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The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01
A WOMAN MADE LAW.

Mrs. Mild-You seem to differ from
the usual idea about coddling man
to win his consent. According to
your theory, scolding is the best me-
diNn for winning satisfactory results.
Mrs. Wild-That, my dear, is in
accord with one of the laws of nature,
Every hing has to be blown up be
fore it will "come down"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01

VNANTED-Case of bad health that r. Up ANS
w will not benefit. Send cts. to Ripans Chemical
Co., NewYork, for 10 samples and 1000 testimonials.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01

lOliOWSu yOhA ohet
tions. and cannot praise your medicine
enough for what il has done for me.
Many thanks to you for your advice.
Lydia Z. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound has cured me, and | will recon-
mend it to my friends.-Mrs. FLORENCE
r. HOFFMAN, sig Roland St., Canton, O..
The condition described by Mrs Hoff-
man will appeal to many women, yet
lots of sick women struggle on with
their daily tasks disregarding the
urgent warnings until overtaken by
actual collapse.
The present Mrs. Pinkham's expert
ence in treating female ills is unparal-
leled, for years she worked side by side
with Mrs. Lydia E. Pinkham, and for
sometimes past has had sole charge
of the correspondence department OF
her great business, treating by letter
as many as hundred thousand ailing
women during single year.
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01
TRYING TO DECEIVE.

"What do you want ?" sharply
asked the lady of the house as a
stranger walked around to the back
door of the house.
Nothing at all, ma'am," suavely
replied the stranger, bowling, 81 was
just making a bluff. l was put off a
street car and the conductor stood on
the platform grinning at me, so l just
walked into the nearest yard to make
him think l had reached my destina-
ton"
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01
THE JOKER AND THE JOKE.

Joke Writer (timidly)-Could you
er-let me have ten cents, my dear,
for car fare I-er-want to ride
downtown and submit this joke to
some of the editors.
His Wife-Hum-er- is the
joke about
Joke Writer hy-er-it's one of
those prime old absurdities about a
woman-ha! ha about a woman
asking her husband for money, you
know,
The free press. (Poplarville, Miss.) 1890-19??, 1899-06-01

John, you don't seem to enjoy this
asparagus.
"No; just as was buying it, that
miserable Tom Biggs came along and
dunned me for that $40 l owe him.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
MRS. PLACE PUT TO DEATH.
The First woman to Die In the Eisetris
Chair Sent into Eternity BY Judicial
Process.

Sing Sing, N. Y, March 2L-
Martha Place died in the electric chair
at /, o'clock yesterday for the muir.
der OF her stepdAughter Ida She went
calmly To the chair, leaning on War.
den Sags's arm. Her eyes were closed
and she seemed neither TO sec nor hear.
She murmured prayer. Two women
attended heroine q prison attendant
the other q physician. Death was In
stantaneoua Mrs. Place was the frat
woman and the twsnty-sixth to be
electrocuted In the chair at Sing Sing,
and also the first woman In the world
to suffer legal death In that manner,
BY reason OF this fact extraordinary
public interest In the case was aroused
The official report OF the execution
says:
The subject was electrified eight Amperes fol
four seconds, after which the eleetrinoAtioH
was reduced 20 two amperes for 20 seeondA
The voltage was I, ,Tlo for the tirst four seconds
and 200 for the remaining 50 seconds Of the mrs
eieotrlfieAtion After the current was turned
on, at the expiration OF the nrst minute, DR.
Harvey. the prison physician examines
the pulse and heart He was unable
TO ind any heart movement and wa
satisfied that death had taken place
As q precautionary measure, however
the full voltage was again turned on for fou
or ave seconds When the current was nra
turned on the WomAn's body became rigid an
the exposed portion Of the face became hvid
IL seemed as II the woman was straining Z
break the straps with direct outward pressure
An instant later however. the pallor Of deaf
oyerspread her face and IL was apparent tAs
life was extinct
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
ToRNADoEs In THE SOUTH.
Near Birmingham. Ala, About aS People
Were Killed and 80 Duildings Destroyed
--FAtaIItlsa Near Raynesboso, &c.

