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The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
IN ARKANSAS TRAGEDY.
The Murder of J. L. Orr at Clalen- don, Ark, May Result in
 Triple Lynching.
OARS WIFE AND TWO NEGROES ARRESTED

One of the Negroes Confosses Having Done
 the Killing, But Claims That He Was
 Hired to Do 1t by Mrs. Orr The Life
 of the Murdered Man was Insured for
 s5,0oO in His Wlfe's Favor
 MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug 9.-The people of Clarendon, Monroe county, Ark, are fearfully wrought lip over an =assassi- nation that took place there on July 90 and the developments which took place on Saturday and Sunday
 Murdered in His Own House.
 On the night of July 90 J. T. Orr, s prominent hardware merchant of Clarendon, was murdered in his house, and now his wife and two negroes are iu jail, the negroes being charged with the murder direct, and Mrs. Orr is charged with having procured their services to make way with her hus- band. There was d demonstration there Sunday night, and Iynching bee may yet be the climax.
 shot Through Window.
 Orr was most fouily murdered, hay. ing been shot through the window of his home. The search for the guilty parties was uufruitful until Saturday, when the sheriff learned of state ment being made by young woman that Mrs. Orr knew something of the assassination. It was charged tha1she hired a negro named Dennis Record to kill Mr. Orr \ negro named Manse Castle, however,
 Volunteered to Do the Work for the same amount. so Il was stated. Record, Castle and Mrs. Orr were .m- mediately placed under arrest sun day Castle said that he killed Orr and charged that Mrs. Orr had hired him to do the work
 Sunday night great crowd gathered in the public square. and it looked for a time as if there weald be a IyncHing, Judge Thomas, who had jus returned from Des Are, made speech and made
 An Urgent Appeal to the Crowd not to mo6 the prisoners Heauaouneed he would at once adjourn court at Lonoke and try the prisoners. The crowd dispersed and Mrs. Orr, who had been kept in the courthouse since her arrest, was conducted to the jail.
 orr's Life was Insured.
 Orr's life was insured for 5000 in Knights of Pythias and Maeea5aes. lis wife is the heuedciary While Castle charges that Mrs Orr hired him to the job. there are some conservative citizens who believe that Mrs. Orr is guiltless, and that a trial will clear her. There will be an examining trial Tuesday.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Refused to Honor the Acquisition

& C. King, under indictment in Full ton county on n charge of embedding county funds while president of the Bank of Mammoth Spring, and who was arrested in Idaho, has not been brought back, as reported. A requisi- tion was secured and the private secre- tary of the governor of Idaho granted q warrant of arrest King and his at torneys appealed personally to the gov ernor and convinced him that the acquisition should not be honored, and the warrant was withdrawn.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Returning KIondiksr.

Ex-Justice of the Peace Hiram Rob bins, who left Little Rock over year ago for the Klondilse, has returned home. Judge Robbins says that not over S6,o00,o90 has been produced in the Alaska gold fields, and that at cost of nearly 0,o0o 900, besides the loss of life and the hardships endured. For 10 months he was frozen in at Nunivucls and received no news of the war until June 90. He advises fortune seekers to steer clear of Alaska.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Soldiers, Mail.

An order has been issued by the post office department that all mails for the army and navy at Porto Rico will be put up and dispatched from Washing ton. Those who have friends or rela- tiyes with the First Arkansas regiment, in order to reach them by mail after they leave for Porto Rico, should write the name of the regiment on each letter or package forwarded.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
DRUNKEN AND DESPERATE.
an Old Man at West Newton, Pa BarrIcaded in Cellar.

WEST NEWTON, Pa, Aug. 9.-John Evans, an old man, shot and killed his wife at her home here, and then attempted suicide by cut. ting his throat with razor. When the officers were notified Evans fled to the cellar where lie for. tifed himself, and all efforts to dis. lodge him have so far been fruitless. Evans has been separated from his wife for year, and was intoxicated when he committed the murder.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Military order of Foreign wars,

NEW YoRK, Aug. 0-The veteran and hereditary companies Of the military order of Foreign Wars with the United States have, through all the state commentaries, voted in favor of the admission of the officers of the army and navy as veteran panions who are or Who have been in active service during the spanish war.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
GoIng Direct to snntiago.

SPRINGFIELD, H., Aug. o.-The men of the Eighth Illinois Infantry, col ored were paid today, and later left over the Baltimore < Ohio Southwest. ern, going via Cincinnati and Wash. ington to New York. They expect to arrive in New York Tuesday night, and will take the steamer Yale direct to Santiago.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
4 Demand from Gen. shafter.

