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He proved to be Luigi Laochini. an Italian anarchist from Paris. When urrested he said: “I have struck well. She must be dead. I came to Geneva purposely t6 assassinate her.” The empress had been staying at Mont- caux, near Geneva. Her majesty was visiting Geneva for pleasure, accom- 'pan.ied only by her suite. 1 After the Due d‘ Orleans. The assassin while being interro- gated by the magistrate said he came to Geneva with the intention of killing Duc d’Orleans, but the latter had glready left. Loschlni followed the duke to Evian. about 25 miles north- east of Geneva. on the lake. where he was again unsuccessful. He then re- turned to Geneva and lem’ned from the papers the presence of the Aus- tria}: empress; Mg‘nnatéa Body Found. Bridgepdrt, Conn., Sept. Iiiâ€"Three boys discovered in a creek here Mon- day portions of the body of an auburn- haired. blueey ed young woman about 27 years old. The head and mutilated legs alone were found. The trunk was missing. The legs were severed at the knees and slashed between the upper and middle portions of the thigh. v , The Late Emprell. [The empress of Austria. was born De- cember 24, 1837. She was a daughter of Duke Maximilian of Bawria.nnd 1".) mar- rled to Frgncis Joseph. emperor of AuoLrin. And king 9! Hung-my. April 24. 1854. They had three childrem. Archduchess Gisela. who Is mqrried to Prince Luitpold.of Ba.- nriu; Archduke Rudolph, who married Princess Stephanie of Belgium. Inc! who was (seemingly) assassinated in 1889. And Archduchdss Maria. Valeria. who married Archduke Franz Salvuor. of Austriaâ€"Tus- cany. Thé late empress was an enthushuâ€" tic horsewomanj Geneva, Switzerland, Sept. 1".â€" Elizabeth Amelia Eugenie, empress of Austria. and queen of Hungary, was massinated at two o’clock Saturday dternoon as she was walking from the Hotel Beaurivuge, where she had been at luncheon, to the steamboat dock. She intended taking a steamer to the Castle Chillou. at Territet, and was nc~ companied only by the ladies of her suite. As the empress was passing the Brunsnick monument is rough- -look- ing man rushed at her and struck her I. blow in the chest. which knocked her to the ground. The ladies with her picked her‘up and carried her to the boat, while her assailant run away. The empress was carried on a litter to the hotel. A physician and the mayor were Called and everything possible was done to restore her majesty. but she breathed her last at three o’clock without regaining consciousness. Stabbed with a File. A more careful examination was now made, and it was discovered that the empress had been stabbed to the “heart with a stiletto apparently made from a triangular file. An autopsy showed that the lung as well as the heart was pierced. After striking his death blow the assassin ran along the Rue Alps but “as caught by two men. who handed him over to a gendarme. THE ASSASSINATED EMPRESS 0F AUSTRIA AT HER FAVOR- ITE SPORT. AN EMPRESS SLAIN. Elizabeth of Austria Dies by an Assassin’s Hand. I‘nsedy Occurs It Genevs, Switzer- land - The Murderer, Who In an [tall-n Anarchist, 1- Caught â€"The Late Erupts-I. The empress was noted 3.: one at (he beat horsewomen among Eumpenn royllty 'She was fond of hunting, and the picture show: her on the chue. V§~r1v~ «nay-r [From I punungJ Portsmouth, N. 11.. Sept. 13. â€" The City of Rome. with Admiral Cervenwd stafl and over 1,700 Spanish prisonen. sailed Saturday aflernoon for Santan- der. Spain. 