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, 1888-02-02

Frederick Wick wire.

TeutTtck WlckWlfe.
LAND OFFICE AT sPoKANE FALLS, WILL
January 30th. 1883.
Notice ~ hereby given that the foliow-
ing named settler has tiltd notice of his
intention to make final proof In support
of his claim. and that said proof will be
made before tho United States land office
mt Spokane Falls, w. 4. on May d, 1888,
at l0a M, viz: Frederick Wick wire who
made Homestead entry No. 557s for tho
ofnv% and lot 1, sec. "a, TIP. % .. r.
~ u W NJ.
He names the following witnesses TO
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation ~, said land. viz: Charles
Heard, Charles bates. William King,
Jordin Morrison, all Of Spokane Falls,
W.T..
2-28t JIM. ADAMS. Reuister.
, 1888-02-02

Cook states that the road will be in
operation by the Fourth OF July, aud
will I've fully equipped throughout.
Work on this valuable improvement
will commence as soon as the frost is
out Of the ground.
, 1888-02-02
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.
Gavin G. Mowat.

Gavin q. Mowat.
LAND OFFICE AT SPOKANE FALLS, ". r.
January 25, 1888.
Notice is hereby given thai the fol lowing
named settler hns filed notice of his inten-
claim. and that said proof will be made he.
fore the Y. y. Land Office ut spokane Falls,
W.T. on NAV %. 1899, at 10 n. M, viz; Gavin
ncL of sec. %. Tp. 81, ~ r. A. r. OF W NJ.
He names the fol lowing witnesses TO provo
his continuous residence upon, and cnltiva-
ton uf, said land viz; JOIN Reitneyer,
Thomas L.. Jones, John j. stevens, Enyart
Rhodes, all OF Spoken. Falls, w. r.
2-26t J. NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1888-02-02

AFTER making ~ blatf the council
backed down aud confirmed tho nom
inations sent in by thu Governor, with
the exception of pN'r old Ex'Gov.
Newell. y ho WAS ANONYMOUSLY thrown
out. From the bold stand at first
taken 10y the upper house the indica-
tions were favorable for dead lock.
, 1888-02-02
Mr.. FRAsoIs H. Cook, one of

Mr.. FRAsCIs H. Cook, one Of the
chief movers in the proposed new
motor line, has just returned from a
trip to New York, where he has been
for the purpose OF gaining Information
in regard to the manner of construct
ing and operating motor line and to
order the necessary material. Mr..
, 1888-02-02

THE f.iends of Hon. !. F. Parks, of
this city were in hopes that the Cover
nor would zee fit to appoint him to fill
the newly created Office Of attorney
general, but the prize fell to Seattle
man,
, 1888-02-02

ACCORDING to the REVIEWS spec
ial correspondent at Olympia, the
bill for the division pf Stevens
county and creating Okanogan
county will in all probability pass
he legislature this week. The Sal.
mon river miners are pushing the
bill and they are n power hard to
overcome.
, 1888-02-02

BurTERCUPs, tho first harbinger Of
spring, are in bloom. A gentleman
left one at this Office yesterday that
he had plucked during n tramp about
town. A single buttercup is not an
infallible sign Of summer, but IL is an
indication that tho heft OF the winter
il over.
, 1888-02-02
NOTICE OF FINAL PROOF.
Joseph q. Cowgirl.

JOseph 4. Cowgirl. -
LAND OFFICR AT SPOKANE FALls, VT,
Jasuary 27li,, 1883.
Notice ls hereby given that the follow.
iiiu.nHtiIed Settler has nled notice OF ghis
intention u make final proof in support of
his claim. and that said proof will b.
made before the II, -. ISsnd ofice NJ
Spoxane Falls, w. T., on juno lst, 1874,
application No, 412s, Tor the ~ nwH and
WI swH of sec. "a in Tp. u ~. r. 43 e "
He names the following witnesses to
prove his continuous residence upon, and
cultivation Of. SAID land, viz: Il. NJ.
=, A,lnstrong,J j. stewart. j. WaltOnS II,
VanBebber, ALI Of Kidd. W. r.
2-26t j. NJ. ADAMS. Register,
, 1888-02-02
Notice " Finai Proof.

