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The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
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The final entries made during the year covered
9088, 592 acres the original entries, 1888, 100
acres, and the railroad and other selections,
4,514,570 acres. The total amount of cash
sales amounted to. $3,379,410. The Secre-
tary estimates that nearly 800, OO0, 900
viii be required for pension payments
during the next fiscal year. and says: at is
recommended that a pension be granted to
every soldier and sailor who was honorabIy dis
charged, and Who being dependent on his daily
labor for his support, is now or may hereafter
be disabled There on the rolls on the
90th of June 489, 725 pensioners The %ames of
81 ,921 pensioners were added and 755 dropped
were restored, making 53075 pensioners added
during the year. The names of 1857 were
dropped leaving the net increase 81. 16s The
amount paid for sions during the year
$98,275,113 an increase Of Sc, 9,251
tary recommends s0 that the law awe relating Redls
to disability be revised and that pensions
to dishonorably discharged soldiers be prohib-
tied. The Secretary says the Indians should be
made self-supporting, and that this can be done
only by educating their youth The trust funds
held for Indians amount to 800, 754, 402 The
Secretary recommends that immediate action
be taken relative to the debts of the Pacific rail
ways The value of the mines in the country is
indicated by the following figures: Pig iron,
$1O7 100000; silver, $59, 10000 gold, $33, 49,,
600; copper, $32, 833, 954; lead, $15,924, 951;
zinc, $5,5O0,855; quicksilver, ~, 43, 1875; nick
Ell, $115,51S; aluminium, $65, 000 antimony,
$4,000; platinum, $4,000 total. $3.50, 245, 4O3.
Non-metallic minerals were produced to the
value Of 1928, 914, 529, making O total of $751;
b59,931. Oklahoma is estimated to contain 1000
people, and it is recommended that Congress be
asked TO pass @ law creating a Territorial Coy
eminent The total number of applications
received for patents was a., 047 and of patents
granted %, GAL The receipts were S., 1856 557 and
the expenditures 1899 697. In addition to the
topics considered above the Secretary speaks of
the work of the geological survey, the Govern
ment charitable institutions and Yellowstone
Park and concludes with the statement that
the Maritime Canal Company Of Nicaragua has
commenced work on it's charter.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
FIRE IN A ST. PAUL HOTEL.
Two Men Suffocated to Death by the


Two Men Suffocated to Death by the
Smoke.
At st. Paul. Mimi, at 4:30 in the morning
fire broke out in the Washington House, OPP
posite the Union depot, and it soon became
apparent that there were several persons in
the building. A rescuing party forced its
way into the building and soon reappeared.
bringing the bodies of two men. Life was
extinct in both cases, death having resulted
from suffocation. The victims were Lorenzo
Rinalde, an Italian, who arrived at st. Paul
Saturday from Butte. Mont. and was on
his way to Italy. The other was young
Swiss. named Christopher Putt. The loss
on the building is $4,000; insured for
$4,000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

Important Measures that Demand Early
Attention.
Among the important matters which will
engage the present session of Congress are
the following:
Abolition or regulation of trusts; establish
ment of postal savings banks; organization of
postomces aboard transatlantic steamships !:
increase of the number of judicial circuits to
relieve the pressure of unfinished business on
the Supreme Court abolition of lotteries as
far as Congress can accomplish that object pay
ment OF Indian depreciation claims of Western
pioneers and the organization Of q special tri-
bunal to adjucate those claims; granting of
subsidies to the American merchant marine
the Blair educational bill; an investigation of
the affairs of the Pension Office and the Civil
Service Commits sion; settlement of the dispute
over the seal fisheries; total exclusion of Chi
nese and other objectionable imnigrants.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
A woman's Cruel Crime.

4 Concord On. H. dispatch says: At the
Merrimac County farm Mrs. Bennett seized
a slight, delicate woman named Sarah
Chesley Wood, carried her to bath tub in
a small room off the main room and threw
her into one of the tubs. Despite the VIC
TINS frenzied struggles and screams Mrs.
Bennett held her down, turning on the cold
water. and kept her in that position until
she was drowned.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
A BIG MORTGAGE.

