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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
THAT HOG-SrEALTNG MURDER
ANA the Queer Verdict which Says Public
Sentiment Approves II.
From n. indianapolis Sun.

From NJ Indidnapoiis Sm,.
complste story OF tho Coroner's verdict in
the case OF Alonzo Cumphrey. shot while hog
stealing In Decatur county. has been received
IN Indianapolis The verdict il one OF the
most interesting legal instruments ever fled
by an Indiana offlcer Here IL Is:
Being summoned to Burney. in Decatur
county. on the morning OF Nov II. 1890. pro-
ceeled to said place, where | was informed
that man was found dead on the Clifty Greek.
two miles. to which place repaired
On investigation | found the deceased
to be Alon2o Humphrey. aged A. years,
and II resident OF Clay township. On view
OF ~" body and the evidence OF witnesses
] obtained tho following facts; That tho
4, NJ. by his brother-in law. George Bolts
that said Bolts. his wife and the wife ~ Alonzo
Humphrey had left the home OF the latter about
y; W, OF Noy u, 1890. 70 the house recently
hionZo pumphTey 10 remain at the farm home.
" LAY township over night alone that said
bolts and yif. and Mrs. Humphrey returned
A!onZo Humphrey absent from the house.
J., 4 search was Instituted. resulting In finding
nls body or the bank fClity at the foot OF hill
having resulted several houra previously from
agnashot wound in the right side OF the neck.
o,d ma that said Humphrey was noted thief
money viii which 10 liquidate nne in court
Tor assault and battery, which was due Tues.
gay. Nov ~, and that he was engaged In steal
Ing noRs rom parties unknown TO me for the
10 li1uidate the. debt: that he was shot pre,
srmably while in said act by the person from
M En@Mn said ~ neg, NE mere stolen and Tho
PumphIsy meets the approval OF the best cit.
IT. B. GULLEYER, Coroner"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
LIMITS OF SEED TITaLITY.
No Truth In tho stories OF Germinntion
After Thousands OF Yenrs.
From II. caicaOo Chronicle.


Some time ago an article appeared in the Chi.
cago newspapers which was written at Ander-
son. Ind, and dealt with the longevity Of sec,is
In substance the article states that archeologists
had but recently explored near Anderson some
81 the mounds of the mound builders who inhah-
tied this country some 5000 years ago and found.
among other things, corn in jars Theoretically
sealed. Dr Cullen, prominent scientist Il
anderson obtained some of the corn and planted
"n ana ia S SSS s snrpSra 10 see i grow THIS not
deriul growth In comparison with other corn,
II aIs9 proved that corn is degrneraIing
rms statement was shown To Prof l.. II Pam
mel III charR" Of the department 81 botany IN
the Iowa State College, and botanisl for tho gov.
eminent experiment station here In discussing
The statement is frequently made in the popu.
,,ar press mat seeds have retained their yleliy
under some conditions has preserved It's vitality
Tor my 90 one hundred years l. has frequently
monuments germinatrd hut in ro, a single casr
rs This g"Tmlnaton authenticated MOI sin
xle grain taken from an ancient Egyptian sar
been known Ia gcrminatc. and the conditions
ioI preserving The seed IN these Egyptian mouu.
protected from the air and variations NJ lrmprra.
,Te Lhc experiment which has brcn most
talked Of rs that q The Coun! Of Scrnherg az Prague,
Tic had received The grains from a Trustworthy
traveller who Told him that they were taken iron,
saaf"phagps is said Ihs, two "f these seeds
pastures are perpctraied by The people VIII" dis.
pose of ihesr SEEDS In some eases they have
even stripped corn, ar maize lnio these SaTrnphaR
Many experiments have been m ade' uVI "nIy
IN ms country, but in Europe, 10 determine the
IiaHiS OF various grain seeds Thus barley
retains It's yitalt. better Than any other cereal
and this is said tn retain It's Vitality from eight
10 Ten Years In the case of wheat 90 10 100 per
,ehl terminates ~ from" 10 four years In Ave
o. rye The percentage II termination IN Ave years
dropped I" % per cent in seven years 50 per cent
nine years, ~ In The ~ 1
made some experiments few years ago 10 de
Iermine the vitality and found that corn which
was Kept in tightly closed vessels al the age 81
twenty years had lost all its power of grrminn
uon Experiments also Indicate that corn KEEP,
even, Ir" years hrcame largely deteroratcd
grass seeds which have been buried al some d p,hs
IN me soil and In vessels tightly sealed failsA
gerninae ailera dozen or fifteen years 80.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
DOLANDo CLUE TO HAVE BALL,
Boxes Sold nj Auction and n speech Begun
by the Sinkers Man.

