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ABLE SEAMEN,
The Navy Department. Cannot Find
Enough to Man the Shins.

Enough to Man the ships.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The Navy De-
partment is still in sore straits to find
able seamen enough to man our ships.
Nearly all the recruits the law allows
have been taken on, and yet there are
not enough to go around. The United
States steamer Lancaster, in California, is
ready to go to China, but she is short of
her complement of men by at least
eighty. The monitor Miantonomah. at
New York, is ready to go into commits
sion, but there are no sailors to man her.
1t is said at the Navy Department that
there must be pro rate scaling down of
the compliments ON all our ships, at least
until Congress meets and enlarges the
force. The White Squadron, now at Nor
folk, will be the first to feel the reduction.
and it is understood the Chicago is to lose
seventy and the Boston and Atlanta sixty
men each.
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New Pacific Mail Steamer

CHESTER pa, May 8.-The steamer
Nicaragua, built for the Pacific Mail line,
has been launched here. The Nicaragua
is 242 feet long, 36 feet beam, 10 feet 10
inches in depth of hold, and has a tom
mage of l $50, which brings her within the
subsidy class. The boilers are of steel
and will have working pressure of 100
pected to develop l ,400-horse-power and
fourteen knots per hour.
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nnnth Rnnn,.LI

COLUMBUS Ohio, May s.-Frederick
Fieser, editor of the Westbote from l843 TO
1884, and at one time editor of the Cincin-
natl FoiksbJatt, died this morning, aged
eighty years.
WASHINGTON, May S.-Professor julius
+. Hilgard, late Superintendent of the
United States Coast Survey, died at his
home here this morning.
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Horse and Cort Stolen.

NAPA, May S.-A horse and cart owned
by A. X, Brown, of Vallejo, was stolen
here last night. Mr.. Brown had hitched
his horse in front of the courthouse and
was gone from the rig only few min
utes, when he returned to find it gone
stood near enough to see the horse driven
away, but presumed it was by consent of
Mr.. Brown, so made no protest. No
trace of the rig or thief has been obtained
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UiATILLA RESERVATION LANDS.
Question Decided Relating to the Pay
ment of improvements.

WASHINGTON, May 8.-Secretary Noble
decided to-day a question relating to the
payment for improvements on the UNA
tilla Reservation. The First Comptroller
of the Currency, and Land Commissioner
Carter, had favored allowing the money
received for improvements being turned
into the Treasury, and from there it
would reach the Indians through an ap-
preparation by Congress.
In reviewing the matter, the Secretary
took the position that themoney received
for improvements on Umatilla lands is
not public money, in the sense that it
should go to the Treasury to be used for
current expenses, but funds coming in a
direct way to be applied to special pur-
pose. He does not change his original
order, which instructed the Receiver at
Pendleton to remit the money received
for Improvements to the Indian Commits
sioDer, who will in turn, through his
agent, pay the Indians according to the
contract. By this plan, it is claimed, the
Indians will get their money within few
weeks.
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Convicted of Horse-stealinp.

SUsANvILLE, May S.-Ellery Dixon, an
editor Of this place, was to-day found
guilty of horse-stealing. The jury was
out six hours. He will be sentenced on
Saturday.
1t was shown in the testimony that Dixon
was the leader of gang of thieves who
stole many head of horses in this locality
and in Oregon, and drove them out of the
country to sell.
The arrest created quite sensation,
and the trial has been long and tedious
one. Dixon has been out on bail and did
not have an idea he would be convicted.
In fact, he has been sneering at the whole
proceedings
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CoNNECTICU19s GOVERNOR.
Bulkley Files an Answer to the OF
Mnrranto procnedinr,s

Bulkley Files an Answer to the Quo
Warranto Proceedings.
New HAVEN tConn.), May S.-At-
torney Case, acting for Governor Bulk
ley and Lieutenant-Governor Merwin,
filed an answer to the quo warranto pro-
ceedings brought by Morris and Alsop in
the Superior Court this morning.
Governor Bulkley claims that he and
no other is the true and lawful Governor
of Connecticut; that the General AS
sembly of Connecticut, at its January
session of 1889, by joint ballot, elected
him TO be Governor for two years, and
until his successor was duly qualified.
He still acts as Governor because no sue
cessor has yet been chosen.
He states that Morris did not have a
majority over all, and on account of the
manifest mistakes in the returns it was
impossible to tell who, if any one, had
been legally chosen Governor.
Concluding, Bulkley denies that he
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Purely Accidental

BosToN, May 8.-A cablegram received
from the American Consulate in Flor
ence, at the office of w. w. Jacques in
this city, stated that the reported mob
bing was not so serious as at first was
supposed. jacques and his family were
out riding, and, happening to drive
through the street where arrests were be-
ing made, were hit by stones thrown at
the arreSting party
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Earthnuaka Shock.

