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Welded ON HER DEATHBED.
HEn BE7R0THED SUMMONED FROM
BROOKLYN TO HER REDSIDE.

The CepenseHy Performed Aftsr hidniEAt-
Thea the Bride Signed Her Win. Les~-
nag Mess OF Her Property TO Her Iuus.
band. and IN Ten Hours Was Dead.
BOSTON,. Oct 1o.-Two simple notlees-oneoi
marriage. the other Of death-appearod in
the papers the past week. but thoy at
tracted little attention. There was behind
them. however. a strange story-a story
OF love and devotion. OF deathbcd mar
riago ct midnight. and Of the disposition
OF property worth upward OF 100000. The
marriage and the death occurred in q Somer-
willie homo on Tuesday last The groom was
Mr.. louis T. Rollins Of Brooklyn. N. Y.
and bis bride was Miss Kate r Norcross. She
was on her deathbed at the time. and ten
hours afterward she was corpse.
Miss Norcross had been sick week with
pneumonia. and when It was known that she
had not long to live. her lover was summoned
by telegraph and he reached her bedside that
night
When told that she could not recover. Miss
Norcross insisted upon an immediate mar
riage. Tho wedding pay had been fIed for
later period and whom tho clergyman. tho Rev.
A. L Winship. appeared in response. to the
urgent message. the dying woman said:
II Is not the sort OF wedding looked for
4 marriage license was procured. and as the
church clocks tolled the hour OF the brief
service was ended, and the bonds were sealed
which were 80 soon to DO broken.
'Thon her will was druyn. and. though she
was growing weaker. she signed IT with q
mind perfectly clear and hand which seemed
to gain strength and steadiness for that
Tho will was Witnessed by the clergyman.
the physician. and an attendant 1t gives the
most OF her property, reported 70 be worth not
far from 100000. to Mr.. Rollins. Tho re-
mainder coca to Charleston MEL Academy.
Ten hours later the bride died, and to-day
sho was laid at rest In the quiet Maine town,
% whose academy she beQueathed portion OF
her wealth.
Mr.. Rollins is O travelling man for New
York hardware firm. and met Miss Norcross In
Maine some four or FIVE s9mmsrs ago. An se-
ship into love- and the enlargement ts2 d
home OF his afflanced. and no doubt the plane
for the marriage were fastened by the death
Of Miss Norcross's father q few days ago. Mr..
Eorcross was well-known resident OF Somer-
Vile.
About twenty years ago he retired from q
successful lumber business, and up to the tlmo
Q. his death was interested In literary pursuits.
In his will Mr.. Eorcross left most OF his prop
erty to his daughter
:. His estate is still unsettled and one Of Miss
Nnrcross's motives In marrying was undoubt.
eddy that everything might be properly looked
after. She leaves no nearer relatives than
cousins. There can be no doubt but that the
marriage was wholly In accordance with her
wish and desire.
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Even the English Apple Was Flawed.

