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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY JULY 29 , 188TWELVE PAGES. | SEYMOHR Kt M io < V c. * This Beautiful Suburban Property , Belonging to Dr. Miller , will be ] Put on the jPparket this Week Seymour Park consists of about four hundred and eighty acres ot woodland and lawn , situated on a high eminence , commanding a magnificent view ol Omaha and surrounding country. The entire property is covered with thousands of beautiful forest trees , consisting of oak , hickorywalnutashmaple , box elder , catalpa , black cherry and other varieties. Dr. Miller , the owner of Seymour Park , is now building a magnificent stone mansion at this place and is making arrangements to put in an extensive system of , wa-ter works , supplying the purest kind of water to all those who build at the Park. The Park will be lighted by Electric Lights and a perfect system of sewerage t > ut in. The elaborate system of sewerage , electric lights and waterwork contem- : platedradded to the already perfect nature of the ground for Homes , will make Seymour Park the finest suburban residence place in the west , SUBURBAN TRAINS now running at regular intervals afford quick and easy transit between Seymour Park and the business center of Omaha. Lots in this beautiful addition , with 100 foot frontage , on broad avenues , will be sold at prices ranging from $300 to $500or at three to five dollars per front foot , " We will be pleased to show this property at any time , and cordially invite all those seeking a home to call at our office and make arrange ments to go out with us Wednesday or Saturday of this week , to see SEYMOUR PARK. HARRISON'S ' CHINESE RECORD It is Glvon In Dotnil ns it Was Officially Recorded. HOW HE VOTED EVERY TIME. Ilic Siotlcs Started Uy thn Democrats Utterly Unfilled Hard Knots Which Cannot lie Hidden Uy Kaluo Ansel-lions. AVIitil the Itccord Show * . "VAsmxt.Tox , July 24. [ Special to Tun /3r.n.J Several days ago , upon Uio re luestof EOino of the leading republican .senators und racmboH of tlio national republican com mittee , Captain Thomas if. MolCco , asslst- I'Ut librarian of the senate , began the work f Investigating tlio sanatoria ! record of General .Harrison In relation to the Chinese question. He tnado a c.ireful ox.limitation of the journal of the senate anil that of the sen ate committee on foreign relations , and made n compilation embracing every vote east by General Harrison from the Unit to the last day whllo ho was n member of the senate , both on the floor of the senate chamber and In the room of the committee on foreign re lations , which bore directly or Indirectly on legislation affecting directly or indirectly Chinese immigration. After every page and paragraph of the sonata Journal haa been gone over carefully und every vote and act of General Harrison noted , the compilation was compared by Captain MclCco and Harry Smith , late journal cleric of the house , to see that tlio data was absolutely correct in cvciy detail. That ttic complete and authenticated record of General Harrison on this subject may bo placed in convenient and compre hensive form for the ready reference of any one interested it is here given in full. On December , 1831 , Senator Miller , of Cali fornia , introduced senate bill No. 71 , "to en force treaty stipulations relating to Chinese. " This bill was referred to the senate com mittee on foreign relations , which was com posed of the following senators : Messrs Windom , Edmunds. Miller , Ferry , Lapham , Johnston ( Vii. ) , Morgan , Hill ( Ga. ) , and Pcndleton. On January 20,1&S3 , Mr. Miller , of Call- foinla , reported back the bill with an amend ment In the iiatura of n substitute , and gave notice that ho would endeavor to have the bill considered on February , 1SS3. On February 31 , 1S8J. the bill was taken up on motion of Mr. Miller. Mr. Uaytird of Delaware antagonized the tlio consideration With the tariff commission bill. The ques tion of consideration was decided in fuvor of the Chinese bill by u yea and nay vote of yas , 1)5 ) ; nays , 10 , Mr. Harrison voting yes , to consider the Chinese bill. On February 2S , 1SS' ' , the sc-nato proceeded to Uio consideration of this bill. Mr. Grovcr of Oregon offered nn amendment , ns follows : "Tho words 'Chinese laborers , ' wherever used in this act , shall bo construed to moan both skilled und unskilled laborers , and Chinese employed in mining. " The amend ment was laid on the table. On March ! 1 , 1SS3 , the senate again re sumed consideration of the bill. Senators Farley , Maxey , Saulsbury , Garland. IngalU , Uaumrd and Miller of California discussed the bill. Mr. Ingatls offered an amendment to the committee's amcndmout relating to the removal of .those unlawfully entering. ( lUcord , lit , pt. 2 , p. 1,531 to 1,591. Mann ( > , IbS'J , consideration was resumed , the question being the amendment offered bp Mr. IncnllB. Senators Slater , Cameron of Witconsiu , Goorno , Drown und Teller occu pied tuo day in discussion of the bill. ( Hcc- ord , vol. 13 , pt. 2 , p. lim to 1 < MO. ) March ? , IfsS'J. the senate again returned consideration , tlio question being the amend ment proposed by Mr. Ingulls , relating to the time limit of twenty years. Senator Dawos .spokeIn opposition to tlio bill. Ho was frequently interrupted by Senators Miller - lor , Teller , Farley , Jones of Nevada und Slator. Mr. Edmunds sooku In favor iif the amendment. The day was occupied without coming to n voto. ( Keeord , vol. 15 , pt. 2 , p. lGt7 ! to 1,078. ) March H. 183J , senate resumed consid eration , the Ingnlls amendment ponding. Mr. Platt spoke in opposition to the bill. A yea i\nd nay vote was taken on the Ingalls amendment , which was rejected by n tin voto. Mr. Harrison win absent , engaged In the investigation of a case In the committee on military affairs. Ho was paired with Mr. Muxoy on all political questions. Mr. Maxey dechirrs'that this easy was accepted. Mr , Maxuy made the .statement to bliow