SAN FRANCISCO, May S.--A shock of
earthquake was felt in this city few
minutes after six O'Clock this evening.
Buildings We're shaken quite severely,
but no damage is reported.
SAN RAFAEL, May S.-This evening at
eight minutes past six heavy earth
quake shock was felt here. The vibra-
tions were from north to east. The shock
lasted about six seconds.
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stockton's City Election.

STOCKTON, May S.-Stockton has an
election for city officers on the 10Th inst,
and the principal fight is for Mayor, as
that officer has the distribution of many
offices. The Republicans held a conven-
ton this evening and w. r. Clark, pres
ent Councilman, was nominated for May
or without opposition. The Democratic
convention will be held next Tuesday.
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NEW RAILWAY.
Articles of Incorporation Filed at Salt
Lake for a New Road.

<ATlICKeS OF Incorporation fIIeu aI SSiIl
Lake for a New Road.
SALT LAKE CUtah), May S.-Articles
of incorporation of the Salt Lake,
HALEY and Puget Sound Railroad have
been filed. The capital stock is $3.50, 900.
The line will run along the south shore,
via Grantsville, Skull Valley, Cedar
Mountains TO Lucen, on the Central Pa
cific, thence to the Idaho State boundary,
$50 miles.
The Sewer Railway Company has also
filed articles and proposes to construct u
line from the terminus of the Rio Grande
Western at Manti, San Pete County
through the Sewer and Circle Valleys
and via Fremont Pass to Parowan, Iron
County. Also, three branch lines, forty
five miles in length. The total mileage
will be 600 miles, and capital stock
IS, 900. .0OO
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Shinment of Anricots.

WINTERS, (CaI.) }, May Sc. w. Hinclay
of the Skyhigh fruit farm to-day shipped
by Wells, Fargo d Co.'s Express, 10
pound box of Royal apricots to the Porter
Brothers Company, Chicago. He made
a shipment just one year ago to-day,
which sold for so cents a pound. This
is the first shipment this year.
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Iarpe Meteor.

VICTORIA CTex.), May s.-A large me-
teor passed over this section last evening,
causing considerable CONSERVATION. 1t
came from the northeast, and was seen or
heard all along the line of the railway
from Rosenberg to GOliad, distance Of
about l20 miles. About the time it
reached this vicinity it exploded with
tremendous report.
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Ex-Mfnfster Taft,s Condition.

/ SAN DIEGO, May S.-This evening DIR.
Edwards, ex-Minister Taft's physician,
reported that no hemorrhage of the blad-
der had occurred during the last twenty
four hours. The patient is very weak,
much prostrated and somewhat delirious.
There is little, if any, hope for permanent
iDnrOVc rnpDt
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meeting last night, Scoggins told the Incl
dent and Jackson hearing of it, gave the
lie to Scoggins when he met him. Where
upon Scoggins clinched and threw his
man, but did not hit him while he
was down. The Sheriff parted them.
Jackson gave the lie again, when Scog-
gins gave jackson q cuff on the ear. The
Sheriff placed Scoggins under arrest and
he was fined.
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Welcomed Rain.

SoNoMA Cali, May S.-Sixty-one 8. hun
dredths of an inch of rain fell during the
last storm, making total of q "a inches
for the season. These refreshing showers
will enable the horticulturists to culti-
vate their orchards, vineyards and decid-
uOuS fruit
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Hanged For Criminal Assault,

MARSHALL (Mo.), May g.. William
Price, colored, was hanged in the Jail
yard here at 11:40 A. NJ. to-day for criminal
assault committed on Miss Alice Ninas,
which so preyed upon her mind that she
committed suicide.
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Acquitted of the Charge.

PHILADELPHIA, May S.-George G.
Baker, formerly clerk in the Appraisers
stores here. has been acquitted in the
United States District Court of the charge
of altering records of polariscopic tests of
sugar consigned to Claus Spreckels, by
which it was claimed the Government
lost thousands of dollars.
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LONDON GOSSIP.
The British Cabinet Discusses Two
Important Subjects.
GLADSTONE'S STRENGTH NOT WEAK
ENED BY PARNELL

Terrible Railroad Disaster In Italy-A
Train of Workmen Completely En-
quilted In a Flood-Italy to Issue
an Address to the European Pow
ers Setting Forth the Action Taken
by tho United States in the New
Orleans Matter.
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Death of Nine. Blavatsky.

