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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

Appleton Webb, EGG, came down from
Boston yesterta, morniIg on the Pailmsn,
for The purpose Of working some Of hts
trot,ers, but of course the weather mad
this cut of the lestion, so he took the 30
rain 10 The afternoon, and went back. Nr
Webb is very enthusiastic when talking
Of the prospects for trottirg in Maine the
coming season. He thinks there will be
more races, faster lime, and more put into
ihe 30 list in the season of 1892
lbsn ever before IN one year. He
confidently expects ths. three out Of hi.
suio9 will go into this charmed circle. Il
i. understood that Mr.. Webb 10 negotiating
for an Electi0neer stallion for the Noun
tain farm and in case the trade is consun-
mated it will Of course be duly announced
IN the Journal.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

The annual meeting Of the Hslloveil
Benevolent Society, called for this after
noon at the house of Mrs. II. K Baker hiss
been postponed on account Of The sicsl e,s
of Mrs. Baker and other members.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14
WATERvlLLELOCALS.

City Marshal Bunker gees to Boston in
the NORTH &, and Is liable 10 visit New fark
before he returns.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

BF. Wsrnsr returned yesterday from
Pittsfi I'D, where be had been making his
son, g. B. Warner, 8 brief visit.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

Harry Z. Hinds ard the Moore Bros Of
this city havs rece ntly commenced tbs
Baf Efseture Of Few patent ciothts horse,
shich bids fsir TO prove q ssleabie article.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

The Lucisr Eintstie, Co vAs in Card
nef yesterday on ia wss 10 the NsIiorsl
Home. They pay here Friday evening.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

The fu1of nag.nz gone ferta thu. L aien
Band had disbanded, the statement /. al
lhgfiz=d that tais 10 not the case.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14
fairfield LOCALS.

Mr.. F. J Savage and sill his family are
sick with la grippe, but they are reported
quite comfortable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

DE-. Goodrich 10 still very six. but
yesterday j. vss thoughs tbs. the syupt2ls
we're rather more favorable.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

johnson Foundry ard Macbiae Company
New York l. reported embarrassed. Lis
bilifies, CSC. 600; nominal assets, SIS. 600.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

sbou! ready for the skaters. The work hss
been rushed right sloDg the past few days.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

How to Deliver Letter of Introduction.
The person TO whom Il letter Of intrcsiuc
ton has been given should leave IL at the
house OF the person to whom it is ad
dressed. together with his own card, on
which is his address His part is then
done. except 10 await the pleasure Of the
one whose acquaintance he seeks. The hat
ter ought, according to good form, TO ex-
tend within twenty four hours, If possibleJ
some kindly attention. such as a call, a
note Of invitation. etc.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

Every bruise, e.e-y sore muscle, should
be freely ba.hed 10 Johoson's Anodyre
Li-iueas. jsp1fd&vnrornfpf
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

A gentleman Of Canajoharie, n. Y,
has a remarkably fine brass medal from
an Indian grave there. 1t is about an
inch in length, and has on one side the
head of Christ, with the words Saltwater
Mundi." On the other side is the Virgin
Mary, with the words Regina Cell"
The engraving is bold and the medal is
in fine state of preservation.-P hila-
delphia Ledger.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

Prof. A. II. Brsinaii of the high schoo.
is suffering with bad cold
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

The Kaishs 81 Pythiss install tficers
nonh.y evening, and arrange msnts are
lnskinz for . pleasant Gathering
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14
SKOWHECAN LOCALS,

c. w. and p Rice of Augusta were
at the Heselton yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

David He~ett aid wife and Miss May
Holden of Moose River are visiting in town.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

The board Of registration will be in session
at the Ledge schoolh fuse on Jan IL ana
a. hours TO and to r. N. AT Alderman
rooms, Jan. IA and Is. hours, to 5 and : to
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14
Charles Dlnsmore is better.
II. Lord i. down with the grippe.

James Tracey and wife are both i'll witt
the grippe.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14
GARDINER LOCALS.

P7llen's dancing cisss met Tuesday ever.
lag, seyersl Few couples being sddsd.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14

HJn. C. A. White is gate sick with q
,usden attack Of IA gripp..
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-01-14
HALLOWELL LOCALS.
WHERE TO REGISTER.

