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VENEZUELA BOUNDARY.
No Decision Has Been Reached by the
Commission.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-Respecting
the report that the Venezuelan Bound
ary Commission had practically de-
cided the matters submitted to it in
favor Of Venezuela, Mr. Provost, the
Secretary of the commission, said to-
day: THE statement that the Vene-
Zuelan Commission has come TO de-
cision in the boundary dispute is en-
tirely without foundation. The COM
mission is not yet in possession of all
the facts necessary to form definite
judgment, and will not be until the re-
turn Of Professor Burr from Europe,
about the end of this month He is to
bring with him new and important his
torical information which must be care
fully examined before any decision can
be arrived at. Any statements, there
fore, to the effect that "a decision has
been reached are entirely premature y
Nevertheless, there is an extremely
prevalent opinion that the Venezuelan
side of the question has to considera-
BE extent been substantiated.
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SUIT FOR DIVORCE.
rlrs. Lille Jerome Asks for Legal
Separation From Her Husband.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 14.-In the
office of the County Clerk here this
morning Mrs. Lille Jerome filed a pc
tition of divorce from her husband,
Harry Jerome of New York. The
ground of complaint is not stated in the
petition. and the document is being
carefully guarded. Mrs. Jerome, who
was formerly Miss Lille Hastings, is
now visiting her sister, Mrs. Major
Darling. at the Presidio. Mr.. Jerome
is a cousin of Lady Randolph Churchill,
and is a member of the Jerome family of
New York Previous to his marriage he
was a purser on one of the Pacific Mail
steamships. For the past six months
he has resided at the Palace Hotel in
this city
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A GEORGIA TRAGEDY.
A Father and Son FOuIly Murder Two
Policemen.

COLUMBUS (Ga), Oct. IA. - About
2:30 this afternoon j. a. White and
Henry White, his son, foully murdered
two policemen on Thirteenth street in
this city and fatally wounded another
on Sixteenth street shortly afterwards.
There was no cause for the commits
sion of the crime, other than the fact
that both men had been summoned to
appear before the Recorder tomorrow
for some trivial offense.
By the time the third policeman had
fallen a crowd Of over 500 armed men
had reached the scene, and the mur-
derers' house was surrounded. Tom
Jackson, a Marshal of Girard, and Zeno
Pickett, an ex-policeman Of this city.
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STORM OF GREAT CALAMITY.
Havoc Wrought by Wind and Rain in
Lower California.

ENSENADA Gower California;, Oct
l4.-The steamer Orizaba. Captain Won
Helms, arrived at this port this after
noon from the southern coast a day
late. The vessel was delayed at MAJ
allan waiting bullion and treasure from
the San Jose de Garcia, San Dmas and
other mines which generally ship by
way of Altata- The Orizaba brings
few particulars of the terrible calamity
that visited Altata and the neighboring
coast on September 18th and 18th.
On the morning of the 18th the wind
storm Of the Gulf Of California, known
as the "Cordonazo de San Francisco"
began to blow. 1t increased rapidly in
force during the day, and tremendous
dcwnpours of rain accompanied the
wind. Back in the mountains the rain
fell in torrents, in some places assum-
ing the shape of a cloudburst On the
coast the wind had reached the vio-
lence of a hurricane by nightfall.
All night long the storm continued,
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volunteered to run White out of his
house. Four other brave men offered
to follow them, and the crowd charged
the house, firing hundreds Of bullets into
the windows and doors. When the fusll-
lade ceased Jackson and Pickett forced
open the door, whereupon White began
firing upon them. The two men rushed
In upon him, and after shooting him a
half dozen times dragged him into the
air.
Immediately after delivering Whites
body to the crowd Pickett fell to the
sidewalk from the effects OF what IS
believed to be a mortal wound.
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NACKEREL.
COD + | Sill.

suffering of those surviving as great.
Crops along the rivers We're completely
destroyed. and granaries and stores
washed away Couriers were sent from
the mining camps and river points along
the San Ignacio and Santa Polonia Riv-
ers to Culican, and word was thus sent
to the City of Mexico. Relief eXpedi-
tons were promised, but so far as as
certainab BILE they are pitifully made
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Spanish Forced to Retreat.

MADRID, Oct. 14.-A special to the
''Imparcial' from Havana says another
battle has been fought between the in
surgents and Spanish troops at Cas-
corro, Camaguey, which place was re
Gently besieged for thirteen days by the
rebels. In the battle the force of Gen
eral Castellano, the Spanish command
er, was compelled to retreat The loss
Of the rebels is estimated at 200.
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Forest Fires in Wisconsin.

