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COLUMBUS, MISS.
First Day of the Press COnveBIfOn-Re-
ceptfon and Banquet.

Special 10 the Appeal.i
COLUMBUS, Miss, July 4.-The Press Con-
vention was called 10 order at 12 o'clock by
Frank Burkstt, president. There was a
grand reception and large meeting. A BAN
quet was given to-day by the Columbus
Light Artillery. Speeches and tossts, bril-.
liant and full OF oratory.
Associated Press Reportl
COLUMBUS, Miss, July 4.-The Press As
sociation convened in annual session to-day,
Frank Burkett, president. About seventy
five papers are represented by eighty-six
delegates. very extensive programme of
pleasure and entertainment has bsen pre-
pared by the citizens. The session will
probably continue three days.
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WHILE missionaries are gaining converts
in the East Indies, champagne, brandy and
bottled beer are no less successful. They
are converting water drinking Pagans into
druukards. Chundsr Mozoondar, Nan emf
nent East Indian now in Euglsnd, publicly
stated at Birmingham that City per cent.
OF the educated natives OF India die through
overiudulgence in into1icants" Anothe r
proof that moral principle, not intelligence
il the corrector Of vice.
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OBITUARY..
ArchbIshap FureeII.

ST. MARTINS, o, July A. 4.-Archbishop
Purcell died at quarter to IL o'clock to-
night. Early this morning reaction took
place, and it was thought that he was some
better, but later ne began TO sink, and it was
apparent that the end was near. He was
uucons ;ious for several hours before death.
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THE war upon the trade dollar 90 on
actively, and il appear likely they will be
driven from circulation. T, is estimated that
about s, 100000 ol Ihem are ia circulation;
about sS5.0OO,oO0 Of them were coiued for
circulation in China as an outlet to the pre-
dnct Of our silver mines.
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virginia Normal and Collegiate Instf

PETERSBURG, Va, July 4-The corner
stone of the etste Normal and Collegiate
Institute, to be erected on Fleets farm, was
laid this evening by Most Worshipful Grand
Master Thomas Clayton Hampton, in the
presence of immense crowd. The exer-
cises were participated in by the colored
Masonic Lodges of Knights Templar, the
military companies OF this place and others
from Richmond, Lynchburg, Norfolk, Alex
audria and other sections of the State. Ad-
dresses were delivered by A. w. Harris, sec
retary of the Board of Visitors OF the Collie
giate Institute; Peter ]. Carter, rector Of the
Institute, and Prof. r. 7. Greeuer, Of Wssh-
iugton. Senator Malone was present. The
building will cost 800. 900,
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SFuE Of the Assurance ci the pretsc-
ionisi- that the settlement Of the tariff By
the last ssssion Of Congress would be final.
the isrif peeps out RI sverT eunvsniiou an
inirudes iisslf iHto eyery discu sion. Ii iss
ghost that no bidding can force 10 lie down.
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IN FOREIGN LANDS.

LONDON, July 4.-Mr. Lowell, United
States Minister, gave a reception to the
Americans To-day at his residence. There
was large attendance. There was also
reception at the United States Consulate.
CITY OF MEXICO, July 4.-The Fourth
was celebrated with enthusiasm by the Ameri'
can ca Tssioene A banquet was gwen IN Inc
Iivoli de San Cosme. Speeches were made BY
minister Morgan, Consul.General Strother
Mr.. Odwy and representative Mexicans
Frenchmen and Spaniards.
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ENGLAND,
PAUPER EMIGRATION.

LONDON, July 4.-Wm. O'Brien, member
for Maliow, will in the Commons tomorrow
ask Trevelysn whether, in view of the recent
action of the Emigration Commission at
New York, the expectation of paupers from
Ireland to the United States will be stopped
he will alao ask from what particular fund
the money will BE- taken 10 defray the ex-
pense Of bringing back these emigrauts and
returning them to the respective workhouses
from which they had been sent.
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"rHAr kNowLEDe 4 is POWER

