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NEw orMnERLANp.
Pipe Line FIR GAS-G. A. Il. Monument,
Big River, 0to.

Pipe Line FIR 0AS-U. A. Il. Monument,
Big River, otto.
Hon. ]. II. Atkinson has been on the
sick list for couple Of weeks past.
The County Commissioners arc having
the vault Rt the Court House put In good
order.
Considerable Inconvenience is expert.
enCed in getting coal here, on account Of
the bad roads.
Mr.. Charles Brown, the oldest man In
this county, will give q birthday party on
February 2bth, on which occasion he will
he ninety.Six years Of age.
The people In the lower part OF town
were very much excited on Saturday by
the report that another flood was expected
at Pittsburgh, which turned ont 10 be
false, however.
George W. Stewart, The leading Nor.
chant Of this place, makes frequent trips
10 Steubenvllle Of late. He seems 10 like
the Ohio eiils, and his friends would not
be surprised 10 hear oi George catching
on before long.
The ". A. Atkinson Post, q. A. L., is
mAkluE an buOIb 10 6IeCL bulul6Tb mOus
ument In honor oi their dead comrades Of
this county. They have about $500 sub.
BCribed, and II is their intention 10 put
about 81 900 into II. The monument will
be Of white bronze and will probably be
located Ia the Court House square Ia this
place.
a gentlepan representing the Ohio
Valley Gas Company was Ia town last
week making arrangements for the piping
Of gas from the Miller gas ileld, i've miles
from here, 10 this place. II Il the inten.
lion oi the company 10 commence on the
line % soon aS the right Of way can be SO.
cured, and he thinks that they will have
no trouble In getting II. Tho pipe lins Il
70 cross the river al this place, and will
supply tile works on the other side With
gas, and also al steubenville, II they are
BuCCessiul In securing the required amount
Of gas. The company are on theif third
vel with good prospech Of striking
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LONDON, Feb. 15.-A meeting Of the
Conservative leaders has been called for
next Thursday at the Carlton Club. The
Marquis Of Salisbury iS to preside. The
meeting will be in the nature Of caucus
TO determine what policy the ConBerya-
tives shall pursue In Parliament. The
prinCipalquestion 10 be considered will be
what standIar the Conservatives TO take
in regard to Ireland, and the proposed
Irish legislation Of the Liberals.
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TnoSE who desire the unlimited coinage
Of silver are unwittingly playing into the
hands OF the men at the other extreme Of
the line who desire. 10 dsmonetize all silver
forever A happy medium is, no more
silver coined than the country wants. We
have already passed that point, and VT
cannot too soon call halt, lest we drive
all the gold out Of circulation and be re-
duced 10 monometallSm on Q silver baSis.
il we can bring ourselves % hold OF on
silver for awhile we may bring Europe to
some agreement which shall permit gold
andsilvortomoyea alongln coniortablecom'
pany, neither treSding on the others toes
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A Short ~, s,lllnr ninteh.

CHICAGO, Feb. 15.-A catch.as.catch.
wrestling match between Evan Lewis, OF
Madison, and Matsada sorakatchl, the
"Jap," was decided in less than one min
ute. Scarcely had the wrestlers shaken
hands when the two we're rolling each
other about on the floor and Lewia, seiz.
Ing SorakatChi's left leg, bent II over his
own by main strength until the "Jap's'
limb was disloCated. Lewis was awarded
the match and was hisssd and cursed with.
outstint. Over three thousand people
were present,
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wAsulSoroN, Feb. l5.-The Senate in
Executive Session Thursday,th 10Th inst,
confirmed q large number Of nominations,
but determined not to notify the President
or make them public until after the follow
ing Executive Session, In order to give an
opportunity for reconsideration, TheC con-
firnatlons made to-day are still under the
Injunction OF secrecy. The following arc
the combinations ofthe 10Th inst. A. O.
Campbell, United States Attorney for Wy.
ouine Columbus sehon, United States
Marshal for West Virginia; Francis H.
West, United States Marshal for the East.
ern District Of Pennsylvania. Postmas.
ters: j. Il. Dobblng, 'Bellfonte, Pa; NJ.
D. Bates, Uniontown, Pa.
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A WILD ENGINE
On the baltimore 8 Ohio Rams Iuto =
RFoIgbt TTain-TWo Men IuIursd.

