< r TWENTIETH' YEAH. OMARA. THURSDAY MOKNINQ , AUGUST 7. 1890. 50. ELECTROCUTION OF IffiffllER. Seutcnco of the Law Visited Upon Tillie Zslgler's ' Murderer. SICKENING SPECTACLE WITNESSED , Ballvn I'loUH from ills IMoiitli , 'Heaves and u In IllH Tlm > atlis the Afiifns , N , Y. , Antfust 0. With n short , elmrp shoclc , painless so far ns the \vorld will over know , tbo soul of William Kcmmlcr was separated from his body at (1:10 ( : this morning. The cap was adjusted to the head ot the man bound captive In the strange looking chair ; 'ho lever was ( middy swung around the arc of the semi-circle ; n quick convulsion , a sud den revival of muscular action ; another turn of the lever ; a pause , u room filled with the sickening fumes of burning llesh , and twen ty-seven witnesses of tlio ilrst elcetricldo In history knew that the death of Tlllio.leglcr had boon avenged In law and the crime of William ICcinmler expiated , so far as human hands could force Its o.xpliition. \Vlillo Warden Pursiton could have found hnndredi of willing substitutes , for any ono of the twcnty-sovcu witnesses the law bad compelled him to call In , It Is safe to say that no ouo of the twenty-seven found any pleas ure in the spectacle. NO II.M.O OH .MVSTI'.IIV. The effort to surround tlio affair with a halo of mystery sucii us the law Tontein- plntcd was not altogether successful. The 4' outer world did not know the exact hour which had been ilxed for the event , built Icnow the llino approximately and the little assembly of loiterers at the gate of the prison before dawn this morning was fjood evidence that the interest in the event wa * keen nnd general. Besides these curiosity seekers , UN active , anxious corps of newspaper reporters gathered in the broad road hi front of the prison grounds and waited for the signal that would tell them that the execution was over. At B o'clock this morning there was a r.ipplni ; at room doors mid a general awaken ing throughout the hotels in Auburn. Warden Uurston had left a ipilct "cull" for his wit nesses and they were ordered to report at the prison at ( J o'clock. Hy 0:20 all were present nnd seated In a little circle around the exe cution chamber waiting for the appearance of tlio warden and his charge. TIII : COXDIIMNM ; ! ) MAX AITKAHI. At (5 ( : i ! ( ) the door at the right ot the execu tion chair leading toward the execution room opened and Warden Uurston appeared. Ho- liind him walked a spruce looking , broad shouldered little man , with a full board nnd dressed In u suit of new clothing and a white hhlrt whoso polished front was exposed di rectly below a little bow of lawn. This was William ICcinmler , ths man wtio was nboutto undergo tbo sentence of death. Behind him walked Dr. Hough ton and Chaplain yules. Kcmnilor was the coolest man in the party. Ho did not look ubout the room with any sp"cial degree of interest , lie hesitated as the door was closed behind him and Ipckcd by the nu tcmlant on the other side , uu though he did not know exactly what to do. A wooden chulr was placed lit 1'ront and a little to the right of the execution chair , fac ing a little circle of men. ICemmlor sat down composedly , looking about him and then up and down without any evidence of fear or of especial interest in the event. Ho looked , if anything' , as though ho was rather pleased at bolng the center of Interest. Ki.MMiin's : : LAST snncir. : After ho had been seated the warden said : "Now , gentlemen , this is William Ivommlor. I have warned lilin that ho has got to die , and If he has { jot anything to say ho will say It. " As the warden finished ICommler looked up nnd sidd , in u high keyed voice , without any hesitation and as though he hud prepared himself with a speech : ' Well , I wish everyone gooa luck In this world , and I think 1 am going to a good place , and the papers nnvo been saying a lot of stuft n. " that Isn't so. That's all 1 have got to any. " Tlin .IWl'L'l , I'llUPAIIATIUNS. With the conclusion of his speech ho turned his buck to the jury , took off his coat and handed It to the warden. This disclosed the fact that a hole had been cut from the band of bis trousers dwn so as to expose the base of bis spine. Iveminlcr then sat down la the electric chair us quietly ns though ho was sitting down to dinner. The warden stood on the right and George Vierllng of Albany on the left. They Immediately began to adjust the straps around ICoimnler's body , the con demned man holding up his arms so as to give them every assistance. When tlio straps were adjusted about the body , the nrnis were fastened down and then the war den reached over nnd parted ICemmlor's feat so ns to bring his legs near the legs of the chair. chair.Wldlo Wldlo the straps vveiw being arranged , Kenmiler said to the warden and his assis tants : "Take your time ; don't bo la u hurrv. Bo mire that everything is all right , " Two or three times ho repeated these phrases. Durston reassured him with the remark that it would not hurt him and that ho ( Uurston ) would bo with him all through , Till : LAST TOUCHES. But it was not fear that ICcinmler felt. It was rather a certain prldp in the exactness of the experiment. He seemed to have grantor interest in its success than those who made the preparations for It nnd who were watch ing Its progress to its final conclusion. When the straps had been adjusted to the body and limb. ? , tliu warden placed his liaiuls on Kennulcr's head and adjusted the rubber cap with a saturated spongo. The warden then took in his hand a leather harness to adjust It to the licad of the condemned. It was a 111112- zlo of broad leather straps\.hlch went across Hiu forehead and chin of the man la the duilr. The top strap pressed down mrulnst thonosoof ICemmlcr until it was flattened down slightly over Ills face. BVr.llVTIIIXO AM. ItlOIIT. Warden Durston turned to the assembled doctors when ho had finished these things umlsuid : "Do the doctors say it is all right ? ' At the warden's question Dr. Fell stepped forward with a-loug syringe lu his liniidiind quickly wet till the two sponges which were at the clectmloa--ono on top of head and the other nt , the huso of the spine. The water which ho put on then was Impregnated with salt. Ur. Spitxka answered the warden's question with u sharp "All right ! " which was echoed by the other- , about him , "Uondy , " bald Durctou again , and then , "Good bye. " Ho stepped to the door nnd through the opening said In MIIIIO one in the next room , but to whom will probably never be known with certainty : "Kverytldn ; , ' Is ready , " TIII : riTAi.cniiinx-r. Almost immedtutelv 'there was a response , and us the stop wat < tics In the bunds of seine of the wltnessos registered 0:4:1) : , ' , the elec tric current was turned on. There was a sudden convulsion of the fnmio in the chair. A spasm went over It fiMui bead to foot , coutlned by straps and Bprluga that held It llrmly so that no limb dr other parts of the bodv stirred more than u sitiull fraction of aiv. inch from Its resting place. The twitching that tliu muselcj of the raw undei went jruvo it for u moment an ex- invasion of [ Kiln , hut no cry ermo fiiom tlio lips and no unund cu no forth to suggest that 01 msclousne.ss lasted nioro than an infinitesi mal fraction of a second. The boay ivm Incl in thlsrlg'd position for veven seconds , U'ho Jury and witnesses , who remained seated up to tills moment , came hurriedly forward and surrounded thoeb.ilr. There was no movement of the body beyond that first convulsion. i.irr. KTII.I. i.iN'nnuKD , As tlio tenth second expired Dr. Spitzka cried out , "Stop ! " The warden stepped to the doorwnv and called out "Stop , to the men nt the lover. As the electric current was "Unit off there was a slight relaxation of the body In the clinlr. The quiet llttlo . group around the chair became businesslike. 