MARINETTE CWis), Oct. 14.-Forest
fires are burning around Sagola, Iron
Mountain, Escanaba and in the Oregon
Bay region. Vessels leaving here to-
Gay reached their harbor piers with
difficulty on account of the density of
the smoke No lives are reported lost.
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MASONS TURN OUT
In GREAT NUMBERS
To Attend the Laying Of a Cornerstone
for the Widows Home,
Now Under Course of Erection at
Decoto, Alameda County.

Late Particulars Received of the Ter
rible Storm Which Ragged on the
Lower California Coast on the
Seven teenth and Eighteenth OF
Last rlOnth Show rluCh Loss of
Life and Great Destruction to
Property.
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Lively Runaway.

At an early hour this morning lively
runaway occurred on ] street. A gen.
tleman was driving a spirited horse
down the street, when the harness
broke, and the animal became unman-
ageable at the corner of Fourth and >.
The buggy was wrecked. but neither
man nor horse was injured.
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Professor Jordan Will Not Accept.

PALO ALTO, Oct 14.-Concerning
the mention of his name in connection
with the Assistant Secretaryship of the
Smithsonian Institution, recently made
vacant by the death of DR.. G. Brown
Goode, Professor David s. Jordan stated
tonight that while his highest ambition
was to serve in that institution, he
could not possibly consider any PROPOSE
ton leave Stanford University.
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Suicide of a San Francisco Youth.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14-William
T. Hamilton, youth of 10, residing
with his parents in this city, committed
suicide tonight by swallowing strych-
nine Hamilton was in love with Miss
Wood, girl of II, but his parents OBJ
posed the match on account of the
young mans inability to support a wife
Brooding over this led him to take his
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Sudden Death of a Clergyman,

LOS ANGELES, Oct 14.-Rev j. M.
Crawford, Presbyterian clergyman of
Indianapolis. Ind, who was visiting
friends in this city, dropped dead from
heart disease while making purchase
in clothing store. Deceased was 60
years of age, and leaves a family in
Indianapolis.
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A Contractor InstantIy killed.

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 14.-George
Pabst, a contractor employed at the
City Hail. was instantly killed this
evening by a falling plank, which struck
him on the chin, dislocating his neck
He leaves a wife and one child.
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Treasury Gold Reserve.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-The Treas
ury gold reserve at the close of busf-
ness to-day stood at S123, 505, ,353. The
days Withdrawals at New York were
S2S0. 500.
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SPECIAL SILK
OFFERINGS.

No texture SO satisfactory to the
buyer as Silk, and nearly all our
Silks are marked 80 per cent. lower
than such goods usually sell. You
need not purchase here, but come and
look at them and don't buy a yard
until you have-and then you will
know why such silk selling has been
our lot during this sale, and where
money can be saved.
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ST. values for soc.

4O-inch Crepon, one of the best
weaves and best values ever pre-
sented, and your gain on a pur-
chase Of this is just one-half. Re
duced from 81 to soc yard.
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BLACK GOODS.
ST. IS a yard.

44-inch Black Mohair Pierofa
Crepons. This IS the new weave
IN Crepons, and for durability,
style and beauty cannot be excelled;
in elegant floral and scroll designs;
jast the thing for nobby skirts and
stylish full suits. Regular value
s. Is. Reduced for this sale to
81 rs per yard.
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soc a yard.

44-inch Black Figured So1iels
A very stylish and durable cloth n
granite weave with illuminated
mohair effects IN scroll, floral and
conventional designs. A value
never before offered for less than
75c. Reduced for this sale to Soc
per yard.
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Csc values for 35C.

46-inch Fine French Serge, colors
blue, brown, myrtle, tan and mode;
extra value at CSC. Now reduced
to 35c yard.
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81 25 values for 75C.

Best qualities Black, iron frame,
Grenadines. with small dots or fig
ures. "a inches wide. Reduced from
81 20 to 75c.
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Stage Robber Convicted.

MADEIRA, Oct 14.-John Tatum, the
Yosemite stage robber, was to-day
found guilty. He will be sentenced on
the 24th inst.
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LADIES
WRAPPERS.
81 so value for OSC.

ST so value for OSC.
Ladies' Fleece-lined, Cashmere
Finish Wrappers, comes IN pretty
stripes Of navy. brown and red,
Bishop sleeve, watteau pleat, falling
from neck, pointed yoke, extra wide
skirt, worth 81 SO; sale price, 9Sc.
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At 4SC a ward.