RFSIEst Traiu-Two Men IuiuFsd.
Special DipGtek to ne Iailigalesr.
PAREERsBuRG, w. Va, Feb. l5.-EaIly
Sunday morning the west bound freight
colllded with stray engine on the track
at "Bridge 5O," just short distance the
other side of KanAwhR station. The stray
engine had NO headlight burning, and was
running about thirty miles per hour, and
she struck the freight before the engineer
could even check his train. Both engines
were damaged by the collision, and six
freight cars wrecked and ditched.
Engineer "AIsjor" Anderson was on the
freight and whistled the alarm, pulled
back his. reverse bar and jumped. He
stIUCk bank and was thrown back near.
ly under the train. He was bruised and
sustained a badly sprained wrist. The
brakemen escaped without injury, but the
fireman, John Armsey, had started back
over the train and was thrown under two
wrecked cars. His cries attracted atten'
ton, and he was cut out with axes. He
was terribly bruised, and II is feared sus-
tanned internal injuries.
The engine with which the ireight, col
lided was passenger engine No. lO9, which
brought in the evening train, The "hos-
tier" had attended to Il and left in on q
awitCh in the yard. The switChpin was
found forced open, and 1t is supposed that
some one took the engine from the yard,
The watchman at kanawhR station is
positive that there was q man aboard
when It passed there, but there was none
on the engine when the collision occur
red. Another theory is that the engine
was not left in the "back notion" as Is
customary, and that it raised steam
enough to make the run OF twelve miles in
about twenty minutes, At any rate no
slus to The perpetrator Of the act has been
found.
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THE PORTE DlsrURBED,
Curkty's Ruler Afraid That sOrvla Will
Attack bulgaria again.

OoSsTASTINopLE, Feb, l5.-Fresh war
anxiety Is aGtc ing the mind OF the Porte
on account OF the almost certain renewal
OF the attack by servia on Bulgaria, in
which case Greece Is sure to commence
hOslilities, Great anxiety is maintained
respecting the position Of the Greek fleet
There IL good reason, however, to believe
1t Is lurking in the Negroponte Channel
IL Is q good position, both for protecting
Greece and for making u descent upon
Salonica, Either the whole international
Aeet or a large portion will shortly leave
Crete for SalonlCR for tho purpose Of keep
ing closer watch over the Greek naval
movements. Great activity still prevails
mere. The MadlnOndlsh, u large broad.
side ironclad, with seventy heavy guns,
fully equipped In every respect as to ma
chine guns and torpedo Rettlngs, sailed
yesterday with sealed orders, She will
probably cruise In hletamora few days
and then sail fJr some part in the ArChi-
pelagO.
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TuR Secretary Of the Treasury to Con-
gress.-Gsntlemen, you are about to face a
deficiency in the revenues, On tho pres
ent basis ends will not meet,
Chairman Of Ways and Means Morrison
to the House.-Geutlemen, l propose to
cut down the revenues $9O,OOO,O0O. The
Democrat who does not agree to cut iSa
traitor little better than q Republican.
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THE Manhattan Club, the resort Of the
Jsaeraoniau simplicity" Of New York,
pays 81 25 a pound ior its butter, not
merely made, but manufactured eI-
pressly on the model dairy farm Of Penn
sylVanis railroad magnats," When bread
is buttered on both sides with this article
you have something really gilt-edgsd. -
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The Briush In putmah.

LONDON, Feb. l5.-Lord DuFerin,
vicsroy Of India, has decided to garrison
Burmah with 10000 troops, under the
command Of General PrendergaSt. The
military and martial law will be continued
until November, as Lord DuHerin does not
think the c1untry Is ripe yet for the estab.
liBhment Of civil law. Lord DulFerin hRn
also decided 10 send strong military eXs
pedition To the Shan Hills.
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nI.matek Preparlpr 10 Y.lld.