The Oregon Improvement Company Pro-
vides for an Issue of New Bonds.
The Oregon Improvement Company has
filed with the Recorder at San Francisco a
consolidated mortgage. dated Nov. 1, 1889.
of all its property to the Farmers Loan
and Trust Company. of New York. for
$4,000, OOO, to secure the payment of bonds
of the first issue. The new bonds issued
bear interest at per cent. payable semi
annually and mature in fifty years. The
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
LAW FOR NO MANS LAND.

Judge Brewer Decides that 1T Is Under
the Jurisdiction of the Texas Court.
AtTopeka, Kan, Judge Brewer, in the
United States Circuit Court, has rendered
decision by which the Stevens County
men under Indictment for the murder of
Sheriff Cross and his Deputies in No Mans
Land are to be sent to the United States
Court fol- the eastern district Of Texas for
trial. Judge Brewer declared to be uncon-
stitutional the act of Congress known as
the Muskogee act. which placed No Mans
Land under the jurisdiction of the Texas
court. The twelve indicted men will at
once be taken to Paris, Texas. for trial.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
OCEAN STEAMERS COLLIDE.
The Iowa and the Ligurian Crash Together
in the MerSey.

The Iowa and the Ligurian Crash Together
in the Mersey.
A Liverpool cable says: The British
steamer Iowa, bound hence for Boston with
freight and passengers. collided in the
Mersey with the cotton laden steamer Lii
gurian, from Alexandria, and also with the
Spanish steamer Munin. The Ligurian was
abandoned. but her cargo of cotton kept
her afioat and she was subsequently beach
ed. The iowa and the Munin were locked.
The Iowa was beached prior to docking.
Her bows were seriously damaged. The
Ligurian has cut her bulwark below the
water line,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Two Men Killed in a Drunken Row.

A Charleston, w. Va, dispatch says: In
formation reaches here that there was big
riot in the Flat Top mining district, in Mer-
Ger County. a few nights ago. in which sew
en- men were shot, two being killed instant
ly. All the parties to the ARRAY were ne
groes, and it grew out of drunk. The
men had been paid off that day. No names
are given, and no other particulars are
known.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Fatally Wounded Two Men.

James Archer shot and fatally wounded
Joseph Parker and III. E. Waterhouse, en-
ployes of Archer, at a small mining camp
near Silver Cliff, Col Archer claims that
he acted in self-defense.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
A Canadian SHORTAGE.

Reports come from Ottawa that short
age of several thousand dollars has been
discovered in the Crown land office at
Charlottetown, Prince Edward 8 Island. and
that the Commissioner. the Hon. Donald
Ferguson, is seriously involved.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
VERDICT IN THE NAvAssA CASE.

One Man Found Guilty, Another Acquitted
and a Disagreement as to the Others.
A Baltimore dispatch says: The jury in
the Navassa case brought in a verdict find
ing George S. Key guilty of murder in the
first degree; Moses Williams. alias "Da-
kota. not guilty; and not agreed to the
other sixteen prisoners. This verdict does
not release the sixteen from trial on other
indictments. Key has appealed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
FaiIure al York. Neb.

J. S. McConaghys general store at York,
Neb., has been closed. The Citizens State
Bank, of which he was President, also
closed it's doors. He had branch bank at
Benedict. a small town in the same county,
which is also said to have failed. Nc
Conaghy was quoted at between $4,000 and
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Chicago Defeats Michigan.

The University eleven of Chicago defeat
ed the University of Michigan at game
of football at the Chicago Baseball Park
Thanksgiving day, before fashionable au-
dience of 1000 peope, by a score of 20 to 0.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
An Ocean steamer Blown Up.

A Marseilles cable says: Fire broke out
on the steamer Vile de Marseilles, on which
5000 tons of gunpowder were stored. When
the flames reached the powder a terrific
explosion occurred The crew succeeded
in making its escape when the fire was dis
covered.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
-Four Little Girls Blown to Atoms.

At Elliottsville. w. Va. four little girls,
owner. found a key of powder in an
abandoned working. In some way they
exploded it and were blown to atoms.
Their mother lost her reason when told of
the fate of her children.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
FIVE PERSONS BURNED TO DEATH.
Fatal Blaze in a Philadelphia Firetrap-
Several Badly Injured.