3)rs. ) Spitzkn and McDonald declared him dead and the ro t of the witnesses nodded their acquiescence. There WHI no question In the mind of nay ono but that the stiff , up right object before them was de.id. The body was Just about to bo taken out of the chair when 'Dr. Hatch , who was examining It , said : "Dr. McDonald , see that rupture. " In a moment KpltzKn and McDonald had bent over unit were looking where Dr. Hatch was pointing n little red spot on the hand that roiled on the right arm of the chair. The Index linger of the hand had curved backward us the muscles contracted nnd hud scraped a small hole hi the skin at the base of the thumb on the b.iekof thchend. There was not id ng strange In this nloue , but what was strange was that the llttlo rupture was bleeding. A SHCOXI ) Al'I'UCATIO.V. " ' /'urn the current on instantly. This man Is not dead ! " cried Dr. Sjiltzka. Faces grew white and forms fell back trom the chair. Warden Durstdn sprang to thu doorway and c.ded , "turn on tlio current : " Hut tlio current could not bo turned on. When the signal to stop had como the opera tor had pressed u llttlo button which gave n sign to the engineer to stop the dynamo. Tbo dynamo was almost nt a stand still. Tliu operator sprang to the button and gnvo n quick signal. A Mosinxr OP itoiiiion. Thcio was a rapid response , but quick as It was , it win not quick enough tostopthnsigns of what may or may not have been reviving consciousness. As the group of horror-stricken witnesses stood helplessly by , all eyes ilxed on thu chair , ICeiinnlcr's ' lips began to drip Hplttlo and in a moment more his chest began to heave , nnd from his mouth came u wheezing sound , ( jiiickenlng with every roipiratlon , If respiration it was. There was no voice but that of the warden - don crying to the operator to turn on the current , and the wheezing sound , n half groan , which forced Hsolf past the tightly closed lips , sounded throughout tlio chamber \vitu 11 ghastly distinctness. Some of the witnesses turned ifwny from the sight , One of them lay down faint and slcir. It takes a long , long time to tell the story. It seemed a life time reaching a cli max. 4 Tiiicrniti.NT : os In reality there were but thirteen seconds In thu interval which elapsed between the moment when the first sound Issued from ICoimnler's lips until the response to the signal came from the dynamo room. It came with the suddenness that liud marked the Ilrst shock which passed through Keinm- ler'tt body. Tlio sound which had horrified the listeners about thu chuir was cut on * sharply as the body became more rigid. A slimy ooze still dripped from the mouth and ran down the beard and onto tlio gray vest , Twice tnero weio twitelilngs of the body ai the electricians in the next room threw the current oft and on. Thuic was to bo no mistuko this tlmo about the killing. Tlio dynamo was run up to its highest speed nnd again n. current of U,000 volts was sent through the body In the chair. , How iong it w'nakcpt Inaction noono knew. To the excited group of men ubout the chair it seemed an iiitcrimnublo life. The warden's assistant , who stood over the dyimmo < , said it was tm eo and a half minutes In all. As the anxious group stood silently watch ing the body there suddenly arose from It n white vapor , bearing with it a sickening odor. The body was burning. Apatu there were cries to stop the current. The current was stopped and the body again relaxed. There was no doubt this tlmo that the current had done its work , If not well , at least completely. Lr. ) Fell , who stood at the side of the Asso ciated press correspondent , said : "Well , there is no doubt about ono thing. The man never suffered an iota of pain. " After a consultation the physicians ex pressed the sumo belief. There was a differ ence of opinion , though , in regard to tlio signs of roturaing consciousness. Eminent cxx.'rt.s | lu attendance sa'd ' that whllo the body w is still warm in the chair there were ' signs of returning animation ; that respira tion for respiration they believe It to bo- was growing stronger and that in time , if the current had not been turned on again , ho would have revived. Others and among them Dr , Spitzka .stated with equal positive- ness of conviction that the llrst shock killed ICcinmler instantly. THE AUTOPSr. Before SJOn. : ! m. most of the doctors had returned to the prison to prepare for the autopsy. Tliu dead man still sat in the elec tric chair , his limbs rigid and the expression of tlio face , but for the decelerations of the skin , unchanged. The rigor of the body was a matter for comment and surprise among tlio physicians. The jaw had not fallen ana the pleasant ex pression with which Kemmler had greeted the witnesses ns ho entered the execution room still lingered about his features. The body was lifted fiom tlio chair and placed on a table , It still preserved its rigidity. A small wooden box was placed under the head to support , it and the limbs were straightened out as far as pos sible. A removal of the clothing revealed a scar nearly live Inches In diameter where the second electrode hud pressed against the base ot the spine , showing that the current had burned through the flosh. The body looked healthy and well nourished. Ur. bhrady suggested the necessity of making an investigation as formal as though It was to bo taken fora criminal investiga tion , and volunteered to act as secre tary and take a report in short hand. This was agreed upon and tliu first step taken was to bind a clinical thermometer to tlio nape of the nock nnd take the temperature. The record demonstrated that the man was dead beyond all tmestlon. Then Dr. Jenkins took his surgeon's knife and began operations. The uoJv was cut open. The heart , lungs and other organs were taken out ami their condition noted care fully. They were all put In muellers lluld for preservation nnd future examination. When the oririuiH in thu trunk of the body hail been examined carefully , tlio top of tlio skull was removed and the bralu tak'-n out. This was