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The Supreme Court is very evidently not in
sympathy with the Latter Day Saints.
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chicago Is willing to accept an outsider as
the director general Of the worlds fair.
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DR.. LIGHTHILL
For Thirty Years Specialist
For the cure Of Catsrrh, Deafness. Asthma
And diseases Of the
Throat. Ear and Lungs.
Can lie daily consulted from s am 10 l2n.
and from to p.mat
No. lol7 18TH ST. NV.
Herdics pass the door. m9-lm
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Senator Dolph delivered gold-mounted sill
YER speech in the Senate yesterday.
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--LATEST Novelty BLAZERS.
The NV SUMNER B1ousEs.

THE New SUMNER BLoUsEs
Qndis Linen, Flannel and Sikh
Those OF India Linen and Persian Lawns with trim
mings of choice Embroideries and Laces will be the
summer favorite The following special prices for the
Opening"
Choice Of 81 Blouses for "a cents
Choice of sl.25 Blouses for % cents.
Choice Of Sl.75 Blouses for Sl.4S.
Choice of Sl.9S Blouses for $115.
Blouses Of Outing Cloth in excellent imitation of the
expensive French Flannels sailor collar silk lacing
20 and 81 50
Blouses Of Imitation Madras Cloth with silk stripes in
various shades Plain sailor and peated collars with
euns 70 6o and 81 80
Bouses Of Real Madras Cloth with cluster and single
silk stripes. Extra finish. and az 90
Blouses Of Striped French Flannels in bright coors-
blazer 81. 80
Blouses Of Cream Flannel with sailor collars silk cord
~ and g. %
Blouses of English Flannel with Faunteroy collars;
croehet 9S
Blouses Of Wash SILK all combinations OF colors Sailor
and plested collars pocket &C. 49, rs and 50 90
Blouses of Black India Silk with floral design in white
on collar front and cuffs black silk crochet but
THE PALAIs ROYAL
fContipued beloy1
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CHANCE THAr BREATH
less attitude of expectancy of happy realization
for
THE TIME HAS COME
When your fondest dreams may be realized.
MINIS BLUE SUITS.
slater's Flannels strictly all WOOL fadeless color
Made up Grand Army Regulation. with two sets of
buttons,
MEMS SERGE sUITs-Blue, strictly all wool, fade.
less color.
MEMS sUITs-Plaids and Checks strictly all wool,
1875.
MEMS SUITS-Nest mixtures sizes "a to 40,
&4.62.
TWO HUNDRED CEILDREN's SAILOR SUITS
Ages to 10 years. Blue worked collars made up in
elegant style,
CENTS FURNISHING GOODS AND HATs-New
invoice. 200 dozen Collars tstanding only, Apply
hnen at &C. or zoe. per dozen. Better grades At &c.
l5c. and &C. each. Apply slinen Cuffs, lie. Better
grade at 25c. Celuloid Collars first quality at 1ec.
Cuffs for SIC full line of White Laundered Shirts
from 69c. to 81; Unlaundered from SOC. 10 81. An
elegant line of Genuine Balbriggan Underwear. full
regular made, at soc. Egyptian Goods. with silk
finish full regular made. at Soc beautiful line of
Genuine Lisle Thread. full regular made. only az
set full line Ct Colored Hosiery from l0c to 47c
pair; White from l5c. to 35c. pair. tine line OF
Outing Shirts at 4sc. A better line at 75c. CON-
plete line of Hats Black and Light Coiored Derbies
full line Of Straw Goods Best make silk Hat s..
VICTOR Z ADLER BROTHER
TEN PER CENT CLOTHING HOUSE
eFNTLEMENs FURNISHING GOODS
s27 AND eas 9TH ST. NV,
Corner Massacbusstts Avenue.
STRICTLY ONE PRICE
NILE Open Saturday until IL Pm
EANCY STRAW MATING. AND l0kc. PER
%u.s S s. out f Ka6T III DouSs tsbss
ton, l1th stae m17-3t
d bestos Goods. Moth proof Paper ana wax I.2 ana
5-piy Prepared kSonng, tlue Lining and Tops, W. d
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WHITE DREss Goops.
We quote . price list Of the goods being offered Of
unusually good qualities for the prices.
Dotted and Figured Swiss, rs. IS 400
Colored Dotted Swiss. 80 and 35c.
Bulgaria Lawn. 10. 90. 25. so, 30, 3sc
India Linen, II, 10. 90. 81, %, 80, 4Oc
Persian Lawn, IL. go, 22, 20, So 35c
Nainsook-cheeks and stripes-l0. 12<. Ii, le, 20.
%. 25c yard.
Piqus. 10. IL. 20. 22, 25c ayard.
Dimity-checks and stripes-20. 35c. yard.
side-bsnd Noveltiss-30 to 40 inches wiJe-l2k Is
II. 70. rs. 80. 3sc. . yard
TIE PALAIs ROYAL.
A. LIsNKR,
Corner 18th st. and Pa ave-
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II OECHLIN's FRENCH sATINEs FROM THE
n piece fancy or solid colors has the origina, tag
l.,c. yard the removal sale is causing this cut
kAvfMAN'S Double Combination, llth st. ae
ml7-3t
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CIR Tn BEsr
TIE CONCORD HARNESS.
LuTz d FRO
4e7 Penn. ave-. adjoining Nstionsi Hotel
Trunks and satchsls Of best make At LOO prassA
spS
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JoHssos. GARNER & Co.
$3.50 Pennsylvapta ave NV.

