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WENT TO OEATHWITH A SMILE
EIectrOcution of Frank Henry BUR-
ness Mt Sing Sing--He Confessed
to killing Four Persons.

New York June 2S.-FraEk Fienry
Bu1ness, one of the most remarkable
prisoners that ever occupied the death
house at Sing Sing prison, went to his
death in the electric chair. With a
smile on his face, he walked from
his cell, and, seating himself in the
chair, assisted the men in adjusting
the straps which were to bind him.
Four electric shocks were given be.
fore he was pronounced dead.
The crime for which Burmese was
executed was the killing of Capt. Geo.
B. Townsend of the schooner Charles
]. Buckley, last November, but he
also confessed to having murdered no
less than, four persons. Townsend was
killed during dispute over wages
ar : ting to about $50, which Bur
ness claimed was due hile.
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who had joined us at Toronto, coming
from the east and south, thought more
about it.
We had left Chicago that year the
last Of June for our annual pilgrimage
to the fishing waters of Canada, anil
had planted our feet ON the shores Of
Kahpeekog on the evening of July a
Personally / had been rather pleased
at the idea of escaping to the kings
dominions for the Fourth of July, so
that l might escape the noise of the
city usual on that day, and Think the
others of the party were somewhat of
the same mind. But by the evening Of
the third we were all ready to admit
that we might have missed something
by not having taken our vacation
few days later and remaining in the
States to hear the eagle scream.
This" said Charley, as we weEs
sitting in front of the cabin after a day
of unusual good luck with the rod, "is
as near heaven as a man can expect to
get in this world but
Il can finish that for you" said
Smith. But would like to be in
Buffalo tomorrow to hear the eagle
scream, and shoot off few cannon
crackers in the front yard am Just
beginning to appreciate the Fourth of
july now that am away from it. .
THAT is one of the luxuries of the
States that can get along very well
without, said Moore, the guide.
Shouldn't wonder bit at that, re-
turned Smith. THE screening Of the
eagle isn't conducive to pleasant men,
cries over here, is it?''
''Oh, you can't hurt me that way. Z
returned Moore Il amt all Canuck,
even though / do take off my hat t.
the Union Jack. / was born down in
Vermont, but ! am going to tell vol
fellows that this land is good enough
for me any day, and I'm not signing
any to hear the eagle screech.
Smith, who is the most aggressively
patriotic Of the crowd, started in to
read Moore a lecture for having de-
serted his country, and things might
have gotten warm enough to explode
had the others not have made an ef-
fert to put a stop to 1t, and hustle
everybody of to bed.
Yorker was the only one up early
the next morning, which was unusual
for Yorker, and when the rest Of us
got out we found he had erected nag
pole from which Old Glory was flying.
It was a goodly sight, and our ap-
plause brought Moore to the cabin
door. When he saw the flag he an-
nounced that it should not fly without
a Union Jack beside it ITO keep It
company and take the curse oil. and
got no breakfast until he had fished
out diminutiye bit of canvas and
hoisted it onto flag POLE
After breakfast, in accordance with
established custom, we congregated
about the front Of the cabin to discuss
plans for the day. II was then that we
discovered what the contents of York;
er's box were
Moore was sitting on an empty
cracker box that was turned sideways,
leaving the open side back Of him..
He was celebrating with all the ardor
of born fisherman the gamey quali-
ties Of tho bass to be caught ia the
lake just south OF us. and advising an
expedition in that direction. when
Bangl Bangl Banga
The explosion was terrific. The great
fvrest stretching out for miles behind
and on either side 81 the cabin and the
granite bluffs along the shores Of the.
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WEST AND SOUTH.