THAT KNOwLEDGE y is POWER
NEEDS NO DEMoNsTRATloN, AND HE " wHo
BY EXPERIENCE KNOWS THE VALUE OF
TAHRART's sELTZER APERIENT Ioks
NOT NERD TO BE TOLD THAT HE HAS 1T
wITHIs HIS POWER TO WARD OFF FEvKRs,
-''TIoUs ATTACKS, HEADACHES, AND ALL
- NG FROM DIsoRDERED sToM-
ACH. LIVER OR Bow -Inr y 49, " =
IN GLASS OF WATER, BEr~- -
ACTS LIKE CHARM, AND NO WISE
WILL BE WITHOUT. FOR SALE BY ALL
DRUGGISTS.
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Chicago Neps: Some queer bets are fire.
quently made and some WOO. Old gamblers
seldom witness this, but it is common among
them to make odd bets. Sill the msjority
of these bets are msde by private indIvidu-
ais at the Rpur of the moment Everyone
who was ia the little stand erected for the
Judges and reporters at the Driving Park,
one year ago, at the running meeting, re-
members a hurdle race where Bismutb, an
ugly horse to handle at that time, was en-
tered. As he cavorted up and down the open
stretch before the grand stand, reporter OF
Of the Associated Press said: "Pll bet money
that that animal balks at the first hurdle
aHd his rider goes on over it," This bet was
accepted, when, Just before the starting oil
the race, the brute got the best OF his ridel
aud ran away, pounding down the track tG
The fast hurdle, where, sure enough, hs
swerved, and the jockey pitched hesdiont
over the barrier and was picked up sense
les. Tne better won his money.
In do-n-iovn popular saloon week be
fore las. two young sports were idly looking
out The front windows when the buzzing OF
hy attracted their attention 1t had Just starte'
across the glass pane from the left to tn
right. One sporI BET so ,he fly would no
walk clear across, and for, ten exciting mo
ments they watched the little insect while
paused, piroutted and dsinlIly picked lie wa
along; ali a, once, when within b alf On inc
! of the woodwork on the other side, 1t pause'
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Bishop Pfnkuey.

BALTIMORE, July 4.-Bishop Pinkney
protestant EpiscopaD, of the Diocese Of
Maryland, died at O'Clock this morning at
the rectory at Cockeysville, Baltimore coun-
ty. Bishop Pinkney was a native OF Mary
land, and for number of years coadiutor to
Bishop Whittingham, at whose death he be-
came bishop. Bishop Pinkney resided in
Washington CITY.
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CAIRO, July 4.-The Fourth passed very
pleasantly, without an accident. The Rough
and Ready fire company had charge of the
ceremonies, consisting of parader, orations,
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DIYIDEND NOTICE.

oYFICE OF
PHOENIX FIRE d MARINE INSURANCE CO.,
MEMPHIS, TENN, July q 1883 }
A TIA meeting of the Board OF Directors Of thii
II Company, held to-day, Dividend Ol
rive Per Gent. was declared, and ordered
credited on stock notes.
The said notes now being fully paid, the Secre
tary was instructed to cancel same and return tc
stockholders. n. NJ. NEELY, President.
IoHu JouxsoN Secretary
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CHATTANOOGA, July A destructive FIRE
at Gadsden, Ala, was discovered about noon.
Two blocks In the central part OF the city,
moetly frame storehouses, were destroyed.
Loss about 100000; Insurance. about $40.
600. HeIzberry & Co., general store, are the
largest losers; about $4,000.
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FRANCE.
EhNiNSEs
GROWING WEAKER.

PARIS, July 4, 1901 lp.m The latest news
from Frohsdorf is TO the effect that Count de
Chambord is growing weaker. He has eaten
hardly anything for three days, is almost
deaf, and can hardly speak.
Ldter.-A telegram received from Frobs.
dorf at o'clock this morning says Count de
Chambord's death is momentarily expected.
DISCUSSING THEIR CHANCES.
M. de Csssagn6c discusses in the Paris the
relative prospect OF Prince Jerome Napoleon
and the Duke de Paris in the event OF the
death OF the Count de Chsmbard. He con-
cudes that their prospect is about equal, bat
says there is reason 10 believe that Prince
Jerome will shortly take steps TO reassure
Conservative and Catholics.
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A BEAUTIFUL tribute by the Hartford
Co,lrant to the memory of the disiing uished
Germau-American citizen in whose honor .
monument wss recently placed in Washing
ton Park, Cincinnati, closes as follows:
"Tbere we're more intellectual men among
the revolutionlsts who found refuge here
than Friedrich Hecker, yet they all thought
and spoke of him as the greatest among
them. He had in him something of the
Washington quality. We are glad to learn
that the heroic statue at Cincinnati is not TO
be belittIsd BY any uniform or classical
trumpery, but is to show in plain citizens
dress-a man Of the people. That is a,
Hecker himself would have wished"
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The political world i evidently a. accsssi-
bic 10 the ehsTns Of music % other creatures
are. and like the nn'ical people they are in
search Of hArmonT. Ga another point the
two are alike, both de'ire the advent Of come
r.reni ..nr..r.o..r
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Rowing at Boston.