the most interesting feature of the examina tion , ns the theory on which the claims of greater humanity for this method of execu tion ure based is the theory that the electric current paralyzes the brain Instantly nnd thus destroys all sensation The nhvslclnns found evidence of the effect of the current on the formation of the skull , on the blood nnd on the brain tissue directly beneath the point of contact , which satisfied them that paralysis of the brain was imme diate. THK DEADLY DV.VAM03. The electrical apparatus at the prison was purchased and set up In the prison under the direction of Harold 1' , Urown of Is'ow York , an electrical ox pert employed by the state to do this work , The appunitus was tested sev- enil mouths ngo when a horse and a calf wore put to death with It. In each case death was instantaneous. The principal part of the ap paratus , t'io machines for the gmierationof the current , wow secured a good whllo ago , and wrro laid away waiting for the tlmo to como to use thorn. Tliuy uro ordinary West- Ingbouso dynamos for the generation of alter nating cuirent.s , which experiments upon dogs null other animals demonstrated to bo peculiarly deadly In their effect. Probably If the dynamos had not beeu secured a good while ago there would luivo been some dlfll- culty about getting them ut all , for the West- Inshouso vompiiiy that makes them as bit terly opposed to their being used for such a purpose , and said when it was lint nnnouneod that the alternating current had been decided upon for use in executions that It would sell no machines to the stato. Hut the dynamos had ulready been secured , THE nuuii CIIAIII. The death chair was a comfortable ono with an upright back nnd adjustable arms. , There was a leather-covered pillow for the , head to rest against , fastened to the back I was an adjustable frame which was lowered , so us to como doivo over the hend of the con demned. The tcchulquo of the thing was very simple. Through the lower outer angle of the frame thcro was n hole , anil through ' this passed a rubber tube containing a rod of steel to which n wet sponge was fastened. This sponge touched the crown of the con- dcmniU man's head. Another pipe , with wobblng Inside , anil a sponge , passed up through the scat so as totoueh the base of the splno when ICemmlor was strapped firmly in his scat. This was accomplished by the use of several str.ipi , ono passing around j ho chest , another around the abdomen , vhlch drew tlio webblni ; against the spine , vhlle the nrms were firmly strapped to those f the chair. The feet rested on a conifer- able foot-rest , after the fashion of these In use In n barber shop. TIIU ciyMB. Keminlcr wits a rough , ignorant fellow , und 10 brought all of bis trouble upon himself by lu excessive use of whisky. During his rial several witnesses testified that he fre- liiently absorbed us much as n quart ol vhlihy In half an hoar , anil often made vngers with Ids companions that iio could lold nioro liquor than they wagers which 10 invariablv won. Tillie SCeigler was a "partially divorced" woman , nnd most of the testimony agreed .bat on the whole she was a pretty bad spool- non of womanhood. She and ICc'inmler went .o Buffalo from Philadelphia. ICemmler had been married before , and It is sald'i'illlo was constantly harping upon the subject of his former wife , which lingered the not very equably tempered Kemmler. On the morn- : ng of March 21) ) . IS * ! ) , probably stung by something his mistress hud said to him ) ICcminlcr literally chopped the woman to pieces with a rusty hatchet. Ho maintained a brutal stolidity when ar rested , and bis only remark was : "Yes , I have done It , nnd I am willing to take the rope for It. " During the trial ICcinmler's lawyers en deavored to prove that their client was in a condition of besotted insanity at the time the murder was committed , but owing to the singular atroeiousnoss of the crime and the man's coolness when arrested , this plea availed not. Certain It is , however , that when the man was jailed after the murder bis nerves were at such a tension fromthocftects of drink that In order to keep him quiet the officers were obliged to furnish him liquor until the strain relaxed , Kemmler was sentenced by Judge Henry A. Childs nt Buffalo on May 14 , ISJsi ) . Ho was removed to Auburn prison on May 2JI , ISbOand he has only boon outsidoof its walls once that/ was when ho was taken to Bulfuloto berebeutcnecd. As soon ns ICemm ler bad been sentenced , his counsel , Charles S. Hatch of Buffalo , prepared to carry the case to the higher courts. In some way ho got Bourke Cockrnn , the great Tammany hall leader , Interested la the case , and the el oquent Cocknin pleaded for ICemmler's life In the general term and the court of appeals Mr. Cockran iirgaed , nt great length , that the law was unconstitutional because it provided for cruel and unusual punishment. The courts In every case , however , sustained tbo law. 111S IIA lit IX TJIK The Itcnsim That Kcmnilor AVns Not Instantly Killed. Afiifiix , X. Y. , August ( i. Kemmler liad gone peacefully to sleep in the night and had slept soundly and was snoring until n o'clock , when he was awakened by one of his guards. Poster Houghton , who attended ICemmlcr , nnd Prison Chaplain Vutcs were with him. They read to him from the bible unit he prayed with them. Ho dressed him self without aid in a sultof gray mixed goods. His hair he combed nnd brushed with great care. His shoes were well polished , and whllo he mndo himself finally tidy the warden and a tall stranger , who is u deputy marshal in Buffalo , entered the cell. The warden explained to ICemmlcr that ho must have the top of his tiead shaved. The prisoner de murred , Hu bad taken great pains in dress ing bis hnlr , unit besides , ns ho explained to the warden , ho did not want to bo disfigured. ICemmlor's hair is dark brown and wavy with n hypcrion curl that fell on his forehead , and of this lie was proud. In the shadow of death his vanity asserted itself. His hair , however , was cut , out tbo curl was saved , and , as the seiiucl proved , with no good result. The spot was two and one- quarter by ono and one-quarter Inches in size und was not shaven , but cropped fairly close. Whllo this was proceeding tlio witnesses examined tlio ehafr of death. The belt was run by the dynamo mid the incandescent test lamps In the nute- chamber glowed faintly. The current was on. A strange power was coursing , the dr cult. cult.i i no evidence was mere , out now iceoiy they burned. " Tims exclaimed Dr. MaeDoiinId , who was the only one who got into the ante-room , nnd that whllo the ignorant warden's desire was to keep Its secrets inviolate. In response to Dr. MneDonnld's comment Electrician Davis remarked that there was "something wrong about the machinery down there , " referring to the dynamo and of the circuit. This remark took pluco boforn the elcctncising , It Is well to