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Special to the REconp-uNrox.

DENVER Coli, July 5.-This afternoon
an immense crowd gathered at Manhat-
tan Beach 90 witness a balloon ascension.
1t was advertised that the children would
be given a ride on the back of an ele-
phant kept there. The elephant made
two trips, and was just returning to the
animal-house with eight children on his
back, when the balloon started up. The
animal became terribly frightened, and
began trumpeting and running about,
making frantic efforts to upset the chill
dren. All fell off, and all but one escaped
uninjured. A little boy named Johnny
Eaton was the victim. He was caught
under the elephants feet and crushed out
of all semblance of humanity. The
keeper of the elephant struck pitch
fork into the animals trunk, and was
thrown high into the air by the enraged
animal, but was not seriously hurt. By
this time the other attendants managed
to secure the elephant with a chain. The
parents of the child are nearly frantic
with grief.
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HANNIBAL HANILIN.
The Ex-Vice-Presfdent Passes Away
Without Warming.

Without Warming.
BANGOR (Me.), July 5.-Ex-V Presi-
dent Hannibal Hamlin died last night at
SIS O'Clock. He was down town yester-
day afternoon and went to the Tarratine
CIubrooms, where he was playing pedro
when his head fell forward on his chest
A gentleman remarked: ''The Senator
seems to feel badly" Mr.. Hamlin said,
81 do"
Men gathered around him and he was
taken to a lounge. DR.. Robinson, who
was in the next room, attended him, and
Drs. Mason and Phillips were called. No
pulse was visible for an hour, and it was
thought they could not bring him out.
Finally he revived somewhat and man
aged to articulate freely, and his family
was sent for. Soon Mrs. Hamlin, Gen
eral Charles Hamlin (his som and wife,
and other members of the household
were at his side. All was done for him
in human power, but it failed, and he
passed away peacefully at S:l5 P. NJ.
The remains were removed from the
Tarratine Clubrooms to the residence
His son Hannibal ,Hamlin arrived here
from Ellsworth about twenty minutes
after his fathers death. His son Frank.
now in Chicago, has been sent for, and
the funeral will not occur until after his
arrival.
The deepest grief is felt on all sides.
Hannibal Hamlin was native of
Maine, having been born in the little
town of Paris, August q, 16O9 He pre-
pared for college, but the death of his
father compelled him to take charge of
the family farm. At the age of twenty
one he became aprinter. He then studied
law, was admitted to the bar in 1888, and
practiced until 1S49. From 1886 to 1910 he
was member of the Maine Legislature,
serving as Speaker in 1897, 1899 and 1910
He was a member of Congress from 1913
to 1S47, a State representative again in
1S4i, and United States Senator from 1913
to 1857. He was Governor of Maine from
January 7th to February 20, 1857, resign
ing the position on his reelection to the
Senate. He was elected Vice. President
of the United States on the ticket with
Abraham Lincoln in 1860, and on the ex-
piration of his term in 1866 was made
Collector of Customs of the port of Bos-
ton. This position he retained until he
was again chosen to the Senate in 1869,
where he remained until 1881. He was
subsequently for few years United
States Minister to Spain, but since then
has held no office.1
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Nervousness of the Horse.

Nothing on earth will upset horses
stomach. according TO London Truth.
This is not because the horse does not
feel pain, but simply because the horse
has no gall bladder. Has anybody ever
seen a horse sick at sea2 Has anybody
ever known an emetic to have any effect
ona horse? at bull fight horse may
be seen eating with its entrails trailing
on the ground. AS for the contention
that horse is not as sensitive to pain as
man, think that horse is probably a
great deal more so. There is no living
creature. not even a hysterical woman, so
nervously sensitive as q horse.
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CLEARINGHOUSE STATISTICS.
Business Transacted In the PRINCIPAL
Cities During the Past WnalS

