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WHISKY FRAUD TRI Is.
More Pleas of l.uilfu

ST. LOUIS, November Sin The TniNei
States district court yesterday, petit jury
was sworn in, after which j. X. Jouviett.
against whom two indictments were pend
ing for conspiring against the government
ard defrauding the government, withdrew a
plea OF not guilty and entered a plea OF guilty
TO both indictments. The grand jury made a
partial report, returning indictments against
two parties already indicted foi whisky
frauds, but their ma mes have not vet trans
Everett, government gauger who abscoud-
ed after being indicted last spring, but who,
IL is understood, will return and plead guilty.
The Chicago Frauds.
NEW YORK, Nov. "a Chicago dispatch.
abiding 10 the indictments against whisky
distiiiers there. says: Roelle, Junker & Co.
are charged with defrauding the government
out OF the tax on nearly 2,5o0, 900 gallons OF
spirits during last January and May. Col
sen Eastman are charged with having
placed large amounts Of spirits on the mar
ket FRAUD ulently. Ford Oliver & Conner are
charged with removing 10000 gallons and
upwards from their distillery. Joseph Ru
~, is charged W tn permitting the removal
and conspiring in the sale of 5000 gallons
Roelle, Junker Co. are also charged With
removing stamps from 6l0 casks. George
Miller. Henry c. Fredericks aud Cornelius
{. Fredericks, distillers, are indicted Oh the
charge OF defrauding the government out OF
the tax on 10 600 proof gallons OF spirits dur
ing April. Egbert c. Leach and II. G. Fred
ericks, distillers, are indicted for derrauding
the government on q 900 gallons in May.
Five indictments are also returned implicat-
ing many OF the leading whisky men of this
city. Tue extent of the frauds which have
been carried on are amazing. The officers
they have evidence sufficient TO convict the
guilty parties.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
A British Fight with the NaIayau~

PENANG, Nov. 9.-rhe mutilatei remains
of Mr.. Birch, late English resident at Perak,
have been recovered after a sharp engage
ment with the Mslsyans. In the hght Capt
Innes, OF the 10th regiment, was killed, AID
two officers and eight men wounded.
More Trouble Threatened.
LONDON, Nov. y. y. ma special tele-
gram from Penang Ia the 7iBacs says all this
side OF the Malay peninsula is greatly ex-
cited. A general oCtbreak is feared. Hong
Kong has been telegrapheH To for troops.
one man-of-war, two gunooats, aud 100 sol
diers are now al Perak.
Lord Mayors Day.
To-day is Lord Mayors day. and business
and street traffic was for a long while 90 a
great extent suspended. The weather,
cleared up in the afternoon ana became
pleasant and favorable for the great event
OF the day, the INSTALLATION OF Alderman w
j. r Cotton as Lord Mayor of London for
the coming year. The general arrangements
Tor the usual ceremonies were successfully
carried out. After religious and other eNer
cises had been performed at the Guild hall
the procession az about 2 o'clock started
upon its march TO Westminster Hall. Among
the features OF the procession were the band
of the Grenadier Guards, the 10Th Hussars
mounted cavalry band, the Honorable Ar
tillery Company, 100 Odd Fellows OF Man
chester unity, 100 boys from the Marine So
ciety, and the usual delegations from the
city; Liverpool companies, and the new
Lord Mayor and sberihs in their gilded
coaches. After a short stay al Westminster
Hall, where the mayor and sheritis
took the necessary oath and went
through other formalities the procession
returned 10 Guildhall. The route through
out was lined with thousands of people. and
many houses were gayly decorated with
hags and streamers. Owing 10 the excellent
police arrangements there was no disorder
whatever beyond the manifestatio of goo1
humor usual ON Lord Mayors day. This
evening his lordship will signallze his first
occupation OF the mansion house by the Gus
tomary grand banquet. In consequence oi
tie report OF the select committee OF the
house OF commons on loans 10 foreign states
10 has been determined not TO invite the
ministers for Honduras, Paraguay aud Costa
Rica, but all the other members OF the CORPS
diplomatique will as usual receive invita-
tiOns.
Wales Birthday. Too.
To-day is also the birthday OF MS ROYAL
Highness the Prince OF Wales. The church
bells were rung merrily during the forenoon
and salUtes were fired from the Tower, the
barracks in st. James Park, at Windsor
end elsewhere. The city will be partially
illuminated this evening.