More years than I care to count have passed
since was q sort Of Office boy and general as
sistant to Prof. Mspes. the father Of Mary
Mapcs Dodge Of the 81. Nicholas" said Chi
caSo merchant the other day. The Profess
sor's great hobby was fruit and one OF his pet
theories was that America could not produce q
perfect apple. He admitted that apples grew
here in great abundance. and were large and
finely favored. but not one Of them was with
out spot. or dent. or little wormhoe. The
English apple. on the contrary. he said. was
often without flaw.
Many American aprlc growers disputed
this assertion, 80 Prof. Mupes. to convince
them. imported large Devonshire apple. It
seemed to me to BIO quito perfect. There was
not speck. nor hole. nor the smallest nden-
tation on 1t, and. with its rosy surface. 1t was.
indeed. a thing Of beauty. Prof. Mapes told
me to place it on the table in his study. and he
invited party OF gentlemen to lunch at his
house. One OF the guests brought his son. a
12-year- old boy. with him. That boy straycd
into the study soon after his arrival.
When lunch was oyer the Professor led his
friends into the little room. and. showing
he asked them to examine them all, and say II
ono Of them was without u flaw. They were
And nov Just look at this English fruit
said the Professor cxultantly as he placed tho
big imported apple in the hand OF the most
distinguished horticulturst present Can you
find a flaw In itT
The gcntlema, holding the apple turned it
around. and look, / with surprise at his host
No flaw in it, he exclaimed. Why. Pro-
fessor what do you call this?'
Tho Professor stared. and most OF the
guests laughed. Somebody had taken
greedy bite out Of the apple.
Gentlemen said the Professor. IL that
apple had been less tempting in it's original
Rerfection It might not be 80 badly aawed now.
Here my boy finish H.
trayed him by growing as red as the apple.
took the fruit and slipped out OF tho room"
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~"osneE VOEsos ~" ASuhosnS S"noe"oeo.
CHICAGO. Oct 10.-One moro building Of the
Worlds Fair has been condemned by the arch
fleets as being unsafe. This IL the building
for tho electricity display.
The engineers In Chief Burnham's ONCE
havo been going over the estimates Of the
strains on this building and have discovered
that all the timbers. have been subjected to q
weight beyond their capacity. and that the
ha th ase NOT s.r66nS enot9, .had .h.r
work, they have gone far enough to show that
$4,000 must be spent In Strengthening the
The electricity building was the last Of the
great buildings TO be- overhauled By Chief
Kansas City have the contract for tho build
ing.
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Dropped the Lamp and was Badly burned
Mrs. Eliza Slater is the janitress Of the Ave.
story brick tenement at IS Bedford street.
At $40 o'clock last night she started from q
front to rear room with lighted lamp In her
hand. There was oil in the lamp and it slipped
from her hand to the floor. The glass broke
and the oil caught fire.
Mrs. Slater was hewildered. and at first tried
70 beat out the flames with her haads. The oil
the fire was lively one. Mrs. Slaters dre1s
caught fire, and her cries brought In Policemen
na Hdey They beat the
was badly burned about the legs. breast, and
arms. She WAS taken to St Vincent's Hospital.
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FOUR PEOPLE HANGED.
Three Men aud . woman Die ON the seaf.
fold In Jamaica,