BosToN, July 5. clearinghouse re-
turns are as follows: New York, 1884,
S02, 900, a decrease ollie per cent; Chicago,
S74 COO. decrease of 81; Boston, S91,-
$4,000, a decrease OF 40; Philadelphia.
S62, SCI 900, a decrease of 1875; st. Louis,
SI7 ,S6S, 900, a decrease of 60; San Fran
cisco, SO, ,l69, coo, a decrease of4.0; Balti-
more, 4,043, coo, decrease of 2S.5; New
Orleans, S547 400. a decrease of 1877;
Cincinnati, Sl2, ,652, 900, an increase of 6.3;
Pittsburg, ST., ,022, 900. a decrease of p.
Kansas City, S6,2lS, 900, a decrease of 22.7
Galveston, s, go 600, an increase of 377.6:
Minneapolis, IS S,5l6, 900, an increase of q. 8;
Omaha, S4.4Sl 900, a decrease of 15.5;
Denver, S3.896,000, a decrease of I7.S;
st. Paul, 81 ,233, 900, n decrease of so:
Portland orr, 81 ,572, 900, an increase of 8;
Salt Lake, Sl53,000, an increase of 3.S;
Seattle, SSSG,00O, a decrease of l2.5:
Tacoma, 81, l09, 900, an increase of 1874; Los
Angeles, S67I 900, an increase of 20.3.
Total of the leading cities, 81, ,O23, ,320,-
900, a decrease of 11.3 per cent.
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Death of Member of a Brewing FIJI
THE WASHINGTON MINES.
Probability of More Trouble To-day at
Gilman.


Gilman.
SEATTLE (Wash.), July 5.-The firm
stand taken by the Seattle Coal and Iron
Company has resulted in the getting of
100 white men, members of the old
Miners Union, to go to work at Gilman
tomorrow. The company has issued
another call for those who have given no
dissatisfaction to go to work. Those who
know themselves to be shut out are verv
bitter, and when the search begins to-
morrow for concealed arms there may be
trouble.
Mounted troops of the National Guard
were ordered from Tacoma to-day. Very
few arms have been surrendered by the
strikers, and it is supposed that they have
been smuggled out of the camps and hid
den in the mountains. Governor Ferry
says he will not declare martial law un-
less it becomes imperative.
1t is announced tonight that the strike
at Black Diamond is over, the men con-
ceding TO the company the right to hire
and discharge men, which is the main
point of difference throughout the mines.
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RACE WAR.
The Killing of Negro likely to Lead
to Serious Trouble.

me hlllln2 or Negro likely to Lead
to Serious Trouble.
NASHVILLE Tenn, July 5.-A special
from Tennessee City says: News reached
here yesterday that a negro had been
killed at Dyer, small town seven miles
north of here, by mob Of white men.
The negro, whose name is Thompson,
had a quarrel with white man named
Taylor about money matters. The ne
gro, who is a regular tough, pulled re-
Yover and fired two shots at Taylor. Fri
day night a mob of white men broke into
the negro's house and shot him. To-day
kilograms have been received saying that
negroes many of them being strangers,
are congregating in town. Parties were
here this afternoon asking assistance from
the people here. The white people in
Dyer outnumber the negroes two to one,
and conservative people think there will
be no serious trouble, but the citizens of
Dyer are much frightened.
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THE GLORIOUS FOURTH.
It Was Observed In BefittIng Manner
Throughout the state.

II was observed IN a BellIClnS manner
Throughout the state.
SAN Francisco, July 5.-The Fourth
was celebrated in San Francisco in va
riety of ways. The crowds were not as
large as in former years, but the pro-
grammes Were carried out much more
successfully. a large percentage of the
population spent the day outside the city
limits.
The procession of yesterday was not
the longest that has been seen in this city,
but II was of the kind dear to young
Americas soul-it was military through
out. There were comparatively few car
riages in line; there were even fewer un-
uniformed civilians, and during the forty
minutes occupied by the column in pass
ing, the spectators gazed upon a glitter
ing succession of mounted and un-
mounted troops, their line brilliant with
waving banners and tossing plumes.
flashing bayonets and sabers, while the
air fairly rang with strains of martial
melody, thanks to the presence of an am
pie number of bands.
The Fourth was generally observed
throughout the State in manner befit-
ting the occasion.
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Instantly Killed.

Los GATos, July 5.-Myles Pepper,
aged 2S years, well-known resident of
this township, was instantly killed half
mile north of this place Saturday morn
ing by the 900 train bound north, Elliott
engineer and O'Neill conductor. He
was trying to cross the track with his
team in front of the train when the team
baked on the track and the train was too
near to stop, although every effort was
made to do SO. His wagon was totally
destroyed, and Pepper was thrown some
distance, striking on the back of his head,
causing instant death.
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PECULIAR CASE.
Physicians Interested In the Case of q
ParalYtic Patient.

