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VOL. VII—NO. 290. CRAWFORDSVILLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 4,1893.

WORE THE BLUE.

Orand Army Veterans Have Captured Indianapolis.

THOUSANDS VISIT THE ENCAMPMENT.

The rroframmi Outlined—Parade of If a. val Veterans—Informal Keceptioa to Qen* Harlion—HUtorjr of tht Order.

HKROES ASSEMBLE.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., Sept. 4.—"They are coming, a hundred thousand Btrong." That is the refrain on every lip, and the home of ej.-President Harrison has arranged a royal welcome for the G. A. It. It is its twenty-seventh annual gathering, and in no year was the interest deeper or the attendance more flattering.

The Grand Parade.

The guests will be received by the state militia, under Brig. Qen. James R. Ross. Monday evening there will be a natural gas and an electrical display in tho grounds of the state house. The grand parade will take plaoe Tuesday. Commander in Chief Weissert has appointed 8,000 aids for this parade, who will ride on horsebaok. It is intended to make the parade one of the most notable in the history of the organization. In the evening there will be an elaborate display of fireworks.

It is expected that next to Indiana Illinois will have the greatest number of men in the parade Tuesday. Illinois will lead the great procession. 6he will be followed by Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maine, California, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, Potomac, Virginia, North Carolina, Maryland, Nebraska, Michigan, Iowa, Colorado, Wyoming, Kansas, Delawore, Minnesota, Missouri, Oregon, Kentucky, West Virginia, South Dakota, Washington, Alaska, Arkansas, New Mexico, Utah, Tennessee, Louisiana, Mississippi, Florida, Montana, Texas, Idaho, Arizona, Georgia, Alabama, North Dakola, Oklahoma, Indian territory and Indiana in the order named.

The Woman's Relief Corps will also give a reception, at which Gen. Harrison and others will speak. On Thursday evening the citizens will give a reception to the visitors. Addresses will be made by Gens. Harrison and Lew Wallace, and James Whitcomb Riley will recite his poem: "Good-By, Jim Take Keer of Yourself." Friday, the last day, will be devoted to excursions to various points of interest

The question of most importance to come up for debate is that relating to recent developments in pension legislation and department decisions, and under this head will probably come the appeal of the disbanded Farnham post of Now York.

May Be Adam, or Hurst..

It looks as though the new commander of the Grand Army of the Republic would be either Capt John G. B. Adams, of the departinentof Massachusetts, or Gen. Samuel H. Hurst, of the department of Ohio. Neither has arrived yet, but friends of both are here looking after the delegates as they come in. Charles P. Lincoln, of the Potomac department, also making an active fight for the place.

Reception to U.l. Harrison. There was an unusual scene at the Tabernacle Presbyterian church Sunday morning, and one in which exPresident Harrison, much to his surprise, was made a central figure. A special patriotic service had been arranged for the delegates to the convention of naval veterans, over 100 of whom, headed by Rear Admiral B. S. Osbon, occupied seats in the body of the edifice. The audience still lingered after the benediction had been pronounced, and several of the old salta in the rear pushed to the front and grasped the ex-president by the hand. Seeing that an impromptu reception could not be avoided, the pastor invited Mr. Harrison to the front of the platform, and for over an hour men, women and children filed by, each taking him by the hand and many expressing in a few words their pleasure at seeing him amongst them.

Naval Veterans Meat.

In accordance with the usual custom the naval veterans held their celebration before the rally of their comrades of the army, and Saturday being the second and final day of their reunion they were up brignt and early, and at eight bells every man of them had gathered at the flagship Kearsarge on the capitol grounds to witness the ceremony' of putting the counterpart of the time-honored craft into commission. The festivities at the man-of-war were concluded barely in time for the veterans to make their way to North Meridan and St. Clair streets, where the line of march was formed for the grand parade.

The line of march was miles long, passing through the principal downtown streets. The crowd that witnessed the pageant was one of the largest, if not the largest, that was ever soon in this city. The parade disbanded just after passing the capitol grounds, where it was reviewed from the Kearsarge by the rear admiral and commanding officers. In the afternoon another reception was held on the flag•hip.

History of the Organisation. It was In Decatur, 111., on April 6, 1666, that Dr. Stephenson formed the first post of the Grand Army of tbe Republic, and on Ootober 31, I SCO, tbe first national convention was held In this city, where now they are gathering in twenty«seventh reunion. The second sosslon was held In Philadelphia in January, 1606 It was during this session that the rule was established abolishing the use of all military titles In connection with grand army proceedings, with the result that in the post room tbe major general and the private from the ranks stand oa precisely the same footing uo rank or grade toeing recognised except those of the grand army itaelf and derived directly from that body.

