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The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

Mrs. r. q .11silsr o. ButsA u 4 n,
Helena. N
Coarsa Kessl ~ ~. ~ sss,lnaa, !.
a. The HelsnGs8g
u. \. wardSSH ~ Idaho niaiag man,
was In town y1atesday.
j. N. Fox cf Esd Lodao, ~ amcna
Russts % The Helena yesterday.
Judge +. u hsdslL ehisf .p~ostofaes IL
spector, went 70 Butts yesterday.
Chief Jussies Blake Ross V Great Falls
today TO-. AZ e ssscd 1s : fsS days. ~ family
General Tsamd Manager Findlsy. 81 tha
Great sNorthssn railway, VA 4 visitor II
Helena Jsatsrday.
W. ]. Kennedy, olsrk OF The supreme
court has gone 70 Great Falls u attend tho
session Of the A.O. q. ". asand lodgs.
Mrs. 4. n. Kleinsohmidt and her brother
Henry Hlattnsr, OF ST. Louis. left on SUN
day. evening fos y visit 70 ths National
park.
James Aosiariay. ! brother % James N.
Moriartty, At thtS city. arrived In this city
future rssidsnee here.
John i. Uonlsy. assistant general passen-
ger agent. and q. N. Lewis. travelling pas
oenger agent, both representing the Chi
cage. Milwaukee u 81 Paul railway, were
in Helena ysatsrday.
Il. b. Dang Tor Denver. Josie Brown for
Poeatsllo, Thad Williams for 6xcramento,
Thos. Jenkins for Leadvills and u. r.
Nixon for Kansas City, were among the de-
partures via the Union Pacitio yesterday.
Frank Alexander. 4 special agent Of the
land Office, 10 in Helena, whore he will make
his headquarters for some time 10 come and
look after matters which ths department
may think worth Investigating. Mr.. Alex
andsr 10 from south Dakota.
w. L. Turner for Memphis Tenn, Frank
E. Graw and q W.Hsaley for st. Louis.
:: Il for St. Louis IL aud N. Lsemsn ana
wife. Of Craig. for Chicago, were among
departures via the Great Northern yes.
terdsy.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
JoTTINGs ABOUT TOWN..

The Fox lode IN Tucker Gulch mas oesu
located by James Aenday.
Sunday morning a Girl baby was born 70
Mr.. anu M. J. f.. WeimscAry Of CLARK
street.
.V.U. Kinda has sold TO Y. y. Eagerson
district for $1,000.
Walter Matheson has convey ID to j. f.
Carpenter the west half Of lot fonrtsen.
block Ave, Bassett addition for 3l.66D.
A hunting party composed of j. f. O'Con-
ner, III. ii. Bryan and Charles Getchell got
sixty-thres grouse in Gallatin county last
sunday.
M;rnia Manson vas snad x2b nv Judoe
Gage Yesterday for undressing too near a
front window Of her lodgings on upper
| Main Street.
The Grant Northern carried 1O.O7s passen.
car. hsturen Helena and ths sair orounds
iast vasr. an inorease of about 100 over the
wear previoua.
Ths r.,p,.r =, orth,x d.voAior., maa%ino
: .h iesu,"' nn;anW . : III *
held At the Chri,tian church. Benton
svsans' .bis evsninr At sisbt o,oioek.
MA, w;,,;an,a a,,.,..a- ~. sat,.d.,
,;nht. "a ha9a -. ~ IS.ho .nthori.;.. ~
".Em ..oa - tn-asr, : Ief. fnr ponata,In ~.
tardsr IN nh.rgS ~ 'Mar.hsl Hnhson ~ tth.t
"I.ra "
Ths bors. that RUBY Collin, the mes
nao ~ h.J - ~fr-.t xn.-a.n>
senee. ooy, nag an un1oisonsts SApsalsncS
nnhartx stab,as mt ~ tbat ~ Herm.n =
I;ttIa - $500
-
9snnie LAWS. .ecsnsly IRON nusse, ~
allesIeu yesteruay cnanReu witA grano
latoeny ~ sse"..u9 eoV lIo" q "an WV
vlsl'eu noE ~ "ooo s'fees. Inc money
was recovered.
Inc entertainment TO BE- given BY the
EpWOrth league, OF st. PAuFa church,
n.osuMay, Anursoay esenlne wll ~ Moss
-. eass.hR, - auuun:4n ~ Ie"uanRS ~
~; naAes.' u ~ nSu AZ ~ 70 vuoaA
~. Dan!o so.os oy WI. anu III. DougAsss
'"o so'y popul.. Wus.o1sas 1Aolens.
The quartz mill OF the Helena Idaho
cold Mining COMPANY a. G~lbbonsvllle,
Idaho, WAS destroyed BY nre lass Ihursday.
The loss 10 estimated a. E2S.OOO, and the
insurance - $l2.OOO. Inc Helena mon in
terssted In tne company are =. II. wallace,
e.. tINUnAvvk " " oomr.kMNoAn' eno ~
10y, IisA1J h'oAA' ~ o-s"..AAonn anu a.
y A1ao14.
Street, the telegraph operator who made
deal with b Of Denver. to sell him
placer lace ~ Rroana IN idano 2 year ago Tor
$lOo'Wu 70 ~ Helena. be says IA
boz forfeited $to,oUO and DID not
sake ths property. street spens the
money II oeve!opnens Work. de
Is WORKING Tor the Great Northern railway,
s1pecss TO return to MS piaoers next
spring.
James Cleary, a young man lately from
Butte, is held at the city Jail to answer the
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
The Retalintory Proclamation.