Lane G.. Gillian.
LAND OFFICE SPOKANE FALLS, W, r.
January 18Th, 1885,.
Notice IL hereby given thnt tho follow
ing named settler has filed notice 0f hi.
intelitini, to make final proof In supp1rt
of his CLAIM. and that said proof wifi bc
Sp"kane Fails, - :" - J""s % HinGs ,1,' is,.s =
Nt ~ a.. IN viz: Lane u. Hi'iimni, whn
made Pre.epa ption Dsrlarst,ry State .asns
No 02ls. TOR the neK u sec 81. 10. rs, n.
r.42 n. w. NJ.
lie names the following witnesses In
prove his continuous residence upon ana
cultivation OF said land, viz: ]. M
kinpaird. j. NJ. Weneiwetch. +. n.
Moore. W: A. FELTON,, all Of Sp .ans
Falls. W. r.
2.2-8t J. NJ. ADAMS, Register.
, 1888-02-02
TAKEN UP.

At my ranch at Rock Lake, one buck
skin colored horse, all feet white six
years old, weight about 700 pounds, blind
In one eye. No brands. This stray taken
up on December Goth, 1897, N -
l-l5-4t HENRY SELLEAD.
, 1888-02-02
Hay for sale.

have 30 tons OF good marsh hay wtIrh
Will sell reasonable at my ranch ut New
mHn Lake, twenty miles northeast OF Spo.
kane. Call on or address, ~
w II. MIILs, ~
1l7wu Spokane Falls, w. r. y
, 1888-02-02
Taken Up.

On oath dny Of December 1887, at my
rancho fonr miles northw est IT Cheney,
one spotted, red.nscked steer, with white
belly. Right horn drosps AID point bro
visible. WRIGHT RUSHING,
2-2-w.4t
, 1888-02-02

THE last number of the Dayton
Inlander WIS printed on brown
wrapping paper, a pretty good
sign that the people OF
our neighboring city felt the full
effects Of the blockade.
, 1888-02-02

THE Tacoma Ledger intmates that
Ill the papers in the territory that op-
, 1888-02-02

THE legislature is making up for
lost time by holding three sessions u
day und rushing bills through with
dizzy rupidirv
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
THE NEWS.
Compiled From Late Dispatches.
FiFTiETH CoMQRESs.

6"Ib6Iu NOWOH6SSs
MoNDAY, July 2.-The River and Har-
Dor bill. which appropriatcs 81, AZ, 7S3,
was passed in the Senate. The nomina-
tion Of N. w. Fuller to be Chief Justice
was reported, without recommendation,
and 1t was placed on the calendar. Ad-
journed to the 5th. In the House the en-
tire session was occupied in discussing the
Pacific Railroad Funding bill.
TUESDAY, July 3.-The Senate was not
in session. In the House the Post office
Appropriation bill was reported and the
Tariff bill was further considered. Ad-
journcd to the 5th
THURSDAY, July SIN the Senate the
conference report on the Agricultural
Appropriation bill was concurrcd in. A
bill to make the manufacture. preparation
or sale Of adultcrated articles of food,
drink or medicine y misdemeanor punish
able by fine and Imprisonment was intro
duced. Messages were received from the
President vetoing three private pension
bills. Adjourned to the 9TH In the House
bills were reported to authorize the ap-
pOintment Of an assistant Secretary Of the
Navy and to perfect the quarantine scrv-
ice of the United States. The Senate
Land Forfeiture bill was discussed.
FRIDAY, July 6-The Senate was not in
session. In the House the Land Grant
Forfeiture bill was passed. II it becomes
law it will forfeit fifty-four million
acres. The debate on the Tariff bill was
resumed, and the only changes made were
to restore the present duty on wood
screws, pen-knivcs and razors, and fixing
the duty on new printing type at fifteen
per cent. ad valorem.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

The idiot-or criminal, which?-who
playfully points firearms at people. and
then extenuates serious results by tho
plea that he didn't know it Was
loaded" made his latest appearance at
Windsor, Can. The result is that Miss
Sarah Smith, of that place, is not
likely to recover from the wound which
she received. The law everywhere
should make the pointing of firearms
at people, even in jest, an indictable
ofiense. Nothing less, evidently, will
ever suppress this class of tragedies,
which seem 10 increase In frequency ~
Tho ysarc roll b..
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

AFTER the recent death of an old
woman, long a servant in Southbridge,
Mass, there were found among her
possessions 1898 in old New England
State bank bills, They were issued by
nineteen Massachusetts, eight Rhode
Island, six Connecticut banks and one
Maine bank. Although some of the
bills were forty years old, and the banks
were bound to pay none of them, the
administrator in charge of the estate
had little difficulty in securing their re-
demptiOn.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
AarOnnut4 DQu4ed.