Birmingham, Ala, March st.-A tor
nado struck the belt OF country lying
between Hefiin and Edwsrdsville In
Cleburne county Saturday afternoon
and wrought great damage. The fol-
lowing Is list OF the dead so far ~
known: Lewis Coffee. aged IS. tax
assessor OF Cleburne county, and the
following members Of his family: MIRA
Coffee, aged 20; Leila. aged 2e; James,
aged 20; Lulu, aged Is; Jacob. aged 10;
Dsvepoe, aged Q; Dollie, aged 10; Gro
YER, aged Q; John, aged 4, and un-
known woman, near Hofin. Many
other people were more or less seri'
ously injured, The path of the storm
was about 200 yards wide and It ira
versed the country for IL miles, begin
ming in the northern part Of Cleburn,
county, near Iron City, and moved
southwark.
It is estimated that about 80 build
ipss were destroyed; between 30 ant
25 persons were injured and over |
score Of farms devastated. The storm
lost It's force just south Of Holm, nea
which place q dozen buildings wer
wrecked. The path OF the cyclon
presents a terrible scene Of havoc
Timbers OF wrecked houses are scat
tered in every direction. Some wer
carried high into the air and other
were driven deep into the ground o
through trees Many head Of csttl
lsvere killed. One dead COW was foun
with shingle driven through he
back.
Cyclone In Georgia Causes Four Deaths
Atlanta Ga, March 9L-A specit
to the Constitution from Waynesbor'
Ca, says a cyclone passed over Burh
county at two o'clock yesterday mori
ing. In the vicinity Of Waynesbor
four people were killed. Sever'
houses were demolished and mue
damage done.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
HALF A MILLION A WEEK.


DR.. Robert Ridgway, ornlthologist Of
the Smithsonian institution, says:
dealers have established themselves
in many cities OF South America for the
sole object Of buying and exporting
humming- birds. The indians readily
learn the art Of sklnning and preserr-
ing. and, because Of the large prchts OF
the industry, they often traverse great
distances TO procure the birds. Resi-
dents Of many parts Of Brazil employ.
their servants in collecting and prepar-
ing them for European markets. and
immense numbers are shipped from
Rio de Jsneiro, Bahia and Pernambuco-
Inmates Of the converts are supplied
with some of the most richly colored
species for the manufacture OF feather
flowers. Myriads Of hummers are also
used by the natives Of Mexico In max
ing the wonderful feather pictures for
which the descendants Of the Aztecs
are famous, plumes of different colors
being employed in place Of pigments.
by far the most effective weapon
for the destruction Of humming- birds
IL the reed blow-pipe. which the South
American Indians use with perfect GER
tainty Of aim. In Brazil very fine nets
are utilized 70 capture tho birds, aud
sometimes they are taken by means Of
bird-lime, though that is apt 10 damage
the plumage. Owing 10 the reckless
slaughter OF these little yietims for or
namental purposes, certain species ere
already on the verge Of extinction.
This does not seem surprising when
one learns that 6J0oo skins Of the ruby
and-topaz humming-bird alone were
shipped, not long ago, from Brazilian
port In q single consignment. while al
q public sale Of birdskins held in Lon
don more than 1900 skins OF hum
ming-birds were disposed of. In ont
week there were sold at auction IL
London 100000 humming-birds snt
other birds from North and sout
America" Philadelphia saturda,
Post. .s.'
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Dallas, Tex, March sl.-Milton
Park, chairman Of the populist ma
tlonal organization committee has Is
sued a manifesto setting forth the
nomination OF Barker and Donnelly
for president and vice president OF the
United States He says there Is moth
ing needed but effective organiza'
tion 70 insure the success Of the peo'
ple's party. He has appointed Pau
IL. Dixon, OF Chillicothe, Mo-, as or
ganizer for kansas, Missouri and Ne
hEaska.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
PARDON Hla Only Hope.

Topeka, Kan, March 81. = John
Henry Collins, the young man con-
yicted of numbering his father, has
abandoned all idea Of appealing his
case and has made up his mind that
nothing can save him from serving a
life sentence, unless 1t Is pardon.
After repeated conferences, Collins
attorneys advised him that an appeal
to the higher courts would result In
no relief and only iinpoverish his
mother and sister, who have already
spent thousands of dollars in his de-
fanaa
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
WILL MR.. ALGER QUIT2
A Rumor Current That the Secretary Of
Wars Resignation Has Already
Heen PrPpnred.