HALIFAX, Oct. 1O.--Particulars have been re.
ceived here Of the hanging at Spanishtown.
Jamaica. last month. OF three men and a
woman for the murder Of Johu Allcr his wife.
his mother. and q man named Gofaden.
The criminals were two coolies. mined Pun
han Sing and Ilbillic. the latter's wife and q
creole named Robert Johnson
The last named, according to the story told
by Ilbillc's wife. was employed to commit the
murder and wns to receive $50 for the deed
The crime was caused by John Aller having
given Information upon which bnlih made a
levy on some OF Ilbllic's property.
| John Aller was decoyed from his house by
johnson to a lonely spot on rond. where the
Ilbillics rushed from hiding place and struck
| him a terrific blow on the back OF the head
with large stone. telling him to the ground.
As he foil Punhansing dealt him another
blow upon the head with q stick. and then
dragged him from the spot where he fell a
| short distance. and then they finished him.
Johnson knelt upon his stomach.
Punhan Sing stood upon his feet and 1lbillic
| cut his throat.
nbillio's wife and Johnson were then sent to
call Gofadcn. who was doing business in that
lacalty. Tho woman left Johnson with Go
faden and reloinel the other two. aud all hid
| themselves as Johnson and Gofadcn came up
They pounccd upon him. fellcd him to the
ground. and then dragged him into Likilics
rum shop. where Punhnn Sing cut his throat.
They then. went 70 John Alters house and
slaughtered Kunsile, his wife, ami pitaruia.
his mother. whose bodies Johnson cut up in u
frlghtful manner.
Tho bodies were left lying on tho floor. whore
they were, subsequently discovered. with tho
baby Of Aller sitting between thcn. covered
with tho blood OF her mother and grand
mother.
The lives Of the two women were forfeited
simply because they recognized johnson when
he called John Aller out 81 his house. and the
murderer thought that they wouid testify to
this fact.
execution fairly WE'LL AT $3.50 Robert Johnson
emerged from his, cell chatted, checrfllly for
a few seconds, and then walked up and down
In IL, front Of tho cells. apparently prnying;
Sitting down by the side Of the wall rested his
head in his hands. At $40 t no woman. Agnes
Hire. commenced to wall and cry and did not
cease until tho arrival Of the clergy. Ilbiliic
suffered first.
knew nothisg Of the crime adm hor husband
had scarcely finished a similar declaration
when the drop fell.
Agnes died Instantly. but 1lbillic struggled
terribly for two minutes. After Ilbillio had
been cut down Punhan Sing and Johnson
mounted the scaffold aud fell together.
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4. N.-sdo. 81 wfliett street. Annie Heiskowski's.
damage. 500; II 100. BAG Sixth avenue Adams osx
awning IRE. damage IS.
rh.-@;1b. 24I Delaney street, Isaac Blums. dam
age $50: 5l6 Pier o. r.. cotton bales on Old Do.
% min sts.%hhip Shssf damage siooi go ~ BED
$50 x6l Warrington street, cellar nre. damaged
peg, 10 East HOUSTON street cellar IRE. no damage;
II 100. ftnetythird street and Ninth avenue, q. a.
Dosa's drug Store damage $50.
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A Farmers Alliance sra,a Elevator.

WEST SUPERIOR. Wis. Oct. 10.-It Is an.
nounced here that tho Farmers Alliance OF
Minnesota will build 1000 600 bushel wheat
elevator here. beginning this fell and having
II ready for next seasons crop. Tho elevator
will be built by stock company composed
wholly q grain growers. The capital stock,
each A. committee appointed by the Grain
Growers Association Is now here to select
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Long Isia.A City Nominations.

Tho Jefferson Democrats Of Long Island City
held their city Convention in their new club
house in East avenue and Ninth street yester-
day. The nominations are: For Supervisor.
William H. Delshanty: for City Treasurer.
Frederick ". Bleekwenn: for Overseer OF the
Poor. John Chapman: for Aldermen at Large.
Michael F. Clayen and BENJAMIN Wingrove
for City Constable. Conrad Deistel: for Game
Constable, Nicholas Scheessler.
night are: For supervisor, William Villa ~ Buseh;
for City Treasurer. Andrew ]. Kraussman: for
Qyerseer Of the Poor. Edward T; Flanagan; for
Woods: for City Constable, Edward Fitz-
patrick: for Game Constable. Henry McGuin-
neSS.
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NEw ORLEANS. Oct. 10.-The Anti-Lottery
Democrats have received support from the
mississippi River Baptist Association. which.
mt its meeting at Greensburg. has Just In
structed all Baptists to oppose the lottery COM
Inny and calls upon all ministers to denounce
1t from the pulpit on all proper occasions.
The various Baptist churches are urged
strenuousy to expel from their membership
al who support 1t. and the Haptists and women
nt,orY are asxed 70 eve !, ne ssnE
they are now waging In Louisiana to prevent
the recharter OF tho company.
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To Prevent Nsisaaees In Hs.,s.,

The Harlemites who induced the Board Of
Health to order the Standard Gas Company to
abate nuisances at its works In East 114th
street held meeting last night at 6l1 East
10th street and formed an association which
will make II o business to prevent nuisances OF
any Kind on the Harlem east side. J. 4. RO-
ssnheim was elected President and Charles E
ConkIin Secretary.
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Cubans Celebrate Their Struggle for Iade.
pendcnce.