LONDON, May S.-Mme. Blavatsky, the
noted co-founder of the Theosophical So
ciety, died three weeks ago. The fact has
only now become publicly known. The
cause of death was influenza, aggravated
by kidney trouble. The body was cre-
mated at WOking according to Mime. Bla-
vatsky's desire.
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Terrible Railroad Disaster I'm Italy.

ROME, May 8.-A terrible disaster oc-
Cured to-day at Allerona, in the prov
inee OF Umbria. While quarry-train,
on which were many workmen, was at
Allerona, sudden flood occurred in the
river, and the rushing water sweeping
over its banks, engulfed the train and ali
its occupants.
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A Physician Arrested.

YUBA CITY, May 8.-Dr. Gustav Schles
singer, prominent physician of Suite,
City, of this county, was arrested to-day
on a complaint charging him with per
iurV
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Snowinp in yyasbinpton

RosALIA CINash.), May 8.-Snow fell
generally throughout Palouse County
this morning, there being an inch and
half here. The snow will be of great
benefit to crOnS.
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silver Purchases.

WASHINGTON, May S.-Four hundred
and fourteen thousand ounces Of silver
were purchased to-day at prices ranging
.9Sl5 to $50
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General Rntler,s Propertv Attnched.

LOWELL (Mass.), May s.-The Prescott
National Bank has placed an attachment
on the property of General Butler for
$4,000. a money consideration was
given about four years ago on personal
note, which the bank discounted When
the note fell due it was not paid for some
reason not at present explainable.
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usurps the office, and says he uses said
office by warrant and authority of law,
and asks to be dismissed of and from the
things charged upon him.
Merwin's answer is the same,
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DISASTROUS FIRES.
Fifteen Two-story Buildings Burned
In Chicago

t1teen IWo-Story buildings Burned
In Chicago.
CHICAGO, May 8.-Boys played with
matches in shed in the southwestern
portion of the city this evening, and
started a fire which rendered dozen
families homeless and DESTROYED fifteen
two-story buildings. The tenants were
all poor people, and lost all their pos
sessions.
FOREST FIRES.
ASHLAND Wis.,, May 8.-The city is
enyei0ped in dense smo oke from surround
ing forest fires. The Fire Department
has been busy all day in the outskirts OF
the city fighting the flames. At Wash
burn large force OF men is at work try
ing to save the town, which is in great
danger.
Several lives We're reported lost at
Marengo. The woods along the Omaha
road are mass of flames. The North
western road lost several hundred cords
OF wood at Ashland, and the Ashland
Iron and Steel Company lost over $4,000
cords at High Bridge.
GRAND HURST (Ontario), Nav s.
Fierce fires are raging on both sides OF
town. Every effort is being made to
check their progress. a lumber yard at
Iasker's switch containing two million
feet of lumber and eight loaded cars are
CAR STABLES BURNED.
AUSTIN (TeX.), May S.-A lighted
cigarette carelessly thrown into a pile OF
hay caused a fire that destroyed the
stables of the Austin Street Car Com
pany, together with twenty-five cars and
thirty-four mules. Loss, S250,000.
SIX BLOCKS BURNED.
ALLIsTON (Ontario), May Six
blocks of buildings were burned here
this afternoon. They contained six ho-
tells, forty-tive stores, twenty-five resi-
dences, the post-office, market buildings
and the fire hall. The loss will run into
the hundreds of thousands.
MINE ON FIRE.
DEEPwATER Mo.), May S.-A fire
broke out to-day in the coal mine oi
Keith, Perry IL Co. Two hundred men
were in the mine at the time, but all es-
capped, with one possible exception. The
loss is large.
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ONLY A SMALL AFFAIR.
Fight at Colusa Growing Out of the
Late Election.

Late Election.
CoLUsA, May S.-A scuffie occurred on
our streets this morning between Town
Marshal Scoggins and A. A. Jackson of
Willows. 1t grew out of the county
election trouble. Jackson, in Willows,
on election day warned Scoggins to leave
the town and not interfere in the election.
This Scoggins refused, saying he was not
going to Interfere, but wanted to watch
the election. In the public experience
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Railroad Accident.

SAULT ST. MARIE (Mich.), May s.-The
west-bound Canadian Pacific train from
Boston for Minneapolis, was derailed east
of here this morning. Dining-car con-
ductor Charles Foard was fatally injured.
y Jesuit priest of Garden River had his
leg broken and several passengers were
badly injured.
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SITUATION AT ~ PASO.

