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HE MUST HANG

Carter Harrison's Assassin Refused a New Trial.

PRENDERGAST GETS HIS SENTENCE.

Be Is to Lie llnng«*D

CHICAGO,

1'ATKICK

OOCMI Friday,

March 23 -Tlio Prisoner Make* Kamlillng Spc(cU in JIU Own Dtfenbt*.

TO ])IK BY THK UOl'K.

Feb. l.'nless the su

preme court or the governor of the State interfere Patrick Eugene Prendergast will on March 23, in the courtyard of the county jail, pay the penalty of his life for the murder of Carter H. Harrison. Scntcpee was passed upon him Saturday by Judge lirenlano after his honor had overruled the motion for a new trial, entered by de fondant's attorneys. When the court fixed the date of the execution at March 23 nearly every one connected with the case was surprised at the brief lease of life given Premierga.st.

As Judge Jirentano went upou the bench Prenderga^t stepped forward and took a seat in the front row of chairs in the jury box. From the expression on his face it was evident that

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he expected the worst, and was making a strong effort to conceal his fear. The courtroom was filled with spectators. Judge Hrentano read a lengthy decis* Ion overruling the motion for new trial.

HU Harangue.

Prendergast arose in response, to the court's order, and the crowd surged forward. No attention was paid to the orders of the bsiilijffs, and the anxious spectators could not be quieted. When nsked by the court if he knew'of any reason why sentence should not be passed upon him. Prendergast arose.

Producing a few sheets of paper, he began to read, as follows: "Your honor, I liave nothing particular to pay. 1 suppose your honor ia under the Impression thai you have dono your duty. But this p.ca of insanity ha? been set up by uiy attorneys without my consent. was an Infamous, a dirty and disreputable .plea, and done against my objections. Now as for Juror Murray, it is certain to my mind that from the manner he answered questions he was aux^ous to be a juror In the case. Th'-re was something wrong also In ie ird to summoning the veniremen. Juror I,arkin came here on a written slM^moni. but, of eourpo, the defendant hud no control over this pari or the court's work- Xe\v*papers had whole columns about li at the tim« and it is not necessary for mo to po Into it further now. We bad no opportunity to watch the proceedings In summoning the jnrbrf ."

L.AY# AHII!«*

IIU .Volt'#.

Hero Prendergast laid aside, his notes and seemed to become animated with his subject. Raising his voire he extended his long, thin arm, and, gesticulating like a lawyer addressing the court, continued: "Now, your honor says that Harrison was a great and good man.' I deny this A good man is generally faithful to his friends, and Harrison was not If he bad been a good man bo would not have been hostile toward me. Harrison wus attacked by th" newspaper trust We have been attacked by thu newspaper trust, and if the sentence of this court is carried out on me you will all be at th? ineroy of taia newspaper trust No man's character or reputation will be safe. Flattery, blackmail and corruption will prevail. I don't kuow what the result will be.-*® 1 he Issue. '•The issue in this case was whether I did right or wrong whether I did my duty •r not: whether I did the will of God or not If did wrong I should he condemned, and if I did right fihouid be justitled and acquitted. This was the real Issue in the rase, and that issue was never settled. If the court wants to shirk the responsibility In this case it will not bo my fault The most of £be motions made by the attorneys for mo have been overruled by the court, and that was wrong. "This groat grade-crossing issue—if you consent to my death, my execution, my being legally murdered, you also cousent to this— thot caused me to shoot Hurrison as muth as his unfaithfulness—1 am feeling much better than when I came here." lie closed by declaring that if he went to the scaffold the jury and doctors would be infamous throughout all the ages.

To Die March 28.

Then Judge Breutano said: '•Patrick Kugene Prendergast, it is my painful duty to sentence you to death. The sentence of the court is that on March 23, between the hours of 10 aud 12 a. m., in the county jsjil, you be hanged by the neck till you are dead."

As the last words left the judge's lips Prendergast reeled as if he had been struck a heavy blow. The bailiffs tried to catch his arm, but before they could reach him, he had steadied himself by taking hold of Attorney Gregory's chair. Resuming his position he again justified his act. lie would have spoken further, but the bailiffs led him away to jail.

Attorney Darrow, for Prendergast, asked leave to tile a bill of exceptions within thirty days to take the case to the supremo court. This was granted, although the court had overruled his motion for an arrest of judgment.

