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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1889-08-09
A GOOD STORY SPOILED.

CommIssiorer Mason Not Lacked in a
vsult-West Virginia News at Washing
ton.
Special Telegram to the Register.
WASHINGTON, August 8 Commissioner
Mason was very much amused to-day at
the published story that he locked himself
in court house vault, during his recent
trip TO Grafton. He said TO your corre-
spondsnt to-day: 81 don't like to spoil a
good story, even for the sake of the truth,
but in the first place was never in vault
at the Grafton court house. Ia the secOld
place. there is no vault in the court house
there, and in the third place, l was not in
Grafton at the time il is alleged was ahut
up"
Then the Commissioner related the
small basis of fact on which the story was
founded. About two weeks ago he wa in
the Sheriff's office at Grafton in conversa-
tiun with friend. The Sheriff went out
a1d closed the door behiAd him. II fas-
tened by spring lock, and Mr.. Mason
had TO send for the Sheriff TO get out.
WEST VIRGINIANs AT WASHINGTON.
Hon. GecTge c Sturgiss and wife, Of
Morgantown. and II. s. White. United
States Marshal, and daughter, were in the
city to-day.
WEST VIRGINIA PENSIONS
we're granted TO day as follows: Original
invalid, Thomas Red, Rsneva Camp; in
crease MsEcelIus McClurg; reissue and
increase, Martin K. Hoffman.
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WHEAT IN ILLINOIS.
Increased Yield and the Grain of Superior
Quality.

Increased Yield and the Grain of Superior
Quality.
SPRINGFIELD, August S.-The lllinois
State Board Of Agriculture have reports
from 400 crop correspondents, embracing
every county in the State, returned August
l, from which the following estimated of
the wheat crop are made;
Since harvest there has been larger pr
ceatsge of the wheat threshed than usual
for August /, and the measure at the ma
chine iustifes the placing CT the average
WELD for the State at seventeen bushels per
acre. Take the crop as a whole, the quail
ity of the berry is az good, if not superior,
to that Of any crop ever raised in the State
This fIct explains largely the increased
yield per acre, the heads being unusually
large ana well filed.
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B. d 0. TRIUMPH,

Staten Island Terminals and Line Com
plete at Last.
BALTIMORE, August 8-Tnree weeks
from now the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company will be IN a POSITION to utilize
their terminal facilities on Staten Island.
The Arthur Kill bridge is ready, and con
nection with il from the jersey Central
Railroad, which forms part of the route,
is being pushed rapidly on.
When this will have been accomplished
the B & 0 will have through route to
what is perhaps the finest deep water front
around New York, The line By which the
Staten Island terminals are to he reached
leaves the Jersey Central about three
quarters of mile east of Crawford ststion.
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P0TTERS COMBINE.
Western Manufacturer Unite TO Regulate
Prices.

Western Manufacturer Unite TO Regulate
Prices.
EAST LIVERPOOL, O., August Sat a
meeting yesterday in this city of all the
Western pottery manufacturers, i. was de-
cided 10 form a combination to regulate
prices and prevent cutting.
The following committee vas selected to
arrange the details and plans CT the organ
ization: @. W. Frarzheim, of the Wheel
ing Pottery Company; II. A. Keffsr, Secre-
tary OF the Potters' Cooperative Company,
and ]. n. Taylor, of Knowles, Taylor &
Knowles, Of this place.
The opinion here is that the combination
will be effected
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JOHNSTOWN RELIEF.
A thousand Gases TO Dc Ra'ed-sults
Against the Lake Company.