WAsHISdToN. A Aug 9-Gen. Shaftef in report to the war department em. phatieally denies that he is responsible for the inadequate provision made for the sick and wounded brought from Santiago de Cuba to the United States on the Seneca and Gencho. Everything possible, he says, was sent with the sick and wounded.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Cut His Throat.

JOLIET, H., Aug. Clinton c. Ken. dall, music dealer of this city, who had been charged with cloping with a young woman from Lockport, was ar. rested at the instance of wholesale piano dealers, cat his throat and killed himself while oa the way to the police station,
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
The Second Victim.

Vim. Charlton, employed in the Clar. endon ear foundry, was struck while at work by q piece of scantling, which flew from q circular saw, and killed. While working at the same saw few weeks ago ". 5. Brooks was killed by a scantling Both men were struck in the stomach and died in a few hours after being hurt
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
An IIn.nccessfnI RnI,l.

TAMPA Fla, Aug. Q A mob tried to rescue three negro transfers of tha regular army incarcerated in the jail here. An armed guard ordered them to desist, but the mob opened fire on the jail A volley was poured into the crowd from the upper story of the building and several shots took effect. The wounded were carried away by their comrades and the raid was un- successful
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
nnhson- -MIn cnlI on ceryera

ANNAPOLIS. Md, Aug. 9.-Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond P. Hob son arrived at s:40 a. m, but will be in town oniy few hours lie will call on Admiral Ceryera, and will also visit the quarters at the naval academy, which he still retains.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
will Build n Connecting Line

It is reported in railroad circles that the Missouri Pacific Is preparing to build a new line from Marianna to Me Gehee, connecting the Helena branch with the Houston, Central Arkansas < Northern, running over the latter to Alexandria, La, thence over the Texas Pacific into New Orleans.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Doesn.l Credit the storr.

LONDON, Aug g "A special from Lloyds' aEcnt at st Johns, N F., saya he regards the reported wreck of :. transatlantic steamship in the straits of Bei,e Isle as being Rithout foundac ton in fact
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Giving the War Department Concern.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-The epidemic of typhoid fever which prevails in SC many of the army camps is giving the war department great deal of con cern, and steps are being taken to check the fever and prevent further spread of the disease
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Death of George Maurice Ebers, th'
 EgyptoIogist.

MuiucH, Bavaria, Aug. : A dis. patch from the Villa Ebers, at Tatzing, near this place, announces the death ot George Maurice Ebers, the Egyptolo. gist and novelist He was born in Der. lin in 1887,
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Revenue Receipts.

During the month of July, 1898, the receipts in the internal revenue col lector's office at Little Rock were s31,- e45, against s7 ,72S 30 for she same per iod last year. The large increase is due to the war tax.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Fire At Austin .

Fire destroyed four business houses at Austin, Lonoke county The suffer- CTS were: II. Y. Gum, general supply store, S4,000; Racket Store, s4, 900; Hast ings < Blackwood, g, ,000 barber shop and iewelry store, about $500 The loss is total for all parties, as none carried insurance
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
cIyburn and Fleming Executed.

Charles Clyburn, white, and Flulze Fleming, colored, were legally executed on the 5th inst, the former at Prescott, Nevada county, and the latter at Dumas, Desha county.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
TRAIN JUMPED THE TRACK.
Seven Persons Injured at Cam ton Junction, Mass.

CANTON, Mass, Aug, 9. Three men were killed and a number of mail clerks were severely injured at Canton June ton, on the New York. New Haven & Hartford railroad by an express mail special from New York to Boston jumping the trac0.
 The Dead.
 James Sheldon, engineer. G. K. KnowHon, fireman. C. $. sehufetdt, engineer, riding in the cab.
 Injured.
 Joseph Killea,
 Peter Carroll.
 l.. Il. Batterriell.
 F. D. Lincoln.
 C. \. Auckland.
 A. A. Seymour.
 T. E. Denny.
 There were II mail clerks on the tram, and SchufeIdt, who was riding in the cab, was the engineer of gravat train, and was on his way to work, at Mansfield. Scheldon and Knowlton lived at Providence Sehufeldt's home was Mansfield, Mass.
 The accident was caused by a mis- placed switch. The special was rum ming at high speed on down grade Al lhe bottom of the slope the switch at siding failed to work, and in an instant thc ears were off the track The engine and forward car were turned over on their sides and the other three ears were thrown from their trucks The locomotive was com pletely demolished and the forward car was demolished.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12

dunn" Which k Not Onr Way at All The Reply May Lead to an Exchange of eahtes of a Critical Nature, Creating Fresh Difficulties,
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
ie, Categorical Aoceptance
Mar Not Meet with Approval Here.