m
,ne polnhd" ''uo named alter the racehorse
Dolando, who was named after Dolan the uncle
Of the Park Row bcnnery firm OF Dolan N.pb.u
hold n..,inn nr sd. .r.. .'epr new
Hall. Lexington avenue and Eighty NTH street
Johnny Meebar. In. p.rb.v ~ m. a,m ~
is president Of the club called the meeting To- orde,
and told the 900 members who were present
that there would be no protest. onal boxing as 1,
80 ed. ~, ,l,' o,Ns as "
was sunday MI Meehan explained that the
club had never held meeting on Sunday before
II il had bc.n Thu, r,sh, ,h.,. ,s y.
ho,;, ..,,, 'e 'ne,. "'uiu NC
""A'uk' o"'"o "!a' anu o'her funeral trimmings.
MIR Merhsn said, but the Park Row funeral crowd
n,nr, W, ,a ~, o"'"k :" '''' 'nc' 'he
programme would he tame. Then a variety
show was given
tn. rs, time the d NJ, 'a' "'.p n, was
since Meehanus the rncebor,e surcs.sor -, na'
I,ndo had his ch,is,sr;ns u;,ra ,s" $500 W Nv
was there. with Snn.rr 81 ,hs h W, "u' .i,
Pope. the egg man, pete the pie man. Jerry the
oyster man and the res, Of them TN. sirr.,
Man was on hand early and introduced Mr. s.oi,r
man, the Harlem singer, to Mr. Dreyer. the Maiden
lane op.ician. and asked the newspaper reporters
'o''memoc' mat MS friend the coal man wanted
to get his name little popularity" in the news.
r"W,S m",s"pA,i." hc'l'y was 'h're In new
"Ne'co"N inviting ms friends to drink at the clubs
expense ana Ryan, the undertaken, shook hands
When the stage pcrioImnprc ,nded ~, Sh..
han The nuctinnccr vas mi rndrc,d ~. III ~, Hn IT.
one from Canal street, MIR Usnnnhsr,, ,h ~ a, Nv
ter Of ceremonies doing The intIodu,ine wv ' va
tioneer Shechan made a speech teljing IN. ~
Guiding Johnny Nechan me-, on. a, J Mn "'nciS IN.
in Farrsh's chop housr IN lain " stu, "ne nhy
ganiycd the Dojsndo I'lub in hnno, n, ~ ~" W.
horse that WAS named after Pal no,sn ~ , ,n,r
Row bcanery fame. Al ,hs, time IN" n,,,idnn,,
lie wasn't even A CoIon., Il" ,o,,cd IA. .,o,;o,
ecr hut to day he is GoycTnnr and We .hv ar,oh
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17

LATcAsIER Dec. 10 The validity Of the
singular will left by DIR. Andrew Serber 81 Muunt
joy, who died a year ago, leaving a SavO 90
estate. will bc tested in the Supreme Court, The
executors having appealed from the decree Of
the Lancaster Orphans Court CONFIRMING The
auditor report DR., Scrbcr gave only a n interrs,
N part Of The income from farm 10 his only son
The great bulk of the estate was rit 10 The grcni
grand children Of the son, who has not even a
grandchlld when they all attain the age ~ 22
years, This singular provision Of the will is
ascribed to the Tesla 'ors reported belief that he
would many years hence return 10 enjoy his
dren. sN"' e'"'uN""
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
Baptized wher" wife and Child Drowned.