New YORK, July 5.-In the Bellevue
Hospital is a woman peculiarly afflicted
by paralysis. One-half of her right
eye is paralyzed, but she can
see with the other half. One-half
of her tongue is paralyzed, but
the other half retains it's function as
well as ever. Her right side is so numb
that it can be touched without the
patients knowledge. She can eat on only
one side of her mouth.
Her a1fliction extends down the right
side of the neck and has rendered her
right arm helpless, The paralysis con-
tinues along the side of the body and
down the lower limb. Above the eye the
stroke describes a semi-circle to the back
OF the head, which portion is also without
sensation. The seat of the trouble is a
mystery.
The woman has been in the hospital
four days, and during this time she has
shown no symptom to enlighten the doe
tors. Her general health is good, her ap-
petite keen, and she experiences no pain.
Death of n Member of a Brewing Firm.
PITTsBURG (Pa.) July 5.-S. J. Vain
right, senior member of the great Pitts
burg brewing firm Of that name, died to-
day, aged 90 years.
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THE sALTON FLOOD.
Belief That the Water VIII Now Rap
idly Recede.

DetISI 4HaG INC water VIII NOW Rap
idly Recede.
Los ANGELES, July 5.-The indications
at Salton to-day are that the desert lake
has reached its highest point and will re-
cede rapidly from now until it disappears
entirely. The water fell so rapidly to-day
that Superintendent Durbrow started up
the mill this afternoon. In dispatch to
superintendent Muir, of the Southern
Pacific, he says: "The water reached the
boiler room yesterday afternoon, but a
high wind during the night drove it back
200 feet and lowered it one foot. a light
wind is blowing from the south to-day,
and a strong current has set i'll from the
south, caused, | think, from the gravita-
ton drawing the water back to the still
water. The highest mark was reached
this morning at o'clock. am running
the mill to-day
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Killed by Lightning,

BALTIMORE, July 81. B. Lamb of
Boston and j. Holden and j. Walters of
New York, scholars at the Woodstock
College, were killed by lightning in st.
Mary's County, Md.
The students were at the old villa,
which is occupied every summer by stu
dents and professors from Woodstock
College.
Friday night fearful thunderstorm
prevailed, and the villa was struck by
lightning while number of students
were grouped in one room.
The three named above were killed
outright, and several others painfully in
Jured. Telegraphic communication has
not been restored yetand particulars can
not be obtained tonight.
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ENGLISH CAPITAL.
Four and n Half Millions Invested in
Chicago Property.

Four and Half Millions Invested in
Chicago Property.
CHICAGO, July 5.-English capital has
again invaded Chicago, this time to the
amount of S4,5OO,0OO The property pur-
chased is the Chicago Cold Storage and
Exchange Company's plant and build
ings. The plant will at once be comz
pleted to suit the enlarged plans, and the
projectors claim that when finished the
storage OF all kinds of perishable matter
will be revolutionized.
w. w. Belvin of San Francisco nego-
tiated the sale. He has just returned
from London, where, after a two-month's S
conference, he closed the deal. The pur-
chaser is the London and Colonial
Finance Corporation, limited. The deal
Will net about 100000 profit to the
sellers, and they will preserve a half in
forest
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ENGLAND'S ROYAL GUESTS.
The Emperor and Empress Enter
tanned by the Queen.
THE YOUNG KAISER REVIEWS THE
LIFE GUARDS

Eighteen Soldiers Drowned While
Practicing tho Construction of a
Pontoon-BridSe Across n River I'm
swltzerland-Onicers of the British
Warship WarspIte, Which Has Ar
rived at Victoria from Iquique, Say
the Reports of the Bombardment OF
the Latter Place IIavo Been Greatly
Exaggerated-Not Over 200 Killed
In the Engagemcnt.
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Train stopped by Grasshoppers.

KANSAS CITY, July 5.-A special to the
Journal from Topeka, Kas., says: The
Rock Island passengertrain was stopped
last night near Lyman Junction, Col, by
grasshoppers. The insects covered the
tracks for five miles, and two engines
were necessary to pull the train through
the then crushed bodies, making the rails
slippery. The engines We're two hours
in getting the train over a five-miIe
stretch. The grasshoppers have only
been Matched two weeks, but it is feared
they Will mature enough to rise before
the corn is hard enough to be safe, and
be blown into this State by northwest
winds.
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COMMANDMENT OF IoU1oUE.
English Officers say the Reports Have
Been Greatly Exaggerated.