why Mr. Harrison was absent. Mr. Ingalls' second amendment was then considered , amended and adopted. The amendment related to the time of giving notice to China. Mr. Hoar offered the folbwing amend ment : "That this bill shall not apply to any skilled laborer who shall establish that ha comes to this country without any contract by which his labor is the property of any per- sou other than himself. " After disposing of several minor amendments n yea unit nay vote was ordered on Mr. Hoar's nmoudmant which was rejected by a vote of 27 to 17 , Mr. Harrison voting with tuo yeas. The vote in detail was us follows : Yeas Aldrich , Allison , llrown , Conger , Davis ( III. ) . Uawcs , Edmunds , Fr.vn. Hulu Harrison , Hoar. IngulU , McUlll , McMillan Muhouc , Mitchell , Merrill 17. Nays Unyiml , Deck , Call , Cockrcll , Coke , Fair , Farley , Garland , Ucorgo , Hampton , Harris , Jackson , Jones. Jones ( Ncv. ) , Muxoy Miller ( Cal. ) , Miller ( N.Y. ) , Morgan , Plumb 1'ugh , Hansom , Saundcra , Slater , Teller Vance , Yost , Walker. Absent , a ) . After several amendments Mr. Hoar ngaii moved nn amendment providing that "any laborer who shall roccive a cortlllcato from the Unitcu States consul at the port where ho shall embark , that ho Is n citlrcn coming to this country at tils own expense and at Ills own fm Will , and lias established su-rti fact to the .satisfaction of such consul , shu'.l not bo af tested \ > y this bill. " The amendment was re Icctcd by yea and nay vote of 21 to IU , Mr. Harrison voting yea. Yeas Aldrlch , Alii on. Brown , Conger , Duvl ( III ) . D.iwos Fry , Hale , Harrison , Hoar , Ingallv Jack on , McDIll. McMillan , Muhone , Mitchell Merrill , Plumb. Saunders 19. Navs Uay mrd , Hock , Call , Cockroll , Coke , Fiilr. Fur- ley , George , Urooiuo , Hampton. Harris , Jonas , Jones. ( Nov. ) , Maxey , Miller ( Cal. ) Miller ( N. Y. ) , Morgan , Pugh. Itansom Blater , Teller , Vance , Vest , Waker-24 ! Absent , S3. ( Record , vol. IS , pt. U , p. 1 , TOv to 1,717 } . On March 0. , lbS3 , the nonata resumed eon on of Mr. Vurley'a arr.ondoicuc p-uU- Ing , and relating to naturalisation. Mr. Huwloy op | > oscd the bill , occupying several hour * . LJy n yea and nay vote Farley's amendment was adopted ; Mr. Harrisson ab- hent. Mr. Grover's amendment relating to laborers was adopted by yea and nay vote ; Mr. Harrisson absent. A yea and nay vote was also taken on the ton years' limit amend ment of Mr. lupralls , which was decided in the negative ; Mr. Harrison absent. Mr. Maxey said on this particular amendment : "I am paired with the senator from Indiana ( Mr. Harrison ) who is necessarily absent. I should vote m\v If ho were here , mid tlio senator ( Mr. Harrison ) would vote yea " Tlio amendments of the committee were then concurred in and tlio bill put upon its passage , the yeas and nays being ordered. The bill was passed Yeas , 2J. Nays 15. Mr. Harrison absent. Sdnator Maxey , when his name was ca\led \ , said : "I was paired with the senator from IndlannMr.IIiirrlson ( ) on thu ton years' amendment. In the note which ho wrote mo lie said that If that amendment should be voted down ho wo'tild vote against the bill. I am inclined to think that under that statement ho would regard It as a pair upon the bill , because tlio amendment was voted down , and therefore I shn'l ' decline - cline to voto. 1 should vote for the bill , and he , from the statement made to mo , would vote against it. " Mr. Huwloy made the following state ment : "I desire to make a statement in regard - gard to three absent senators. I did not get hero in time , or 1 .should have done so in the morning hour. Messrs. Sowoll , Harrison and Hampton are necessarily absent , in an investigation nt the soldiers' home , ana loft n note at my dok which I did not got In sea son , asking permission of Uio .sonato to bo so absent. " So that Senator Harrison's ab sence Is explained by Senator Ilawloy. ( Rec ord , vol. Ill , pt. 2 , p. 1. 7)3 ! to 5" 1 , to 8,50. ! . ) April 4 , ISb-J , the president's veto message , accompanying this bill , was presented to the senate. The veto w.is based upon the repu diation of treaty obligations. The message and bill wore laid on the table. ( Record , ! vol. Ut , pt. 5 , p. 3. 551 to 2.r C3. ) On April 5 , ! Sb2 , Senator Farley moved to take up senate bill 171 , returned by the pres ident with his objections. Motion agreed to. . Mr. Sherman submitted again the motion to I refer it to the committee on foreign relations , which motion caused considerable debate upon tlio point of order raised by Mr. Mor gan , of Alabama ; and the loading questions involved in the bill wcro freely discussed. Tlio yeas und nays being ordered on Mr. Sherman's motion , the senate refused to re fer navs 33 , yeas 18 ; Mr. Harrison voted yea. The question of the passage of tlio bill over the veto upon which the yeas and nays wcro akcn , resulted In 29 yeas 21 nays , Mr. Har- ibon voting nay. The bill did not pass , two- hirds not votngiii ! { tlio affirmative. ( Record , vol. la , pt. II , p. 2,1)07 to 2,017. ) The position of the president ns set forth in his veto rests upon treaty obligations. His objections to the bill were in harmony with the position taken by most of the ro- jubltcan senators ( excepting those from the I'acitlc states ) , as shown throughout the do- jato. Senator Harrison undoubtedly acted in good faith In opposing this bill from the lioliit of treaty obligations. Senator Hayard , Lho present secretary of state , declared in this debate on April 5 , that the Burllngnmo treaty was a humbug ; it began and ended in it ( page 2 , 0115) ) . and it is presumed that be lieving as ho did ho had a right'to disregard it. His argument would imply at least u disregard for the treaty , wlilie the republi cans on the other hand felt bound by its obli gations. On April 18,16SJ , House Bill 5,801 was re ceived In the senate and referred to the com mittee on foreign relations. April 19,18S3 , Mr. Miller ( California ) , reported this bill with amendments. In making the report Mr. Miller said : "I wish to say that the report is that of a majority of the committee , and is not a unan imous report , the chairman ol the committee having reserved the right to support or oppose - pose amendments which may bo offered. " April 21. 