WHITE GOODS DEPARTMENT.
French Plaid Muslins very fine quality, 10. 121fc.
1ace-striped Victoria Lawn, 46 inches WIDE 121sc.
krencn Plaid Orgsndies, 10, 12LSc
India Linens, ., 10, 13xc.
Plaid Nainsook, o and &c.
Beautiful New Chailies, 8. 10, 12kc.
one Hundred Pieces Sstteeps. new French styles 10,
12h. 15c.
We are showing splendid assortment Of Dress
0inghsms q 10, 121<c: scotch Girghains, 81 inches
wide, only Zoe Chambray. fast coiors, nc.
SentIemens Outing shirts 80. zoe. 81.
ladies' swiss Ribbed and Gauge Vests, 10 and 25c
Parssols and sun Umbrellas
Fancy Jointless Mathis, Csc.
AL OF our Carpets At cost.
JOHNSON, GARNER 3 co.,
m2o 636 Pennsylvania ave- NV
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National BOOK BINDERY o4l Louisiana ave.
~ OPP. City Post once. Century. Harper's and 81
Nicholas bound IN leather from IS cts up. NUMBER
ing. ksrforsting and kuling done 81 short notice.
ays-la'
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Spring AND SUMNER Hans
IN CASHMERE. DERBIEs AND sTRAws.
DUNLAPs NEW YORK HATS. 5th Avenue Styles.
BOYS and MISSES sTRAws q. SOC, 75c., sl 90
and upward
MEMS STRAW HATS at SOC. and upward.
A large lot Of GENUINE MACKINAw sTRAys az
sl0o worth $500, e. so and $500.
wuLETT RUoFF.
my2O-3m e05 Pennsylvania ave-
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IT MUST BE IMPRESSED ON EVERY ONES
mind that We are gradually closing stock of
itaerchandise 24-uch American surah. fast dye,
99c; you can buy il for Use. 20-inch Silk
Rhadane 75c: there are three elegant numbers and
cut Of 33 per cent KAUFMAN'S Double Combine
ton. 124l and l243 llth st Sc mI7-3t
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"OpEN1se" Or WH1rE Su1rs.

