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RING sho,oting a. Creedmoor.

a
CREEDMooR, September :2l.--In' the
early part Of the morning the weather
was cloudy, witha stiff wind blowing dead
from the targets, but before the shooting
commenced the wind moderated and the
sky became clearer. " esaiao %
The following are the individual scores
OF the American Team at eight hundred
yards, Daker, II, Weber 66, Allen 6S,
fulton 70, Farwell 90, Rathbone 6S; total
400. il, s.atIi .a,9.I- F..LEl l.-p
The individual scores ofthe Irish Team
are as follows: Rigby SO, johnson "a,
Joynt o., Fenton CO, Dyas GO, Miner 6si
total 394. .4tt'fE 1tsig Gs1utriB Z
The first five shots at the nine hundred
yards range gave the Americans 130, and
the Irish 125. The result at this range
gives the Americans 38G and the Irish
500. The American Team lead atothe end
Of both ranges by 80. 1.lFg, O. 90.
Individual score at nine hundred yards;
|Americans-Farwell 90, Rathbone 60,
Daken G7, Weber GS, Allen SO, Fulton 3D.
total 1856. Irish-Nidner ~, Dyas GA,
Rigby Gl, Fenton SO, johnson 81, Joynt
Sc; total 800. 1l.i Isl .l6.f
The following are the scores at the one
thousand yards range American Team
-Dakin 70, Weber o., Allen 72, Fulton
OF, Farwell 80, Rathbone 60; total $40
Irish Team-Rigby 67, johnson 6S, Joyni
GS, Fenton Ga, Dyas 6s, Miner &C; total
S9l. ,,,.g,
The total scores al the three ranges
were as follows, the Americans having
won the match by Ii points: American
team-score at 800 yards, 400; score al
900 yards, 1856; score at 1000 yards, $40
total, l,l65. Irish team-score at SOC
yards, 394; score at 900 yards, S69; score
at 1000 yards, 3sl; total, 1854.
At sthe conclusion Of the match the
members OF both teams assembled in a
neighboripg hotel and partook Of a lunch
Congratulatory addresses were made by
Major Leech, Captain Of the Irish team
and Col. Mitchell, Captain Of the Ameri
can team. Judge Glldersleeve also made
brief address, and hearty cheers wert
given for both teams ...,. .gs.
| f..# il.--I. = 49,. lI
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ra7es 10 BELMONT lceuay this

The State levy is as follows: Sinking
fund, 8 cents on the $780, general revenue
fund, 4 cents; asylum fund, 10 cents;
school fund, 10 cents. Total, 20 cens on
the $l00. a sod -i. .a--eI
The County levyis asfollOws; County
fund, 12 cents; bridge fund, 8 cents; poor
fund, 10 cents; debt fund, 7 cents. Total,
81 cents on the 500.
Over at Martins Ferry the total taxes
are as follows: State and County (as
above), GO cents; township fund, 8; town
ship road, 10; school fund, 70; school
building, %; Ohio Valley pike, 80; cor
poration purposes, 60. Making a total
Of So 6l on the 500.
The total Of Bridgeport is 81 70; Of
Bellaire, 81 S5; Of St. Clairsville, 81 IS;
and OF Barnesville, $170.
The taxes in the country districts Of the
county range from 7s4 (the lOwest) up to
$2.Ol (the highest). The following are
the provisions Of law for the payment Of
taxes in Belmont. Tho tax payer has
hi. option whether he viii pay One.half
or the whole amount Of his tax on or be.
fore the Goth Of December. In case he
elects to pay only one.half by that date,
he must pay the otherhalf on or before
the goth Of June following:
when oue.half Of tho taIsI As Aforesaid, charged
agalnst any entry on Tax Duplicate In tho hands
81 d County Treasurer shall not DO paid on or Be-.
fnro the Twentieth day Of December next alter the
Same shall have beon % changed, or whsn the rs-
mRlnder Of such tar shal not b paid on Or boloro
ih0 twentieth day Of June neIt thereafter, the
County Treasurer shall pFoceed 70 collect the same
by distress OF otherwise, . may at the time bo pre-
Scfibed by law, together with penalty Of ave per
contum on the am0unt ot taxa % dAlinquant, and
In an cases where such hllfoi any tlTeS other than
on real eatAle, shall not haze beOn paid on the
Twentieth day oi December, the whole amount Of
taxes other than on real eltate, for the current
Year q charfpd, shall b due and delinquent, and
shail be collected In the manner and with The
penalty In this section. la :.
When One-halt Of taxes charged against any en-
ny n real elAts, shall not b paid on Of eeeEeths
2,h day d December In eAeh yeaI, Or collected By
distress Or otherwise prior to .shs February settle
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Observation-Disclosures.