BosToN, July 6.-The balloon which as
cended from the Common at o'clock
Wednesday evening descended in the har
bor off Point Shirley. The occupants were
submerged, and for three miles or
more were dragged through the
water at a rapid pace by the
balloon, which was impelled by
strong gale. They were sighted by
the steam yacht Rose g., and the latter,
after q stern chase, succeeded in overtak.
ing the balloonists and making fast the
drag rope to her capstain. After much
trouble the party was taken aboard and all
were safely brought to this city. The jour.
ney was most perilous one, and the es-
cape from death Of the excursionists
micasIlOua
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

The Statistical Bureau Of the Munich
pality of Paris has just issued the re-
turns AZ to the population OF the city
and Of the Department of the Seine at
the end of 1886. These returns put the
total population OF the Department at
2,96l, ,O89, of whom 2,344, $50 were resi-
dent in Paris itself. At the beginning
of the century the total population of
the Seine was only 63l ,5S5, SO that it is
now more than four times larger than
it was, increasing to 100000 in 1910
and to 100000 in 1876. 1t has, there
fore, increased by about 6OO,O in the
last ten years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

FREDERICK CLARK, of Damariscotta
Mills, Me-, now deceased, was born in
marlborough in 1903. He was the
sixteenth child of q family of twenty
children by the same father and
mother. Eighteen of these children
lived to maturity, seventeen married,
and sixteen had families. He was the
uncle of 119 nephews and nieces, and A
sister held the relation Of aunt to 127
nephews and nieces at her death, en-
bracing the third generation only.
Before his death he was uncle to
387 nephews and over four hundred
nioeos
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

A YOUNG lady of New York amuses
herself with humming- as pets.
They build their nests in the lace cur
tains, and have raised little families in
the parlor. There are plants for them
to fly about in, and every day the florist
sends basket of flowers for them to
extract the honey from, They are like
little rainbows flying about the room,
and they light on the head of their
dainty mistress with perfect freedom.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

THE Academy of Music at Haverhill,
Mass, was destroyed by fire on the 9Th.
Loss, 100000.
TIE securities, bills receivable and money
recently stolen by Charles A. Pitch. r, teller
Of the Union Bank of Providence, r. l.,
were recovered in London on the Sth.
EVANSVILLE, Wis, was visited by q severe
storm on the sth. Much damage was done
to growing crops.
KANSAS CItY, Mo-, was visite by cloud
burst on the morning OF the 9th.
LEVI p. MORTON was officially notified on
the 7th at Rhinebe'k, N. Y, OF his nomina-
ton for the Vice-Presidency.
AT Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the 7th, r. A.
Haskins. while drunk, walked out of a third
story window and was instantly killed.
AN eight-year.o old son of John Glenn, Of
being thrown from pony and dragged a
half mile with the lines entangled in his feet.
The residence of Joshua Hodgkin, at
Deer Lake, Mich, burned on the S:h, and
Mrs. hodgkins, sixty years, received dan
gerous and probably fatal injuries from the
flames.
GEORGE SMITH drank bromide in a drug
store Mt Lake Vilage, N. H., ON the sth,
mistaking it for brandy and died ten min
utes afterward.
a CASE of small pox was discovered on
board the steamer Celtic, VIII ch arrived
at New York on the 7th from Liverpool.
SARAH JOHNSON, a colored woman, died
at Brooklyn, N. Y, on the 7tb, from blood
poisoning caused by a mosquito bite.
DISPATCHES from Pittshurg, Pa, on the
9TH say that up to that date eighteen firms
had signed the Amalgamated scale.
A CROWD of drunken roughs tried to force
an entrance into the saloon of Thomas
Tierney, at Long Island, N. Y, on the
morning of the 7th, and one Of them, Rich.
ard Owens, was shot and instant y killed,
and Richard Walsh was fatally wounded
by the proprietor.
A FREIGHT train dashed into land slide
near Lafayette, Ind, on the sth, wreckine
the eng inc and fourteen cars. David Julian,
a brakeman, was instantly killed and two
other men received fatal injuries.
The United States steamer Swatara ar
rived at New Bedford, Mass, on the sth
and Gen Sheridan was taken ashore, ap
parently none tho worse for the trip.
AT Black Rock, N. Y, on the sth John
Gielow, while cleaning out a furnace in the
Mslleable Iron Works, fell In and WAS sulso
Gated ana hNi ned t. death
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

NASHVILLE. Tenn, pretends to be in
flutter over the discovery of an al
legged Magdalen, by Correggio, in the
possession of an aged negro, once a
servant OF General jackson. 1t is
claimed that the picture was owned by
the painter Earle, who died at Jack
sons house.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
big Blaxes la the Far West.

