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A C0LoRED FlEND.
TWO CHILDREN BOILED ALIVE BY A
NEGRO BOY,

And the Brains of Third Dashed Out
Against a Tree---The Crime Caused by
Drink---A Triple Murder and Suicide at
Macon, Ga.---Criminal Calendar.
EASTMAN, Ga, Feb. 6.-Hubbard Har-
rell, colored boy 10 years old, was
made drunk by party of turpentine
hands near Longview on Thursday. He
went to the home of his brother-in-law,
James Pope, and killed three children.
Filling a large kettle with boiling water,
Harrell commenced by inducing one
of the children to undress, when he
tripped him up and landed him in
the kettle where he was boiled alive. The
next child resisted, but Harrell knocked
her down with On iron bar and threw
her into the kettle with her brother.
Harreu then picked up the youngest
child by the ankles and was beating its
head against tree when its cries at
tracted the attention of the parents and
the boy murderer fled. The little ones
skull was SO badly fractured, however,
that death resulted last night. Young
Harrell is still at large.
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TO HONOR ERICSSON.
Shall Share in the Centennial Honors
in 1892.

A Petition That tho Great Discoverer
Shall Share in the Centennial Honors
in 1892.
WASHINGTON, Feb S.-Miss Maria A.
Brown, of Boston, is here endeavoring to
have the discovery of America by Lief
Erickson in the tenth century made
part OF the centennial exposition of 1892,
celebrating the anniversary of this gov
ernment's Inauguration and also the
discovery of America by Columbus.
Miss Brown is endorsed and aided in her
endeavor by all the Massachusetts con-
gressmeD, and Knute Nelson says that
the Scandinavians of the Northwest, as
we'll as everywhere, will be pleased to
know that an effort is thus being officially
made to give public recognition to the
race and the hardy explorer who really
discovered America 400 years before
Columbus ever thought of sailing
west to the East Indies. Lief Erickson
sailed enthusiastically from Iceland,
landing at Labrador, and settling for
months at or near Boston, naming the
country Vineland, in the Norske Ian
guage, because of vines of fruit there
discovered by him. Miss Brown will
probably accomplish her mission.
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.ansea to Ret,

ith.
was was put to
|ller than She
pm pm, after she c.-
nd nd; got it. AZ
She looked up
concerned air =.
we I've heard !
? G,,1 retire in,nss,!
|An get up ~
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Notice to Teachers and Schoo,
Officers.

The recent storm has added a dis
couraging feature to our rcounty schools
which l think could be obviated if
there was q common understanding
between the patrons and teachers in
regard to such storms. | would urge
the directors to have an abundance of
coal at each school house, and that
teachers, in case OF storms where
risk would be run IN sending them
home, to retain their pupils at the
school house until parents come. The
coal burned or time spent is not to be
compared with a life risked. 1 "con-
gratulate the teachers who used their
good judgment in the recent storm and
caution those who risked their pupils
lives to heed this for the future. Par
ents should send or take their children
to school every day and place conf
dence in the teacher that their lives
are safe. Yours truly,
II. L. BRAS, County Supt.
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MURDER AND SUICIDE.

a Georgia Farmer Kills His Wife, Her
Sister and Son and Hangs Himself.
MACON, Ga, Feb. 6.-Amos Grant, q,
rolored farmer, was found hanging from
h timber of his house yesterday. Inside
were found the bodies of Grants wife,
her sister and Grants !5-year-old son.
It is thought that Grants wife was
about to leave him and that in his frenzy
he killed them all.
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To Aid Kansas Sufferers

IRooUoIs, Oak, Feb. GA petition is
being circulated and extensively signed
by the citizens of Iroquois contributing
towards carload of corn and provisions
to be sent to the destitute and suffering
people of Kansas. The governor of that
state has called for aid, and III response
our generous people are going down in
their pockets to contribute their mite.
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! l||||||Il|h!G | FIERcELY.
MEsTERN RATE WAR FAIRLY
sfSss fssS N sSsSalNAUGURATED.