Brunswick, Ca, March 81. Speaker
Reed and daughter arrived at JelSyl
island, near Brunswick, yesterday and
are the guests OF John G. Moore. Pres
ldont Mckinley, Vice President Ho-
bart, Senator Hanna and other noted
politicians arrived yesterday even
ing from Thomasville and au impor'
tant political conference will be held.
There are those who believe that one
OF the important points to be decided
OF this conference of the powers Ii
whether or not Alger shall retire from
the cabinet A rumor current here Is
10 the effect that the secretarys resig
nation has been prepared and thai
during the current week the prcsdenl
and his advisers will determine wheth
er or not II shall be accepted.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
svain win Pay cuban Debt.

London, March 9l.-The Madrid cor.
respondent OF the Standard says; ~
am able to state that the government
intends, SO far as possible, to execute
the national guarantee Of the Cuban
debt It is proposed that the settle
ment should include EOS, 900, 900 of the
Cuban six per cent bonds, issued in
1885, and $1,000, 900 OF the FIVE pei
cent bonds, issued in 1890. These dc
not include the war debts contracted
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Washington, March 16.-The deten-
tion of the transport Michigan at the
Georgia state quarantine below Sa-
vannah is giving the war department
some concern. The ship has now been
held for four days and is thus pre-
vented from returning to Cuba and
bringing back more troops 1t is
feared that the quarantine delays
which will occur in the southern states
will greatly hinder the return oi
troops to this country. The weather
Is yet too cold to bring the troops tC
q northern climate and they must bt
landed at southern points during April
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
ESCAPED THE sUTTRR.
Hsw MrA Lsire-, . Naavs Of Bsaassa
India, was Saved frsr DsetA
80 . Funeral Pyss.

Mrs. Rance Lalros. Q woman BE-
tween 50 and s., arrived In New YorA
recently from India. via YoccAamA snd
San Francisco, with her husband. and
settled down In the Hindoo colony
which had established Itself near ths
extreme end Of West Thirty -nrst street.
In New York city.
Mrs. LAlros' husband Il EurasiaH
from Lahore and Christian. but The
lady 10 stanch Hindoo who refuses to,
be converted, and has brought with he's.
from her native Benares q copper stat
uetts Of the goddess SILVA, which she
worshlps at leisure while her husband
may be attending service In the neari
est Episcopal church,
As Is the custom In India, Ramse
Khud while atill toddling ohild was
afiianced 10 the son of friend and
neighbor. Al the age Of IL, just on The
eve OF the children's marriage, the
youth OF IL, who vas TO be the BRIDE
groom. died, and according 70 tho ire
vocable laws Of hsr caste shs wa@
doomed to be bafned on the funeral
pyre on the bapks OF the sacred River
Jumna, over from the city Of Benares4
ut was little before the sspoy mu-
tiny OF 1897, and |, the son OF Eu-
ropean father. was guiding a dctaoh-
meut Of the First Bengal cavalry
through the Jungle OF Benares." iaya
her husband. While concealed in the
bush, waiting for sunrise, we saw the
dead youth carried down to the waters
edge on a bamboo stretcher, and juds-
ing from the sort of crowd that had
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
Forty.Four Are Missing .

New York, March so.-Little prog
ress was made yesterday In removing
the debris of the Windsor hotel Ore, In
the effort to discover the bodies that
are supposed TO lie buried there. A
heavy, sitting vapor arose continually,
retarding progress of the workers and
keeping them for the most part away
from the center Of the ruins The
death list remains at 10, and the list o.
missing has been reduced to ~, as I
number OF those previously unaccount
ed for reported in person or had beer
located by friends
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
TsLEGRAPHlc BREvITlEs.

The St Joseph district conference
of the NJ. L. church (south) convened
at Elmo, Nodaway county, Mo.
W. II. Thomas, president Of a pro-
duce company at St Joseph, Mo-, has
disappeared, leaving unpaid claims ag-
gregating several thousand dollars
Benjamin James committed suicide
at Joplin, Mo-, because he was refused
credit at a grocery store. He had
squandered fortune which he In
herited.
In an alteration in the buckeye
saloon at Joplin, Mo-, William Smith,
a negro porter, was shot and mortally
wounded by Robert Tobiner, the bar
keeper.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

jefferson City, Mo-, March 2l.-0ov.
Stephens yesterday granted respite
until June Z, 1899, TO James McAffee,
OF Jasper county, who was under sen.
tence of death and whose execution
was set for April $, 1899. The respite
is granted in order that the attorneys
for the condemned man may have time
to prepare an appeal, and also that
the governor may have time In which
to look into and consider an appeal
for executive clemeucy,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
------------------------
DURATION OF TWO WARS.
The Judge Advocate General Establishes
Basis for Calculation In the OWL aud
Spanish American Conflicts.