The MOrdaunt Divorce Case Ended
LONDON, Nov. 9.-Tne president OF the
PROBATE divorce ard admiralty division %
the High Court of Justice to-day made de
cree OF divorce absolute in favor OF Sir Chas
Mordaunt The case is now at an end.
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ANOTHER DISASTER AT SEA.
The steamer Waco I'm rned.

BOSTON, Nov. "a special dispatc, re-
ceived in this city says the steamer City OF
Waco, from New York for Galveston, was
morning of the Sth. The crew, officers and
passengers took TO boats. and were last seen
bearing westerly. A tug had been sent out.
NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-AdditiOnal intelli-
gepce received here i'm regard to the steamer
City of Waco states that She arrived outside
the bar at Galveston yesterday p. m, and
anchored. AT I O'Clock a. IA. she took
fire, and at O'Clock her passengers
officers and crew took to the boats
Owing to the high sea, no assistance could
be rendered by other vessels. When last seen
the boats containing the passengers were
ton. A steam-tug Ia cruising outside the
bar i'm search of the boats.
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MOODY AND SANKEY.
Tine Brooklyn Revival.

NEW YORK, Nov. 9.-More than three
fOurths OF those who gathered at the revival
meeting at the Brooklyn Tabernacle this a
m. were ladies, and the greater portion OF
these have been regular in their attendance
at all the meetings, The services commerce.
by singing, after which Mr.. Moody offered
prayer. Over 100 requests for prayer were
made, after which fervent suppllcation wa
made by Mr. Needham, Irish Evangelist. A
hymn was then sung. Mr.. Sankey leading al
the organ. Mr.. Moody read the 18th chap
ter OF the second Book of Chronicles, aud
based his discourse upon the 18th verse
Moody spoke OF the power Of prayer. He
then spoke OF meetings at 4 O'Clock this az
ternOOn. There was 10 be a meeting at the
rink at 30 p. m; the young mems inquiry
meeting. and O'Clock regular meeting. Tney
were afraid when they FIRST called young
not get young men 10 come forward. and they
pray Ell 10 God that they might te successful
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SUICIDE BY LAUDANCM.-Christian Sny-
der, a German, aged 80, who resided al No. c
South Castle street, committed suicide last
evening by taking laudauum. Snyder was
a carpenter by trade, and had been out OF
work for nearly q year, one OF his hands
being disabled by the loss OF a finger. He
grew respondent at last, and recently had
been drinking to excess. He left the house
early yesterday morning, bought some whis-
KY, came home and drank IL, and then COM
planned TO his wife OF not feeling well. Later
he sent her for q pint Of beer, and then re-
fused to drink it, About o'clock in the
evening, Mrs. Snyder, on coming down
stairs, discovered her husband with a two
ounce vial OF laudanum in his hand, and in
the act OF drinking the contents. She sue
ceeded In Wrestling the bottle from him be-
fore he had finished the laudauum. Snyder
then left the house and returned at O'Clock
with another twO-Ounce vial full of lauda-
mum. Approaching his wife, he said, MARY,
here is my good health" at the same time
swallowing every drop OF the liquid. He
fingered until half past O'Clock, when he
died. The scene At the late home OF the de-
ceased last night was Q very sad one. The
suicide was laid out on bier in the front
room, while clustered around were his weep
ing wife and sorrowing friends. Besides his
wife he leaves three children. Mn. Snyder
for some time past has been supporting the
family through the medium OF her needle In
making pants.-Baf. American, 9th.
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NAVAL ACADEMY AFFAIRS.-The "haZ-
1ng' cases al the naval academy have been
disposed OF by court martial, three of the
I'VE m1dshipmen under accusation being dis.
missed, among them being Thomas Dickin-
son, of Kentucky. COlOred Cadet Baker, of
Mississippi, has been dismissed from the
academy by request of the superintendent
Ills presence at the academy has been the
occasion of continued trouble, several OF his
classmates having been dismissed for mo-
testing him. But recent board Of inquiry
has demolished the theory that Baker was a
victim TO caste and the color line. Tue latest
case In which he was involved developed the
TACT that his gross language and fragrant
breaches of decency, together with accumu-
latlon OF minor offences, demanded his dis
missal.-B0n. tti,l gfh.