NEW NbANN. Ind, ncC T. James y Tecpl.
postmaster Of ChaileatOwn. Ind, was 10 day
papulru IN the same spot IN tho Ohio River WhCI,
hlN Wllr ana child Nrie accidentally diownrd
iast august since that time Nj Terple hs.
nrrh greatly changed man, and several weeks
az pi"lrssed Religion and expressed a desire
W. !" Immersed al that plare, only three people,
VIE invited TO be present this afternoon. The
attending private picnic on The ,iysi tusIys
miles east 81 here. when their little hoy wadei
lnin NE Iiy.r and got beyond his depth. lie
ian To his rescue, The young hero mannSod
20 ihIow his little brother TO the shoie but los,
n,snWn looling Then il was that the attention
10 ave her child, She got beyond her depth
ana both we've drowned. The father and hun
"enn was MT short distance away at the time
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-17
Ny now, shessNaller-dit."
\ ali"
An an she amt dead yet"

sal Oprrti IL We amt got nuthen f., saw I'm,
yah We better starch Yer law" "' wv
Yah" responds Sally, mcchanicalIy AZ She
continues 10 watch the stage. " Wv
Tho scene quickly changes to the prison cell
and alter the short duet between Mdnriro and his
mother LeoHord PUSHES on with "Tis l. Man
"l.or, Sal. there she is aRin; she must 'er chased
herself round de corner pretty quick tor Vii nm
hsinging TO her from" " '"'
Mol OPerti. We Are off yer mouth a precious
lot nut let's see yc git up an do what she adoin'
u ain said could. an amt said couldn't
SAID abe Amt got no flies on 'er ter chase herself
ser quick. Then az Lsorora falls into Men.
TicoS arms, Just see 'rr now. Sal, de pizen' \
beginnin' ter work. Ouch, She's Yoir' Ter
trow fl H''' w
L,onoro raises her head and sings Ere live to be
another spouse. &c. W. w
My, but she's lastsr, When Hat Jones took
Dc pr9ocig acid cause Joe Smith Tilted 'cr she
m3 lN, ~ an slipped her trolley in about two
troubles ter last ''''''' "''
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-26
Novel Tailoring.

An English war correspondent in a Cuban prison sent for q tailor to make him q suit of clothes, but on the arr rival of the man of the shears the prisoner found he could only consult with him through the bars, and had to stand quite close to them to be measur- ed. In few days, however, the tailor again appeared on the scene with the garments cut out and pinned together for fitting on, and this he accomplished by stretching hIs arms through the window bars as before until the "fit' was to his mind correct.
 When the correspondent came to wear this extraordinary suit a short time after he found it most satlsfac- tory and well fitting so much so that it is being worn in London now with much pride.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-26
Mot Stupidity.

A distinguished professor says that what is called stupidity is simply the indication that a certain brain area is not properly nonrlshed. or Is without communication with the nerve fibre.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-26
4 Moving Stairway.

A moving staircase will be q novel feature of the Paris Exposition. It will consist of an endless belt in per petual motion, upon which 1t will be necessary to step to be trans ported from floor to floor.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-26
Divorce in China.

Tn Cochin, China, the parties desiring divorce break a pair of chopsticks in the presence of witnesses and the thing is done. -
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1899-01-26

Latest Style in Toaues.
 The accompanying illustration ia that of a stylish toque. It is com posed of tulle with spangled gold and
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
new NAMES
Which Will Appear In
City Directory.
Transfer of Office Force of the C.. A
& C. Railroad Company.