India Silks in taffeta finish wit
small dots and figures and narrO
stripes of pink, lavender and blacl
Reduced to 48c yard.
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SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUh
friends in the East.
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ST. 25 and ST. so values
for S5C.

Silks for vestings, trimmings. or
Innings. III pretty bright cOlOrs, and
in all the latest designs, from 81 so
and 81 20 to 85c per yard.
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ST. and ST 25 values
for soc.
Best grades in Black and Navy
India Silks with neat figures in white
and colOrs, "a inches wide, extra
values. Reduced from 81 20 and 81
to soc yard.
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Babies Coats
at 81 25.

Babies Eiderdown Coat, IN fancy
stripes and figured, of gray, red, tan
and brown, pretty rolling collar,
trimmed with Angora fur, warmly
lined throughout, ages s months to
S years. Price, 81 Is.
35C values for l0C.
81 dozen Gents japanese Silk
Handkerchiefs, with II inch wide
printed hemstitch borders. Value,
35c. Reduced price, 19c each.
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At 25C a ward.

India Silks with tatfeta finish. in
dark grounds with small cOlored de-
signs, also in white ground with mar
row stripes in bright cOlors and dot
ted effects. Sale price, 2oc yard.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-09-25
AT THE CORN CARNIVAL
AtchisOn's Annual "Time'' Was
a Great Success.
Three Hundred Topeka People
Were There and the Band.
Some of the Features of the JoIliest
Holiday in Northeastern Kansas.

Probably 300 Topeka people attended
Atchison's second annual Corn Carnival
yesterday.
The Atchison Corn Carnival day is
getting to be bigger in northeastern
Kansas than the Fourth of July.
As usual Atchison did herself proud
and her guests went home happy and
swept the shelled corn out of the room
where they undressed.
The Topeka train carried IL coaches
including the special car of Mr.. Frey
and Mr.. Black.
MarshalIs Military band Of so pieces
occupied one coach. A good many peo-
pie got on the train at Meriden, Valley
Falls, NortOnvil1e and other places
along the line, and the Meriden people
were accompanied by their band. A
great many more Topeka people went
over to Atchison on the afternoon train
The Topeka special train reached
AtchisOn just before noon and was met
by a delegation and the Atchison band.
Lee Jones, Bob Kepley and the ball
team went over earlier in the day.
The Atchison Corn Carnival is just
one big, unlimited time Everything
almost everything, goes all day and
pretty nearly all night.
Newspaper men very seldom get cred
it for any thing they do, particularly
if it is good thing, but Atchison people
give E. W. Howe full credit for orig
mating and maintaining the Corn Car
nival feature at Atchison.
Everybody simply laid themselves
OUT to entertain the visitors from all
over that part of the state.
Every newspaper man that visited
the city was given a pass to everything
in town, even a one day pass over all
the trolley lines. The Travelling Mems
association entertained by keeping open
house with free and unlimited offerings
of things to eat and drink.
Mr.. Howe's idea of a good time is
plenty of band music, and there was not
a, moment yesterday that at least two
or three and some times half a dozen
bands were not playing on Commercial
street at once.
In the afternoon Marshall's band
gave a concert at Turner Garden, and
it. was loudly applauded, particularly
Mr.. Marsha1Ps new march. which is
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dedicated to Mr.. Howe and named for

dedicated to Mr.. Howe and named for
his paper.
The Carnival parade took place in
the afternoon. The f1ambeau parade
that was to take place in the evening
was marred greatly by the drilling
rain.
A popular amusement at Atchison yes
terday was the dummy idea. At one
time a young man was seen kicking
and beating a female form on the
ground, and a good many people who
were near were greatly angered, and,
dragging him off, called loudly for a
policeman Then the young man
laughed. picked up his dummy and
went along to work his gag" on the
next corner
It had been announced in advance
that every girl who carried a red ear
of corn in any form should be consider
ed a bantering target for kisses from
all the young men who were strong
enough or quick enough to get them.
Young men stood on the streets there
yesterday and made a business of kiss
ing every girl with red corn they saw.
1t took a good deal of tusseling some
times, but the young men were gener-
ally successful.
The Topeka train was much more
peaceful coming home than it was last
year. There were no silk hats on board
10 smash.
of man who insisted on polling the
train and waking everybody up and
making them vote.
The train poll was a victory for Bry-
an, but as the vote stood only 81 to g.
it isn't regarded as a very accurate poll
as there must have been several times
that number of people on board
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POLITICS IN CoFFEY.
Silver Rallies Numerous-ThreeD Days
Picnic at Strawn.