OTTAwA. Ont. Aug. 22.-Intelligeace that
President Hsrrison had issued a proolama-
ton against Canada created some little ex-
element here. Members of the govern
ment here are not disposed TO express sny
decided opinion ne to what action Canada
will take. President Harrison's action was
totally unexpected. Judging from tho I'M
dercurrept OF feeling displayed in official
circles, tho Canadian government will
likely not yield.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
IN NEW QUARTERS.

Tho Helena Public Library Opens Up In
the auditorium.
The Helena public library was opened to
the people in its new quarters in the audi
forum building yesterday. There was no
ceremony. Ths librarian and his assistants
have been at work for = week arranging
the books, SO that when the doors were
opened yesterday there was nothing to do
but for the people to walk in and find
themselves in new, elegant and commodi-
Gus quarters.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
international Peace Congress.

BERNE. Aug. 22.-The International
Peace congress opened here to-day. DR..
Bucheonnet. e1-president of Switzerland,
presided and made a brief but eloquent
address welcoming the delegates. Nearly
all European nations are represented in the
congress-: A number OF American delegates
spoke of the impress peaoe ideas have
made among the large mass of the people
in the United states. DR.. B~ucheonpet waa
elected president of the congress and one
vice-presideRt was chosen for bach nation,
Mr.. Irueblood, Of Boston, represents
America.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
Crowds to Hear TaImare

BIRMINGHAM. Aug. 22.-Rev. DR.. Talmaps
Yesterday addressed the largest assembly
ever gathered in Birmingham. The town
naii was cramned with an audience OF
5000 persons an hour before the servioea
began, and outside lowered 1000 more peo-
pie whom DR.. TalmaRs addressed from his
carriage after services in the hall.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
ANGLERS OUTFITS.

You are not in it if you purchase your Fly
Hooks, Rods, Reel, Line, Creel. Fly Book,
Leader Box Or Waders before you com In and
inspect my stock, which You will find not only
the largest, but the best selected in all tho details
Of = first class stock of goods, in the city. Prices
areright, and according to the quality. There ia
no Misrepresentation ~ to quality. All kinds
Of rod mountings in stock. Bicycle sundries,
Guns. Revolvers, Ammunition. and general stock
Of Sporting Goods.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
Terrible Results or the Chol.r.

TEHERAN, Aug. 22.-Cbolsra continues to
claim a fsarfully large number OF victims
in this city. Sanitary regulations are
almost unknown and the fatalistio tender
ness OF the PEOPLE make it almost impossible
to combat the disease. Eight hundred per.
sons died yesterday in this CITY alone.
though the city has q population Of but
l40,O 900.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
SALz OF BoNps-.,s,ooam BY THE TOWN

- w.--1 J :.
SALE OF BONDs-S15 .o0o.o 90 BY THE TOWN
~ OF keihsrt Meashsr county, Mont. iaI
The board OF aldermen of the town Of Neiha1t
VII. on the 28d day of August. A. D. 1897, at tie
office Of the clerk Of said town, at the hour, 81
eight o'clock 2 m receive sealed proposals and
eel! to tho highest bidder for cash. Sis, 900, 90 81
Nelhart honda, for the purpose Of purchasineis
site and building thereon . city hall and jail and
the purchase Of fire. apparatu.. The bonds are IL
sned under sub-division 9 of section 325. Of To
bonds to bear interest not to exceed eight Del
Sent and payable ton years from date q issue.
Proposals should be addressed to Richard
Bennett Neih:rt. Mont. and endorsed 'propo-
BY order of the board Of aldermen of the town
q Nelhart, Mont. RICHARD BENNETT,
Town Clerk.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23
ItAly's Arbitratar