0! the numba'. 1,668 men were from the prison at Seavey'u 1. land. spired the greatest apprehension. Although at first stunned and then slightly hysterical. he soon regained his self~con§rol. and displayed re- markable comings. Occasionally,how- ever. completely overpowered by his grief, he moaned piteously, repeartedly sobbing the name of the empress. Berne, Switzerland. Sept. 12. â€"â€" The president of Switzerland and other members of the government were stunned with horror and grief when the news reached the palace that the empress. so beloved by all Europeons. had fallen a victim to an assassin within the borders of their country. They immediately arranged to hold an extraordinary federal council on Sunday morning in order to consider the measures to take against the or 31135111. The letter must be tried to- cording to the statutes in the canton in which the crime was committed, which forbid capital punishment and make life imprisonment the most Ic- vere penalty which can be imposed. . Hundreds of dispatches of condo- lence have arrived at the palace. from all parts of the world testifying to profound horror and sympathy. Among them are messages from Presi- dent McKinley. from Emperor Willlun and from nearly all the European‘ sov- ereigns. The court. will go Into mourning for six months. of the other papers. All the papers ac- companied the announcement whh warm tributes to the empress. An in- credible grief overpowers the people. The performances at the court thenâ€" ters and the jubilee exhibition have been canceled. The emperor's fortitude is the topic of universal admiration. He is bearing up manfully despite the terrible shook, which. in View of his age. had in- Vienna. Sept. 12. â€" The new- of tho assassinatidn of the empress became known here shortly after six o'clock Saturday evening. It spread like lightning. Extra edition; were ilssucd by all the paperl. Many Viennes'e con- sidered the report incredible. until the semi-ofl’lcinl Weinér Abendpolt hp- peared, confirming the statements News of the Empreln' Death Over- pofi‘erl the Peopleâ€"Terrible Shock to the Emperor. EMPRESS ELIZABETH OF AUSTRIA‘ Carvers Bldl F-rcwelL GRIEF AT VIENNA. President McKinley is not an upti- ‘Aist an to the continlmm‘e of prime, and he hm insisted that the war de- partment shall keep fully 100100 ‘01. unteerl in the svnice until the peace commissioners hme succeeded in drafting a satisfactory treaty or have failed in this eflort. The pn sident has been importuned h) senators eun- gressmen and governors to muster out particular regiments but he has put his foot donn and said that the war department shall maintain suffi- ‘cient troops to be ready for any emer- ‘gency. even that of resuming hostili- ties. in the ewnt of failure to agree ‘upon :1 settlement of the Philippine iquestiun. Not to no M-de Public. Washington. Septt l4.