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The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06
Notes From Yazoo City.
YAzoo CRY, Aug l, 1884

1 AGO CITY, Aug l, 1854.
EDITOR CLARION On yesterday Con-
stable J. 7. Raynor arrested two escaped
negro convicts, Wash Mcintosh and Eli
Cannon. Mr.. J. +. Ray was placed tenn
porarily in charge of these conyicts pre-.
paratory to bringing them from Benton to
lodge them in jail here. The negroes
made dash for liberty and Ray fired upon
them, killing Mcintosh instantly Can
non, who escaped injury, is now in Jail.
Ray will have his preliminary trial to-day.
The handsome depots of the Yazoo and
Mississippi Valley Railroad are completed.
and will be occupied at once by the officers
of the company. The passenger depot.
which is built of brick and covered with a
slate roof, contains three large and hand
somely built rooms, and is the most attrae-
tive building of the kind in the State.
The freight depot also, of brick, is 2lS feet
in length, covered with slate and Hastily
decorated with iron trimmings, Add to
the above cotton platform said to be the
largest in the United States, and it will be
seen that President Clark was in earnest
when he predicted that this place would be
the Queen City of West Mississippi
To-day Capt. S. G. Bedwell retires from
the postofhcs to make way for the new in
cumbent. Capt. B. has discharged the
duties of this Office since the war in such
manner as to win universal popularity,
and it is with universal regret that he is
now obliged to step down and out.
There is building boom here now, and
mechanics of all kinds have all they can
do. Sehmitt Bros. are now building three
fine brick stores on Main street, and Others
are soon to follow. There is not vacant
dwelling in the place. and several resi-
dences are now being erected.
On last Thursday as Mr.. T. T. Fouche
was going to his residence about half
mile from town, a negro approached him
from behind and threw a sack over his
head Mr.. Fouche, who is an old man,
was unable to defend himself, and the
negro dragged him a short distance from
the public road and Fnbbed him of $500 or
5 400 and several valuable papers. John
Ages, colored, was arrested on suspicion,
and is now in jail. Detective Henessey,
Of New Orleans, is here now investigating
the matter. "CoR.p
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TIE CLARION will hereafter regularly
devote portion of its space to the advo-
caey of temperance and Prohibition.
This is big flop for THE CLARION, and is
a very significant "straw." We welcome
our big Jackson contemporary. as a valuable
recruit to the good cause, and are confident
it will do most valuable and efficient SER
vice. Next.-Brookhayen Leader.
Our friend of the Leader is too fast in
the foregoing statement. Our response
to some friends of the Temperance
cause who wanted to be heard through
our columns, was that we were ready to
appropriate a column each week, pro-
vided they would designate an editor,
and assume all responsibility for the
matter in that department. We are the
more willing to this since the declara-
ton of the Convention in this city last
week, that "the cause of Prohibition
should not be entangled with party poll
tics" The CLARION has not Topped"
nor does it propose to "fop," over to Pro-
hibition, but its space is always available
for the discussion of questions bear
ing upon the peace, prosperity and hap
piness of the people.
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Contradiction.

Some months ago The CLARION wa
very angry with Mr. Randall and othel
able and patriotic Democrats for voting
against the Morrison bill. The CLARIos
now says THAT is, THE CLARIoS of lasl
week Of the Morrison bill: Viewed Al
an economic measure of great political
importance, It was \ piece Of political
Juggling mere makeshift.D The CLAIR.
ION generally comes around all right Il
you give it time yicksburg Post.
So far from THE CLARION having been
angry with Mr.. RANDALL at any time,
it has said that Mr.. RANDALL did right
torepresent the wishes of his constituents.
We fear that our contemporary con-
POUNDS our impotence with those who
were 50 blind as to believe that Mr..
RANDALL was an available candidate
for the Democratic nomination, with
our opinion Of his course IN reference 4
the Morrison bill, as to which, in our
issue Of April Is. We said. substantially.
that no Democrat vas under any party
to vote for it.
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THE Central Labor Union of New
York City, not satisfied with the verbal
promise of the Republican National
Committee, that it will give the Tribnne
no patronage during the campaign, has
resolved to demand a written pledge to
the same effect. In view of the exigen-
cies of the occasion, We are of the opin-
ion that the Committee would be war.
ranted in promising almost anything.
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Hon. F. G. Barry.