For instance, the Madrid advices seem to imply that the answer is based on an immediate cessation of hostili- ties, but the view among officials here is that hostilities will not cease on the submission of conditio nal response, but that
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Eyacution of Havana and Porto Kico He
gIns

by the authorization of Spanish troops. It is probable that the spanish reply will be in the hands of the government in time for consideration ut Tuesdays regular cabinet meeting.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
They wnl Progress Steadily

untl the American conditions progress entirely beyond the stage of possible diplomatic complication over details, There is a strong disposition in some influential quarters to have hostllities continue until the actual
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12

One of the Negroes Confosses Having Done the Killing, But Claims That He Was Hired to Do It by Mrs. Orr The Life of tho Murdered Man was Insured for S5,0oO in His Wifo's Favor.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Received at the French Embassy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. s-A dispatch re- ceiyed at the French embassy at 2:40 P m, it is learned. was the Spanish answer to Americas terms of peace. It was in cipher, and is quite long. The embassy staff began it's transa- tion at once, but it will take some time to complete the work.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 9.-The people of Clarendon, Monroe county, Ark, are fearfuIly wrought up over an asaassi- nation that took place there on July 90 and the developments which took place pn SaturdaV aud Suudav.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
Se ems to Dc Lengthy.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.-At a:eo o'clock the Spanish reply was still arriving at the French embassy, the fourth section having just been received.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12

not to mob the prisoners. Il Heaunouneed he would at once adjourn court at Lonoke and try the prisoners. The crowd dispersed and Mrs. Orr, who had been kept in the courthouse since her arrest, was conducted to the jail.
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12
How the Indications Point.

required by the United States, the disposition here will be to deal with the defeated enemy In generous spirit in minor details. It is probable that those will be views presented by the French ambassador in case the Span ;el, r,,,1tt
The Monticellonian., 1898-08-12

Said to Have Been Cabled to Washington.
 PARIS Aug. 8.-The Spanish ambas- sador presented to the French minis ter for foreign affairs, NJ. Del Case, Spain's reply to the peace terms of the United States, which was subsequent ly cabled to Washington.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
Lubley Manufacturing 81 Supply Com
any Charles NJ. Thayer; b. w. Pot

Hubley Manufacturing 81 Supply Com
pany Charles NJ Thayer; b. W. Pot
ter
29l9-Hopeville Manufacturing Com
pany vs.. William Allen ct ais. David
Manning; Blackmer & Vaughan
2904-John w. Heffern, admir- VS..
New York. New Haven and Hartford
Railroad Company ct al. f. J. Nc
Mahon; f. P. Goulding, w. c. Mellish.
3l27-Samuel H. Kisloff VS.. Arthur u.
Templeton. J. r. Kane; pro Sc.
34l1-Washingto Mills Emery Manu-
featuring Company VS. Theodore J..
Chase. j. b. Scott; w. E. Sibley.
62-Horatio N. Slater VS.. John Gum
ct ais Hopkins, Smith & Hopkins; j. S.
Gould.
1i71-Lillian C. Bosworth VS. Thomas
C, Platt ct al r. B. Dodge. Jr; F. p.
Goulding.
28OS-Lawrence Haley vs. Francis ].
Downes. B. w. Potter; John H.
Meagher
2864-Alvina L. Plant VS.. John f.
Smith. J. P. Morrisey; Blackner &
Vaughan.
25O5-Albert W. Weeks VS.. Israel /.
Currier ct al. Thayer 81 Rugg; Fl. W.
Aiken, Herbert Parker.
2S95-Joseph Pokosafsky VS.. James
Cotton. Sullivan & O'Connell. Thayer
& Rugg.
The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1898-12-13
ASSAULTED LANDLADY.
Daniel Mears Pays for His Fun Other OF:
tenders at Central District Court


