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Over Four Hundred Liven Known to IIavo i He en Lout—The Senr<‘li for VK-

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9 r BTOBV NOT KXAGGKKATKI). > St. Paul, Minn.. Sept. 4 .—I.ater reports from tl»e fire-swept district of northeastern Minnesota and north western Wisconsin indicate that the loss of life ami destruction of property have not been exaggerated. While it Is not possible even yet to ascertain the exact number of lives lost, it is .certain that tie tween 400 and boo per- ^ sons perished. The property loss will K not fall short of $10,000,000.

The Heath List Grown.

■ Pink .Unction, Minn., Sept. 5.— »r**Every hour that enjwl:, by adds to i the li , -t of horrors in Pine and jyanaI. 11 lies. Tlie cyclone of flames that swept these two counties is dying I put^and as relief and ex ply ring partie} J begin to go over tlio gouud it scSurged the lirst estimates of the destruction it did seem more and more inadequate. Tuesday night the relief committee, which lias headquarters at Pine City, announced that at least 450 persons have died hideous deaths; 1,100 more are left absolutely destitute, hungry. shelterless and half clothed. This is the death list as given out by the

committee Tuesday evening:

At Hinckley 268 Between Skunk Lake and Sandstone Junction 12 Sandstone Junction 15 Sandstone ’ 77 P<ikegama | ' 26 Surrounding camps .. 50

Total

Of these figures those given from Hinckley are an absolut*- record of bodies recovered. How many more lie hidden in the blackened waste, in the lakes, morasses anil streams nobody knows. The figures in the following table are careful estimates, besides these there are other deaths probably

still to be enumerated.

Worst »lll Never He Known.

More than tioo square miles of pine land have been burned over, a dozen towns have been absolutely swept off the earth, and railways and telegraph lines crippled and half destroyec. No man will ever know exactly tlie number of poor wretches who have perished under this visitation, no one will ever be able to guess within millions what lias been the property

loss.

Prom one cistern in Sandstone Tuesday they took^fifteen corpses. A deep, black pond near the sawmill just north of Hinckley w»s the refuge of scores of panic-stricken inhabitants. Its shores are steep and slimy, composed of sawmill refuse; anyone venturing near it would almost certainly slip into deep water and drown. Meu of Hinckley believe that there are fifty bodies or more in tlie bottom of this pond. The edges of it are smoldering now with a fierce heat and no one can approach it. ^long the south braueli of the Grindstone river there were over 100 settlers in little clearings scattered through the forest. No one has seen or heard of a single one of these unfortunates yet. The worst of the hideous story is yet to be

told.

Meath llveryw-here Abound.. Heath is everywhere. The sight of a living man in this charcoal desert gives one a start of surprise. The wild deer, swift us they were in Higlit, were caught by this flying hell and burned as they ran. About the ash heaps that were villages fowls, dogs, cats, horses, cattle, all domestic beasts He half eaten by tire. The sight of the hideous human corpses, unspeakable torture written in every fiber of the denuded, half-charred muscles, is enough to make a man faint and sick, but these horrid fragments arc handled at Hinckley like so many dogs. There is a surfeit of horror. People are going doggedly and sullenly about the neverending, heavy task of burying their dead. Their capability for anguish has been stunned. Ditfcovery of NVw Itodies are still being found. Fiftyseven of them were brought to Coroner Collins at Hinckley Tuesday, not counting others sent directly to tlie cemetery. There are searching parties out all through the burned woods, hunting patiently about, straining their eyes to find corpses that are hardly distinguishable from tlie charred logs among which they lie. They are burying tbe bodies where they found them in many cases, so there is still less chance for an accurate computation of the number of dead. I- itch in Wi»coii*in. Asin.ANn, Wis., Sept. 5.—Port Wing, n small town at tbe mouth of Flag river, 40 miles east across the buy from Duluth, according to reports received, was totally wiped out by the fires Tuesday afternoon. It is a town of about 100 population, and is the headquarters of the Cranberry Lumber company. As there is neither railway nor telegraphic communication with the place the report cannot be confirmed. The report did not say whether there had been any lives lost. i-ires in All Directions* Fires are burning on all sides of Ashland. The same is true of Washburn, and, if reports brought in by trainmen are Itrue, Ironwood. Hurley, Odanah, lluy^eld, Sanborn, Marengo, Henoit, Iron Uiver and a dozen other iuipoitant centers of life and commerce are in a situation equally dangerous. A blanket of smoke envelops this entire region, and it is as dense as tlie proverbial London fog 1 . Rain Abate* the Fire'* Fury. Isni'RMiNG, Mich., Sept. 5.—Fear of further da tiage from (ire in this vicinity has vanished, rain having fallen. There is no fire within many miles of hero. The damage to crops, timber and other property in Marquette county is small compared with the loss in Baraga, Iron and Dickyisou counties. The total loss in counties west of here will aggregate anywhere from 000,001) to -MO.OOO.OOO.