The Bates residence on E. Market
st. is rapidly being prepared for the
office force of the c., A & c., who
are already in partial possession.
The building is Uttered with bundles
and packages of furniture which
slightly handicaps the work.
All those who are to work in the
Akron office will be in the city by
Wednesday evening, the transfer be-
ing made in such manner that no
time will be lost in the handling of
trains. Eight or nine of the men
have families, but as yet none have
located in Akron except Mr.. II. A.
Cassil, chief clerk of the mainten-
ance of way department, who has
secured a residence at 547 West
Market. Following are the names of
the entire office force which has
been transferred:
superintendent office-H. NJ.
Byers, superintendent; j. J. Henry,
trainmaster; J. FL. Smith, chief train
dispatcher; H. w. Errett. chief
clerk; Miss T. E. Thompson, stem
ographer; J. w. Murphy, 81. A. Mar
tin, n. w. Evans, train dispstchers i.
A. L. Williams, card distributor :
A. G. Burke, operator; c. B. Errett,
Miss G. B. Galleher and James
Meeker, car clerks; and J. r. Jack
son, porter.
Maintenance of way department
s. E. Burke, engineer maintenance
Of way; P. J. Brent, stenographer;
H. Carsil, chief clerk.
The appointment of H. w. Byers
as superintendent was announced by
the company as dating from We'd
nesday, Nov. L.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
MORE COERCION.

According to the Cleveland Plain
Dealer fifty business men of Cleve-
land have had meeting at the sug-
gestion of Mr.. Hanna. and have
appointed a committee. delegated
with authority to visit the large
employers of labor in the city for the
purpose of urging upon them the
necessity of influencing their men in
the direction of Nash. The move
ment is a concerted action on the
part of these men to stem the tide of
the Jones sentiment in Cleveland,
and to turn, SO far as possible, the
Republican vote that has been con-
verted to the non-partisan move
ment back to the support of the
Hanna Republican candidate"
A committee delegated with
authority to Influence" men in the
direction of Judge Nash! So the
systematic coercion that disgraced
the campaign of 1896, is to be repeated
in behalf of Mr.. Hanna's candidate
for governor.
Unless all signs fail the attempts to
coerce Mayor Jones friends into
voting for the Hanna candidate will
make votes for the independent can
~didate.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
WHO LIED TO THEM =?

A few minutes after the Russell
Salary bill had been defeated in the
Senate through the influence OF
Summit county's Republican off =
cials, Hon. Alfred NJ. Cohen, one Of
the Democratic Senators from Gin
cinnati, came to Senator Alexander
and told him that he was willing to
vote for the reconsideration of the
Russell bill, as matters had been
misrepresented to him by those who
wanted him TO vote against it.
Senator Cohen said that each OF
the Democratic Senators had been
told by an agent of the lobbying CON-
mission just before the bill came to a
vote that the bill was a political
scheme to injure the Democratic Of
ficials of Summit county and that all
Democratic Senators should vote
against it.
II was told" said Senator Cohen,
THAT all the officials of Summit
county were Democrats, and that
the bill had been introduced in the
Senate by Senator Alexander, Re-
publican, to injure the Democratic
officials. I have learned that mat
ters have been misrepresented to me,
that there is but one Democratic
officer in Summit county and that
his term will expire next year, and l
believe every Democratic member of
the Senate will be willing to vote
with me to reconsider the BILL
Later, Senator Cohen and Senator
Nichols, both Democrats, furnished
Senator Alexander with a written
statement to the effect that those
WLO Wei q lo1 tllS oSiOoo VA
the Russell Salary bill had deliber-
ately lied to them.
If any of Summit county's officials
who lobbied against and contributed
money to defeat the Salary bill
doubt that matters were misrepre-
sented to the Democratic senators,
let them ask Senator Alexander for
the letters which he received from
Senators Cohen and Nichols.
It was bad enough for any official
to work openly for the defeat of the
Salary bill. But who could have
stopped to telling the Democratic
Senators lie?
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
MARRIAGE
Of Young Man May be
Contested.
Another Chapter Added to the Fall
Cramer El0pment.