LONDON, September Steamships
Italy and ST. Laurent, from New York,
and Leipsig, from Baltimore, have arrived
out. The steamer Canadian which has
been lahore near Larne was towed of the
rocks today and beached in Larne 1.ough.
TORONTO, September 2l.-The steamer
corinthiau, OF the Richilieu & Ontario
Company's line, which was ashore at
Grafton, has been got of and taken 10
Kingston for repairs.
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CousHATrA, La, September 2l.-The
steamer Z, 7. Bryarty, on her way from
Shreveport to New Orleans, struck u
hidden obstruction at Prean Point, ca
reened over, broke in two, and sank In q
few minutes in 10 feet Of water. The
cargo, consisting Of 500 bales Of cotton
and 160 head Of beeves, was saved, except
200 bales Of cotton in the hold. No lives
lost. The boat Is & total wreck.
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FOREIGN NEWS.
AFFAIRS m THE EAST.

LONDON, September 2l.--The Times
Belgrade correspondent says he doubts
whether IL il possible 10 ignore Prince
Milan's proclamation as King, as the
priests and masses Of the population side
with General Tehernsyeff, and the Rus.
SIAN oofrespoheeein. ai;o says oto.1 Una. and AZ
seryians now Delleye n vistory, ;a;na III
mast say ms Delet - nos saale.,;oa Sasri;S.'s
me. me serviGn;Moravla army oo"IpHs os",;pn;ro,s
suons sses Po5iuon, i9tnns ee Saarua .o
o IT. Ia,;s aenT sna T,,ii Ts r,aS Iur arv
=. ,nsa S,s SanSas.l snoSti h Ing tarhn !. y. %
10. o S", ~ ~ Iass ~ " Y n III sar
no.,;on y ,he ,e1 , SnS fsns a. mn have
nnoh uo % cSnaoo ~ M sa1snc;nv wTu fwr,hns n % Il
nis" uSr ,Sssrtsd S ii that the Tnrks isct food
so .sso,t hat Tbsn chans;na tSeir
Deset.e,S "s;aa sonnds tSe Tnrts bnsn3 their
an tsn,! rba sSS Servi.ns @ believs that This ia
u".s, unn.anMoncs anv nc T of M annssrsnce Of
~ ~ .Cma GUn'e4 4u'H'' VI 'Ae
p'ASu'. cu.,cvs rop rr,oe.aoop.
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LouBvn1E, September q. Alfred
Rodman, Of BroWnstown, Ind, was
lynched on Thursday morning while re-
turning from Jacksonville. He had
threatened to kill several persons, and
having already been guilty Of murder
was dealt with as related. No further
information Is known other than the
facts atatNd. -----
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SALT LAKE, September 2l.-In the
Beaver court to-day Mr.. Bishop asked
for a delay OF ten days before sentence.
was passed on Lee, TO give him time 10
Gle papers for an appeal. Lee Is sad and
threatening at times. There is q rumor
that he intends to expose more than Is
already known, l. ,.
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A Cnll lara a nLass Convention.

WASHINGTON, sepisabet 2I4Tbc
Soldiers and Sailors National Reform As.
ISOLATION have to-day issued q call for a
grand mass Convention Of Union Soldiers
and Sailors, in favor Of reform in the ma.
tional administration 10 be held In AL.
bany, N. y, Thursday, October 10, in in:
terest of TildGn and Hendricks! The cali
IL signed by the Executive Committee
with Maj. General Hooker as President.
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WHEELING FRIDAY MORNING SEPTEMBER 92 1916

to assemble along the line OF march desig-
mated for the torchlight procession, the
streets in the central part Of the city
especially being denaely packed with
surging crowds, who cheered the differ
ent companies passing % the general
rendezvous. Many hotels and other
buildings along the line were handsomely
Illuminated. The procession moved at
8 o'clock, and was in size about the same
as the day parade. The burning Of col
ored fires, candles and rockets formed Q
prominent feature.
The Ohio delegation, IN meeting
here to-day, voted to hold q veteran sol.
diers reunion at Cleveland, October Sd.
DEMOCRATIC UNION soIp1ERs. =
A grand Democratic Mass State Con-
yention Of Union soldiers and citizens d
announced to be held in this city October
9th, for the ratification Of the nomination
ofTilden and Hendricks and 10 express
their appreciation Of the work Of the late
session OF The Democratic House. OF Rep.
resentatiyes, especially TO thank them for
their effort to equalize the bounties o.
soldiers OF the Union army. All Union
soldiers, in organized bodies or unorgan-
lied, and all Democratic organizations
in other States, are invited. The name
Of Mr.. Tilden and d large number oi
army offices are among the list Of those
specially invited, ,.g e. .s,G
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ENGLAND.
Rank OF England Rnllioll.