Waverly, Sept. 25.-H. B. Kelly ad-
dressed 1000 people at the auditorium
here Wednesday night. He spoke two
hours and received close attention.
o. o. Outcalt, candidate for repre-
sentative also spoke. The night before
J k Hudson spoke at the same place.
Kelly and Outcalt also spoke to a
large crowd at LIE Roy Monday night
and to another fine audience at Alice
Vile Tuesday night.
The free silver cause is gaining in
this county Silver league meetings
are held every night in the week. A
rally will be held at Burlington Satur-
day, addressed by Tully Scott, D. c.
Tillotson and H. B. Kelly.
John Martin will speak there Octo-
Der z.
A three days picnic will be held at
Davis, c. z. Foote, J. G. Waters and
other speakers will be present.
VIM. Stryker and s. H. Snider are
billed for LIE Roy September 80 and for
this place October l.
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TWO INSURANCE MEN.
WAKEFIELD AGAINST WATSON
Thinks the Bryan and sewaH Electors
Should Stand.
Mound City. sept. q.

Mound City, Sept. Is.
To the Editor of the State Journal:
The nomination of Watson at St.
Louis was a political blunder, for the
reason that neither then, nor at any
time since then. has it been possible for
any state to give him a single electoral
vote.
Every southern state can and will be
for Bryan and SewaI, regardless of the
action of the POpulsts, and in no north
ern state have the PODulists alone
enough votes to elect presidential elect
ors. hence to nominate Watson was to
uselessly divide the reform and free
silver forces.
To pull down Sewau would lose more
Democratic and free silver Republican
votes than the POpulists number. The
Populists cannot be led into the Nc
Kinley camp by anyone, and Watson
supporters are either knaves or fools
The people are for Bryan and care
nothing for party names.
w H. T. WAKEFIELD.
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A Great Many speakinga

Tomorrow night at Hamilton hall
there will be a meeting held at which
Prof. Frank Nelson of Lindsborg will
speak. The assignment of Republican
speakers for tonight's meetings in the
suburbs are as follows: Oakland, WI.
Schoch; Willard, H. C. Larimer, A. P.
Jetmore; Lulls hall NJ. T. Campbell,
L. S. Dolman, A. J. AIcCabe; BelIeview
school house, S. L. Seabrook. For to-
morrow night the speaking in the sub
urbs will be by the following: Dover,
J. G. Wood; Silver Lake, A. p. Jetmore,
M. T. Campbell; Wakarusa, E. d. Nc
Keever, T. H. Balm; Richland, H. G.
Larimer, A. K. Rodgers; Highland
Park, J. B. Furry and others.
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SHOT WHILE ASLEEP.
Awakened by the Trickl1ng of Blood
Doesn't Know Who Shot Him.

New York, Sept. 25.-Roger E. Cos
tello is in a dying condition at a Jersey
City hospital, the result of a pistol shot
wound received, as he alleges, while he
was asleep in the home of his employer,
Dennis Reynolds, a produce dealer.
Costello retired about II o'clock last
evening and at 8 o'clock this morning
he says he was awakened by the trick
ling of blood from a wound in his
breast. He confesses not to know how
or by whom the wound was inflicted.
Dennis Reynolds, his brother, Frank,
and Peter Fox are in custody pending
an Investigation of the affair.
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A BANKER FOR BRYAN.
Col Smith, of Sterling, Addresses the
Silver Club of Lyons.
Lyons, Sept. 25.

14yOISs sept 90
To the Editor of The State Journal.
The Bryan free silver club of Lyons
was addressed Wednesday evening by
Col. J. H. Smith of Sterling, president
of the First National bank of that place
and an old soldier who attained the
rank OF captain during the war of the
rebellion
Mr. Smith has always been a wheel
horse in the Republican party of this
county and last June was a delegate to
the Republican convention which elect
ed delegates to the state convention.
He could not stand the platform
adopted at st. Louis and heads a long
list of Republicans from this county
whose party has left them.
He is an ardent advocate of the free
coinage of silver at Is to 1, and his ad-
dress was both eloquent and logical
A number of hesitating Republicans
were present at the meeting which was
a large and enthusiastic one, applaud
ing the speaker to the echo.
ED w. WOOD.
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PRAYER MEETING ROW.
Rev. T. NJ. Boss Creates CONSERVATION
at Leavenworth.