1839 , Senator Miller ( California ) attempted to llx n day for consideration of this bill , but fulled. April 25,18SJon motion of Mr. Millar ( C1 - ifornla ) , the consideration of the bill was proceeded with. Mr. Morgan gave notice that the bill In its present form did not ro- colvo the sanction of the whole committee ; them were ut least thrco members of the committee who were opposed to it in itb pres ent form , as amended. ( But ho did not name them ) . The committee amendments were agreed to without calling the yeas and nnys until the section providing for Chinese citUenshlp was reached , this being .section 14. The yous mid nays were ordered on striking out this section , and the amend ment was rejected 33 nays , 20 yeas ; Mr. Harrison voted yo.i. The nr.xt amendment was to striku out the fifteenth section , which roads ns follows : "That the words 'Chinese laborers,1 wherever used in this act , shall bo construed to moan both skilled and unskilled laborers , and Chinese employed In mining. " Tlio yeas and nays were ordered on this amendment. The yeas were 2'J ' , the nays were 2S. The amendment was ngresd to. It was btrickon out. Mr. Harrison voted yea. Mr. Farley then gave notice than when the bill cumo Into the senate from the committees of the whole hu would rcnovv his motion. The bill was then reported to tha senate as amended and the reserved amendments , to gether with the bill , were ordered printed. Seiritor Morgan addressed the scnata at great length In favor of the bill. . ( Hceoiii , Vol. W , pt. 4 , p. 3.2 a to 3,271. ) April ail , ISs1' , tun senate resumed consid eration of the bill , the question being on con curring in thu amendment us in commit ton of the whole , striking out the fifteenth soclion. After considcriibla debate Mr. Edmunds offered an amendment to the pending fif teenth section , making the section road : "Tho words 'Chini'so labororV wherever used In this act shall bo construed to include person who arc usually engaged In man ual labor. " After debate the senate ad journed without action. ( Record , Vol. 13 , pt. 4 , p..m \ \ to 3.313. ) April 17 , ISyJ , the senate resumed consid eration , with the Edmunds amendment pond- Ing. Mr. Edmunds withdrew his amend ment , stating that ho was under a mis apprehension when ho offered it. At this paint ot the proceeding * tbo sonata found itself very much embarrassed upon examination of the condition of the amended bill. The skilled labor section was stricken out , whllo tha fourteenth section was retained. Under this amendment thn drift of the debate was gen erally settling down to the definition of Cal- nesn laborers as used in the treaty and la tbe bill under consideration. Mr. ( jrover con tended that the president was satisfied " . 'Itli or approved that portion of tha bill contained In the tenth section , and read the following clause from the president's message : "As to the clm : of persons to bo affaetod tha Americans Inserted In tboir draft a pro vision that the words 'Chinese JaVorers' sic- nify all immigration other then thul for 'teaching- , trade , travel , study and curiosity.1 The Chinese objected to this , as it operated to include artisans in the class of laborers whoso Immigration might bo forbidden. The Americans replied that they could not con sent that artisans should bo excluded from the class of Chinese laborers , for It Is in this very competition of skilled labor in the cities where the Chinese labor iumigrationconcen trates , which has caused the embarrassment and popular discontent. In the subsequent negotiations this definition dropped out , nnd does not appear in the treaty. Article' ' of the treaty confers the rights , privileges , im munities and exemptions which nro accorded to citl/ons and subjects of the most favored nation upon Chinese subjects proceeding to the United States as teachers , students , irer- chants , or from curiosity. The American commissioners report that the Chinese gov ernment claimed that in this article they did , by exclusion , provide that nobody should bo entitled to claim the benefit of the goncial provisions of the Burlmgamo treaty but these who might go to the United States in those capacities or for those purposes. I nc- cept this ns the definition of the word 'labor ers' as used in the treaty. " Mr. Harrison said : "I only want to make n suggestion. In the treaty the word'labor ers' is used. I take it that It is not in the power of congress to enlarge the meaning of that word. Whatever It meant in the treaty it would mean the same thing us used in the lav. Wo cannot make it mean mote than that ; therefore why not lot it stand in the law as in the treaty , and let the use of that word include what it will. " Mr. O rover objected to the proposition of Mr. Harrison for the reason ho said , the word can bo defined in different ways , and if it is left to bo construed by these who ad minister the law , they will have to determine it either one way or the other. Mr. Harri son replied to this in the following : ' It Is possible that the senate is right in saying that the word may bo construed dif ferently ; but can wo enlarge the meaning of it as it is used in the treaty ? That is the question I present. If wo use the same word in the law that is used in the treaty we uro going as far as wo can go , for wo cannot enlarge - largo the word as it is used In the treaty. " MGrovcr proposed to put a legislative interpretation upon It and Mr. Miller ( Cal. ) remarked : ' 'We start out with the presump tion that congress will not legislate to violate late n treaty , so that in tact it is probable that the words of the treaty would goveH n unless there was a plain intent manifest that congress intended to violate the treaty or legislate in conflict