LONDON, September 2l.-The bullion
in tho Bank Of England has increased
S17S,0O0 during the past week. The
proportion Of the banks reserve to It's
liability is 6Si per cent. The new
United States 4! per cent funded loan
brings TO per cent premium.
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BelIaire and Southwestern Rail.
road.

7 A correspondent at Warren, Washing.
ton county, makes inquiries: How far
ia the Bellaire and Southwestern railroad
constructed2 Are any trains running on
1t? Is WoodSticld It's terminus?
No part OF Il Ia constructed. That
part between Bellairc and Bealsville,
Monroe county, Is under contract, and
will be completed within year. Athens
Is 10 be the terminus OF the road in. the
event $4,000 per mile Of stock Is taken
between that town and Woods6eld. Al
present the stock Is worked up between
This city and Woodsfeld only.
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1 - l.nI
every patriouc ci'iNe. nvs 49,, 49, Sonld then
stand aghas. Al Tue ''S"' '""'
DO presented. =, .,;,, At Rail.
As Mr. 1 oenu'A :. hungry for the
aire, the ec"'n .,.;m. ,na tbs1yzI
payment ol sN''' - ovor',;ce about
are not ilNe'y .Son ~ w;tb tbs North bv
the way they g. .,..a" s's Th. ~" nal natural al,;s.
the payment VI - ~ No.,L... nor,oor.,u
oil the s0u'" a." - Yn;,h,. ~ The
-tne 'O'.S r.. ,.@sts - M sIl;ss of
uo'asn A. "a. Those ,il;ssl
inc ovu Wv .,a5, ,hs ha, Win The
l'Ss '"' ma" ", "Ao ..'"a. .s. -. .;.t. ,o maize
'Ou,caFtlef, wiz ~" se" -. .a;l and al.
So0a s"as ' sAe nS'. as .,",;"n.I doh, ,ba, II
ways isl. ."..,ha Aoous 'n' "a'.O 10 MD Tbev
couls no! anu ~. W. ....a inr;ns me
wopiq pe Tiii'ns''eo 'u., i cs,,s.
WE,teigVoi'e az 9 y 'nseop" i.in,S;,hs,
,topne, n.o",y '. 'aI y > H.. rener,l, re,ult,
hepuo''ca" pAf.! ~ s"O -. 80 namoo,.ov
This is why we lear 10 see Tue Deno'.a''
achieve a great success in the elections
this fall, II their success In 1874 could
devslone their instincts so decidedly as
y. IA .sL., rould Tho e,ect;on nj Tilden
u u'u' "na' "Oa,u s, 'e s;s a. ,n.h =,
Washington, in that event, from the south,
foS., nnosscssion jof lthe 80 600 Offices Of the
ns,snn,"55, ,son,5 NJ . r,ovnsment susb
uo'e'hnieh'' "o"'u ~ ,,,I % M.
IA mortal eyes never behelu belore' Inc
pressure for the payment Of the claims
aIr.,dv ;n,roduced vould be fierce be.
-, .r;,;,v n oorcs;v.
yohu our present a''i.' " ..' ,,
The "Solid South" would regard user 40
once more in possession OF the Govern
uor, and What ia C,overnmen, that will
.so - -, ;ss;,r ;on ~ ~
liottake care oi''nUSse ~ py"ssSs.o y
I've lave already published inthe IN
rrrLroyscRn specimens Of the claims
Tho, have baen introduced into Congress.
""' ". '' s -. ,.,,.ua.
We repeat some oi them Nv io'io"S m
"By Mr.. Haralson, Of Alabama-A bill
to pay the Medical College ol Alabama
$4,000 for loss sustained ny military
occupancy. ob
"By Mr.. Durham, Of Kentucky-A bill
to nav Madison Female Academy Sl0,-
325 for damage done said institution by
Unior, troops. Eg'tfSg. 4
GBy Mr.. Bright, Of Tennessee bill
To nav the Presbyterian Church Of Muir
freesboro, Tennessee, SO, 900, said church
having been used as hospital for sick
and wounded Union soldiers.
"By M. House, OF Tennessee bill TO
nav Mrs. Sarah A. Turner Sl2.400 for
damage done to property at her home III
Rutherford county, Tennessee.
MBy Mr.. Bright, OF Tennessee bill
to pay Thos. Hoard s5S995 for supple:
taken and usedby the army Of the United
States from the farm Of said Hoard the
eatlle.grourra r.sasa ol stone River near 'iu'
" "a biIi to INV Mrs. E. W. +. Cheyis
Isl5,SO5, for property taken from her
plantation by the army under command
OF zen IA, n r. T.. banks; ban To,.,, q sch,,lsr ol
Little Rock @ $ sss64' 3 upa for cattle and sheep ~
taken by Union soldiers. -
"a bill to pay Nicholas White v IT, $1,000,
10. .le use Games anu s%S Wirania y % ~
United states army; ,,:,,... s,o
"a bill TO pay JameS Mlllinger sis,'
SOB 10, for the use and Destruction OIL ms
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The Great Parade at Indiauap.
oils,