remember , nnd was undoubtedly ns truu a few minutes Inter , when the bolt was applied to Keminlcr. The condemned man , after having his hair cut on top of his head , listened to the reading of the warrant by the warden. When the current was first turned on ttio least unhappy of all In the room was Dr. Kouthwlek of Iluffnlo , the father of olcctricislng in capital cases , and who has been studying and workIng - Ing upon tlio subject since ISsl. "There , " he explained , us he strode away from tbo chair to tlio knot of witnesses at tlio other end of the room , "there Is the culmination of ten years work and study. Wo livu in a hlghnr civilization from this day. " But oven while ho spoke , a quick , sharp cvy went up from those yet closely watching about the silent figure in the chair. There had been n movement In the breast of the man whom all believed had died ono mln- ute and forty-seven seconds before. The burrowing scenes attending the second electrocution followed. The doctors In general declared that the man from the very first contact was beyond consciousness , and some thought the action which startled all und sent the warden away with a white face to order thu current renewed , was only a reflex of the muscular action. Not so with ono phybiciun , who declared that ho would stake Ids name that ho could bring ICemmler back to consciousness with brat.dy hyperdcnnlcs , Meantiiao one of the witnesses , Jlr. O. ( . } . Bain \Vii.shlngton , D. C. , bad fainted and lay upon a bench , \ % hero ho was being fanned. When finally the electric mask was re moved ICemmler's eyes wore found to bo half closed and without thu glassy stare common to eyes in death. The lids were lifted and tesU of the pupils with a bright light were made , There was no contraction of the pu pils. Where the mask had pressed the fore head there was n livid mark "the mark of the law's righteous desecration. " The no-o and the region of Its base wn ? of n deeply livid hue. Purple spots soon began mottling the hands , arms and neck and the doctors said ho was surely dead. Ono of the HutTalo doctors , seven minutes after the straps were removed , cut the skin at the temple for a microscopic specimen of the dead man's blood. It was immediately examined and found slightly coagu lated. On tbo electrodes being withdrawn from contact with the body a hulr adhered to the rim of tbo upper disc. Drs. .MacDoiiuld and Shrady examined the bend. They found there was a deep circular Imprint on top of the head made by the sharp pressure of the electrode's rim. The spot where a tuft of ICommler's hair had been cut off just bcforo deatfi V'as found to constitute not more than oho-thlrd nf the area of contact with the electrode , and a close examination disclosed that the edge of the copper within the electrodes had slightly burned the scalp just where the head ha j been cut. Had not Kernnilcr'a desire to avoid disfigurement by cutting off his hulr prevailed the contact would have been nioro perfect , the chances of iu < stantancous death would luivo been greater und possibly disfigurement , which ho dreaded , would have been avoided , As to the causes of the failure to kill I ICemmlcr Instantly , there is snli by nil the ) physicians to bo no doubt that consciousness i ' was blrickcu lastwtly fro ,11 his i brain. The fact that t > o was not instantlv killed " is the result of improper contact or of "nsuniclcnt voltage or pressure. The contact , vus certainly not porfecl'nt the head , for two- birds of the contact tvas upon the man's ' .hick , smoothly brushed fffifr , the clipped spot iielng ono-thlrd of. the size of the electrode's diameter. Warden Durston says l.TOJ volts or pressure of the current was first applied to ICemmlcr. When questioned tonight by an Associated press corniU > Oadent If twenty incandescent lumps on thb circuit , to Indicate the presence of a current were burning when the bolt was discharged into the murderer , ho stilted that they were. They should not have teen.A moment be fore switching the current into ICemmler tlio test lamps should have been cut out. Each lump consumes llfty volto , banco twenty took 1.000 volts nt once out of ho current scat to Kemmler. That loft TOO to cause death. The best authorities state that fifteen pol ecat of n current la stopped at the points of contact and tlint eighty-live is thus expended In the body. Klgthv-llvo per cent of 700 volts not con sumed by the test lamps is BO , ' ) volts of pres sure. This Is not enough to surely kill a man instantly with a good contact , and that of today was not perfect. TbAWnrden savs all was working right this nAifiig. though last night nt midnight his appliances were in such order that ho was not certain whether thft execution would take place today , oven though ho had summoned his guests to the prison at nn o.irly hour this morning. Warden Durston has been through n terrlllc ordeal and the knavery of men has been pressed upon him so much where ho least expected , that , as ho says , ho scarcely knows whether to trust himself. The consensus of opinion among the wit nesses hero today Is that not the slightest doubt exists but that a human being may bo Instantaneously killed byUOO ] volts applied through u perfect contact nud continued twenty seconds. The body of ICemmler will doubtless bo dis posed of tomorrow in tlio prison burying ground , Elect Hun 1 Kxpcrt Ilroivn Talks. ffLofisviLi.i : , ICy. , August 0 , "Keminlcr was dead within n second nflcr the alternat ing current was turned oa , " said Harold Brown of New York to a Courier-Journal re porter tonight. Ho is th man who , after the New York legislature passed the law to exe cute by electricity , made the experiments and placed in position the deadly dynamo at Auburn. When asked about the execution Brown ald : "In regard to ICommler's execution I Mill say that my ex perience with nnitnals shows that ono second's contact with nn alternating current will prove instant fatal , hut that this cur rent , before the expiration of twenty-live or thirty seconds of muscular rigidity caused by the passage of the , , current through the muscles will ' 1 > o followed by a corresponding relaxation , which may pro duce a spasmodic expulsion of the breath and attempts at respiration. If tue current is kept on more than thirty seconds thcro Is no movement whatever ol the muscles when the current is cut ofT. ICemmler was killed instantly and painlessly within the first second'but us the currant was opened ( taken off ) before thirty seconds had passed there was a rollcx motion of ttio muscles , which frightened some of the-attendants Into thinking that bo was not dead. Tbo current was applied a second tlmo and at once an ap pearance was produced ort the face and bands of the criminal , which showed beyond u doubt that the first shock had killed him. " "How do you account for the burns on ICemmlor's body ! " "It seems to me , " replied Brown , "that thcro was not sullleleni moisture on the electrodes. " Opinion of a Chicago EIcctHcinn. CIIICAOO , August O.