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The morning times., 1895-07-28
RESCUED FACTS.

Most of the land in the republic of Mexico
is held in almost feudaI tenure by Z 900
families
Taking the world over there is an average
one death and one and quarter births per
second Only one-half of all who are born
into the world live TO the age of seventeen
years.
The area of the British colonies is 8 ,0o0,-
GOO square miles, that of the French, g.
600 900: of the Dutch, $50, 900; of the
Portuguese, 2o6 900; of the Spanish, 170,-
600; of the German, 90 900, and of the Dan
ish, 1000.
The powder used in big guns is queer-look-
ing stuff Each grain is heXagonal prism,
an inch wide and two-thrds of an inch
thick. with hole bored through the middle
of it, In appearance it resembles nothing
so much as a piete OF wood. If you touch
a match to it it will take seven or eight
seconds to go Off
The lake of Uramia, in Persia contains
more salt than any other body of water in
| the world On analysis the water has been
| found to contain even more salt than the
! Sea, which holds 26 per cent, or eight times
as much as the ocean,
The thumb, according to the professional
Z palmists is an unerring iEdext 10 the mind
\
! invariably draw his thumb in toward th'
| palm On the other hand, if he is telling
| the truth, the thumb will relax and poin
away from the palm
The nearest approach to the North pole
was on May 13, 1892, when Lieut.. Lock
wood stood within 396 miles of that spot.
The new photograph ofthe heavens, which
is being prepared by London, Berlin, and
| Parician astronomers, shows 6S 100000
| stars.
Mexico produces anything that can be
raised in any other country. So varied is
| the climate that in the same state can be
raised any product of the tropics and OF the
polar region. Cotton, wheat, rye, silver,
silk, ,cocoanuts, bananas, rice, cocoa, vanilla
logwood mahogany, hides, and wines are
the principal products.
The center of population in 1890 was
about twenty-three miles east Of Baltimore
in 1900 about eighteen miles west OF
Baltimore; in 1910, about forty miles
northwest of Washington; in 1920, abou
! sixteen miles north Of Woodstock, Va; il
| 1890, about nineteen miles southwest oi
Moorefield, W. Va. in 1s4O, sixteen miles
south ofClarksburg, W Va. lin 1 $50 twenty
! three miles south Of Parkersburg, W. Va.
The morning times., 1895-07-28

erbockers, boomers and divided or short
ened skirts may excite curiosity when
on strangers, but they only arouse resent
nent in men when worn by those they love
and respect Perhaps IL is manly
prudishness which is caused by the novelty
ofthis new -woniandress, but
exists, and will continue TO lessen mans
respect for the women who wear it, not
withstanding theirinnocent desire to dress
for convenience rather than show.
Mans estimate OF woman is the result
of her own conduct If she is modest
loving and neat he almost places her above
mortal kind. But when she forfeits that
respect by rude, unwomanly conduct OF
by some radical change in dress he puts hcr
down as a hoyden, and Ia him she is no
longer a womanly woman. 1t was TINS
feeling that caused the Rochester lawyer 10
discharge his bloomered typewriter. That
same feeling fills every mans mind, and
if women generally would regulate their
actions accordingly there would be little
reason to complain of mans disloyalty to
the gentler sex.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
A Question of Money

MY dear" said the husband of the self
assertive woman, ''if we only had 10
cent piece"
Now, there you go with some more
OF your rattIe-brained ideas on the silver
question" she interrupted.
But was about to suggest thatif we only
had a 15-cent piece"
''Oh, yes she sneered, your name would
go rumbling down the ages along with the
chumps who invented the 20-cent piece.
Has your brilliant intellect found any pos
sible use for a 15-cent piece?"
Yes" ventured the Submissive husband,
''if we only had 5-ceut piece OF ice, I'd
start that ice cream freezer"
But his explanation cut no ice with her;
she retained frigid exterior the balance
of the day.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
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fortunes been deprived of means of sup
port.
To meet the expense of his defense Mr..
Boyer was compelled to sell his furni-
ture, and is now entirely destitute so
far as home comforts are concerned. His
worst misfortune seems to be loss OF
confidence among his former friends, and,
although acquitted of every charge against
him by jury of his peers, it is difficult
10 throw off the stigma that attaches TO
such unfortunate GASES. 1t is reported
that a movement is on foot to give him
assistance, and it should meet with hearty
response. Any assistance The Times can
render is herewith freely offered, and it
also recommends Mr.. Boyer 10 the conf
dence of the public.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
THE LONE FISHERMAN.

