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Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
THE DRAIN OF GOLD
From America to Europe Is Puzzliug
New York Financiers.
OPINIONS OF THE CAUSES VARY.
Reasons Why the Metal Will Become Too
Dear to Ship Abroad.
PHILADELPHIA TROUBLES ENLARGED

NEW York, May 9.-The shipments of
gold last week have rarely been exceeded
within like period. and they gave to the
bears long-coveted opportunity to turn
things their way. As matter Of fact. how
ever. it was not so much the amount re-
ported that sent chill through Wall street
as the mystery surrounding the movement
and the indefniteness as to the causes which
have led up to ii. So long as there is any
event about which there is great uncertainty
the leaders can raise or de press prices to the
loss of the general speculating public.
At this time the gold exports transcend
other considerations. The most erudite
among the bankers are at sea, as is made
evident By the claims of some that the
United States is settling trade balances,
and of others that this country is being
drawn upon for the purpose of enabling
tine European centers to prepare for any
possible exigencies that may arise from the
strained financial co nditions resulting from
oyer-trading and shrin kage in South Amer
lean and osher securities.
Believe the Shipments Are Forced.
Since the close of March the exports of
gold and silver approximate s25, 600, 900, and
many bankers are of the opinion shat the
shipments are forced; In other words, that
the foreigner, suffer a loss In order n ost the
,oId .rd ~. whai. ,hi.,a -s.a,- ,...,s
49, ""u ~ ""oe LIB iesoi i'.eh
INTO An eAenanee operation. AS Is often the
case when something out OF the ordinary oc-
ours, the apprehension felt as 10 the present
loss of gold Is, to some extent, at least. sem
timsn,aI
A.. ~. o,-. ~ All.
'"' D"eo'o' " 'he mih' SHOWS I'D
statement just made public, we have pro-
duced S672, 100000 gold In the last 10
years. and In that time our net imports
v.r. soa ana ooo si,hnr,h f,or, NJ 1850
a. ~, ,oon A.. ... 1.I - % s., loeV' 80
" ou'y, ioo'' tue Exports reaeneu soi'aoV'-
ooo' no places our STOCK OF gold on the
FIRST OF this month at sG0O,000,0O0. II 10
argued from all these facts that the excite
ment and depression oop,eouent upon yold
.,no,,. I. h, al ~,-,,,.,,.d III ~, -,
:, ~. ,s,s ".'e.' '.'. ~" mn 'p'ou'
."'o,' a'o ,Aisey Is'pVn''oIe ior 'he
Tonbls. IT'S more than likely that ~ soon
as q clear understanding 10 had OF the I'M
psilinS forces leading up TO tho present
cold xports. tho latter will ceass 10 do auv
Iurtbsr barm to bu.ins.s ar stock ms,I.,
intsrsst,.
a.. ,v,,
'' =. -"'' " o."
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
THADDEUs STEVENS ESTATE.
The Courts VIII Soon BE Called Upon to
Settle Some Claims

Settle Some Claims.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcH.i
LANCASTER, May 9-The final account
of Edward Mcpherson, surviving executor
of the late Thaddeus Stevens. was filed here
to-day. He has on hand, applicable to the
uses Of the estate, $50. .a49 O3. The sum is
invested in interest-paying securities, worth
in the opeu market to-day $54, 426 &c.
The estate has been beset from the
beginning with claims, controversies and
suits, which have made much trouble. One
obstacle in the way of the final adjudication
Of the estate, in accordance with the will OF
deceased, is the claim Of Mrs. Stevens,
who alleges that she is the wife of relative,
and Is contestant for part Of the estate.
The parties interested are now determined
to push q settlement Of the pending claims
this summer, and the courts will decide the
disposi tion of the fund.
The will provides that If the estate
amounts TO $4,000 after the claims are paid,
the trustees shall establish ID this city d
home for The relief Of homeless and INDECENT
orphans, and no preference IL 10 be shown
OH account Of race or color 10 inmates The
SUN Of S20, 1000 is 10 be expended Ia build.
Ing. The residue 10 be secured In Government
securities, bearing no less than Q per cent
interest,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10

Director Of the Mint Leech soes No Cause
for Alarm in It.
WASHINGTON, May 9.-Director Of the
Mint Leech has been watching the how Of
gold from this country to Europe, but he sees
nothing In the tide to excite alarm. Within
few weeks past Germany has drawn on
our stock for sS,596.OOO in gold bars and
SO. 528, 900 in coin; France during the same
period has called tor S., ,250, 900 in coin, aud
England S6, 100000.
He says: ''At the ruling rate of exchange
it is unnecessary to look further for causes
of gold shipments than the payment Of
balance of trade, including freight and
interest and the strained financial situation
in Europe" According to Mr.. Leech the
United States has more gold on hand at
this time than any other country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
CARPENTERS ASK A CONFERENCE.