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NEW YORK, Fov. "a London dispatch
at Ulagalla in Uganda, giving an account of
the continuation and conclusion OF his ex.
animation of the shores of the Victoria
NiyaDza, confirms Spekes views that the
lake is one large body Of water and not q Sc
ries Of small lakes, a held by Livingstone.
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DRuMNHD Our.-Private Whipple, OF Fort
Adams, who for the past dfteen months has
been serving sentence OF three years in the
guard house. by order of court martial, for
calling an officer OF the garrison q I'D ital-
ian organ grinder" and making other re-
marks Of an equally insulting nature, was
Sunday afternoon. The AFFAIR was wifnessed
by several spectators and the whole or the
troops, who we're called out TO Witness the
disgrace. He was drummed out 70 the tune
cases fully carried out. This IL the irst "a -
which has scurred there since the var.
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THE KHKDIvE OF Egypt has applied tn
England for two dnanciers TO undertake the
control of the Egyptian finances, aud prom
Uses the fullest Information Oh the subiect In
the Great Powers.
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ITALIAN OPERA.-The frst perfor nance
by ADELAIDE Phillips Italian company at
Ford's Opera House last night was an ar
tistlc success, and was greatly enjoyed bv al
audience comprising many of the dIstin-
gulshed people now in Washington. Post
master General Jewell occupied private
box. Rossini's charming opera, tine Bar
Der of Seville" has seldom been presented in
more spirited manner. Miss Phillips
singing and acting were worthy OF her repu
tatiOn, and the brilliant song with which
she opened the singing lesson scene, caused
great enthusiasm. In response TO the encore
she sung with tenderness and feeling the
beautiful song, thine Glldes By" and in
compliance with another demand had TO
supplement that with Coming Thro' the
Rye" SignOr Carpi as Figaro" was IA
vOrite from the start, and will not suffer by
comparison with the volatile "Ferranti."
In TACT, no more spirited representative of
The lively barber could be desired. The doc
tor BartOlO' of Signor Bacelli and the don
BasiliO" Of .Signor Locat were good. Mr..
Tom Karl made an acceptable Count AL
maviva." Tonight Miss Phillips will appear
as 81 eOnOra,r i'm ssI,a Fayorita"
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An nc sNpIARY was discovered IN re-
the Waterman early yeoterday mornInr. but
AFTER sharp struggle escaped with the re
yolver OF Oae watchman- OILY waste had
BEEN scattesed around preparatory % Hiring
mills were burned by the same means.
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THE EMPEROR of Germany yesterday. in
receiving the president and vice president OF
Parliament, expressed himself Is perfectly
confident OF . peaceful settlement OF the east
CHI question.
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SMALL POx IN NEW YoRK-The board of
health on Saturday ordered yellow flag to
be displayed from every building in which
there may be case of small pOX For the
week ending Saturday noon thirty seven
deaths from small pOx have been reporte1 to
the board. The public schools are 10 be in
spected today, and all unvaccinatei pupils
vaccinated or sent hOme.-N Y. Joar. C5m-
1,ierce efh
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THE "C0RNER IN LARD."-The committee
on lard OF the New York produce exch ang e
talked OF corner In lard" deciding that the
price as basis Of settlement should he i6 Is
cepts. The decision takes out Of the poe kets
some ago 900.
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ST. LOUIS, Nov. 9.-At q meeting yester-
day of the directors of the Missouri Pacific
railroad company proposition was SUBJ
mftted by the Atlantic and Pacific company
the directors Of the latter company, which
was accepted.
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EARTHQUAKEINK KANSAS AND MISSOURI
very distinct shock Of an earthquake was
felt at Manhattan, Kansas, At O'Clock yes
terday mornin g, and was accompanied BY a
heavy, dull, rumoling sound. Buildings
in some cases, much alarmed, but no dam
age was done. A similar shock startled the
people OF Kansas City, Mo-, and Vicinity
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rency received at the Treasury department
to-day for reIe mption Aggregated SIS. aIO.
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THE CIVIL SUITS AGAINST TwEED.-The
counsel for VIM. NJ. Tweed in the 81, 900 900
and 81 600 600 suits, brought in the name of
the state, have given notice that they will
move on the third Monday I'm November for
an order requiring the plaintiff to state the
facts with regard to money received from, or
the watson estate, &c, the ground being
that the facts are within the knowledge OF
the counsel for the state, and the defendant
will have difficulty in obtaining testimony
with regard 10 them.-N. Y. Jour. Com, Slh.