BERLlS, Feb. l5.-ThCre is great excite.
ment in Berlin over apparently well
authenticated reports that Prince Bic.
marCk Is preparing TO yield entirely TO the
Vatican In the religious dispute which has
been waRed by Prussia against the PapOCy
for the past fifteen years.
A bill has been deposited by the Gov.
eminent with the Upper House Of the
Landtag, revoking, with few trivial ex.
Ceptions, all the features OF the May laws
which have been 90 odiousto the Catholics
OF Germany.
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MEMPHIS, Feb. l5.-The Apalamche'.
Lonake, Ark, special says: /. B. Moore,
a wealthy lumber and land dealer Of
Detroit, Mich, while out riding with his
wife in a buggy on Grand Prairie, last
Saturday, accidentally shot himself In the
thigh, from the effect OF which he died
this morning. He recently bought large
bodies oi prairie lands north Of I.onake aud
Carlisle, and was riding over /! when the
accident occurred by Henry rifle, which
was in the buggy and fell out and dis.
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BIRMINGHAM, Feb. 15.--A meeting Of
unemployed workmen was attended by
5000 persons. The addresses delivered
were Of the most inhalnmatory nature,
and the sssemblags degenerated into d
mob, which attempted 10 run riot In the
street and pillage the shops. The police,
however, were prepared and succeeded Id
SupptesSlng rioting and preventing any
aCia Of pIllaRe.
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CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-The third and fourth
class poStmSsters Of the United States met
here this morning TO consider various mat.
ters to be brought before Congress for the
betterment Of their condition. About four
hundred delegates In all responded
Thirty.three States aud three Territories
were represented. Among the delegates
were tNenty.tRo postmistreRses.
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The Anthracite aud Baltimore coal
combinationsat present writing have not
been perfected, but only triRlng details
stand in the way. a heavy demand for
bitumInou5 10 assured. Contracts for 800.
600 tons have bsen placed within a week
at New York. Requirements for railroad
and manufacturing purposes throughout
the country are known 10 be very large,
and tho heaviest production ever known
will be recorded this year. The proposed
syndicate having for It's object the Contlol
the anthracite coal traffic will develop
good many obstacles be fore its final ac-
ceptanCe Is accomplished, because OF lts
antagonistiC interests TO be consulted.
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LONDON, Feb. l5.-slr Charles Dixie has
decided 10 petsevsre In his policy ol
silence in regard 10 The very serious die.
closures made at The recent trial. He has
decided 10 make no explanation Of bid
conduct 10 the Chelsea elections. II ls Ger.
tain that he will not receive a place In Mr.,
GladNone'B cabinet,
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GALVESTON, TGXAs, Feb. lj.--A dispatch
from Mauer TO the NrrrI says: The large
barn Of W. S. Lee, five miles from Maner,
vas burned Saturday night, Six horses
peIibhed and several thousand dollars
worth Of vehicles and grain was de.
stroyed. There "a no insurance. The lire
was Of inCendiaTy origin. Three weeks
ago Mr. Lee lost y valuable cotton gin by
an inCeniiary fire.
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Bunop TURNER, OF the A. NJ. E. church,
is lntemperate in his denundiationS, as
somo Of the Third Party men arc. It's
not to be supposed that the Republican
supreme Court" which he 30 roundly
berates, desired to take from the colored
man anything that the Constitution per
Inils him to have, All that the colorsd
man can ask is the same rights before the
law that white men have.
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qsnERn is not BsblI PrpRability that At.
tordey. General lGa4pa will leave the
Cabinet in a hutry, uhlsEs hO falls into
something more tohislikhg. Hesspircs
TO seat on the Supreme Couit. bench, and
The astounding report is current in Wash
ingIon that the President will give him
the first vacancy, Verify President Oleve'
land sticketh closer than a brother.
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srRIKr Ar CHICAGO
Iu the MOCOTmIuk RSapsF WOEkS-A Con
feFUuce OuInm nmIttSO,

feTOucO CuIpmittSO.
CHICAGO, Feb. l5.-A committee, com.
posed Of six Knights Of Labor, three
members Of the Molders Union and three
OF the Metal Workers Union, waited on
Mr., Q, II. Mccormick this morning with
view to adjusting the difficulties that
have existed between the company and
its employee The demand Of the strikers
with the answers given by Mr.. MCCor.
mick are briefly as follows; Men EN-.
ployed on planners and lathes as day
workers shall receive 81 per day, and
their helpers 81 % All laborers are
to receive 81 80 per day. All men who
have been discharged for being Union msn
shall be reinstateG. When new men are
employed preference Is to be given 10 old
hands. The firm reserves the right 10 de.
eide whether II shall employ or ulsCnarge.
Foremen arc requested to treatall men re-.
speCtiulIy.
Alter the resolution had been submitted
the Comuittee began to dissent on an i'm.
portant particular, namely, the question
0f dlsCharEing five nOn.unlOn men at pres.
ent employed by the company, some Of
the committee insisting on their discharge
while others dlasented, Mr.. Mccormick
stated that he would not entertain any
such proposition. This suited the views
Of q majority Of the committee aud they
80 decided to report 10 the union.
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SHHATE CHAMBER,
WAsnlNoros, D. on Feb. Il, lSSO.