~'1‘h» cabinet nt in second session Tuexduy con- tinued the discussion of the instrucâ€" tions to be given to the American member: of the pence (‘Hllllllihiitlni Al- though the .incument is practically agreed upon as a while. the matter wit: he left open until the Ilu’t‘iin‘! here of the members of the cmnniiasiun. two days hence. when a final rmislon will be made. It is the president‘s wish as expressed to the cabinet members that, nothing ccncerning the instructions be made public. Indeed. so thoroughly did this understanding ubtnin among the members of the cabinet that Swâ€" retary Day authorized the statement. that so far from making public any- thing of the nature of the instructions to be given the peace commissioners. .he president and the cabinet had de- cided positively to do nli in theirpnwer to prevent an} publicity in the matter. ' Had thv‘nnr terminntml the: Fourth of July Yilt’ minimum nf I he pvuv? rum- missiunc-rs would have lwrn :1 Chilling stution and the maximum Manila buy. Now tlit- minimum is uminulih-(lly Manila buy and the maximum 111i: Philippine, (‘urolinc and Lmlrone it- lands. (‘ulm anti i'uvr‘tu Him» “if! not he it iIH'l- whim-ts nt nepdintinn. um dentnll-L The) “Pro (ithN:\l‘t. uf liy the nrmi.~tivo, and the future um: rn- ment Mfuhnni‘;1westululi~hetl l:_\ the [inited States withnut refrrrnve to Spain's demand! or \\’i~lH‘r~. The Philippine question “ill be only partially open tn nepntintinn. That it to stay. Manila lnuy. “ith the vupitul of the inland. (‘uvite and the ('urrefritlnr islands. must remain us the uhxulute property of the I'nitml Stuten. HPI(IIIIPIII o! the (ll-Inch The sentiment of the cabinet is that while the hay is the important thing, military and commercial neressitlus would probably in\'(tl\P the “hole island of Luzon, and this is likely to he the minimum of the Ann-rivnn rte- mnnds. The (‘nhinet is nearly if not quite a unit on this point. As to the reit of the Spanish islands there is mine slight difference of “pin- lnn. It is agreed by the )tro'~l'lrttt and his ndvimm that the ntlti\tn~ urt- not capable of svifgnvrrnnH-nt tmw :md probably will not ln- for general! inns to come. so that the Hon «if in; llilil‘xN'llli- ent governnn-nt with an .\ uxvrienn proter‘tnrnte wniiltl lw tnn nun-h it) the nature of n 'J‘J )‘ent‘ ila\l' ttv lie ('01.- slrlered {eaeihlqn A! 1111* I)!” IIiHL' “f 71w “ur l'ru Ki‘ir-nt Mch'inlvy hv-iivn-d that :1 06”]in or naval station \vuuM luv u >u11>filtlnry murmur of 1%qu \i¢‘1ur)Â¥.lml hilll‘e then 110 has lwvnme nmrn- ur loss im- pressed with 1119 mnnift'st drsliny of the {‘nited Stuxvs. Th9 (‘ubinm was Mlm nppnromly ugh-w! (hut Spain‘s rni~gmrrnqnvm of ‘he I'hilippim-s “as prm-tiunily the same 41> tht in ('uhn um} 'H'IA'O‘ that the V‘rHH-ns whirh rrm'rrn I! LI'I'I'F‘MI“? iXs :IPmIiIion in Hm “Rut lmiiw \u re ('qunlly lune-min! in tho ( him! was. Npuln Mu) Lon-r \ll. Thrn: is iii-:ii'l} m..u;inii'._\ hf opin- ion that none u! the- l'liilippin-‘sdiull n-vert IUSpuin, 'l‘lu' l1i>11tl>llll ii ”(the islnrlds ouhidv of Luzon i5 Mill (:pvn, The :vntiuicnt Ht 1hr (-onft-rvm-q-s “n. that military um! ('niiimcrcu udnm- tngt‘s “mild prulmhly he l-mnplvle with tlii- inwsvwim‘ (if Hm l>lnll¢l 0f Luzon. and that in fact the [lri'bit‘llls of colonial L'nwrnme-nt “mill! In much (‘rhll‘r if llh‘ l‘liilml Sinh-xnllrf I‘ll? 1'1‘11' Irul the «Min-r l>lilltli>. It \\;1\f¢'lt, hnu'mo-r. that (in l‘Lih-d Suitex cunld It was firs-t avoided Xhm the-re should be no mistulw us to the anitnde of the two (murmurs. 