Leavenworth, Sept. 25-The members
of the First Congregational church of
this city held a prayer meeting w ednes-
day night that was stormy in the ex-
IRENE. Rev. Thomas NJ. Boss, whose
resignation as pastor had recently been
accepted, appeared during the meeting
and made a bitter speech, saying his
dismissal was not in regular form and
that the trustees had used his salary
to pay their debts.
He was called to order by Deacon G..
D. Brace, and there was great con-
fusion. Some Of the women cried,
while many left the meeting. Several
tried to speak at the same time and
there was confusion until the meeting
adjourned.
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INSURANCE MEN TALK
Topeka Men Give the Silver Side O
the Matter.

the Matter.
The New York Journal publishes the
following letter, received from Topeka,
which is explanatory:
Topeka, Kan, Sept. 49, 1895.
w. r. Hearst:
Having read your generous offer to
double any funds that may be intrusted
to you for the furtherance of the Dem
Ocratfc campaign, and noting with sat
isfaction the widespread enthusiasm it
has aroused, we cannot desist from con-
tributing our mite to the good cause, If
for no other purpose than to show our
dissent from the Republican campaign
literature contributed by officials of
various life insurance companies. Our
experience in the west is that the ap
precfated gold dollar does not only pre-
vent a large number of people from
taking insurance who ought to have it
and want it, but ii also proves such a
burden to numerous policy holders as
to make it impossible to keep up their
premiums, thus defeating the very OBJ
ject and purpose of life insurance.
Yours for success,
TWO INSURANCE MEN.
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Fusion in Wabaunsee County.

Alma, Sept. 25.-The Democratic con-
vention of Wabaunsee county met We'd
neSday and unanimously nominated the
entire county ticket nominated by the
POpulists on the 5th of September.
Alma has a Bryan and Sewau club
of 165 members, L. s Webb being pres
ident of the club. Mr.. Webb addressed
a good audience at the court house
Tuesday evening on the financial ques-
ton
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Hoke Smith Cannot Come.

Atlanta, Ga, Sept. 25.-Ex- Secretary
Hoke Smith has notified Chauncey F.
Black and John c. Sheehaa that he will
be unable to attend the meeting of
tOber 8, or the mass meeting in New
York on September %. The latter invi-
tation was to participate with a. mass
meeting in New York city at which
Watson and Bryan are to be present.
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Negro Desperate Lynched

ms, a Negro Desperate was taken from
jail by a masked party. The terror
stricken wretch was given brief time
for prayer. He was then hanged to a
tree near the Batuire. The body disap-
peared but it is not known what be-
came of it, the impression is that it was
thrown into the river
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Cattleman Robbed of $3.50.

St Louis, Sept. 25.-William CalIison,
a stockman of Versailles, No, who had
come to this city and disposed of a load
of CATTLE lost So, $50 at the East st. Louis
fire last night. In the crush somebody
cut out the pocket in his trousers and
extracted the purse containing the
money. The thief failed to get $500
which Mr.. Callison had in an inside
nOolxRf
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Engage Two Millions in Gold.

New York, Sept 25-Lazard Freres
have engaged for export to this country
81, 100000 in gold for the steamship Au-
gusta Victoria, and 100000 in gold for
the La Bourgogne, making a total of
$500, 900. The engagements by this
firm aggregate SIG. $50 600.
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An Alabama Negro Lvnched.

Birmingham, Ala, Sept. 25.-John
Fitch (cOlored) was lynched last night
near Chapel Hill, Charleston county.
He had broken into the room of Miss
Harrington, daughter of Judge Har-
ringtOn, a. few evenings ago but was
driven away. Yesterday he was taken
by masked mob and lynched while
en- route to iaiI
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Ex-Possmaster General James Com

GlOsgow, Sept 25-The Anchor line
steamship City of Rome, which sailed
from this port for New York yesterday,
had among her passengers Mr.. Thomas
l. James, ex-pOstmaster at New York.
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our means win allow and will win this
fall.
This state will give Bryan its cleo
toral vote and will elect the state
ticket
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1000 Armenians are Killed.

ConstantinopIe, Sept 25.-It now ap-
pears that 1, 900 Armenians were killed
during the recent massacre at Egin in
the Kharput district. It is reported
that 100 Armenians have been killed at
Divrig in the same vilIayet.
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Emporia, Sept ga railroad section
man. while digging near the stock
yards, found a tin can in which were
seven watches. Gold, silver and brass