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BID WRECK IN ILLINOIS.
The South-Bound Illinois Central
Flyer Wrecked a Mile South
of Lenzburg, Ill.
FIREMAN THOMAS JONES WAS KILLED.
Several Persons Injured. Some of Them
Seriousiy-The Engine Jumped the
Track and the Entire Train Turned
Over on It's Side. Which Probably Pre-
vented Telescopine.

st. Louis, July 19.-rhe Illinois Cen
tral Flyer. southbonnd, which left ST.
Louis at nine o'clock Tuesday morn
ing, jumped the track one mile south
of Lenzburg, which is a3 miles from
ST. Louis, at 10:45 o'clock
The engine and every coach was
turned completely over. The train was
wcil-filled, and it is marvellous that
any one escaped.
Fireman Jones Dead.
Fireman Thomas Jones was caught
by the engine as it rolled over and
both his legs were ent off. He died be-
fore the train. which was bearing him
and other injured back TO l}elleville,
reached there.
A. j. Eifiein, passenger. who lives
at i146 Morgan street, st. Louis. was
thrown forward his chest striking
the seat in front of him. His chest was
crushed in and he is supposed 10 have
been seriously injured internally. He
was ent through to st. Louis and WAS
taken TO his home.
". b. Wilson. of Chicago. was seri-
ously scalded about the head and the
upper part of the body O. G. Connor,
of 1924 Olive street. was also seriously
scalded Master Mechanic Beckwith
was bruised about the body.
Conductor John Tinkham escaped
without injuries. He can not account
for the accident.
Engineers Narrow Escape.
Engineer David MeConachie had a
marvellous escape from death. When
the engine left the track he stuck to
his post. When the big machine ended
its mad plunge by rolling over. Me-
conachie was still in the cab. He
erawed from under the engine when
all was over, uniniured, save for slight
burns from escaping steam. The faet
that he was on the right side of the
cab and therefore on the upper side
as the engine jumped to the left and
rolled over, probably accounts tor his
escape.
Fireman Jones. being on the left
side, was caught under the engine as
il rolled.
A Mysterious Accident.
The accident is 4 mysterious one.
The track for some distance approach
ing the scene is perfectly straight.
The train was running 10 miles an
hour. It was composed of six coaches
besides the express and mail. Without
warning the engines wheels left the
track on the left side and each ear IN
its turn followed.
The engine rolled over and each ear
did the same. This rolling over prob
ably prevented telescoping and saved
the lives of many passengers.
The Wounded Cared For.
The wounded were lifted from the
ruins tenderly and laid beside the
track. Fireman Jones was eXtricated
with great difficulty, as his legs were
pinioned down by the weight of the
engine.
Some of the crew hurried to LEM
burg. 4 mile north. and wired Belle
vile. After a wait of nearly an hour.
the train which leaves Bellcville at IL
O'Clock arrived ut the scene, bringing
doctors and railroad officials. The
wounded were transferred to this
train and brought back
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To Explore the Fossil Fields.

Omaha. Neb., July ia large party
of scientists left Omaha over the Union
Pacific yesterday for Laramie. Wyo.,
on q 40 days exploration OF the fossil
fields OF that state. This expedition
haas been arranged by the Union Pa
e,fe becluse of a widespread interest
created among scientists and geolo-
gi-is by reason of the recent discoy-
rriss OF reptilian fossils IF enormous
size. The party contains fully 100
scientists representing all Of the
larger universities of the United
States
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The Whole County In Arms.

London Depot. Ky, July lo.--Nearly
every man in Clay county is armed
and on horseback Fastening to either
one side or the other. carrying and
going for news and protecting each
others homes. Lights are 1lashins
from housetop TO housetop. and the
hilltop to hilltop, conveying inforIna-
ton that can not DE read but by the
clan for which the message is intend
ed
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The Diana s,dner.C.R.

Sydney. C. H.. July 19.-The steam
bark Diana, Capt. Bartlett, has arrived
here from ST. Johns. \. f., for the
purpose of provisioning and loading
for her northern voyage. The relief
expedition will be accompanied by
Prof. William Libbey and several MEM
bers of the Princeton faculty.
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ARE SICK OF THE KLONDIKE.
Inside View of How Boonis are Got.
ten Up by the frannporta-
ton Companies.