DEAR stR:-Your note Of the 18th ult,
was received. II was not answered sooner
on account OF uncertainty as 10 the time
OF reaching your case. l do not think
there 10 any seriopS opposition TO your
confirmation, but information has been
given the committee that you intend 10
make clean sweep Of oil minor officers,
and as your office really fell under the
civil service law, which requires appoint
ments Upon examination, 9 feel.
ing was created that you will make
indisCriminate removals without regard
70 law has delayed and may still longer
delay your confirmation. am quite sure
that while you would naturally seek
Democrats 10 I'LL the most Of your offices
in time, legal discrimination In favor ol
Union soldiers and your natural desire TO
have competent men In office, will induce
Won 10 obey the law in this respect and
protect yourself from blame by observing
its provisions. Very truly yours,
JOHN SHERMAN.
D.IIyu q hmm
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GRNEAL GRANTS GRAVE.
A Tint of Green on the Little AIouRd BE.
hind the TGmb-GaaFds Changed.

hind the T0mb-GaAFdH Changed.
NEw YoRE, Feb. l5.-All traces OF win.
ter had disappeared at Riverside Park
yesterday, The air was as mild as day
in May, and the grass on the little mound
behind the tomb OF General Grant showed
a light green tint. A large number ol
people visited the grounds during the
day,
In the afternoon groups were scattered
around the park and constant thrOng
collected at the gates Of the Vaut. Mrs,
Grant dove out 10 Riverside In the morn
ing. She did not leave the carriage,
which stood for some time in front OF
the tomb. During the severe weather 0i
the past two months Mrs. Grnnt or
Colonel i. D, Grant have driven TO
the grounds nearly every day, Ivy
and cypress vines cover the cAsket in the
vault, ahordSng warm, pleasant contrast
To-day battery NJ, OF the FIith Artillery,
which hiss been on detail ct tho tomb for
two months, will return to Fort Hamilton,
Captain Weir and LieuteRaRts GalbRilh
and RuCkland will be succeeded
by Battery z, with Major Brinkle
and LIeutcnauts Day and Babbitt
in command, Battery NJ has had
tho longest details u Rivessido, pre-.
vious deIachments having been limited 10
one month. It's duty has been performed
throughout the severest weather In win.
ter, Battery y Is the last detachment OF
'hs Filth Artillery that has not done duty
at Riverside, 1t will remain on duty till
March ID, when one OF the companies on
duty last autumn will again be detailed as
2nRrh.
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v,or,,ns11 AIoSllo9n iI6y.iSiaa Dead

7 PFOfnInOht AWuFIuHU IHyUUI"H DV"U'
WAsniSGroN, u. o., Feb. l6.-A cable
vrAn from Paris was received here yeater.
,jay announcing the death in that city Of
Df. ". u, Johnston, well known "a the
American physician and the Paris cotre.
snnndent Of tue New York IVMei. Df.
iohnslon had many friends In this city, 70
mi 81 whom the Cablegtam came lie
"a S,Ss 4 naiive Of OhiOAnd would have been
siSly.lhfeo years old on Tuesday next
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WAsurNoToN's birthdsy 10 to be cGle-
bratcd Rt Oxford University, with lee
turO by Prof, Freeman on "GeOrge Wash
ington-the ExpSudeF ,Ot England"
Yes, he did give the step.mother country
blowing up.
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weighing ever four ounces per square yard
shall pay duty OF thirty.avs cents per
pound and thirty-ave psTCentum I'D
Valorem,
Slight but general reductions run
through the wool schedule, and have also
been made in cases Of fax, linen and
hemp, window glass, plate glass Of high
quality, eaEthenWare, glassware and
China, where the duty Is believed to be
excessive. Duty on rice, marble, castor
beans and lew other chemicals Is also
RliRhtly reduced,
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LirrLE ROcE, Feb. 16.-.-IAts Saturday
night, near Pine Blua, an old farmer,
Stony Vincent, was beaten 10 death with
q Club BY Q negro nVmed Gray, because biz
vile rave Vincent q dollar lof telling her
fortune. He was found dead, horribly
tnahglsd,
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LONDON, Feb. l5.-The genulnensSS Of
the labofets' demand for land 10 cultivate
Is being put 10 a practical test In Kent, A
number Of landlords oi that county are
letting half acre lots 10 labOrers al Doml.
nal rental. The experiment will lie
watched with interest by the friends and
opponents Of Mt. Uolllngs scheme for 70.
lleving the distress Of the poor.
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PaLADELrHIA mas been taken in again
by bogus count. This able artist had no
trouble run up bill Of 81 800 on his land
lady. II she hadn't knoEn he was count
he could not have done it, Now she is
sorry she knew SO much.
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MAnni1 out on Bail,