After long and spirited contest be-
tween the friends of the candidates the
Convention which assembled at Grenada
on July 90, on the zone hundred and thir-
ty-fourth ballot nominated the Hon. F.
G. Barry as the Democratic candidate
for Congress from the Fourth District.
There were three candidates: The Hon.
G. B. Mitchell, of Pontotoc, the Hon.
Clark Lewis, of Noxubee, and the Hon.
F. G. Barry, of Clay. On the first bal
lot Mr.. Mitchell received Is votes, Mr..
Barry 13s votes, and Mr.. Lewis, votes.
From this ballot to the last there was
little change in the vote received by
each candidate. Mr.. Mitchell on few
of the ballots losing one vote and half
which went to Mr.. Lewis. After the
one hundred and thirty-third ballot the
name of Mr.. Lewis was Withdrawn, and
the friends of Mr.. Mitchell seeing that
this would result in Mr.. Barry's success
withdrew Mr. Mitchell's name, and re-
nominated Mr.. Lewis, hoping thereby to
get the vote of Noxubee county, which,
with the Mitchell vote would have nom
mated Mr.. Lewis. But when this oc-
CURED the vote of Noxubee county had
already been promised to Mr.. Barry in
the event of Mr.. Lewis withdrawal,
and the promise was nobly kept. The
vote of Noxubee was not enough to
nominate Mr.. Barry. but the delegation
from YaIobusha, which voted half its
vote for Mitchell, and half for Barry,
had agreed to cast its entire vote for
Mitchell or Barry as one or the other
should be withdrawn. As Mr.. Mitchell
was Withdrawn, this agreement secured
for Mr.. Barry the needed votes, and he
YVES nominated, the vote standing, Bar
ry, 2OI, Lewis, 191.
Mr.. Barry is a gentleman who is well
known as the author Of the Barry
bill, which was the bin providing for
the supervision of railroads by a COM
which Governor Stone with
held his approval several years ago.
The zeal and vigor with which he sup
ported that bill mark Mr.. Barry as
man eminently qualified for legislative ,
work. he is, besides, 4 lawyer of fine
ability, and fluent and ready political
lebater. He is devoted to his friends.
ind they to him. This was noticeable
n the interest and impotence with !
shich his friends at the Capital waited !,
or the news Of his nomination. Mr..
larry win make an active canvass Of
is district IN the interest q the i
Democratic party, and when cleo as
{ undoubtedly win be, he viii 10 aid !
4 maintaining the reputation which g
Mississippi has earned Of having the :
est delegation in Congress. We had o
lmost forgot to mention that Mr.. Bar .
! became Confederate soldier when 8
E Vas fifteen years Of age, and served !.
trough the war Is a private n
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Simpson Solid.
WEsrvILLE, Mss, 4. 1884.

" ll5If 1I1l7Ezf -'1I5s'1 = IO01.
EDITOR CLARION: Old Simpson held a
mass meeting to-day and unanimously en-
dorsed the administration of His Excel
lency, Gov. Robert Lowry, and instructed
the delegates TO the Congressional Conven-
ton to east the vote of the county for our
much esteemed Representative, Hon. e.
Barkf dale. There was not a dissenting
vote. The Convention also pledged itself
to use all honorable means to secure the
election of Grover Cleveland and Thos A.
Hendricks. Put Simpson down solid in
November. Yours truly,
A. G. Berry. JR.
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A Specific Charge.