b .41lsAukec & st. Paul Issues an om-
'aass1Hrtn ~ Which Gives Big Slash at
\ il.-1 ~ The! Reduction Met by the Bur-
ton And the Northwestern and Rock
= sad Both Wheel Into Line.
ng;Aa0; Feb. 6.-The war In Western
;;ktsSrates waged fiercely to-day. It
4 Tith the official tariff issued by
JlEklE Milwaukee & St. Paul COM
Mailing all rates between Chicago
!sganeil Bluffs almost in twain.
s's|s tas quoted by the st. Paul
First-class, 40 cents; second,
third 26; fourth, 81; fifth, l6;
ss1711kE;SB, 16. These reductions
gefrOm85 cents to 8 cents. The Chi
BuHlipgton 6 Quincy followed later
santng q. q tariff making similar reduc-
gtn E0nncil Bluffs, and also putting
hless same rates to Kansas City and
thsstetn Missouri river points.
irlnlIi Midgely, of the Southwestern
ciAstS thereupon authorized
SoathNestern lines to meet the rates.
Nv siSHgakysSss sduSlllIC, OF tne Chicago
loEthWestern made q strenuous at
pt.tO persuade the Rock Island and
'lingtOnto ignore the st. Paul's rates
,onncil Bluffs, but without success,
all lines met the cuts. Later in the
the st, Paul company made q big re-
tio9. in rates to Minneapolis and st.
], Eting down first class from so
and other classes in pro-
dons Before the Offices closed this
ling the st. Paul was quoting to
neil Bluffs, Kansas City and other
soMTt river points rates on all classes
ntsA Agshundred below the morning
These rates not only affect the
,tlg Business 10 the Missouri river
sshsRRnl, but to all immediate points
l1t,the Mississippi river, where the
tfs8anote rates higher than those
~ the cuts.
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Headquarters in n1inneapo,ts.

MINNEAPOLIS, Feb. e.-The Republic
can executive committee met at the
Union league rooms. 7. e. Byrnes was
made chairman and TamB Bixby secre
tary. There was T. great deal of discnE~
sion on matters OF interest to the orgsni-
zation, but the question which brought
out the most debate was in regard to hx-
ing the state headquarters. 1t was hn-
ally decided to locate in Minneapolis.
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Bishop of Nova Scotia.

CHICAGO, Feb. G.-Rcv Dr.. Courtney,
who was rector of the st. James aristo-
cratic North side parish five years ago,
has accepted the mitre Of Nova Scotia.
DR.. Courtney went from here to the rec.
torship Of st. Paul's Boston. He is a
Scotch Englshman and still swears ale
glance to Victoria.
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70 Than the st. Paul Capitol.

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. e.-The assembly
amberis about to be vacated. Many
rioussmovements of the stone in the
ptned arch have been discovered, all
the main ribs of the vault split and
ahyof The stones cracked clear through.
lehnle ceiling is declared to be in
lnKetpus condition. A time must come
on!,,hsy say, when without warning
!eygk6le ceiling will fall.
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Mrs. yiIesIll Again.

WASHINGTON, Feb. e.-Mrs. Villas is
quite i'll again, so much as to require the
presence of Secretary Villas all day. He
feared to go to the department while her
condition was so much worse. 1t is re-
ported this evening that she is consider
ably improved
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PARIS, Feb. 6.-With the advent of the
dry season, work has been geen generally
resumed on the Panama canal, and there
is great activity on most of the sections.
At the important station of Culebra
preparations are making for uninter-
rupted work, day and night. The cleo
tric light has been introduced for this
purpose.
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HDamnges for a burned a.r.h.

BEIIl;AlEcsKsSR1vER FALLS, Wis, Feb. g.
eIsuit Of A. S. Trow, of Merrillian,
ainst the Chicago, st. Paul, Minneap-
sls&g0maha Railway company for s75,-
Jdaniages, growing cut OF the alleged
rnfngof the Iron Mount cranberry
.rsh, seven miles east Of here, last
lgnst Through fire set by spurks from
fendant's locomotives, terminated, after
nEdaysitrial, ina verdict for plaintiff for
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-02-10

ST. PAUL, Feb. 6.-News came from
Huron few days ago of the shipment of
two carloads of provisions and grain to
the Kansas sufferers of the blizzard.
Dispatches from Peoria, Kan, say that
citizens there are raising funds to enable
sufferers of the Dakota blizzard to emf
CRATE to sunny Kansas.
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st. Paul A1ardi Gras.