Dim Prospect for a Settlement Of the
Strike at Youngstown.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,
YOUNGSTOWN. May 9.-The Carpenters
Union, which maintained an aggressive at
titude during the pending strike, to-day ap-
pointed conference committee and sent
out notice to the Contractors Association.
stating that they would meet them at any
time OF place they desired in regard to ad-
iusting the existing differences.
The contractors have taken no action,
and the feeling is against holding a con-
ference, as they feel that but little would be
accomplished. Ii is probable that the step
taken by tie carpenters will cause the con-
tractors TO change their views and meet
them in conference, when it is thought an
adjustment will be effected.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
HIS GIRL WENT BACK ON HIM
30 He Took Enough Poison to Kill Over G
Hundred People.

Hundred People.
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPArcHi
TRENTON, May 9.-Richard Eldevarder
took 10 grains Of cyanide of potassium early
this morning, aud he came to the breakfast
table with his face as white as sheet. He
announced that he had taken poison. In a
few minutes two physicians arrived. The
youth was already in convulsions and was
removed to the hospital. A member of the
family with whom he boarded said this
afternoon:
''This is the result of love affair. The
young man is the 1S-year-old son OF colonel
in the Austrian army. The poor fellow has
had no work for a month, but we couldn't
turn him out. He was in love with q girl
in Connecticut He received money at
stated intervals from his father, but be spent
it nearly all on the girl. Since his coming
to Trenton she has gone back on him and
he has become respondent"
At the drugstore nearby it was learned
that the man had taken cyanide Of potassium.
A pill as large as grain OF wheat will kill
a man, and he, the physicians said, took
enough to kill over 100 people. He 10 dy.
ing in the hospital.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
DELEGATES FROM SOUTH DAKOTA

viii Attend In Force the Cincinnati Third
Party Convention This Month.
HURos, b. D., May 0.-Ths Independent
State Central Committee met here this Of.
ternoon and chose ~ delegates 10 the Gin.
einnai National Conference. Delegations
we're instructed against proxies, and en-.
powered TO cast the full vote OF the State.
They were also directed 10 labor for the re-
adoption Of ths y. Loui. plat orm without
Conference until February, 1891, Tor hnal
sctlon.
Delegates were also elected to the meet
Ing OF the Reform Press Association, which
meets In connection with the Conference.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
AWARDED eio,7ba n.
An AiteeRa National Bank Wins Suit on .
FFemisseFy Note,

An Athena National Bank Wins suit on .
FFemisseFy Note.
HFHeIAb fkbEG#As 10 FHH BIsP AfeH,i
PHILADELPHIA, May p.=Ihs First
National Bank uf Altoona brought suit In
eemmsn Pleas eenrt No. o. before Judge
Hare, against Arie ,Pardss, Mary W, 4.
Howe and John II, He'll, trading ~ A.,
Pardse n Co., 20 recover the value 0 o
prom lslory note for $4,000, The Jury 70.
turned o verdict OF si0,7bB n In favor OF
!he plaintiff The mole was mads by II, u.
WiEton, Prssldeat, Of the alamoraan Iron
Company, and indorsad by him, and @. u.
WiEton, A, Pardee ~ Co., per John j.
Kirk, Attorney, and james Lang.
The defense claimed that, although the
lndorssments wars genuine the note was O
forgery, the date OF The genuine note having
been changed after IL had been paid ana the
note then feissued, The case was On Inter.
esting one, In view Of the expert tssti-
meny employsd. All the experts In the
ease pronounced the note genuine, dtelar.
ipg that no alteration had been made In the
0btti
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
eopyHIoHr, lssA

the blood In March, April and
May, The "Golden Medical Dis
eoyery" works equally well at all
times, and In all cases OF blood
taints, or hnmors, no matter what
their name or nature.
It's the cheapest blood purifier,
sold through druggists, no matter
how many doses are offered for o
dollar, because you only pay for
Me good you get.
Your money Is returned II ID
doesn't benefit or cure you.
Can you ask more ?
"Golden Medical Discovery
contains no alcohol 10 Inebriats,
and no syrup or sugar to derangs
digestion.
It's concentrated vegetable sx-
tract put up In large bottles !
pleasant TO the taste, and equally
good for adults or children.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
AROUND THE WORLD AGAIN.