A I'rotrst.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—A communication addressed to the New York Times brings up a coincidence that has not yet been commented on. The writer, who signs himself

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Friday." says:

"Has the day appointed by Judge Brentano, of Chicago, March A for tho execution of Prendergast, the assassin of Carter Harrison, been designedly selected hceause it will bo Good Friday, or was it an accidental selection, and if so, will the seuteuoe be executed? The sanctity of this holy day, revcroneed almost universally for its ono nreordnined execution, has not in

recollection of man beeu desecrated by

buch au

unhallowed act"

Second Comptroller Mansur decides that Gen. Sickles may draw pay as a retired officer ns well as a congressman.

CE^WFORDSYILLE, INDIANA, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1891

DEATH OF STEELE MACKAYE.

The FnmuuN lrami«Mftt Fassv. Awa.v tu Colorado.

TIMPAS, Col, Feb: 26.—Steele Mackaye died here Sunday morning at 7:45 o'clock from complete exhaustion. His wife, known on the stage as Helen Mo IT, Dr. H. N. Parker, of Chicago, and a professional nurso were with him. He died in a private car on the Sante Fe road, in which he was being conveyed to Los Angeles, Cal., where it was believed his health, could he have lived to reach there, would have been benefited. Owing to his weak, wasted condition, however, the exertions and excitement of the trip were more than he was able to stand. The body was taken from here to La Junta, where It was embalmed and prepared for burial. Dr. Parker ana the widow have started east with it and arrive in Chicago Wednesday morning. Dr. Parker and Dr. Finney, the Santa Fe surgeon at La Junta, held an autopsy and found the oause of dentil to be a cancer in the stomach. [Mr. Mackayo was born In Buffalo, N. Y„ In 1838. His oratorical and literary Inclinations were of oarly development. After a course at Yale university he was sont to Paris, with tho assistance of friends, and for seven or eight years he studied under Domarte. Returning to New Vork, he was taken In hand by Lester Wallack. '•'I.arry' Jerome and other notables. lie became the Hon of the clubs and the pet of bobemla. Several lectures on oratory owl the drama which he delivered In New York and Boston attracted great attention and much favorablo comment Then he went to London, where, in collaboration with "Tom" Taylor, he produced a series of successful plays. It was during tills time that "Won at Last" was brought out by Mr. Mackaye.

After several years he returned to New York and wrote "Haccl Klrke," which made Ins name famous. Other plays, such as "A Noble Rogue," "Col. Tom" and "Paul Kauvar" followed, In each of which startling stage contrivances were Introduced by the author.

Subjoined Is a list of the plays, In addition to those already mentioned, written by Mr. Mackaye alone or in collaboration, giving the date of the production or each: "Marriage," 1872: "Rose Michel." 1076 "Queen and Woman," 1876 "Through the Dark," 1878 "A Fool's -Errand," 1891 "Dakolar," 1884 "In Spite of All," 1SH5: "The Drama of Civilization," 1886 "Rinzl," reconstructed and rewritten for Lanrenoe Barrott In 1S8H "Anarohy," 1887, produced again in the same jear under tho title of "Paul Kauvar "An Arrant Knave," 1880 "Money Mad," 1800.

Mr. Mackaye's latest project, the Spectatorlurn, was the most stupendous failure of his carccr. 11 was designed to be a great attraction oonduoted supplementary to the world's fair, in which his reoent Invention for graduating electric light so as to counterfeit natural light were to be utilized In a scenic history of Columbus and the discovery ol America. Prominent capitalists furnished the money, but the undertaking was projected upon too large a scale and it failed last June, losing its backers a sum estimated at !8u0,003. The pile or rulus at tho north end of Jaoltson park remains a monument to Mr. Mackaye's impracticability. Only a few weeks ago the Spectatorium, modeled on a much smaller scale, wa opened on Michigan avenue, Chicago, where it is now running.]

MR. CLEVELAND TALKS PLAINLY

Vigorous Denial of Stories That. Il« IK Suffering from a 8erloiui Malady.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 20.—A representative of the Associated Press saw President Cleveland Saturday evening at the executive mansion regarding the reports that have been circulated in some newspaper# for the past two or three days to the effect that the president was suffering from a serious malady and was about to have an operation performed. Concerning these reports the president said "I have been engaged every day in my office on public business, and have every day seen the people who called, senators, representatives and others. Nothing would have been easier than to asoertaln the absolute falsity of these reports. 1 am forced 10 conclude that there is an epidemic of men dacity emanating from the dull anu stupid brains of some of the** correspondents These men must he influenced either by a desire to decoive the public or aunoy those af fected by their disreputable work. Those who read newspapers should understand the ex-teul-to which their oreduliiy is Imposed upon."

