.

New York. May 1.-THE cat show
seems not only to have taken the city,
but the country at large Dispatches
and letters have been received by Sec
retary Hyde from Boston, Minneapolis
and Providence, asking his assistance
and advice on the organization of cat
shows, which, It is said, will be held in
those cities in the near future. Steps
are already being taken towards the
formation of a national association
along the same lines as the dog clubs.
and cats will be registered as dogs are
now
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
Goyerpor Morrill, Not Arrested.

Topeka, Kan. May 12.-County At
torney Stafford announced yesterday
that he would not cause n warrant Of
arrest to be issued on the complaint Of
G. w. Peters, charging Governor Nor
rill with having obtained money out Of
the state treasury by false pretenses.
He says the vouchers which Peters re-
fers to as evidence show what they
were given for. that the auditor OF
state had full knowledge Of the facts
when he approved the accounts, and
that there was no attempt at deception.
Such complaint, he says. states no
cause for action and he will not be n
party to such proceeding or permit
the state of Kansas Of county of Shaw
ness to be a party to 1t.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
Contributed to the Coincidence Fund

Comptroller Wetherel Is in receipt of au
envelope containing six $50 bills and a note
saying: 'This money belongs to the city"
There are, however, n vast number OF $50
bills which rightly belong to the city OF Chi
cugo that Comptroller Wetherell has not re-
ceived, and IL not likely to. 1t is n singular
thing about contributions to the conscience
funds that they are invariably small. Now
and then somebody sends the city the
national treasury $50 or 500. with II line
explaining that it belongs to the public
purse. But the fellows who steal slOo.OU
loot amounts to Il million the looters usually
send back n representative with n note ask
Ing II anything has been overlooked or re-
uuesting that some more loot be forwarded
by bearcr-Chicago Record.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

To many people Spring and its duties
mean an aching head, tired limbs. and
throbbing nerves. Just as the milder
weather comes, the strength begins to
wane, and "that tired feeling" is the
complaint OF all.
The reason for this condition is
found in the deficient quality OF the
blood. During the winter, owing to
various causes, the blood becomes
loaded with impurities and loses its
richness and vitality. Consequently,
as soon rs the bracing effect OF cold
air is lost, there is langour and lack Of
energy. The cure will be found in
purifying and enriching the blood.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the greatest
and best spring medicine, because it is
the greatest and best blood purifier.
1t overcomes that tired feeling because
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
Spring Makes Me- ired

it makes pure, rich blood. 1t gives
strength to nerves and muscles because
it endows the blood with new powers
OF nourishment. 1t creates an appetite,
tones and strengthens the stomach and
digestive organs, and thus builds up
the whole system and prepares it to
meet the change to warmer weather.
Hoods Sarsaparilla is n medicine
upon which you may depend. 1t is
the only true blood purifier promi-
nently before the public eye today
It has n record OF cures unequalled in
the history Of medicine. II is the medi-
cine OF which so many people write,
Hoods Sarsaparilla does all that it
is claimed to do" You can take
Hoods Sarsaparilla with the confident
expectation that it will give you pure
blood and renewed health. Take it now.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
News Prom tho Isthmus,

New York, May "a special to the
World from Colon, says: The increa Sc
of the coffee export duties, and of i'm.
portation duties as well, is causing a
decrease Of business and great discon
tent. The government has been peti
toned to reduce the fifteen per cent in.
crease Of import duties to IN per cent.
Revolutionary news of a serious char,
acter from the Magdalena river con
tinues to arrive, although the official re.
ports announce that the revolution there
is ended.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
CUBANS WIN A BIG BATTLE
More Than . Thousand spaniards Killed
or Captured.


or Captured.
New York, May 13.-A special from
Tampa, Florida, says:
Private advices received here from
the Cuban revolutionary leaders say a
big battle was fought at Boryey, prov
ince Of Puerto Principe, between Go
mez, ex-Cuban leader, and Salcedo, the
Spanish commander. Gomez was vic
torious, annihilating the Spanish troops,
killing and capturing more that thou
sand men. and securing possession Of
great quantities of ammunition and
army stores.
The battle lasted four hours and was
hard fought.
Gomez continued his march through
Camajuay.
Men from the plantations are Joining
the insurgents hourly.
Fifty from the sugar plantations
around Consolation Del Sur. well arm
ed with rifles, joined the revolutionists
today.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
PHOTOGRAPHER ON HIS FLESI
Peculiar Marks on tho Body OF . Light
ming Victim.