Mr.. George Franois Train Now Attempting
to Beat His Former Record.
VANCOUVER, B. G., May 9.-The steam
ship Empress OF India sailed this morning
at 8 o'clock with 105 passengers and 1, 400
tons of cargo and carried the first through
English mail for Japan and China, con-
sisting Of 40 bags.
George Francis Train was expected to get
on board of Victoris. He is now on his
second globe.circling tour, and Is endeavor.
ing to beat his former record OF go days BY
five days,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
FORCED TO The WALL.
THE UNION PACIFIC TEA COMPANY
MAKES AN ASSIGNMENT.

The Liabilities Estimated at From $780,
600 to $500, ,00o-No Word Of the Failure
Received by the Pittsburg House
Ninety-fiye Stores Arc Involved.
nrTcfAL ELEonAn to TuE pisPArchi
NEW YORK, May 9.-Robert p. Nc.
Bride, Leslie. David and William G. Nc.
Bride (MeBride Bros. & Co.. tea
merchants, who also do business under the
style Of the Union Pacific Tea Company,
with headquarters ut 70 Water street, made
an assignment to-day to George II. Macy.
All the co-partnership property and thA
property Of the four partners Is turned
over to the assignee. including tho house
and lot at 1904 Filth avenue, the property
Of the senior partner, Robert p. Mcbride,
subject to q mortgage OF $4,000 and his
wi Is dover right. The marital trouble Of
Robert j. Mcbride and his wife have been
before the courts for aonie time.
Robert p. Mcbride begnn business alone
In New York In 1878, having previously
been In business In Jersey City. He grad
ually increased the business, and In 1881 ho
had 20 stores 10 various cities, mainly run
under the name OF tho Union Pacific
Tea Company The three brothers
NeTe huihltteu intV phrtnefsnlpI hbu tno
business was further increased until there
are now % stores In all the principal cities
Of tho country. Robert p. WIS the capital
ist OF the Arn, aud claimed 10 be worth at
least $3.50, 900, but William managed the
financial part OF the business.
Mr. Macy, the assignee, aserlhes the ns.
alignment 70 the sickness Of Robert y.
Mcbride, who has been confined 10 his
house, at East Orange, for the past Ave
weeks with the gripj insufficient cap.
ital 10 conduct 80 extensive business,
which WIS about 1900, 900 q year, md not
enough credit Mr.. Macy could not ray how
much the liabilities were, but he thought
thsrs wsrs enough assets TO pay In full.
With an extension, he thought the hrm
could resume business. .'.
In the trade the liabilities are estimated at
from $500, 900 to $500, 900. Carter and Macy
are the principal creditors, Mr. Macy being
the assignee. .',
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
INTRIGUE WITH BELGIUM.

Reports Of Germany Being Engaged In II ID
Exciting France. -.
rBY DUNLAP's CABLE coMPANYI o.,
PARIS. May "a sensation has been
caused here by reports of German intrigue
with Belgium. The Steele says:
Nothing is officially known on the subject az
the foreign offices. either in Paris or London,
but information from an authentic source
in examining the on estion of Belgium neu.
trality, in the event Of war. and German agents
are now visiting Belg ium for the purpose Of
obtaining facts aud In fuencing public opiniof.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
THE ROBERT AND MINNIE CAUGHT.

A Deputy Marshal overhauIs Her but He
Discovers No Arms.
Los ANGELES, CAL, May 9.-The
schooner Robert and Minnie was captured
this afternoon about three miles from San
Pedro by Deputy Marshal Anderson, on
board the tug Falcon. She made no resist.
auce, and was towed into San Pedro harbor
and tied up to the wharf,
The arms said to have been on board have
disappeared, and 1t Is believed they have
been transferred to the steamer Itata.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
B5uLANaERs NEW MOVE.
He Intends to Board French Justice
surrsuderiuR Hipsejf

He Intends TO Board French Justice BY
surrendering Himself
IBy puNLAY's CABLE ooMPANY.I
PARIS. May Gan editor OF the Figaro
has interviewed Boulanper. The "brave
General" declares that hs 10 prsparing Q
new plan Of campaign, having abandoned
the question OF revision as subject OF aRits-
tion. lie will hsnesforth work for the bsns-
ht Of the masses. among whom hs considers
that ho still has many partisana lie also
intends 10 appeal against the deeision Of the
court thar decided upon his arrest. and will
return 70 France and Give himself up 10 the
authorities. ,s
He 10 eonvincsd that such q course will
greatly affect the public aud arouse strong
sentiment In his favor
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
THE SPANISH TREATY STILL SECRET
Secretary Blaine Will Attempt q Modifoa.
ton of the Mckinley Bill

