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Evening journal., 1891-07-18
The Company Reticent.
SWIFT wHEELMEN IN DETROIT.
Banker aud Brinker Break the Half
Mile Tandem Record.

Banker aud Brinker Break the Half
Mile Tandem Record.
DETROIT, July ls.-Between 1900 and
5000 people witnessed the first days rae
Ing Of the twelfth annual meet Of the
League OF American Wheelmen at the
Driving park The wind was dead against
the riders in the stretch, All the events
were hotly contested The event Of the
day was the riding of Banker and Brinker,
of the Buffalo Athletic club, for the half
mile tandem record They made the dis
tance In I'm. S., breaking the best previ-
Gus record of 1m. l3 i-5s., made at Peoria,
his, last fall
The half mile l.. A. w. championships
(ordinary) was won by A. A. Zimmerman.
New York Athletic club; A. II. Citizens,
Hyde Park, Ills, second; W. W. Taxis,
Athletic Club Schuykill Navy, Philadel-
phia, third. Time, I'm. Is Sos
The one mile open (safety) was captured
by George X. Barrett, Of Chicago. Time.
2m. 30 l-5s
Zimmerman also won the half mile open
ordinary; II. A. Citizens Hyde Par1,
His, second. Time I'm. 20 25s
One mile l.. A. w championship
| Safety was won by w. r. Murphy, New
York; +. II. Tuttle, Chicago, second.
| Time, I'm. 81 3-5s.
The quarter Of mile L. A. W. chanl-
pionship Safety went to W. w. Taxis,
Philadelphia; w. S. Borne, Chicago, see
ond. Time, 81 45 seconds.
In the three miles lap Ordinary thers
were only three starters, but It was tae
prettiest race Of the day. 1t proved to he
a tie between Zimmerman and Citizens.
Time, em. o 4-5s. Citizens and Zimmer-
man, rather than go over the distance
again, tossed for first place and Citizens
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ON THE VERGE OF INSANITY.
His Terrible Sufferlngs Nearly Drove
Him Mad.

The story sf william l.. Moore's Life of
Misery as Told by His Mother Whe
Said Had 10 Not Been for Drs. Mccoy
and WiIdmaR She Honestly Believes
Her Son Would Have Gone Insane or
Died.
In a comfortable heme at No. 633 East Sixth
street. this city, resides William L. Moore.
who holds a clerkehp in the freight ofiice OF
the Wilmington and Northern railroad at
Wilmington. Mr. Moore celebrated his 21sl
birthday inFebruary last.Ia his lifetime he b "a
had more than his share Of this worlds m iser-
les from sickness 1t has only been recently
that he HIS felt well for ewes a day since he WI
a child. Mother can tell you better tnan my
self how have suffered these many yearr.
said Mr.. Moore. turning TO his mother. who
han nshered the repo ter into the cesy parioi
OF their home. Mrs. Moore told the story Of
her sons life sunerings This Is what she
said:
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LlFs ON THE WHEELS.
Bicycle Netes of Local Intersst-PhilI
delphia Visitors.