MARYsvILLE, Cal, July Ca fire broke
out here early yesterday morning in the
block IN which the most valuable business
houses in the city are located. The fire
continued to spread for two hours, and the
whole block, with tho exception of two
buildings, was destroyed. The total loss
is about $l7O,OO0; insurance estimated at
S9O,OOO.
ELMERo, Col, July 6-Fire destroyed
half the business portion of this town yes
terday afternoon. Some half dozen bust
ness houses, with their contents, were con.
sumed. The loss is estimated at k15, 200;
insurance only $tOO
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

ACCORDING to Prof. Sargent, the
strongest wood in the United States
is that OF the nutmeg hickory of the
Arkansas region, and the weakest the
West Indian birch. The most elastic
is the tamarack, the white or she'll
bark hickory standing far below it.
The least elastic, and the lowest in
specific gravity, is the wood Of the
ficus aurea- The highest specific
gravity. upon which in general de-
pends value as fuel, is attained by the
bluewOod of Texas.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

CAPTAIN ALFRED w. BURNETT, a
private detective. has succeeded in capt
uring David Straton, one of the lead
ers in the late feud in Logan and Pike
counties. KY, between the Hatfields
and McCoys. A reward aggregating
5000 was offered for his capture.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

A NOVELTY in the way Of commence
ment exercises was seen at New York
grammar school few days ago.
After the singing and recitations the
girls made a strawberry shortcake and
poached eggs in the presence of their
guests and distributed them among their
friends
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

PRESIDENT SEELYE, of Amherst Col
lege, is gifted with remarkable men,
ory. He is able to greet by name ev-
cry living graduate of the college whom
he has ever met, and freshmen who
have not been in college week are
surprised to hear the president address
them by their first names.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

ON the I'd Dominion Day, being tho
twenty third anniversary of the confcd
Grafton of the provinces, was celebrated
throughout Canada.
RUMoRs prevailed on the I'd OF AN An
archist plot in Berlin against the life of the
Emperor
A FIRE destroyed the Thcatcrd dcs Bouffe!
at Bordeaux, France, on the 81. Loss
E3OO,OO
THE Government Of France on the 5tl
gave its assent to a lottery loan of 81, ,0J
to aid the sufferers from the locust plague
in Alsiers.
ALONG the line of the Canada & Atlanti.
road between Montreal Il Ottawa fores
fires were raging on the 9TH. Eighteer
miles of track had been destroyed, anc
many cars, houses and mills had beef
burned.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
Thieves Raid . Town.

HUDSON, Wis, July 6-Wcdnesday al
ternoon Sheriff Campbell received word
that thieves had raided the village of Star
Prairie, town fifteen miles from this
place. They broke into all the stores and
blew open every safe in the town. After
finishing their work they stole horse and
carriage belonging to resident and made
their escape. They secured considerable
nlunder.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
Romance and Reality.

Many people have false ideas on the sub
lect of Indians, cowboys, and life gener-
ally in the boundless West; especially is
this true of boys and very young men who
reside in the Eastern part Of our country.
A story, true TO nature, is that Of an
Eastern boy who came into cattle ranch
anxious to engage in that kind of life. He
carried Winchester rife, wore two or
three pistols in his belt, and told the lead
ing spirit of the party that he wanted to
be cowboy. The man smilinEly looked
at hihi and said: Nov, young man, You
take OF that armory, show us what you
know about book keeping and double
entry. and maybe We can kiv9 sou 3
chance. --1.sfats Fai, N ESssA
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CAME TO A TRAGIC END.
A Trip for Pleasure Results In the Drown
Ing Of Three Persons.

=
ST. PAUL, Minn., July "a days enjoy
ment at Lake Johanna came to a tragic end
yesterday afternoon when Henry Tucker,
night clerk at the Ryan Hotel; his father,
q man "a years Of age, and Mrs.
stephen D. Dysinger, whose husband
is book keeper for L. l. May & Co., met
their death by drowning. Mr.. Tucker, Sr.,
lives at Amsterdam, N. Y, and came to
st. Paul to visit his son. The party were
out to spend the day picnicking. Mrs.
Tucker and her little child were afraid to
venture out on the water and were left
on shore, while the rest of the party Sc
cured boat and went out fishing. They
were out 30 feet from the shore when the
boat capsized and its occupants were
thrown into the water. The only witnes.
to the accident was a small boy on the
shore. He started to secure aid, but wher
it came it was too late.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

GEORGE H. GIBSON, of Boston, who
was to have married Miss Chandler. of
Chelsea, the other night did not ap-
pear. He was found dead the next
day. having shot himself because his
wedding suit was not ready.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
Rich Gold Find at victoria, B. G.