-r ( Spoclal.Telegram to THE Bic.l"Horrible , "lovrlblo1 ; was the exclnnmtion'of ' Cltyplof-KH inn Barrett when ho had finished reading' the account of ICcmin- ler's execution. "Do you think the man was unconscious ! ' was asked. "ZS'o , I do not , " "Homust have suffered , then ! " "Suffered ( Why , that , man must have suf. fered the tortures of the uamncd. It was the most barbarous thing I ever heard of. " "What reason havoyopfor thinking ho was conscious ) " "Tho best reason In the world. I know how It is from experience. If all the medical ex perts In the world were to tell mo that that man did not suffer I would not believe it. I bad occasion nt ono time to close a line that was opened by litrhtnini ? . Tn nttciTintitt o tn iln sn I received a severe shook. In an Instant all power of motion was taken away from mo. I was as helpless as a corpse , and remained so for nn hour till help came , Now , while I was unnblo to move a masclo , I was as con scious as I am right now. " "Do you think It possible to make execu tion by electricity n success ? " "Certainly , so far ns the killing goes. While I think it an outrage to use It for that pur pose ono of the greatest elements for human good God has given us , still It Is possible to make it successful. In this case these who had It in charge mnilo n horrible botch of tbo whole business. What the ought to have dsno is this : Measured ids resistance so they could have told just how much it would tuke to kill him. " "Is it possible to do that with any degree of accurucyi" "ft Is , nnd bad they understood tholr busi ness that is what would have been done. " "Tho report says that-tho volt meter varied between WO nnd 1.800 volts. " "Don't you believe it That would liava been sufticlout to hnvo killed 700 men and to have burned him to a crisp. Thcro must have been some disarrangement of the wire. " "What effect do jou think It will have on tbo adoption or reject lot : of this mode of execu tion ! " "I think the law will ultimately bo repealed. There is not nn electrician in the country who Is not opposed to It. Tlum there are too many ways of taking life to run the chances of causing such a horrible and barbarous spectacle of butchery. " A Doctor's ViewH. AI.HANV , N. Y. , August 0. Dr. Lewis Baleh of this city , executive olllccr of the state board of health , who was ono of the- witnesses at tbo execution of ICemmler , said this evening : "I do not consider the failure of the first shock to ICemmlor to cause death is any proof that this method of execution is not necessarily fatal , for from the llrst shock thu prisoner was virtually dead , suffered no pain and did not regain consciousness. I think there should bo an electrician appointed who would attend to all executions and have charge of tlio electrical apparatus under the supervision of an officer designated by law to carry the sentence Into effect. Conilomtittd by Now Vorkors. Nuw YOIIK , August 0. The story of the electrocution of ICemmlcr has been the talk of the town today from'jho lltno of tbo cany early morning "extra" editions. Tbo terri ble details , told at great length in the papers , wore read with a shudder. The general con census of opinion seems to bo that the cir cumstances attending the execution of Keiiim- lor by electricity are a sufficient condemnation of this method of inflicting the capital penalty. London Prows Comment. LONDON' , August 0. rTho Chronicle , com menting upon the killing of ICemmler uy electricity , says the scene was worthy of the darkest chumbors of tlio Inquisition In the Sixteenth century. The Tlmci says It would bo impossible to Imagine n more revolting exhibition. It nil * voeatos a loth.d chamber In preference to tlio use of electricity. The Standard says the scene can bo de scribed us a disgrace- humanity. It will send a thrill of imlfgnatlon throughout the civilized woild. We can not bellovo Ameri cans will allow tha electrical execution act to stand. CongrcKHinimllliind Kc/n > mliiatcil. Jm'Kioox CITY , Mo. , Augiwt il. Hlchard O , Bland was today renonlnat"d , by nla - [ nutlon for congress by the democrats of the I Eleventh distr > r. I THE BOORB3XS BOOH BOIES , Iowa Democrats Meet in State Convention at Oedar Rapids. A SHARP RAP FOR SPEAKER REED. J'Vco C.'oliutgo Kavored and tlio Mo- Ktnley Tin-Ill' and Lodne IMcotion The Cnmii HAi'tn ? , In. , August 0. Tlio demo cratic1 state convention wns called to order nt lOo'elock this forenoon by J. .1. Puiin , chnir- mnii o * the state central committee. The fol lowing1 tunparary ofllccwvcro selected : Chairman , Old I ) . McFull o ( Mahnska county ; secretary , Jolin Springer of .lohnson county ; recording secretary , T. O. Walker of Mar shall county. Chairman Dunn introduced Temporary Chairman McFull , and that gou- tleiium innitu u thirty ndnutu speech. After thanking the convontlon for the honor , lauding the democratic party nnd Graver Cleveland mid condemning the course pursued by the republican * , Mr. MoFull said : "After n third of a century of dishonesty nnd corruption hi state government the re publican party of Iowa was unhorsed and what was known ns the banner republican stnto of the union In 1SHOvo huve tlio satis - faction ot knowing is today governed by that noble and patriotic democrat and statesman , Horace Boies. By the way , the.ro Is n har mony of sound in those two names Cleve land and Holes nnd a tiling no'.at all ob jectionable to Iowa democrats hi IS'JJI ' "You meet today the representatives of u party widen believes It is wrong to take from ono citizen his hard-earned saving and give them to his neighbor simply because Ills neighbor is u inuiiufncturcr or a mllllonalro ; n party which believes that In place of in creasing war taxes they should bo dlmislied ; n party which believes that the tnrliT Is a tax ; a party which believes our government has no right to take a cent from its citizens miles ; ) It is used in economically administering the government ; a party which believes the farmer of Iowa should till the soil with tin- tiixod Implements , should build his home with untnxcd materials and bo able to buy tlic necessities of life without contributing to the coffers of eastern monopolies ; a party which believes that the Iowa corn grower is entitled to as much eonsider.itIon as ttio Pennsylvania steel manufacturer ; a party which believes it to boa { also theory that you ( jin make yourself richer by taxation ; a pn'rt.v which believes in the spirit pf freedom us enunciated by our constitution and In giving to the citizens the largest liberty consistent with the good of the state ; a party which be lieves our citizens should not bo penned like cattle , but should ho allowed to eat and drink wlien they ple.iso so long as they do not interfere with good society. " Mr. McFull then arraigned the republic-ail party and ridiculed the platform adopted at Sioux City as a meaningless conglomeration of insipidity. He then closed ai follows : "If you would succeed Inscribe on your banner these principles which hiivo always been the nrinoiples of democracy , place them In the hands of true and tricii man men who have the requisite courage and capacitv to bo standard bearers in such a contest , then rally unitedly , earnestly and bravely to their defense. Do this and when the votes are counted , SOURS of triumph nnd shouts .of vic tory will not only gladden your hearts , but will bring relief to u struggling , disuuusllcd people. " The convention then took mi adjournment until 5 ; 'M p. in. At thu afternoon session K. P. Phelpsof Atlantic was ehosen permanent chairman , .tie addressed the meeting at sumo length. . 