MADRID. May GAS o mark OF good
will, the United States Government has
notified The Spanish Government that IL will
favor the introduction OF bill for the medi.
feati6B OF the Mckinley tariff law In The
Hett Congress 90 ~ 10 facilitate the I'm.
paftstieh OF Havana tebaeees iHte the
United States
United States Minister dfubb hss wired
Secretary Blaine that the draft Of The new
treaty of e9lpmefee sent here for approval
will be signed Monday, The negotiations
have heen kept 20 secret that even The Lega.
tien officials are igperAnt OF the provisions
Of the treaty,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
DIED.

PhfcE-Mfs. GAFHIHIHH PnyeA nee
Dawn. belnysd wife 0f Patrick pfyes, Of Mo.
Keespert, aged % yeaFL = =
Funeral from H. Peters Church, with high
mass, Tram leaves McKessport st i0,a0, az.
riyes % baltimore and Ohio depot Pitlsbure.
at i1e A. N intsrnents ~ thsFy's Cemetery.
Friends Of shs family are respectfully Invited
20 attend,
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10

States warship Charleston left here at .
o'clock this morning, her destination un-
known. -,
II is understood she has gone outside the
heads to test her new eight-inch rihss, but
many believe that she has been sent In pur-
suit OF the Itata, the Chilean insurgent
vessel which escaped from the authorities at
San Diego.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
MKEEsPoRI's STRIKE SPREADING.

Painters, Plumbers and Other Workers May
he Called Out This Week.
'srEcIAL TELEeRAn TO THE DIsPATcH.i
McKEEsPoRT, May Cit would not be
surprising now if the carpenters and planning
mill men OF this place cali other trade, out
before the presents strike is settled.
The contractors say they will 60 to work
Monday, and that they have the men to
start their shops. This may draw out the
painters, plumbers and other trades.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
THE RISING BIO GRANDy.

II Is Mile Wide in Places and Over the
Santa Fe Railroad Tracks.
SANTA FE, N. NJ, May 9.-The Rio
Graude is reported 10 have risen over q foot
ct Espanola within the past "a hours. The
situation In the lower valley IL already. very
serious, and this rise will make II worse.
At La Jorka the waller spread out on
either side Of the. Atehison. Topeka and
Santa Re track and Is one mile wide. A
letter from the Sheriff at Luna says q great
deal Of damage IL done BY high water In
that locality.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
NOTHING KNOWN IN PIrTsBURg.'
No Word Received Here In Relation 10 the
Failure sf the Company.

@. B. Loukert Jr.. manager OF
the Union Pacific Tea Company. 4ss
Market street, and who has gen.
eral supervision OF the six houses 10
Allegheny county. said last night that he
did not believe there was any truth In the
report of the failure OF the company. He
did not believe 1t for the reason that he had
received no word of any trouble whatever
in New York. In fact, he had not
heard from there at all yesterday At all
events, he remarked, II it were that the
company had failed 1t would not affect any
Of the houses here.
Manager Zimmerman, Of the Sonthside
house, also stated that all he knew of the
reported failure was what he had seen in the
newspapers.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
NATALIE 10 oBDURATR.
The Es'Qaesn Of serviW Dsae 90 me Govern
,nsnt 10 isHHish 1fsV,

BELGRADE, May e.-ln reply 10 eom.
munieaion from tha Prime Minister, threat
enine that unless she left ssrvIa OF her own
free viii tho Government would adopt meas.
uros of forelbly eIpsllIng her from the
country, eI'Qneen Natalie has written n let.
Ter N The Prime Minister, In which she de-
elares that, despite the threats made 70 drive
her from seryis, she viii persist IN her 70.
fusal 10 leave the country.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
TWO yiazxry WILL DIE
A Can Of Gasoline Expiodes at . Fire with
Disastrous Results.

CHICAGO, May e,--rIrs was discovered
In 9 basement laundry on North Clark
street this aftsrneen. A dessn 6rsmsn went
Into the room 20 extineuIsh H.
A can OF gasoline exploded, throwing the
men TO the hoor and against the wall with
great violence, Two OF them are believed
70 b. fatally htrt, and the others ars badly
cut burned and BRUISED ~ ~ -
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10

The Transit Of Mercury Observed.
LICK OBSERVATORY, CAL, May e.-Ths
transit OF Mercury was successfully oh.
served here, Many photographs were isksn.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
Yiys Drownsd IN I shIpvveeh.