The father of James Fall. jr., has
returned from Summersville, Tenn,
without his son.
The parents of the young man are
much exercised over his elopement
with Mrs. Ada Cramer, who is more
than twice his age.
1t has been learned that the young
man had been paying attention to
Mrs. Cramer for the past three years.
They were both members of the
Mogadore Disciple church and were
much in each others society. Three
weeks ago they left town together.
Mrs. Cramer, it is now known, had
shipped all her goods to Summers
vile several days previous to the
elopement. The marriage was per-
formed at that place. Fall is not of
age, being but 20 years old. Mrs.
Cramer is 4S. The father contem-
plates contesting the marriage on
the grounds of his sons youth. Mr..
Fall, ST., traced his son to Tennessee.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
BENEFITS THE TRUSTS.
[Contributed.1 !

/
In Mondays Cleveland Leader
we find the following:
"The promise of prosperity made
by the Republican party to the work
ing men in 1896 has been fulfilled
and good measure has been given.
The working men are enjoying its
benefits and SO are the farmers"
Let US see how the working men
and farmers are benefited under the
reign of ''Trust Prosperity
According to the Leaders own fig
ures there are 1855 working men en-
ployed in Akron shops, who on an
average receive SAL a. month, three
dollars more than was paid them in
1886.
Forty-one dollars month will not
be considered very great prosperity
to the working men.
How would the leaders of the Re-
publican party and the editor of the
Cleveland Leader like to live on that
kind Of prosperity.
When we compare the wages the
working men are now receiving with
the exorbitant prices they have to
pay for the necessaries Of life, whose
| manufacture and sale are controlled
by trusts, we find that they
are from so to 100 per cent worse Off
than they were in 1896. The same is
also true of the farmers. Farm
product prices are about the same
they were year or two ago, but
everything the farmer has to buy
has vastly increased in price.
In October, 1898, the price of wheat,
oats, corn and potatoes was very
near the same as in the present
month of 1899.
But how about the products of the
trusts?
In 1898 rope and cordage sold at
eight cents per pound. Now it sells
at II cents per pound. In '9S nails
sold at $l.65 per cwt. Now the price
is $3.40 per cwt. Wire fencing sold
at $1.S0 per cwt. Now it sells at
s4.0O per cwt. And in 1898 lumber
sold at $l2 per 1000. Now it
sells at $ls. And SO it is with farm
ing machinery and everything the
farmer has to buy.
Surely the better times do not bene-
fit the farmer when he is compelled
to sell his farm products at the same
old low prices and pay the trusts
double for their products. And
surely the wage Garner will fail to
see how he is benefited by the wave
of trust prosperity of which we hear
SO much in this campaign.
What benefit can it be to the la
borer even if he does get two or three
dollars more month now than ne
did in '96 when he is compelled to
pay from 50 to 100 per cent. more
for everything he consumes. We
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
FATAL FIRE IN A HOTEL.
Four People Killed and Number {
Narrow Escapes In Montreal.

Four People Killed and Number OF
Narrow Escapes In Montreal.
MONTREAL, Nov. IA fatal fire oc-
Cured in the Webster House, a small
hotel on St. James street. The dead
are:
Joseph L. Wilson, bailiif, Sherbrooke,
Que.
John Benbow, Ottawa.
Jane McCoon. employe of the hotel.
Captain J. X. Oswald Of Montreal, a
broker, jumped from a window and
fractured his skull and will probably
die.
The fire broke out behind sideboard
in the dining room and quickly spread
through the whole house. Wilson and
Benbow were killed by jumping from
windows while the firemen We're en-
gagged in hoisting ladders to rescue
them. Mrs. McCoon was found suffo
Gated in her room after the flames hac
been gotten under control.
There were about 10 guests in the
hotel at the time and most OF ther.
escaped in their nightclothes only. Th'
house was nottprovided with fire escapes
as the law provides.
The property loss Is placed at $40, 1000
with an insurance of $4,000.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
ONE DROWNED AND ONE MISSING.