Washington, March 81. Judge Ad-
vocate General Lemley, Of the navy
department, has rendered an opinion
as to the date Of commencement and
termination OF the civil and the Span
ish American war, as a basis for calcu'
lating the war service OF officers TO be
retired after 80 years. He holds that
the civil war began April Is, 1851, and 1t
terminated August l, 1855, when hos
tilities ceased in Texas, and not April
Q, 1866, as stated by the supreme court.
The Spanish-American wal began, as
declared by congress, April 81, 1898
and 1t is held to be still in progress
1t Is also held that, in computing the
80 years service, years spent In the
army or marine corps in time OF actual
war shall count double, but no TINT
shall count for peace service.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
SHORT OF PAPER MONEY.
TIL. Comp,roiIsr OF the Currency, Mr.
Dawes. Gives Reason for the Appar-
sut scarcity OF Grsenbaeks.


Washington, March 2L-Mr. Dawes,
the comptroller OF the currency, In
answer to inquiries yesterday In re-
gard to the apparent scarcity OF paper
money, said;
The chief reason for the growing demand for
paper money is unQuestlonably the increase In
the general volume OF business There has
been no reduction in the amount Of paper
money which OF itself would cause scarcity
The situation in reference to bills is brought
about by the increased demand, and moi
bv decrease In tho supply The
amount Of paper money in circulation
March 1, 1890, Is much greater thar
n was one year ago While the decrease In
circulation in the amount Of gold certificates
IL ts. .l7s $780, In treasury notes s49sog7l, and II
currency certificates t25 SOS, ,O9a the circulation
OF silver certificates has increased in the sun
OF Sio iis, ,27s, and United States notes th,ial,
aia making the total net incresse OF govern
ment paper money in circulation t2I o,oov
which. added to the increase OF us, 100 80 Ii
national bank circulation, makes the total In
crease Of paper money in circulation over on
year ago, t45, $50 p0k
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Washington, March 81. The surgeon
general Of the marine hospital service
has detailed assistant surgeons to vari-
GUS fruit ports of Central America for
the coming season. This is done for
the purpose of expediting fruit ship
ments to the United States. At all
these ports there is more or less dan
ger OF yellow fever and II proper pre-
cautions were not taken before theii
shipment, disinfection would be neces'
sary upon arrival In the United States,
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Guthrie, Ok, March 9i.-Thousands
OF men are camped on the edges Of
the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache res
ervations, waiting for the word which
will permit them 70 make dash for
homes. But new plans are suggested
for the opening, Some want them auc'
toned and others think the lottery
plan would be the best
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Rutland, Vt, March 2O.-George
Dewey has received letter from his
father, the admiral, in which he says
he is in good health, although some.
what fatigued. The admiral expressed
the hope that his task will be finished
before long. Charles Dewey expects
that his brother will arrive in Wash
ington about June / and will soon
thereafter visit his old home in Ver-
mont
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Washington, March ls.-Gen. Brooke
has been cabled to proceed to the exc
cution OF the order providing for the
discharge OF all soldiers who enlisted
in the regular army at the outbreak
Of hostilities until the cessation of the
war, should they apply for such dis
charge. He will endeavor to re-enlist
as many as possible and will fill the
vacancies remaining in the regular
ranks from volunteers who care TO
tranafer.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
AN AWFUL CRIME.
Five Children Said to Have Been
Murdered by Their Father.
John Moore, OF Huiohinsou, Kan, Uadss
the shadow of Terrible Accusation
The House Was Set on Fire
After the Crime.