The best part of the business portion
of Macomb City, Miss, including the
city hall, two hotels and a large dry
goods store, was destroyed by fire.
The loss is placed at 100000.
Democrats of the Tenth North Car
DINA district of Hendersonville nom
mated Representative Gudger for con.
gress reclamation.
In Atlanta, Ca, during a heavy rain
and electrical storm Mrs. Ora Bradley
was killed by being STRUCK by a bolt Of
lightning.
National convention of the repub-
lican party was called to order in the
Coliseum, Chicago, by National Chair
man Payne, after which Elihu Root,
as temporary chairman, in speech
sounded the convention keynote. Rou-
tine business was disposed of and the
convention adjourned for the day.
The jury in the case against Mrs.
Annie Cotton Works, of Helena, Mont,
charged with the murder of her hus-
band, Michael Cotton, at Bloomington,
H., in 1897, disagreed.
C. r. Thomas was unanimously
nominated at Goldsboro, N c., for
congress by the democratic convention
of the Third North Carolina congress
sional district.
The fremont house at Quincy, H.,
caught fire, and Miss Elizabeth WEIGH,
principal of the Jefferson school, met
death by suffocation. and her sister,
Miss Mary WEIGH, principal of the
Jackson school, was probably fatally
burned. Two others received severe
injuries.
4 Gasoline exploded in a grocery store
of the w. e. Reid company, at St.
Louis, Mo-, and caused the collapse of
the two-stqry brick building and In
jured ~ persons, none seriously.
Reimer Smith, aged "a, shot and In
stantly killed his young wife, his ten
months-old baby and committed sui
eide at Ludington, Mich. The MUIR
derer's wife, who had separated from
him, refused to return and live with
him.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton elected by the Texas democratic
convention were instructed to vote for
Judge Parker.
Many bankers in nearly 100 cities Of
Illinois, Michigan. Indiana and Wis
consin report encouraging business
and crop conditions.
In st. Paul the shop Of the North
western Cooperage company, a two
story frame structure, occupying half
block, was entirely destroyed by
FIRE, entailing a loss estimated at
$4,000.
Proceedings on the second day of the
republican national convention were
enlivened by stirring address by Per-
manent Chairman Joseph G. Cannon.
of Illinois. The platform Of the
party was adopted, and various com
nittee reports were received The com-
mittee on credentials reported in IA
vor of seating the stalwart'' delega-
ton from Wisconsin, and the report
was adopted.
At kagle Valley, New, two Indian
children murdered their three-year-old
brother. The Oldest Of me fratricides
is seven years, girl and the other Is
but four. boy
A miner named Johnson. who was
deported from Cripple Greek BY the
military, committed suicide at Denver.
Col. He was despondent because his
vito and two small children were left
destitute ii Cripple Greek.
On his farm near Waynesville, O.,
Seth Ellis. at one time the union RS
form candidate for president. and mas.
tel Of the National and Ohio oranges.
tell from cherry tree aza died oE lhia
injuries.
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AMERICAN ART NOW ON VIEW
The American Art Section at the
Worlds Fair Now Open.
Much Interest Among visitors 60
Draw Companions with this
Foreign Displays.

st. Louis, June 26.-Ths American
art section in the Art palace at the
Worlds fair is now open and is visited
daily by hundreds Of people who are
anxious to see the work of the Ameri-
can artists. and drew comparisons with
the foreign display, which have been
on exhibition since the opening of the
exposition. In some Of the galleries
the work Of installing the exhibits ia
still in progress, notably those con-
tanning the loan collections nom the
art institute, of Chicago, and from the
private galleries of George and Helen
Gould No visitors are admitted to
these sections. The Gould collection
contains very valuable paintings, and
feature of the Chicago Art institute
display is a collection OF fine bronzes
by Edward Kemeys.
The portrait Of the Dowager EN-
press An, which stands near the east
wall If gallery No. Is, in the United
States section of the central structure
Of the Art palace, attracts a great deal
Of attention. 1t is mounted Oh mas
sive pedestal of teak wood, made in
China, and handsomely carved in Chi
nese characters. The frame is also Of
teak wood, and on the upper arch are
Chinese designs signifying long life.
The picture of the empress is life size
and portrays her sitting on the inn
perial throne, arrayed in her royal
robes. The painting was made by Miss
Kate Carl, an American artist, and is
the first paintingvever made OF a menu
Der of the Chinese royal household.
Miss Carl is a sister of E. A. Carl. as
sistant commissioner from China to
the Worlds fair. This gallery is open
to the public.
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Imprisonment for life, which was The
sentence imposed in q Michigan court
upon a burglar convicted at stealing
two hats and three dollars in cash,
seems severe penalty for the crime,
and doubtless win strike some critics
as cruel and unusual punishment.
And it would be if 1T were for single
case of robbery, but In this case the
convict had spent the greater part of
his life in crime. had twice before been
convicted of burglary and the Michi-
gan statute permits a life sentence up
on third conviction for felony The law
was framed to rid society of such men.
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BY WRIGHT 4. PATTERSON