Bo TON, July 4.-Tne rowing regatta on
Charles river was the principal event of to-
day The fesi raes, Tor profe.siouai souiiers,
three miee, prizes $3.50 aud SIS, had four
starters, Fred A. Pl,isted, who had the in-
side; Geo. W. Lee, secoud position; VIM.
Elliott third, and John Mckay outside. The
race wss Towed in shells Plaisted took the
lead from the start, Mckay second and Lee
third. But before be stake was reached Lee
had passed both, and held the lead to the
6nish, which he resched in 20:50, Mex ay
secoud, nearly ten lengths behind, IN 81 :18.
Plaisted and Elliott, much TO the surprise of
10000 spectators, droppei out Of the race at
the turn. The other events were unimport-
ant,
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WON In A GALLOP.
Leonatus scores His Ninth Consecutive
Victory Pulled Double-An Acci-
dent to John Davis.
Mr. Vanderbilt and His Fast Team-Han.
Ian Adds Another to His Long List
of Triumphs-BasebalI.
Special to the Appeal

Special to the Appeal
CHATTANOOGA, July 4.-Over 5000 people
witnessed the Memphis Eckfords down the
Chattanooga Cadets by score of II TO 10.
Bond pitched besutiful game. Byrd and
McGrsth caught we'll. The feature of the
game was the batting of Dan Larkin. The
Eckfords play the Cincinnati Browns lo-mor-
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WASHINGTON, July 4-The Fourth passed
very quietly here, the departments and all
places of business were closed, but there was
no public display of any kind. At night,
however there was general exhibition ol
HreWOrka
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ESTABIISHED 1910.


E~ nz@Gsss esi IA Ok,o VaEsy, Purtly
oisss vsufAz o-d iOosi rrIas, soufLsasf 70 so1fi-
us< uSal., 10 ehazSs n fsaapeTutsl,e, siaiioaa-y
- E,-,r sarr-,ss.r.
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THE Memphis Cotton Exchange has been
unanimously siec'ed member oi The Na-
hoaAl ETchAngs, aud delegates will be sent
70 represent the MemPhi. Exchange at the
prs-ea; meeting Of that bsd..
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OsAeE. KS July 4-The pigeon shooting
match today between Fred Erb, of ST.. Jo-
seph, No, and J. NJ. Hershey, OF this city,
Tor 300 side, 6fty birds, was won by
Hershey, the, score standing, Hershey, 40;
Erb, SO. The shoot wss witnessed BY large
crowd, aud considerable money changed
hands
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LONDON, July AT Newmarket to-day
the July cup was won by Clarvaux; Eastern
Emprt So. second, Glen Albyn third. The
Beaufort stakes was won by Cohort; PiIsus
second, ] R. Keene's Bolero third Betting
before the race was 10 against Bslero.
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PTTTsBURe, Pa, July 4.-The Fourth OF
July was marked by no spscial feature in this
city. There was g-neral exodus TO the
country in The morning, and after 10 O'Clock
the streets were deserted
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II you have any of the above symptoms,
you can certainly be cured by the use Of tho
genuine DIR. G. McLANRS LIVER PIILS.
When you buy McLane's Pills, insist on
having DIR. c. McLANE'S CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS, made by Fleming Bros.s
Pittsburgh, Pa.
II you can not get the genuine DR.. @.
McLANE'S LIVER PILLS, send us 25 centa
by mail, and we viii send them to you
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a NGERONA LODGE. No. les. =. and
~ A.M-Win meet In special com ~
municstion this (THURSDAY1 evening ~
July 5th, at so'clock for WORK In the Z. M
A. degree. Visiting Brothers, Including "
E.A.'s and F.C.'s, internally invited.
By order T. J. GRAHAM, W.M
Attest: D. C. TKADkR, Secretary
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GERMANY.
PRUSSIA AND THE VATICAN.

hoSoiA AMI ihH 'AiiNAS'
BERLIN, July A. 4.-Negotiations between
Prussia and the Vatican have been resumed.
Before leaving Bsrlip, Prince Bism arck
directed az amieable reply 10 Cardinal
Jacobini's last note.
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NASHVILLE.
Capt. Fleming to Testify I'm the Polk
Case.

Special to the Appeal
NASHVILLE, July Capt. ]. c. Fleming,
Ex State Treasurer Polk's secretary, arrived
from Little Rock tonight, and will testify in
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Morris, Mimi, July A hurricane il
the vicinity of Graeville, Monday night, de-
moIished a number of buihuiDgs. Several
persons we're injured, and the johnson
House, owned by James Canney, was totally
destroyed. boy six years old was killed
by falling timber, and the rest of the famil !
were badly injured.
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At Cairo.