LET EVERY REPUBLICAN REGISTER AT
ONCE
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
MR. sLAlng.s CONDITIONS

Much Innprovsd, and tina Physicians Pay
tbs Patient Fewer Visits.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2& MIR. Blaine Il
getting along nicely was DR.. John.
ston's reply % the question IS ~ the
condition 81 Mr.. Biaine's health. The
hour was $50 Monday evening. and the
physician Ind Just emerged from the
Threshold of the historic mansion on
Lafayette square. Ho had remained
with his distinguished patient Just thir.
" minutes by the watch, and SO well
satisfied was he with the Improvement
shown that he remarked that be did
not expect to return TO the house again
Monday night.
When ask ed rs to the probability Of
Mr.. Rlaine's removal In the near future,
DR.. Johnston.s reply was that he never
had but one statement 70 make about
II, viz; That such o contingency was
too remote to be discussed. At pEssent
Mr.. Blaine was doing very wellx and
It was his condition each day that con.
cerned him rather than what his move
ments might be One week or one month
hence. When asked II In day or TIVE
Mr.. Blaine would she, permitted TO sit
up, his reply was that he would be per-
mitted to do so II that was his inclina-
tiDn
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
TORTURED To pEATA.
sickening Story 81 TIN Treatment ~ Ifou
Mexican Children.

6ickentng kteFy of thu Treatment ~ Foui
Mexican Children.
CIR y or MESrco, Dee. 2s Tho au
thors Of a fiendish scheme Of which thu
first Indication was discovered the 9th.
Or day. when the body Of boy fIys
yearpold WINS found with ~ bites and
burns, has been discovered. They art
the uncle OF the child and his wife,
Tho father oil the boy was transported
some years ago 10 Yueatnn. tho mothci
remaining In Mexico In charge Of Thu
children. She died some months age
and the orphans were left Id charge 81
an uncle, who cruelty miAtreated them
chastlsing them with the utmost hnr
nasity INA nifAoat starving them Il
death.
On being arrested be confessed u
having punished the child In question
but denies having done so with the In
tention of killing him. The three other
orphans leftin his charge are not forth.
coming, and he Ii supposed 10 have
made away with them also
The man exonerates his wife u 0
share in the child's maltreatment. but
says that at his direction she carried
the corpse away from the house and
flung II into the vacant lot. where Il was
found by the police.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
De RElNAch POISONED.
Moro secrets of the areat Fresch sca ida
Ianlrt I, flnf

Moro secrets Or the areat Freech sca adal
IealSitR 0Ut.
PARIS, Dec. rs. Figaro stated Tues.
day that 1t has information that Or.
Bronardel, who had charge Of the post
mortem examination on the body d
Baron De Reinach, has determined BY
chemical aDalysis that the baron was
poisoned and that the poison was taken
into his stomach eight hours before
death
The family of Reinach has demanded
a judicial, inquiry 70 prove that the
baron did not commit suicide IL Il
said tho police are working on the
I theory that the baron was put out d
the way BY certain people In high
places who feared the baron's evidence
might iinplicatc them In the Panama
scandal
IL has been discovered that De Rein
ach's death was linked with the sudden
and mysterious deaths OF two otherrnen
who were cognizant Of the bribery 81
legislators, and this gives added strength
to the demand Of the baron's family foi
a judicial inquiry.
In the course 81 an interview Tuesday
M. Andrieux, former project Of police,
associates De Reinach's death with an
attempt made two years ago to poison
DIR. Cornelius Herr.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
PETRiFlED WOOD.
The Most Remarkable Piece Known I.
scIerce Dug Up Near Elton. q.

The Most Remarkable Piece Known to
scIence Dug Up Near Elton. o.
DALTON, o., Dec. 2S An eminent
geologist Of Columbus arrived In this
town Sunday, and, in company with a
party Of local lights, left for Michael
Culler's farm, near Elton, where was
recently nnearthcd one OF the most re-
markablc pieces of petrified wood
known to science. The wood Is in one
solid piece. and weighs sl4 pounds.
The biologists made a thorough exam
nation, and the outlines or several
different animals are said to have
been dissrned on Its smooth surface,
They unanimously agreed that the pet
rous formation was ut the least caicnla-
tion 81, 900 years of age, and very yah
liable addition to the science Of geology.
Mr.. j. M. Mcdowell. who Is consider
ably interested In the find, stated to
the Enquirer correspondent that It was
unearthed while digging In q low,
muclsy swamp on Mr. cnlier's farm, and
that several agents Of the Ohio commits
sion Had already viewed the strange
formation.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
A COSTLY FIRE.
One Fireman Killed and Two
Badly Hurt.
A $4,000 Corfagration IN 4 NIL
waukce, Wis, Tannery.