A fair proportion of the 10000 Cubans in
this city and Brooklyn crowded Hardman Hall
at Fifth avenue and Nineteenth street last
evening for the purpose of celebrating the
anniversary Of tho breaking out OF the struggle
men were present. Among tho spoakers were
Josd Marti, the President of the Cuban So
folo, T. Trujillo. Il c. de PalOmino. DIR. ]. Par.
ragn, and J. Sierra. The hall was decorated
with the Caban coorS.
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pURRoY WANTS TO BE HEARD
On the Appeal for More Money for Trans
Harlem ImprovementS.

Harlem Improvements.
Fire Commissioner Henry D. Purroy sent the
following letter yesterday to Mayor Grant:
d The Hon. High j. Grani xuysr.
DEAR SIR: As Q resident taxpayer Of the
Twsnty-fourth Assembly district. I am deeply
Interested in its securing from the Board Of
which shall be fully adequate to its needs.
When. therefore. the provisional estimate
OF tho Twenty third and Twenty. fourth wards
Tor the year 1892 comes before the Board OF
ton, desire to be heard. and RESPECTFULLY asS
flat notice may be sent to me Of the day and
hour Of the hearing. Very respectfully.
"HENRY D. PUBRoY"
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The Yachts at Lurch mont.

A race was sailed Off Larchmont yesterday
between the Nameless. Needle. and Almy. The
last is the champion Shelter Island boat. The
course was to Hampstead. then to Matinni-
cock. and back over the same course. Name
tenth victory OF the Nameless this season. and
yesterday after winning she flew ten blue pen
nants and sailed down to watch the Vamoose
Rnaal
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Cs,.st,A,s MOB w. o. CA..sss.

Wang 8. Charles. an Americanized China
man. who Is unpopular with the Mott street
fanfsn players. was beaten in that street last
night bX lot Of them. headed. he says, by Lee
and !onp o. them. Lee King. was held on
Charies's Identification.
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HIS PAL 4 WOMAN.
Footpad Who Operated Boldly On the
Streets OF - Western Town.

HELENA. Oct. 1O.-On Tuesday night Conduc.
tor Richardson was held UP by a footpad about
two blocks from the State House. The robber
had two revolvers in his hands. On Thursday
night. aboGt the same hour and place. Police
nun John J. Gregan found a suspicious char
acter lurking about. and halted him. He shot
the policeman through the right lung and dis
appeared. The officer will get we'll Three
hours later. three blocks from tho scene Of the
midnight tragedy. the robber held up be-
lated citizen named Ray. getting silver watch
and some silver.
Yesterday q boyish- looking follow was ar
rested while leaving town. The boy proved to
trred later. and Rays watch recovered. The
girl gave the name e Charles Miller. and the 70
pretty: about 10 years Old, petite ,ls:
wegian. She and Clark have been working
together for oyer 9 year. and have been oper-
eral men herself. AlarVe force Of special on.
GERS is being sworn In and the, jll carefully
man will be lynched within twenty-iour hours
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White Plains Fair Ground Purchased.

WHITE PLAINS. Oct 10.-The Westchester
County Agricultural Society has purchased the
White Plains fair ground from ex-Shcriff John
Duffy for $3l 900. The grounds comprise lU4
acres. and have several buildings. including
the main exhibition hall.
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DETROIT. Oct 10.-Dcspatches received by
vessel men this evening say tho steam barge
Adams sank the S. T. Peck in ST. Alary's River
to-day completely obstructing the channel
at Sault Stc Marie. The accident will cause u
serious tie-up Of all lake freight. The loss on
the Peck Is unknawn.
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For the Telegraphers' Clus.