A Thousand Gases 20 De Rated-sults
Against the Lake Company.
JoHNsrowN, PA, AugDst S.-The
Board Of Inquiry has been in every ward
in ths devastated district, and yet over
Eve hundred orders have not been called
for. There are over q thousand cases yet
tbss have not heen rated, end night ses-
sicus Will be held until they can be elassi-
fed. To the msanume clerks are prepar-
ing tabulated statements from which the
state Commission will draw deductions to
make q basis for the dual distribution.
Treasurer Thonpson's clerks pail 2ls
orders to-day, ssgregating S25, 995.
SUITS AGAINST THE SOUTH FORK.
A meeii0e o. business men was held this
evening, % take steps toward determining
the liability o. TIE South Fork Fishing
Club lcr the great dissstsr. Committees
we're appointed and funds will be raised to
help make the suit Of Jobn Tbomss * S)us
against the Club test Cna.
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CATHOLIC ABsrAINERs.
Work OF the Total Abstinence Convention
1T Cleveland.

work of the Total Abstinence Convention
1T Cleveland.
CLEVELAND, August s.-Delegates to
the annual convention of the American
Catholic Total Abstinence Union finished
their business 10 dsy. TIE next convention
will be held at Pittsburg.
Resolutions were adopted to continue
the work of temperance training in Catho-
lie schools, end condemning the use OF in
toxicants st Catholic picnics.
The following officers were elected
President, Rev. J. NJ. Clesry. Of kenosha,
Wiz. First Vice President, Rev. Morgan
NJ. Sheeky, Piitsburg, Pa; Second Vice
President, William A. Manning, Cleye-
land, 0 Treasurer, Rev. VIM. Mchahon,
Cleveland, O.. Secretary, Philip A. Nolan,
Of Philadelphia.
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sorih psko.a.s Constitution.

B1sMARcK, OAK, August s.-The Con
..;,n,;on for the State OF North Dakota, is
ocmnIete. AID has gone to the committee
=, revision and adjustment Atto-n'ghFs
-, the las. Of the business was oonsid-
cred. and the convention acJ ouIHeq .;G unit! un.l.
Tuesday, when the COMMITTEES nl,I islo.'
ard the delegates will sign the Constitn-
tor which is considered remaEznhiy
good document.
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COKE SYNDICATE.
BIG Operators Attempt to Form AnOth

big Operators Attempt to Form Another
Combine.
PITTsBURe, August s-A secret meet
ing of the coke operators Of the Connells-
Vile coke region was held in the office OF
the Hscla Coke Company on Libe ty
avenue yesterday afternoon. Most of the
smaller producers failed 10 appear, but tie
II. @. Frick Coke Company, 7. 81. SchooD-
maker Coke Company, T. w. Moore *
Company, Mcclure & Company and the
Htcla Coke Company were represented.
The producers were in session until after
4 o'clock. 1t ia believed an effort was
made to re form the old coke syndicate.
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GEN. DUPONT DEAD.

His Career as a Gunpowder Manufacturer
and Politician.
WILMINGTON, DEL, August s.-Gen.
Henry Dupont, since 1850 head of the ex-
tensiye guDpowder manufacturing firm Of
E. l. Dupont, De Nemours Il Co., died
early this morning. He was prosirated by
an attack of heart failure about two
months ago, from which he rallied TEN.
porsrily, but grew worse sgain few days
a O
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Violate. the Custom Laws.

OTTAWA, ONT, August s-The Amtri-
can Consul here has again drawn the At
tention Of the Dominion government TO
the imposition Of duty by the Dominion
government on railway ties, poles ana
nosts coming into Canada, while the stat
nte clearly defines that all logs and round
nnmauufsctured timber sball be admitted
free of duty. and which are admitted INTO
The United states from Canada on the free
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KlLLEN ARRESTED.

The Minneapolis Pugllist Runs Against
Frisco Police.
SAN Francisco, CAL, August 8.-Pat'
Killen, the pugilist who is 10 fight Joe
McAuliffe, in a few weeks, was arrested at
a variety theatre last night while giving on
exhibition of sparIing with Prof. Ander-
son, Of Chicago. Anderson, Madden,
Pope, Gooding ard several others were
also arrested, but the party was released
upon $50 bail each. Capt. Shert, who
made the arrest, said his orders came from
the Chief of Police and were caused by
Kulen's Offering 20 kGcck a man ont in
four rounds or forfeit one hundred dollars.
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Rarnurn Out Barnumed.