with it. If any ono can show a good reason or apprehension that skilled labor so-called would como into this country under this bill unless this section were adopted , 1 should certainly desire to have it adopted. " Mr. Grovcr read nn extract from the Daily Kccord-Uulon of California , of April 2'J , which dlscuascd the amendment made by the senate committee , criticising the effect of caving out the provision of the fifteenth section. Mr. Harrison replied to Mr. Grover as fol- ows : "Will the senator from Oregon allow mo to make n * suggestion to him ! Ho reads an article from n paper to the effect that the word 'laborers' as used in the treaty or as used In the law may bo limited by meaning applied to these who are unskilled. If the court should so decide , giving that meaning to the word 'laborers' as used in the treaty , would the senator from Oregon bo in favor of going beyond what wo are authorised to do by our treaty ! " Mr. Grover answered : "Tho commis sioners on the part of the United States , who negotiated this treaty , nro unanimous in their expression that this clause Is properly in the bill. " To which Mr. Harrison re plied : "It reminds me ot a will case that I was once trying , when the lawyer who drew the will was on the other side. Thcro was a great deal of controversy about the moaning , and ho undertook to scttlp it by saying that he wrote the will und know what it meant. It seems to mo that is a parallel case with our commissioners undertaking to say what the word moans. " Mr. Grover again answered : "The presi dent of the United States , after considering the protest of the Chinese ambassador and reading what the American commissioner said , decided Unit this clause was correctly In the bill. If any court should decide that there is a conflict between the law and the treaty , 1 think the treaty will go to the wall. " Mr. Harrison "That does not answer my question. Is the senator from Oregon in favor of driving the treaty to the wall by legislation lierul" Mr. Giovcr : "I think I bavo answered that suniclontly in stating that the commis sioners and the president have given their construction of thu treaty. That is the American view of it , and I follow that. " Mr. Harrison : "That does not answer the question at all. The question I asked the senator is whether , it the taeaty and the law in the section to which ho has referred are in conflict , ho still believes in passing the law and driving the treaty to the wall : or , in other words , trampling upon our treaty obligations. " This branch of the debate closed by Mr. Grover declaring that ho would stand by the authorities ho had cited , and the bill , after the debate , wont over for the day. ( Record , vol. 1 , pt. 4 , p. 1,851 to 1,801) ) . ) April 2 $ , ISyJ , tlio senate again resumed consideration , the pending question being concurrence in striking out the fifteenth sec tion. Senators Morgan , Ball , Pendloton und I.atnar all spoxo in favor of the section being stricken out. Senator Edmunds , in reply to remarks of Senator Call , gave some exam- plea of questions of opinion in describing crimes , stating that moro mischief haa been dona everywhere in civilized countries by undertaking to muko over-definition in laws about crimes thau thcro is in using general language. After further debate n yea and nay vote was ordered on concurring with the committee - too ot the whole in striking from the bill the litteonth section. The yeas wore t0 ! and the nays 25 ; so that the amendment was non- concurred In. Mr. Harrison voted yea , in ( aver of concurring. Mr. Edmunds then moved to amend the fif teenth section by striking out all the words after "that" and inserting : "Tho words 'Chlneso laborers. ' wherever used in this act , shall bo construed to moan persons usually engaged In manual labor. " Tlio yeas and nays were taken , which re sulted iu 17 yeas , 25 nnys , and the amend ment was rejected , Mr. Harrison voted foi thu amendment. Mr. Edmunds again moved to amend the fourteenth section as follows : "Nothing in this act shall bo construed to change the ex Utlng naturalization laws , so as to admit Chinese persons to citizenship. " The amendment was rejected by n yea nnd nay vote yeas 16 , nay § 83 , Mr. Harrison voting yea , In favor ot the amendment. The bill was placed upon Its passage , ro celving $ ) yeas nnd 15 nays , Mr. HarrUor voting nay. So the bill passed. A review of this remarkable debate dis closes but one prominent feature ot opposi tlou from 'the republican minority'to tk < passage of the bill , namely , Its disregard for conflict with existing treaty obligations ( Keeord. Vol. 1U , pt. 4 , p. 3,401 to 3.712. ) On July 3 , 1SS , Mr. Miller ( Cal. ) moved to take from the table for consideration house bill li'J > , and the motion was ngieed to. After rejecting the amendment pro posed by Mr. Plntt the yeas and nays wcro ordered on the passage of the bill. Yeas wcro 4t ; , nays were 12. So the bill was passed. Mr. Harrison is reported as ab sent. sent.On On May 20 , 1SW"0. Mr. Sherman , with the consent of Mr Dolph , of Oregon , called up for consideration senate bill l.lnn , which was debated at some length and amended. ( Hcc- ortl , vol. 17 , pt fi , p. 4,1)53 ) to 4'JiVJ. ) It was again considered on , lune 1 , The amendments of the commiltoa wore agreed to , nnd the bill was passed with n yea and nay vote. ( Keeord , vol. 17 , pt. C , p. 5,10'J to 5,111. ) "Tho conclusion of any careful student of history must bo , " says Captain McKco , "that the first Chinese bill was opposed because cause it was in oonillct with existing treaty obligations. The second and third bills were passed without conflict , because they wcro in harmonv with treaty obligations. Sena tor Harrison's record on thcso bills cer tainly is on the side of law , order nnd na tional honor. I think the people might , with great reason , trust him with the exe cution of treaty obligations in preference to some who have declared openly in national counsel that a. , great treaty bearing the seal and obligation of this nation with that of other powers Is n humbug. " PUNISHMENT. Said to ll'roituoo Death Qiijckcr Than i loctrlcltj- . Globe-IJeinocrat ; At u recent meeting of the Medico-Legal society , of New York , Dr. 