Marion Kerner's illustrated representation
Of the Passion Play" Of 1900 at Ober-Ammer-
gau is to DO given at Chickering Hall this
Sunday evening at 8 p NJ The production
Is given for tho benent OF the Now York Tele-
teresting and enjoyable event.
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u FEEL LIKE A TWo.YEAR.OlD.
THE REMARK JOSEPH SOMhRvILIE
MADE TO A REPoRrEn
He Suffered rom catarrh for Ten Years aud
Patient Medicines Ma Bi,. No Good, sut
Hs says Doctors Mccoy ana Bad,nan
Uace.
:. J feel like atwo,year.

~, feel like a two'year.
The above remark was
madc by Joseph somer.
VILE to n reporter the
other evening as they
sat IN the pretty parlor
OF Ill Nelson street,
Brootlyn. which denotes
allthe coinfUrts OF home.
Mr.. Sotnerville 10 In bust.
ness ia this city, but can
he seen my evening AZ
his home. III Nelson
street, Brooklyn, II was
during an interview that
Mr.. Bonneville told the
teporter tho following
story:
II was troubled with
chtarrh for ten Years.
My sense NJ smell waa
all gone. Ny Nose was
always stopi,ed up. Nh.
Gus dropped down In my
throat, aud I wasAlways
hawking and splitting. I
used to have headaches
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Lawyer uub..-s HASA. n..rA Of II.

Thomas II. Hubbard OF Searles Stillman q
Hubbard. counsel for the executors OF the es-
tate Of Mrs. Searies. tho probate Of whose will
10 now being contested in Salem. Mass. said to
knew no steps toward o settlement Of the con-
test had been taken. as tntimated yesterday In
q despatch from Salem.
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DOCTORS Mccoy and WlLpMAN,

g Fast 42d street: near Grand Central Depot, and
Broadway. corner OF 18th street. New York. and 1877
Montague street Brooklyn where all durable case. are
for symptom blank Address all mall to East AID
street, Ot1ce hours-a to II 4. NJ, Ito r. NJ, 7toY
r. n. daily. Sundays. y to IL A. N.
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SHADY TROTTING At PIMLICO.
A Suspicion that Richardson Didn't Try
Little Beta was . Surprise.

BA1T1MoRE. Oct. 1O.-TrottlnG at Pimlico be-
gan today fully an hour late, so that darkness
came on before the 2:37 trot could be finished,
and was postponed until Monday morning. The
adjourned 2:20 pace cnmo on first to-day, and
John, who had no heats to his credit yester-
day. ratified Off three In fast time.
John has been campaigncd for thrce years
and though he has Il record Of 2:20L4. this is
his first victory J. G. Delavergue was here to
sec Fleming drive Lady Ulster in the Airing
OF or tier At t was stale 1
stSay and osh FSn brougEt her to
s Er n TSe s hI qdsss
trot 9t s25 70 S. but. to tho dismay Of his back
LanE ds not to be driving his horse
but certain information coming, to the
judges. they. announced. after st. Elmo
had won tine third heat =, IN which
on tie e iops ope9s
asserted that the drivers had arranged for ST:
to T hsz If Hdp 9s sSns
Richardson t1iwin. and told biz, friends lie did
Tie 2:a7 trot was tho medium for tho heav,
Showed 1Ss e sasSey s5o Nevaro so ted $780,
and later, Stanley was backed against the field
He Won tn the heat aud then sHSwsd the white
minutiye ugly roam mare whom Who tho Spec
tators had Euycd on account Of her
odd appearance gave Stanley stock
tumble. Size got a bad send of in the second
heat, but trotting the whole OF the mile on tho
outside Of the track with u rapid. machine-like
on the wire amid shouts Of THO mule wins,
the mule wins She was Little BetZ. and has
trotted in five .,rnces, WITHOUT winning
puts her in the 2:3O list She
got tho third IN fastsr time. Little Betz is three
years old, and her sire. John W. Daniels. is by
Walker Morrill,. and her dam by Ajax. son Of
Rysdyk's Hambletonian. Odds Of 50 to ! were
offered against the mare before the second
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|
| Tho Republicans OF the Eighth district re-
| '.ssss T $3.50. "A s.a,,,. - To- sanotnr Ia a..
nominated Lispenaru stewart lor SENATOR last
| night, and he treated to champagne, which
| will. presumably. figure in his electioneer-
| M. at ,,roooad,ns =, ton,, nj. %
my eApenses. o - Az pSu,,hii,sn 80 - s ~ .
Ninth Assembly district in Abingdon SQUARE.
Tha oho mnaans occurred in McKeavers nlaoa
corner OF Christopher and West streets.
Tho Convention was presided over BY Major
william H. Oorsa. ably assisted by James King
Duffy and the Wicked Gibbs.
Tho proceedings were opened By the Wicked
ono ,rho oTrared re.o,utiona fovoripo tho
Cne' WY oa' M, ...aS n..,s ~, eno
blanket ballot. Ihey were continued py BANK
son Il. Morgan Of the Seventh. who nominated
A. stawor
".' s'o" ..,.
Adossn or more OF tho talent almost tram.
,h eu m ~h u Than tha Wictaa On w iO
.ne , ~ IA ~ 1890 oma ".ase sa
both MS eyes ana the nomination was made
by acclamstion.
aou,r,,ttsa =, alb .to.t,ros uas s.r+
ev"s VI ss WOO sus
around the corner to bring In the young
millionaire. Whom ho entered some one In.
nni.o,, - ho,s starnrt ~ '' WV 'A
aeirsd. Mhos e'ewaHr
hearts Of his countrymen." was the answering
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Found the Fracture OF His Skull After he
Died.