'lTho following committees were chosen : ? § On Credentials First district , George A. Duncan , Dos Mollies ; Second , H. I ) . Hoi- brook , JInrongo ; Third , K. II. Miillory , Franklin ; Fourth , J. Boomer , Ala- mnkco ; Fifth. M. H. Jackson , Cedar ; Sixth , H. L. Morton , Poweshlek ; Seventh , . ! . 1J. Martin. Story ; Eighth , W. L. G. Tullnmn , Chirk ; Ninth , W. II. Anderson , Mills ; Tenth , Hon. J. ( ! . Wilson , Kossuth ; Eleventh , C. S. Argo , Woodbury. Permanent Organization and Itulcs First district , O. J. Jamison , Louisa ; Scc. - end , W. P. Swluart , Jackson ; Third , I. W. Baldwin. Dubuque : Fourth , Jolin Killen , Clayton ; Fifth , \V. H. Hall , Jones ; Sixth , .1. At. Davis , Davis ; Seventh , K. AV. * -ti ) iiiki.L.ii4"n ' vtij * . w * --4. ii ij * - * t ivji Ninth , Frank Bradley , AudubOn ; Tenth , J. ) N. Elder , Hancock ; Eleventh , T. W. Ward , ' * O'Brien. On Uesolutlons-First district , Henry Etcher , Washington ; .Second , George Me- Donald , Scott ; Third , J. M. Johnson , Bro- mcr ; Fourth , J. S. Hoot , Floyd ; Fifth , Byron Webster , Marshall ; Sixth , J. K. Burgess , Wupello ; Seventh , R W. Liclimaii , Polk ; Eighth , S. L. Bestow , Lucas ; Ninth , D. A. Fan-ell , Pottawuttamio ; Tenth , J. I\ \ [ , Drees , Carroll ; Eleventh , W. H. Dent , Plymouth. State Central CoiiunlUcc-Flrat district , Charles I ) . Fuller , Jcffetyon ; Second , Sam Cohn , Muocutinc ; Third , J. J. Dunn , Dubuque ; Fourth , M. .T. Carter , AViunesheik ; Fifth , John Buuin , Beaten ; Sixth , .1. 13 , SCWOM , Mahiiska ; Seventh , E. II. Ilunter , Polk ; Eighth , W. E. Lewis , Lue.is ; Ninth , F. H. Leo , Montgomery ; Tenth , Jamej Tay lor , ICossonth ; Eleventh , A. Van Wagoner , Lynn. Tbo committee on resolutions then reported the following platform , wiilch was unani mously adopted : "Wo congratulate the people of Iowa oa the election of Governor Boies , nnd heartily approve the wisdom , justice and coin-ago with which ho has administered his high oillce ; und wo commend the action ot the democratic members of the Twcuty- thlrd general assembly for their faithful effoits to redeem their pledges fur the enactment into law of the Australian ballot bill , the pharmacy bill , and other measures demanded for tlio public welfare. " \Vo denounce tlio republicans In congress for their submission to and Support of HpoaKer Heed in his arbitrary suppression of frco speech and absolute control of the courao of legislation. "Wo declare our continued adherence to the principle of railroad control , as expressed in the laws of the state and general govern ment , and wo fnvo > - such changes as oxporl- cncomay show necessary to maintain just arid equitable relations between carriers and shippers. "Woagain acknowledge the great debt of gratitude the nation owes to the soldiers and sailors of the United States , and wo declare in fuvnr of just , liberal and equitable ] > misloti laws for all Invalid and dependent soldiew and sailors. " \Voreaftlrm the policy respecting the con trol of the trufilo la intoxicating liquors set forth in this democratic state plat form of las ? and approved by the psoplo of that your , an , ] wo are la favor of such legislation , state nnd national , us may bo necessary to carrj thai policy into effect. /\voaro In favor of a tariff for revenue only a tariff reduced to the lowest rate consistent with the needs of an economic ; ! administration of the government. Liquor , tobacco and all luxuries should bo made tc bear as fur as possible the burdens of taxa tion , and the necessaries of life should so far as possible bo relieved , Wo oppose the Mc- Klnley bill ns nn abuse of thu taxing powe ; in favor of wealthy corporations/- pools nni trusts , by which our manufacturlnc inter ests nro so largely controlled It especially discriminates against the agrleultur.il Interests of the country by compelling tin * farmer to buy what ho needs and sell what ho produces In n monopolized market. Wo are In favor of commercial reel prncltynot alone with the Spanish states of South America , but ns well with other comi tries whoso markets are open to our products "Wo demand the frco coinage Of silver , am that It may bo made n legal louder for ul debts , public and private , und denounce ai unjust and dishonest the provision of the law recently enacted allowing parties to ntlpulatn against payment li ( silver and silver ccrtlll catos , setting up ono Utindurd of values for the creditor und another for th < S debtor ; ono for the poor man and another for the rich man. man.Tho election bill passed by thg lower house feongrd sa menace to the freedom and mrlty of 7 ; ilectlous. It places the tre.uury f the Un\ \ _ _ States at the disposal of tlio Mirly In j - . . r. It enables the mnimgors f that \ ty to employ as largo force \ It deems necessary o carry on \ " . vorkof its campaign , and to o this inuiu " . 10 pretense of supervising lections , u treys till tlio responsibility if the govern t to the people by vesting ts enormous 'vers In nillccrs holding > y nppolntn and for life. Wo Kjlicvo that til iplcofthu uu-lous locall- ieseau bo snfn rusted to conduct their > wn elections , i\ .hat ilu * power of congress o deterinluo the < | UallllcUlons for thu elec- loii nnd return of Us members Is sufficient or protection for local abuses , " \\IIHnni II. Chamberlain , a dry goods tuor- hant of Independence , nnd u member of lie lit roe hist legislature ! , was nominated for fcivtarv of state on the second ballot. II. L.Whltoof Wayne county for treasurer , > y aivliimatiaii. GeorgoS.VIttoisof Ida couhty for auditor n the .second ballot. 1' . H. Wolf of Clinton comity for judge of he supreme court , on the second ballot. Peter A. Doy was rononitttntcd by ucclnma- Ion for railroad commissioner. Theodore \V. Ivory of Mills county for su- Hvmo court reporter. Governor Boles , who IsliiRpectlngthu First , egliiKMitenmp here , honored the convent Ion vith his presence and made a few remarks , le was enthusiastically welcomed , t at Waterloo. WATKIII.OO , In. , August 0. [ Special Tolo- 'i-nm to Tin : HII : : . | The coroner's inquest vhlch was helil today in Cedar Falls over the > ody of 1) . M. .loned , resulted In the verdict hat ho came to his death by n shot felon- ously fired by Deputy Marshal Stingloy. 