BRIDGEPORT. CONN, August s.-Show
man Phiuef1 P. Barnum has long wanted
the stable property of Liveryman W. II
Raymond, which adjOins Barnum's RecTea-
lion Hall, but the owner wouldn't accept
the r0undest sum that was offered him.
Now the showmau's friends axe trying 10
oust Raymond by getting the Board Of
Health ID declare his placs a nuisance
The liyeryman to-day set in motion
scheme to get even by circulating pc
titiOn declaring Blrnum's winter quarters
another nuisance aud cslling for its remov-
-
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SULLIVAN In IT.
Hubbard Hints that He Furnishes Burke
Eunda

Hubbard Hints that He Furnishes Burke
Funds.
MINNEAPOLIS, MINI, August S.-The
Journals Winnipeg special says: Chief OF
Police MoRse gives denial oil the report
that Burke made any coDfeelion to him,
but he admits that Chief Hubbard wants
him in Chicago as witness in the case.
This indicates that Burke made damsging
admissions while here.
Chief Hubbard intimates that it was
Alexander Sullivan who had sent Lawyer
Kennedy to Winnipeg with view of clos.
ing Burke's mouth.
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MOBILES MEN.
A Lot of Appointments in the Interior De-
Darfmenf

A Lot of appointments in the Interior De-
pariment.
WASHINGTON, August 6.-Tbe follow
il appointments were to-day made in the
Iu.eTior Department.: L. P. Parker, OF
NJ Mssouri, to be clerk in the Office Of the AS
sistsnt Attorney General; ThOs. w. Black
burn. Of California, Chief Of lhe Execu-
tion Division in the office of The COmmis.
sioner of Indian Affairs, and David
Moore, of Missouri, Special Agent for De-
predationa in the sane office; Samuel L.
Taggsrt, Of Iowa, Chief of Division in the
Pension Office; Frank NJ. Lewis, OF Pomo'
ne, California, Special Indian Agent, vice
Henry S. Welton, resigned.
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WORSE AND WORSE.
Young Collom's Forgeries Beat the RecO

Young Collom's Forgeries Beat the Record
Of Crime.
MINNEAP0LIs, MINI, August S.-The
series Of forgeriss committed by J. Frank
C5ilom, the story of which was told in
these dispatches yesterday, is still causing
a sensation in Minneapolis Fresh deyel-
opments are coming to light 10 the case
every hour, and tonight it is known that
upwards Of 112 forged notes are ahoat IL
this city. Ccllom was arrested laJe this
afternoon. The Judge refused to release
Ccllom on bail on account OF the numerous
charges, and be Will pass the night in tie
city Lookup, aud VII be examined to NOR
rurv
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HAS ALL THE SYMPTOMS.
The l. atest Victim of tho Tascott Mania In
Texas.

The Latest Victim of tho Tasco,t Mania In
TeXss.
CHICAGO, August s-A special from La
redo, Texa7, received gives the description
of the Tascott suspect under arrest there,
tallying more closely with that of the much
sought fugitive than has been the case in
any previous capture. According to de-
tails mentioned at length, the prisoner g
appearance corresponds exactly with the
description contained in the reward clLcu-
lar issued by the relatives OF Smell. The
scars on Tascott's elbows and legs have
couuterparts upon the Laredo man, and
though there is no gold in the prisoners
front teeth, q cavity which had once been
heen filled is there.
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PIttsburg's Great Portable Palaces

PIrTsBURe, August SIS. S. Marvin,
President Of the Exposition Society, has
written TO Mayor Grant Of New York,
reminding him that Pittsburg manufact-
urers ere prepared to construct class OF
portable iron buildings that would be par
f;cularlv suitable for the proposed centen-
NAL in the metropolis in 1892.
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My.terlou. nIa,saare in Me ntspa