Ell PAso CTex.), May S.-The only
change in the condition of the flood at
this point to-day was raise of about six
inches, which does not increase the dam
age already done.
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as she did, and the officers of the war
ship probably feared that she had got
into some trouble.
The deserters are more intelligent than
the average Chilean seen in these parts,
and give as reason for leaving the ltata
that they wanted to see more Of the north
ern country. They had no cause to COM
plain of the treatment they received
either on board the Esmeralda or the
Itata.
Marshal Gard and assistant will return
TO Los Angeles tomorrow, unless or
dered otherwise. The man-of-war Oma-
ha is coaling in the stream, and will sail
for San Francisco as soon as supplied
with fuel.
THE ARMS LOADED AT OAKLAND.
OAKLAND, May Sit has transpired
that the Robert and Minnie, which
shipped the cargo of arms for the Itata,
loaded at Long wharf with arms from the
Remington Company and left from the
wharf at 3 o'clock on the morning OF
April 24th. The records at the pier do
| not show to whom she was consigned.
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Serious Condition of Affairs Along
the Rio Grande.
FLOODS EXPECTED TO SWEEP DOWN
THE VALLEYS.
Fifteen Two-Story Buildings in Chicago
Burned, and a Dozen Families Rem
dered HomeIess-The Worlds Fair
Directory Decide to Have No More
Negotiations on the Subject of
Laborers' Wages.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

SANTA FE On, M, May S.-"Mount-
sins Of water'' is the way the court Off
GERS, who have just returned from Terra
Amerillas, put it in speaking of what
they saw on the way. They say that half
has not been told of the flood that must
soon sweep down the Rio Grande. At
Cumbress Hill, Col, snow stands up
beside the Denver and Rio Grande Sec
tion-house six feet deep, and thence it
extends for miles, covering the whole
range as far as the Toltec Gorge, and
ranging in depth from four to twenty
five feet. All the streams are running
bank full. Chama, the Rio Brasos, Wolf
Creek and tributary rivers are rushing
streams. In places it is said the whole
mountain sides are covered with water
trickling out from under the snow banks
on top and spreading over the face of the
decline in every direction. Thus far the
weather has continued cool in that region,
hence the floods that have passed do not
begin TO indicate what may follow. At
NalVerde, above San Marcial, much land
is under water, and there is also much
trouble in the Majora bottoms.
AT ALBUQUERQUE.
ALBUQUERQUE (N. NJ, May 8.-The
river here is steadily raising, and has
broken out in some places above the city,
but without doing much damage of any
account, a substantial dyke being put at
all dangerous spots. The bridge across the
Rio Grande at this point has been rem
dered impossible by the washing away
Of the west end. The lowlands below the
city and at Isleta are submerged, but no
lives are reported lost, and the damage is
comparatively small.
SITUATION AT Ell PASO.
Ell PAsO (TeN.), May S.-The only
change in the condition of the flood at
this point to-day was raise of about six
inches, which does not increase the dam
age already done.
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In the war of 1912 the United States had
SIC, ,62 men.
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CHANGES IN THE CABINET.

Ii the Legislature OF Vermont at It's
extra session, summoned to meet on the
25th iast., shall choose Hon. REDFIELD
PROCTOR, Secretary OF War. as Senator
EDMUNDs' successor, the remodeling OF
Mr.. HARRIsoN's Cabinet must soon
follow.
1t is stated that Mr.. ELKISs has left
for Bar Harbor, commissioned by Presi-
dent HARRISON, whom he visited by
request at Cape May last week, tc ascer-
tain definitely whether Mr.. BLAINE
does or does not intend TO be a candi-
date for President next year. The an
swer to that question, of course, deter
mines whether Mr. BLAINE will remain
In the Cabinet or on some pretext take
his departure. To stem the tide OF
opposition TO his administration in In
diana Mr.. HARRISON must find some more
practical politician than Mr.. MILLER. his
Attorney General. whose presence in the
Cabinet from the start has been explica-
BILE only on the theory that there was
no one connected by blood or marriage
with the President able to fill the place.
and that his former law partner was the
most available personal adviser within
reach. Mr. MILLER's withdrawal from
the Cabinet would never be missed.
The Presidents surrender to Boss
PLATT in the New York Custom House
matter last month ought TO leave no
doubt of his decision when be is COM
PEELED 10 choose between NOBLE as
Secretary OF the Interior and RAUM as
Commissioner Of Pensions. NOBLE is
without following in Missouri, while
through the influence of the Internal
Revenue Department RAUM will be able
to tight the United States Senators from
Illinois for the control of that States
delegation. RAUM will stay and NOBLE
will go.
Two months have elapsed since full
meeting of the Cabinet has been held.
When the Presidents council next meets
there is likely to be more than one new
face at the table.
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rns International Y. 81. @. A.