In 1869, when MR. BLAINE was Speak
er of the House, bill was pending 70
renew the land grant of the Little Rock
and Fort Smith Railroad. The defeat
of the bill was imminent, when Mr.
BLAINE sent a message to LOGAN TO
make a certain point of order which
would save the bill The point of order
was made and the bill was saved.
Straightway Nh. BLAINE wrote to the
gentlemen directly interested in the rail-
road, telling them of what he had done,
and asking to be compensated, and, after
some correspondence, he was given some
of the bonds of the road.
The foregoing statements are not
denied by Mr.. BLAINE or any of his
friends In fact they stand confessed.
What is the explanation? Why, that
the ruling which Nh. BLAINE made on
the point of order was correct ruling,
and was made before he had had any
correspondence with the promoters OF
the railroad scheme. But does this in
any way alter the fact that he sought
and received pay for a decision which
he had made as Speaker on a point OF
order which he had himself suggested
We think not. Suppose that it were
charged that judge of one of the courts
in this State had received pay for one of
his decisions, and the judge should answer
that the decision was right, and that the
pay he received was not bargained for
or demanded until after the decision
had been rendered, would such defense
be satisfactory to honest men? In
what is Mr.. BLAINE's position in con-
nection with his official decision on the
point of order, different from the posi-
ton Of Judge under the conditions We
have supposed?
The charge we have stated against
Mr.. BLAINE is plain one, and easily
understood. His defense is quite as plain
and as easily understood, but it is not
sufficient, according to any Of the rules
by which the official conduct of public
men, of which we have knowledge, is
usually judged.
Strange as it may seem, here and
there you will find an intelligent and
virtuous person who says that Mr.
BLAINE is worthy of all honor. Upon
what foundation such judgment rests
it is hard to conceive, unless it be in the
belief that Mr.. BLAINE, though once a
sinner, has since repented. But repent
ance follows confession, and though Mr.
BLAINE has not denied the acts which
constitute the ofense we charge against
him, he has always insisted that he has
been guilty of no breach of the moral
code. That Is to say, that because of
his moral obliquity he finds nothing
wrong in acts which all others condemn.
This position into which Mr.. BLAINE
has been driven by the events of his
official life, make him a most unfit man
to occupy the most honorable and ex-
allied place in the Nation. To admit
his claim that the public conscience
shall submit itself to his notions of
right and wrong under the circum-
stances disclosed in his dealings with
the Little Rock and Fort Smith Road,
stated above, is asking too much of a
people who have been taught to expect
in the person who occupies the position
of President of the United States,
conscience keenly sensitive to the
requirements of enlightened public
opinion. Such a conscience Mr.. BLAINE
does not possess.
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THEeIsction in Alabama, on afoaday

The election in Alabama, on Monday,
passed OF quietly. There was no cppo-
sition 70 the Democratic State ticket.
In some of the counties contests over
the county Offices we're made, notably
in Mobile county, when the regular Dem
oeratic ticket was defeated by a comb.
nation of Independent Democrats and
Republicans, headed by what was called
citizens ticket. The vote throughout
the State was unexpectedly large.
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The RaiIroads.

The Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacif,
Railroad Company has issued timetable
taking effect on 1st inst. between Chem
matt and Shreveport. Trains leave Gin
cinnati daily at 9 A. n, and arrive al
Shreveport at 9:I5 Pm.
The FIRST passenger train on the Canton,
Aberdeen and Nashville Railroad passed
Starkville at o'clock P. n, on 31st, with
the general superintendent and others on
board. The train was met at the depot BY
nearly 1000 of the citizens Of Starkyille,
both ladies and gentlemen, accompanied
BY the StarkyiIle brass band, the fremen
and other organizations. An address was
made By VIM. Rogers, Esq, In behalf Of
the citizens, and responded to By =. j..
White, master mechanic, and J. G. Mann,
chief engineer Of the road. The engine
and train was beautifully decorated By the
ladies' After refreshments the train left
for Aberdeen, preparatory to beginning the
regular schedule August 1.
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A DIR. o'DoSNElL, who proposes to
lecture on the subject of leprosy and TO
illustrate his lecture by exhibiting two
Chinese lepers, made his appearance in
New York City few days since. He
claimed that the lepers were in freight
car in Jersey City, but his story was
doubted. He is crank.
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little Rock and Fort Smith p.n
the important service so exultingii,r, ' Sd
cribed by the Speaker. Blaine s,y dc'-
the chair and saw the chance VA was ID
his page to Logan, who promptl ,'s sent
the point of order suggested made
Speaker. Blaine there1pon m, Tie
ruling, and the thing was done ''11e Tie
We have not heard, howeyo. .,
Blaine ever applied TO Fisher ana ~, INA t91i
well for an interest in the road for I o oala'
on the ground of mis- services gan,
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

JAY-EYE-SEE, the famous trotting
horse on August l, at Providence, R. l.,
made record of 2:10, the best in the
world to that date; but on the next day
at the Chicago Driving Park, MAUD S,
re-established her title of "Queen of the
Turf" by trotting mile in 80 "a.
Beat it if you can.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

If the editors who are criticising Col
Percy's votes as a member of the Com
mittee on Resolutions at Chicago, desire
that he shall read their criticisms they
should send him marked copies of their
papers,
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If is given out that one RICHARD J.
OGLEsBY, Republican nominee for Gov
ernor of Illinois, has gone to the sea
shore for his health. The fact is, he has
gone to New York to tell the party
managers how discouraging is the out
look for BLAINE and OGLEsBY.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