"OpEN1Se" Or WHITE Su1rs
ALSO BARGAINS IN BLoUsEs AND BLAZERS.
OF course think selections for the season of
1880 are all that could be desired but anxiously
wait to learn what you think Will you let US know
tomorrow! Having made extra preparations we shall
feel disappointed in missing any of regular pa
trons and we hope TO many faces that new to
rs. Mothers are requested to bring the children.
Chtldrens Suits. II TO years. soc. to $685.
Misses Suits. to 16 years, CSC. to SIS.
Ladies' Suits. all sizes, IS so to $50.
Ladies' Wrappers India Linen, g.. % to ala
F. F. 4 4 4 F f., 4 f f :: ::
RRR 90 Y, y Al
Err g g Wy a
n o 90 7 AZ 1 I ILL -
Not only price surprises for certain White Suits
and Wrappers but 10 per cent discount ON all Ladies'
Travelling listers, Jackets, Silk Wraps and Cloth
Beaded and Lace Capes 10 per cent off the mar ked
prices of all Chidren's Mountain and Seashore Suits
Connenlaras, Jackets, &c.
THE PALAIs ROYAL.
(Continued beloy,
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BABY CARRIAGES
AND REFRIGERATOR
Last week We announced line Of PARLoR SUITES.
seven pieces. at . figure 35-that made every one
want them This week we shall make q speciality OF
BABY CARRIAGES AND REFRIGERAToRs
As was the case with the Parlor Suites. many will
want them-no family should be without them-and
the stock display embraces the newer styles the
best makes and the lowest prices.
But the advances the demand increases and
the stock decreases Therefore the wise will call early
make their selections and save themselves disappoiut-
ments and money at the same time.
The benefits of our credit system are always at the
disposal of customers and therefore it is not nee
essary to wait until you have sl the purchase money
Bring what you have and get what you want That's
the rule at
RUD EMS
FURNITURE. CARPET AND STOVE STORES,
m1e-tr $50 AND s32 9TH ST. NV
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TSANCY STRAW MATING. AND IO5c. PER
yard On account Of all the &c. hemp Carpet beng
sold out we have PLACED our Poe: Ingram st ellc.
ton, 18th st. m1Tyt
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II T.wALKER SONS. 2o4 10TH ST N.W.-As-
- bestos Goods Moth proof Paper and Wax !, ana
3-ply Prepared Roofing, tlue Lining and Tops. W. ID
IAp,s Clements. White WAL B1u4hes chssI. aki5
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
ON TO THE BAD LANDS
Sioux Indians Making De-
fenses as Impregnable
as Possible.
Starving Redskins Petition
the Great Father for
More Rations.
Absolute Control Of Indians
Turned Over to the War
Department.
Gen. Schofield Receives As
suring Dispatches From
Gen. Brooke.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY. Dec. 4.-The
hostile Indians are making use of every
moments delay on the part of the mill
tary to move on them by strengthening
their now almost impregnable camp in
the dreaded Bad Lands. The 500 or
600 squaws with them are working day
and night digging rifle pits about the
camp. This is something very unusual
if not unprecedented on the part Of In
dians preparing for war. The reason
for this move is, our scouts say, more to
insure the protection of the i'm
mense quantities of stolen beef and
provisions in the camp than to insure
greater slaughter of soldiers. The mo-
ment that these supplies are captured
by the military that moment the In
dians must surrender unless their thirst
for blood is so intense as to lead them
to fight until they are dOwned, either by
starvation or United States bullets. At
best. whether the military can capture
the bulk of the hostiles' supplies or not,
the Indians have undoubtedly secreted
small quantities sufficient in the aggre-
gate to run them for at least eight or
ten weeks.
Agent Roger fulfilled his promise to
reward the fliendlies who continue STAY
ing i'm the vicinity of the agency. and
has made special issue of provisions.
More than 500 squaws presented them
selves at the storeh0use yesterday and
went away loaded down with food.
There was not male Indian in the
throng. 1t is rumored that Two Strike,
the chief under whom the hostiles are
marshaled, is wheeling around within
shooting distance of the agency for the
purpose of getting additional pointers
ON the military.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
EIGHT t.iV ES LOST.
Terrible Furnace Disaster to
Workmen at Joliet, I'LL.