AMSTERDAM, August l6.-The exer-
cises OF the worlds convention OF the
Young Mems Christian Association to-
day were entirely of religious nature.
The convention has been very success
full one and will be specially helpful TO
the struggling associations of the conti-
mental countries IL is the first conven-
ton in which the real missionary Y. Nj.
C. A. work for young men has been rep
resented, and the statement in regard to
the work in Japan, India and other
countries carried on under the direction
OF the American International Commit
tee ELECTED much interest. Tomorrow
most OF the delegates will leave the
city, the Americans for Paris, the Rhine
and a little trip on the continent, sailing
for home generally the last OF August.
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Another Victim.

SAN ANTONIO. TEX, August 16.-An-
tonic Carrasie, noted bandit chieftain
and desperate, and the slayer Of eight
men, has added another victim to his
last. LOrribio Pastrango, a deputy
sheriff, who has secured evidence show
ing that Carrascie was the murderer
of Charles Fusselman, sergeant
of Texas rangers, attempted to
arrest the bandit Friday night at fan
dango given on the Texas side OF the
river. AS the deputy sheriff advanced
into the room the bandit drew revol-
yer and shot Hastrango after which he
made his escape. Fifty Mexican rangers
have followed his trail into the mount
aims but it is unlikely that he will be
captured. The residents Of the penin-
sula have made application to give
Hogg that a detachment Of State troops
be stationed there.
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ze,p aspsrttassusnts.
BASE BALL NOTES

The House & Hermann Juniors "ouiu
,ita m hear from the Cement Grinders
next Sunday afternoon on the fenlnsu'a
Grounds If excepted. answer tnrous Il
this paper. u ,hs
The Little Shamrocks challenge the
Red Oaks for game of ball Tuesday al
ternoon on the corner of Wood ana
Nineteenth streets. II so, answer
through Tuesdays REGISTER.
The printers on the REGISTER nave
reorganized their base ball club and are
DESTROYS of again meeting the iiuetee-
oe,lcer nine. Following is the chaiiengo'
49, WHEELING, Aug. 10.
The REGISTER Base Ball Club chai-
lenges the [,,telligencer Base Ball Ciuo
10 a match game Of ball. To take piace
under such conditions and at such Time
as may hereafter be arranged.
GEORGE E. BOOMER,
For the Club.
Welsburg and Beaver played two ex-
cellent games at Wellsburg. Saturday.
In the first game the visitors were sadly
handicapped by not having a catcher.
Both pitchers did good work. Flrst
game:
Wellsbure 002 7-l5
Beaver. ......l o o U u
Summary-Hits-W ellsburg, 9; Bea-
yer. g. ErrorS-Wellsburg, 4; Beaver,
6. Batteries-Jones and Feeters, Neves
and Wicklin.
The second game was great contest,
II requiring IL innings to settle. VIII
liams pitched seven innings Tor the
local team. when Paden took his place
Kuhn pitched for Beaver, and did great
work. holding the heavy-hitting Wells
burgs down to five hits. Score:
Wellsburg 10 3 0 o 0 0 p
Beaver ......i 0 0 o O-3
Summary hits; Wellsburg, S; Beaver,
.; errors, Wellsburg, 4; Beaver, s.;
batteries, Williams, Paden and Feeters;
Kuhn and Kuhn.
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Arwo-Year.Old Smoker.

CHICAGO, August l6.-The Illinois
Humane Society has decided to prose-
cute the parents of the two-year-old
Leonard Turner, the tObacco-Smoking
baby. Ever since the baby was two
months old his father, who is said to be
a disSipated character, has been teach
ing the child to smoke. The child has
now become So accustomed to the weed
that he cries for his pipe and tobacco.
The mother has had to work TO support
the family and Of late has been leaving
the little fellow at day nursery. The
matron OF the nursery refused to allow
the use Of tobacco and reported the
case. The humane society at once took
up the matter and yesterday two physi-
clans examined the child. He was
found to be in a very feeble condition,
suffering from acute nicotine poisoning
aud having what'iS known 10 physicians
as the tobacco heart"