W. Fl. Wannamaker. 43 years old. sash and
taken to Roosevelt Hospital yesterday morn
ing from tho Twenty-second precinct police
station. suffering from alcoholism and appar-
emily from spoplexy. He died at ll:4O A. a..
Surgeon. If showed that the man had died
from a fracture Of the base Of the skull It is
supposed the injury was caused by fall at
Fiity-eighth street and Tenth avenue.
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Hariem's Mig Democratic Turnout.

The Conference Committee preparing for the
Flower demonstration to be held In Harlem on
Oct. 10 met last evening at tho Harlem Demo-
cratic club house in 125th street. near Fifth
avenue. Twenty-three Democratic clubs north
Of Ffty-nlnth street were represented. and
each promised to have In the parade from 200
to 800 men.
1000 mon in tho parade. The following com.
mittee was appointed to escort Mr.. Flower to
and from Harlem on tho night Of the demon
James H. Calhoun. and John A Mason.
- The COMMITTEES on Plan and Scope will meet
Club. and the General COMMITTEES viii meet on
Friday at the Harlem Democratic Club, when
all the plans will be prepared.
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Republican Nonisstloss In Riehaona County
At the Republican Convention Of Richmond
county. held at Stapieton yesterday John II.
Ellsworth Of Westfeld was nominated for
member Of Assembly. John I. DALEY. OF West
Hold for Sheriff. Edward D. Clark Of Castlston
ortbnsId for Judge Of the Court Of Sessions.
and j. Walter Wood OF Westfield for Coroner.
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Local NOMINATIONS,
These candidates for Senate were put In
nomination last night:
COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
;sa. :: As::rn es.n, e. q. Matthew |, Neville,
REPUBLIcANs.
: t, :s:sp;es,s :. s;." s:s,..,; ;ss,.,
These candidates for the Assembly were
nominated:
5:ss $s!;! ash.a.y s S $S 5ss S:S;:
NEW YORK DEMOCRACY.
YIN. H. walker r.m,. g. Geo. p. webster Tam,
And these nominations for Aldermen:
TANNANY.
:., s:'''' :
COUNTY DEMOCRACY.
II. Daniel J. Gleason.
NEW IoHx pEMoonACI.
b. DiS
.. Abraham Mead. IS. Robert A. Johnston.
For Civil Justice In the Tenth District, Tam
many nominated Christopher G. Clarke.