ST. PAUL, Feb. 6.-The second mardi
gras occurred Friday evening. It was o
great event, and fairly eclipsed its prede-
cessor Of Wednesday. Long before the
appointed hour the crowds sought the
palace grounds, and the revels were kept
up for over an hour.
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PEORIA, Kan, Feb. Irresponsible
parties in this city are interesting them
selves in raising funds to aid tho blizzard
stricken sufferers OF Dakota to cmigrate
to the sunny land Of Kansas. The mat
ter will be brought before our board Of
trade at the next meeting
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Employers Give In rh,s riue,

P1TrsBuRG, Feb. 6.--The 10 per cent.
reduction in wages ordered by the Pitts
burg Tube Works company has been
withdrawn and work will be resumed at
the old wages. It is probable that SINH
lar action will be taken by the other COM
panies in that vicinity and the threatened
strike or lockout ayerted.
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No More New STYLE, sin stoves.

CINCINNATI, Feb. G.-Thc stove manu-
facturers Friday elected Mr.. D. M.
Thomas as secretary for another term at
s., 900 year. A resolution was adopted
restricting the number of stove patterns
produced by the makers, patterns on
hand to remain in use for several years.
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Cirarmakers VIII Strike,

Boston, Feb. 6-The cigarnskers of
Boston voted unanimously to strike
against a reduction of their wages pro-
posed by the Manufacturers associa-
tion. About 60 per cent of the cigar
makers of the city are involved in the
ctriln
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Opposition to tho whisky Trust.

PEORIA, Ill.,, Feb. 6.-It is currently
reported here that the Fermenich COM
pany, of Buffalo, is about to contract for
a new 3,000-bushel distillery, to run in
opposition to the whisky trust in Peoria
The firm operates large starch works
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Strikes Bed Rock Every Time.

LEMARs, Iowa, Feb. 6.-The con-
tractor at the gas well is playing in hard
luck. He has been obliged to suspend
work for the third time, owing to the en-
countering of another boulder at the
depth OF sixty feet. The machinery will
now be moved 100 feet, and one more
trial will be had.
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Miners are Returntnc to Work.

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 6.-An officer of
the Philadelphia 6, Reading Railroad COM
pany estimates that at least 5000 miners
returned to work during the week and
said that there are enough mines being
worked to avoid any iEcLayenience to the
company or to consumers.
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MINNESOTA RAILWAYS.
Report of the Commissioners---
Ii Increase In Mileage

H%PAUL, Feb. 6.-The annual report
sthes state railroad and warehouse
a,m1ission to the governor for the
t.ssSnaing Nov. 80, 1887, was
dAsP4blic Friday. The report
in the hands of the state
since its completion about a
nthgago. The document is quite q
lEl affair, the first part alone
Itsalaatp 1913 pages. 1t shows that 503
esnew road were built in the state
Ing eS7, and that 4,S71 miles of road
now in operation. Freight earnings
reasea nearly 81, 600, 900, While passen-
.safnings decreased $50, ,0U0.
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ROME, Feb. G.-A1gr. Adam, of Califor-
mia, presented to the pope Photographic
likeness of an Indian Catholic, named
Gabriel, who is supposed to be 140 years
of age. Mgr. Adams asked special
blessing for Gabriel, which his holiness
tnd
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LANSING, Mich, Feb. 6. -"old Buck
skim" the horse rode by Lieut.. L. B.
Baker, of this city, in the pursuit and
capture of j. Wilkes Booth, died here
Friday. His skin will be mounted and
placed on exhibition in the state mu-
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Will Reimburse the states.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-The house COM
nittee on war claims has agreed to re-
port favorably the bill to reimburse the
several states for interest on money
expended by them on account Of rais-
ing troops employed in aiding the Uni
ted States in suppressing the late rebel
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SBUFFALo, N. Y, Feb 6.-The Western
ranNt company has leased the propeller
7yoming for another year at S35, 900.
IS this the same that was paid last
ear, Indicates that there is no material
hange ii the estimated value of vessel
i-onertY here.
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Six Million Barrels for the yyorkmen.
PITTsBURG, Penn, Feb G.-six million
barrels of oil have been set aside to ba
sold in due time to compensate the oil
producers and drillers who havs Joined
the movement to decrease production.
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GAVE IN AT LAST.
Two Thousand Troy Steel and Iron Work
ers Return to Work at Reduced