Hutchinson, Kan, March 2l.-A
fiendish crime. similar TO the recent
Gilbert murder in Clay county, oc-
eurred here yesterday morning. Five
children we're murdered BY their
father while sleeping and the house
afterward burned over them. The
children were: Carl Moore, aged is;
Mary, aged ten; Pearl, aged eight;
Charlie. aged seven, and Lee, aged
three years, all the children Of John
A. Moore. Yesterday evening, after
the close Of q coroner's inquest, Moore
was arrested upon the charge Of muir.
dering the children and IL now In jail
At two o'clock yesterday morning the
house on East Tenth street, where
Moore and his family lived, was partly
destroyed by Gre. When the fre wEa
gotten under control and the Hrsmsn
entered. Moore's Ave children were
found dead upon bed on the floor.
Their bodies lay side by side, just a.
they would be when sleeping. The
lower parts OF their bodies were badly
burned.
During the day the belief spread
that the children had been murdered
before the house was burned, Al 6rst
the only evidence OF this was the fact
that the children had not moved IN
their bed and the presence OF blood
upon parts of the bed. An inquest
was held In the afternoon which de-
veloped the fact almost beyond doubt
that the children were murdered BY
the father. Before the inquest physi
clans made an examination OF this
bodies In the skull OF each was found
q fracture made by heavy blow BY
some blunt instrument With one ex
ception, each child also had q cut iu
the neck, evidently made by knife
This evidence was produced by the
physicians at the inquest
The fathers story told before the
coroner was that he slept in the mex
room to the children. He accounted
for the FIRE by saying he left LAM
burning In the children's room an'
that 1t had exploded. Moore talke'
indifferently about the affair. II
said he was awakened by the smok
aud rushed outdoors. He was abou
l5 minutes recovering from the effect
Of the smoke and gas. He then awah
ened neighbor who lived about
feet west on the next lot. He did nc
try to get the children out, as the fr
had too much start When others Al
rived he could not tell where the CHI
dren were sleeping No one else wa
at the house. the mother having gon
, out to nurse q sick woman.
Moore's testimony was given befol
he had an intimation that IL WI
known that the children had bee
murdered He said that when he sa
J the children could not be saved b
went TO his wife's fathers and stage
! until morning. When the doctors te
| titled that the children had been mu
!. dered, Moore gave close attention. b
his countenance did not change. On
g or twice he sneered ut the cvidenc
+ Although not under arrest, he W
= closely watched during the trial
: made no attempt to get away. VIII
y the verdict of the coroneTs jury W
I brought In, charging him with u
!. crime, he acted a. indifferent as B
/. fore. He refused to talk after v
n trtul
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
Victory for Kansas City Parks.

ST. Louis, March 20. Judge Adams,
In the United States circuit court here,
refused to grant an injunction to pre-
vent the sale OF $3.50, 900 of North Ter
race park certificates at Kansas City
which was asked for by F. q. Bonfils,
OF Denver. This is distinct victory
for the Kansas City park board and
will probably have the effect Of stop
ping all litigation.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
ThS Missouri Historical Exhibit

St Louis, March 9l.-The Mis-.
souri, Historical society loan exhibit,
which was planned to begin yester-
day, has been postponed to April 10 to
IS inclusive. 1t was found TO be i'm
possible to procure all the materials
and classify them in time to begin yes
tardav
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

London, March sO.-The st. Peters
burg correspondent of the Daily Mail
says: ut is asserted here that negoti.
ations are almost concluded by which
the treaty port New chwang, province
OF Leao.Tong, on the river Liaou, near
the gulf Of Pechili will become Rus
sian possession, Russia undertaking,
in return, to support China in resist
ing the demands Of Italy"
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Washington, March 2L-Arrange-
ments have been completed by the
surgeon general Of the marine hos
pital service for the disinfection in
this country OF troops arriving from
Cuba, which cannot receive this at
tention before embarkation. The ma
jority OF the troops will be landed a.
Savannah and will be disinfectet
there, but others will receive atten
ton at Brunswick, Blackboard islanC
and Charleston.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Monett, Mo-, March 2l.--Hamilton
G. FAINT, Frisco railroad switchman,
was crushed to death between cars al
two o'clock yesterday morning while
working in the Yards at this place.
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

Kingston, Jamaica, March 81 The
American line steamer Paris, with the
party OF American excnrsionists who
are touring the West Indian waters,
sailed at six o'clock yesterday even
ing. Mr.. John Sherman was worse
aud was not likely to survive the night
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25

London, March 81 From Geneva
comes the news that Empress Eliza
beth's murderer, Luigi Lucchini, has
completely broken down under the
riRors of solitary imprisonment He
has attempted suicide on three occa'
sions md has probably become insane
The weekly intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1891-1901, 1899-03-25
Ex-senator Walsh Dead .

Augusta, Ga, March 9i.-Patricl
Walsh, ex-United States senator and
mayor of Augusta, died yesterday,
after three months Hines, OF nervou,
prostration. Mayor Walsh was one oi
the most prominent men in Georgia.