MINIATURES, WiA. Dec 90 Tho VIII
liam Becker Leather ca 4 big tnnnory,
together with that of Conrad Broa
burned Tuesday morning The plant
81 Conrad nroa Ii completely burned.
tended with fatality.
One freinan Is dead. another 4 mies-
ing and two men ara lying badly injurs
ed Ut the Emergency hospital. rhc lat
Is; Julius Heubner, pipeman, Company
No. dead; unknown. member iiro
patrol. missing; Thomas Maloney, line
man, Company No. .. injured INTERVALS
"; John tlcngh, pipemaf. Company No
0, badly bruised and injured internally.
The plant 81 tho William Becixcr CO.
Il valued al about $500. Don, and that Of
Conrad Ilroa, AZ stated by the senior
member 81 che arm. AZ 500. 900. Both.
ARE partly insured
Two minutes before d o'clock Gustav
Trostei, Of the Trpsfcl fannery, adjoin-
Ing the burned baildiuRz snw the
flames bursting from the second story
OK ono of the becker tannefy buildings.
and turned Ia the alarm. Whom the
companies arrived the main building Of
danes anil s,c,,s,.,.l 81 r,,, ,,,s t,,r,, II
II. ana il 4 ahort ti ~. III "a thc X.
paratus 81 tho city wna on hand.
Famed by fresh southwest wind, the
fire burned brisisly.
The flremen ys.re se,ionafv hnndI.
capped 81 ma tlre IL tbe rear 81 inc
building. from vhiel, tbsv ,y,rc eb,,f "a
~ tho river, ,rhe ma 10 cafsras.t md
liIgie,,lt t,na IN ,,ls,,vi,,~ ,l,yn,,s,l, fhS
thick asnoiSe. ana its ,,s.,y,esa VIVA -
slow thai 81 tho tjna she iire Wa
reanhaa the f,an,ns si;.S e; "a = - 81.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
kRupP.s GIANT auN.
One 81 the mig ahlag. % ~ seen ~ ID
Morld's Fmlr.


one p The riR rhlar. q ~ seen =, M
World's Fair
RALTnonK, Dec IS Tho Maryland
Steel CD n enormous shear legs iii the
marine works MI Sparrowa Point,
are nenrly ready 10 receive Krupp's
ia4-ton gun. 10 bo exhibited III
tho Worlds fair The hydraulic mech
anism BY which the shsnrs will be
worked Is completed New trcstle
work 4 10 be erected under the bridge
yof the baltimore 81 Sparrows Point rail-
road across Bear creek, to give the
structure greater strength to support
the weight III the gun,
II IL said tho gun will cost nearly
$500, oOQ. It's length, eighty-snyen feet
Is nearly twice that ot==the largeAt gun
owned In this country. WhiHhis forty
ftFn feet long II issaId that II fired on
the hike front nj Chicago the concnssion
would be SO great that IL would shattnr
nearly all the window glass In
Chicago. The gun will carry d ball
fifteen or sixteen miles The gun and
the several pieces 81 smaller
ordinance and armor plate To conn
prise the krlpp exhibit will prob.
ably be brought over next month. The
special cars being constructed by the
Pennsylvania Railroad CO. to carry the
exhibit to Chicago will DO finished and
delivered at Sparrow's Point in ID couple
Of weeks.
The cnrs will be the largest ever bnilt
and almost entirely 81 iron. Ono Of
them will be placed on thirty-two un-
usually large and strong wheels This
win be used for transporting the is4.
ton gun.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
UNRuLY coNvIcTs.
A Fight IN the Ohio renitcntinry ID AYhsc
n Ievoivor Mas Used.

n Revolyes Mas Used.
COLUMBUS, 81, Dec. IS. There vas
lively fight and shoofihg scrapc IL the
penitentiary Tuesday morning. John
Jones, q colored life prisoner, from
Clarke county, received ii 1900. nnd osuz
ployed In Haydeissa bucket shop lot into
fight with Arthur Cultiee Green
county forger.
Guard "A. w. Durlxee separated fha
men and went to his doslx te make oufn
report Of the occurrence While re wna
doing 80 the men got 10 fighting again,
and when Duriree went to them Jones
attacked him, throwing him u the
floor and pounding and biting him.
Foreman Patton went 70 the rescue
and pulled Jones on, and Jones was
sent to work again.
When report Of the f6ht was sent
to Deputy Warden Playford ho sent
Patrol Guards Smith and Short 10 TAKE
him to the deputyss office ana when
Jones saw the patrol he seized 4 ten
pound wrench and prepared Tor busfz
ness. A general fracas ensued In which
Patrol Smith got tangled do Il, acme
barbed wire and had his panta torn an
tire1y Of and Patrol Short. being a
danger Of his life from the murderous
convict, shot him In the face.
The shot did not at once stay him.
however, and other guards rushing ia
he was pounded on the head until he
was insenstblesa Prison Physician
Rowles says chat Jones injuries are not
fatal. Jones ttisd e XIII Deputy Pat
ton during the E0ra Administered ton.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
GOLD EXPORTS.
Secretary Foster Sees No Reason
For Alarm.
There Has Only Been Four Million d
the Precious Metal
Taken Out OF the Treasury THAT Has Not
Boon Repiaeed--The Gold ii tho Treas
ury Amounts 81 Ono Hundred and
Tweaty-0ae Million Dollars.