SOVEREIGN DEFIANT.

The Labor Lender flays He Will T**it Jmlgo Jenkins' Injunction.

1)KS MOINKS, la,, Feb. 20.—General Master Workman Sovereign in a speech delivered here Sunday said In reference to the injunction against him by Judge Jenkins: "1 am going to Winona, Minn., and will speak there Monday. On Tuesday and Wednesday 1 shall be in St. Paul and Minneapolis to talk to the Northern Paoitic employes and, as suro as there is a God In Heaven, I will violate that injunction of Judge Jenkins. It is Infamous and an outrage on all workingmen. He would bo a poor representative of organ ized labor who would noL have the backbone to do whut he pleases against this disgrace and would deserve the condemnation of all honest workingmen. Who is Jud?e Jenkins, anyhow? 1 fear no courts. If there is a United States marshal let him serve bis process."

WIMAN OUT ON BOND.

C\ 11. Deere, of Moline, I1L, Puts Cp OOO to Secure His Release.

JS'KW YORK, Feb. SO.—Erastus Wiinan, who is under indictment for forgery, was released from custody Saturday on $20,000 bail. Charles H. Deere, of Moline, J11., deposited twenty-five $1,000liills in the office of the city chamber lain as security for the prisoner. Recorder .Smyth signed the bail bond. Mr. Deem is the father-in-law of Mr. Wiman's son William, who is now lying in a precarious condition at his home on Stateu Island.

THE DOME IN RUINS.

More of the World's Fair Affrirult urai Building Burned.

CHICAGO, Feb. 2#.—Another incendiary Are took place in the Agricultural building at the world's fair grounds Saturday. The dome was partially destroyed aud dropped into the center of the building, but otherwise the damage was smnir. Few exhibits remained in the structure and the beautiful golden statne of Diana had been re moved from the apex of the dome two weeUs ago. lie .MrJ Vote.

NEW VOIIK. Feb. 28.—Es-AHlerman ITenry \V. Jaehne, convicted of tho crime of having accepted $20,000 to vote to let Jake Sharp put a railroad on Rroadway, and sentenced to a term in Sing Sing, has been restored to the rights of citizenship by Gov. Flower

Dropped Oead.

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morning Ethan L. Gilbert dropped dead on the street here. He was 76 years of age, and since 1862 had been a prominent business man in this city.

ALL GAVE BAIL

Bix Indicted Michigan Offloials Are Arraigned.

PLEAS OF SOT GUILTY ARE ENTERED.

Uoiuift ItHllcmj from SI.OOO to MI.OOO Art* KtMjuirfMl aiul rlirnUhril I ni]r Others Are Yet tn lie

Arraigned.

HKFORF. THK 11A It.

I.ANSI.NG. Mich., Feb. '20.—The most remarkable scene ever witnessed in a Michigan courtroom was enacted in the little courthouse at Mason Saturday when three state officials were called upon to plead to Indictments charging them with felonious crimes against tho laws of the state. Most oC tho persons against whom indictments were voted were notified by their counsel Friday night, and five of them— State Treasurer llauibitzer, T.aud Commissioner Berry, Attorney General Ellis, Sorgciint-at-Arms Ilussey and FrauU A. Potter—went to Mason Saturday morning, accompanied by friouds, who were prepared to become sureties on their bonds.

Arraigned.

After the usual formalities attendant upon the return of bills by a grand jury Attorney General Ellis was arraigned ou three inilietmeuts for forgery, conspiracy and destroying the Wayne county records, lie waived the reading of the indictments, as did all of the others save Potter, who pleaded not guilty. In each case where the accused refused to plead a plea of not guilty was entered by the court. State Treasurer Ilambitzer and Land Commissioner Berry were arraigned on indictments for felony in making a false public record, conspiracy and willful neglect of duty. Ex-Clerks l'otter and Warren answered to indictments charging the making of a false public record and corspiracy, and Seargeant-at-Arms Bussey to a charge of conspiracy.