'l‘he l‘nind States will (rent with Spuix. M511 vnnqm-rnr with the conqm-rui. This much 1.: t-Hul» “shod, um! x'zzp «mmmI-‘iunvrs “ill be clenrly iHMruvh-d tn um 1-le M. Instructions Are Givqn to the Peace Commiuiofien. Washington. Sept. 14.â€"â€"Two impOF tlnt meetings of the cabinet \n-rr hrld Tuesdny. at which the situation in the Philippines was carefully considered Ind an t-utlim- arrival at of the m- strm‘tions “hioh the pmmv rammin- siuners wfli vnrry with them to Paris. “'III ‘0! lh- Mad!- Pnblle for [lu- ¢l‘â€"89rrulltlol Rex-rain; Inn-d. to Be Made 0! SHOWN THEIR DIVT‘IES is nrnri} m..u;um'._\ hf none u! Ihe- Plailippin-‘s Spanin. 'l‘luwliqnmitir H( uhidv of Luzon i5 Mi!) ‘ unall. HI] lnr llu- Prel- _\ hr «min- not he l’rle Arno- AIIIIII Anni-china. London. Sept. l2.â€"Man3‘of1hepfin- ciptl European joumlll ure again urging inurnational union Agllnfl‘ [man-hing. »Thry real“ then both the late BL ('nrnm. prt-t-idr-m n! 1110 French republic. and Yhe llle SMmr (‘anovan dcl Camilla. 1110 Spanish prune mini!- ur. were victim. 01 lluhxm Anarchists. A. Axe-d "rule Lynrhol. Liher}. Mu. Sept. 12.â€"nrnjamin Jams. a Khu-lmirvd man 65 yrars of 31.19. “as mlmn from H19 Clay ouunt)‘ jMISundnyrnph1nnd§wunptonniron beam at the front emranw of 1hr court- house for u.crnninal fléhfllfi? otnnxnib lad upon Annie Munm'omrry. an 11- )enr«fld 31H. SaKHrday r\rLing lie confesses hi5 guilt just beforr he “as hangwd. Ropubllrn-u “'In In Mnlne. Portland. M9,. Sept. 13‘â€"~The state election Monday rekuHed in the success of the full republican ticket asfnllows: (Em‘ernnr. LIn-u'eHyn inens. of Hon]- ‘on; oongrewmrn. First disvriot. Thom- as B. Iievd, of Portland; Second dio- Qrifl. Nt-Isnn Dinghy, of Lewistun: Third dislrlvt. Edwin C. Burleigh. of Auguua; l"<rurlh dinricl, Charles A. Boulellr. n! Bangor. AfH-r Hm «mnvIUsmL of nthvr 11119an of minor ixupwr1nln-v.11w ummimnn'nt of 1.110 union“! (-uum-i! ufmiminisfla- 231m, insinihntmn uf new ”flit-orb. and ndnpxinn of :1 \me of thanks to (he rrxiring ('mnmnndor in‘ chief, (ivn. Gohin. 11m Hmumpmvnl finally ad- jourhu}. Drowned In tho Rupidl. Qm-bt-v. (.‘ZIIL. Sept. 10. -« Louis Sass Ind (‘uri Smith. members 0! the edi- torial Han of tho ('himpo Record, who arriwd hen- 'l‘nr.~du_\' on :1 holiday tour, were druuximi Friday in the lmm‘y rup- ida of the (iramie Diwharm’ by the upâ€" setting of their hirchmnrk canon». The (irumio Dig-humu- is the outlet of Lake St. John, for “bid: rvsnrt the newspaper men had left )H‘I‘C‘ Wvd'ner day morning. Af‘wr Hm «unviustnL 01" of minor impwrmm-v. 1h: 0! 1.110 Innimml (-uum-ilt nnklrnliuxw undvr tht nznns :1! 11m mummy and :m mhc'r m'rxnmx Iv) Hu- pt'm-z' julniu- }‘ i1 ix r~fll|mtw3 thrt' \H‘rk HT U“ tory of the} ('im-imvati. 1.}1Q‘Y}\ir"}~‘1'l Grunt! .\rlm lion 0! Jams-s A. N-unn, u! hlmms, who rrt't'iu'd 4114 \nlos. “hilr AHWH l). Shun. of New York. n-m-ivrd 241 votes. (‘nmrmlv Shun in u wvii-wnrd- ed specvh mun-d the nnummmn- Pivoâ€" hun nf ertuh :Hui the nmlinn was (‘urriml~ Symon Yu 514' mull-ti, rmurned varrnw! >(*\ his 1h. Mk.» ix trial mgmuzuii was 11w 1mm! mu “'13 lll'sw" the- {£1.14 HH- cih rncun 'l‘ht- Cincinnati. Srpl. 9.