II is difficult to determine which VIII
prove the more unpopular with farmers,
the abolishing of the seed division of the
Agricultural Department, or President
Cleveland's third term candidacy. Farm
ers throughout The country have for years
raised pumpkins, sauashes, cabbages and
other vegetables from the annual quota
OF seed distributed by the government.
Most of them have also raised 'ihe old
Harry" when a Presidential candidate
was nominated who was opposed To sii-
yer, and If they are 10 be cut off from
both seed and silver at one fell swoop, II
is likely 20 arouse a cyClonic agricultural
storm OF Indignation.
The object OF this wrath, however, is
above the path of the cyclone. His line OF
life has no connection with pumpkins or
other vegetable growth. 1t is laid ON the
watery deep, where the porgie sports It's
festive fin. and where the wild waves IN
rythmic unison nurmur gentle things about
third term possibilities.
Reports from BuZzard's Bay state that
the President sits for hours in his fishing
boat wrapped principally IN deep thought
and an old alpaca coat Surrounded by
the waves, which are continually saying
something, he is alone in silent glory.
Perhaps this way of putting facts may
seem a little poeticaI, but unless colored
with imagination the picture of Presl-
dent as a lone fisherman would inspire
anything but pleasant thoughts.
d, Meantime the country is nearing pros
perity.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
DEATH OF ASSISTANT CHIEF
LOWE

In the death OF Louis p Lowe, first as
sistant chief OF the District fire department,
washington loses brave man and good
citizen, and the municipal government a
faithful Official.
For twenty-five years he had been con-
nected with the department, rising from a
private to the second place of honor and
usefulness. During all that time his record
was unsmirched, and there are deeds of
bravery To his credit that would have
adorned battlefield heroes with medals and
enoluments ana won them the praise of a
nation.
He saw the department grow from small
things 10 one of the finest in the country.
Its reputation was very dear to him, and
its continued perfection was his constant
aim.
The passing way of such men is always
a loss to a community. bat it is especially
SO in this case There is sincerity in the
trite saying that his place will not b,
/ easily filled.
The morning times., 1895-07-28

day time. Stretched out o table in the
middle of the room was the body or a
man The skin had been entirely removed
from the face, but in all other respects the
BODY wasin good condition.
The aIticuIator and Holmes had some
talk as TO the best way Of taking the body
out of the house, as Holmes said he did not
want the neighbOTs TO see the body re-
moved 1t was finally agreed that the
aIticulatOr should cut off the arms, and
that Holmes would provide for the removal
Of the Test Of the corpse. This was done
and the aTtiCulatoT left the house, carry
ing the aims with him in a sack.
He had just reached his house and was
preparing 10 20 to bed when he was called
to the front door by a loud knocking. He
went down and found Holmes a nd another
man there. They had the balance OF the
body, which had been cut in two OF more
pieces after the aTticulatOT had left the
house Holmes left, after remarking TO
the aIticulator that ne would have another
Job OF him in a short time.
True t0 his word, III December he sent
for the artiCulator a second time, ana on
the arrival of the latter at the house OF
Holmes he was taken TO the same dark
room where on the same table where the
body of the man had lain on the
occasion OF his former visit was the body
OF young woman.
The face ofthiS corpse had been disfiguTed
in such a manner shat il was impO ssiDle TO
tell what she had looked like when duve.
The story OF the expires snlan is TO the effect
that ne wa L-Eed by Holmes one afternoon
and told not to come to the house until after
nguJfdll When the e&pre>SnIdn kept LIS
appointment he was Eivena box and 81 trunk
by Holmes, aud told To take them L. the
Union depot
In January. 1898. the articulatOr was
sent for third time by Holmes, and in
the same Toom on the same table he fOurd
the body of second yourg woman, from
whose face all the skin had been removed
T The articulator had this body taken 10
his home. where he stripped the bones ard
mounted the skeleton.
When he called on Holmes for his pay, the
latter refused to give 1T to him. and was
moreover some what in arrears on the bill
for mounting the two previous skeletons
The two men could not come TO terms
and the dispute finally ended by the artic-
ulator retaining possession OF the third
skeleton and he still has it in his house
He removed the skull tonight and brought
it to the Central police station, where 1t
now Is. q
The artiCulator will be kept under close
surveillance for some days yet, as the
police do not think he has. told all he
knows about the murders in the castle. y
The morning times., 1895-07-28
Two Graves Found in the Cellar
of Holmes House.
STRANDS OF HAIR FOUND
These Prove That the Bodies of Annie
and Minnie Williams Had Been
Laid HereSide by Side-Tbree Skele-
tons Articulatcd by a Man Now
Under Police Surveillance.
lRr Associnted Pros. }