Fatal Blaze in Philadelphia Firetrap-
Several Badly Injured.
At Philadelphia the bakery of Gustav
Gross caught fire and the building in which
it was located was entirely consumed. Five
of the occupants were burned to death, and
two were fatally and three seriously in
jured. The dead bodies of the following
persons were taken from the ruins: Gustav
Gross. Jr., aged II; Bruno Gross, aged 5;
Geo. Bitner. aged 8; Ida Bitner, aged 6; Annie
Bitner, aged 5. Margaret Gross, aged 2
years and months, who was one of the
injured sent to the hospital, died shortly
afterward. Mrs. Gross, who was in deli
cate condition. was burned about the head.
arms and legs, and fell from the third story
window. She has since died. The other
persons injured were Mr.. and Mrs. os eph
Bitner and John Emischaun.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
The Sugar Trust Appeals.

Notice of an appeal from the decision of
the general term Of the New York Supreme
Court sustaining the order of Justice Bar
rett dissolving the North River Sugar Re-
filming Company has been filed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Mexico Wants Manufactures.

The legislature of Nuevo Leon, Mexico,
has authorized the Governor to grant new
manufactures established in that State
twenty years exemption from contributions
and taxes.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
The NIinneanoIis Trihune Fir,

Nomore persons have been reported miss
ing at Minneapolis, and it is the belief that
not more than fifteen met death by the fire
in the Tribune Building. The women and
children who went into the building are
safe and well. but there is no clew to the
identity of the men who shot themselves
rather than die amid the flames.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Accidentally Shot Her Lover.

Josephine Welsh, young woman living
at West Elizabeth. Pa. while carelessly
handling a revolver, shot and instantly
killed her lover. Charles Weite. The young
couple were to have been married soon.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Tn Honor of Thomas A. Armstrong.

The monument erected at Pittsburg to
the memory of the Hon. Thomas A. Arm
strong by the members OF the labor organi-
cations of the country has been unveiled
with imposing ceremonies. The Grafton
was delivered by the Hon. Miles S. Hum
phries. Previous to the exercises there
was parade in which 5000 took part.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
A Kansas Bank Cashier Arrested.

J. G. Gilliland. cashier Of the Citizens
State Bank, st Selden. Kansas. has been
placed under arrest. charged with forging
mortgages and thus obtaining money from
Eastern companies. He was making ar
engagements to leave for Pennsylvania when
he was arraStad
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Fire in a Garnet Mil.

The loss by the burning of one of the
mills of the Hartford Carpet Company at
Thompsonville, Conn. will, it is said.
amount to $180,000, on which there is an
insurance of $175,OOO.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Kentucky Tobacco Men Fail.

A Louisville Ky.) dispatch says: Mcleod
& Anderson, tobacco warehousemen, have
failed here. The firm consists of DR.. George
w. Mcleod and James A. Anderson, both
of Versailles. They have assigned all prop
erty belonging to them not subject to
homestead exemption. This includes a
100000 bluegrass farm near Versailles and
tobacco warehouse at Sulphur, KY. to-
gether with tobacco. etc., in their ware
house here. Assets and liabilities large,
but not definitely known.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05

SPEAKING of the what-would-youdo
if-you-were-a-m man question, it was an
unfeeling woman who said she sup
posed she would make fool of herself
like any other man.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Landslide in New York.

landslide on the New York Central
Railroad near Troy, N. Y, covered the
tracks and stopped travel. Four houses
on the bank were moved and are in danger.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
An Amendment for FIJI. Wines.

Mr.. F. H. Wines, of Illinois. has been ap-
pointed by Supt. Porter a special agent in
charge of the collection of statistics Of
pauperism and crime for the eleventh GEN.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
The Grain in sight.

The visible supply Of grain compiled by
the New York Produce Exchange was:
Wheat. 81, 472.359 bushels, an increase of
1,34s.3O bushels; corn. 6.204, 128 bushels, an
increase Of 103,974 bushels.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05

property. mortgage includes the Oregon
Railway and Navigation Company. Pacific
Coast Steamship Company. Puget Sound
Railroad. and real estate in California.
Washington and Oregon. besides mining
and other shares.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
A Brave Engineer killed.