San Francisco, July 19.-The steam
er Portland arrived here yesterday. Il
days from St. Michael, with $50 pas
sengers and S1.000.0 900 in gold on
board. The most of the returned pee-
pie are without means, and about $780,
900 of the gold is owned by fewlucky
people, the balance being the prop
cry of the Alaska Commercial Co.
Indignant mt Their Treatment.
The miners speak Indignantly OF the
treatment accorded prospectors who
went to the Cape Nome district at the
solicitation of the transportation com.
panies. The reports arriving yesterday
fully confirmed the press advices re-
ceived from DR.. Stone. formerly of this
city, who went north during the first
rush to the Cape Nome district.
The District Has Been "snIted."
The Portland passengers say ur
qualifedly that the district has been
"salted' in the interests of the trans
portation company, and great suffer
ing prevails in the district, food, fuei
and clothing being scarce.
Few Lucky, Many Hungry.
Reports of a similar nature come
from passengers who went as far
north as Rampant City. \ few rich
pockets have been struck, here and
there, but no very important finds
have been reported. As soon as some
prospector makes a strike his joy gets
the better of him, and he tells others.
This causes a rush, and among the
great numbers who join these rGshes,
possibly a dozen, or even less, may
take out few hundred or possibly u
few thousand dollars.
Unconscious Boomers.
They generally make their way to
the settlements, followed by Il large
number of the luckless ones, and the
arrivals of so many miners at one time
at a settlement, accompanied by
few who spend their money layishly,
give rise TO the rumer of the great
richness OF particular district. And
the transportation companies are moi
slow to take advantage of the oppor
tunity to delude prospectors into GO
ing into the districts. Many of the
spent their last dollar to obtain trans
portation to this city, and some had
to sell all their possessions to get
enough money to pay their transpor-
tation charges.
A Pessimistfe View.
r. I. Edgar, one of the passengers
on the Portland. takes Il very gloomy
view of the state of affairs in Dawson.
There is nothing doing there" he
said. ut is frightfully dull. The place
is so oyerrun with unemployed men
that there are at least ten men for
every job. No, there is no suffering.
There seems to be food for all. but
there are n great many men who are
without money, and who will undoubt-
edly suffer. l have no doubt that the
government will have to step in and
take care of these men.
Would Leave If They Could.
There are hundreds anxious to leave
Dawson, and who would leave of they
had the means, but they have not, and
there is an end to it,
'llow many left within the last
month";"
Fully 1000. A large number have
worked their way down on the Port
land. No, there have been no new
strikes. There are certainly men up
there who have made good thing,
and they are pleased, but the majority
are heartily sick of the Klondike
country"
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GOULD'S SOCIAL TRIUMPH.
Emperor William of Germany spent
an Hour With Howard Gould
on board the Niagara.

Molde, Norway, July 2o.-Emperor
William of Germany spent an hour
with Mr.. Howard Gould on board the
latter's yacht Niagara. On leaving
Molde, on board the imperial yacht
Hohenzollern. the emperor waived
his cap in adieu to Mr. Gould, and the
Stars and Stripes were hoisted at tho
Hohenzollern's foremast.
The Niagara left the harbor shortly
after the departure of the German
emperor
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EmbezzIed school Funds.

Chicago, July 20.-Wiliam A. s.
Graham. former school agent, clerk
and secretary of the board of educa-
ton, is a self-confessed defaulter in
the sum of $4,000. Positive proof of
the shortage was discovered, together
with a letter left by Graham, who has
disappeared, authorizing the convey
anee of all his property for the pur-
pose of liquidating his shortage.
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Empty-Handed Gold seekers

Seattle, Wash, July 1s.-Ihe s''',,
er Laurada arrived yesterday lrop y.
Michaels with between 800 and qN P
sengers. Among them were y "a, %
charged soldiers from Rampar' Wv. ~,
No big amounts of gold dus; Nere y, ~
ried on the steamer. Some IVA .J
there is about a half million scat y. y,
among the passengers, whiie o ...,.
say most of them are returning e"fs <,
handed. The third officer u .r
steamer George fell overheard 9s A
day morning, and his leg was '"'
by the propeller blade.
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CEN. ANDERSON DENIES.
He Did Not Utter the Words Put
Into His Mouth by Commis-
sioner Zialcita.
WASVERY CAREFUL AS TO WHAT He SAID,
The General. Also, Declares Ihnt
There Was No Clash between
Him and Gen. Otis. or That lie
Was Recalled on Account OF Any
Misunderstanding With Otis.