For scme time past there has been
some controversy over the records made
by Wilmington wheelmen. The follow
ing is the sfiieial record as made up by
the Wilmington wheelmsn:
Wilmington to hiddletown. "a miles
Ordinary, w. @. Seeds, l hour 40
minutes Safety, B. F. Mcdaniel, hour
As minutes. Wilmington to New Castle,
81 milss-Pneumatic safety, w. @.
SeedE, 1929 minutes; Cushion safety.
Tom Roe Of Chicago, 10 Is minutes;
Solid tire safety, B f. Mcdaniel. 90 80
minutes. Wilmington to Laurel, 80
miles-Ordinary, B. #. Mcdaniel, 10
hours Kennett Square to Wilmington, 10
mlles-ordinary, Hickman Jackson, ]
hour 16 minutes Wilmington
70 Newark, 10 miles-Ordinary
Victor r. Pyle So minutes. Centreville
school house 10 b. & o. crossing, 81
miles - Pneu matte safety. William
Steward II minutes as seconds
Brandywine Summit to Wilmington, s
miles Ordinary, Clarence A. Elliott, "a
minutes; Pneumatic safety, B F. Nc
| Daniel. 29t minutes. JohnsonE Corner
TO Wilmington. " miles-Pueumatic
safety, b. F Mcdaniel "A minutes VIII
mington to West Chester, (cresk road
/ lff uAlANc-- W. ~ 0Cthct hAbrAl dtibilrf
g. A. Elliott, hour aud as miuutes ;
from West Chester to WILMINGTON, turn
pike, II miles-F M Dampman, ! hour
IA minutes; Wilmington to Philadelphia
turnpike 26 miles from Market street
bridge, Brandywine, to Market street
bridge, Philadelphia) safety. B F. Nc
Daniel. hours and 80 minutes; VII
mington rochester, ID miles--so i'd Sc fety,
F b Elliott 54 minutes ordinary, O. A
Ell lott. SO minutes.
"he Pennsylvania Bicycle Club will
make run to Wilmington to morrow
The wheelmen will come here via West
Chester and the Brandywine road A
delegation Of the Wilmington Wheel
ub will meet them at West Chester and
escort them to this city The visitors
viii take tue afternoon boat for home
The Pennsylvania Club is one of the
crack organizations OF Phlladelphia.
B F. Mcdaniel now owns the FIRST and
only cushion-iire tandem machine In
Delaware
Captain Fred. Collins, sFirst Mate
George Smith, Second Mate William
Blackburn, Commissary and Cook w r.
Bowman, Bottle Washers William G..
Taylor and Charles Wilson OF the Will
mipgton Wheel Club, will leave to-day
for 90 eight days cruise down the Della
ware on the yacht Clifton. They will &c
as far as Caps May and expect to live
upon the fat Of the water.
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n short rest Dixon performed some dim
cult gymnastic feats lie afterward per-
formed on the Canadian shore. More than
g, 600 persons witnessed the feat, Dixon
moved TO New York from Toronto short
time ago.
1t is not the first time Dixon has crossed
the chasm on wire. He did so about a
year ago on a wager that called for three
trips. This is believed to be the second
trip. Dixon Is about forty years OF age.
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cHARMAN ouAY,s cALl.
A Report That He May Resign His High
ONCE.

A Report That He May Resign His High
once.
PHILADELPHIA, July 1S.--ChaiFman Mat
thew s. Quay. OF the Republican national
committee, has called a meeting OF tne
executive committee in this city for ,ts
29th inst It is understood that the l,ll
committee will soon be called together %
fix an earlier than usual date for tie ma
tional convention. IL is likely that tho
national committee will convene IN =, "
York OF Washington in November AN. lix
some time in may next for the natl0Aal
convention.
Some say Chairman Quay win Offer ais
resignation at the meeting this month";
His friends say he has no intention o. e.
tiring from the committee.
But he will resign the chairmanship Ab-
solutely, without giving reasons, as cor
man did the Democratic national caair-
manship after his successful work in Io,tl
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Rep MEN On 10 RAMPAGE.
The miIIe-Lacs Threaten 20 XIII Thres
Huudrad Kybftaa

The miIIe-Lncs Threaten TO XIII Three
Hundred whites
MINNEAPOLIS, July 1s.-Governor Mer-
riam received news late in the afternoon
Of more trouble on the Mille-Lacs' reser-
walton. A dispatch signed by representa-
tiyes Of the 300 whites on the reservation
says that the Indians are threatening a
massacre OF all the whites there, and an
appeal Is made for immediate protection.
The governor has teleRraped 10 Wash
ington TO know what the government will
do, and says that unless the government
will afford the protection a6ked for he will
use the power Of the statSs'to defend the
settlers. The difficulty is said to be
phase Of the trouble on eccount OF cutting
Of hay on the reservation by the whites.
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chaOs in the Tslspt Ons Hxohanss..

