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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-19

ROSE KEIsER.
The windsor Hotel tragedy = Damn
Laughed at Her Pistol.

New YoRk, December 1S.-At the coro-
ner's inquiry to-day into the death Of Rose
E. Keiser, who was shot in the front room
Of George W. Dunn's, at tho Windsor Ho.
tel, Thursday last, Special Detective scho-
field testified that all the circumstances
went to show twas a case Of suicide. Be-
fore the shooting the witness heard Miss
Keiser talking in Dunn's room in q loud
and excited manner. She called him
DUNN o a.loafer" and o gambler" and
told him he would be sorry for what he
had doneto her.
Carrie Florence, boarding mistress Of the
deceased, testified to hearing Miss keiser
say, "If Mrs. Alexander comes between
Mr. Dunn and me will first shoot Mr..
Dunn and then shoot myself" Witness
supposed that Dunn and the deceased were
samuels. Lowell, the private detective
employed by Miss Keiaer to discover the
relation between Dunn and Mrs. Alexan-
der testified that Miss Keiser told him
that Dunn enticed her away from Utica
and had betrayed her. She said she had
gone to Saratoga 10 shoot him, but he
wrested the revolver from her.
Mis-. Elizate h Dunn, mother Of George
W Dunn, ,testltied to having the deceased for
a companion in July last. Witness found q
letter in her sons pocket, written: by the
deceased, and containing Q request Tor
money; the witness had nothing further to
do with the deceased. Miss Keiser was
continually botheripg her son with notes
and messages. Thursday three weeks ago,
the deceased called on the witness, she was
IN great passion, and said she loved
George Dunn and wanted 10 see him.
Pulling pistol from her satchel she sale,
.'This is the good bye want TO give him."
The pistol with which Miss Keiser shot
herself is the same one. The witness ad-
yised her son to have the woman arrested,
but her son laughed at her fears and said
the deceased had been carrying on that
way for months. Il
Dunn solemnly denied that he betrayed
the girl or had ever promised TO marry her.
He also denied the assertion that she fur
nished him money en- any occasion what |
ever. The jury found the deceased came
TO her death by sell Inflicted wound.
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WASHINGTON, D. G., December 1S-The
Committee on Rules Of the House met this
morning and determined to recommend
that two committees be made out OF the
old Education and Labor Committee, to
consider the two subjects separately, one
to be called the Committee on Education
and the other the Committee on Labor. II
was also decided to recommend the creation
OF Committee on Rivers and Harbors. The
question Of submitting this improvement to
the Mississippi River and Harbor Commit.
tee was discussed, and the decision in the
matter was leftto the House. 1t wss deter.
mined to recommend the retention OF all
select committees OF the last House, excep.
such as related 10 personal subjects.
The Census Committee was dropped;
also the Committee on Accommodations
for the Congressional Library.
Mr.. Keller was instructed to report a res.
olution, without recommending it, for the
appointment Of committee Of nine on
Wnman Snfffapn
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DRowaID IN A CIsrERN.
An Ohio womna's Sad suicide-Prison
Birds.

SNial Correspondence Of The Inteltasneer.
srErnESvrLLE, ONO, December 1s,-Last
night or early this morning, at Toronto,
Mn. Joseph Kelly, an Irishwoman, rose
quietly from her bed, not disturbing her
husband who was sleeping by her side,
and slipping from the house, cast herself
into a Cistern, containing depth OF four
aud a half leet Of water, and was drowned.
When the family arose she was missed.
Snow having fallen after her her fatal leap,
no tracks to the cistern were visible, and
!! was not for some time that the
c!sIeEn was thought OF and searched, The
coroner was notified, and went and viewed
t6e remains, but will not hold his inquest
a!l tomorrow. From what can be learned,
however, L seems reasonably clear that the
awful deed was done while under the In
naenee oI mania, brought on by the intem.
peIate use oiintoxicating liquor.
The SheriR's deputy, Ben Sharp, left tol
Tolnm6us to-day, having in charge Nc
Aughlin and Jamison, the Rush Rur
burglars, sent 10 the penitentiary.
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slnd,tone Under Guard.