New YoRK, Dec rs Secretary OF the
Treasury Charley Foster leftF for his
home ut Fostoria, o., Monday evening
BEFORE going he said to q reporter that
he had had no conference with bankers
here in reference 70 the export Of gold
and the condition OF tho treasury. When
asked IL there wns any danger Of a
panic, he said; None ut I'LL. There Ia
no occasion for excitement or alarm In
banking circles. Y
"Do you expect to be called upon I'd
issue any bonds to get gold for the
treasury between now and March 42''
No. do not think IL will be neces-
sary. In the three weeks, during which
t12,o0a010 have been sont abroad, NIL Of
which was taken from the treasury,
have had the offset of Is, 000. 600 aceum-
nlation, The gold In the treasury when
the big shipments began amounted 10
sfa5, 900, 600. Monday il amounted 10
sfa1, 00o, 900. While have not made
any promises 70 get any more gold In
the treasury on March 4 than st20, u00,-
600. ] believe that the shipments Of gold
10 Europe will be lighter during
the next Two muHbhhp auu ~ - WAtlHi
the possibilities Of the situation toleave
ef25, 200, 900 for my successor to control.
While shall not utilize tho provisions
Of the resumption act Of 1876, which
went into effect On January |. 1879.
there Ii no doubt among the legal conn
sellors Of the government that the bec-
rotary Of tho treasury Is empowered
under this law. to sell coin bonds TO se-
cure gold whenever 1t becomes neces-
sary 10 maintain resumption. The
maintenance, of the credit Of the gov
eminent Inns always been thought best
nubseryed BY paying bonds III gold, and
thAt WI undoubt teddy con iinnS Vie enc
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
WINTER KING.
All Parts Of the Country He'll
Under His Sway.
Trains on the santa Fe Road Unable q
Get Out or the Heavy Drifta--At Ar
kansas City ard other Points
All Trains Are Delayed.

KANSAS CRY, Mo-. Dec IS. "A typi
cal blizzard begun its formation In this
locality Sunday night and at 8 O'Clock
Monday morning II had fully material
lied, the mercury at that time having
fallen to six degrees below zero. The
blizzard was preceded BY considerable
snow and accompanied by the usual
biting north wind. The storm Is fai
reaching. extending over the entire
southwest, and Is particularly severe IN
Kansas In this city the thermometer
marked four degrees below zero at 1t
o'clock Monday morning.
News from Topeka says that the
snow storm Sunday afternoon was gen.
eral all over the state, extending into
Colorado and the Indian territory.
About the same quantity of snow fell
west as east. but In the west the wind
amounted to gale and in consequence
the snow drifted badly, causing great
deal of trouble in the movement 81
trains.
The Santa Re had two trains In drifts
near Newton Sunday but got them
out last night Monday the same road
has four trains In drifts between Dodge
City and Cimarron The company has
two snow plows at work. and It is ex-
pected to open the line In brief time.
The Rock Island has two trains in the
drift on its southwestern lines, and has
also Its snow plows at work. No re-
ports of suffering on account Of the
storm have been received, but there is
no doubt that stock has suffered. At
o'clock Monday morning thermometer
hero registered 10 degrees below.
At Arkansas City all trains were de-
layed Monday, and there Is much suffer
Ing among the home-seekers camped
ssl6li -. i,orae = o. chesslise "trip.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
MEXICAN REVoLUTIoNIsTs

Put 10 Rout Body OF Cover mont SOL
dlers--The Troops Outnumbered
NUEvo LAREDo, Dec. est u now
definitely known that there Is ut least
one band Of revolutionists, numbering
about 200, on Mexican soil, q dispatch
having been received here from
Guerrero, In the state Of Tamaulipas,
stating that . detachment Of Mex
lean soldiers, stationed about Ave
miles from Camargo. were attacked
by the revolutionists. The soldiers
were so greatly outnunbercd that they
attempted no defense, but retired in
papic-stricken order to the town of
Cashargo, where the remainder Of their
troop were stationed The revolution
lists kept up constant firing on the
government soldiers, but haven't yet
attacked Camargo. It is reported that
several soldiers were wounded. Rein
forcements have been ordered to Ca
margo and bloody battle will ensue
unless the revolutionists again seek
refuge on United States soil
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
A LITERARY RING.