To tell what Hood's Sarsaparilla has dona foi me. I was troubled with neuralgia in my stom-

ach and with dizziness and shortness of breath, also kidney and inward weakness. 1 wanted something that would be n prriunnrBi rare, so my husband thought it best that I try Hood's Sarsaparilla, before I had used one-half bottle 1 felt like a new person, and I am glad that I can say today that I have not had a bad spell since

» - ,-r j- w. 1 commenced to take Sarah C. Trullinger, Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Falrburg. 111. Formerly my health was «o poor that I was not able to do my housework. Nov.-l uni perfectly well and hearty.

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I owe all the praise to Hood’s Sarsaparilla. Mas. S viiaii C. Turnlinoku, Knirburg, 111.

N. B. If you decide to take Hood's Sarsspa•ilia do not be induced to buy any other.

retires

Hood’s Pills sbould be in your borne. They ire a reliable family egthnrtic. 2Xr. per box.

m m iokk imi Established 1S53. INDIANAPOLIS. - IND.

Free Exhibition!! —of— The Montana Silver Statue, The Great Wonder of the World’s Fair

$64,800 Pnrc Silvtr in tlie siatns. $224,000 Pnrc Gold in tie to. At fit enormous expense we have seenred tlii^ wonderful work of art and will place it on exliilntion at our store during the Indiana State Pair free to all. You’ll he here of course 8? to £cnt. It’s the wonder of thf lOlh century. PETTIS DRY GOODS CO.

Money Loaned! In any sum, for any time. Must see the borrower in person. No delay. Money furnished at once at th< very lowest terms. O’. E. BLiilKEy Insurance and Lean Agent. G HEICXCASTLE, 1XD.

James M. Hurley, REAL ESTATE,

In Kin-mice .iVlH l J ^OiUlK.

REA I, ESTATE OF ALL KINDS FOR SALE AND RENT.

Grovelnnd. Died, Sept. 1, infant son of G< o. Xluncie, aged 5 months W. \V. Hurst visited friends at Putnamville last week W. N. Lakin. of (’oatsvide, visited Woodson Mundy the iitst «if tlie week W. H. Adcr, of Glavton, was the guest of S. (). Adei on Sunday Preaching at the C. P. Church. Sunday, by Rev. Hudloc.k.... Albert Evans is plastering Lawrence Smith’s new house W. M. Davis. of (’arpentersville. made a business visit here, on Saturday Frank Monnet lias moved into tlie Hinkle property Mr. Monnet will do tlie "u peiiter s work on W allace Suther1 u’s new house. S. O.

Bainbridge.

Misses Alma Mi Hadden and May me Howard are visiting in Lafayette Miss Ella Howard is at Greencttstle A. 11. Turney has improved ids home with tlie aid of paint, fences. etc The infant child of George Muncy, former resident of Baiuhridge, was buried in Bainbridge Cemetery last Sunday Donald, little son of Geo. Hendrix, is visiting Ids uncle, Mr. Lundy Carl McKee is visiting Ids brother, Lafe Preaching next Sunday morning and night at the Christian Church, by Elder Trusty Rev. Waring delivered ids farewell sermon here on Sunday night Rev. Thornton FytTe preached at the Presbyterian Church mst Sunday night .. ..Carl Wilkinson lias gone to Lafayette, where he will teach this winter Mrs. Mary Starr has returned from a visit to Greenoastle W. U. Dawson’s brother is here from Iowa Frank Darnall

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ST. LOUIS

ANOTHER GOVERNOR GONE. ,

LABOR DAY.

Hamuel J. Kirkwood, Iowa's War Execulive, Is I>»'»it. It I* Generally Observed In Various Place* IOWA City, la.. Sept, a.—Samuel Throughout tbe Country.