LONDON, December 1s.-The police are
closely watching the houses Of leading
Irish Nationalists. 1t isreported that the
Lord Mayor has received anonymous let
ters threatening to blow up London bridge
and Newgate. The detectives withdrawn
from the prison after 0 Donnell was hanged
have returned there. The extra police on
and about the bridge watch the arches, ex.
anime all the craft passing, and scrutinize
all persons crossing. In consequence Of
threats to avenge O'Donnell, armed police
guard Hawaarden Castle, the residence Of
Gladstone.
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How 10 Keep Warm.

Go to John Roemet's mammoth store and
buy yourselves and friend: A good colored
blsnket for 80 cents; good white blanket for
$i;ag agood comfort for $i;s good CLOAK o; dylman
for from IS to SIC; q good silk dress 20 yards
for $40; good BLACK and colored casumeres
from l2l4;to 8 Ger yard; all kinds Of 'aaies'
gloves, knit goods, silk, linen and cotton
handkerchief from crnts up to 81; lace our.
tains, window biinds, nade up reacy to hsng
for 80 and 80 cent; carpets, striped, at 1st;
ingram 25 A by 4 lIor oil cloth at % cents
0 yard, aud thousands Of other articles too
numerous to mention, cheap for cash.
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BRIEF TELEGRAMs.

ST. Louis has begun steps to secure the
Democratic National Convention.
Commissioner Fink denies that the Penn
sylvania railroad has threatened to with.
draw from the pool association.
A teacher falling in q fit in New York
public school yesterday caused q panic
among the children. Nobody was hurt.
At Jersey City the Jury in the case OF
Captain Gordon, charged with abducting
Addie Bresnan, rendered q verdict OF
guilty.
The Maiden Greek Company's rolling
mill, at Reading, Pa, has shut down in
consequence Of dull trade, and 100 hands
are idle.
The Louisiana Democratic Convention
met yesterday and adjourned to to-day.
Indications are that Governor McEnry will
be elected.
At meeting Of City Council charges
against City Treasurer B. 7. Walsh, OF
New Orleans, were withdrawn, and he has
returned to the Office.
The Secretary OF the Board Of Home
Missions Of the Presbyterian church de.
nounces as untrue, stories OF gross demor-
alization at Fl Wrangel Mission, Alaska.
The Occidental Hotel, OF st. Louis,
burned yesterday. The girls were removed
on ladders. A fireman fell from the roo.
to the ground, but alightins on his feet was
unhurt.
DR.. Peacock, John D. Harrington and
Elan W. Cory have been held at Jersey
City for the action Of the grand jury,
charged with deirauding the American
Legion Of Honor.
While playing ball near Paris, ILL.,, the
bat slipped from the hands Of Bruce
shierly, striking boy named Asa Mspes,
| l6 years old, and bursting the eye ball,
from the effects OF which he died.
In Morgan county, Kentucky, Thursday
last, two brothers named Debnsk, while
working in field, became involved in q
dispute, when the Oldest, aged II, shot his
brother through the heart, killing him in.
stRntly.
Asa B. Baker, Of Brocton, arraigned at
Plymonth, MISS, for trial yesterday, on the
charge Of numbering his wife in August
last, pleaded not guilty, but later entered q
plea Of guilty Of murder in the second
degree, and was sentenced to the State
prison for life.
George Orr, the boy who killed an old
man named Monroe Trimble near Paola
Kansas, 0 week ago, was arrested at Colum.
bus yesterday, alter severe struggle. He
Twas met at the depot by o large and angrJ
crowd, but the officers safely lodged tht
prisoner In jail, On osniesaea the crime
.
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THE nEGIsTEk sYNDlCATE
Incorporated with $50, 900 Capital and q
Long Name.


Aoertiiicate OF incorporation has been Is
sued by Secretary OF State stalnaker TO tho
"west Virginia Printiss aud Publishing
Company OF this city, formed for the pur-
pose OF carrying on the business Of printing
newspaper general Job printing, book bind
ing and all branches Of q printing and pub
fishing buSine q The capital stock 10 lar
subscribed is $4,000. though the privilege Is
retained o;inoFeasing this by the sale of ad-
ditioual shares from lime to Time to 800, 600.
The shares are 81, 600 each, and Of the 80 30
far taken, Mr.. Lewis Baker holds 80, WI.
Johnston II, John F. Baker1, Z. g. Barr /
and George Hook /.
Tho company will as ume control Of the
Register establishment In all it, departments
on January /. For the present, Mr.. Baker.
ssys there will be no change In the business
or editorial management OF the Newspaper,
but at Us early date as convenient new
managers will be installed. lis understood,
though the incorporators are not veIy com.
municaIive thst the additional fifty shares
OF stock are '.in sisht,n and will be formally
snbscribed before long.
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Killed In hoyisl, snort.