(, VICTORIA, B. c., July 6.-The Glazicr
bay district is attracting little attention.
Several good claims have been located AT
Webster. The property is showing some
very good quartz. A tunnel has been
driven in about forty five feet and a well.
defined body of quartz has been struck
which carries free gold. All assays are
very fattering.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

Rev. JOHN JASPER, the colored min
lister OF Richmond, whose views on the
sun have made him celebrated, has
been preaching since 1910. He was a
slave when he professed Christianity,
and his first religious labor was per-
formed among his fellow-workmen in a
Richmond tobacco factory.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
FROM WASHINGTON.

OK the I'd the public debt statement
showed the total debt to be 81. 705 993,
80; cash in treasury. tlO3. 10 4s4; debt less
cash in treasury, <l,l65. 5s4,65s Decrease
during June, &l4, Az, 500. Decrease since
June 80, 1887, sll3s44.OsO
The Fourth of July was more generally
observed throughout the country than
usual.
ADvIcEs of the 5th from General Sheri-
dams along shore sea voyage, en- route for
the Massachusetts coast, represented his
condition of health as improving and en-
couraging.
THE President on the 9Th vetoed the bills
granting pensions to Nathaniel d. Chase.
Harriet Cooper, William NJ Campbell, Jr,
and Julia Welsh, and the bill for the relief
Of Van Buren, Brown.
THERE were 149 business failures In the
United States during the seven days ended
on the 9th, against 3O4 the previous seven
days. The total of failures in the United
States from January to date is 5,4Ol,
against 5,o43 in 1887.
AT the General Land Officc patents to
agricultural lands were issued during the
last fiscal year as follows: Cash entries,
~, d9s; homestead, 1852; timber culture
l,343; desert land, 30; scrip, 523; total,
Al, $50. There were also issued ,024 patents
to mineral lands, la to coal lands and SO to
private lands under grants.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
Illuminating Mount Hood.

PORTLAND, Ore. July 6.-The illumina.
ton of Mount Hood Wednesday night
proved perfect success. At II O'Clock
tho illumination was seen very dis.
tinctly on the summit and continued to
burn brightly for space OF over
two and one-half minutes. The sight
was very brilliant one and was seen for
radius of 100 miles. All efforts to So
cure signals from the party on the mount
ain proved futile. A letter just received
from the party states that they encountered
q very heavy SHOWS torn and suffered much
from the severity of the weather.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

A PASSENGER train ran over a COW
near Eutaw. Ala. recently. and when
the engine reached Meriden the fire.
man $50 the dispatch says) went to
clear out his ash-pan and found the
cows tongue in Il nicely cooked.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

A RESIDENT of Newport, Ky, is said
to have invented smelling furnace by
which he can produce aluminium from
common clay at a cost OF one dollar a
pound. Aluminium now sells for one
dollar an ounce.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12

MRs. MADGE kendall, the great En-
glish actress, is the inventor and pat
entee Of a lamp and candle shade, from
the sale Of which she derives a hand
some profit. 1t is called the ''Egdam"
her own name reversed.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1888-07-12
WEST AND SOUTH.

WHILE bathing near Eagle River, Wis,
Frank 3. Smart, Jessie Hull and the lat
ter's son, aged seven, were drowned on
the I'd.
FIRE destroyed twenty two business
houses and residences in Paragould, Ark,
on the ID.
C. c. NELSON, president of the North
Side Savings Bank, of Atlanta, Ga, dis
appeared ON the I'd, taking with him the
funds.
On the I'd masked men stopped a stage
coach between Madeira and Hildreth, Cal,
and secured $4,000 in silver bullion.
In smash-up OH tho Northern Pacific
road, near Helena, NJ. T., on the I'd, twcn-
ty five people were injured.
AT midnight on the Sd the centennial
celebration was begun ut Cincinnati, the
uproar on the streets of horns, bells, fire.
crackers, drums, trumpets and human
voices never having had parallel IN the
city. The hilltops were ablaze with red
fire, and the pyrotechnic display excited
admiration. At eleven o'clock on the 4th
the formal opening exercises took place in
Music Hall. Governor Foraker made the
address of welcome, and Mrs. Polk, widow
of ex- President Polk started the machinery
by pressing IN electric button at her home
in Nashville. Tenn.
FLAMES on the I'd nearly destroyed Flag
staff, the principal town on the Atlantic &
Pacific road between Albuquerque and
Los Angeles.
A CONVENTION of farmers, laborers and
stock -raisers OF Texas met ut Fort Worth
on the Sd and nominated State ticket, with
Evan Jones for Governor The platform
denounccs the Mills bill for plating wool
on the free list and demauds the election Of
the President sAa viss,FfssideAs by pepas
lAs vaAA