The third annual session of the national en* cauipment was held in Cincinnati May 12, 1660, Gen. Logan presiding, and he was reelected commander in chief for the following year, and the fourth annual encampment was held in the city of Washington on May 11. 1670. For the third time Qen. Logan was elected commander

rHB DALLY JOURNAL.

In ohief to suooeed himself, and the fifth annual meeting of the national encampment was held in Boston on May 10, 1871. The sixth annual encampment was presided over by Maj. Gen. Ambrose E. Burnslde, as commander in chief, meeting in Cleveland, May 8, 1ST*. Qen Burnslde was reeleoted commander in ohlef, and the seventh annual enoampmont was held la New Haven, Conn., May 14, 1671. The general deolined to serve a third time, and Gen. Charles Devens, Jr., of Massachusetts, was eleoted In Harrttburg, Pa., May IS, 1871

Gen. Devens was reelected oommander In chief for the following year, and the ninth an* nual session was held in Chicago May IS, 1976. The tenth annual meeting, Gen. John P. Hart* ranft oommander In ohief, was in Philadelphia on June SO, 1076, the centennial year, and was largely attended.

On June 86, 18T7, the eleventh annual meeting was in Providence, I., Gen. Hartranft having been reelected. On May 16 preceding, Gen. Grant was mustered in as a comrade of the grand army and a member of Gen. George Msade post No. 1, Philadelphia. Hers was a spectaole the commanding general of the greatest army known to history—the ez-presl* dent of the republic—quietly taking his place in the ranks of the army of oltlzen veterans, among his men who carried the musket.

On June 4, 1676, the twelfth annual meeting took place In Springfield, Mass., with Maj. Gen. John C. Robinson as commander In chief. The thirteenth year Gen. Robinson succeeded himself as oommander. the meeting ocour ring at Albany, on June IT, 1670. The following year Chaplain William Earn* shaw, of Pennsylvania, was commander in chief the fourteenth annual session oelng held very appropriately at the soldiers' home at Day ton, O., Juns $, I860, where thore were living over 4,000 veterans. The fifteenth yearly meeting, with Gen. Louis Wagner as commander in chief, was held in Indianapolis, Ind., June 16, 1661. The sixteenth annual session was held in Baltimore. Md., June SI, 1682, with Maj. tieorge S. Merrill In command. On July 25, 1863, the seventeenth annual session took place at Denver, with Sergt Paul Van Der Voort of Ohio, a* commander in ohlef, who was under 16 years of age when he enlisted. The eighteenth annual session was held In Minneapolis, Minn., July 28, 1664, Cot. Robert B. Beath, commander (n chief. The nineteenth meeting was at Portr land, Me., June S4, 166S. The commander in chief was John S. Hountz, of Ohio. The twen tleth meeting was held in San Francisco, August 4, 1686, and Capt S. 8. Burdett was chosen commander.

The twenty-first annual session was held at St Louis, Mo., September SS, 1867. Gen. Louis Falrohiid, of Wisconsin, presided as the commander In chief. The twenty-second annual session was held at Columbus, O., on September 12, 1688, Maj. John P. Rea, of Minnesota, commander In ohlef. The twenty-third annual encampmcnt was held in Milwaukee, Wis., on August 28, 86 and SO, 1689, Commander In Chief William Warner, of Missouri, presiding. The twenty-fourth annual lesBion, with Gen. R. A. Alger as commandcr In chief, was held at Boston, Mass., on August IS and 14, 1600. The twenty-fifth annual meeting was at Detroit, Mich., on August S, 6 and 7, 1891, with Gen. W. G. Veaeey, of Vermont, commander In ohlef. The twenty-sixth annual meeting was held in Washington, Commander in Chief John Palmer, of Albany, presiding.

Commander in Chief Weissert, of Milwaukee, suoceeded him and Is in charge of tbe Indiana?* oils encampment

AWFUL RIDE TO DEATH.