'William A. Hammond , the eminent specialist and physiologist , discussed the subject of capital pumsh- inont by Hanging and electricity. Ho and sovanil'of nis colleagues were of the opinion that hanging was the more painless and certain of the two meth ods of infliiiUng legal death. As New York has"chnnged its laws , substituting plcctr.ioity f i ; the classiq rope , the sub ject was ono , of great interest from a mcdico-legiil point of view. For interest of science and the euthanasia thanasia- " would-be murderers in gen eral" , several well-known surgeons de termined to perform a series of experi ments on living animals to decide the question , and their results , which are about to bo published in a well-known scientific ; journal , are considered of special importance. The experimenters were Dr. B. Curtis , Dr. George Brown Phelps nnd H. S. Lewis. They wcro assi&ted by three medical students. There programme was : 1. Time required to produce death by hanging. 2. Time required to produce death by electricity. 3. Post-mortem appearances. 4. Resuscitation nftor death by either method. The experiments were chiefly carried on at the Carnegie laboratory. Boys were employed to k obtain the unfortu nate canines , and all collision with the society for the prevention or cruelty to animals was carefully avoided by secrecy. The room , or laboratorVj in which the experiments were inane was at the rear of the building on the fifth floor. A powerful electric dynamo was ob tained nnd a gibbet of the most ap proved pattern erected. Room was also provided for the dogs \yho should bo re suscitated after npp'aront death by cither means. The animals were se curely muzzled before the experiments were attempted , but this did not prevent - vent their howling. The details of each experiment will bo published by the experimenters. The results were greatly in favor of hanging. Out of 100 dogs , lifty were hung and fifty submitted to the electric discharge. Of those hung twenty wore dead in less than five minutes , und from uo&t-mortom examination it was appar ent that they died almost instantly. Five out of the fifty were resuscitated and are alive , but they were all small. It was found that ttio hoayior the animal the quicker the result of death was obtained , and whore a weight was added to the dog's weight , death seemed to take place instantaneously. Of the fifty submitted to the electric Uischargo of the strength and in the manner proscribed by the state law for the death of criminals , instant death was produced in only five experiments. It roquiifodDii the average ten minutes to kill , . , and in eighteen instances the iinimalavas easily resuscitated. In seven hd'cnlno to without the slightest treatment within two hours after appar ent death. The proscribed discharge ontirolyfnucd to produce death in three instance , and ono of these thrco dogs cumo toafter double the strength of electric jlischargo had been given. From jhotost mortem appearance of the brain and nerve centers , nnd from other thmgs observed , the experimenter coiicludqjL.tho electric discharge caused the intqitb st agony , especially when not strong enough to kill at once , while in the case of hanging the evidence pointed to immediate paralysis of the nerve centers und a painless death. Such are the chief results of their in vestigations. _ _ Ilnnilnll frcnvca Wnalilnfftou. WASIIIXGTOX , July 23. Uundall nad his family left Washington this morning for their country homo ut Wayne Station , Pa. was taken to the station in n closed carriage , the blinds of which were closely drawn. While the patient was fecblo this morning , owing to the unusual exertions consentient on his removal , his family is well pleased with the continued improve ment of his condition. At on officers1 mooting held last Friday night much business of Importance was transacted , and the proposition to properly celebrate Ujo anniversary of tbo uniform rank , on August 23 , was favorably discussed , and a rommltlco was appointed to prepare a programme , who will report at an early dato. LAW'S ' EXTREME PENALTY , The Two Mon Who Paid It in Omaha. THE HISTORY OF THEIR CRIMES. A Victim Wrapped In Clinlns and Sunk in the lUvcr Tlio Horrible CoolncHS of Ottawa Baker's Crime. Tjp ) al K\'ciitloiis In Oninha. Innumerable murders have been committed in Omaha , but only two murderers have paid the penally of their crimes upon the gallows. Tholhst legal execution In the city , us well ns the ilrst in the state , was that of Judge Cyrus Tutor , on August 2. ' , 1S13 , for the mur der of his puttncr , Isaac II. Noff. About Juno 17 , ISO ) , tlio Missouri river , over treacherous , rcccdcii during the night , leaving upon its bank thn body of a man wrapped round and round with heavy log chains. Tlio man had evidently been dead but a few days , and the marks of some sharp instrument upon his head showed plainly that ho had been muidercd and his body thrown into the water with the expectation that it would be forever hidden fiom sight. Tlio corpse was recognized us that of NeiT , who in company with Tutor had been camping near Sulphur " Springs. Tater was now hero to bo foundand his sudden disappearance at once turned sus picion upon him. It was learned that ho had purchased groceries in considerable quantity a fewdays previous and had started across country. Shcrill Thomas L. Sutton Immcdi- d lately followed In pursuit , and after several days overhauled him near Columbus , llnding in his possession a team and wagon which had belonged to Is'eff. The sheriff returned to Omaha with his prisoner , and district court being then in session with Chief Jus tice Kellogg presiding , a special grand jury was nt once called , and Tater indicted for the murder of Ncff. Tater having no funds , Messrs. Little aud Popplctou were