Chicago, July 2T.-In prosecuting the in
vestigation OF the basement of the big
brick house on SiXty-third and Wallace
streets to-day, the workmen employed by
the police came upon two graves.
The indications are that in the graves
were laid the bodies of, Minnie and Annie
williams
Lime and quicklime had accomplished
their work and the bodies had turned To
native dust, but there still remained suf-
ficlent evidence to make the identification
possible
SOFT SPOTS IN CLAY.
The soft spots in a bed of hard clay
were the size of human bodies, and where
the heads would have been were mats Of
long fair One big strand was of lighs
color. like that OF Annie, while the other
was of the brown hue of Minnie's hair,
The juXtapostiou OF the mats of hair
would indicate that the bodies had been
laid side by side, the heads but few inches
apart.
Twelve men worked with picks and
shovels in the rear of the Castle" to-
day They were divided into two squads.
One squad worked under the tin shop and
the other attacked the dirt bottom OF
the cellar near the rear and west walls.
DISCOVERY MADE.
1t was close tc the partition wall, bet ween
the rear and front cellars, under the stairs
leading from the tin shop, that early in
the afternoon the two cases of quicklime
were found Two bones and mas ses ofbaiT
were found in teem
A long wooden shallow vat was found
two feet under ground. 1t was expected
that when cleared out evidences that a
human body had been buried there would be
found, but the examination resulted IN
nothing OF the kind. Either it was blind
sewer or a secret repository.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
SKELETONS ARTICULATED.
Work Holmes Had Done in Dark
Room in His Castle"

(By Associated PJeS,l
Chicago, July 27.-More conclusive evil
dence than has heretofore been collected
by the police in the Holmes case was
received by the investigation tonight
Inspector Fitzpatrick believes it to be
certain that at least three murders We're
committed in the 'castle" OF Holmes,
and through witnesses that were found
to-day it is thought Holmes can now be
convicted of murder in this city.
The police have found a man, whose
name they refuse TO divulge, but who was
brought 10 the office of the inspector this
afternoon by Lieut.. Thomas and Officer
Foley, OF the College Grove avenue station.
He told the police that he had mounted three
skeletons for Holmes, ard that the skele-
tons were. from bodies taken from the
house Of Holmes in Sixty-third street.
One of these he said, was the body of
a man ard the other two were women.
They were taken from a dark room in
Holmes house in the night time and two OF
the mounted skeletons were returned TO
Holmes The third skeleton is row in the
possession of Inspector Fitzpatrick.
The flesh of the bodies had not been
stripped from the bodies when they were
given to the new witness, but the faces
were SO badly lacerated aud torn that
identification would have been Impossible
The police also found an expressman
to-day who was able to give what the
police think is important Information.
Tne name of the e2pressInan is Charles
Humphrey, nd in the month of June, 1898,
he was hired by Holmes to deliver a box
aud a trunk at the Union depot in this
city.
The box, according to Humphrey, was
taken from dark room and had the
YINk.
expressed to Philadelphia while the trunl
was sent in another direction.
The story of the man who artlculatet
the skeleton is to the effect that in June
1898, he was sent for by Holmes, who al
that time was going under the alias oil
Gordon, and asked if he wOuldFlrtlculat,
the skeleton, of a man whose bGdy was iT
the possession of Holmes. He accepted
the job, and by the direction of Holmes
he called at the house one night.
He was taken by Holmes to room
which would have been dark, even in thu
The morning times., 1895-07-28
ANOTHER HOLMES VICTIM.
Beautiful Emily Van TasseI Missing
For Several Years.