HELENA, MONT, August S.-The find
ing Of the dead bodies of lille Jones, his
wife snd two other persons ia reported
from Corvallis, a small toan in the Bitter
Root Valley, N Western Montana. AyouDg
girl who had been shot in the hip was also
found on Big Hole Mountain. All of the
others had been shot in the back. A party
has been formed to bring in the bodies.
No further details Of the affair can be OBJ
tanned, as Corvallis is without telegraphic
facilities. Jcnes was married three weeks
ago and WAS on the read to his razch.
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WATER OVERHEAD
Made the Chicago Amateur Regatta a
Failure.

Made the Chicago Amateur Regatta a
Failure.
CHICAGO, August s.-DisspFoin
was the only result attained to-day at the
opening Of the seventeenth annual regatta
of the National Association Of Amateur
Orsmsn aad tie twelfth annual regatta
OF the Mississippi Valley Amateur
Rowing Association. The threatening
weather prevented all but few from
attending, and the rain that fell made II
disagreeable Tor spectators and oarsmen.
Olly two races, trial heats, were rowed,
and the Others postponed till tomorrow.
The frst race, a trial heat for sirg'e
sculls, senior, was won by Dennis Dona-
hue, Of Toronto.
Ia the first t,ial heat for double scnlls,
Nsrle and PitkingtOn, of New York, won.
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Mexican News.

CITY OF MEXICO, August s.-kch
petroleum deposits have been discovered
in Tabasco.
The Engineer battalion is excaya,ing at
Coypaycon, one Of MOnttzumas palaces,
seeking the As,ec Kings hidden treasure.
Valuable coal mines have been discov-
cred in the State OF Guerrero.
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Coprres. of German Bsrber..

BERLIN, August s.-A congress OF The
BARRIERS of the German Empire has just
concluded a weeks session at Posen. Del
egates were present from 1,6Sl towns and
cities of Germany, representing nearly 20
900 BARRIERS. A minimum price for shay
ing, and 70 more hair cutting Sundays are
among the more important edlcts Of this
new trust
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sn,nrInu. rIrebug caught.

IsDrASAPoLls, I'D, August s.-"ohi-
ca0o Frank" Logan, the Canadian hfebug'
an ipcendisry tramp who has made him
self a terror in many parts OF the country,
w.s cantured here yesterday. be is the
incendisry who SET hre to the Philadel
nb;s House OF Correction and burned a
Innber ward at Catherine Canada. He
confessed that one OF his recent crimes
was the burning ofA building at Meriden,
Donu
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A Beau,Iful singer Commits Suicide.

VIENNA, August S.-The young and
talented opera singer Of Berlin, Catherine
Micholsann, while on O visit to Vienna.
committed suicide by shooting hersslf
with a pistol. She WIS twenty -thros ysAra
of age aud renowned for her beauty as
well as her talents. No cause for the act
ia assigned.
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COTTON BAGGING.
southern Farm ers Resolve to Boycott the
Iuta Trauat

Southern Farmers Resolve TO Boycott the
Jute Trsust.
MONTGOMERY, ALA, August S.-Tbe
State Farmers Alliance of Alabama, now
in session at Auburn, has adopted the fol-
lowing resolution:
Resolved, That the members oil the arm
era Alliance Teiterate their determination
10 use cotton bagging for wrapping cotton
and will under no circumstances use nte'
and that this resolution he transmitted 70
the convention Of commissioners Of agri-
culture of the Southern States to meet IN
the city of New York on the OH inst, ana
by that body presented to the Cotton Tx
chanra
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Cat aud Dog state.men.