ROME, Aug. 22.-Ths Marquis Viscomti
Vsnosta, ex-miaister and senator, has been
appointed Italian member Of the Boring ses
arbitration commission.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

Big line OF ladies' and children's hosierv IN
arrive this week, at special sale prices 1t The
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

What everybody says must be true, that
Butcher d hradleys prices are 10 yer than Any
house in town.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

Butcher Il Bradley's low prices for the bost
line of ladies' and children's hosiery are the t.ik
Of the town.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

A few more baby carriages left at The Bee Hive
at 81. s7.25 and ~; being cheaper than Chicago
prices.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

Butcher d Bradley turn their backs to no one
N low prices, they lead all the time.
The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-08-23

rho New

n New MeFohAnts.
Operated BY the Merchants Hotel COM
rany. now bsgs to announce that its rooms
are p for b reception Of guests. RoonS
will be offered TO transcisnt guests at $1.26
per day (parlor hoorl, 81 per day third
foor). Is cents per day Fourth foor). Elk
ira for more than ona occupant. All mod,
ern improvement steam heat s~lsctrie
light. return electric bell call system, and
sunshine in every guest chamber. Brussels
and velvet carpets used sxelusivsly through!
ont the house. Office. slsRsnt bar and
billiard room. cigar stand and palatial bar.
bsr shop on first floor.
DIN1N0RooM RE-oPENKD. ,
The %diningroom in this hotel has been
leased to and is now operated separately ~
the Misses Maggie, who are prepared to fur
nish board. Meals 80 cents. Board 81 per
week. Tickets. twenty-one meals, IS.
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11e0.


kENSEBEC.
Augusta = Ian. Is, Mrs Deborah c.. widow Of
FL Miller, aged - years, months and q
ssts. Funeral rlursdty at p. IN.
WALDO.
Tnity-Jar. 70. Mas, II. Il. Grant, aged A. YEAR,
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BOWditCh, Webster &c.
PERSONAL,


Ny. Tater Tt.tni ga * with =
grisIe.
NJ joseph B. Love o. Re,dfel1 was in
the city yes,e-i.y. ..
Mr.. h. Il App'e'o: Of Ia timore is
at the ANU, u,u.c
P.ssiI.ut + fnHi # tha State College
was ia the city ,eseriay.
Ml.s Mstir Il RS + Calais is the guest
CT Mrs T. II. Betl, on Green street.
dye Watehcuss is c.pfnsd to his
houe sitt ia e a .esfre attack Of neu-
rslx:4.
Or. S3teua = est home on the AZ er-
noo7 train Gale there By sickness in his
fanny.
ID: +. c re'h IS ot his city has been
app in'od die tor of The Maze 6 .ne,l /
Hospi al
Nj, clas Stag Of New York City is
a. .h;Iel4,n.e 0: Yrs d. tMksy for a
tewtays,
Mr. s:d Mrs. 5 s. B-oos,, bo h Of
whom h,v9 beea lie i'll wi the grip, are
approving.
C 7 Wooips'e, Esq # the law firm
Of Wl'on & woodward 0. n,neor, was in
he city Jeste-d4y.
Hon. A w Gilman Of Foxcroft, *
com ai..iorer on the SAFE Board OF Vilu.
ton w.' il tae c y yesterday.
Mrs. J ". Gfeea Of Baugo: is il The
city win h,r husband who i. attending III,
IN 'e'I7g of The State Bosrd of Agriculture
There srresred to lie bu, Ii tie change il
the ,nGitivn u NJ. Frsems1 Barker yes
ter'sy sf.ernoo1 fl N shat i; vas III day
b.fore.
NJ W. ". E,stmsn, one Of Minuea
poll. most enterpTi.iog ard wealthy bust
ress men is II tie augusta House for q
fe# days.
Amons those legistere at the N1rih last
evening were A. T. Potter Of L.wistoo, D.
Ga l.r. If W.s,rvilIe, j. A. Wootsum Ct
Chica and u W Craig Of Bos on,
Mr. Joseph C,rdsrete. who hiss clerk
At uerseI ) sh7e sore, hss been Obliged to
have on recount Of illness, aad yesterday
lsfs fer hi, home in Gres, Falls. N. II.
Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Whitney ltf. ,ter-
day on the 10 10 trsi1 for La Grard ,
Oregon. where Mr. WLitn.y hss secured
al ellen, ro'iiau in large hotel there.
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Winthrop Mid 10 c.. cigar i, s fsvorii5
where known.
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~O ~ Il ~
Both the method and results When
Syrup of Figs is taken; it is pleasant
and refreshing to the taste, and acts
gently yet promptly on the Kidneys,
Liver and Bowels, c,eanses the sys
ten eGectually, dispels colds, head
aches and feyers and cures habitual
constipation. Syrup of Figs is the
only remedy Of its kind ever pro
dueed. pleasing to the taste and &C.
ceptable to the stomach, prompt il
its action and truly benefcial in its
effects. prepared only from the most
healthy and agreeable substances, it,
many stcellent qualities eommend it
10 al AZ ts7e made il ~ most
PoP9.s- roaas1g kacvyu,
sgyp r gs j. s5F ssis IA &c
ara s. .c%se By &. -.s5icg Dig
gistA. sa~ ssi.2,s t~zggss4 4ho
fo,y Es.t tsrc Il 20 SE15r ~il pro
cars 1t promptly fos any %. sho
wishes to tEy H. he aat Acccpt any
substitute.
CALIFORNIA ZIG SKRUT co!
say FRANCISCO Cal.
hsassoifa m ssy YORK w.
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All ara enst!.d TO the best that tn. If
nooey viii bus, 40 every family shou
have st once, 4 bottle CT the best family
| remedy. Syrup Of Fig., to cleanse the sys-
TEN when co-tive or bilious. For sale in
SOC and 81 30 bottle. by ali lesding drug-
yiss. dec7d&1Im
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srsi-as a1I....=<s..,~sssr.s.
LOST.
FOUND