Fort Thomas. Ky, July 20.-Gen.
Thomas NJ. Anderson. commander OF
the department of the lakes. WAS seen
here by a press representative, and
was asked for statement concerning
the Minneapolis Times report from It's
Manila correspondent, in which the
Philippine Peace Commissioner Zlal-
eta. was quoted as saying that Gen.
Anderson ut dinner given In ms
honor. at Gatite. had said that the
Amt ricans had not come TO the Phll-
ippnes for the purpose to take one
foot of the territory with the view of
permanent possession, but for the
purpose of giving the Filipinos their
independence. Gen. Anderson prompt
" and decidedly said he had never
used any such language. lie stated
that when he reached Manila he had
no transportation. forage or fuel. and
he applied to Aguinaldo for these
things.
Correspondence with tGuinaldo.
This drew him into a eorrespon-
dence with tguinaldo. from which the
general soon saw that Aguinaldo
purpose was TO put every obstacle in
the way of furnishing the things
needed by the United States army,
and at the same time to lead the Unit
ed States. through Gen. Anderson.into
some sort of recognition of the Fill
pino government. In that correspon-
L., hp unaHp II
plain to Aguinaldo that he was there
in a purely military capacity, with no
authority whatever to bind the Unit
ed States by any act of recognition;
that his intercourse with Aguinaldo
was purely military, both being OPP
posed by Il common enemy. lie also
pointed out that as no nation had
recognized the Filipino government,
or had even given it helligerent rights
il was impossible for him to do any.
thing of the kind.
81 want ii distinctly stated" said
the genraI, that ! never at any time
made any such statement as is at
tributed to me by Iialcita.
Another Matter Set Right.
"Another matter ! wish TO set right
1t has been charged that ! had clash
ed with Gen Otis. and it has ever
been said that | was recalled on THAI
account. There was no clash betweef
me and Gen. Otis. 1t is true | made &
suggestion with regard to attacking
the Filipinos, because they We're in
trenching in our front, and that Gen
Otis did not act upon it. But thii
made no clash. Gen. Otis may have
been acting under direct orders from
Washington. As to my recall. that wa
dated in January. and hostilities die
not begin until February, so it couit
have had no connection with the ac
tive campaign as suggested
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shamrock Went Aground.

Portsmouth. July 2O.-The Yacht
Shamrock grounded off South Sea. be-
tween Portsmouth harbor and Langs-
ton harbor, while racing with the Bri-
tannia. but was soon towed off. 1t
does not appear likely that the chal-
lenger suffered material damage.
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Sediti0n in Cubn.

Havana. July 2o.-A regular revolu-
tionary party has been established
with headquarters in this city, the OBJ
ject of which is to excite Cubans
throughout the island and prevent
them settling down to peaceful pur-
suits. The authorities are kept ad-
yised of every movement.
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Surrendered uin,..t,

Montreal. Que. July IS George
Frederick Bell, the man who s,yore
he stole the Carranla letter. aud fer
whose arrest a warrant was issued on
Saturday. charging him with theft of
the letter. surrendered himself YES
terday. lie was released on SSoO i,,;l
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shnfter viii Have to Retire.

New York. July 20.-A special 20
the Times from Washington says:
Those friends of Maj.-Gen. Shafter.
Nho are working in San Francisco TO
have him retained in the army after
his time 10 expire has arrived, will
not meet with suecsss Ae.e.
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German Fisherman Missing.

Victoria. b. C., July 20.-August
Sturhm. German fisherman of this
place, left Victoria, June IL, in an
open boat for Seattle, together with
two or three Cinnamon. He has not
since been heard from, and it is be-
leved he is either lost or has met with
fonl r,1av
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Mortally wounded by Robbers.

San Francisco. July 1.-Two masked
men entered the grocery store and sa-
loon kept by David Lavari and after
firing several shots 10 iutimidate those
in the place demanded of Iayari his
money. The proprietor resisted and
was mortally wounded. The robbers
escaned
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No One Boarded the Olympia.

New York, July 1s.-A dispatch to
the Herald from Port said says:
"Ouarantine regulations prevented
anyone from shore setting foot on
board the Olympia. Had such thing
happened she would be quarantined at
Trieste. Now she will get pratique
there
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Imported Negro Ninrrs

Scammon. kas., July lS.--Thc Cen.
tral Coal and Coke Co. brought A. ne.
gro miners from Alabama into this dis.
trict yesterday. The men were nut
to work in the stockaded mine ana
mile north of Scammou
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A Murderess Hanged.

London. July 2o,-Mary Ansell, the
woman who insured her sisters life
and then poisoned her by sending cake
containing phosphorus to her through
the mail was hanged, at St. Adams,
the authorities refusing to interfere
with the execution of the sentence.
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Fatally shot.