Sad Dlaaster In Cincinnati—Of Forty-Five Passengers on Runaway Motor Train One Is Killed, Six Fatally and 'Eleven

Dangerously Injured Others Slightly Hurt. CINCINNATI, Sept. 4.—Sunday night at 0 o'clock on the electric railw^r from Avondale to Cincinnati all the brakes of an incoming train of two cars gave way simultaneously. This was at McGregor avenue, on Hunt street, which was formerly called the Reading or Avondale road. For a mile and a quarter from this point the road is down grade. It makes a long curve before Intersecting with Broadway, which street' it enters at right angles. The grade is for 400 yards before entering Broadway 5 or 0 feet to the hundred.

Tne motorman, when the brakes failed, tried to reverse the wheels, but the wires of the controller burned off and motorman, conductor and fortyfive passengers were at the mercy of that wild train. Faster and faster it sped. A chorus of shrieks made the air dismal. Now and then a passenger dropped out on the stony street. At the half mile from the starting point the speed was 30 miles an hour. Swifter and swifter sped the two fated cars louder and more despairing grew the creams.

Around the great bend the train shot at SO miles an hour, with speed acceler ating every second. Into Broadway it dashed at TO miles an hour. Tearing across the street it struck a big cedar telegraph pole out of the lower part of which it cut along where the platform and the top of the car struck the pole. This piece of pole was dropped to the ground, while the upper part of the pole was suspended by the wires in the air. Afterouttlng through the pole the great iron frame of the car went on and struck a huge iron door post in the building at the eorner, split upon it, and thrust half the length of the car into the building. Over this mass of pulverized ruin the rear car leaped to destruction. All around in this heap of confusion were scattered the dead and dying human freight. Mamie Naiven, aged IS years, was killed outright. Six persons were injured so badly that recovery is almost impossible, eleven were dangerously hurl and sixteen slightly so. Eighteen people were taken from the wreck to the hospitals. Miss Clara Paul, with five children, stuck on to the last and for a wonder got out of the wreck with small Injury.

The cars used were open summer cars. Conduotor Charles Smith was collecting fares when Motorman George W. Devine informed him at McGregor avenue that the brakes were all disabled. Immediately when the motorman reversed his wheels, or tried to reverse them, and found the controller apparatus burned out he informed the conductor of the fact. Both Smith and Devine then became panic stricken and jumped for their lives. Both suffered sprained wrists and slight bruises.

Vast Dainaga to Oyster Beds. NEW HAVEN, Conn., Sept. 4.—Just now the oyster crop is the leading subject of Interest here. In an interview one of the leading oyster growers said: "From superficial investigations which 1 have made of the oyster beds in New Haven harbor and Long Island sound I think that the approximate loss of oysters caused by recent storms will be over 12,000,000."

Merchant Drops Dead.

BI.OOMINGTON, I1L, Sept 4.—James K. Roush, one of the most prominent merchants of Bloomington, dropped dead on the street Saturday afternoon of apoplexy.

DEAD IN HIS CELL.

Dr. T. Thatcher Graves Ends His Life In the Denver Jail.

SUICIDE CLOSES

A

FAMOUS CASE.

The Man Accused and Ouoe Convicted of Poisoning Mrs. Barnaby Takes Ills Own Life While Awaiting a New Trial.

LAYS IT TO "PENSKCTTION." DENVER, Col., Sept. 4. —I)r. T.

Thatcher OraveB, who was convicted of poisoning Mrs. Josephine llarnaby, but had been granted a new trial, committed suicide in his cell at the county jail Saturday night, presumably by taking poison. lie was found dead at 9 a. in. Sunday by the "trusty" who had been caring for him. On his person was found the following letter: "DENVKit, Col., Aug. 9. 1893.—To the Coroner of Denver—Dear Sir: Please do not hold an autopsy on my remains. Tho cause of death may be rendered as follows: 'Died from persecution. Worn out. Exhausted.1 Yours respectfully, T. THATCHER GHAVES. M. D."

The corpse was quite cold when found. No direct evidence was visible, but the above letter tells the story. There were also letters to Mrs. Graves, wife of the doctor, to Jailer Crews, and an address to the public. That the prisoner had long contemplated taking his own life is evident from the date of the letter—August 9 last.

Stevens Denounced.