I>oVND-f Bet wesn semervilie Center and
eli Wintses Corner. .tea, usner can have
sam" by eallins on Frank fr,sk. Wtsdsor and
paying expenses. Wits
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-11-09
The Rainmaker A gain.

The Agricultural Department, which
has been making great noise at Fort
Myer for the past week, to the alarm
and discomfort of nervous Washing
tonians, desil es it to be distinctly I'M
derstood that it has not been really
trying to make it rain, as some people
supposed, but has been merely testing
two new explosives-those which it will
use next week in Texas to make the
clouds weep. Roselline is the name of
one of them, and the other is a com
pound. to be used in a paper balloon.
The tact that no rain has been produc-
ed by the departments tests of nearly
a weeks duration should not discOur-
age it's officials Or create skepticism on
the part of the public. The intention
with which thing is done makes all
the difference in the world in the re-
suits, of course. The department did
not intend torinake it rain during these
tests near Washington, and the explos
ives were probably instructed not to
bring down the rain near the capital
| for fear that disastrous flood might
| be produced in the Potomac. When
the department gets to the broad plain:
of Texas with its new explosives and
has plenty of room to let itself loose
! without fear of washing away anything
of value Jupiter Pluvius will find him
self knocked out as a rainmaker, ano
will probably go out of the business
altogether in fit of jealous rage a
the success of his rival. Look out fol
a long rainy season when the depart
| ment officials get to Texas. When the
clouds see that they really mean bust
ness they will probably say, in the
language of Captain Scott's coon
| Don't shoot, Mr.. Rusk, We'll com'
down. Baltimore Sun.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-11-09
Fort Sullivan BOmbarded.

GROWING FEATURE OF CHARLESTON'S
GALA wEBK-NAvAL OFFICERS Be
ING FETED.
CHARLESTON, S. c., November g.
Forty thousand people witnessed the
great bombardment of Fort Sullivan
tonight, Taken altogether, it was the
most elaborate and successful pyro-
technic display ever seen south of New
York. The weather could not have
been finer, and no affair was ever con-
Quoted under more suspicious circum-
stances. The engagement between Sir
Peter Parker's fleet and Fort Sullivan
and other batteries was brilliant in the
extreme. The sea-wall along the east
ern city-front was packed with people,
the elegant mansions on the battery
were brightly Illuminated, and every
point Of vantage was occupied by curl
GUS sight-seers. Bombs bursting in
rockets contributed to the artistic mag
nificence of the scene.
The bombardment was the great fea-
ture of gala week. The trains to-day
were packed with visitors, and the two
remaining days of the festival will be
crowded with attractive features. This
afternoon the city fire department gave
splendid parade and the tribe Of
Cherokee Indians played lacrosse be
fore 1000 people.
The officers of the Dolphin and the
Vesuvius are being feted on every side
Last night they attended. special re
ception at the Charleston Club, where
thev met the creme de la creme O
| Charleston society. To-day they wen
| cunning for cartridges on Johns Is
land, and tomorrow night they will at
tend a ball given in their honor by thu
Carolina Yacht Club.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-11-09
MIS- Deacon Runs off With Her Child