TgRRE HAurE, IND, December 1s.-A
special to the Erpro, from Paris, Ills, says:
SAndiOrd Norris, with other boys, arranged
aptactical joke by having two brothers,
Tad and Orlando Winston, Griffin, ir., and
Ben Mclaughlin, steal some apples. Sand
lord Norris and the other boys were to be
concealed and at the proper time
ate gun in the air. Instead, the gun was
Pointed directly at the boys, who were
CIsse together. Tad Morris was perforated
WIN 81 shots and died soon after. Orlando
Morris was seriously injured, as was also
Stittin and Mclaughlin. II Is thought
Gtitin will also die.
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GyyrR,L ROGER A. PRYOR has had q
triO 10 England as american counsel for
OD,nnell''-shateyer that may be-and
besn't pleased with what he fund there.
lie thinks i! time for Americans to stop
tosdying 20 Englishmen, and he finds that
Lard Chief Justice Coleridgc has dropped
"A, down in the public respec. because he
allowed Americans to toady to him. II
General Pryor is directing his shot at
those American anobs who ape the airs OF
English auobs he is doing good work.
Bat he libels his Countrymen when he
CHARGES them in the lump with toadying to
Lord Coleridge. In the main, Lord Cole
ridge was received with warm, though
digaifed hospitality because Of bis honored
name, bis worth as man, his learning as
a jprist and scholar, and the high office he
GIb, and as well as an evld encs Of the
lreadly feeling between two countries. II
wemay trustthe English newspapers and
the letter. from Eugland toour newspapers,
the reception given to Lord Coleridge in
the United States has made q most favor.
able impression in England.
lthappens, though, that General Pryor
has assumed the role Of a professional
lri.hman, and the more he denounces
everything English, the more acceptable he
will make himself to other professional
Irishmen who make their living out OF the
woes Of Ireland. When England was
building and fitting out ships to drive our
commerce from the sea, when she was do
iuswhat she could 10 split this Union, Gen
enl Pryor was not donouncing her. That
was bsfore he had gone to New York and
set up as professional Irishmau.
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Afraid OF the Renians.

LONDON, December 1s.-Extensive pre-.
cautions have been taken in consequence
Of information Of the arrival Of the Fenian
DAILY, concerned in the storage Of arms at
Clerkenwell, ior which offense Walsh was
convicted. A special corps Of police, many
Of whom speak the Irish Language, was
placed wherever it was thought that mis-
chief was likely to occur. All prisons
and public buildings and docks are care
fully watched,
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Pittsburgh Eiyer Mines.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December 1S.-The re.
port that all the river mines are shut down
and that 1000 coal diggers are out Of en-
ployment, is emphatically denied by the
officials OF the Miners Association, and
several river miners who were spoken to
this afternoon. There are seventy-two piis
and 5000 diggers in the four pools, and
but one.tiith OF this number Of men are
idle, 400 OF whom are on strike.
MIR. r. O. Campbell, a prominent coal
digger and President Of the Board OF Arbi-
tration, says this Is the dull season, and
that no more men are idle than Is Gus.
tomary at this time Of the year. The state
ment that the river miners are trying to
secure employment in railroad mines is
also denied.
The strike in the Third Pool, which has
been ordered on the Goth inst, will throw
1900 men out OF work. The strike is
against reduction from 81 to st cents per
bushel for mining, and it is thought by the
Miners Association officers, will be Of short
duration,
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CAIRO, December lS.-Baker Pssha start
ed for Suakim and will reach suez tonight.
He will bavesupreme command Of Soudar.
The Khedive instructed him to endeayor
10 conciliate the tribes before resorting to
force, the object Of the expedition being to
paciiy the country between Suakim and
Berber. The Kbedive also advised him
not to begin operations until reinforced by
the black recruits, and not engage the
enemy unless under the most favorable
conditions.
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wury Willard drove the golden spike
-, celebrated the completion Of the
Sotbern ,a~ Pacific railroad he made such a
.;,.n. S' rarade OF it that his intentions were
.s,,ected, Now it is understood that he
~ ,a, ort at the right tims-while the people
Ss,e burrahiug-and now he holds very
IisIe m Northern Pacific. Somebody's tiE-
s,,. have been burned to a crisp.
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AcnmpaiEn Fabrication.