Pensacola, Fla. May 13.-A strange
freak of lightning occurred at Milligan
yesterday. John T. Wilkinson, a young
merchant, was struck and almost in
stantly killed. When undressed, per-
feet picture of a clump of trees, with
each leaf delicately shaded. was found
indelibly photographed on either side OF
the body.
Wilkinson, when struck. was stand
ing in his store by telegraph instru-
ment, from which the wires had been
detached A hundred yards from the
store n telegraph wire was fastened to
tall tree.
The pictures on Wilkinson's sides are
perfect representations Of the clump Of
trees from the wire up. The portion OF
the trees below the wire are not shown.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
SOME FACTS ABOUT HAWAII
Firurss ss Gained From tho Annual Blu
Hook

The Hawaiian legation at Washington mas
received the annual blue book of Hawaii am
the reports of the various governniietnn. ~
branches The blue book gives Interesting
tables of the latest statistics available. my NJ
population Of the Islands Is sn"9o, OF Wh,sn 9Hr
there are natives "a 900: half casts, o,loo'
Hawaiian horn foreigners 1900: Americans,
1000; British 1900; Portuguese. $500; Chi'
nese, 1890; japanese; 1880. Several nn.
tlonalities represented In small numbers
make up the remainder. While the ameri-
can population is small. Its interests are e
great. There are SIS, 100000 or American
capital Invested In sugar corporations, out
Of a total Of SIS, ,OO0.OOJ. There Is an invest
ment of S25OOO,OOO OF American capital IN
various enterprises In n total Of S36,UpVn'
The Hawaiian export last year was al,
most entirely sugar, of which there was
third of a billion pounds, valued at slo,.
300 600, All OF this, except an Insignificant
amount, came to the United States.
The public debt Of Hawaii is given at
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

The daughter Of President Faure Of
France writes poetry. This probably
explains, though 1t does not justify. the
latest anarchist plot to assassinate the
president. Are the sins of the children
to be visited upon the fathers?
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
shipping Negroes to Guatemala.

Birmingham, Ala. May 9.-The third
shipment of negro laborers to work on
a new railroad being constructed in
Guatemala, were taken from here last
night. The shipments will be kept up
until at least 800 have been taken from
this district.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
nn,c. In Yal,nu ton, Park.

Chicago, May 1.-THE Hotel and
Stage company which has n monopoly
OF the business Mt Yellowstone Park,
las announced a material reduction in
rates to be charged visitors to the park.
Heretofore 1t has cost 500 to make Il
tour OF the park. but now the rate has
been put at S44.5,i. This rate covers a
stay of five and onc-half days In the
park, hotel and stage expenses and a
complete circuit Of the park.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

Philadelphia citizens are complaining
because minnows are clogging the city
water service pipes. Well, what do
those Philadelphians want, anyway?
Do they think the city can afford to
furnish three-pound bass free.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

The European nations which let
Japan alone while she was doing her
fighting would create a favorable i'm
preston by continuing the policy re-
specting her enjoyment of the fruits of
vtctnry
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

John Wilkes Booth. according to re-
ports, has been seen at different times
in Europe, Asia, Africa, the islands of
the sea and South America. In order to
convince a common sense public, how
ever, 1t will be necessary to see him in
hades,
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

The oil districts in Kansas are in
creasing their out put to the highest
capacity. and will probably get their
product into market in time to see the
bottom fall out. The boom is an arti-
fetal one and already gives signs Of
collapsing.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

To members Of literary societies: If
in search of quotations, about love, un-
selfishness, the ideal life, purity, ETC.,
you will find an inexhaustible supply
in the works of that famous man, Os-
car Wilde.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

Colonel Corbett gives it out cold that
he can be knocked out only by a chance
blow and Colonel Fitzsimmons asserts
that that is precisely the sort of blow
he is now giving out.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

The Prince of Wales has reconsid-
cred the idea of coming over to New
port this summer. II he doesn't come
he will miss the treat Of seeing a rare
collection Of anglomaniacs with Eng
lish manners totally unknown in Eng
land,
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

One of the attractions of the next
Paris exposition will be hole in the
ground mile deep. One price of ad-
mission will admit one to the hole
show.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15
rom government

49, All, ,459, and the assets from government
lands, etc, 81, ,594 col.
During the last year japanese immlgrn.
tion to Hawaii had increased, the excess Of
the arrivals OF that class OF persons over
the departures being 1900. The Chinese
and Portuguese are leaving the Islands,
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

A New York dime museum manager
has cabled to China a most liberal Of
fer for the bullet in Ii Hung Chang's
cheek. There is nothing wrong with
that museum mans cheek.
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

And now another son Of the Marquis
of Queensberry has been cutting up
high jinks out in California. with the
result that he has been arrested on a
charge Of lunacy and locked up to pre-
vent his marrying a dance hall variety
nerfnrmar II must be in the blood
The Delta independent., 1895-05-15

It Is said that Queen Lii twangs the
bango. If that is SO it changes the
whole aspect of affairs and the justice
of her sentence can no longer be ques-
toned.