The operators Rt the telephone ex-
change hs . been suffering great incor
venience since the electric cars began to
rnn down Market street When a car
starts from a point near Fourth and
Market Streets il causes about one-third
OF tae indicators GA the exchange switch
board to drop. II q subscriber is calling
for a number aud 3 car rosrs
past the telephone exchange at
the same time, It causes ell
the telephones on that board to ring
lhan in a moment score Of voices are
vel ing, "Well," "HellO, What do you
want" and Who are you into the ears
of the operators Two or three minutes
pass after a car starts frem the
corner before the confusion SUBSIDIES.
Skilled electricians have heen engaged to
make such changes as will prevent this
confusion In the future
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Mr.. blaine work. a LIttie.

BAR HARBoR, Me, July 1S-Secretary
Blaine took his drive as usual Besits.s
driving he walks considerably Of late every
fair day. He is constantly improving n
health His physician says the improve
ment has been much more rapid lately
than at first. II is learned that Mr.. Blaiue
was closeted for an hour with an attorney,
thus showing that he attends to business
when necessary.
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BLISS NOT A CANDIDATE.
He Refuses the Republican
Gubernatorial Nomination.
A MEMBER OF THE HOME GUARD.

He Says II Has Mover Been His Purpose
to Seek or Accept Public once, and
That His Name Has Been Used with
out His Procurement or Desire.
NEW York. July 1s--Mr. Cornelius n.
Bliss, much TO the surprise and regret OF
his friends, has made public the following
letter:
III DUANE STREET NEW YORK July ID
Horace Russell, New York City.
DEAR sIR-As you know, the mention Of my
name as a candidate for governor has not beer
by my procurement nor by my desire While
Il has been my pleasure FOR many years 10 take
such part IN public affairs as ! could, consist
emily with my business engagements and re
sponsibilities, It has never been my purpose 10
seek OF to Reaept public ofice. Nor is IL now.
Until now there has seemed 70 be no reason
for me TO do or say anything publicly in regard
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MIR WILLIAM L. MOORE, 633 EAST SIXTH ST.
My son has always been delicate from
childhood. Physicians have attended hi
but could do him no good; several could not
tell what allied him; others treated him for
sease OF the kidney and liver. but under
their care he got no better; he has also tried
all kinds OF patent medicines without re
ceiving any relief from that source. And IL
has cost q small fortune for medicines and
medical treatment He was all the time
complaining Of awful head sches. dizziness in
the head aud vas constantly hawking and
splitting mucus His noslrls were most
Of the time stopped up and it was hard for
him to breR he, especially at night He
would lay on his back and gasp for breath
He has not had good nights sleep for years.
be was subject to aw 'ul night sweats and
horrible dreams. He got so bad he had
10 give up work several times as he wss
unable to handle 3 pen On account OF ner-
vousness and dimness oftne eyee; he also was
troubled with iosl Of memo and became
hard of hearing. He would have melanchol I
spells and sit for hours in study. He Stunned
an co,,mpany and would hardly notice or give
q civil answer 70 any one in the family. u ie
strange actions alarmed me and have cried
many time over my boys sal condition, as
felt sure he Was losing his mind. IL Is now
three months ago since he began treatment
under Drs. Mccoy and Nildman. who pro-
nounced his terrible disease catarrh OF the
head, throat and stomach Of the worst kind,
but In the short time he has been under their
change in him.
treatment under Drs. Mccoy and Wildllan. -
said Nh Moore. IL had been under their
/ care but two weeks when the awful head aches
entirely left me aud now am enjoying z, o.
health, as am not troubled with hawking
and splitting up mucus. My nostrils arr
/ clear and breathe freely and do not haze
the awful night sweats or horri Die dreams
and now enjoy what | never did befsre tha
Is see ,. Ia fact all those terrible co npl. int
! have left me and I cannot thank Drs. McCol
a Wild man enough for what they have
done for me-"
Everybody in the neighborhood speaks o.
| the great change in him." concluded Mrs
Moore, and / hone ,tly believe had he no
gone TO Drs. Mccoy and Wildman for treat
meat he would have gone insane or died "
! Drs. McDoy and Nildman furnish al medi
cines free and their charse eE for trea'men arr
50 low that they ara within the each of all.
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Inn nnnlnh IN rrnnhin.