The letter addressed to Capt. Crews, the jailer, read aa follows: "Aoo. 26, 1893.—It would keep a man busy to follow Stevens and answer the lies which he unblushlngly peddles out to tbe newspapers. One or two, however, need attention, and they are easily proven to be lies. I was a member of tho Massachusetts State Medical society, also tho Connecticut State Medloal socle'ty. I never made application to the Rhode Island State Medical society for admission. My lawyers have tbe full reports showing that I never wronged tbe estate of Mrs. Barnaby, and that the estate now owes me outside of the legaoy by will. The public see what I have to expect from the villainous, cowardly falsehoods of Stevens. I cannot expend more money lighting him. 1 must take the only means to prove It for my wife and dear, honored, aged mother "T. THATCHER GHAVKS

Once Convloted of Murder. Dr. Graves was awaiting his second trial for the alleged murder of Mrs. Josephine Barnaby. of Providence, who at the time of her death was visiting friends in Denver. She died April 10,1891. After one of the most famous trials In the criminal annals of this oountry Dr. Graves was convicted of murder in the first degree and was sentenced to be hanged. The supreme court granted him a new trial, which was to have begun the latter part of this month.

Wrote Many Letters.

"It's a clear case of suicide," said Coroner Chivington. The letter to the eornoner was found with half a dozen others addressed to various persons in a bundle of manuscript under the doctor's satchel which stood near the head of his cot. One was addressed to John W. Bridges, the "trusty" who discovered the doctor dead in his cell. A thorough search of the cell had been made before the letters were brought to light. A pile of books and magazines that stood on the little table was examined and his clothing was searched, but nothing was found that would explain matters until the satchel was lifted aside and the letters found under it. The doctor had put everything in order. When found he was clad in his trousers and dress shirt. He lay on his right side in a posture he usually assumed after retiring. There was a slight froth on his lips, which might have come from natural causes or from poison.

Capt. Crews, the jailer, was the last person to see Dr. Graves alive, according to statements made to the coroner. He passed the cell at 2 o'clock Sunday morning and then the prisoner appeared to be all right. For some time, however, he had been looking pale, but he did not complain of being ill. Mrs. Graves and several men visited the doctor Saturday. As is the custom they were searched, but nothing of a suspicious nature was found on their persons.

As is evident from the letter addressed to the coroner, Dr. Graves committed suicide, but with what drug the autopsy alone will tell. It was supposed, however, that he took morphine. The date cf the letter to the coroDer was only a short time after County Commissioner Twombly went east to •ee the witnesses for the prosecution and learn whether or not they would attend the trial.

A Celebrated Case.

[The crime of which Dr. T. Thatcher Graves was accused was a oelebrated oase. He was an intimate friend or Mrs. Josephine Barnaby, or Provldcnoe, I., and her dnanclul adviser ana agent on a salary of 16,000 annually. She was the divorced wife of a wealthy merchant of Providence, and possessed a fortune of 1100,000 and an annual lnccme of 112,000. Mrs. Barnaby was a great traveler and was accustomed to spend part of the summer at Blue Mountain Lake, N. Y., living at tbe residence of Edward Bennett In the spring of 1(01, while at that place, she and Dr. Graves had a misunderstanding. They parted and Mrs. Barnaby at once started west. Eventually she arrived In Denver and visited Mrs. Worrell. Six days before her arrival In April of that year a paokage came to her address. It contained a bottle of liquor labeled "Fine old whisky from your friend in the woods." The bottle was laid away in the house, its contents untouched for a week. Mrs. Barnaby and Mrs. Worrell took a drive April 13, and on their return both drank of the contents of the bottle. Almost immediately both were sotted with great pains. They became violently 111, and Mrs Barnaby died. Mrs. Worrell filially recovered. The physicians deolared the Illness of both women was due to arsenical poisoning. Suspicion was cast upon the Worrells, but no action was taken against them. The writing on the package resembled that of Dr. Graves, and Anally he was arrested and then Indicted for murder. The long light he made for his life developed the past history of Mrs. Barnaby and the accused man. Ills friends claimed there was an absence of motive for him. He could huvc no object In desiring the woman's death, tbey said. He received a salary from her and had, they admitted, absolute oontrol over her fortune and oould have converted It to his own use If he uo desired. His enemies declared ho had other reasons for wishing her out of the way.

Work Resumed at Homestead. PITTSBURG, Pa., Sept. 4.—Carnegie's Homestead plant, which has been partially shut down for the past six weeks, will resume in all departments today. This will give employment to 8,000 idle men.

WORST ON RECORD.

The Late Disaster the Greatest Known on the Southern Coast.

rHE DEATH LIST DAILY SWELLING.

The Latent Accountln^ Shows Over TOO Victim*, nrifl Soiuo Kstlmato the To* tal as liljfli ft* 1.500 -(treat Suffering Anions: Survlvorn.