J. Kirkwood. Iowa’s War Governor, : Nkw York, Sept. 4.—Labor made an died at 1:1ft o’clock p. m. Saturday. He imposing demonstration here yesterhad been gradually failing for some ‘* a -V- Not far from 1(1,000 men, repretime. i senting nearly all the trades, were in

[Samuel Jordan Kirkwood was born in ! line.

Maryland December vO. ISIS: was raised on » j WASHINGTON, Sept. 4.—In observance

Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S. Gov’t Report.

larni. educated in u log scboolhnti.se. and afterward clerked In a drug store In Washington, p. C. By hls Industry he acquired » legal education. and moving to Ohio, ho attained early prominence, but Soon drifted Into politics, being finally elected a member of the Ohio constitutional convention. After twelve years' residence fit Ohio, be moved 9 Iowa and settled down to milling, having decided to give up professional life. A yaar later. In 1 si>0, he was chosen to the state senate. In law he w as nominated by the ivhlgs for governor against Gen. A. C. Dodge. Prior to this Kirkwood had been

of Latior day all the government departments and pubiie offices were closed, as were tu great many stores

and public places.

Boston, Mass., Sept. 4.—The observance of Labor day was more elaborate in the list of sports than in previous years, and the big procession in the forenoon was the largest of the kind

ever seen here.

Chicago, Sept. 4.—Nothing daunted

absolutely pure

A SEA OF FI HE.

In the* face. From the tlrst he took an uncompromising stand for the union, and in the four years, or two terms he served, he won the fame that will always attach to his name. In the darkest days, when soldiers were needed, he pledged his own fortune and those of relative*

to raise means to equip Iowa forces.

From the governor s chair he went to the national senate, where his practical sp» oches had great weight. His addresses in that body amj his ^ubernatori il messages form a rare collection of state papers. From the senate ho returned to private life, but in 1875 the unprecedented honor of a third nomination for governor came to him. and he hud a great majority. Again he was elected United States senator, only to be chosen, soon after he had taken his seat, as Garfield's secretary of the

interior.!

Iowa City, Ja., Sept. 5.—Tlie funeral of Samuel J. K irk woof 1 took place from the Kirkwood home at 1 o’clock p. m. Tuesday. Tlie services were conducted by Dr. Barrett, of the First Presbyterian church, and Dr. Brush, of tho First Methodist church. Addresses were delivered by (iov. Jackson, I'nited States Senator Allison and Judge J. E. Wright. The houses were draped iu mourning for 1 miles along the route of tlie cortege.

a democrat, but slavery extension drove him by the rain 10,000 of Chicago’s union from the party. In that memorable campaign laborers fell into line and marched to Kirkwood won the people by the earnestness i ■ i , martin u to ami slmplieiiy of his speeches HK election ' IjincoJn >' urk yesterday, where they was by u decisive mujority, but when he took 1 "'ere addressed by several speakers of

the governor's chair the n bullion slhrcd him local prominence.

Cleveland, ()., Sept. 4.—Labor day was more generally observed here than ever before. Tlie city was in holiday attire ami nearly every business house

was closed.

Cincinnati, O., Sept. 4.—Labor day was celebrated here by a street parade and picnic, in which the unions allied with the building trades' council took

part.

Lansing, Mich., Sept. 4.—The laiborday demonstration was confined strictly to labor organizations and was a success iu every particular. Milwaukee, Sept. 4.-There were 1,500 men in line in tlie Latior day parade. The day was very generally observed, nearly every factory and large business bouse iu the city being shut down for the day. Moline. 111., Sept. 4.—Davenport, Rock Island and Moline celebrated Labor day here under labor union auspices. Indian a polis, Ind., Kept. 4.—The celebration of Labor day by the organized workingmen of this city did not attract so muc* attention as it had for several years past. Omaha, Neb., Sept. 4.—Fifty thousand people participated in tlie Labor day celebrations in Omaha yesterday. Toronto, Ont, Sept. 4.—For the first time in tlie history of tho dominion. Labor day was celebrated by a general suspension of business in different cities and towns throughout Canada.

; Tho Fearful Journey of a Passen-

ger Train in Minnesota.