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INV YORK November Sit is now said
that the Liabilities Of l.. j. Phillips & Co.
who tailed last week, are estimated at two
million. The IA lure of Solomon Meyer
deal in ladies' hats and trimmings, is an
nOul ced.
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LANCASTER, Pa, Nov. &C. 8. Douglass
assistant road foreman OF engineers OF the
middle division Pennsylvania Raiiroad, was
by milk platform while leaning from the
platform OF passenger car near Pomeroy
station.
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VIM +. TRAsK. OF Verm mt. has been pro-
NOTED To second class cierksaip IN the PEN
sion office
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BRIDGEPORT, Nov. 9.-Charles Fl. Pinney's
barn, with ten horses. In Buckingham, was
burned last night.
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200 Men ThFown Dat Of Eopsoyment.
OTTAWA, ONT, ov.a.-A saw-mlii closes
this week, throwing out OF employment 200
men. Considerable suffering il expected
among the working classes this winter.
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POISONING HIS NEIGHBoR's

Some excitement was OccasiOned i'm Lseds.
Me-, by the discovery, last Saturday, OF ar
senic' In large quantities In the family we'll
of b. G. Thomas. Fortunately it was dis.
covered in the first pailful pumped up, and
q neiehbOF, has been arrested ON suspicion'
he having purchased large quantity OF ar
senic at Lewiston on Thursday last.
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ELLIOTT KELLY has been appointed pos'-
master at Paris, Kentucky, SALARY - 400, }
vice VIM. III. Polk, suspended under the tea
ure of office.
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TIE tef clers and pupils of the public
schools of the ID strict are to be admitted TO
the lecture of Bayari Taylor upon Schiller
tomorrow night at half price. The tickets
can he got at the Junction News Depot, cor
ner f and 9th streets
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Cow RNMENr Receipts Internal reve-
iue, SIS, 90. 90: customs. SIO9 3i20a.
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server at Mar1eeaA, Ohio, roports the steamer
Panther SUNK and two coal barges a. Fiah
ing creek bar. Also steamers Blackmore and
Resolpte, and . brick boat sunk at Mn
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PERsoNAL.-Senator Cameron, Patterson +,
Morrill,, OF VT, Hitchcock, Paddock, Sar-
gent, and Robertson are in town. ...Ex-
Senator FentOn is at the Arlington. Mrs.
Pierrepont, the wife of the Attorney Gene
raj, is expected TO arrive in the city this
evening from New York. ..-- Senators Cam
erOn, Morrill,, OF VI, and Patterson called
mon Secretary Chandler this morning. 80.
Vice President Henry Wilson dined with
Mr.. A. Il. stewart. at the latter's residence,
on 5ih avenue, New York. on Sun lay even
ing.
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ELECTION NOTEs.-Full returns have been
received from all the counties of Maryland.
FOR Governor, Mr.. Carroll had s5,247 vote>
and Mr.. Harris Y, 09-Carroll's majority
y S35. For Controller. Mr.. WOolford hai
1857 votes and Mr.. Wilkins 72203-Wool-
lords majority 1854. For Attorney Gene
Iai, MIR. Gwinn had So, l6l vtes and Mr.. Wal
lis II .136-Gwinn's majority 1i,425. The legis
lature stands thus: Senate, 10 democrats :
orpOsitiOn; house of delegates, 81 democrats
q republicans and reformers. 80. Full re
turns of the election i'm Kansas show that the
republicans carry all of the seventy wO or
ganiZed counties except three. Last year
the OpPOsl tion carried sixteen counties in the
stale. 49, The full official vote at Pennsyl-
vaDia gives Hartranft (rep.) for Governor q
majority Of 141j0. ....T The Lancaster Ex-
aminer gives the prohi bitionists the follow
irg parting shot: "Paradoxical, but true
their bier"
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heath

BOSTON, Nov. . james Madison Beebe
prominent dry goods dealer, is dead.
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THE IMPRESSION is general that Judge
Edmunds, Secretary of the Union Republi-
can Compression al Committee, is responsible
for the appointments of chief clerk and ap-
pointment clerk OF the Interior departm snt
since lie and Secretary Chandler are known
TO be warm personal and political friends,
and as each of the appoiutees has done ser
vice in assisting Judge Els committee.
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SECRETARY robson left this morning
for baltimore He is expected To- rejurn tn
morrow evening.