LONDON, July 1s-Joe Quelch, the noted
labor union agitator. has been held on a
charge OF intimidating "blacklegsn who
took the places OF the strikers at the
Thames Iron works Quelch declares that
be is the victim of the malice Of the labor
commission, the majority Of which body,
working in the interest of the capitalists,
seeks TO punish him for his recent testimo-
ny before them.
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The orclnna a. Mn.l snn.rinr.

DULUTH. Minn., July 1S-In the storm
at West Superior five men were killed by
the falling Of the new hotel. Besides
these, four more were severely injured;
one of them, John Lang, will die, and half
dozen more are badly hurt Assistant
Chief Kellogg, Of the fire department.. had
his leg brok en-
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rnd N ne AIr.hIp companv.

BURLINGTON, Ia, July 1S.-Burlington's
great Airship company is no more. The
capitalists who had gone into the $l0,0O0,-
900 incorporation with Mr.. Pennington be-
came convinced that there was nothing In
the enterprise Pennington proposed TO
fly in his new machine from Burlington TO
New York. carrying four people, in six or
eirht hours
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Gladstone on the "Irlsh Incubus,

LONDON, July Is. - Mr.. Gladstone,
writing 70 Mr. Brand, the liberal oandi-
date for parliament in the Wisbech divis-
ion, says; "rhe doctors restrain me for
some months to come from the public use
of my voice. hope your election viii be
an additional proof that the country Is de-
termined to shake of that incubus, the
Irish question.
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rhInh MeaIrnn WI ao nae..

NEW YORK, July 18-A number Of the
faithful followers Of DIR. McGlynn are con-
fident that the accommodated priest
will be taken back into the fold ere long.
DR.. Cotton, rector of St. Stephens, is now
In Europe. The pope will give the doctor
a hearing, and it is thought the conferences
will result in the reinstatement OF Dr..
McGlynn
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work Of the Census Burean.

WASHINGTON, July ls-Superintendent
Porter, of the census bureau, reports the
work well advanced and says that an adj
dltional appropriation will be necessary to
complete the schedules on hand He ex-
poets that the force punching cards will
finish the work on Aug. /, when moFs
than I. 200 discharges will be made.
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". eramler nur. ths nrammr.

DENVER, July lS-Emile Gramier, OF
Paris, has bought the wonderful Indian
mummy with gold bracelets, which was
found at Laramie. Wy. Mr.. Gramier Is q
rich man. The engraving Of the bracelets.
he says, is similar to that found In the
catacombs OF Rome.
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nrndIsr sar. rhsr Mu.t olo.e.

AsBuRY PABK, n. J., July 1S.-President
James A. Bradley, of the Law and Order
league, has issued an order that barber
shops, cigar stores, etc, must not be open
for business Sundays. A warrant has been
issued for the arrest OF Mrs. James Logan,
who threatened to shoot Founder Bradley.
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WIN the Navajos Firh.Y

WAsHINGToN, July iS-A dispatch has
been received at tho war department an
nouncing tho arrest Of the Navajo chief,
Hostine. The sheriff at Flagstaff, A. T.,
fears trouble from these Indians, but the
United States marshal does not General
McCook has sent an officer to make an in
vesiinnflnn -
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seventy-flve out Of a JOB.

WASHINGTON, July 1s-Secretary Foster
has approved the reduction in the force in
the Office Of the collector of customs at
New York The amount in the annual ls-
duction of expenses is $50 $50. The serv-
ices of seventy-ive persons are dispensed
with, eleven persons are reduced in salary
and seven offices now vacant are abolished
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what the watch Jobbers Have Done.