AMERICAN HOMES. Interesting SlatlutIra Furnished by a i;«€•*•111 OllftUB liullftill. Washington, Sept 1.—The census office gave to thu public Thursday the principal results of the investigation of farm and home proprietorship in all of the states and territories. This is the first investigation of the kind ever conducted in any country. Of the 11,61)0,151 families in tlie whole country almost 48 per cent, own their farms and homes and the rest hire. Of the families owning farms and homes almost 18 per cent have incumbrances and over 71 per cent have no incumbranoe. The number of resident owners of land in the I'nited States is 0,000,417. to which must be added any land owners who may be living in tenement families. The farm families number 4.070,17'.), of which 00 per cent, own their farms and others hire. Of the owning families over 28 per cent. have incumbrance on their farms. Iu 1880 15.50 per cent, of the farms were

hired.

In the cities that contain over 100,000 population there are 1,948.884 home families, of which almost 13 per cent own and 77 per cent, hire, while of tlie owning families 88 per cent, own subject to incumbrance. Among tbe cities having 100,000 population and over New York has the highest percentage of borne tenancy, nearly 9:t.57; Boston is next with 81.57 per cent., Brooklyn third with 81.44 per cent., Jersey City fourth with 81.20 per cent. and Cincinnati fifth with 80.82 per cent. Tlie percentage for Baltimore is 73.94; Buffalo, 00.03; Chicago, 71.27; Cleveland, 00.90; Denver, 70.89; Minneapolis, 68.86; New Orleans. 78.51; i’liiladelphia, 77.24; St. Louis, 79.58; SL Paul, 59.80; San Francisco, 78.40, and Washington, I). C, 74.80. Tlie smalleMt percentage—56—represents Rochester, N. Y. D^ath of an 01*1 Engineer. Augusta, Ua.. Sept. 5.—Henry Rawath, the oldest locomotive engineer in America, has just died. He pulled the throttle on the first engine used on the South Carolina railroad, and had a record of more than half a century of continuous service with that road, continuing in charge of an engine until at 75 years of age his eyesight failed him. At tlie time of his death he was 83.

I'lililic Dept i)»‘*'r<‘UMt>s. Washington. Sept. 8.—According to the treasury statement the public debt decreased $1,713,654 during August.

THE MARKETS.

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HIS WARFARE OVER. Death at Waltham, Muni., of Gen. Nuthanlnl I*. Hanks. Waltham, Muss., Sept. 8.-—Nathaniel Prentiss Banks, soldier and statesman, died at his home in this city at 8 o'clock a. m. Saturday He had lieen critically ill for some time and his demise was expected. INnthoniofiPrentlss Banks was born at Wultiium in 1816. He received a common-school education, worked In » cotton fnctory, edited a newspaper, studied law.and in 1849 wa*elected to tho stat*. legislature and was chosen speaker in 1851, and attain in ls‘«! The nest year ho was chairman of the Massachusetts constituMonnl convention, and soon afterward was sent to congress. He was re-elected as a "knowoeAhinK and made speaker of the bouse. As a republican he was sent to the Thirty-fifth congress, from which he resigned when elected* governor of Massachusetts in which ofilce ho served three terms. In I860 he was male president of the Illinois thnlral railroad. but gave up the office to go Into the army. He wua commissioned majur-geuoral of volunteers and assigned to the Fifth corps of the Army of the Potomac. Mis first active service was in the battle of Winchester, March vJ. 18452. In April and May he was left wlta one division to guard the Shenandoah valley, and upon this force Stonewall Jackson descended with hls whole corps. Rapid, well-ordered marching, stubborn fighting and good generalship prevented the capture of Bunks entire force. In August. 1802. Banks corps took part In tho battle of ( edur mountain in Vlrginla.and In September shared Sigel's campaign. Later (Jon. Bunks was placed in command of Washington, and in December succeeded Gen. B. F. Butler in command at New Orleans He conducted tbe movemunts which resulted In the opening of the Mississippi, and In the spring of 1864 began the work of regaining control of western Louisiana. The latter expedition failed and Bunks was unjustly censured, for It was undertaken against hls advice and despite his protest. In May. 1864. ho was relieved ot command at New Orleans. La . and resigned hls commission: returned to Massachusetts and was elected to congress from his old district. He was reelected successively until 1877, failing only in 1872. when he worked for and with the Horace Greeley movement. Iu congress he served a long time as chairman of the committee on foreign relations.and after hls retirement from congress filled for u time the office of United States marshal for Massachusetts.! Murdered at a Picnic. Plano, ill.. Sept. 4.—Joseph Williams, of l.isbon, died Sunday ni^ht at Danway, a small villtttfe southwest of i’liino, from the effects of knife wounds iu the abdomen made by a young- man named Howells at a picnic at Morris the day before. Williams was an independent democratic candidate for tlie state legislature from the Twenty-ninth senatorial d’strict. There had been a feud of ions’ standins between tlie two. Joined the Populists. Washington, Sept, ft.—Senator Jones, of Nevada, has withdrawn from the republican party because of its attitude toward silver, and will identify himself with the populists. His withdrawul is announced in a letter written by the senator. Tragedy In 8t. Louis. St. Louis, Sept. 8.—Henry Loesche, of St. Louis, shot his wife four times Sunday night. He then shot himself twice in the left breast and cut his throat. Both are at the city tKispitul in a dying condition. Peat of a Twelve-Year-Old Boy. Palmer, Mass., Sept. 4.—At the bicycle tournament here Monday Allen Atkins, 12 yearsold, broke the world record for riding backwards, making a half mile in 2:13%. Sol*! luto Slavery. London, Sept. 5. The Jewish qrr.rters of half a dozen Morroeq towns lave been sacked. Many men and women were killed and others sold into slavery. Sweden to Have an Exposition. Stockholm, Sept. 8.—Preparations for an industrial exposition of giant iroportions, to lie held in 1897, are beng made in this city.