The Casualties In the Sinking of Ferry
boat Chicago Were Few.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. IA statement
regarding the accident to the ferry boat
Chicago, given out at the general office
of the Pennsylvania Railroad company
landed with the exception OF one truck
driver, who was drowned. His body
has been recovered. The fireman of the
boat is missing Some five Or SIX teams
were on the beat and were lost. The
Chapman Vrecsing company is now
engaged in raising the Chicago.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
PUBLIC HEALTH ASSOCIATION.
Subject of Yellow Fever Considered al
Meeting In Minneapolis.

Subject of Yellow Fever Considered at
Meeting In Minneapolis.
MINNEAPOIIs, Nov. 1.-The American
Public Health association began its
eleventh annual session. No formali-
ties attended the occasion, and the asso-
citation plunged at once into the subject
of the morning, yellow fever. DR.. H.
B. Horbrook, health officer of Charles.
ton, s. c., and chairman of the commit
tee on etiology of yellow fever, reported
on the plan for an expert Investigation
now before congress.
-Four investigators are asked, all ex-
pert bacteriologists, one each from the
my, navy, marine hospital service and
from civil life. He proposed the estab-
ishment OF meteorological laboratory
in some city i'll the yellow fever district.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
Were Not Promised independents.

HoNGkoNG. Nov. l.-Aguinaldo' g
claim that ConsulS Wildman and Will.
Jams promised the Filipinos their indie.
pendence is denied now by Artachio,
who was Aguinaldo's bosom friend and
confGant. Artachio has returned to
Hongkong after dispute with Aguin-
aldo, as the result OF which he was i'm
prisoned at Das Marinas. He was re-
leased when General Wheaton captured
the town. He says that the promise
was never made, and that there was no
possibility OF its having been made
without his having known it.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
To Keep FoIysamis,s Out of Office.

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 1.-The Indian
apolis Methodist Ministers association
adopted resolutions calling upon Sena-
tors falrbauks ana Beveridge and Con-
gresham Overstreet to do all in their
power 70 secure the expulsion of Con-
gresham Roberts of Utah and urge a
constitutional amendment defining
legal marriage as monogamic and max
ing any polygamist ineligible to vote or
hold office. Methodist Ministerial asso-
Citations throughout the country will be
asked to adopt similar resolutions.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
woman's Board of Missions.

SYRACUSE, Nov. 1.-The thirty second
annual meeting of the woman's board
Of missions of the Congregational
church convened here. About 200 dele
gates are in attendance, including sew
eral missionaries. The sessions yester-
day were executive. The convention
will be III session today and Thursday,
when addresses will be delivered by re-
turned missionaries and others.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
Estal Freight Wreck.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, Nov. IA freight
tram 81 The Big Four crashed through
Il bridge near Guilford. Ind, killing I'd
ward McUreary of South Bend and
PROBABLY fatally inJuring W. ID. Clark
OF Somerset, hy. CLARK says there was
another ntan in the wreck and that he
saw two colored men on tie train be-
fore the accident.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01
Does Coffee Aorss With You1

If not, drink Grain-O-mads from pure
grain. A lady writes: "Ths first time /
made Grain-OI did not Like 1t but after
using 1t for one week nothing would induce
me to go back to Coffee" It nourishes and
feeds the system. The children can drink
1t freely with great benefit. 1t is the
strenthening substance of pure grains. Get
the directions IN making 1t and you Will
have delicious and healthful table bever-
age for old and young; l5c and 25c.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1899-11-01

AND Manufacturer Frank W. Rock
well, of the Sixth ward, along with
other prominent local Republicans
who were told by Judge Anderson to
prepare their bonds" for City Com
missioner, is saying not word.