Secretary of Stato Jochim will reach here from Ishpeming this morning and will go directly to Mason, where he will be arraigned and give bail in tS.OOO on three indictments similar to those 011 which liatnbitzer and Berry were araigned. Marcus Peterson, exclerk of the board of slate auditors William May, clerk of Wayne eouuty, and Hill Clerk Clark, of the senate, will also be arraigned to-day. May will answer to indictments for conspiracy and destruction of the Wayne conntj' records and will be required to give $8,000 bail. Peterson and Clark, indicted for conppiracy, have arranged to furnwh bail in $1,000 each.

All Have Bonds.

Bail was fixed as follows: Ellis, for forcing, #b,0U0 Ellis anil May, (or •lcstroyltig ttio Wuyno county records, f1,000 Potter una Warren, for making a false public record, each of ti.e jjersons charged with oonHplnu'.y, fl.OjO Jnt'hlm. Htunbltior and Berry, for makintra fulfie i«ubllu record M.OtJO Jochim, Htimbltzor and Bt:ri-y, willful negloot, il.000.

Ellis' bonds were signed by George W. Webber, A. F. Kelsey, Frank A. Session and Josiah li. Just, of Ionia S W. Webber, of Lyons, and N. li. Hayes and Chauncey 3. Kutnsey as sureties. Treasurer Ilambit zer's bonds were signed by Mayor A. O. Moment aud Jame-sJi. .ludsoti. of Lansing. Commissioner Horry's sureties in the same sum arc .I nines D. Jicrry. his son, Alexander Cameron. Wyatt It. Brown aud A. M. Dobbelaire. of Lansing, and Henry L. Henderson, of Mason. Potter g-ave two bonds, with Lester S. Hudson and Alexander I»3air, of Liinsins\ as sureties. Warren's sureties are his father. \V. (». War-en, and Horace Wilcox, of Charlotte. James B. Judspn and Washington 1. Wiley, of Lansing, signed the bond required of Bussey.

AU of the defendants announce, their intention of making a vigorous defense .and have counsel of more than ordinary ability retained.

AHOWHI TLIOJR Owsi 1MIU.

Another life-sized sensation has developed in connected with thu oflieia! actions of Secretary of State Joachim. Treasurer Ilambitzer and Land Commissioner Berry. A11 examination of tfie books of the board of state auditors, of which they are the members, shows that tliey have been making illegal charges and allowing their own bills therefor ever since they were inducted into oflioe.

Each of these officials Is a member of several state boards and tho latest shortcoming to be discovered consists of charges for services, mileage, etc., for attending meetings of these iioards in the face of the constitutional provision that they shall receive no fees or perquisites therefor. It is charged, among other things, and figures taken from the books of the board of auditors sustain the charges, that meetings of two or more of these, boards would be called for the same time and the several members would collect from the state full pay for mileage, etc., for each meeting as if they had beeu held at different times. It is openly charged that the three officials have made a regular aud systematic practice of robbing the state. Their only defense is that tlioy simply followed a lnng-established custom, but an investigation shows that this is not the ease. ^-.V

KILLED BY HER NIECE.

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I SHclimaiiu Sentenced.

Mn.w AT KKK, Feb. 20.—Judge Wallber imposed the life penalty 011 Hudolph J. Peschinann, who murdered Mrs. Anna Scliums at the Cream City hotel on the morning of January li. and then set fire to the house in the hope of hiding his crime.

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ABSOLLTTELY PURE

PERISHED BY FIRE.

FlaiwH Find Victims in Several •Localities.

FAMILY OF SEVEN BUHSUD TO DEATH

The lilnaHt^l- Occurs in Olil«liomu—Twr l.oan Thntr l.lvp* in Hurniiig Asylum In New .ICTSO.T i-'alrtt I lr„

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FATE OF

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GtMtnoN, Ark., Feb. 20.—Xews has reached here of the burning of 11 farmhouse and its occupants 10 miles west of- Murfreesboro, iu Pilte county, on Wednesday eight. John Wert, a farmer, his wife aud five chiidreu occupied the house and all perished in the flames. The building was constructed of logs, with a large :ireplaee built at each end. While the family were asleep tire flew upou the floor and in that manner the dry timbers and other inflammable material soon became ignited. When discovered next day the entire building was reduced to ashes and only the charred bodies of the occupants remained.