Many Live* Saved by a Brave Engineer— The Cara Take Eire and a Nu in her of Person* Leap to Certain

Destruction.

A TRAIN ON FIRE. Pink City, Minn., Sept. 3.—The St Paul A. Duluth train No. 4, south bound with eighty passengers, ran into Hinckley at 2 o'clock Saturday afternoon and proceeded thence to Mission Creek, 2 miles further south, only to find that village in ashes. Conductqr Sullivan issued immediate orders to his crew to back into Hinckley, but before the train, running at 20 miles an hour, could reach Hinckley the place was iu fluiiies. The train stopped at the dopot one fatal minute, during which tlie woodwork of the engine and the baggage car caught fire. The train quickly resumed its backward journey toward Duluth, and tlie very motion of tlie cars funned the flames to a fury and they soon enveloped the sleepers, passenger coaches and the smoker. A Horrible I'lrturc*. While the train was stopping at Hinckley nearly 200 panic-stricken people of the place rushed upon the platforms and into the cars. When they discovered the train on fire they began to moan, shout and pray, which, with tlie awful roar of tlie tlames, made a horrible picture. A mile out of Hinckley people on the platforms, rendered frantic lunatics by the heat and their terror, began to jump from the ears and plunge into streams, into sand heaps or into tlie smoke-encompassed forest. A little farther on those in the cars, stifled with smoke,began to smash the windows of tlie coaches in a frantic attempt to get a breath of fresh air. Driven bach by the flames eating their way up tlie sides of tlie freshly varnished coaches, they stood in battled amazement for a moment, when dozens of them in sheer desperation tumbled themselves ont through tlie open spaces to the ground below, some being instantly killed by the fall and others lingering in the horrible heat and smoke until

suffocated.

Took Refugn In th«* I.nkr. In spite of the fact that the train was on fire from engine to rear end the crew bravely stood at their posts and ran the Iraki back 6 miles to Skunk lake, where tlie passengers rushed out and Into the water. Some of them were in such a state of exhaustion that they ware unable to walk, and half a dozen were entirely unconscious. All of these latter were rolled in the mud and laid on their backs just far enough ont into tlie lake to keep the water from running into their mouths. All around tlie lake the forests were roaring like tlie furnace of an imaginary 1,900.000 horse-power engine. Many of the people in the water stood and offered prayers in a loud voice for deliverence. Tho scene was one of the most remarkable ever witnessed.

Hero of tho Throttle.

Engineer James Root, who had so bravely piloted the train through tiiat awful 6 miles of fire, was found to be futally burned. Ho stood faithfully at his post with his clothes afire, and manfully battled to save the lives of

those on iiis train.

Conductor Sullivan, cool leeted all through the awful after it was all over, became maniac. A little later lie

aboard a special lutli hospital.