MILWAUKEE,, July 4.-The Fourth parsed
off quietly, there being no fires up to even
ing, and only two accidents from pistols.
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Monmouth Park Races.

LONG BRANCH, N. j., July 4.-Monmouih
Park races. The winners to day were Jack
Of Hearts, Isssquena, Pizarro, Monitor, Pa
role, Dank, Flower of Meath and Pashs.
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AR-HErHovPUEcsLLd died at II As O'Clock
Lad night

TEE ~Giorious Fourth +" Wa- very generally
ob-erTed throughout the country.
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u Hr. Vanderbilt Drives n aud y. and Al.
dine for A mn en- emf llnlY.

The extraordinary time made by Mr.. Van
derbill's team when he drove them last week
has been the topic Of convere alton among
gentlemen Interested 10 horses ever since,
and there have been various reports that
other owners OF fast horses were preparing
their teams TO beat the unexampled record
OF Maud s. and Aidine.
A Herald reporter happening to meet the
owner OF these two fyers, said:
81 see, Mr.. Vanderbilt, that Mr.. Bonner,
Mr.. Taylor and others have expressed them
selves in interviews in regard to the time
| made by Maud {. and Aldine, and the efforts
| to be msde to beat IT,"
Yes, L have read their remarks" Mr..
| Vanderbilt replied. "While very pleasant
and friendly, they mistake my position. The
| time made by Maud S. and Aldine the other
| afternoon was before my ordinary road
wagon, which is heavy one, and without
any special effor. 1 drive every afternoon
for pleasure aud health, and alwlys speed
my horses. But do not drive to make a
record or 10 beat one. ALI my horses are
kept for my own use, and not for exhibition
| by professionals. A gentleman's driving as.
sociation Like that al Fleetwood is formed
for the benefit aad enjoyment Of the mem
bers, and the Use of it to make records by
| teams driven by trainers has not been the
| object of the association. / hardly bsIieve
| it possible that gentlemen familiar with
horses should suppose that the time made by
| Maud S. and Aldine is the best they can do
Ii trained T. the purpose, and then driven
| by professional, as they say others intend
in order to beat their time, there is no tellins
| what they nigh do"
"When do you expect to speed them ag ain,
Mr. Vanderbilt?'
EVERY day for that matter. II -oI really
enjoy driving, understand it, and Lean to &c
all the benefit you can from The exercise, yor
| want 10 get from your horses all there Is il
| theu, and that includes not only speed bu
grace and style OF movement. There ar,
horses / would not drive, no matter how fas
they might be, because oil their awkwardner
snd want of style. Gentlemen who Jog aloD,
| at six or eight miles ao hour when driyiGl
| tbem-elves, aud then sit on a stand to se
what trainer can do with their le ans, mi 2 b
as we'll own q loco olive and take the engin
eer's reports. Gentlemen owning fast horse
are presumed to b. good drivers or thel
would not own IN, and their pleasure i
to be derived from their own skill in hand
ling them Ii they are not good drivers the,
have no place in gentemen's driving asso
citation. FJr a busy man there is no relic
and enjoymeo in the world equal to the ex
citemee; of driving fast and well-traine,
team, and il mins make any better time il
the future than they have already, it will b.
in the usual course of daily driving, and be
cause it il in them and must come out.
want it distinctly unders cod, however, th 8
| do not drive in competition with probes
sioual trainers. l go 10 Sh on Saturd a
snd nv horses to White Plains for two Q
| three week."
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TNHE holders Of July, 1883 Coupons. on Masonic
IL Temple Bonds, will receive payment thereof
by presenting them to n N. Jones, Treasurer oi
Mssonic Temple. at First National Bank Of Mem.
phis, Tenn, on July 10, 1888.
By order DAVID p. HADDEN, President.
Attest: Z. C, WILLIAMSON. Secre tary.
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DIVIDEND NOTICE,

CTATE NATIONAL BANK. l
= MEMPHIS. TENN, July 2, 1888,
s~At q meeting of the Directors OF this Bank
held this day, q Dfvtdend of s0ur az Per
Cent. was declared out OF the net earnings of the
past six months payable on demand, and eight
thousand five hundred and eighty-six t3s5s6) dol
lars added to surplus account.
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RtranxIea HIS Xffe
Georgia Legislnfure.