George Durham. a well-known locomo-
tive engineer. who on several occasions
saved train-lo loads of people, was killed near
Providence. R. l.. while attempting to pre-
vent collision between his train and a
wild switch engine. None of the passen-
1vac burf
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05

GoD is immutable in all things; and
it is among his immutabilities that he
will always. in dealing with men, have
regard for their desires, humbly anC
trustfully presented to him.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Cursed His God and Was Stricken Dumb.

Cursed His God and Was Stricken Dumb.
John Chama. of Pottstown. Pa, recently
cursed his Creator. and fell paralyzed and
stricken dumb. Thus he had lain until
Thanksgiving Day. when he was found
dead with a strap about his neck, suicidally
placed, it is believed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Friends of Mormonism Excited.

reported to be greatly excited over the
recommendation of Governor Wolfley that
the test oath be reinstated in that Terri
tory,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
A Great Jumper Killed.

Prof Baptiste Peynaude, the aerial diver
who was badly injured while diving from
the tower at Faranta's. in New Orleans. has
died. He was born at Marseilies, France.
and had followed his profession about
twelve years without meeting any serious
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Canadian Customs Order Suspended.

A Victoria. B. c.. dispatch says: The
customs order prohibiting the entry OF
Canadian bonded freight shipped over
American lines into Victoria in American
bottoms has been suspended until Dec. II.
pending request by Victoria that the
order be rescinded.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Football Contest

In the championship foot ball game be-
tween the University of Pennsylvania and
Wesleyan at the Berkeley Oval. the latter
was victorious by score of 10 to 2.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Negotiating a Copvrieht Treaty..

Secretary Blaine is engaged in negotiat-
ting copyright treaty with France. Count
De Keratry. special representative of the
French republic. has had several inter-
views with him recently
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Miners lntombed by Landslide.

A tremendous landslide occurred at SEMI
tenberg. Brandenburg, which has choked
up two shafts and intombed number of
miners, whose rescue alive is doubtful.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
DOTNGS OF THE DAY.
EVENTFUL HAPPENINGS IN EVERY
KNOWN HEMISPHERE.

An Interesting Summary Of the Latest
News by Wire-Fires, Accidents, Crimes,
Politics, Religion, Commerce and Crops,
Sandwiched with Minor Affairs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
Princeton Defeats Yale.

In the foot ball game Thanksgiving Day,
Princeton defeated Yale 10 to 0, thereby
winning the inter- collegiate championship.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
THE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

Extracts from the Annual Report of Secre-
tary Noble.
The annual report of the Secretary of
the Interior deals extensively with the
question of public lands. The number of
agricultural patents issued for the fiscal
year ending June &c. 1889. is 7O.141. The
following table shows fhe patents issued
by the Land Office during the year:
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05

Know thyself. If you can't get the
requisite information, run for Office.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
a Now Horsemen,s society Proposed.

meeting to organize the American
Hackney Horsemen's Society will be held
at Youngstown. Ohio, Dec. IL next. They
propose to issue a stallion book and keep a
registry of that breed.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05

sus. Mr.. Wines was in charge of this work
in the last census. and is an authority on
this subject.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
: Re-Elected President of the Eric

John King has been reelected President
of the Erie Road. The annual report shows
gross earnings of $27. Oo4. 406; net earnings,
So. 817 1852
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
caves Uncle Sans Emp1o,

Miss Lydia J. Ray. of Illinois. a clerk in
the Land Office at $1,000 per annum. has
resigned,
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1889-12-05
The Silver Convention Adiourns.