~!Ilinni: and Pennsyhnnia m-Inbruud xheir vic- torieu m Hwir rc'qfi‘vlnr hrmiquar- [en Thursin) night. 'l'hr um- has 56“ (-urmi xhc cmnmundt-r in chief. Col. James A. ermn. of Chicago. and the other ”we luculiun 0! 1h? xhirxy-(hird nnnunl rncnmpmvm n! 1)u-U.A. Rut Philadelphia nrx‘ ytar. N! the uncrponn “st-inn. nftrr \‘l- rim” Hunters of lnninen had )we‘n dil- pom-d 01. um! a report from 1hr vuln- miHc-I- un prnainns had lu-rh hand, the (Wynn-Minn prom-NIH! ‘0 ”)9 se- lection of a plucc {or the Hex! “mull In Electra Commander In (‘hlol II Ih. A. u-I linear-plural 0! [hr 1;. A. Dim-The Clul-x Sen-Ion. [w JAMICS~ A‘ SEXTON. OF ILLINOIS. HI! COL. SEXTON WINS. y\<~r 514(13le fin I‘l:|‘.ur~ H2012}? Thvn‘ \\l r:- more peoplu in }::u1u!:m_\01ht r1imvnf1he m :n.) mln'r :in)‘ In 1hr Lis- iH‘ mun hip (>1 mi the nmlinn was >inganl-ti,rmurned lvrirf form and the wliul: i)‘ :llljtvnrhtli. {he rniv :u (f iuius- :~ in Ihv nf‘mrmmn ”(icom pagrnm Her cit}: 'I‘Jn- (r711 (Yr-m- tht ux~dz~rnf('§1.(-En- mz‘g.‘ of t-xpusixinns 10.â€"â€"Thc Work of vampmonl of Vhe lh'pnleH' “as hap- in (hr durum”; :xrznfv. i1; \ \u 1w 4mm r1 Uf‘Hn (mm Hm {I )pt‘nn law-x (-1 h )uulng y and ”Equ- I‘mld N C vnrd- ‘ Pivoâ€" was ”Led (i the Ami. Hima- noun 0‘\("r (ix-mâ€" IInrne-d to Death. Miss Funnie- “Mson. n! \Villiamsviilo, whih- u-mpurariiy insanr. saturued her clothing with km‘osene and applied n mun-h. thrn nltemptvd to (~91 fire to ht'r sister. “ha is sit-k in brd. The “amt‘r “ore («Yiwgniflmd 1:) her {8r fiber. but l-‘nnniz- \\::.~ H; hmH)’ burned ‘nhux >hv din-(i .suun hf!!‘!‘\\ln‘d. 51m “'3- 403+an UH. \F. h d in Lorenz Reilz. ("X-icrifi and one of flu- brMâ€"known dummy-Mk anUP’EM in northern Illinnis. died mddvnly in Jolie! of hemorrhage of the lungl. The figures {or file Jacksonville (-k‘nring houu’ fur the month of Au- g-urt. 1898, were 351:1.4r-1Jm. again-t “$5,736.69 for Anrubt. 1997. The Clinton County Old SettJers' as- sociation held its mmunl meeting in Carl-3'10. The exrrvises werr inaugu‘ rakd by the ringing of 1hr old church be”, the age of whip}. man We cen- tury mark. The annual reunion of the 01d So]- dfiPrs‘ unsoriaxinn of Jo Dmieu coun- ty was held at “‘nrrrnA A. W. Shelton. a rich and eccentric citizen ‘of Austin, who hnd been mislâ€" ing from home a number of days. wu found a! an Aurora hotel. where he bu been sick and out of his head. Samuel Stout, of Newcomb. aged 30. who has just been granted a patent for a farm gate. is said 1‘0 be the oldest person to whom a patent right has ever be?!) extended. L. Donnenhowtr. postmaster-n91".- dnie. and one of the oldest and most prominent residenm n! Yhat village. was found dead in his bed. James (Henry. a farmer. wasinstant- 2y kilimi. with hi- two horses. while crossing the Illinois Central track- in Knnkukve. The (hlrlyfim. nLhHh‘. rmnmxtion 0111.0Svhnyh-r(m1m_\ Sunria) School asun-iminL \\:H- 1.: vi m linslnille. The' \’I wrm: Hutu-ix Hf Lake (‘Olfltf paxhvrod :11 Urn} '> Eakt- {or their (Vell- Iirlh annual n-nnmn. .