COM-MHIA,

S. (-., Sept. -I. It is fast

developing that the loss of life and destruction of all kinds of property on the sea islands that skirt the southeastern coast of South Carolina by the recent hurricat'e have never been paralleled in this country.

Estimates of the dead here rauge all the way from 400 to 1,500, but in no instance has anyone said that less than 400 lives have been lost. The averages have been between 1100 and SOU, and from all that can be learned that seems to be about the correct estimate.

Tlie Coroner's Kitlmatu.

Coroner Wills has made this list of the number drowned on the several islands:

Warsaw, 47 Coffin point, 80 Daw'li-.u. 37: Coosuu- ishuiii, 3ft Pacific works (ChlblLolir. Islam)), kti limiting island, about IS St. Helena isltiu11. ^OJ Savannah river plantations, 150: Beaufort, a Salt water bridge.

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Kane's neck, 00 Coosaw mines,

5: l'urls Inland, 24. Total, 758. Great Suffering.

It is estimated that 15,000 are in a starving condition. The crops are partially destroyed, the stock is all drowned, and there is actually not enough provisions in tho country to keep the people alive.

From Morris island all the way down to the Tybee all are aldn in their distress. Morris island, John's island, Edisto, W ardmalnw, James island, Charleston's neigh bors, have perhaps fared somewhat better than St. Helena, Coosaw. Dathait, Port Royal, Paris, Dawfuskie, Ladies and the myriad of smaller islands trlbutuary to Beaufort. Huddled together and within almost a stone's throw of each other are Port Royal, the largest of them all, and Ladies, Dathan, Morgan. Coosaw, Chisholm, St. Helena and Iiddings island. It is almost one isle, cut up with navigable lagoons. Skirting the ocean front, looking out to the broad Atlantic, are Hilton Head island, Dawfuskie island and further over to Charleston, Chaplin's island, Prentis island and Reynold's island. Hundreds of smaller islands dot the coast. To-day most of them are in ruins and the majority of the inhabitant* are searching in vain for sustenance. From ten to fifteen thousands do marketing in 'Beaufort. What they will now do is the question. .Higher up the coast there are whites on the islands who have something left. Down here nothing is left. Eighty per cent of the houses has been swept away by the terrific storm. At Ladies' island 700houses are gone Eastice place of fifty houses, three are left. Hope plantation, all homes destroyed. That is the register at Indian Hill, out of seventy-five placet on Coosaw island but a dozen are left, and so it goes.

The population on these islands is almost entirely colored, with a few whites who keep stores or manage ex tensive farms. The crops consist almost entirely of sea island cotton, with a few patches of corn, potatoes and small grain. Nothing is left of the crop except on the highlands. The boats in which they did their visiting, hauling and trading are very nearly all gone. Stripped of everything, there is a hard time ahead of very many of these inhabitants. On St. Helena island there are 4,000 who are in immediate need of help. A week ago this was one of tho most prosperous of the islands.

Danger of Disease.

There is danger of a water famine all over the islands. Even in Beaufort county all the wells and cisterns are filled with hot water. .Thepeople were killed by the houses falling on them and by drowning. -The cabins were scattered everywhere. In some places as many as sixteen bodies could be found huddled together on the roads. They have not begun to find even a small proportion of the bodies. Some of them have been swept far up in tho marshes, where man cannot go. At Cains neck there are deer, cows, hogs, snakes and all kinds of wild animals piled up together, making the taction so offensive that no one can go there. Many persons are dying from starvation.

I'hosphate Industry Rnlned. In addition to the Ipss of life and private property the state and the phosphate companies will be heavy losers. The phosphate industry, from which the state derives a large part of its revenue, is well-nigh paralyzed. The estimated loss of the Coosaw company alone is placed at 150,000, and the total loss to the phosphate interests is about (350,000.

Thirteen Lives I.ost.

Moscow, Sept. 4.—A terrible disaster has happened the steamer Orloff, plying between Ilijui Novorgod and Astrakhan. The steamer was completely destroyed by fire and thirteen lives are reported lost

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IN THE SENATE.

Senator Voorhees Gives Notice of Ills Intention to Frets a Vote on tlie Itepenl Bill—Dolph on the Chinese Question.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—Senator Voorhees gave notice in the senate that he would move that the hour of mooting of the senate Bhould be 11 a. m., instead of 12 m., and from that on ho expected the consideration of the bill to repeal the Sherman act to proceed from hour to hour.