LONDON, August s.-An exciting scene
occurred in the House OF Commons to-
night, when Mr.. Harrington threatened
to assault Mr.. Balfour for On insulting
remark. Disorder reigned supreme for
half an hour, when Mr.. Harrington apol-
Ogizsd.
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WHITE SULPHUR.

An italian Count Ipjured-Gay Soldier
Boys.
Special Telegram 70 the Register
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, August s.
A carriage upset in the mountains near
here, Yesterday evening, and Count Leve-
roni. of Florence, Italy, sustained broken
arm and other painful injuries.
THE LOUISVILLE LIGHT INFANTRY
epcsmped here to-day, thirty-fve strong
A german is given tonight in their honor.
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Paadiers' wages Raised.

LANCASTER. PA, August s.-Tns Co
lambda Ion Company to-day posted 20
ticss Of an increase fIOm $3.50 TO So S5 per
ton for pudding and other wages in pre-
nortioa' keeping the promise made four
months ago. when the reduction rss made
tb,t when trade grew better they would
increase.
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ANNAPOLIS, MD, August S.-A tele
gram has bsen received by the Secretary
of State from Governor Lowry, Of Mis,is-
sippi, stating that he had revoked the ap
pointment Of Detective Norris, who was
here trying to arrest Kilrain, the prize
fighter
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NInde postoflice Ipspsctor.

WASHINGTON, August s.-J. D. King,
Of Janesville, Wis, has been appointed
Pcatcfice Inspector, in charge of the
Washington division, which is competed
Of the District of Columbia and the States
of Mary land, Virginia, North Carolina,
West Virginia and Delaware.
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To Reclaim North Dakota Lands.

GRAND FORKS, OAK, August S-A
syndicate Of capitalists, including dozen
or more millionaire residents Of Bismarck,
Grand Forks and Jsmestoa, has been or
ganizsd to develop new canal scheme
that will reclaim upwards Of five million
acres Of arid and now useless land in North
Dakota,
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BADLY WANTED.

A Boston Capitalist Whose Creditors Are
Looking for Him.
Bosros, August s.-Mr. G. P. Brown,
of the embarrassed firm of Brown, Sieese
& CLARK, OF this city, and treasurer OF the
R;vsrside and OsTego Mills Company, left
Boston Tuesday night, since which time
nothing has been heard Of him. The hrm
have made no assignment and refuse to
talk. 1t is said that detectives are enaea'-
oriup 10 trace Brown.
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JACKsON's PLUCK.

The Negro WIN be 10 Boston to Meet All
Corners.
Boston, August s.-Peter Jackson, the
Australian heavyweight, will be here Au'
gust II ready to meet all cOmeEa.
In order 10 set the big men to face him
the Bay State Athletic Club has put up
big prize. The event will take place on
the 18th, and will be decided in five
rounds, points to count
An effort will be made TO induce KilTain
to 20 against him, but he announces that
he is going to settle down ard open a box
ing school in Baltimore.
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A Guard About tho Sioux land

WASHINGTON, August S.-Secretary
Noble has r5queated the War Department
to take all necessary steps to keep int1u-
ders from the Sioux reservation. This
action was taken in anticipation of a Iush
of settlers row that the success OF the
Sioux commission is assured.
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ruttls rran.esndsd Hl. Authorlly.

VICTORIA. B. O., August s.-A Frank
paid OF the Black Diamond crew yesier-
day. Before doing so he took afidavits
from the mea concerning their knowledge
of the seizare.
These afiiavits will be used by Frank
in connection with his claim against the
United Ststes government for damages.
1t is generally considered that Lieut.
Tutlls scted entirely outside the law in
breaking ocsn the Captains pspeTs. The
law. il is understood, merely authorized
hiui 10 take q schC) )ner 20 some American
ro-t with all on beard.
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sieve arodie Jumps Again.