NEW YORK, July 1s.-The executive com
mittee of the Association Of Jobbers in
American Watches has been in session at
the Astor House for the past two days.
The report Of the secretary showed that in
seven years the association had brought
about a reduction of fully 40 per cent. in
the average price of watch movements.
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DOCTORS M'COY AND WIlDMAN

Late of Bellevue Hospital, New York.
once, S35 Market street. Wilmington.
Where All Durable Diseases are treated with
success. II you live At 3 distance write for
n symptom Blauk.
Consultation ONCE or by Mail Free.
ONCE hours-9 to II a M; 10 p. m. TO .
D m. daily.
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NINE REPORTED KILLED
Deadly Smashup on the Chicago
and Erie.
MANGLED BY swFTs MEAT TRAIN.

The Disaster Occurred Near Kenton, O.
Both Locomotives We're Wrecked and
Twelve Cars Smashed Into Kindiing
wood-Onc Train FiIled with Laborers-
LIMA, July ls.-Last evening the Chi
cago and Erie road had bad wreck near
Hepburn, asmall station about forty miles
east Of this city, and it was reported here
from Kenton by telephone that nine per-
sons were killed and many more injured.
Both Trains Wrecked
The accident happened on sharp curve
about quarter of mile east Of the town,
the trains being the third section Of the
eastbound beef train and the work train
westbound The work train had large
number Of employees on board on their way
TO kenton TO remain over night after put
ting in the day at work in the gravel pit
near Hepburn, and both trains were COM
pletely wrecked.
The Company Reticent.
Communication TO the place is COM
pletely cut Off, and at late hour neither
kenton nor Marion could be reached by
telegraph or telephone and railroad com
munication is completely cut off The
Chicago and Erie people are transferring
trains around the wreck by way of Tole-
do, Columbus, Cincinnati. Pittsburg, Fort
Wayne and Chicago and Hooking Valley
road. What gives rise TO suspicion that
there Is truth ia the report about the IA
tality is the reticence of the company's
employees In refusing TO state whether any
were killed or not, or 10 give any informa-
tion whatever about It.
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ADJUSTMENTS
HELP WANTED.

w NTED-DO YOU WANT TO MAKE
w Fifty Dollars per week at homer
Mrs Smith sent Six Dollars to Alfred
Coles for Box or Wardrobe Lounge, and
allow him TO send people who answer this
advertisement to see her Lounge, for which
he gave commission which averaged $50
per week.
II you will do the same in your district.
send for terms to ALFRED COLES, No. 446
Mvrtle Averue Brooklyn. N. ".
uELP FURNISHED AT SHORT NOTICE
u for hotels. restaurants, stores; all kinds
of help for private families; male help fur
nished free, such as drivers. clerks, ,watchme
or laborers; also boarders wanted and rent
collected Apply at WILMINGTON EN-
PLOYMENT BUREAU. 4Oo French street.
NTESSRS. CHAS. l.. WEBSTER e. CO.,
WI wish TO correspond at once with COM
petent book salesman. one who he's sold ency-
slogedfas, histories or books Of the highest
quality preferred. To the right party an
opportunity is offered to establish and cont rol
she sale of the Library Of American Litefa-
ture in field yet unoccupied. Address, T.
NJ. WILLIAMS, Manager, O. Fifth avenue,
New York City.
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70 my alleged can
didacy, lestit should
be said ] was dcclin.
ing what had not
been and might nev.
or bo offered 70 me
But now. when /
find not only my
personal friends, but
others whose sup
port I should not
have expected. urg.
ing my candidacy.
and the Republican
press Of the state
apparently receiv
ing II with favor, IL
seems 10 me / ought
20 let my position
be known before the
matter goes any fur
thor. rhlnia llnn not
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A DARING PAoToaRApAER.
Samuel y. Dixon Crosses the Cham al
Niagara Fails on "A Wire.