INDIANAPOLIS, IND, September 21.-
The parade this forenoon was started at
about half past 10 o'clock, occupying
forty minutes in passing, with about
$500 men In line. TheHeetheris cloudy
with occasional Light rain, butnot enough
to prove a discomtorkN
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PHILADELPHIA.
The Largeyt Attendance Yet.

PHILADELPHIA, September 2l.-The
attendance to-day exceeds that Of any
previous day, In the historyiofl the Cen.
iunnial Exposition. Over one hundred
thousand admissions were reported mp to
l o'clock. President Grant is present,
and at l o'clock lunched at the British
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Crook and sheridan In Council.
CHEYENNE, September 2l.-Gen. Crook
has arrived at Fort Laramie and is now
In council with Gen. Sheridan, who has
been waiting for him at that point since
Saturday.
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) POLlTIcALN0TES.
Nominated 70 Congress,

SAN FRAScBco, September 2l.-The
Democrats Of the Second Congressional
District have nominated GU. Carpenter,
Speaker Of the assembly Of last session,
for Congress.
Lousvr1IE, September 2l.-Congress:
man .s. G. Blackburn, Of the Ashland
District, addressed large mass meeting
OF Democrats In this city to-day in the
interest Of Tildee and Hendricks.
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EvANsvIELE, September Ex-senator
Booth addressed the Republicans at the
Wigwam tonight. There was grand
turnout Of Republican clubs.
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i, Acting Q. n. Gen'l Of Missouri"

One Of the most serious bills introduced
thus far into Congress from the South is
the proposed repayment Of the Cotton
tax, amounting to sixty-eight millions Of
dollars. As Mr.. schur1 remarked, IL
will be the easiest thing in the world to
raise corruption fund Of ten millions
to put this bill through. And II is only
one of the whole hydra-headed brood Of
claims that are IN allegiance, awaiting
the result OF the elections now upon US.
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THE attention of those interested in a
Republican Senatorial nomination in this
district is calledto notice from the con.
ferees OF this county in this mornings nd
vertising columns. II A,.g~Bts
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NEw JERSEY, September 2l.-W1liam
K. Kitchen, President Of Park Bank,
died this morning. Wz'-
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CHICAGO, September 2l.-The Republi.
can Convention Of the Twelfth Congress.
sional District Of Missouri yesterday
nominated J. X. L, Woodward for Con-
gress. 94
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THAs. E. DWIGHT,
PRACTICAL CHEMIST,

IL prepared % make careful and complete amlyoasi
Of lion Ovs, Lmostones, Mineral Waters, ele.
IAbmtory cor. 9Th and chaplIne streets,
au12 Wheeling ". ya,l
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By1eIe'graplhi.
ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORT
THE INDIAN COUNCIL.

10 THE, DAILY, LNTELLIGEAGER
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For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
rising barometer, northeast to northwest
winds, cooler, clear or'clearing weather.
For the Lake region, east winds, sta:
tionary temperature and pressure, and
partly cloudy weather. ~
The rivers will probably fall, except
or slightly rising in the Lower
Mississippi. a''
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.i WAR DIPAlTHRST, !
OYFicE oP TuR CHIEF SIGNAL 0RYICER,
WASHINGTON, D. C., Sept. 2l-iA. ~
pRonAntffTIN4.
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THE YouNoER pRoTHERs.