4 p f
Curions Charges Made BY washington
Newspaper.
WARRINGTON. Dec. rs. The Washing
ton Post charges that there Is q literary
ring in the state department which
holds control Of all the valnabls his
torical documents purchased by the
United states at public expense,
and refuses access to them except
to o small coterie 81 New England
historical writer's. 1t mentions specific
instances whore prominent western
writer has made numerous efforts to
obtain copies Of some of these docu-
ments but has always been repulsed,
though armed with orders from the
leading state department officials. Tho
Post names prominent Massachusetts
congressman in connection with this
alleged Boston ring and calls for an In
yestiRation by congress.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
s,holera il GIrcaasla.

LoNDeN, Dec. 2s The ST. Petersburg
correspondent OF the Standard says. A
British consul who has visited the
famine districts Of KiefF, Bessarabia,
Khartoff, Koursk, Razan, 0rcl. Tula
and vorencsh reports that the peasants
are dying like flies from hunger and
disease. There Is no sign Of relief from
the horrors Of hard winter. In Sebas-
topoi he learned from trusty source
that cholera is raging severely on the
Circassian shore. Hundreds Of deaths
have been reported IN the last fortnight
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
-. nvrn,,,ite rrnl.er yeauytus.

WAsHIsGroN. Dec. 2s-The navy dc.
partment has mapped out most ex.
haustive trial for the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius and her guns The trial will
take place at Port Royal. s G., about
january is. She will be ready to leave
the New York navy yard on December
IS, but IL Is expected that Rear Admiral
Walker, who will issue the instructions
for her movemements, will not send her
south until January 2 Eighty-four
projectiles in all are to be fired during
the trial sixty-six blank and eighteen
Loaded
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
Mexican coionIsation scheme.

- Cry or Mexico, Dec 2s. one Of the
most valuable and extensive COLOMBIA,
ton concessions ever granted by the
Mexican government has just beer
granted to Rafael Dorantes, a !promi'
nent capitalist Of this city. BY the
terms of the contract the government
agreed to sell Mr. Dorantes 500, 900 acres
Of rich agricultural land in the states Of
Tabasco and chiapas at forty cents pei
acre This price Is to be paid In five
yearly installments in paper Of the rec
ognized public debt, commencing May
i, 1898. The grantee obliges himself tc
settle the land with colonists at the
rate of at least two families to every
1000 acres, each settler to have twenty
five acres ceded to him.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
Marahals Captured 81 Moonshlner.

MONTGOMERY, Ala. Dec. 2s = Deputy
United States Marshals Gibson and Jay
captured . large Illicit still In Randolph
county, and while guarding it, awaiting
the arrival OF deputy collector, were
attacked by a party Of twenty-five
armed men, who overpowcred them and
recovered the still Several shot were
fred, but no one was hurt Deputy
Collector Thompson has started in pur-
suit OF the distillers. Collector Moseley
has telegraphed to Commissioner Mason
for authority DO organize force to fol.
low and capture the participants In the
affair, as we'll rs to capture several
other stills which have been located in
Tint county ~
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28
Annthnr nfilltnrr KIale.

VIENNA, Dec. 2s Negotiations are
under way for military ride from Vi
emma to Rome. A committee has also
been formed at Rome toprepare pro-
gramme. Prizes will be awarded on
the condition OF the horses at the end
OF the ride regardless Of the speed
made, under certain limitations. The
distance is / 200 kilometers
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-28

FLORENCE, Ala. Dec. 20. From Leigh.
ton, Ala, comes the story Of q most re.
markabie shooting ARRAY, which oc.
Cured Christmas. DIR, Hooks Moore
and J. T. Letsinger decided TO settle a
quarrel with pistols at short rage They
met Christmas Day In Leighton and
opened fire Eleven shots were ex-
changed, two Of which pierced Moore's
arms, two perforated Letsinger's hands,
and two lodged in bystander's legs
The other Ave shots have not been heard