Two Victims*

VINEI.AXD, N. J., Feb. 20.—Two live# were lost and a score placed In Imminent peril by afire which consumed a portion of the state home for feebleminded children at this place Sunday. The victims were J. H. Sage, the engineer of the institution, and his wife, who acted as laundress. The fire was discovered in the basement of the handsome three-story brick structure known as '"the Robinson memorial college."

It was thought that all had been saved, when the white aud terrorstricken faces of Sage and his wife appeared at a window in the third floor, and their voices were heard crying piteously for help. Answering shouts from below bade them remain where they were until a ladder could be procured, but they were too much frightened to obey. Just as help was about to Come, and. at a time when it seemed as if they would surely be saved, both disappeared from the window and were seen no more. In the afternoon the bodies of the unfortunates were found at the foot of the stairway, burned to a crisp, indicating that they had tried that means of escape, only to rush to certain death. Loss 011 the building and contents was $20,000. The rause of the fire is a mystery.

Fatal Fire

iu a Tmiement.

NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—A fire attended with loss of life occurred early Sunday morniug iu the three-story frume house at 1952 Amsterdam avenue. On the first floor of the tenement lived Michael Wundt and his wife, who was sick in bed with her Infant child, and Annie K. Laub, a servant. It took Wundt a long time to make his family realize that the house was ou fire, and by the time they understood the situation it was impossible to reach the street by way of the stairs, so they started for the roof. Mr. Wundt had to carry his sick wife. Wundt jumped to the roof of the next house, which Is only twoBtorlea high. Their 9-days-old baby was tossed to him by the servant, after which she made tho 12-foot jump. Mrs. Wundt was left on the roof of the burning building and was rescued by Policeman Donovan and Barber Scliloeder.

When the engine arrived the members of the Eyrie family, who lived on the second floor, were at the windows crying for help. Annie K. Laub was so excitcd that although she was practically safe she jumped to the ground. Both her ankles were broken and she was removed to the Manhattan hospital. Eyrie and his wife threatened every minute to jump. No hook and ladder had arrived. So to prevent their Injuring themselves Policeman Slattery took off his big winter overcoat and it wasused as a net, held by himself. Policeman Donovan aud Fritz Fai bcr, a carpenter. Into this improvised not Eyrie threw two of his children and lowered the. baby by a rope. All escaped. Eyrie and his wife leaving by the roof. After the Are was extinguished the firemen found in tho place where the butcher shop had stood the remains of William Letter, Wundt's helper, who had been forgotten and had burned to death.

DECLARES A DIVIDEND.

Under

a Hundred Year* Old

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d»r*'d Id Her Urd.

KAI.KIUU, N. Feb. 2(1. Rosa Haywood. over 100 years old, was found murdered in bed near this city. The crime was committed by her "niece, Mary Smith, and Orange Page, an exeonvict. Search for the murderers has been conducted quietly and nevvj comes of the arrest of Mary' Smith hear Itoeky Mount aud of Page on an adjoininsr farm.

Winter*' Oriler Iron Hall Ke-

eeiver Fnlley Will ltnjgjii l'aymenta.

INDIANAI'OMS. fnd., Feb. 28. In Judge Winters' chambers Receiver Failey, of the Iron llall. received the order promised by the court. It declares a dividend of 10 per cent, on all unmatured claims, payable at once to all who account to the receiver here on or before April 1/j* this date being fixed because the Maryland court will April 12 hear members within it« jurisdiction as to whether 1111 account will be made with the receiver hero or not. Payment of approved claims will begin next week.

DEATH IN A CYCLONE

lalxnd of Mauritius Swept by C'jrelone— Many Killed and IuJured.

LONDON, Feb. 26.—A dispatch from Port Louis, Mauritius, reports that a cyclone swept the island Friday, doing almost incalculable damage to property and killing many persooB. A cjovKleiraihyiU" traiu. was tdfiwiijfi'om

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the track aud rolled dowu an embankment, killing fifty persons and injuring mnnv others.

Tli* Pr^itdent Ooea Hunting.

WASHINGTON, Feb. iW. President Cleveland, accompanied by Secretary Gresham aud Capt. Evans, secretary of the lighthouse board, left the city for a hunting trip down tho Polomtie. Sunday evening. The president, and parly expect, to ha gone, soveral days. No precise date For their return has been fixed.

WU lllave a Candidate.

WASHINGTON Feb. 2«.—Congressman Simpson (Kan.) says the populists will have a candidate for the presidency in ^he.Bel^l in tho next campaign.