ST, Louis, July 20.-Oscar Nolte was
shot and almost instantly killed by
Jacob Shorinsky, on the sidewalk in
front of 1926 North Eighth street,
Tuesday night. Shorinsky is a huck-
ster and innk dealer. and his victim
was Il well-khown police character.
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Cleveland. o., July 20.-The 600 long
shoremen who went on strike at the
Erie docks. Tuesday. are still out. a
number of vessels loaded with iron ore
are tied up at the docks waiting to be
anloaded. The indications are that
che strike will be of short duration.
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yellow Fever on Board

London, July 1s.-Adviccs ha'e Ian
received here that the NolETs s.,n
bark Ringhorne, Capt. Noorlla'lu'' NoorlI ,r.
Rio Janeiro, June >, for saP''' ,iih
rived off Pernambuco, on July ain
yellow fever on board. Jhe e1f disl
second mate and carpen'er u'u
OF the fever ON June 70.
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SECRETARY ALGER RESIGNS
The Secretary of War Has Placed
His Resignation in the Hands
of the President.

Washington, July 2o.-Secretary Of
War Alger has rendered his resigna-
tion TO take effect at the pleasure of
the president.
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Apcsls lluo uo AsuoK-'05 6Inr ssIot Ns>-
at per cent prime mercantile na,tsy
s,gt1'1 per cent sterling exchange ste,Gy
,,lS business IN bankers bills NJ
~ i,' ~ +>' LOT demand and at 4S4a tN4i, foT
~ DAY posted rates 4s5d4S6 and M, tSSi,. ~
coininefclal bills, 4N3G4s3i4 Silver certt,i,
Sates, olptl. Bar silver G5is. Msxic.n
s''-~S' II. 20 erumsnt bonds easy.
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Eourtb of July Victims.

Boston, July 1s.-rhere have been
six deaths from lockiaw in tie past
ten days. The victims were boys in
iured in Fourth of July accidents.
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President OF w..le,an contsrenee.

London, July l9.-Rey. Frederick ".
acDonald, uncle of Rudyard kipling.
has been elected president OF the Nes-
lNan couference.
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ottnn.
Financial.

quotations for middling range as fol-
,eWs: 81 Louis, 5A4c, New York. Gg-iCc:
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silver For Eur0pe.

New York. July 19.-The steamship
st. Paul. sailing for Europe to-day,
takes out 5s7 900 ounces of silver.
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Cornerstone Lar.ng.

Nokomis. Ill.. July 19.-The cornor-
stone of Il new S20.0O0 schoolhouse was
laid by the Illinois Grand Lodge A. f.
and \. NJ. yesterday.
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Chartered the siuni'

Washington, July 1S.-Ihe wa .a,,ssr
psrtm4nt has chartered the 70
Siam 10 carry 800 cavalry aO'~
Manila.
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FRANCE Is IN 4 DILEMMA
Whichever Horn She Chooses q.
Promise of Bringing Trotbl.
in Its Train.
INCLINED TO DO RIGHT IF SHE nlm
So Many Are Involved in tben
fus Scandal However, That m,
position ID Becoming Mnn;f.
Hush the Matter Tn Af,a,
Trial at Hennes.

New York, July 18.-It is now st..
ed, says the Paris CORE snonde,t :,
the Tribune, the present cabinet l.
decided in the event of The aconi,..,
of Dreyfus, at Rennes, which is i,
garded as almost certainty to bna
UP the whole scandal. This is comet
eded in political circles to be the W..
question with which France will
confronted as soon as the court.m,.
tial, at Rennes, has pronounced i,
judgment.
Would the "HushIng Up" Wo,l,
In spite of the weight OF authors,
of NJ. Ribot and of the influential =,
publican papers like The Temps ana
the Debats, people are beginning /,
ask whether such policy of "hushir,
up" and of shielding those who are r.
sponsible for the terrible eonspiaq
against an innocent man would not a.
stroy confidence in the republic.
For Truth and Justice.
A large and apparently ineressv
body of republicans, including. Al
course, all the radicals ana soeias,
who, from the very outset of the brey.
fus affair, have been constantly on n,
side of truth and Justice and has
thereby gained enormously in political
power-show signs of insisting on ii,
most drastic investigation INTO all tb
circumstances of the Dreyius con
spiracy.
"Wipe Of Old scores.
From the American Doint Of view
the French republic has everything ID
gain and nothing to lose by probin.
the wound to the quick, and punishh.
the guilty. But prudent and exper.
eneed Frenchmen favor The pelicy dl
the Sponge Wipe off all he oi
Scores" they say, "and begin the es
libition year with a clean slate. PHI
ishment in France usually means H
taliation, and retaliation, leads 70 eli
war"
Remnins to bo Seen.
Such are the words of Frtnd
statesman who has been prime minis
ter, and who has weathered many 1
parliamentary storm. Whether It I'M
nishes a key to the policy that dl
present cabinet will adopt after nd
Judgment shall have been rendered h
the Rennes court-martial remains NJ
be seen.
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should Have Given Them a Trial.