The Democratic National Committee
has selected the four-story brown stone
building, No. IL West Twenty-fourth
street, formerly part of the Hoffman
House, for a campaign headquarters.
The Advisory Committee consists of
Messrs. German, Ransom, Jonas, Bar
bour, Thompson, Ross, and Colonel A.
Fl. Brown, of Indiana.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

The Times Democrat of the LIST inst,
contained seven columns of special re.
ports concerning the crops in the States
of Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia,
Louisiana, the carolinas, Tennessee and
Texas. Reports from all the States
named are encouraging. The cotton
crop in Mississippi is little backward,
but earn and oats are above the average.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

Rev. Mr.. ADAns replies to DR.. Mar
shall, in this issue. We hope the rev.
erend gentlemen win consider them
selves seyen" in the discussion, which
is hardly creditable to them, and GER
tainly not edifyiBg to our readers. We
regret having permitted, and eertainly
wiz ssdiseountenance any further dirt
ainging" on a subject that Is entitled to
decent and serious consideration.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

"THE PULPIT TREASURY" is the style
OF handsomely printed monthly OF -
pages, published in New York, conducted
by a corps of eminent clergymen, with
Rev. J. Sanderson, d. D., as managing
editor. "The Southern Pulpit, Richmond,
has been consolidated with the Pulpit
Treasury. The July number has a Dor.
trait by DIR. Moses D. Hoge, and sermon
by him on memory, Work and Anticipa-
ton" The subscription price is $3.50; to
clergymen, $500. E. B. Treat, publisher.
757 Broadway New York.
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TIE Brooklyn Hat Finishers Associa-

THE Brooklyn Hat Finishers Associa-
ton have forwarded to Governor
CLEVELAND an engrossed set of resolu-
tons assuring him of their Heartfelt
gratitude for the firm stand taken by
him in afixing his signature to the Hat
ters' bill forbidding new contracts in
the prisons Of this State" The resolu-
tons declare that the Governor has
proved himself ''the steadfast friend Of
honest labor, and is entitled 70 the con
fdence and grateful esteem of all classes
of rorkinSmen. n
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Col. PERCY, who has always been a
strong supporter of Mr.. Bayard, and was
not well pleased with the nomination of
Governor CLEVELAND, writes from New
York, 81 am becoming satisfied that we
have made the best nomination posi-
HE "
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Coy. HENnRrcKs Norlr1Ep.

SARATOGA, N. Y. July S0-Long before
the hour for the ceremony to take place
the parlor OF the hotel was filed with
handsomely dressed ladies and gentlemen
seated in circle around the space reserved
for the committee. At 2:I0, O'Clock, amid
loud applause from the guests, the COM
m ttee marched in and stood in a circle,
and Immediately afteFward Mr.. Hendricks
followed and took his position in the CEN
ter Upon his arrival Chairman Villas de-
Iiyered the fnllnHing address:
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Masonic ImpOstOrs.
Masonic BOARD OF RELIEF,
BALTIMORE, July 81, 1884.

MASONlC BOARD OF RELIEF,
BALTIMORE, July 81, 1884. !
70 az AasOnie Lodges IN Mississippi
You are hereby cautioned to look out for
the following Masonic Impostors:
i W, w. Madeira. who claims to be de-
n 2 from Queen City Lodge, No. S5s,
B5ufialo, n. Y. He also claims 10 b ave Lost
dlmlt. Dimit was granted him by said
Lodge IN 1867. He applied for a duplicate
aemit March ID, 1888, which was granted,
put not delivered, and is now withheld BY
order Of the Deputy Grand Master for
iB.ufialo, n. \. (Bro. c. G. Fox.) lie has
worked Maryland through. and only by
threat OF arrest did he desist in this city.
z. w. Z. Dudley, who claims 10 be an
=; Al Of Norfolk Lodge, No. /. Of Nor
Iolk- Va; his dodge is that he has been
looking for work, run out Of money. wants
Y get home, etc. Secretary g. B. jenkins,
q me above Lodge states under seal thst
be is an imposior.
3. julius kOck, who claims 10 be a mem
1er q Wieland Lodge, No. IA. Of New
YORK he was suspended 10 wears AGO for
=. Il y. fraternally yours,
n 4. PENNTNGroN. President
Attest A. MANN SecreiAry.
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n is said that Mr. KELLY is for
CLEVELAND and HENDRICKS, and is
quietly working with the laboring men
to get them to go with him. Any ex-
cuse, we suppose, for Mr. KELLY's delay
is better than none.
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Rev. 7. A. s. Adams Replies to Dr.
Marshall.
OXFORD. Miss.