CURRENT EVENTS. A11 unknown young man was killed by a falling tree at Arpin, Wis.

It is probable that the Indian supply ilenot will be transferred from New York to Chicago.

Louis Brass, an old resident of Neenah, Wis., dropped dead at his home of heart failure.

Mrs. Francis Maria Cahill, mother of the ex-justice of the Michigan supreme court, died at Lansing.

Vincent, French administrator of Dagoma, is reported to have been killed by the native king's sc n.

Corner stone of the new $1,000.0011 city hall in .Milwaukee was laid in the presence of a large number.

Tilford J. Elder, of Toledo. III., was murdered on his way way home for the •notify he freely displayed.

A company is being formed in Vancouver to visit Cocos island fur the treasure buried by pirates.

David Mercer, Chester (lll.l prison couvict, sentenced for burglary, escaped by crawling through a sewer.

Drought haa transformed the once fertile and prosperous Hio Grande valley Into a Tale of desolation.

Veterans of Galena are urging Maj. George S. Avert' for department commander of the Iliuois G. A. II

William Lockely shot anil killed Daniel Edwards and. the latter's son in a quarrel near Red Lodge. Mont.

Daughters of the American Revolution reelected Mrs. Steveusou. wife of the vice president, as their head.

Dr. Samuel L. McFaddcn, spiritual medium and healer famed the country." over, died at his home in Chicago.

Charles M. Clancy, sheriff of New York county, died from plenro-pneu-monia at his residence in New York.

Pugilists Corbett and Mitchell left New York for Jacksonville, I'la., to answer in court for their recent fight.

Three hundred negro converts, men and women, were baptized in the freezing water of a creek at Springfield,

Cashier Porterfield has been scutenced to ten years in the penitentiary for wrecking a Nashville (Tenn.) bank.

Christian Moerlein, brewer and one of the wealthiest citizens of Cincinnati, has been prostrated with paralysis. V-V

NORMAN L. MUNRO DEAD.

The Well-Knowu New York 1'ublUlier Dlwi frnui the Kffect« i,f un Operation. NEW YORK, Feb. 20.—Norman L,

Munro, well known to tho American public as a publisher and yachtsman, died at 6:20 o'clock Saturday evening in his apartments in the Hoffman house from the effects of—an operation performed on him Friday for the removal of the veriform appendix. (Mr. Munro was born tn 1S14 at Mill IJroolc, Plctou county. N. S. li in fattior was a farmer and he was brouKht up on the farm. He left the farm wbun h« wa9 years old and came tc Ibis city. He got work In a piiliilsliIrR house and set himself steadily at the business of mastering the details and of saving money to malm a utart with. The llml number of the New Vork Family Story Paper went to press on black Friday la September, 1873. Ho erected the Muuro bulldtnir in Va:ii ewa:er street In lR}? and ei tended the number of his publication* and printed ••Munro's Library" and Munro's Pocket Magazlnu. About sevoti yearti ego he bought the Mary Anderson place on Cedar avenue. Long llrant-b, and about the same time he became interested In thu production of fust steam yachts. Mr. Munro's fortune is call mated at from fffl.OOJ.OOO to W.000,090. Within year he refueod an offer of ll,50n.0)0 for his publications aud publishing house

Torn to Plecea br a Mail Hull.

OxroitD, Neb., Feb. M. B. Plant, the leading merchant of this place, was attacked by a bull on the street and after a fearful struggle was torn to pieces before the Infuriated animal could be shot

Way Below Zero.

AI-OUUTA, Me., Feb. 20.—The temperature was the lowest of the season in tills section Sunday. In this city it was 96 degrees below zero and at Wntcrvilla SI below.

I.yiH'hnl.

SPAKTA, .N*. C., Feb. 20. Daniel Slaughter, who killed two of the guests at a wedding iu North Carolina, was taken from jail by a mob and hanged.

Will Try Something KUe.

SRITINOFIKI.I), III., Feb. 20.—Taught by experience that wheat is no longer profitable, Illinois fanners are finally turning to^ diversified farming.

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MEMPHIS, Tenn., Fell 26.—Thirteen barges of coal, valued at $36,000 and towed by the steamer Coal City, were lost in a collision here.

Rut Track Figured.

CHICAGO, Feb. 20.— In 1808 $.',251,140 was given by jockey clubs and 12,201 races were run. Washington park, iu this oity, led all tracks.