Tenders at Central District Court.
Daniel Mears was arraigned in the
central district court yesterday morn
ing charged with assaulting his board
ing mistress. Kate Egan vas the COM
plainant, and testified that Mears at
tended a gathering of convivial spirits
Saturday night and on his arrival home
was boisterous and abusive. She tried
to quiet him but without avail.
Mears turned on her and struck her
a violent blow in the mouth, breaking
her false teeth. The woman's face gave
evidence that something of the sort
had taken place, although Mears de-
MED the assault and said the landlady
caused the trouble by scratching his
face without the slightest proVocation.
Judge Utley believed the womans
story, however, and Mears was ordered
to pay fine Of SIS.
Charles Wilson was charged with
stealing an ulster oVercoat from Hill
dreths stable. When arrested he was
sleeping in a Front street lodging house
with the coat thrown over him, but he
was unable to account for the presence
of the garment. He was sentenced to
the house Of correction for four months
IhOmaS LounSell, charged with FlO-
lation of a city ordinance, by dlscharg-
ing a fire arm in the public streets, was
ordered to pay fine of $40 Burton l..
Brown and Della Goodrich We're charged
with disorderly conduct and held for
the grand jury in the sum of $500 each
Timothy F, Monahan, charged with
assault and battery, had his case con-
tinued until Wednesday. The drunk list
included Bernard O'Rourke and Pat
rick Fury, fined $40 each; William God
dard and Edward Flaherty. cases
placed on file; Wilfred Degnan, proba-
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WebbCOntract
So Termed.
SOLICITOR RUGG
Files Answer in $4,000
Suit Against City,

City Solicitor Arthur P. Rugg, in be-
half the city Of Worcester, has filed
lat the court house the citys answer in
the $4,000 suit brought against it by the
Webb Granite and Construction Com
pany for alleged breach of contract in
the matter of the building of a steel
bridge across Lake Quinsigamond. in
place of the causeway. and another
chapter is now added to the famous
bridge controversy. The city denies
that any contract was made. as such
contract would have been in violation
OF the city charter, and. secondly, that
u a contract was made. the Webb
Granite and Construction Company is
the party which is guilty of the viola
Iloh IN not having carried out the al
legged contract
The answer in full is as follows:
Now comes the defendant and files
answer denying each and every mate
rlaI allegation in the plaintiffs writ
ana declaration contained
And for further answer the defendant
denies the execution of the contract sci
forth in the plaintiffs declaration. and
says that its execution was not author
lied by the charter of the city of Wor-
cester, and the laws and ordinances re-
lating thereto. And that it was beyond
the powers of the officers executing the
same to render the city liable upon suit
or agreement, and that said contract
was not at the time of its execution and
never became binding obligation upon
the defendant.
And for further answer the defendant
says that If the plaintiff shalI prove
Lhe execution Of the contract as alleged
by the plaintiffs declaration. fhe
plaintiff did not perform said contract
according to its terms and refused and
neglected so to perform said contract
and that in all respects said plaintiff
failed to perform said contract accord
ing to the terms, and that thereby the
defendant was released from any OBJ
legation to perform said contract.
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TO THEIR VETERANS.
Eohsinns Tender Reception to Soldier
Members and Give Them Badges.

Ffohsinns Tender Reception to Soldier
Members and Give Them Badges.
The Frohsinn Society rendered a re-
csption and dance last evening to Emil
Zaeder Edward Riedl Gus Biersdorf
and John A. Allen, soldiers who fought
Ia the late war with Spain, and were
members Of the society previous to the
time OF their enlistment. John A. Allen
vas he only absent one. He is in Yer
mont trying to regain some of the
health and strength he lost in Cuba.
good sized crowd braved the storm
and danced and made merry until the
wee small hours of the morning.
During the evening President Robert
Mber,son of the society, in few we'll
chosen words, presented the soldier he
ues with an emblematic gold badge
Il the society. The badge was pinned
70 red white and blue ribbons, on
Which was the inscription; "OUr SOL
j.ers Frohsinn, 1898" The remarks
o.. the president We're answered by Emil
Zaeder. who. in behalf of himself and
elbow soldiers, thanked the society.
The affair was a decided success. and
win long be remembered by the Cuban
t3MnaignerS.
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MAJOR FAIRBANKS.
Gallant Soldier Assumes the Role of An
interesting Lecturer.