THAT Vas false. absolutely false.
No such order was ever issued by Of
ficials at Malolos. If Gen. Otis found
any such written order, it was the
work of friars, or some other enemy
of ours This is not race war. We
Realize that in order to win we must
have the support of civilized nations,
and must conduct our affairs accord
ingly."
Early the following morning the
commissioners escort started for Ma
nila to see Gen. Otis.
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WAR IN CLAY c(UN|Y,M.
Desperate Battle Fought at Little
Goose Creek, Near Man
chester.
FIVE DEAD AND THREE MORE WILL Dlf.

Only One of the Number Engaged Came
Through Unscathed - Nearly Every
Man in Clay County Armed and Has
tening to Join Either One Side or the
Other.
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Adopted the Seven Years Franchise

Pretoria. July l9.-The Nollsraad, in
secret session, adopted the seven
years franchise proposition.
The Van Buren press., 1899-07-22
River News.
THE MARKET REPORT.

'all. . Trace.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25
Bankruptcy Notice.
PETITION FOR DISCHARGE.

PEIlllON FOK DISCHARGE.
In the matter OF
Willie L. Mcneil In Bankruptcy.
To the on. Hoyt II. Wheeler, Judge of tbs
District Court Of the United States for
the District ofvermont.
Willie E. Mcneil of St. Johnsbury in the
County OF Caledonia and State oil Vermont
in said District. respectfully represents:
That on the 9th day of July. last
past, he was duly adjudged bankrupt under
the Acts OF Congress relating to bankruptcy.
that he has duly surrendered all his property
and rights of property. and has fully com.
piled with all the requirements of said Acts
and OF the orders OF the Court touching
his bankruptcy;
Wherefore, he prays that he may be decreed
by the court to have full discharge from ali
debts provabe against his estate under said
Bankrupt Acts, except such debts as are ex.
cepted by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day of October A. d. 1899
WILLIE L. MCNEIL, BANKRUPT,
ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.
United States District Court for the District
Of Vermont.
Willie &. Mcneil. Bankrupt Discharge.
Notice is hereby given that Willie E.
Mcneil Bankrupt. has filed his petition dated
October IL. 1 S99 praying for discharge from
all his debts in bankruptcy. and that all credi.
tors and other persons Directing to such
discharge may appear before me at my Office
in St. Johnsbury aforesaid, on the 9Th day
of November at 10 O'Clock a IN and then and
there present their objections, if any, to such
discharge, with their proofs thereon.
DAVID E. PORTER,
Referee in BankruDtcy
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1899-10-25

down by her. The police officers by that
time had reached the little company.
Donald Marsh raised his arm and
shouted over the howl that was begin
ming to rise from the wild beast in the
mob.
"Stopl You've killed a womanl"
The announcement partly sobered the
crowd.
"Is it true?" Henry Maxwell asked
as DR.. West kneeled on the other side of
Loreen, supporting her.
"She's dyingl" said DR.. West briefly
Loreen opened her eyes and smiled at
Virginia. Virginia wiped the blood
from her face and then bent over and
kissed her. Loreen smiled again, and
the next moment her soul was in para
disc.
And yet this is only one woman out
Of thousands killed by this drink devil
Crowd back now, ye sinful men and
women in this filthy street Let this
august dead form be borne through
your stupefed sobered ranks. She was
one Of your own children. The Rectan-
gle had stamped the image Of the beast
on her. Thank him who died for sim
ners that the other image of new soul
now shines out of her pale clay. Crowd
back Give them rooml Let her pass
reverently, followed and surrounded by
the weeping, awestruck company of
Christians. Ye killed her, ye drunken
murderersl And yet, and yet, o Chris
tian America, who killed this woman?
Stand back Silence therel A woman
has been killed Who? Loreen, child Of
the streets-poor, drunken, vile sinnerl
o Lord God, how long? Yes; the saloon
killed her-that is, the voters in Chris
tian America who license the saloon.
And the judgment day only shall de-
clare who was the murderer of Loreen