Z 1"o tHUusHHu Troy SteeI and IFon Work-
ers Return to Work at Reduced
Wages.
Troy, N. Y. Feb. 6.-After vainly
endeavoring to obtain concession from
the Troy Steel and Iron company, the
employees Friday morning decided to ac-
cept the terms of the company, includ-
ing 10 per cent. reduction Of wages.
Had they not done SO, there is little
doubt that the company would have
kept its mills closed for ut least a year.
The lock out has been in force q little
over two months, keeping about 1000
men idle.
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.Nsw3 stations in wisconsin.

II. PAUL, Feb. 6.-The Milwaukee
essnOttce that the following stations on
!. wisconsin U Valley division, north of
rTfll have been opened for business:
mbs, dorretta, Gilbert, St. Mary, Bear
tns GOodnow and Hoxie.
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WASHINGTON, Feb. 6.-Ratlroad SER
vice is established at Salem, OAK, via
Spencer and Fulton to Mitchell, Oak,
Chicago, ST. Paul, Minneapolis e. Omaha
railway, as often as trains may run, from
Feb. 2S.
Mail messenger service is established
at Fort Buford, OAK, from St. Paul,
Minneapolis g. Manitoba railway, as
often as required.
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lenourice the Land Grant.

!GREXFFALi-s. Mont, Feb. "a large
1blIe meeting has passed a resolution
the proposed mineral land
ANTS 10 the Northern Pacific railway.
elegAtes were chosen to the Helena
convention. The Montana
has chosen site for
,dnetiSn works near Black Eagle Falls.
heMorks will smelt 200 tons daily.
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censured the cp,npanx.

ST. PAUL, Feb. G.-The coroner's jury
rendered verdict in the cable-car acct
dent case censuriny the company for
employing inexperienced persona
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;;E.HI,n,ntine ;ElI,, for the soutb po1o

*LsnNpoN, Feb. 6.-The antarctic COM
aitsee of Melbourne, Australia, have
sstA circular urging British mer-
;hanl sahd shop owners to combine for
heGse of dispatching two steamers
Os Ostheh h6lth pole this summer
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isalIsiCanadian Pacific outrage,

lNA9;I[k N9;IkSIlREG, Man, Feb. 6.-Farmers
fIlneEEiiants are excited over the fact
tsthere are thousand cars of wheat
esSfhAE the Canadian Pacific will not
ehile it is taking wheat from
nIeAp0lis at half what it does from
lnnipegs
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sGsyernor Ru.k Improved.

MMWAUKEE, Feb 8.-Latest Madison
adYtcessconcerning Governor Rusk's ILL
ness arS that his condition is improved,
hut hs is sttll confined to his bed.
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An Irish League in Utah,

LALT LAKE, Utah, Feb. GA number
Of patriotic Irishmen have jus; organized
local branch OF the Irish land league, q
be known as the Wnfred Blunt Land
League Of Utah.
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Union Labor Party of wisconsin,.

OSHKOSH, Wis, Feb. G.-The state CEN
trail committee of the Union Labor party
met here Thursday, and, after perfecting I
an organization, decided to hold the next
state convention in this city on July "a.
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.XlEIIlEiao Hack to the o1a Rete..
hnipsks
-"

yEWYoRK, Feb. 6.-The executive
nnnitteeEof the tcunk lines continued
lmeeting to-day in Commissioner
ak'ssG0fce. Tho announcement was
de thatSthe Grand Trunk line and the
oO' line would go back to the old
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-02-10

JorlETIL, Feb. 6-Governor oglesby
lass beenMat the state prison for two
lays. He spoke to F'iclden and Schwab,
the anarchists, who expressed their
gratitude TO him for saving them from
thesHalloWs.s
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IIsld by the Standard on Company

fSTsADuIs, Feb. 6.-The Standard Oil
companEhas bought out the firm Of
Washbnfn &. Son, which owned the Iron
Mountain Warehouse and Tank company,
and dSransa tank line into the turpentine
lreQana of Alabama
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bare e

I par
|l'ci,iel
o best
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-02-10
90 MANY.