For Several Years.
Chicago, July 27.-The most important
development to-day in the Holmes mys-
teIy was the announcement by the police
department to-day of the identity of the
young Chicago gill who has been missing
foI over year.
The announcement was not made untilthe
department felt that the girls disappear
ance was in some way connected witA
Holmes.
The conclusion could be no longer with
held that the swindleI had enticed her
away from her home and perhaps made
away with heI, or, at the very least, sent
her to some remote part OF the country,
where she Will be very hard 10 find, In
order to get insurance money on her life.
The name of the mysterious beauty was
Emily Van Tassel With heI mother, Mrs
NJ L. Van Tasssl, she lived on the West
Side at GAL RObey street. Her ocCupa-
ton was that of cashier In a fruit store at
1151 Milwaukee avenue, and it was here
that she met Holmes.
All that the police are able to ascertain
about her connection with Holmes is that
he saw her on four occasions. The first
time Holmes also met the girls mother
and together they ate ice cream at the
restaurant.
A BEAUTIFUL GIRL
Emily Van Tassel was young lady OF
more than ordinary beauty. a picture in
the office of Inspector Shea shows her TO
have been a typical brunette, with short,
curly hair, clean cut, aristocratic looking
features and general air OF spTightliness
aud vivacity. Her figure was slender, her
age sixteen and her weight about 100
pounds.
She was a Sunday school teacher Il an
adjacent church, and Frank Wild, the pro
prietOr OF the restaurant at which she was
employed says she always bore good
reputation, so far as his knowledge ex-
tended.
She disappeared Wednesday, June 1 :,
1892 and has never been heard from since
or course, it is by no means certain that
she went away with Holmes. but she
showed a remarkable liking for him, and
her mother and step-father believe, in the
| light of the recent revelations as TO Holmes
| character, that she went with him.
She was seen at Suuday-scaOOl by num-
! ber of persons on the Sunday preceding the
! day she disappeared and seemed to be in
her usual good spirits. Not a single c.ew
| to her fate has ever been received since
| she left home, and there is little doubt in
| the minds of her friends that she is dead.
PREPARING FOR QUINLAN.
| where she viii be very hard to find, In
| animation of Clarence a. Phillips, a
| groceryman, who at one time worked for
| Holmes and afterward bought out the
The morning times., 1895-07-28
RTyo0MFRS AND WOMEN.

The Rochester lawyer who discharged
his typewriter for reporting for duty in
bloomers was actuated by the same pre-
judioe that exists in the minds OF most
men against this style OF costume for
women. 1t seems that the girl had pre-
pared for a spin on her wheel after she
had completed some work at the office,
but was unfortunate enough TO imagine
that bloomers were as well adapted 10
typewriting as they are TO riding the
bicycle
Whether OF not it is a just prejudice, few
men like TO see their relatives dressed il
anything but modest female attire Knick
The morning times., 1895-07-28
His Nnr1ow Escape.

whats dis | reads in de paper?'' eX-
claimed Restful Robert, throwing way the
outer covering of a recently acquired hand
out "a Government employe gone insane
from overwork! And ter tink dat come
near maxim up me mind wuust to take der
civil service zamination fer Ge persition Of
flag raiser on der new post-office buildin'.
wherc'd l be ef it want fer mer rabbit
foot?'
And be contemptuously tossed boiled
Pingree in the direction OF 81. Elizabeth's,
The morning times., 1895-07-28
MERRY-Go-RoUND NUISANCE.

Complaints about merry -gO-rOunds CON
tinue 10 come TO the Commissioners. The
last one received contained a fun bill OF
particular, Of the various nuisances and an
n1yauces that follow in the wake Of these
whirigigs The complaint objects to the
wueezy organ, the cry Of the pink lemonade
salesman, and The dIsorderly crowd that
gathers about
Attorney Thomas. in giving his official
opinion in this matter, says the offending
party may be proceeded against by injUnc-
tion or in the police court, and finally
makes the very proper suggestion that the
aggueved person ought to report the case
10 the police lieutenant in the precinct in
which The nuisance exists The question
is, why should not the police act without
anybody complaining 10 or notifying them?
The way TO do this is pointed out boy
Nj. Thomas Information can be filed
in the police court that the whirligig is a
nuisance, aud incites disorderly assenlblage.
There VIII be no difficulty in establishing
this To be a fact. The police could press
the button. the court would do the rest
Certanitis that no neig hborhood should
beconipelled 10 be tortured by the proximity
ofLhese establishments.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
It's in the Air.

This rage for things pneumatic
Will surely never end,
1t seems we've just discovered
That air is our best friend.
The chaiI-seats, beds, and pillows,
With pent-up wind are puffed,
And knock k-out blows are given
With boxing gloves thus stuffed,
"As free as air." that saying
VIII shortly disappear;
A trust will soon be forming
To corner atmosphere.
MCINTOSH.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
TAKE THE TIMES WITH YOU.

Summer Outings VIII Not BE En-
loved Unless 1t Goes Along.
The summer tide OF pleasure and
heaIth-seekers has set in toward
mountains, springs and seashore.
No plans for the seasons outing VIII
be comp pIete unless The Times il IN
cluded among the necessaries.
Men and women may go from town
10 leave care behind, but those who
would keep their finger on the pub-
lie pulse, OF be al breast OF the worlds
happenings, or, indeed, who need "A
golden link between themselves and
the whirligtg OF time-these must
havC The Times sent daily TO their
sylvan or seaside retreat.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
- T
RAILROAD STATIONS.