appointed to defend him , which they did in n very able manner indeed , tlio state being represented by Charles II. Hrown and Judge Lake. Popular prejudices wcro so aroused that 200 men were examined before a suitable jury was empanelled. Tlio trial lasted about a fortnight and the cuso was given to the jury , who.af tor two hours' deliber ation , returned a verdict of "guilty in the first degree. " The defendant's nblo attorneys were unsuccessful in their several motions for new trial and on July 10 Judge Kellogg passed the death sentence , fixing thq day of execution for August 21 , but Governor Sauu- ders extended his time to August 2S. Cyrus Tater was a man of much more than ordinary ability , being u lawyer by profession , nbiitltant conversationalist , and a man of learning. Ho had held the position of probate - bate Judge for two terms in Lykins county , Kansas , where ht > was elected to the state legislature , but apparently ho cared little for public honors and leH for Pikes Peak with out taking his seat. His career in Colorado , however , must have been decidedly unsavory , as while ho was Incarcerated in this city after bis trial , a burly man with unkempt nairand weathor-boaten visage a typical mountaineer came to the door of his cell. When Tater saw him ho gave a start of rcc- ou'iiition , as with a face livid with rage , the man bui stout In n torrent of abuse , declar ing Tater to bo a thief , n liar and u scoun drel , and expressing pleasure that ho was to bo hung. Beneath the storm of invectives , Tater cowered in his cell. During his peregrinations In Colorado ho formed the acquaintance of Ncff , with whom ho canto to Omaha in June of 1SIU. His rea son for murdering Ncff Tater never di vulged. ' It has always been a mystery to mo , " said one of the lawyers connected with the case , in a recent conversation , "that u man of Tutor's attainments should commit u crime by which so much might bo lost und BO little could bo gained. " The day of execution was ono of the most memorable days in the history of Omaha. Company C , Sov'entu Iowa cavalry , compris ing forty men , formed n hollow square around the buggy containing Sheriff Sutton , Constable Kiley und tlio con demned , escorting them from the jail to the gallows , erected near Sulphur Springs. The way was thronged with people on foot and horseback und in vehicles of every description. Hon. Uyron Reed has in his possession a copy ot the Daily Nobroskan , issued the next day , which contains a verbatim report of Tutor's speech upon the gallows , thereby badly scooping its contemporary , the Repub lican. In this speech , ho says that he is not afraid to die , and professes his Innocence of the crime imputed to him , but refuses testate state who is the guilty party. During the delivery ho was perfectly collected , his elo quence drawing tears of sympathy from many in the vast assemblage , who accepted ns true his intimation that ho preferred to die rather than betray the real criminal. 13ut thcro can bn little doubt that ho was the real murderer , as it is said that a gentle man closely connected with the trial years afterward made the statement that Tutor haa confessed his Kuilt and asked advice as to which way ho should plead. His counsel -vas that ho should plead "not guilty , " as by so doing greater sympathy would bo aroused , not only tor himself but for his family. Hoy. Mr. Lemon acted as Tutor's spiritual adviser. Sheriff Sutton placed the noose arojnd his nock , Constable Rlloy adjusted the black cap , sprang the trap , and the vic tim of the first legal execution in Omaha was dead. Execution of Baker. On the night of Novomber21,1600 , Woolsoy D. HIggins , a clerk in Will K , King's store , on the corner of Twelfth and Farnam streets , was cruelly murdered by his room-mate , Ottawa H. Baker , who worked ns porter in tbo same store. The murder of Higglns has probably never been excelled for cool de liberation. Mr. H. Llvesoy , who was per sonally acquainted with HIggins , speaks ot him as a young man of most excellent char acter. Ho was of obliging disposition , al ways affable and pleasant In manner aud a universal favorite. On the other band , from all that can bo learned , Biker was a vcdt' able "tough , " ana probably tbe. only emi nently proper act of Uis life waa ivboa ho'irovr his last breath upon the gallows. Ho himself - self acknowledged to Father ICgtin , in a writ ten confession , dated January 2s , 1S03 , nearly two years after the murder , that ho had stolen u number of articles , had llrcdoiio building to prevent n man fiom moving in , and was the Incendiary who burned the block on Farnam from Thirteenth street to Samuel Hums' building. The object of the tmudcr was robbery , Higgins having deposited about $1,500 in the safe that night after banking hours. linker know of this and laid Ills plans accordingly. Retiring oinly ho feigned filumbor until Hig gins was fast asleep. Then stealthily arising ho took up nn nxo and dealt his victim terrible blows upon the head , until ontlsllcd that llfo was extinct. Thru taking the keys from Illggins' pocket ho opened the safe and withdrew the money which ho bccrctcd under u sidewalk near by. Ho then scattered matches over the bed , satuiatcd several raes mid boards with Kero sene , mill set the building on 111o , thinking to obliterate all traces of the crime. In order to tin ow suspicion on unknown pat lies , ho shot himself in the arm and ran down the street shrieking "FiroI Thieves ] Murder ! " The old volunteer lire department promptly responded to the alarm , and the flames were extinguished. Higgins'sbody was found un- scorchcd , his life-blood having soaked the bed clothes and matches , so that they had failed to ignite. This might have been con clusive evidence of Hukor'B guilt had ho not been nn expert liar , telling a very plausible story of the matches having fallen from the mnntol. Dr. Pcabody , who dicsscd the wound In his arm , testified that the shot which caused it could have been llrcd only by the party