The wounded robbers have confessed
to the Sheriff, who has them in charge,
that they are the Younger brothers, but
refuse 70 give the name Of their dead
comrade. a
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-16

THE Gate City discusses the ideas
involved in a criticism we made of its
saying that Toombs, in his speech re-
Gently made before the Georgia Leg
islature, stood alone in his views there
expressed. We differed with the Gate
and stated that we believed the con-
trolling sentiment in Georgia agreed
with Toombs. We then expressed the
opinion that the enthusiastic applause
which greeted Toombs from the mcm-
bers of the Legislature was sufficient
and conclusive enough To refntc the
idea advanced by the Gate that Mr..
Toombs stood alone in his views. II
would, indeed, be q singular spccta.
Gle to see an audience loud in its dom
onstration of approval and delight in
II speaker and his remarks, if, al the
same time they did not approve OF
them, the more especially so when
those remarks We're words hateful
| and hostile TO our government When
we said that the controlling sentiment
in Georgia was in sympathy with
Toombs and his views, we meant just
what we said, which, when more full.
ly explained, is, that such system Of
frauds, and Of wrongs has been pur
sued that an untrammelled express,
ion Of the.people has mot been had
ana tha.gshe power thai has thus sA
tsa3neI .conissf ..thfrex .geEs.e.eAtsfls,
4 issI,csislasa sares4,plandng tu1h5esso
! Ta6mbs;;. sho* sse;osxies1usTely': -9ui
mind. and oil Alia. we think Is. yer,
/ good evidence, that that controlling
power is with Tombs, and that h'
1 does not stand alone. But the Gat
/ says Republicanism has BEEN d fail
ufe jfthe case stands as ave olaiM No
lso At ALL. Because through most eyre
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lN the State OF Rhode Island, not
long since. q case arose where lady
by the name of De Fray was forbid
den The burial rights of the Catholic
Church. to which she belonged, be-
cause She permitted her daughter 10
attend the public schools. This case
became very noted, and as conSe-
quence, there has been introduced in
to the Legislature, now in session in
in that State, the following bill:
SECTION l. No person shall here
after threaten. dissuadc. hinder or
obstruct by dcnouncing. threatening.
intimidating or otherwise interfering
with any parent or guardian who
may send or wish to send any child
under his control to any public school
in this State, which such child is quail.
flied to attend. nor shall any person
other than n parent or guardian. at.
tempt to hinder or prevent any child
froni .TrrcTsssiTss-- purGis s-ssl lsuyi as'Esrsi
which such child shall not have been
expelled or from which he is proliib.
cd from attending in consequence oI
some law or regulation of such school
The issue joined here. as to wheth
the law of the State providing fol
public schools, a law which the great
majority of the American people he
lieye to be most beneficcnt and con
ducive to the good OF government
can be annulled by the diction oi
priests and Bishops, seems in thes,
days pressing for q solution Tht
feature of it appearing iii the bill
quoted; is a new point developed il
the conflict, and, if passed by the Leg.
islature, is likely to make q clash al
once.
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THE BEAUTY OF SLAVERY.
Hellish D0ings Of Slave
Owners and Slave Dri-
yers in Cuba.

NEW YORK, Feb. "a. gentleman
ARRIVED in this. city from Havana
gives an account of the execution of
seven persons which took place on
| the 2Gth ult.. on plantation in Cuba.
called FL Santo Cristo. This planta-
| ton j. owned by Francis Gonzales
Arauga. and is situated in Nuelta de
Abago. near QnibfcIa in the iurisdic-
tion ot Beinckal. Ii seems female
slave resisted the. advances of the
| oycrScer of the plantation. who then
told such stories about the woman
that her owner ordered her to be. Sc
verelv whipped. When the punish
ment was about to- he inflicted it was
found the woman would soon become
a mother.
Her fellow slaves hoped that on
account Of thi- she might escape. bat
she wa. whipped in a terrible mau-
ucr. During the whipping her
child wa, born, and the husband and
/ six other slaves then plotted to Kill
tality practiccd upon Inc woman. but
failing 10 find him AT the appointed
time they killed the over~rrr. The
owner reported the killing of the
mayoral rs only the first step towards
causin" al iirSurrcctipn among his
slaves in favor of the insurgents. and
that they were engaged with the
cons spirators. After a trial BY court
martial. in which three were >cnten-
crd to be shot. another trial took
place aud seven were condemned Ia
death. Tire sentence was soon exc
cutcd on Arauea~ plantation. The
to the baslinado. after being compeli-
ell to stand first in the line Of slaves
paradcd To witness the shooting.
Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1876-02-16

THE Hon. James w. McDill has
written letter to the Hon. William
Hale. Of Glenwood, Iowa. Chairman
ofthe Republican Congressional Com
mittee of the Eighth district, declin-
ing to be again before the people as a
candidate for Congress. The letter
was in reply to one from Hale max
ing the inquiry whether McDill was
still in the field. There are. we learn.
several names mentioned i'm the Sth
district in connection with the nom-
nation They seem to be entering
the field very early on the slope. We
will not attempt to name the aspir-
ants for fear we might omit hall
dozen or SO names, and thereby of
fend them.