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NAVAL ORDERS.-Chief Engineer Robert
Potts has reported his return home, having
beer detached from the Alaska on the nth of
October last, and has been placed on waiting
orders; Gunner VIM. Garter detached from
duty on board the POwbatan. and placed GA
waiting orders; Gunner john G. Ritter or
Cered Ia duty on board the POwhatan. Tue
Canai daigua Vas placed out or comm & inn
Al Norfolk, Va. yesterday. Tne Geltysburg
sailed from Norfolk on the 9TH Noyennbar
The Tuscaror& let san Francisco Ol the 5lsI
of October.
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Ex-SE, RErARY DELANo was az The late
r'or department yesterday and to-day. He
al an interview with Secretary Chandler
,eSteday. 1t IS understood that he visits
WasI iugton in the interest of his personal
iheI euIs in the IL terror department
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THE PRINCE OF WALES and suite Ian ed
at Bombay yesterday, and were met by Lord
Napier, Sir Philip +. Wadehouse, governor
OF Bombay, and many other civil aud mill
tary dignitaries, accompanied by seventy
native princes, and was accorded a most EN-
thusiastic reception. The municipality of
Bombay presented an address OF welcome,
which was briefly responded to by the prince
To-day being the birthday Of the prince, the
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THE MAIN COMPETITION for the position
of examiner in chief of the Patent Office,
made vacant by the resignation of Mr. Hop
kins, is between Principal Examiners Wiki
ensOn and Woodward, and Mr.. Blanchard
formerly an examiner in the Patent Office
1t is believed that Mr.. Woodward's chances
are impaired by the fact that he has a son in
the office occupying the position Of second
assistant examiner,
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A DRUe CLrnk Fogsp DEAD Is BED.

ADRue CLERK FOUND DEAD IN Bed
young man named Robert Clayton, aged Z
years, was found dead I'm bed yesterday. a. 8
was employed as q clerk In q drug store at
the southeast corner Of twentieth and Green
streets, and occupied q sleeping apartment
on the premises. Certain remarks made u
q friend on Saturday evening led to the su , :
position that he committed suicide, q 4
strychnine is believed TO have been IN >
agency OF death. He was apparently In 81 :
health when he retired on Saturday event
The mother OF the deceased resides :. ,
Smyrna, Delaware. -Phiia. Bss2etia, ea.
SwKHPING WITH WHITE KIDs.-ln pay
ment Of Q lost election bet, Q young
man named Fresch swept the two sidew Al ks
IN me bowery, between Division and Bayard
streets, New Yo1k city, last week. He was
attired IN evening drsss, with q white tie and
white kids, and the handle Of his broom was
painted red, white and blue, and variegated
with ribbons. or course he attracted . largo
NAVY YA1D Exploit DfscnARoED-
Orders were reosived g The CoariestoWn
lMass.) navy yard yesterday nom secre.
tary RO6eaon 20 dtDchArgo eli employees I'm
the department OF yards and docks at work
on repatrsL This Includes nearly the whole
force Of the department.
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A DELEGATION of newspaper men, con
sisting OF VIM. b. Shaw, the Nestor of the
Press, Mr.. j. T. Foley, Mr.. VIM. j..
Murtagh, of the Republican,, and Mr..
Arthur Shepherd were at the Interior
department to-day to urge the appoint
ment of the latter to the position Of
superintendent OF the Patent office building.
Secretary Chandler informed them that as
yet there was no vacancy in the position,
b IT that when there was he would give thei r
recommendation careful consideration.
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nRHSe eHIRf@Fine Dress sHIRT7. reodv
~ nsds, for q; Think Of that, only 81 for Sins
DRAw1Bs, ~ cents. 1919 y street, near iiss
otrees VeelelD
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THE DISTRICT BoNDS.-A meeting of the
governing committee OF the Washington
stock Exchange was held at their rooms in
lie DrOit building, this Afternoon, at which
the following resolution was adopted:
whereas. in the opinion of the Attorney
General of the United States relative to the
5 G5 District bonds the United States thern
selves authorized the issue of these bonds to
secure their own debt therefore. be il
ReSOlred, That these bonds shall hereafter he
recognized and ciassed I'm all transactions OF
the Exchange as bonds OF the United States.
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TWO HUNDRED LIVES LOST.

SAD STORY OF TIE SOLE SURVIVOR.