Bang!
It was another from the back OF tbs
cabin. and Moore jumped again.
"Bangl Bang!!n
Two more explosions, this time all
most under the guides feet, and he
unceremoniously took to the cabin.
From that safe retreat he poked his
head out of the door to curse Yorker,
and condemn in unequivocal terms
such ''unholy carrying on
''Hurrah for the Fourth" shouted
Smith, who had been too much aston
ished to give vent to his feelings earl
Ter. Where did you get the crackers
anyway"
."Out Of the box you were swearing
about at the portage the other day, I"
replied Yorker.
"Bang!"
That one had been set ingeniously
in the crack of the cabin door, and the
explosion burst it open.
"Crack-crack-crack crack! =
| Smith had gotten hold of bunch of
small ones, and the continuous rattle
brought Moore to the door to see what
was happening. He stood watching
the proceedings for a little while, and
could see that he was not so averse
to it all as he would have us believe.
After little while he came out and
took down his diminutive Union Jack
1T don't belong in any such din
as this" ne explained.
The box was not very large, and a
portion Of it was filed with fireworks
for night display, so that the supply
of explosives was soon exhausted, and
i the crowd sat around the front of the
cabin wishing for more. Then it was
that Moore's turn came He had found
an old coffee can with screw top. and
putting in a goodly supply of powder
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had packed 1t tight with paper and ap-
piled a fuse. Lighting it he slipped I'M
close behind Yorker and, before that
individual had discovered the presence
of the internal machine, it exploded
with a terrific bang that sent Yorker
into the air with bound.
In his pleasure at the success of his
retaliation Moore forgot all about his
early anger, and entered into the
spirit of the celebration with an en-
thusiasm worthy of a son of the rev.
olution. He donated his supply OF
loose powder, kept carefully against
the day when his rife ammunition
should run short, and when that was
exhausted, thanks to his assistance, he
got out his rife and amused himself bv
firing into the air until, firing of thar.
he set to work to unload shells enough
TO secure sufficient powder to fix up
another coffee can.
Before noon came Moore was tho
most hilarious one of the crowd, and
the ioudest in his lamentations at the
exhaustion of the noise producing ma
terial, though he insisted that it was
'just the sport of the thing" that APP
pealed to him, and that there was no
sentiment connected with it. He de-
voted the afternoon to fixing up the
fishing punt for the evening fireworks,
proposing that they be exploded from
on the water, and what is more, ha
asked that he might be allowed to
shoot them off while the rest of us
sat on the shore and watched the dis
play.
It was after ten o'clock that evening
when the last colored ball from the
last Roman candle had burst in the
clear northern air, and Moore rowed
the punt back to shore. For some lit
tie time afterwards he sat on stump
smoking. Finally he said
Gentlemen, I'm an American. was
born back there in the States, and the
blood's still in my veins. This land
Of lakes and forests, this land with its
wild red deer and its moose and its
black bear and its game fish, is para
disc the majority of the year. But,
gentlemen, while should like to bs
with you next year l will not be hers
on the Fourth of July. That one day
Of each year hereafter while live will
be spent in my native land. It will be
spent in old Vermont, where the sup
ply of firecrackers, and torpedoes, and
sky rockets, and Roman candles, and
pin wheels, and niger chasers are in
exhaustibIe. / am going to put new
kink in the lions tail that he will
never get untangled. At any other
time Of the year am at your service
at Foote'S Bay, Ontario. And now,
thanking you for the most enjoyable
day Of my life. / BID yon GOODNIGHT, :.
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JUST A LITTLE MALARIA.
"UncIe Joe'' Cannon Says He Has
"Jast Little Touch of Maiaria
Contracted at Springfield.

Chicago. June 26.-A dispatch to the
Tribune from Danville, H., says:
Just a little touch of malaria con-
tracted at Springfield during the state
convention declared Speaker Joseph
G. Cannon when asked regarding his
health. Eyes, l expect to take sea
voyage about July with my daughter
for the benefit of my health. We shall
not remain on the other side long, but
will return perhaps on the same Ship
The leader., 1904-07-02

In every great. national emergency
there has always appeared a great rising
tide of national enthusiasm that has
swept the republic onward and upward
to a place of safety. In the face of the
tremendous immigration from abroad,
the efforts of good citizens and good cit
izenship organizations to keep alive and
promote this spirit of patriotism. should
be encouraged on all hands. Flag day
is one OF the days set apart to help along
this good work.
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ACCEPT THEIR SENTENCES
Lehmann and Hartmann, the ct.
Louis noodlers, Make No Move
For a Rehearing.