CINCINNATI, Feb. l5.-J, B, Mannix,
late assignee Of Archbishop Purcell, who
wus arrested last week for embemlement
and perjury and committed to Jail In de.
fault Of $4,000 bail, was to-day released
by Judge Johnston, Of the Common Pleas
Court, on o writ OF habeaS corpus, bail be.
Ing reduced to $30,0 and bondsmen OBJ
tanned,
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Broths.,s Quarrel.

ST.. LOUIS, Mo-, Feb. l5.-A special from
Chattanooga, Tenn, to the POsl.Di,patch
says: 1.-TWO brothers named respectively
Jefferson and Samuel Ellis, became en-.
gagged Ia o quarrel yesterday over a trivial
matter and JslIerson, In the heat OF pas.
sion, drew q pistol and shot his brother
through the heart, killing him instantly.
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Ole Gateltiae1aT.

oaosi So., 10 and ~ FooFlosaill stFoot.
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Ex.QuIES Is4BELLA, Of Spain, and her
husband have met and made up alter an
estrangement Of seventeen years, II the
husband doesn't want to wear the trousers
he eau get along with Isabella.
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wa.,st,oS,S UOndltlon,

louisvtttE, Feb. lS.-Mt. WAtterlon
was resting easy this morning, and hla
physlclans are more hoptiul, Atthe con.
bultation at II o'clock Il was decided thai
his symptoms were more iay0mhle,
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LITTLE Rock, ARK, Feb. 10 lin the
Josephine Hotel, Hot Springs early this
morning, Il. A. MClvar, OF Detroit, Mich,
died In O few minutes from an overdose oi
Chloral and bromide taken by mistake.
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Gourh slrleksn nllh Arnrlerr,

PHILADELPHIA, Pa, Feb. 15.-John B.
Cough, the renowned temperance ad.
yoCate, was attacked with q stroke OF
apoplexy this evening while delivering
lecture. Late tonight his condition is
pronounced serious.
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1.oSpOS, Feb. l5.-rhe British steamer
Douglas, trading locally In China seas, has
been wrecked a. sWat0w. One European
and seventeen Chinese we're drowned,
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Wlrt Coaply pe.lna.tsr Appolalea.

WASHINGTON, D. O., Feb. l5.-s. O.
Grant was to-day appointed Postmaster at
AIorris, Writ county, W. Va, vice U. E.
Price, deceased.
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WAsuISaroN, Feb. 15,-Immedlately
after the opening Of the Senate, letter
from the Secretary Of the Interior was
read, in reply to the Dawes resolution,
calling for information in regard to the
suspension ci Henry Ward, recently SD.
perseded by Morris Thomas as Indian In.
SpeCtor. The Secretary, after quoting the
resolution, says; II transmit all the Of.
fetal papers on flle In the Department
which / understand to be embraced in the
resolution" After stating that, for want
oil clerical force to make copies, he sends
the original reports and asks their return
II convenient. He then adds; II am di.
reCted by the President TO say that II the
object OF the resolution Is to Inquire into
the reasons for the suspension Of Mr..
Ward, these papers ara not TO be Consld.
cred Es constituting all the evidence sub
mitted to him In relation thereto. / am
also directed by the President TO say
that he does not consider 1t consistent
with the public interests to transmit copies
OF unofficial papers from private cltizsns
held In my custody for him, which relate
exclusively To the suspension OF lnCum'
bentB."
The letter and accompanying papers
were referred TO the Committee on Indian
Affairs.
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snERMAN's LETTER
To the PosttHAItSt at COlumbas about he.
mOyAls feom OHloO,

0OLuMuuS, o., Feb. O.-Con,iderable
has been said about letter Of Senator
Ghsrman's TO Dewitt O. Jones, the newly
appointed postmaster at Columbus, who
now awaits confirmation by the Senate.
The letter was furnished by Governor
Foraker for publication to-day, as follows
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Ma. MoRRlsoN, It Is to be hoped, feels
better now that he has worked of his bill.
1t Is great thing Tor man to feel that he
has accomplished sgreRt effort.