Gallant Soldier Assumes the Role of An
interesting Lecturer,
The regular meeting of the Common
wealth Club was adjourned last eve
ming, to listen to an interesting story
of the Cuban campaign, as told by Maj
Harry B. Fairbanks. The billiard room
was converted into a lecture hall, and
though chairs We're placed as thickly
as possible, there was not room for all
the listeners.
Maj. Fairbanks reviewed the cam
paign in a most interesting manner
from the time the Second regiment left
home until their arrival at Montaul6
Point. He also gave some interesting
facts regarding the treatment of the
men While in this last camp.
He remarked the condition of the
men while in their last camp on Cuban
SOIL and said he does not believe it
would be possible to find a Worse-look-
ing set of men, with the exception, per-
haps, of the men who came out of An
Jacksonville, than those of the Second
regiment at that time. Medical sup
plies We're sadly deficient, the staple
remedy for all ailments being quinine
Maj. Fairbanks gives Gen. Shafter
credit for one thing, and that is his
firm demand that the troops be taken
north instead of being moved into the
interior of the island, to recuperate.
The Second regiment would have been
half-starved at Montauk had it not
been for the kindness of the Volunteers
Aid Association. Some have said that
soldiers of the regular army did no
kicking, but Maj. Fairbanks says that
in his conversation with officers and
men of the regulars. he was urged to
tell every one just how things stood
and while it was not policy for these
men to say anything themselves, they
did the kicking through the volun-
teers.
At the close of the lecture, 70 stere-
opticon views of scenes in connection
with the life of the Second regiment
were given under the direction of
Frank L. Dean
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THE CITY.

has been 'o e,ra, ot,4 oil l96 Lincoln street
"a shed "''eo " pullolng permit for
A. A. Reeds bulletin od.,. 81 ,,....,.
street: Worcester rynar1.' 49,, VI NJ .rl'e
to do his duty" '''S man
rh,, ...,
b,ni ,,9 gEHgHihs Major Harry i. Fair
barn,1 W. lecture ON the Cuban war
Somtb 5 5ug loung Mems Union of the
''''" hdpJISL church.
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SOCIAL UNION.
saptists Gather at Pleasant Street Church
for ENJOYABLE kxereses.

for Enjoyable Exercises.
Members Of the Baptist Social Union
to the number of many a hundred,
gathered at the Pleasant Street Bap-
fist Church, last evening, to participate
in the exercises held in connection with
the unions regular December meeting.
There was the usual social hour in
the church parlOrs, from to 7 o'clock,
during which time Rev. W. c. Biting,
d. D., Of New York city, the speaker
of the evening, was introduced to many
of the members.
Supper was served by Rebboli at
o'clock A short business session fol-
lowed
The chairman Of the evening and
president Of the union, John P. Cheney,
called upon the executive committee
for its usual report. This committee,
through its chairman. DR.. Ray w.
Greene. recommended to membership in
the union the names of Mrs. William
Waite W. Henry Dennis and c. E.
Chaffee. They were duly elected,
A letter was read by President
Cheney from Fred L. Ward, Of the
Main Street Baptist Church. who has
served the union for many years as its
secretary. Mr. Ward in his letter,
asked that his resignation be accepted.
tbe reason given being that he was
away from the city SO much that he
could not devote the necessary amount
of time TO the duties Of the office. The
restoration was accepted, and George
n Brooks was elected TO fill the posi-
4r-.- r-- tI,a rays1afu6ATs Of the wear.
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There were a burials at ST. Johns. %
at Hope, 10 at the French, at the Swed-
ish, / each at Rural, st. Anne's and Holy
Cross cemeteries. Thirty-hve were buried
out of the city.
The causes of death We're as follows:
Zymotic diseases-Cholera infantum ?,
diphtheria 8, typhoid l, total 6.
General Observation-Disclosures !. apoplexy
6. asthma 8, burns l. bronchitis 5, Brights
disease 8. corrosive sublimate poisoning l.
consumption 49, cystitis /, cancer g. dyson
terry q drowned /, fracture of hip !, heart
disease 10. insanity 5, imperfect develop
ment /, Intestinal obstruction /. illumin-
marasmus 4, meningitis 4, old age 6, opium
poisoning /. paralysis 2 premature birth
l, pneumonia 10, peritonitis l. pernicious
anaemia /, puerperal septicaemia /, phos-
phorus poisoning !, railroad accident 4.
strangulated hernia J. tubercular enter
tits l. unknown l; total 12S.
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BANCROFT CONGRESS.

The first winter meeting of the Ban
croft congress was held In the rooms
of the congress in the Y. Nj g. A.
building last night. Leon Rice Part
ridge was elected speaker and A. ].
Ossene, clerk pro TEN.
Members were assigned different
states and seats. Five bills were in
troduced and referred to committees.
Halsey Hammond, the new secretary
of the Y. NJ. c. A, was present at the
meeting and addressed the members
informally.
The next meeting viii be held Mon
daY evening