20 MANY.
er rusty att
I in stl'eaks a
ftllcs, wander
Thursday aft
where basl;.
ale.
he prophet,
l'uit; ''tlle b.
awares i'll t
pay inside
| nd shifting ]
y arm he Inc
| grape from
Having d
Ire and then
oncords agai.
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btillas.

Ee personagt
ven her mot
Said the latt
NINA SO tod
E, l must m,
kNeb,) Vyon!a
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FROSTY FR0LIC FINISHED.
st. Pau1's Third Winter Carnival Brought
to Successful Close---Childrsn's Day
at the Palace---A Novel Parnde---BIil-
liant illumination of the Palace and
Fireworks in the Evening.

Fireworks in the Evening.
ST. PAUL, Feb. 6.-The third winter
carnival is closed. 1t was not so well at
tended as those of previous winters. Alto
gether, though, it has been a success. The
fire works that were too wet to use on the
occasion of the last storming, were used
in another storming Saturday evening.
The last day was given up to amusing
the children. There was pony, dog
and goat team parade on the carnival
grounds in the afternoon and in the even
ing the palace was more brilliantly illum-
mated than ever before, presenting
grand spectacle.
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FlSon you've
over nine
Urn into q
ack to Jer-
It l'avagin'
v.
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BUSINESS CARDS.

CIV. PARMELEE,
HOMEOPATHIC PHYSICIAN AND SUR
IL GEON. Office over Bank of Dakota. Gener-
al surgery specially. Night calls attended from
office. Mitchell. Dakota.
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! make the
listen, for
p begin to
start the
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election.

Election.
tie ? wcro spe;
before Graci,
ID little chi.
he We're aliy
He would
|gs." "Well, n
L I shall see
We got him $,
haven't We
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10 H1s Last,
faith in the
Ehe ll believes j.
little col,lpa,I. !:
(roolll, and Oft.
|niock n! the door
'liverancc,w vii
after first tljl' r.
to make, VIII ii
81 vigorous ., .,
driver, which q
'ol' come Wit
didn't You n, ,
ny n; do the prar n
,ll s I can~as a
HARTFORD Tin. ~.
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church.,

Flloir any
y. u
Pllely my
LillcolD
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-02-10
Elild.
b lady ca
sit down
right in
annie. Why

Fallllla saw
er rains bu
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1888-02-10
hanged.
kken in l,,.,,

ken ken in blythe
ilit,tlcbabyL Lrt
h by hours.
q, and in ;lnsr
II no little dis
|uld'nt have $,
IS J, mother | Y
!" She knew
Ped with some
it to the store
3 more to l,or
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won't you
people
own, I'm
Pl awfully
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red the ven
and make
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-18

Nothing excites the wonder and ad-
miration of the average backwoods visi-
tor more than the elevators that carry
passengers 10 the second story of Park
Hall. Some Of them stand for half an
hour, gazing at the working of the ma
chine, evidently trying to muster up sIf-
dcient courage to try the "d--n thing
once" Recently a man over eighty
years Of age took a ride in one for the
drst time, but not until after his friends
had spent fully ten minutes in conyinc-
ng him that 1t would not blow up,
Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-09-18

that it is referred to in Isaiah Z: 6, "the
waters of Sloan, which go softly" and
dates back to the reign of Ahaz. The
most generally accepted opinion is that
1t was constructed in the reign of King
Hezekiah, and is referred to in H.
Chronicles 324 and 30, $50 there was
gathered much people together, and they
stopped all the fountains, and the brook
that flowed through the midst of the
land, saying Why should the King of
Assyria come and find much waters'
This same Hezekiah also stopped the
upper spring of the waters of Gihon, and
brought them straight down on the west
side of the city of David"
Captain Gender, of the Royal Engi-
neers, after twice passing over four holtrs
in the passage between the Virgins
Fount and the Pool of Sloan, succeeded
In discovering the place where the work
men met