himself. Baker was arrested tv few days afterward and came up for ti lul before - fore Judge Lake. Hon. G. M. Doano was then district attorney , and Hon. John I. Itedick appeared for the state , whllo judge , then Colonel Savage , Mr. Parks , Mr. Hopkins and Hen Sheiks icprcscnted the defendant. Owing to a disagreement in the jury , the case was not decided for nearly twcr years , at the expiration of which ttmu Baker wrote the confession above referred to. In this ho disclosed the hiding-place of the money. Father Egau , Judge Savugo and John Delaney proceeded to tlio spot and found thcro the $1,500 entire , just ns it hud been placed on the night of the minder. The scaffolding was erected for Baker's execution in the rnvino jit about the place which is now the intei section of Twenty- seventh and Dodce , a spot which the iiajwrs of that day describe ns u "quarter of u mile west of Cutiitol square. " It was u phico ad mirably adapted for n public execution , ns the hills sloped Gradually down from all di rections , forming a natural ampitheater. A vast crowd assembled on those hills to wit ness the hanging , the number of women ircsent being particularly noticeable. A nun- Llcman who was an o.sc witness of the sccuo stairs that hundreds of them were there. Halcer made no speech upon the scaffold. Sheriff Heel and Deputy Sheriff Seymour were the executioners and Father Egun ad ministered icligious consolation. And thus on February 14 , lt > U3 St. Valentine's day nearly two years nftor the commission ol his crime , Ottawa H. Baker , the second and last person to bo legally hung in Omaha , ro celvod bis just deserts. A peculiarly touching incident connected with the murder of Hicgins was thcfnloof his lianco , Miss Lizzie Heard , a beautiful and accomplished young lady. The shock of his violent death and her great grief resulted in her decease six months after no was killed. Consequently Baker was virtually guilty of a double murder. HngHsh Fashion Notes. Women's World of August : Sovornl now trimmings have bcoii introduced of Into , iimong thorn bands of leather four or live inches wide , laid round the skirt and carried up the front of woolen gowns ; they tire herded with Rold hriiid about an inch wido. Sucdo kid in bold Renaissance designs , intermixed with flligruo gold bullion , the ground work all cut away , when laid on the inatorlal makes u very handsome trimming' . More splendid and showy are the course woven gold Russian braids , embroid ered with Turkish letters in n variety of shades and tones of the samu color , well combined on one piece of htulT. All buch trimming are chosen with a due regard to the shot and jarldnSoroolTccls to bo found in the httilTa of tlio year , which are called "chameleon glace , " and any other name that may occur to the fertile bruin of the manufacturer , but they ara always soft and lustrous in huo. Into the silks and metallic thread galons colored stones are introduced. "And thicker down the front with jew els than the Mvard with drops of Uexv.bo thickly bhono the gems , " exactly de- bcribu the appearance of many of the embroidered breadths introduced into the fronts of gowns. Some of the galons are worked on crepe lisso , so the color of the dress shows through and thus deepens the effect of the many tints with which they are wrought. Cream ihumel in several widths is worked in the same man nor , ready to bo applied to both tennis and tea gouns. LJolts are always more worn will1 sum mer than with winter dresses , and some new kinds in leather show ropous o do- sigs ; : li'.co ' llsU-scalos or line ivory carv ing. Steel and oxidized chains round the waist eon fine the fulness of boino makes of gowns ; as , for example , awool- on of the blotting paper tone , with wide stripes , the bodice and bUirt all out in one , the former made with a rounded yoke of short silk to match the material , which is gathered over it in some six or seven lines , and again gathered in points at the back and front of the waist. The skirt is hcmmad round and allowed to fall over a pl-iin petticoat , or it can bo caught up to suit the wearer's lltrm-o. Ono of these chain belts over the waUt- guthorlng is decidedly an addition. This style of dress is just ono which could bo applied to most of the requirements of lifo. Without the yoke it would servo for evening , und it in sullieienUy loose and unrostralning to answer the pur pose of a tea-gown , which , by tlio by , was a garment originally intended to bo worn without stays. The idea of cutting all bodices on Oi-.o plan haa become lung ago exploded. An endless vadotv is novv made by the clover 0u | > o-illion of stripes. The message boxes of TIIK HKK nra proving a great convenience to the public. ij AGitiouf/rimK , ' . 4 How the Clilnoso Fanner llnlscs and * ' ' llniiillcH His Crop. " : WASHIXOTOX , 'July 20. [ Special to Tin , Hii-Clmrli : ] > 3 Ucnby , United Statts mln- , - * ister to China , has sent n communication to } the dep.u Uncut of utatc , under data of April 1 S3 , last , about ngi ( culture in north China , * ' which contains some observations which will " * bo of special intciest to the farmers of thli M country , if not to every reader. In the course ty , of his dispatch Mr. Dcnby says : if , "In threshing grain the Chinese spread It * out on n smooth clay lloor In the open nlr , there being such a threshing lloor adjoining every farm house , and either by threshing with flails or by rolling a stone roller , drawn by a dotiljoy' , over it detach the grain. , The i rhnff Is icmovctl by tossing the grain into : the air in a slight brce/o , the kernels of gram falling straight to the ground , the chaff nnd Yn dust being blown aside. t . I "Tho two most characteristic features ot Chinese agriculture uro' the use of manure . ' and the systems of irrigation. Muuuro is : ; , , gathered Irom all conceivable source ? . In ' the cities the night-soil deposited "on the J1 tides of sticetfl nnd alleys is gathered by men ! and boys in buckets and mixed with'clny , ; dried