PARIS, Nov. 4.-Another great SEN
sation has developed in the Deacon
case AS soon as the Tribunal of the
Seine delivered it's decision Diminishing
Mrs. Deacon's suits for divorce, and or
dering that the eldest child, then in a
convent, be delivered to Mr.. Deacon,
Mrs. Deacon fastened secretly to the
Convent of Our Lady of the Assump-
ton, in the Department of the Marine,
bent upon carrying off the child, and
thus both defying the authority of the
French court and batting Mr.. Deacon.
When Mrs. Deacon arrived the news
of the courts decision was unknown at
the convent and Mrs. Deacon was ad-
mitted as ususl. But little is known of
what occurred within the walls. Mrs.
Deacon had a carriage at the gate, and
she seemed calm and serene as usual,
evidently SURPRISING her emotions in
order not to excite suspicion. She
asked and obtained leave to take the
elder of the children to ride, and after
kissing the younger tenderly she walk
ed with the former. to the carriage. At
first she drove slowly, but increased
her speed as the convent and the adj
joining group of houses disappeared
from view.
Mr.. Deacon drove to the convent
shortly after his wife had gone. He
was amazed and maddened when he
learned the situation, but no more
amazed than the lady superior when
she learned the strategy of Mrs. Dea-
con. Mr.. Deacon at once appealed to
the police, who readily joined him in
attempting to overtake his wife. 1t
seems impossible that she could escape
1,
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-11-09
omeeys of the City Mission.

At the annual meeting Of this charitable as
sociation OF last Monday afternoon the fol
lowing officers were elected to serve till the LIST
of April next
Mrs. A. H. Fultz, president Mrs. r. NJ. Guy
LIST vice president Mrs. e. B. Lipscomb, End
vice-president; Mrs. H, H. Henkel, 3rd vice
president; Mrs. w. L. Olivier, secretary; Mrs
C. A. Hanscomb, treasurer. Board OF Mana
gers, Mrs. S. Brown Allen, Mrs. John Black
ley, Mrs. William Lushbaugh, Mrs. ]. A. Wise,
Mrs s. H Owens, Mrs. w. l.. Bumgardner,
Mrs. J. Murphy and Mrs. C. A Gladke.
This Society does good work in relieving
the distresses of the INDECENT and in furnish
ing work for the needy poor, and in teaching
children needle-work free. Those who are
able to do so should contribute literally to the
funds of that Society that those benevolen
and charitable ladies may successfully effec
the object of their mission
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-11-09

which we propose to send to you, Transport
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pillow, and is in the act of drawing off its
link sock, the mate of which has been pulled
off and flung aside with a triumphant COO.
The flesh tints are perfect, and the eyes follow
you, no matter where you stand. The exqui-
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Ida Waugh (the most celebrated of modern
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Louis Deschamps, and others of worldwide
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Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1892-11-09
A Burning River.
ONE MAN SINKS BENEATH THE FLAM

ONE MAN SINKS BENEATH THE FLAM-
ING WATER TO RISE NO MORE
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, November l.
The Schuylkill river at Point Breeze is
always covered with a thin schum of
oil from adjacent oil works, and since
the oil fire there ON Sunday more than
the usual quantity has been floating
on the surface.
William Miller, Albert Krumback,
and Warren Hill, ali young men, start
ed from the eastern shore at Point
Breeze this evening in a row-bOat to
cross the river. When about $50 feet
from the shore one of the men lighted
his pipe and carelessly tossed the blaz-
ing stick into the water. AS the match
fell into the water burst of flame shot
up alongside the skiff, and almost in
the boat was blazing fercely. The
flames of the burning oil licked the
gunwales of the light craft, and the
men, realizing that it would be quickly
consumed, plunged into the burning
fluid around them and started to vim
ashore. The fire circle grew larger and
spread more rapidly than they could
swim, and they found they were being
roasted alive. Hill sank beneath the
blazing surface and was seen no more,
but his two companions, by repeatedly
diving and swimming beneath the sur
face, succeeded in reaching the shore.
Both men were horribly burned about
the shoulders, head, face, and arms.
They were taken to the hospital, where
it was said their condition is critical.
The fire in the mean time had spread
down the river, and the wrecking-
steamer Maryland, working to raise
the burned bark Felix, caught fire, and
before she could steam out of the fire
had been damaged to the extent of
SIS, 600. Streams of water from several
engines and tugs finally put the burn
ing oil out. The Maryland is owned by
the Red-Star Line.