LONDON, May e.-Ths British ship
cFaigburn, Melbourne from LIvsTpoel, was
wrecked BY 0 severe southsrly gale which
swept over vietoris. The vessel wss shat
tered and hys Of her crew were drewasd-,--.-.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
MOVEMENTS oY THE oHAatEsyox.

The wsrship Has Gone 10 Sea, bat Why
Il Yet Mystery.
sAs FSAsoIsoo, hsy e.-Ths United
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-10
tn FLOW OF GOLD.

mors yesterday xbout the solvsncy Of inss;.
tutions here.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04

been refused by him. so that they would
be saved the trouble of proving that
fact in court where they proposed to
test the right of the government to re-
fuse the bullion, In compliance with
their request Col. BoSbyshell gave them
the following letter:
Messrs. George G. Merrick and Harley B.
Morse. Gentlemen: | have the honor to
acknowledge the receipt of your offer OF
this date of bar or ingot of silver bullion.
described III said offer, to be received and
coined into silver dollars of 4l212 grains
troy standard silver, for the use and benefit
of yourselves as depositors, and beg to de-
cline such offer on the ground that it is in
violation of the laws and regulations of the
mint service to deposit silver for private
account.
Very respectfully, your obed lent servant.
o. c. BosBYsHELI-
After receiving Col. Bosbyshell's writ
ten refusal to receive their bullion, the
two gentlemen wrapped their brick in
piece of paper and departed. The
ground upon which Messrs. Morse and
Merrick based their demand is, they
claim, constitutional one. and denies
the right of the government to make
what is known as ''seignoriage." At
present the market value of silver bull
ion is $l.0315 per ounce fine, while
$1.29 29-10O. When the government buys
bullion it pays the market bullion price,
and makes the difference, which is the
''seignoriage," between that price and
the legal tender value. 1t is this 'selg
noriage" which the gentlemen who pre-
sented their silver brick at the mint to-
day think they have as much right to as
the government.
Col. Bosbyshell based his refusal to
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
A SIMPLE SCHEME.
Cashier Willis Worked 1t to the
Tune of $4,000.

thC VI sp<sDsOOO'
STocKBRIDGE, Mass, Jan. 3.-Charles
Willis. for fifteen years treasurer OF the
Stockbridge Savings bank, is adefaulter
to the extent of ,0OO or more. The
exact amount is not known, but defal-
cations am ountine to $4,000 have been
brought to light SO far. The stealing
hassbeen carried on with regularity for
twelve or thirteen years. small
amounts being taken at a time.
When depositor paid in $500,
for instance, it was properly
entered on bis book, but set down as
S4O0, say, on the banks record. AS
Willis was the only man regularly on
duty in the bank, he was able to pay
each retiring depositor in full and es-
cape detection. The discovery was due
10 the suspicion and investigation of
Bank Examiner E. P. Chaplin, OF
Springfield, TO whom Willis made full
confession. The news, was broken to
the nineteen incorporators of the bank
this morning, and the whole town is
upset, Willis being one of its most
prominent and respected citizens.
Willis will plead guilty, and is now
Frustrated at his home. He gave bonds
for s25. 900 in 1885. and the loss will fall
upon his bondsmen, Charles Z. Callen-
dar and j. G. Van Duzen.
St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1891-01-04
GUARDING RED CLOUD.
HostiIes Shoot His Ponies to Keep
Him With Them.

PINE RIDGE AGENCY, S. D., Jan s.
The Omaha Bee correspondent says:
Twenty-one of the wounded soldiers,
three officers and eighteen men, Will be
taken to Fort Riley, Kan, tomorrow
night by special train. There have
been no new developments to-day re-
garding the hostiles, except that old
Red Cloud tried to slip away from
them aud return to the agency. When
the fact was discovered by the hostiles
they shot all his ponies, numbering about
fifteen, placed a guard over the old
chief and proceeded to move several
miles further from here. This last
move places their main camp within
buta few miles from the Bad Lands,
but the warriors, according to the re-
ports of scouts. keep circling within
ten or a dozen miles of here all the
time. 1t is considered as among the
possibilities that the party that went
out this morning to bury the dead
Indians at Wounded Knee will en-
counter trouble with hostile scouts be-
fore they get their big job completed.
The wounded Indians were this after
noon removed from the Episcopal
church to the Catholic school house,
about block distant. One of the little
babies found on the battle field yester-
day died to-day.