VICTORIA (B. C.), July 5.-H. NJ. flag
ship Warspite arrived early this morning,
and will dry dock for repairs. Reports
from Iquiquo are that the reports of the
bombardment at that place have been
greatly exaggerated. 1t is stated that two
hundred would be an outside number of
those killed. among which were no
women or children. Only two squares of
the city were destroyed; it is also stated
that the Itata landed two thousand cases
of arms, and was not under detention
when the Warspite left.
When the Warspite was entering CaI-
dera the merchant ship Acancagua, be-
longing to the Congressional party, was
engaged with but one gun III fighting the
two torpedo boats. The latter, sighting
the Warspite, and thinking it the Esmer-
aida or some other Congressional war
ship, made off.
The Warspite's officers state that the
reports sent out about the engagement
are greatly exaggerated.
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Two Fatally Wounded

CINCINNATI, July 5.-A special to the
Commercial Gazette from Washington,
Indiana, says: Farmer Huff, John Arm
strong and an unknown man quarreled
at Indian Springs to-day, and all drew
revolvers. Armstrong was shot in the
head and the unknown man in the alb
domen, both fatally. Huff was slightly
wounded and fled to escape arrest. He is
one Of the wealthiest men in the county.
Armstrong; sister joined in the fray,
knocking down several bystanders with
a barrel Staye
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THE OHIO CAMPAIGN.
President Harrison's Speeches on His
Trip to be Distributed to Voters.

President HarriSon'S Speeches on His
Trip to be Distributed to Voters.
WAsHINGTdE, July 5.-The Ohio Re-
publicans have ordered large number
of the New York Mail and Express
pamphlets containing President Harri-
sons speeches made during his Southern
and Western trip. The book will
be used in the Ohio election campaign,
and will be first-rate document for Re-
publican distribution. The speeches con-
tanned in it are for the most part those
made in California, and on the north and
west coast.
Besides this it gives an adequate and
graphic description of the receptions
the President received at points along the
coast 1t is the work of John S. Shriver,
the well-known Washington CORE
spondent of the Mail and Express, and it
was published under the auspices of that
newspaper
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Why are they called ''strawnberries?
Smart men differ ON that. Some say it is
on account of their hollow, straw-Hke
stems. Others think it is because they
have to be covered with straw or similar
protecting material in winter. The most
classical explanation is that our Anglo
Saxon forefathers used to raise them and
they gave them this name because the
berries are generally on the ground, that
is, ''strewed" or 'strawed" around.
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TERRIFIC STORM IN GALVESTON.
Back Waters From the Gulf Flood
Portions of the City.


GALVESTON, July 5.-This city has
been visited by one of the most terrific
storms known in years. 1t is still rag
ing, and at this writing it is impossible to
estimate the damage to property along
the coast. The waters from the gulf are
in the streets, and many warehouses and
buildings in the neighborhood of the
docks are flooded. The telegraph wires
are Frustrated, practically cutting off all
communication with outside points.
LATER.-This afternoon the gale grad
ually subsidized. During its prevalence
the surf was driven in, flooding the lower
portion of the city in the east end, while
along the gulf side it threatened the un-
dermining of houses near the beach.
Two blocks of the Galveston and West
ern road were washed away Street-car
tracks were carried out, and portion of
the breakwater protecting the Beach
Hotel was destroyed.
The waters of the gulf are still rolling
inward, and the gale is still blowing
about forty miles an hour, The storm
has disabled the electric light works, and
tonight the city is wrapped in darkness,
with the wind whistling and rain falling
in torrents,
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Two Burplnrs Arrested.

LATHRoP, July 5.-Harvey Allender
(white) and Leon Williams (colored),
both aged about II years, were arrested
to-day by Constable Walker for burglar
izing the house of Frank Dagbie, near
the San Joaquin bridge. They obtained
about Sl00 in money, a silver watch and
two silver chains. The property was
found upon them. The former is from
Decatur, H., and the latter from El Paso.
sE,
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Thel great falling off in the consump-
ton of chewing tobacco is mainly owing
to the growth of refinement in cities, and
therefore it is the tinfoil and tine-cut trade
that has suffered most. In the country
at large the amount of chewing tobacco
consumed is still enormous, but country
men are fondest of plug tobacco, either
sweet plug or the dry kind that can be
used both to chew and to smoke in pipes,
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Downieville Celebrated.