Workmen at Joliet, Ill.
JOLIET. ILL.,, Dec. "A terrible acci-
dent occurred at the blast furnace de-
partment of the Illinois Iron and Steel
works to-day. The furnace, which was
blown out for cleaning and repairs,
made necessary by recent explosion.
which was attended with loss of life.
fell to the ground without warning
when men were engaged at work on it.
Eleven men were at work in the inside
at the bottom, and about six on top,
when the accident occurred. Masonry
work and furnace Innings were piled UP
ON each other in confused heap. min
gled with the dead and dying w0rkmen.
A band of willing laborers at once
gathered at the scene and began
the work of recovery and rescue.
Gathered about them and urgiug them
to renewed efforts were the wailing
wives and children of the unfortunate
men. Within half an hour they had
succeeded in taking out eight bodies.
Five of the unfOrtunateS were dead.
crushed almost out OF all sembiance to
human shape. while the other three
were apparently fatally injured. The
killed were:
Gust Loosa, Nels Larson. John Peterson,
Theodore Larson, Stais Freuck.
Fatally injured: Pat KillIeu, Peter Erick-
son, August Swanson.
One man was buried in the water
tank and another cut in two. One of
the men on top OF the furnace escaped
serious injury. The wreck cannot be
cleared away before morning.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
ALASKA:S DELEGATE.
Capt. Carroll En- Route to Plead
Alaska's Cause in Congress.

Capt. Carroll En- Route to Plead
Alaska's Cause in Congress.
Special to the Globe
HELENA, Mont, Dec. Capt. j. Car
roll, of Alaska, stopped here to-day on
his way East. He goes to Washington
as delegate from Alaska. and will take
his seat in congress if congress is will
ing. Alaska has no territorial govern
ment except governor and United States
marshal, the office of delegate never
having been created. The white PED
pie of the territory decided some time
ago that they needed man in WASH
lngtOn to look after their interests, and
so held a convention and picked out
Capt. Carroll as delegate. Carroll is a
native of Illinois, but went to New
York in 1856. From there he went
around Cape Horn to the Pacific coast.
where he has been engaged i'll sailing
vessels ever since i'll the Panama, China
and Alaska trade. Carroll is a bluff,
hearty old fellow,
Il am neither Il politician nor statesman"
says he, but | think / can go to Washington
and talk little barn yard sense to these peo-
pie. What we want is good, liberal land
law enforced in right manner The extent
OF Alaska resources is not generally known.
The fish shipment last year was S3.5'nI,OpO
This year II will be larger We have the big
gest gold mill in the world, and other gold
mines are being developed Something must
be done 10 protect seals or they will become
extinct"
Capt. Carroll left for st. Paul tonight.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
STARVING SIOUX.
They Petition the Great Father to
Give Them Food.