ISDIANApoLis, INDI,= December ls.-The
printed statement that Gov. Hendricks has
gone abroad for medical advice or treat
ment is denied by members OF his family
here. and the story is known to his friends
to be untrue. He will not visit London,
and the party will not be in Paris more
than two or three days, 1t is purely q
pleasure trip for the whole party. Mr..
Hendricks Is in as robust health now as he
has been at any time within the past ten
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AKRON, O., December 1S.-The Summit
county Common Pleas Court, to day grant.
ed the request OF Receiver Walker, OF the
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Railroad, to
lease It's track from Cuyahoga Falls TO Orr.
Vile, to the Pittsburgh, Cleveland 4
Toledo Railroad. Chauncey Andrews is
President OF the latter. This gives the
latter road, now open from Akron 10 Pitts.
burah, connection with the Wheeling &
Lake Erie road at 0rrville for western
traffic until the Ohio railroad Is built from
Akron to Chicago Junction.
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prRuAT, General Grant is a candidate
rIbs Presidency; perhaps Mr.. Blaine Is
very likely General Logan is. 1t Seems
NM beyond doubt that President Arthur
!, Senator Edmunds might be induced 10
,.sept; and a very light lasso would hand
nlipuersl Sherman. These are illustrioua
name, AID roll call is only fairly begun.
|, will be SIX months before motion to
rIo,s nominations will be in order.
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Tho eIasglow Dynamilers.

EDINBURGH, December 1S.-At the trial
Of McDermott and nine others for com.
plicity in the dynamite outrage at Glasgow,
the testimony went to show that Feather.
stone was seen in the company OF the
prisoners, who purchased large quantities
Of nitric and sulphuric acids and glyceTine.
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TOLEDO, December ls.-The Ohio Cen.
trail railroad receivership aeems to be the
source Of much anxiety to Receiver John
E. Martin. Judge Baxter, at Columbus,
one day last week, removed Receiver Sharp
from the receiyership Of that portion Of the
road road lying in West Virginia, and appointed
John E. Martin instead. Sharp was ap.
pointed by Judge Jackson, and to day Mar
tin was served with notice from Mr..
Sharp that he would contest his authority
10 ACT as receiver Of all that portion Of the
road lying south Of the Ohio river. Judge
Iankaon anstains Sham.
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KANSAS CRY, No., December ls.-The
freight rate to St. Paul and Minneapolis
was made II cents on wheat and 10 cents
on corn to-day, being drop Of Is cents.
This business Is not pooled by the sgreed
rate. This is lower than usual. Shipping
ls dull at present owing to- recent break
In the wheat market here. s..
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WlSSErEo, MAN, December ls.-The
Canadian Pacific deadlock ispractically at
az 40 end. New engineers have arrived.
Ihe Ihe workshops will be open tomorrow.
5ae discharged engineers and flremen We're
disposed to be ugly aud commit depreda-
u'hs, but were restrained by the police,
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LONDON, December ia special corps
Of police has been detailed to guard the
Parliament buildings, Westminster Abbey,
Government offices, Nationt Gallery, Ger
man Embassy, Mansion hous,, Stock ex.
change and Bank OF England. The lug.
gage Of all passengers landing from steam.
ers will be carefully scrutenized.
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sr,p Route Walsh processes to be i'm.
,,,ient to testify, and he says that the
r.s rr.ss,nmep, doesn't desire the conviction
ssTTsTOpy. 1t is to be hoped that the gov.
lament " has no partisan scruples in the
s.an,ises. ". Can Walsh be lying?
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pYx BrrLEn doesn't care where they
LA ,be democratic convention. he will
=. u. ,bs,e with the Massachusetts delegation
", w. . starter. There's going to be fun in
hat convention.
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PARIS. December 1s.-owing to yester-
day's quarrel Cameo D 'ornano and Charles
Ferry have again appointed seconds. En-.
deavors are being made to prevent duel.
LATKR.-The Trouble between Crineo
D0ruano and Charles Ferry has finally
been amicably settled,
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Ane.iean Nfielal Arre.ted.

GALVESTON, TEX December 1s.-A Nsus
Laredo special says: Pablo Quintatta,
Mayor Of New Laredo, Mexico, was ar.
rested by the detachment Of the Fourth
Mexican cavalry, investigating the recent
train robbery on the Mexican National
railrnad.
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PrrsDuRaH, December 1s.-Memben Of
the trade tribunal to-day presented argu-
ments for and against reduction Of prices
Of mining In the fourth pool to Umpire
Joseph b. Weeks, who will decide next
week. &c
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Reduced wages In .he Iron MIlIs.