PROVIDENCE, r. I, August S.-Stsve
Brodis Jumped from bridge sixty feet
high over Pawtucket Falls to-day. He
struck or his side, bnt wss unlDjured and
WAS able 10 swim to the shore.
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Race Events

Leo H, Heather, Defsulter, TaragoD,
| Grsnsdier and Niagara were wianers at
Monmouth Park yesterday.
Bslle D'Or, Honduras, Lo1gstreet,
Princess Bowling, Harbor Lights and Sun
shine won at Saratoga.
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CostIs Fire At Fort warne.

Fort WAYNE, IND, August s.-Fire
broke out in the book store of II. Banner,
Cratz, Lee X Co, in the TrertOn block,
last evening". The stock WIS entirely. lest,
the loss reaching $4,000; insured for
SGT. .OOO The block was damaged to the
extent OF So 600.
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.,,sr American Iron Mines.

M1ssEAPoLIs, BISS., August 5.-The
Journals Ishpsming Mich, special ssys:
Mining engineers, representing Eoglish
CAPITALISTS, are making thorough exam
ination Of Braastadt Iron Dines, with a
yieS Of purchasing them.
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In Eve Rloodr Rounds.

WICHITA. KAs August S.-The prize
dght between John Abbott ,cOlored) and
Pat Shea yesterday which took place eight
miles south OF Arkansas City, in the
inlian Territory, Was won in five bloody
rounds BY Shea ia Il minutes 50 seconds.
The purse Was $500 8 side with the re-
ceipts, which amounted 70 5000 sddi-
louAl.
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Ms Harr,.nn.. slater III.

NANTUCKET, MASS August s.-hrs
BENJAMIN Harrison, wife OF the President,
arrived here this morning, in response to a
telegram, calling her to the bedside OF her
sister, MIs. Scott Lord, uho is very i'll.
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MELLl WE'LL. WE'LL 4!
I Great Deal of Breath spsnt In Fighting
Shadow.

CHAUrAUoUA, \. Y, August SIN q
powerful and eloquent lecture on Pope
Hildtbrand," DR.. Frank W. Gunsailus, OF
Chicago, to-day traced the rise of Gear
ism in The Church Of Rome, denounced a
renewal Of Temporal power, and declared
that as the escaping Wilkes Booth was
caught, entangled in the folds Of the
American flag, so any Roman ponlh Too
aimed at Temporal authority IN the
United States would be smothered IN the
ample windipgs Of the stars and stripes.
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GEORGIAN BLOOD UP.

A Postmaster Burned In Efigy fer an Un-
natural appointment.
ATLANTA, GA, August 5.-Postmas'er
Lewis and Col. A. Z. Beck were burned
in tfizy before the court house to-
night in the presence Of probably 10. 600
people. This action is the result Of
TsTis appointing negro TO place IN the
PsoisteTy Department, where he would
- in contact with q white iady CLERK.
CnI Puck Is the Republican leader d u
supposed to hsve inspired the appoint
r,euf
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A YounE scapeErace Absconds.

CLEVELAND, August S-Frsnk W. era
Gle, bOOk-kespsr for J. c. Ellis, an auction
eer. has aed the city, an embJzzler for over
81. 200 his mother, who lives in OIL
Citv. Pa. has from time to time given him
as. GOO with which 70 pay his debts. She
has refused to have anything more to do
with him financially, aud tomorrow a Ie-
wand of 500 will be offered for bis arrest.
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Two Survivor. OF lhs Explosion.

BUFFALO, n. Y, August S.-Miss Char
lotte Cfocker and Miss Flora Mclean, sur
vivors of the yacht explosion yesterday
afternoon, were reported doing well at the
hospital this morning and 1t IS believed
thai both will recover.
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Another Ohio onol.I sho,,.

CINCINNATI, Angus! 5.-A special from
PauldiBg, Ohio, says ths. Sheriff f. G.
Swain, Sheriff Of PAulding county, has
been found 10 be short in his accounts TO
the amount OF something over s. OC0, and
that his bondsmen asked to be releaeed.