NIAGARA FALLS, July lS.-Samuel J.
Dixon, Of New York, delegate TO the
photographers conveRtion az Buffalo,
walked across the Niagara Falls Friday
afternoon on a three-fourths inch wire
cable The strip was first made from the
Canadian 10 the American shore, and after
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We have no gold mines nor wild cat
stock TO offer you, but simply 'Cres
ton" lot, " hich is sure, safe, profitable
and always 70 be found when wanted
Office. No 7l2 Market street
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The Worth sIin Damaged.
CoATEsvILLE, Pa, July 1s.-The Worth
Iron mill was damaged to the extent os
&. 900 by fire.
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REHOB0TH BEACH. Del.

DOUGLASS HOUSE.
Open June 20. 1891, under the management of
William NJ Jefferson, late proprietor OF the
V4rden House. .Lewes. The Douglass House is
beautifully situated about 90 feet from At
lantic Ocean, and one fourth of mile from
Rehoboth Bay. Pleasure trips on RehobOth
Bay by steam yacht, excellent bathing, sail
ing. fishing and cunning. For terms, ETC., ad-
dress, william M jefferson,
RehOhO h. Del.
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Reduced Prices

Reduced Prices
To close out summer goods we will
make them up at cost price, L. Heiss.
tailor, No. Z. Third street.
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General sohofeIa,s wedding Tour.

WASHINGTON, July ls.-A dispatch was
received at the war department from Gen.
eral Schofeld stating that he is in good
health and has left Tacoma for the Yellow
stone park.
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Tha EnderIoV.

Ocean End Michigan avenue. Open all year.
Hot and Cold Baths Electric Bells. Sl.5J TO
$500 day; 5000 to Sl2O0 week.
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The Radnor,

.I2 South Carolina Avenue Centrally located
within three minutes walk Of ocean, hO
sea baths. depot and POST office.
Mrs "a. W. Sharpless.
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FOR ATLANTIC CITY.
EXPRESS TRAINS.

II. q o. and Pbila a. Read. X. R--Leave
Del. av. f4a, a. M, .12, A. 2.45 p. m. week days;
f.l0, a. NJ. 2.45 p. m. Sundays.
P., w. a b. and West Jersey and Cam. q
Allan. X. R.-Leave 0.55 a. M, l.5s, 3O4 p m
week days; 7 q. m. Sundays.
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Moss Hotel,

Corner Atlantic and Arkansas Avenues,
opposite Philadell hia nd Reading depot.
Ftrst-class board at reasonable prices
House rebuilt and refurnished wit first
class Improvements. Rates moderate
Edward Moss, Proprietor
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WANTED.


WANTED.-A SIX OR SEVEN ROOM
w house. or suite Of rooms. Address 5. T
journal office.
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Fifth Avenue,

Massachusetts Avenue and the Beach.
Fred. X. Bockius, Proprietor
Reasonable rates for guests.
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Tho MeIc

boc,a cottage. pleasantly situated near
"a ,l.oIh. n"5hs i47 Kentucky avenue.
Mrs. John II. Cooke.
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LOST AND HOUND.


I OST-ON JUNE %. A SEAL SKIN
- cape. Finder will please return TO 9O7
West street. Liberal reward.
+ OsT IA SILVER SHOE BUCKLE
II marked NJ. p. G, VIII finder please re-
turn to 907 West street
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HofeI RidgwaY.

gnder new managtme Open for guests
House improved. $3.50 to $3.50 per day; s. to
81 per week.
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Hotel Denver.

Location central; North Carolina avenue
near beach: accommod alton first-class. Rates
81 80 to $500 per day, So to Sl2 per week.
Charles X. Cope.
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The EIdredge,

Is South Carolina Avenue. IS to II per week.
81 80 10 s2.n0 per day. Every facility for
guests House enlarged; having large airy
rooms. Mrs. y. j. Eldredee, Proprietor
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Hotel Chetwoode.

Remodeled and enlarged. Steam heat; open
nre CRATES. Home comforts. Open all year
III Pacific Avenue.
Mrs Annie Grubb, Proprietress.