DowNIEvILLE, July 5.-The national
holiday was observed here with dance
and supper under the supervision of the
Native Sons of the Golden West, Friday
evening, and general display of flags
and bunting and firing of salutes on the
Fourth.
The weather is pleasant, the mercury
baino $40
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Probibitfon Canp Meetino

NEW YORK, July 5.-A great crowd
was present at the Prohibition Park camp
meeting on Staten Island to-day. Mrs.
Lathrop, Bishop Hurst and Chairman
Dickie, of the Prohibition National Com
mittee, Were among the speakers.
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Clapham Junction, London, is probably
the most remarkable and busiest railway
junction point in the world At this
point the London and Southwestern and
London, Brighton and South Coast Rail
ways join and cross each other, and an
average of 1,200 trains pass this place
every twentyfour hours. OF this num-
Der 1000 pass the junction between the
hours of Z A. NJ. and 10 p. NJ, which gives
an average of one train every tifty-four
seconds during the fifteen hours. The
traffic is chiefly passenger trains.
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was exchanged between the delegates,

was exchanged between the delegates,
when fighting commenced.
The utmost confusion reigned, and for
some time it seemed to be that every
body in the hall except the women were
mixed up in the melee. Black eyes and
broken heads were numerous, and at
least one knife was drawn, though its
owner was tripped up and disarmed be-
fore murder could be committed.
Tommy Morgan, late candidate for
Mayor on the Socialist ticket, and men,
Der Of the committee whose report caused
the trouble, disappeared while the row
was in progress
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pLACERvILLE's FOURTH.

One Man Shot by Constable and
Another Meets With an Accident.
PLAcERvILLE, July 5.-There was no
formal celebration of the Fourth here, but
il was nevertheless day of general OBJ
seryance, attended with more than the
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SING SING PRISONERS.
Four of them to be Executed by Elec-
tricity To-day.

SING SING On. ", July 5.-The prepa-
rations for the execution by electricity Of
four condemned criminals are ali complete
and the death sentence wiz probably be
carried out tomorrow morning. The
men eat and sleep well and appear to be
in good spirits Spiritual advisers have
been with them most ofthe day. A death
watch was placed around the prison walls
this evening.
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Sacrificed Her Youngest Child.

PrTTsBURG (Pa.), July 5.-Mrs. Mary
Nimmer, while in fit of religious hys-
terra, this afternoon decided to sacrifice
her child. The neighbors interfered, but
not until she had chopped its head in a
horrible manner with q hatchet The
mother was arrested. The child will
1io
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A Quarrel Over Girl Results Fatally

YOUNGSTOWN (Ohio), July 5.-William
Coe and Charles Adgate. while passen-
ger train was leaving here at midnight
last night, quarreled over girl, and Ad-
gate threw Coe off the coach. He fell on
the rails. Both feet were amputated and
his skull fractured, and he will die. Off
GERS are searching for Adgate.
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The Fourth In london.

LONDON, July 5.-Mr. Lincoln, United
States Minister, gave a reception last
evening at the Legation in honor of the
Fourth. Mrs. Lincoln and daughters re-
ceived the guests, among whom were tho
most prominent members of the Ameri-
can COLONY.
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Trouble Over a Newspaper Article

JACKSONVILLE (Fla.). July 5.-A Pen
sacola special to the Times Union says
that John O'Connor, editor of the Times,
and United States Commissioner r. C.
Tunnison met this morning. After a few
moments talk both drew revolvers and
commenced firing. Tunnison received a
flesh wound in the leg. O'Connor was
unhurt. The trouble grew out of un-
complimentary articles published by
OConnor about Tunnison.
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PERCENTAGEs
FREE-FoR-ALL FIGHT.
A Labor Meeting Breaks Up in GEN.
eraI Row.

CHICAGO, July 5.-A disgraceful free
for-all fight was the feature of the regular
weekly meeting of the Trade and Labor
Assembly to-day. For about two hours
the assembly had been discussing the re-
port of the Labor Day and Entertainment
Committee with reference TO the letting
of the contract for printing souvenir.
Fraud was charged, and finally the lie
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The Marion Sails.

SAN Francisco, July 5.-The United
States steamer Marion sailed at l O'Clock
this morning to join the fleet in Behring
Sea for the purpose of suppressing seal
piracy.
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Tea Emptied Into the Bay.

SAN FRANCISCO, July 5.-While train
load of tea was being run into the freight
boat last night, one of the cars containing
10000 pounds of tea broke loose and the
tea was emptied into the bay.
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Nrr. Spurgeon Growinc Worse.

LONDON, July 5.-Mr. Spurgeon has ex-
perienced sudden increase Of kidney
congestion. His physician says the pa
tient is in most dangerous condition
Constant prayer-meetings were held in
the Tabernacle to-day.
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sEiphteen Soldiers Drowned.

BERNE, July g. While a party of
soldiers were practicing the construction
Of pontoon-bridge across r river near
Soleure, to-day, the structure upon which
they were at work capsized, and eighteen
Jyara dYOUpod
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Suicide hv Hanninor

SoNoMA, July 5.-Last night W. P
Wilson, an old resident of this town, aged
55 years, a painter by trade, committed
suicide by hanging.