Jefferson City, Mo-, June 26.-Julius
Lehman and Emil Hartmann have
evidently decided to accept the SEN
fences of the supreme court and mako
no further fight Friday was the last
day for their attorneys to file motion
for rehearing of their cases, and nc
such motion was filed in the supreme
court. No appeal can now be taken,
and the impression is that they will
abide by the sentence Of the court.
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HONORED BY COUNTRYMEN
Americans I'm England. to Present
Ambassadors Choate with a Por-
trait of Himself.

New York, June ga movement is
on foot to present to Joseph H. Ghoate
a portrait of himself, in recognition
of the fact that he has served a-4orger
tern as American representative at
the court of st. James than any of his
predecessors since Charles Francis
Adams. says a Herald dispatch from
London, "A replica of the portrait will
be lung In the embassy.
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BLOODHOUNDs ON THE TRAIL


Superior, Wis, June 2S.-Blood.
hounds are on the trail of the muir.
derer of Sheriff Harris, who was shot
and killed at Fall Creek, Wis, on June
10. The murderer is hiding in swamp
a few miles out on the GreensBay road
which runs out of Merlin, Wis. Over
100 armed men are guarding his re.
treat. The murderer, for whom search
is being made, is supposed to be James
Smith, of Oregon, whom Sheriff Har-
ris attempted to arrest on suspicion
of having killed man in that state
The leader., 1904-07-02

After the accident on the battleship
Missouri, in which SO many lives were
lost, many tales were told Of the
bravery and devotion to duty mani
tested by members of the crew. 1t Is
pleasant to find now that not only
were these tales not exaggerated, but
that they did not do justice to the
heroism Of the men. President Roose-
welt has written letter to the navy
department expressing his feeling or
pride that every man performed his
duty with cool self-possession and
courage which gives us right to feel
proud Of them.
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HELEN KELLER BREAKS DOWN
The GIFTED Deaf, Dumb and Blind
students On the Verge OF Nerv-
ous Prostration.

Boston, June 26.-Miss Helen Keller
the gifted deaf and dumb and blind
student at Radcliffe college, has broken
down and is reported to be on the
verge of nervous prostration. She be
gan to fail two months ago, and was
ordered by her physician to abstain
from college work. 1t is believed she
will get degree with the class of 1904
in spite of her inability to fill all the
requirements.
The leader., 1904-07-02

Orange county IN. W farmers are
promising to give an object lesson in
the making of good roads for $500 q
mile. If they can do this they should be
hired as demonstrators" to go about
the country. Nobody would like good
roads better than farmers, but the es-
timated price for such improvements Is
usually so high as to be prohibitory. No
advance Information has come as to the
character of the Orange county expert
menf
The leader., 1904-07-02

The business men of Argentine, MO.
have come to the conclusion that there is
only one way to have good roads. That
IS by building them They have decided
to give up day to the business of re-
pairing the road between their town and
Kansas City. All stores, banks, hotels,
newspaper ofices and business houses
are to be closed for an entire day in or
der that every man may get out and, work
on the road. The citizens think there
win be something TO show When they
get through for the sacrifice Of their
time and the exercising of their
muscles.
The leader., 1904-07-02

Marconi's achievement on the Gu.
nard liner Campania in publishing a
daily paper during the trip from Liv-
erpool to New York marks new stage
in the practical employment of wire
less telegraphy. Though the paper had
its defects, it is fair to anticipate sucn
rapid improvements in the service that
before long every large lines will be
able to keep in continuous contact with
one shore or the other during the en-
tire time of its voyages.
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The admittance of undesirable immi-
grants into the United States is not de-
termined by the rival steamship COM
panies which are transporting them at
$40 per head, but is entirely in the hands
of United States officials acting under
federal immigration laws. If undesir-
able immigrants are admitted the fault
is not with the steamship companies
but with the federal officials.
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New York, June 28.--In a squaIl
which swept Jamaica bay two men
were drowned. One Of the bodies was
recovered. but was unidentified. Con.
siderable damage was caused among
small craft. In east New York one
house was demolished. while two were
unroofed
The leader., 1904-07-02

II Lieut.. Raymond Stone, who re-
Gently compelled the food trust to
reduce prices on necessaries of life in
the Island of Guam, is looking for a
larger field of activity in this direction
he would have to travel no further than
the United States to find employment
for some time.
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Mistaken for = Burglar.