'his verdict was endorsed by the majority of itbcns , but ( iiiitoa number of the friends of Stingloy claim that all the story vns not brought out , anil that the verdict .was 00 severe. There are crowds on the street onlfiht discussing the nlT.iir , and great evcite- ncnt prevails throughout thc > town ami Iclnlty of the dead man's home. Loud hrcats of lynching uro heard on every hand. \tthlshourtho excitement. I't Intense , nnd inless tlio crowds disperse fears are enter- allied that violence will l > o done > oforo morning. The prisoner was taken to . 'eilar Falls by the sheriff this morning , but yas brought Ijiiok thin afternoon. Ho seems 6 bo In a nervous state ol apprehension , lie' lad no Idea that the verdict would be ai novero as It proved , and manifested a spirit ) f almost indlirereneo over the matter mmediately after the shooting. In- sicad of ascertaining where his shots tad taken ofTe.'t , bo began searching for bis billy , which hud rolled away durlii' . ' the skirmish , Miller , who was shot twice by Stiagley , may recover. Crushed by a Corn Sliellor. AMIN , In. , August ti. [ Special Telegram to 1'ilE Br.r.l While at play in the b.irn yes- onlay the little daughter of Lewis ,1 nines , a 'armor living four miles west of hen ) , pulled 1 corn shelter upon herself ana was instantly tilled. HIsi injuries Proved Fnl-il. F.uimiMi > , la. , August ( ) . [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Bui : . ] John Heed , a Hock Island brakemau , died here today from in- lUrles received by falling from u car Monday md being horribly mangled. He lived at Eldon uliil was making his second trip. KtrloUon With Paralysis. HII : > OAK , la. , August 0. [ Special Tele- fl'am toT'ni : 15ii : , | J. W. Cliuce , for year : ! a ea < Jlng grain dealer here , was stricken with j > aralyss ! toiluy. Ills physlciilns say ho can not recover. A Conductor Killed. Ixuirnxnixcc : : , In. , August ( ) . [ Spoci.il I'clcgrum , * o Tin : BIB. : ] Whllu loading a car of piling at Jesnnp , Freight Conductor Mnlono was thrown to the ground by a fallIng - ' Ing log , and his head ba.lly crushed. Ho died this morning at S o'clock. JJIji Money in Clilucso Bi'i-TAi.o , N. Y , . August ( i. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : Hr.r..j There seems to bo a gang of men on thu Canadian side who maku a business of rowing Chlnamon over the river to the American sido. LOJ Name and Lee Sing , two Chinese boys , were arrested bv tbo otlloers before they had boon In the United States leu minutes. Judging from the rate charged for Importations , it must bo u profitable business. They were rowed over from near Victoria and landed under cover of fliiflriKMq. The NTniKTnllmis < ; iv Himnilil the- man who rowed them over $ " > . They came by way of British Columbia and were evi dently destined for Boston. This seems to ba the regular shipping point for Chinamen , nnd it Is sail many are being smuggled into the United SJutos daily , Insurrul Aff.il.ist Foul Play. [ Cojrfif > / ; ? lBOtli jiim - > ( l.mlnn Itemi'tt , } LONIIOS , August 0. [ New York Horall Cable-Specialty TUB BKB. ] Mr. IT. Crieh- ton Temple , of the Ornnndo club , sout tin following letter to Itieh irJ 1C. Fox regard In ; the McAullfTo-Slavln fight : Sm : I herewith hand you check payable to your order for i'.VlO , which sum I agree to forfeit to Joe MuAullflti on the event of his bslng robbed of a favorable verdict owing to foul play In his match with Slavlu , such definition of foul pt.iy to bo loft to your self to decide. " I saw Mr. Fox regarding the above com munication and ho Rho\vc"l mo the check In question , o that tlioro is no doubt about the genuineness of the contest. Mr. Fox said : "You know this 'VW w.ii to bo deposited with Lord LouaJ'ilo. i a in much flattorjd at their Imvlm ; preferred mo to him umHvill do everything in my power to uoj that the prUo and the championship b"lt are awarded to the man who has honestly won , " A Soldier's l.ii < -ly Windfall. ATCIIHDV , Kan. , Atisuit ( i. [ Special Tele gram to Tin : BKI : . ] Thomas F. Williams , who was a second lieutenant In a ICansas regiment , has just recuivcd notice that a special act bus jint beun passed In Ids behalf by which bo will gi-t S'JO.W ) ; ! . Williams was wounded tit Wilson's civck in 1M1. ! ; lieing in longer lit for active duty ho was discharged By some overnight the regimental officers did not muster him out , which formality onlj took plitoo a vonr ago. IIo applied for pay from 18't ! : until ISOi ) am there being no law covering tbeeaseiiHpecla act was passed. The story seems incredible but Williams Is a reputable man. < ! oed mm vouch for Ids. Integrity. Williams Is already on tbo pension roll ut $72 a month. The Weather Forecast , For Oinnlm and vicinity Showers , fol lowed by fair ; stationary temperature. For Nebraska Fair ; southerly winds stationary temperature1 , except hi northeas portion ; warmer. For Iowa - Shower * lu eastern , fair ii western portion ; southerly winds ; slightly warmer in northern , stationary tciimor.uuri , ln southern portion. I''or . South Dakota -Fair ; cooler In western stationary temperature in western portion southwesterly winds , Ki-Mtrciycd a Itullroail , SIUNOII.U , August ( I. [ Special Cablegram to TIIK B : .J A mob of soldiers combined with the peasantry and destroyed the rail road to Liitiu on tbo protcnsa that the roai caused the roccnt Hoods In the I'ei Hi river The government remained pnssiv'o.muhlmj n effort to stop the work of destruction. A Commercial Treaty. ST. F'imiiMiit'KO , August ( ( . [ Special Cable gram to TIIK Bin : . ] The ameer of Afghanis tan has sent an embassy to Kustla for th purjioso ot concluding a commercial treat between the two conn trios. ( iinfiMiiftlun ItnvnliitlnniHlN 1) IVnleil. Cur OK Mnxiro , August ( ) . Ountemiil an revolutionists , numbering ! 1OJO , were d > - fcatcd Monday by the Ountomahms under General Barillas , brother of the mvildcnt A dispatch from Lu Llbertad says Honduras Is fivli. Guaicmula moral support , , FIFTEEN THOUSAND PEOPLE , Fully That Number Witness tbo Eattlo nt Gamp Lincoln , GUNS KEEP UP A CONTINUAL rIRINQ , Al'lcrtitncroiiH A * > multM and Itclr n(3 ( lit ; ( uurdiMl Spot IM ( 'iiptiiri-il anil ( hi ! I'll ' Inn King Waves Tiltiniphantly. CvMi'LiNroi.v , Sri'iniion , Nob. , August 0. [ Special Telonrani to Tin : Bir. : | It is the third day of thn Inter-state encampment at Superior and the veterans and spectators still continue to arrive. His just a quarter of a century since the northern forces were dl.s- buidoil and the triumphant volunteer re turned to his homo and hh family But ) this quarter of u century 1ms worked griaO changes. Then the majority of the disbanded companies wetv In the prlmo of manhood. Now there are few whoso hair does not show the silvery s'iviks of n e. Many are the lame and the halt ami the blind. ( . 