in the sun and sold to farmers. On ' country roads boys , and often girls and i,1 women , nro seen at places where largo num- * . , btus of pack-horses , camels nnd muleA pass , ! gathering into baskets thu material which Is afterwards , with such beneficial effects , spread upon their fields. Earth from the canals , livers , and city streets is also carted away for the same purpose. Other sub- Htances uro diligently collected , as hair from barber shops , exploded llro-crackcM , nnd sweepings from tlio streets ; limn and piaster from kitchens and old buildings , soot , bones , fish and animal remains. The quantity ol these fertlllrci'H used and the Importance the -f Chinese attach to them are proved by the ' * number of people whoso livelihood is gained ' in their collection. "In irrigating his land the farmer usci , . many devices. Where running water is at I hand he turns it to advantage by directing it" over his fields in largo channels , banked In * with clay , nnd subdivided into smaller und smaller streamlets , until every part , of the ground has been reached. If no running water is found , wells arc dug and water ; drawn up by hand and poured into tha ditches , which are subdivided into numerous \ \ smaller ones. Holes are dug in which rain * * ( water accumulates , which is baled , out when ' * : needed. Tim raising of this water Is in most cases , especially in the vicinity of Peking , done very laboriously by hand. Windmills , of which there is not ono around Peking ( If anywhere in China ) , might bo used for this purpose with great increase of efficiency and saving of human labor. " -j ; "Chinese agricultural implements are of the J > rudest character. ' 1 hey uro chiefly the plow , . , . the hoc , the harrow , the rake and the stonal roller. Thu plow is simply a broad blade * ' fastened to n rough handle , guided by a man # uud drawn by teams of tlio most mlacolhino- - OUB description ; It cuts a furrow never moro than six inches deep and frequently only two or three. The teams nro made up oft horses , donkeys , mules , bullocks and , hu man beings , it being not unusual to see a man or boy and any one or moro ofthonnt- ? maH ubovo named drawing the same plow. Chinese farmers measure the depth pt the t fuirowH by the fingers , and frequently 4 , speak of plowing only two or three lingers , The icason of thissooins to Ho in the Uifli- < cully of making a deeper furrow-with their j | plows , and not because they are unaware ot45 the advantage of it. Tlio hoe is a uiueh.flioro sft effective tool and it s with this thai.they , , work bcnvcsa tlw furrow * of grain afor ] ( it JK has sprouted. ' , pj 3 "Foreign agricultural implements , ospoo. 1 ially plows , might bo introduced with goody . effect among the Chinese , except that thgj-i prlco would deter all but very few f rom" buyfjfe ing them. A Chinese plow can be bought foi.3 ! the equivalent of two or three MexicalLdolvji lars , nnd smaller tools in proportion. ThoraJI are no great stores devoted to the sale ot og " 8i ricultural implements with us , they .beingK ; made by hand , cither by a neighboring bliick--3 smith or by the farmer himself , as occasion " $ demands. ' "Ttm principal crops In the vicinity ol " > i Poking , besides the fruits und vegetables , ol 5f which they are almost all that uro found in % western countries , are wheat , barley , buck' wheat , numerous varieties of millet , beans , Indian corn , scsamum , hemp , rice , cotton unj somn tobacco. "JlotH spring and autumn wheat are used exclusively for the iminufacturo of Hour , , * * being ground by mills worked by hand , herm ? or donkey power , or , rarely , by water power. 5 "Both upland and wet rice lire grown in , . the vicinity of Poking , the former producing - the interior grain. The subject of neocul-J : turu has always ranked with the mnnufiic. 7 * turo of silk and the growth of km. as tha E thrco most chnracteristlo pursuits of tha'S ' population of China. They have been the J tliornoH of many books and treatises both by"2 foreigners and natives. Chinese cmpjrori r and empresses have often interested them./v selves In thcso pursuits , and have done al\A \ limy could to luul-it uud om-ourugc tho-pcopl in following them. j "A comparison of the yield of the fields OF ; China with that of American farms woulil" bo Interesting , if It could be accurately mndo ; The dlffcroncq between the styles of 'plant- ' ing makes this difficult , if not impossible , thi grain in America being sown broudpast otf , drilled , whllo in China all cereals arc ciir&i fully planted In furrows , wide dls.S tanccs apart. The absence of nuyJ , statistics as to the average produclf nor acre , such ns nro found In the United * States , make this comparison much mor dirtlciilt , the products , an given ubovo , boing' the yield of good land for a good your. It U " probable , however , that , in proportion to tho"t quantity of seed sown , the farmer of norths China gita ) a larger return than the nverupa return in America. This would bo the na tural result of his careful system of planting,1 harvesting and threshing , Involving no IOM whatever. The saving In America is ciTeotea , by using drills Instead ot sowing broadcast ta an index of the probably greater gain on th Chinese method. This Is not to nuy , < how ever , that the grain Is suftlclcnt to compw- sate for the great extra labor. * § "The Chinese system of growing twacrOMJu on the same ground at the same tune , wbiWj advantageous in some respects , caivnotbiire-'V gurdcd with approval. H U probable1 tbitl ? deterioration results In the quality of nboth , if not In the quantity of the yield. . - "China Is essontually a treeless country. ' ! Importations of wood come chiefly from tit * * United States , the Spanish Islands , Hainan,1 and Formosa. Were it not for the counties * cemeteries in China , trees Would > bo rarl , seou. Those comotorlot are plnntoit'wi pines and cedars , nod dot tbo IunU > > uuj a. ' agreeable effect. 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