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BASEBALL.

Maiuliiiu of UIuLr, la Gw National League

for the YYeek Kmleil Sept. 1.

The following table shows the numberof games won and lost this season

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An experience meeting here last S Rt ' ,r ' «y ''L’lit ami Sunday, conliueted by Mrs. Martha Runyan Fred Harris am! wife visited at Win 1 ike s on Sunday John Harris and family, of Coat svdie, visited at J. A. ! Christy s on Sunday (i W pj P k ett is building Wil'lmm Adcr a line mansion in Billtown. which improves the looks Of the town The Big 4 - " fv Chr, r t / a ! ld Higgins and Haines and \ aught shipped eight car loads of sheep from here la-t week II K. (. hristv has gone to liliniiis to get a ear loud of stock l.ogs Uncle J. I. Waters, of North Carolina, had his picture taken at Sells Broth-rs show last week and is selling them at a reduced price Tames McVey lias a new cider mjll that's the place to goto get cider F. Harris has tlie higgest frog in Putnam comity Uu pli 1 ickett said tlie court house in Billtown would la* done in time to hold court next session Judge Brown and Lawyer Pickett, of Billtown, are looking up the cases for next court Look out: there are going to lir some weddings now pretty soon .....Mell Musten's pictures, which he had taken at the show, are used to keep the mice and rats out of tlie gust mill......Calvin Campbell has bought It. K. Christy’s drv gootls and grocery store here and is doing a bn* business John Harris’ boarder, Ham Asher, i* now stopping with Fred Harris <J. W. Brown lias traded In. threshing machine to Dug Gorham for his house and lot, for his son-in-law, Lee McVey—he will make ! a good citizen Wonder what's the I matter with the Billtown eorrepondi ‘‘lit he in list be fixing to get married Daniel Hunt had twenty acres of Clover seed that made ninety bushels ......Now subscribe for tlie Stah1 Ress and get all the news—best ; paper in the eonnty. xx

County Board Meeting.

lie County Board of Education nret in tlie County Superintendent's office Saturday, Sept. 1. and trans-

urteu the following business:

For the third year nou-commis-Moned lngh school course Cathcart’s hnghsh Literature, Swintons General History and Stewart’s Plain and

solid Heometry were adopted.

The dates of Sept. 10 and 17 were chosen as times for beginning tlie schools, id tiie option of the trustees. I he County Superintendent was authorized to send tlie bi-monthiv examination questions to tlie trus-

tees for general distribution.

American Poems, published bv H ought oil - M i ill in Co., was recommended by tin* hoard as a text-book in literature to he used in tlie *th

year reading course.

It was decided by unanimous vote that the i oiing People’s Reading Circle hooks should lie pureliased and pla.ced j„ file schools ivy the trustees. i lie following motions were carried; Resolved, Ist. that we pay no teacher for holidays unless he or she actually teaches 011 such days. - I. that we allow teachers one dav for attending County Teachers’ Association. provided they attend both

days.

F. M. Lyon, u. h Runyan, President. Secretary. sorMeoITears Suffered, Scratched and Hied. Doctors No Kellef. Cured by Two Sets Cuticura Itcmcdfes.

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L.vncliiii); in South Dakota. Watertown, S. D., Sept. 5.—The man Bourke, who assaulted Mrs. Bone near here some days ago. was caught Monday, and as the officers were bringing him back during the afternoon he was taken from them by a mob and hung to an electric light pole. Tlie lynching had been threatened and his summary deatli was almost expected. Victim* of n Mob. Nashville, Tenn., Sept 3.—A mob of armed and masked fanners intercepted an officer on ins way to Millington with six negro prisoners charged with incendiarism, and shot the handcuffed prisoners dead in the wagon in which they were being hauled to jail for trial. A New Counterfeit* Washington, Sept 3. — A new counterfeit two-dollar bank note was discovered lie •vdciuptioL agency of the treasury department on the Commercial national bank of Providence, it. i. wt « Summer Kesort. Quebec, t an., Sept. 4.—Point au Pie, an annex of Murray Bay, the wellj known summer resort about 70 miles ! below here, was destroyed by lire J Monday.

Nothing like CrruTRA IlrMrmrs wm ever manufactured. For three years have 1 suffered with a t»ore bead. 1 would break out ull over tny

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