MoRRIsrowN, Pa, July 4.-James Jack,
while drunk this morning, strangled his wife
10 death. He was arrested.
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SHEBoYGAN, WIs.-Dr. S. B. Myers, says:
81 recommend Browns Iron Bitters for gen
eral debility, loss of appetite and want of
strength"
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The Election In the First Alabama Dis
tIieg.

MOBILE, July 4.-Rslurns from yesler-
day's election are incomplete, but show that
james f. Jones was elected 10 Congress from
the First District. The Republicans were
not well organized, and no tickets we're pre-
scented in several counties.
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Cincinnati, July 4.-Wilii.m 8. Clesry
aged eighteen, son of Judge Cleary, cou-
monwealth's attorney of the Coviugton cir
cult, and brother of Edwin Cesry, the actor
was drowned to-day in The Little Miami
river, shIle bathing. Miller Stewart, wbo
attempted 10 save him, had = narrow esesps
from drowning also.
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A nEAur1yUL Tribute by The Hsr

ATLANTA, July 4.-The Legislature met
to-day, and after organizing, adjourned un'
til tomorrow. The oficers were all present
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Dividend NOTICE.
MASONIC TEMPLE NOTICE.

A special meeting of the Board Of Director
u Of the Bluff City Insurance Company. helt
this the % day OF July, 1885, semi-a nnual efvt
hend of Six Per Cent, payable on demand
was declared. W. Il. MOORE, Secretary.
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But with No special Celebrations of
Any Particular Importance.
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No MArTKR what youI ailment is, Browns
Iron Bitters will surely benefit you.
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NEW YORK, July 4.-The Fourth was a
hot day hercaboutp. The 6rst company of
Washington Centennial Guards, of Charles
TOP, s. C., took part this morning with the vet
erans of 1872 in raising Gag at the B iltery,
after which they visited Wa.hington's head.
quarters, on Broad street, msrched across the
Brooklyn bridge and took a steamboat for
Newburgh, where they visited Washingion's
headquarters.
The cadets OF the Military Institute of
Virginia marched shortly after o'clock this
morning from the Sixty-ninth Regiment ar
mory to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where, after
stac4 ing arms in the corridor, they entered
the reception.room, where President Arthur
awaited them. Addressing the Cadet Corps
he said: "Gentlemen OF the Corps of Cadets
Il am glad your visit to this city upon the
erraud OF peace and good will which has
turned your steps hitherward, affords me the
| opportunity and pleasure of presenting these
| diplomas TO the members OF your graduating
class. regret that other engagements will
prevent my presesce at City Hall, where you
purpose to discharge your interesting m ssion,
but wish here 10 express my hope and con-
6dencs that henceforth whenever the hsg OF
the New York regiment shall be asssiled, il
the gallant soldiers of Virginia are by, they
will be prompt and eager to defend IL" The
President then presented their diplomas TO the
Graduates. The cadets then marched to City
Hall, where they were received BY Corcorar
Legion, and escorted to the Governors room
There were present Mayor Ed.on, some =::li
tary gentlemen, members of the Board OF AL
dermen, and twenty-five veterans of the On
HUNDRED and Sixty-fourth Regiment. In,
nag was then presented, COLLATION. followed
and the cadets marched back to their guar
terr.
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INDEPENDENCE DAY.

The Fourth Very Generally Obseryes
by the Suspension OF Business,
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Henry Il. Bowen Celebration at wOsd.
stock, Conn.

WOODSTOCK, CONN, July 4.-Heury P.
Bowen's annual Fourth of July celebration
met with even better success than usual.
The festivities opened yesterday siternoou
with the arrival from New York of special
drawing-room car, containing E1-President
and Mrs. Hayes, Senator Piatt, Bishop Coke
and other guests. They were received at the
depot at Putnam by representative citizens
of Woodstock and Putnam and escorted out
10 Bowen's summer residence, where recep-
tion was given them. At 10 o'clock this
morning the park, ftty-acre tract, pre-
sented TO the town of Woodstock by Mr..
Bower, was thrown open to the people, and
between 5000 aud 1000 gathered TO listen to
the days speeches, which continued through
out the day. The speaker OF the day was
Ex-President Hayes, who was received with
cheers and the continued clapping of hands.
Mr.. Hayes address, on National Aid TO
E1ucation," neld the closest attention of the
audieBce for fifty minutes. Speeches were
made by number of distinguished men,
after which Clarence Bowen, son of Fl. G.
Bowen, one of the editors of the New York
Independent, read a pleasing poem, entitled
"Our Country" written for the occasion by
John Greenleaf Whittier. The days fts ivi-
lies ended with grand display OF fireworks