OXFORD, Miss, Aug /, 1854.
EDIToRs CLARION Allow me through
your columns to say to DR.. Marshall that
am sorry that anything in my article
gave ofense. That il was "undignifed"
might be true Of my fable of "Speck Ipcn-
bator," but in nothing else. That was i'm
tended only as pleasantly. II it gave
oifense, apologize and retract that part Of
what l wrote. As to the rest, 1 leave to
your readers to say whether il is not quite
as dignified, as classic and decent as hisal.
fusion to Moses and the uses Of dust.
Certainly DR.. Marshall cannot expect 10 dis
pose OF the arguments in that article by an
allusion which is nextto obscene in the esti-
nation OF those we'll enough read in the
Bible to understand it. This, however is
ms hurt and not mine. / wish 10 ay.fnal.
y that since have read his explanation in
the n. 0. Christian AduOcate of Juty 81.
am ready 10 withdraw the debate. lie now,
as 1 understand him, wants the Exposition
grounds converted to a grand Worlds
Camp-meeting every Sunday. To that ]
have no objection. Chaeun a son 90ut
I. A. S. ADAMS.
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The Hon. Fl. s. VanEaton and Gen
eral w. 7. Martin addressed large and
enthusiastic ratification meeting at
Natchez on last Thursday night. The
BLAINE craze does not seem to be con-
taRious.
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Mr.. WILSON, President of the Mis-
sippi Valley Road, has succeeded in
floating all the bonds of the new leyee
district. This is the best news that We
have heard since the nomination of
CIEvELANn
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A DgmocRATIc newspaper Is n

A DEMocRATIc newspaper is not to Be
blamed for giving its readers the politi-
cal news; but when it passes over all
the news that is favorable to Democrats
and prints that which is favorable to
the Republicans, ought it to be called a
good Democratic newspaper.
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Miss ANNA GOODWIN, daughter of
Parke Goodwin, is said to be the first
American girl to marry a Turk. She
was recently united in the holy estate
with NJ. de Castro, the Turkish ambassa-
dor
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FRANK CUNNINGHAM, saloonist, at
tempted to commit suicide by shooting
himself through the left lung at Utica,
Miss, on July 80.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

THE Hon. WIN. R. MORRISON acds
Chairman of the Committee on Resolu-
tions of the Democratic National Con-
yention. Who said that he was not?
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WE know of just one newspaper and
two men in this State who are waiting
to hear what the New York Star will
do. Complimentary to the Star, isn't it.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

ARCH ORME, general ticket agent for
all the railroads at Atlanta, who two
months ago shot himself in the head,
died from the effects OF the wound on
the End inst.
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We will mail THE CLARION until the
result of the Presidential election is an
nounced, for Fifty cents.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

The rear portion of the United States
Botel in Washington City collapsed on
the Sd inst.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

The relatives of John Collins, known
in New York as the "miser printer" who
died leaving $4,000 in bank are putting
in their claims from all quarters.
The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1884-08-06

Inc annual report Of the adminisf
tors, Of the Jewish Orphan fsvinn
Cleveland, q, shows thal 80 ESQ. M 4
4pendeQ 10 maintaining ihe aasI Inn
pest year, and thar there "a q l,sis,9.
over 500 ln TIE Treasury
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one thing we like about Henri Wat
terson is, he says politics is instead of
politics are. Meridian Sun.
Watterson is a scholar.
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THERE are some fanatics ia this State.
who are foolish enough ID believe tI,af
8 regular Prohibition ticket for the
State viii be placed before the people
At the aext State ELECTION. ii Sneh s
thing should be placed ID opposition Il
TIE Democracy, the Democrat win Be-
the 1irst to urge war against It. The
black flag viii BE raised al over tie
State to damn il ct the start Prohib-
itlon, religion and politics don't work
together, they are three separate md
distinct animals Each mist hoe 81
oNn end Of the row i they wish Is meet
~ With success Awag with sioll s.plh
6 Prohibition ticket Broo1 aYeD
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SHARKEY county is afflicted with
small pox. At this season of the year
there is but little danger of the disease
spreading.
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ANOTHER ''private" has been hon
ored. This time it is Private F. G.
Barry,