Give Them Food.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 4.-The following
memorial, received by the president, has
been referred TO the acting commits
sioner of Indian affairs:
Rosebud Agency, Nov. 6, 1s90.-To Great
Father: This day | will write you letter
with a good heart When we gave up the
Black Hills, you lold us in that treaty that a
man would get three pounds OF beef day;
the meaning was three pounds for one man.
Besides, YOU said we could get food just like
the soldiers. You did not, however. give it
TO US at this rate. Great Father, we are
starving, and beg Of you therefore to give
to us Just So (as yoil have prOmlSed). Thirty
men of US get for eighteen days, only one COW
to ear, that is the reason | mention it: and if
you don't well understand it send me (Hol-
low Horn) travel1ng money and Will come
with five men. Great Father ii you do not
want to do so, then please let us have a sol
dier for our father (agenD when onr present
fathers term is out Great Father. please do
rs mis- favor. (Signed by twelve Sioux In
dians)
In reply to this memorial Acting Com
missioner Belt, in letter to Secretary
Noble. SAYS that the law does not prom
ise the Indians food just like soldiers"
but only ration of beef, tiorr, bacon,
coffee, sugar and beans, or such other
articles in lieu thereof as the commits
sioner of Indian affairs may decide. IN
reply to the charges that the Indians
signed an agreement that rations
would not be reduced and that
the supply WAS reduced 100000 pounds,
and that those signing the agreement
felt imposed upon, Mr.. Beltsays: The
Indians received rations to the full
amount warranted by the appropria-
tions made by congress-" In regard to
the complaint mate by Gen. Brooke
that tie Indians did not get the addi-
tional supply OF beef. Mr.. Belt says that
in view of the fact that owing to the
drought of last summer and the scarcity
of grazing on the reservation. the cattle
delivered under contracts in October
last will no doubt shrink considerably
during the winter, when severe weather
prevails and the range grazing is deffi-
cult and scarce. A tabulated statement
accompanies the letter, showing the
amount of supplies furnished the sew
eral agencies, and it is stated that In ad
dition to these supplies there was cX-
pended in open market prior to the pas
sage of the Indian appropriation act and
subsequently, but before contracts were
executed and approved, the following
sums, viz: For Fine Ridge agency,
5000; for Rosebud agency, S3l, 200.
and for Standing Rock agency, $4,000.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
DECAPITATED
Judge Riffell's Head Torn Favu
His Body in a Railway Wreck.

ST. LOUIS, Mo-, Dec. 4.-The Chicago
& Alton passenger train bound for Kan
sas City, leaving Chicago last night. was
wrecked at Jacksonville this morning
at 2 O'Clock. Fred Smith, merchant
of Pekin, ILL.,, and Judge j. X. Rlffell,
of Kansas City, were instantly killed.
Judge Riffell head was torn from his
body and the rest of the remains were
pinioned under the pile of wreckage
w. 3. Knight, of Kansas City, was
bruised and badly scalded by steam.
Edwin Giles, young man from Mount
Vernon, n. Y, was cut about the head
and badly hurt. James E. Clark, of
Clark, Van Tassell IL Co., leather deal
ers, of Boston. was also quite badly
bruised. The wounded were removed
to the hospital. and will doubtless re-
cover, with the possible exception of
knight.
KANSAS CITY, NO., Dec. 4.-Judge
James K. Rifle, who was killed in the
railway accident at Jacksonville. ILL.,,
was one of the best known business
men in the city. He was treasurer of
the Farm, Loan and Trust company,
and director of the Etna National
bank. William b. Knight, among the
dangerously injured, was member of
the firm Of Knight d Boncotou, civil
auUinparS
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
SHOT HIMSELF DEAD.
The Mayor Of Litehfield Takes
His Life While Delir-
ious.
Joel P. HeatWole Takes to
Himself a Wife in Lon
don.
Capt. Carroll Wants to Rep
resent Alaska as a Dele
gate.
Heavy Seizure Of Opium From
Smugglers Near Olympia,
Wash.
gpecial 10 the Globe.

Special 10 the Globe.
LlTCHFIELD, Mimi. Dec. 4.-Ihe
greatest shock that Litchtield has ever
received was caused by the announce
ment Of the sudden death of Mayor Ii.
s. Branham this afternoon, MIR. Bran
ham had been confined to his room only
few days. This morning his illness
was considered quite serious. having as
sumed the form of deliriouS fever. Mr..
Branham being alone for a few mo-
meuts, III some manner seized pistol
and inflicted on himself death
wound. Although only thirty-fve
years of age Mr.. Branham was
widely known in business and
financial circles as one of the ablest and
brightest men i'll Minnesota. He was
serving a second term as mayor of the
city, and to no one as much as TO Mr..
Branham does Litchfield owe her public
and private enterprise and improve
ments.
Him we could i'll afford to loose. He
leaves a heart-broken wife and child.
Mr.. Branham's family has lived here
third of a century, and none other is
more widely or favorably known. The
whole community grieVes with them.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
PUGH REFLECTS FORCE.