The st. PanCTeas terminus is the besN
known of the station buildings in London.
At Milan the large public square near the
station Just outside Of the city gives an
air of dignity not usually seen in Connec-
ton with a railway terminus.
AtAmsterdam thessation is g building with
towers and projections, and is reflected
in quaint way into the placid river below.
At Zurich, which is a city of loo 900
inhabitants, the station VIII compare IA
vorably with the stations of any OF our
own cities Of equal size.
At Venice the station is OF the renais-
sance style, in keeping with its surround
ings, and is peculiar in one respect. Not
hackman is in sight, but the gOudoIiers
make such lively racket that the hackmeg
are not missed.
The morning times., 1895-07-28
wfIll.

There is little maiden
Who has an awful time;
She has 10 hurry awfully
To get to school at 8.
She has an awful teacher,
Her tasks are awful hard;
Her Playmates all are awful rough
When playing i'll the yard.
She has an awful kitty,
Who often shows her claws;
A dog who jumps upon her dress
With awful muddy paws.
She has baby sister
With an awful little nose,
With awful cunning dimplets
And such awful little toes!
She has two little brothers,
And they are awful boys,
With their awful drains and trumpets,
That makes an awful noise.
Do come, pray thee, comm on sense;
Come and this maid defend.
or else, ! fear, her awful life
VIII have an awful end.
The Lutheran
The morning times., 1895-07-28

Until tomorrow morning the city water
supply VIII be slightly diminished because
of the break of the conduit that leads
around the Dalecarha reservoir There
is no ground however, for alarm, and the
Inconvenience viii be temporary But
there is reason for economy in the use OF
water until the Dalecarlia reservoir is
filled, when it is expected that the water
supply viii be more satisfactory because of
its use as one of the distributing basins.
The morning times., 1895-07-28

Nothing could be nearer the truth than
that adversely never comes singly, but
always, as an avalanche to overwhelm.
and destroy Especially is this a fact
with Mr. Lucius NJ Boyer, of Anacostia,
who was arrested on false charge, and
after enduring the mental anguish of i'm
prisonment, has through subsequent mis-
The morning times., 1895-07-28
CraAII clot Atochina

One of the mostremarkable developments
of the automatic ma chine is Doctor Cure
Allr in Holland II is a wooden figureof
man with compartments all over it labeled
with the names of various ailments Ir you
have pain find its corresponding location
on the figure, drop a coin in the slot, and
the proper pill or powder will come out
Exchange
The morning times., 1895-07-28
THE CUBAN SITUATION.

IT is alleged that thee expeditions are
about ready 10 nfrom this country 10 the
relief of the Cuban insurgents. II true,
both the Spanish and American nayies
viii BE- kept busy trying 10 prevent these
expeditions from accomplishing their pnr
pose. Spain has made another protest
against our violation Of the neutrality
law in allowing the insurgents to main
tain open headquarters in this country or
20 collect money FOR recruiting purposes.
And from a strict standpoint of absolute
neutrality she has good cause for complaint
But what can he done under the circuni-
stances? Almost every American citizen
Sc in sympathy with the Insurgents, and an
attempt to stop sympathetic meetings or to
prevent the collection OF funds would result
IN increasi sing the sentiment in flavor OfCuha,
and possibly lead to more active efforts
IN her behalf II would be impossible 10
suppress free speech or 10 compel the public
TO keep stiU on the Cuban question, and tie
only thing this government can do in the
interest OF neutrality is 10 prevent the
sailing OF fihbustering expeditions.
Spain. Tor the purpose OF patroling the
coast OF Cuba more thoroughly, has mott
fled the Spanish Transatlantic Company
10 hold lis vessels subject To immediate
call 1t is proposed to use twenty-five OF
the forty vessels owned 10y this company on
this side of the ocean and the others Will
probably be employed to transport troops.
Such extraordinary preparations indicate
that spain recognizes the gravity OF The
situation, and that she is determined 10
conquer the insurgents by prcponlerance
Of arms. as well as by depriving them Of
TeinfCrceW HntS.
A.-Ll- -L-n .n.nnnl God holm ELIha-
The morning times., 1895-07-28

The Union League Club OF Chicago has
been accused of feeding ruffied grouse to
Gov Mckinley in violation Of the game
laws of the State. Crow may be the
menu later on.