The national silver convention has closed
it's sessions at st. Louis. It adopted plat
form calling for the free and unlimited
coinage of standard silver dollars, to be
legal tender for all debts, public and pri-
vate; and that until such law is enacted
the Secretary of the Treasury be required
to coin the maximum of So, OO1. 900 worth of
silver per month. A committee was also
appointed with power to summon another
convention and provide for the election of
delegates.
EngIishmen Buying New England Mills.
A rumor has been current in dry goods
circles in Boston for some days to the effect
that consolidation of print works was on
the tapis which will embrace the Manches-
ter at Manchester, n. H.; the Pacific at
Lawrence, and the Indian Orchard Mass.)
MILL the consolidated interests TO be con-
trolled by British capital Treasurer Sal
tonstall, of the Pacific mills, when asked
about the report, would neither confirm Tor
deny it.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
Dress Trimmings Of Every Description

We have good stock of Flannel
Shirting and Factory Flannel, Cot
ten and Fleece.Lined Shirting,
which we will sell cheap.
Good Shirtings for 7c.; Check
Ginghams &C, to &c.; Dress Glng-
hams, an elegant line of Prints.
Gents Silk and Wool Mufflers
for 25c. and upwards.
Grand display of Silk and Muslin
Handkerchlefs. Wool Hosiery of
all grades, and Notions of all kinds.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
HOLDEN ~
AND
v AIRING.
eaeo Q . Q 8 8 Q > > 9 ; > aaes aasas
In order to meet the demand. we
lave added largely to our
DRY G O O D S
--urrAYm
In order to meet the demand. we
lave added largely to our
DEPARTMENT,

We have the largest and most
complete stock ever presented to the
people of this vicinity. 1t has been
our chief study to buy such goods
as would please, and give the best
values for the money.
We have some special bargains
in CSC. Dress Flannels, 3S inches
wide, good styles. Our soc. Dress
Flannels are elegant styles.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
1T WILL PAY YOU
TO GALL AT
J. T. WATERMAN & CO.'S
AND LOOK THROUGH THEIR
Large Cloak Department.
ELEGANT PLUSH WRAPS,
STREET JACKETS
NEWMARKETS, and
MISSES COATS,
Just Opened and Prices the Lowest.
TlGil Dry Goods Department
crowded with Beautiful New Dress Fanne Cahmeres
Ginghams and Prints. Fine Pushes Silks and Ribbons of
every description. A complete line of Embroidere
Corsets, Laces. Hose, Handkerchiefs, Yarns, &c

We in Linen Tabeehs Napkins and Dam
asks of all kinds Our Clothing Room crowded with all the
styles and finest goods that
50; Fine Dress Overcoats $40 S2; Elegant Overcoats
SIS and $50 Mems Suits kind and price Mems Heavy Shirts
Pants and underwear We line Gents fine all wool
shirts neckwea gloves and furnishings kind that be
found Anything the Hat
store Our Shoe Department complete Mems Shoes 5o
5 2O0 $50 300 400 Ladies'
the finest Misses Shoes $780, Chdrens of
description Mems Boots of all kinds prices,
opened
Our Grocery stock complete and prices low Something
Crockery just opened. Ask o crockery
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
BOOTS 1ND AM: SHOES.
Tor these Goods We arc Headquarters

In Ladies' and Gents fine wear.
In Ladies' and Gents medium wear,
In Ladies' and Gents CHI cap wear.
In Misses Children's and Infants
wear.
Rubbers and o vershoes in all sizes
You can save from Is to 20 per
cent. on these goods by buying of
us.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
Do Not Go to the City

To make your purchases, when you
can get such goods for the
same money at home.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1889-11-21
IN fine UNDERWEAR
we have many new lines at
low prices.
Dress Goods !

We will close out our line OF
Plush at so cents yard.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-09-05
Half Rates to Baltimore.

The most extensive and interest
ing exposition Maryland has ever
known will be held III Baltimore,
September 9th to 1ith, 1889
The programme of the exposition
promises great and diversified dis
play of products and machinery, an
extensive exhibition of live stock,
races. and horse and cattle sales.
Other features include an imposing
industrial and civic parade, compos-
ed of two hundred floats and fifty
thousand uniformed men, the cele-
bration of North Point, and rep
resentation of the bombardment of
Fort McHenry. The handsome
new post-office will be dedicated
with appropriate ceremonies, par
ticipated i'll by the President of the
United States and his Cabinet.
For the benefit of visitors the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
will sell excursion tickets to Balti-
more, from September 7th to 1ith,
valid for return until September
2lst, from all stations on its main
line and branches, except the Schuyl-
kill and Bedford Divisions, Mt n
single fare for the round trip.