'nttchcs nro frequent , many a out sleeve hangs ! empty at the side. All these chvumst unrcH nro vividly portrayed nt this onenmpuii'iit iu one watches the little knots of veterans gath ered together in conversation nnd welcoming each new-comer. It Is entertaining If not actually umiislneto Inspect the vehicles by which tliei'iinipcrsuro brought In. Almost wry cralt which sails the land has been pressed Into tbo service. Thn hay \vngon , the emigrant coach with Its arched top or white ranviis , ntten patched above with old but picturesque oilcloth , the top bui'iry , the open wagon , with sprliiKsnnd without springs-all can bo seen. Hiich Is tilled to overllowlng with camping titcnulla oi every description. Trunks mid blunkits , eatables , bandboxe.-t and .stoves are minuted in dlhumerly profimlon. As soon as camp is readied and n tent ob tained cadi piecuof baggage reaches its proper place. The female mnmborsi of the family arrange the quarters whllo the ntlu-rs nro sent to fetch wood mid water. The horses are picketed north of the camp just under the sheltering blulT. It Is different with the companies of the national guard who tire doing service hero. They are compelled to pitch their own teats before quarters can bo hud. STaio arriving Into lust evening even preferred to sleep hi the open air rather than exercise thomscn ea too vigorously at the outset. There nro now. six companies in camp , as follows : Company 0 , Fourth regiment. Kansas National guardn , Minneapolis. ICnu , Lieutenant Mi-1'lier.sou lit command ; Company D , Second regiment , Nebraska National guards , Falrbury , Neb. . L'aptaln Itoasty ; Company ( ! , First regiment , Nebraska National guards , ( ietiova , Neb. , Captain ( Ji-orgo Scott ; Battery B , Kansas National guards , Topeka , Kan. , Lieu tenant Mclntnsli lu command : Bntallon A , Nebraska National guards , Captain C. B. Murdoch. Besides these , there is a Juvenllo company from lied Cloud , comprising boys under twelve years of ago. The roster num bers twenty-four when ranhs nro full , but no more than half that mini tier bus comu tn the reunion. Master Horace Bpanogle Is captain of tlio delegation. A similar organization exists in Superior and is known us the Super ior light guimls. About thirty boyn Imvo been uniformed in blue flannel , decorated with red sashes , furnished with guns , and drilled to the manual. Muster C. K. Adams , jr. , Ii In command. This organization was formed four years ago and us soon as the members become too large , they are relegated to private life , whllo young men nrq onlislcdi The Superior light guards claim to bo the best drilled Juvenllo company In Nebraska. A new attraction has been added to tbo multitude of ramp-following entertain ments. A white man who has bhicked his face mils his head through a hole in the center of a large canvas and allows spcoUi- tors to throw eggs at his cranium , nt a ills , lance of about fifteca yards , for the Miuill price of ten cents for three throws. In vluw of the recent egging episode nt , Florence the writer thought it of sunicieut moment to Interview lids man. "Why , It don't hurt nt all , " said he , "J. have been In the business for about four years , nnd the general tnili1t/i Uf.Mmn 111 * fri.t nffonm. ll.tni , , . , , It , tluvu trials , To bo expert in the business ouo must watch the -c'ggs carefully and iiodgo whenever necessary. I am never hit except on the hut which I wear. .3Tubody luitit fool would allow the igg to s'triko him in tbo face. " Sunrise this morning was greeted by ona gun. gun.Tlio Tlio exercises opened early with company J drills and Inspection of arms on the part of ttio ' visltimr soldiers. AttSiitU thu nion pro ceeded to the commander's ' quarters to iiiv swor to roll call , Colonel Lar/elere , Fourth regiment , 1C. N , ( i. , has been placed la command of thocumn for the day , with Lieutenant MelCeii/o ! , Fourth regiment , K. N. 0. , us his adjutant. The assembled mult itudu gathered around , the speaker' * stand at HiO ) : ! o'clock to listcu , to speeches by CSt'iieiiil A. V. Cole , Lewis Hanbacknnd lion. James Hull , mayor of Downs. Kan. The exercises were proivdcd by prayer and musle by tlio Geneva and Uus kin military bauds. After dinner .short speeches were resumed for a tlmo. In the afternoon a tremendous crowd gathered to see the hliam battle. The sky was cloudless. but thn heat was apprc.sslvo and dust Illicit the air. H was estimated that over fifteen thousand people were present , of which somd eight hundred registered as members of tha Grand Army of the Republic. At ! < o'clock the Wyinoro battery nnd the Geneva company of Nebraska national guards , under command of CScncrtilA. V. Cole , ascended tbo lull nt the north of the low lying plain west of Camp Lincoln and unilmbutva tlmlr guns Tlio other companies from Nelson , Nob. , Minneapolis , Kan. , Tupctttti , Kuti. . and Falrbnry , Neb , , drew up on the plain below under directions of Colonel Lniv.olcre. The veterans , utidctf Major Samuel Church , formed a separata corps to net as auxiliaries. After picket the military manouvros began. while thn mills nn thu hill kept upu continual tiring. The skirmish line prussrJ forward supported by the other troops and volunteers ; Suddenly the order for the charge wr.s given and all started to storm the hill on the run , After Intiissaiit firing and numerous retre.Us thu hill was taken and the union flag placed triumphantly on Its summit. Tims thonhmu battlii ended and the crowd dispersed , At 7 o'clock the militia guvo a dress puriulo und wore Inspected by the commanding oill- ccr. The evening was devoted to stories around the camp lire. The old mmgs echoed ngidn and the bunds furn ished enlivening music. "A display of lire works at U o'clock attracted wide iittcn * tlon. tlon.A A largo delegation from Kansas included Hon. .lames Hu IT , mayor of Downs , Hon. Harry Hoot of the Atcblson Champion. Hon. ( } . T. Dailies and W. II. Leigh of Itopubllcart City. Hon. John A. Dempster and Itov 0. II. Moulton of ( Jcnovnnro also here and will return again tomorrow. A few potty accidents have resulted from careless handling of guns. Tomorrow's programme begins with a parade of Kaiioauaiid Nebraska troops , grand army and sons of veterans from camp to the city unit return at ! l o'clock. Speeches will then bo In order bv Senator ,1. ,1 Ingalls. General C. H. VaiiWyck , Colonel T. f. Majors , Colonel 1) . It. Anthony , lleni-ml J. 0. McBrldP nnd Colonel D , it. Stover. / The prize drill will tuko nlacnttt Uo'clockr , mm the evening will ho given up to cumt ) fires , A number of Missouri PaelfU'olllPlal oninA . In today , among them J. O Forester of AtchlV hOii , 10. B. Calvin , Cancordia , and George H. < norrlngtoii , Omaha. Captain Joe Kmltli , blicrilf of Ottawa county , Kan. , Is uho herd , Cholera In MctM.'n , MKITA , August 0.Ono him7lf > < l und thirty-live deaths occurred yesterday from i-lioU'-r.v In this ilty.