Senator Dolph (Ore.) proceeded to address the senate In favor of a bill introduced by him appropriating $*00,000 to enable the secretary of the treasury to enforce the Chinese exclusion act Ha went on to make a statement to show the undesirable features of Chinese immigration and to summarize the facts which had led up to tlie passage of the Geary act. It was absolutely necessary, he said, if the law were to be executed intelligently, that tho provision for registration should be preserved.

He said that no one need fear that the Chinese government could retaliate upon Americans in China. The Chinese government was not in a condition to retaliate. He regretted that bad advice had boen given to Chinese laborers by the Six Companies. Now, lie said, it nuii been gravely proposed that the law should be repealed. That would be indoed an extraordinary proceeding, inconsistent with the dignity of the United States.

Senator Teller (rep., Col.) defended tho Geary act and the registration clause in it

Senator Gray (dem., Del.) agreed in the main .with Mr. Teller as to the impolicy of encouraging Chinese immigration but he had a very decided opinion as to some of the recent legislation on the subject being a violation of the plighted faith of the nation and a violation of such a character its had boen entirely unnecessary.

After tho Dolpli bill had been discussed for two hours it was referred to the committee on foreign relations and tha senate adjourned.

BASEBALL.

Mow the Clubs Htnnd With Reference lo tlie Kattoiiat.Loacue CliauiplotiHlilp—liecent Gaines.

The following table shows the number of games won and lost this season by clubs of the National baseball league

Olubi. iron. Lo ii. cent. Boston

76

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Pittsburgh 64 44 .593 Philadelphia., 63 41 ,rt9 Cleveland 67 47 .548 New York 57 49 .638 Brooklyn 54 52 .509 Cincinnati 61 f5 4»1 Baltimore so

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St Louis 47 00 .439 Chloago 44 64 407 Louisville 40 62 .89S Washington 87 71 .343

Saturday's games: At Chicago—Baltimore,6 Chicago, 5 (ten innings). At Philadelphia (two games)—Philadelphia,

6

Cincinnati,

2

Philadelphia,

14

Cincinnati, I. At Boston—Boston 0 St. Louis, 3. At Pittsburgh (two games) —Pittsburgh, 18 Washington. 8 Pittsburgh, la Washington, 9. At Brooklyn—Cleveland, 0 Brooklyn, 0. At New York—New York, 88 Louisville, 14.

On Sunday at Chicago the Chicago team defeated Baltimore by a score of 9 to 8.

OUTLAWS IN KANSAS.

Robbery at Monnd Valley—Three Desperadoes Hold Cp a Train, Hill the Express Messenger and Plunder the I'nssengers and All the Triiln Employes.

SPKINOKIELD, 111., Sept 4.—Near the little station of Mound Valley, Kan., at 4 o'clock Sunday morning three desperate men who understood their business held up the Bt Louis & San Francisco passenger train. Express Messenger Chapman was shot and killed. Failing to secure money from the express car, the bandits robbed the passengers in a manner much, after the style of tlie JamesYounger gang in their palmiest days. The work was done with the cool deliberation of typical outlaws. It is estimated that the amount of booty secured fell not far short of 1500. Watches, diamonds and other valuables were taken along with the cash. Wornen were not molested by the plunderers because of their sex.

In a Balloon Over Lake Michigan. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 4.—Capt. Eierman, an aeronaut, made an ascension from Schlltz park at 5 o'clock Sunday afternoon, ami when last seen was a mere speck in the sky directly over Lake Michigan. At dusk the balloon was descending toward the water. Nothing had been heard from the aeronaut or balloon up to midnight

Klectlons in France.

PARIS,

Sept. 4.—The second bolloting

occurred in France Sunday. At

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a. m. returns show that 109 republicans, six conservatives and seven rallied rights candidates have been elected, a republican gain of 16. Floquet, Clcinenceau and Paul de Cassagnac have been defeated.

Held on a Charge of Murder. MASON CITY, la., Sept 4.—John Murphy, Daniol McGraw, James O'Brien and John Murphy, Jr., were bound over to the district court for the murder of Frank Burns, a peddler, August 17. Their bonds were placed at Hi,200.

Salmon Packed for Market.

VANCOUVER,

B. C., Sept. 4.—The can­

neries have all closed.' The salmon pack is estimated at 471,000 cases, surpassing all prevloua records by nearly 800,000 cases.