Bloomington. ILL.,. June 2S. While
trying to get into the house. CHARLES
Funkhouser, aged 20 years. son Of a
prominent farmer Of Rantoul, was shot
by his brother, receiving injuries from
which he died. The victim was mis-
taken for a burglar.
The leader., 1904-07-02

Despite the vogue of the health food,
the number of beasts slain for food
has never been SO great as now. Vege-
tarianism has thus languished. The
old and often-used examples that the
Greeks who fought at Thermopylae
and the athlete who won the Marathon
race ate only lentils have lost their
potency through too great familiarity.
The leader., 1904-07-02

Venezuela overlooked a point If it
did not make revolutions unconstitu-
tional in its new constitution. Revolu-
,tions may be all right for children.
but they are unworthy of grown-uD
nation.
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Charged with Murder.

Saltwater, Okla. june 28 Clinton
Reed, 17.year-old boy, was arrested
by Sheriff Clingenpeel on his uncle's
farm near here for the alleged murder
of John Braxton. q negro, in 1902.
The leader., 1904-07-02

The "old maids" of Wisconsin demand
that all men who are not married at Is
be disfranchised. Well may mere man
tremble at the prospect of universal
woman suffrage, for if they ever hold
the balance of power it is among the
possibilities that they would retaliate
by DISTINGUISHING man.
The leader., 1904-07-02

Judge Elmer B. Adams, in the United
States circuit court at St Louis, de-
cided that woman illegally married
can become the legal beneficiary of an
insurance policy on her husbands life,
provided she is more dependent upon
him for support than the mans legal
wife.
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a Miaaonri NIidgef .

Columbia, Mo-, June ga son
weighing but one pound at birth was
born to Mr. and Mrs. Beatty at Steed.
man, Galloway county. The child is
so small that a finger ring win 60 over
its hand up to the elbow.
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Wfth Hia Afr.T,5n victor.

St Louis. June 26 With his airshirl
Victor, which is now being built in st
Louis, J. M. O'Neall, OF Dallas. Tex
feels confident Of winning the prizes II
the airship contests at the Worlds faii
grounds.
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After all is said, Russia was drawn
Tito this conflict by the expansive no..
tons of the Alexieffs who desired to
make their country world power. The
price for the "strenuosity" is now being
paid.
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His BUSY season.

Aren't you going to celebrate the
glorious Fourth
Don't believe I'll have time, said
the physician, unless make arrange
ments to use red, white and blue ban
dages. Washington Star.
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New York, June &C. Thomas Alfred
Vernon, widely known among college
men because Of shis work in the inter-
est, Of the Greek letter societies, is
dead at his home, in Brooklyn. from
paralysis. He was 40 years old and
was graduated from Yale in 1875.
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stubb Hello. old man buying your
skyrockets and Roman candles al.
ready
Penn Yes. you know they are bound
to so up about the Fourth Of july.
Chicago Daily News.
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Ardmore, l. r. June 26 e. NJ. Har-H
ris, ex-governor Of the Chickasaw ma
ton. was seriously if not fatally hurt
by being thrown from his horse, strik-
ing against tree. He has been un-
conscious for several hours.
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Pueblo, Col, June g. Charles B.
Montgomery, prominent local poll.
tician. killed himself by taking NOR.
phine. Two weeks sgo he was mar.
ried to the former wife Of a newspaper
man, who disappeared Immediately
after the suicide.
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Washington, June &c. Admira
Chadwick. commanding the American
fleet at Tangier, has been advised b
cable that his course in Connection with
the Perdicaris incident has met the
approval Of the department..
The leader., 1904-07-02

But how will those Guatemalan ants
that are to be imported for.the purpose
Of killing the boil weevil evade the
alien labor law?
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The American quail is said to be al
blessing to the fields, as he destroys bugs
and pests Now watch the restaurants
raise the price of quail on toast.
The leader., 1904-07-02

T WAS Q mysterious look
ing box that Yorker car
ried on that trip to Cana
da. That is it was mys-
terious to me. for l usual
" knew everything that
went to make up our
camping and fishing equip
ment. When ! asked about
it he gave me to under
stand in a vague way that
1t contained sketching ma
The leader., 1904-07-02

What has become Of the straw-vote
man? Is he short this year, like the
peach crop?
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I Some American desires to secure BAN
dit Raisuli for the worlds fair. But
would he shine in that environment?
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1t took Mississippi boy to break
the record by standing at the head Of
his class and carrying of the honors
for four consecutive years at the West
Point Military Academy His name
is G. H. Pettis and his home Ellis
vile. Hurrah for Mississippi!