PITTSBURGH, Pa, December 1S.-The
woskmen OF Graf, Bennett. & Co.'s Clinton
Mills tonight accepted ten per cent reduc.
ton Of wages. The firm operates three
mills and the reduction will extend to all.
Fifteen hundred men are affected.
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Do not fall to attend The Bszlar to be held
this afternoon and evening for tho benefit Of
81 Luke's church by the ladies' In he store
room, corner OF Zane and North Broadway,
Island. There will be pretty knlck.knscks
for aaIe by tho hundred. ,s
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Clerk Hook yesterday admitted to record
the following transfers Of resl estate:
Deed msde December Il, By Charles II.
Fisher and wife, 10 Hannah L. Fisher, in
consideration OF 81, 600, for lot In Jacobs
addition to South Wheeling known as lot
Deed made November 4. by Bspjsmin Ex.
ley, sr.. and wife, 10 Charles eadler, In con.
sideration OF 81 600, fer 20 feet OF the west
end OF lots aud 0 in tquale 40 in the Eighth
iced made June Il, by Mary Louisa
Moug. with T. Fl. Mong, her husband. TO
Lucy W. Bschmap, In consideration OF S.
l0O, for The south half oilot 8 in tquare IA,
op Chapline street.
Deed made August 25 by Charles a. Cd.
bert and wife, to Lucy W. Bschmau, wife OF
". P. Bschman, In consideration OF 5000:
for feet OF the south side Of the north half
OF lot 8 In Fqqare II on the east side OF Chan-
line street between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets.
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WAsHINGroY, December lS.-At meet.
ing Of the Senate Committee on Finance,
the nomination OF Walter Evans, Commits.
sioner Of Internal Revenue, was taken up.
The charges against him and the reply
thereto were considered, and it was deer
mined to report tho nomination favorably
to the Senate. Messrs. Sherman, Aldrich
and Voorhees, were not present when the
nomination was discussed.
The contract oil S. Meath, OF Memphis,
tor the improvement OF the Mississippi and
the Hard Times Lsvee, was annulled. The
work will be completed by Hugh Carlisle.
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CoRk, December 1s.-In the trial Of the
Mayo murder conspirators, Andrew Cole.
man, principal witness for the prosecution,
testified that prisoners were plotting muir.
ders while attending mass. This testimo.
ny created q sensation.
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La.tin the storm.

CoNsTASTlsopLE, December ls.-Ageat
storm has caused much damage to houses
in the town Of Abadia. Six large vessels
and fifteen coasting vessels are lost. The
crews are drowned.
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pIsAproIsTEp puRRIS.
..,.,a, Kenna Called Home.

speeia, Dlpatca % nc IaielltceHer.
WAsnisaTos, D. q, December 1s-sena.
,or Ksnna leit for home last night called
thithsr III BY the death Of Q young niece
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Nh TupES ought to resign. That and
IT,, ~ .,oDg can relieve his party's appre'
L.rsious.
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A prL1ou1ruL Bszsar will be held this after.
noon and evening at the corner Of ZINE and
North Broadway, Island. Be sure and al
tend
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nm ,.ooot,a peIIghtN-l2lo NaIn lt,est
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Chs 7ntslIigsttte1;:

a.. 1o.. 25 and ~ Fonr,eenth street.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-03-24

A Columbus, o., hotel clerk tells this
curious story: Not long ago, gentle
man came to the hotel and registered as
II. G.. Chamberlain Of Chicago. "A short
time after, H. g. Chamberlain register
ed there again-this time from Dayton.
Then the Chicago man called for the
mail addressed to his name, and receiv-
ed four letters. Presently the Dayton
man came up and wanted the mail for
that name. The clerk began to think a
trick was being played, and brought the
two gentlemen face to face. The one
who had taken the correspondence was
just beginning to scratch his head, in
great perplexity, as two of the letters
were totally unintelligible to him, be-
ing intended for the other man. 1t was
discovered that both gentlemen are
travelling agents for agricultural ma
ehinery houses; that neither had ever
heard of the other, and both happened
to arrive at Columbus, and In the same
hotel at the same time. ......-