\ ngh‘ls u! Pyxhias carnival 1'. held in (‘ummL H.000 peuplv Intel‘- mg. Mn. John Limo. \\ ife of u prominent farmer near Baldwin. paw birth to triplPis. Ali are lugs and are living 3nd doing wvii. This is the first cue of triplets in the history of Randolph county. vapnrt .\‘(\\.~. \n. an ()otnln'r 4. (ha‘, Tanner has (in \Zp‘mei Mm» Dairy Lviwr. serum? (hwy-hum n.‘ 3er and Mrs, Lm‘i Z. Lrin r. at (‘hivagm to clxri>tvn the bnitkship. Live-ll Over I Coniury. Mn \nnm an.nn 1héo§dest rmzi- dam in Imgan (mm!) and probably crmru'x Hilnnis. Win-d at her home in Linmrin m 1hr “va u! 1'13 years, The rrnlrnnrinn \‘hh 1mm: in Ireland in 171w .\1 11er :.;_w u! ~51,» wnsuhusunl- 1y urtiw and cunlr‘! rum. u'ixhuut the luv (4f pfnsm-s 1‘ 118$ hl‘l’z‘ 'rl‘l it?! par-11m m m \\ :Mm; hmtlrship HIM-uh Nvupnrt .an s. \ n (hag Tanner has (2: xi Fan-ol- Old [lo-Io Bur-I. The large maxim-nee belonging [q Mrs. Ellis‘ two miles “1-H of Flor-u, was destroywt by fire. It was the old- est hnuse in that part of the» btatr, hav- mg lwrn lynilt heft)” lilitmis was ad- mitted into the union‘ It was built of brick and was we}! prvaerufi. It m used for a tmrrn 1::ng brforfl there wax any railroad in that part of the count r3. Thru- (‘hxt'kvn buy-r: traveling (hrmxph lhl' ('mmtr) gut into n quarrfl nrnr Sidney. a small tow‘n in Cham- puign county. and two of them mugs dvrt-(‘t the third. r-Ittmthtp him twice in thv hunt and utter in the brunt. They thrn hid thv body in a rornfield. but}! was found bofuh- night. The men drove out of H19 country and had no‘ been capiurrd. J. l firm in Hamburg “hi-h had cm; Ipondc-nie in 5cm \urk. and “ml-“*5 huum \\ mu 1/.) the l’mmu (hnnnn pen. Inning a motile published “'2 l'eoriu that paid lihodo um going ‘5 “ed and gm :1 report from the 1m»! cation. Al] um. n-d tape “as ‘omh sun- !hnt 1h:- uppdcanl “Is not aim married. Cheerful and “'0”. 1.13 Mn. (‘uthrrme liicv of Muunt Mm ’3 rib, kmmn fur and \\'id( as “Aum Kb“; h," is 101 \enn- old. During 1hey..§,g (here has bx c n no \ kihle change u) h.%’ phunical or nmmnl wmdilion uni 3 the-r0 is (-w-n n-mmn tn hupe and lye-.5 lit-H- Hunt 91‘! \HJ snniul until shu- LlwH-nr191m.ulwnflmwm Imu- mad. ... 1.1” \(-;:r 191m “hm; H-c “1'1 nau- mad. ‘he rcnmrknhio Xl'mnrd of Inning 11v“ in three (1.113 mm! ccnluxiu r Charlrs Rhoda, \\ luv “cm from P“ lo Germnny In m-l marrind. had to" umi) ”no German authorities “me‘ ILLINOIS STATE NEW} A flak-ken Buyer Murdered old In It I’vu Linea 'ago: IlllIIe-hip llHnoIl Had to \\ Ill. \ 'h: r. vde- ,tu 11.111141 the . lmlidihu n6 !‘ “‘gg ( ‘arl Had Inn I'hu "ha gnnd :5 “mm MP! umn (er. onnmmnd gr) {nrm- inr lush-Mel the I tea}! rd A1 I. vermin 'ho then he] “under many .mung mw‘rfi‘ of day A ° find, 8.1-4 "h 1> mu" “(“1, hp." I It‘s enghx‘nnm rcmu Him“. that ”51m, thrive Then the .‘ the autumn, uum-u ¢“"u ‘ lhgzmlch. A imior III | nerd}! Id mulmn arl I thnngr have mu m a 11" (‘LC‘I "1 k and, “um u “pH-r," Al mu, Jul hm mh‘rr “I utter}. 5m- hat- an «Inn new“? in 1b Tnkr 1,”qu ‘v: nervnm. ‘W‘ I could not [at (mm-umpl E. C. Mowtot uhwh we)» mar, I rm 1: that :m 4: If Hurrah- “Human 1 ‘ md comm .Q' "In-«rs. “Cort-m I! e. F‘l|l~h5¢‘ ll [begun nu I UNITE of II cum h. Mum ) 0.8.60 urn FRE I]. 'w)w ri‘ m; wmm I If M! Link 'C‘mn n. I but J THE neon!“ 1h¢y color hur ”flee: Also; out; from send Hur 1! ya flu )m r< Juli 1m h ”(I