He Declares the Lodge Bill Sub
versive of NOn-Partisan Govern
ment. ~
WASHINGTON, Dec. An the senate
the election Till was taken up, and Mr..
Pugh addressed the senate in opposi
tion to it. In the course of his remarks
he said:
THAT the country could not fail 10
understand the true character and ma
ture of the proposed legislation. 1t was
never intended to be put in operation in
Republican di tricts. 1t was founded
Oh one distinct substantive proposition,
and that waSs that state election officers
might be watched, guarded and over
ruled because they were Democrats, ,and
because for that reason alone it was un-
safe to trust them. Under its opera,
ton there would not he a single dis
trlct in the United States from
which Democrats were elected to
congress that would not be subject to
supervisor by partisan Republicans,
The whole election machinery of the
United States would become partisan.
and necessarily corrupt. The whole
conception of the bill was transparent
and AudaclOuS scheme, having no other
end or purpose than the capture of Dem
ocratic districts and their transfer to
the Republican party in congress to be
used III perpetuating its supremacy in
defiance OF the will of the people. He
declared that the intelligence of the
white people OF the South would prefer
the rule of the army officers and the
white soldiers than to the intolerabIe
rule nf the infamous horde that would
be turned loose upon them through the
outrageous election machinery provided
in the bill. If the system of local
self-government was not an estab-
lished feature then it was manifest
that the Intelligent and moral white
people of the South ana the state gov
ernments of the South which were i'm
mediately interested in and sorely af-
fiicted by those miserable race compii-
cations would have to be allowed to
meet and mitigate the evil as far as
possible. He undertook to say that the
black people Of the South were better
treated than they would be in the North
under like conditions; and he declared,
in conclusion. that the wisest and safest
course for both races was to trust to the
policy Of nOn-interference by the fed
eral government.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
INDIAN RATlONS.
A Bill to Appropriate 100000
for the Relief of the Sioux.

WAsHINGToN. Dec. 1.-The secretary
of the treasury to-day transmitted to
the house of representatives communi-
cation from the interior department.. re-
questing that an appropriation of $780,
coo be at once made for the purchase of
beef and other provisions for the Sioux
Indians, on account of the reduced ap-
preparation made for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1890. A draft of a bill
for the purpose is submitted. and Act
ing Indian Commissioner Belt, in long
letter to Secretary Noble. earnestly
urges the necessity of speedy and fav-
Orabe action in order to remove the
feeling the Sioux are said to entertain
that the government has no regard for
them now that they got the Indians
lands by the session OF large part of
the Sioux reservation.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-12-05
ALL QUIET.
Gen. Miles Receives Assuring Dis.
patches From Gen. Brooke.

Gen. Miles Receives Assuring Dis.
patches From Gen. Brooke.
CHICAGO, Dec. AT army headadar.
ters through the entire dav Gen. Miles
was very busy, being engaged princi-
pally in answering telegrams TO com.
manding officers who are Ell route to
the Northwest, where the Indian ex.
element prevails and where there are
already in camp large force of troops.
Gen. Miles, at 10 o'clock tonight. had
not received any dispatches from the
Northwest containing information of
the least alarming character every
indication is that all is quiet to-night.'i
SAID the general. The Seventh infap.
try, which is now en- route from Denver
10 Dakota, has been ordered to proceed
to Pierre. S. d.. without DELAY. Gen,
Miles will, in all probability, start for
the Northwest on Sunday, aud will be
accompanied by several OF the army at.
tacnes at headquarters. and also by one
OF the assistant surgeons. Gen. Williams
expects to leave for Washington the
nrSt OF the coming week.