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Or. % Chopin. Daisy d. Foster; presen-
tatton OF seminary diplomas; comforting
OF degrees; doxology.
After the exercises were finished those
present were asked to stay to lunch, which
WAS serysd By the mem9ers Of other ella sses
oil the seminary. Alter lnis meal tne
guests strolled around tie beautiful
grounds, while the scholars packed their
trunks and prepared to leave the place that
had been their home for so long time.
The Glass Of '93'' is composed OF the
following members:
College-Ros osette Fanll
Seminary-Maude Tryon Alberger, Amy
Elizabeth Cadien, Eliza Martin Eva. Hattie
Clara Hale Aga Dell Lander, Ethel Fidelia
Meek, Alice Hachett Rutherford. Edna
Josephine Robinson, Ivy May Bunker.
Sarah Luella Dunning. Daisy Dean Foster,
Blanche Estelle HOstetter. Mabel Hattie
Langhlin, Cora Belle Porter, Mary Emma
Robbins, Caroline Mabel THOMPSON.
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whose dead body was found mysteriously
suspended to pepper-tiee there last No
vember.
The stomach was delivered to the dis
tinguished theological chemist. DR.. w. D..
;.nhn stoa, with request that he exami ne
iie for poison
Yesterday the doctor submitted the fol-
lowing report:
The siomqch and contents were first exam
ined for the "quick- acting poisons, pfussic
acid and irs compounds with some others not
so we'll known 10 the puDliei then opium and
its derivatives were carefully sought. scheme
was then adopted for the detection OF various
alkaloids, such as eOnine, aDiline, nicotine.
berbeIine, artcne. narcoiine. papaVeTine, vera
tribe, quinine, delphine. cinch0niue, brucine,
strychnne. sOianine, aeoniine, atroplne, CO.
define. emetine. m0TI Blne, etc.
Tests were then made Ior the presence oi Inc
inOfganic nOisnns.
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EUREKA VALLEY PROTESTS.
Objections to the Adjustment of a
Schoolhouse.

Schoolhouse.
The Board of E lucation is to be visited
tonight by body of taxpayers and prop
erty-owners living in the vicinity OF Doug
lass and Eighteenth streets.
The cause of the visit Is the report cir
culated recently in Eureka Valley that the
board intended to abolish the Douglass
Private School, which is located on the
north side of Eighteenth street, near
Douglass, and is two-story frame build
ing leased for school purpo ses.
large and Indignant lot of proper ty-
owners met last night at Seventeenth
street and Clara avenue to enter vehe-
mept protest against the discontinuance
OF the school until other facilities were
provided for the children Of The neighbor-
hood
G. W. Adams presided and James Whit
aker acted as secretary.
Addresses opposing the action of the
school board were made by Joseph Nc
Donald. DR.. |. G. Leek, Thomas Clarke and
other taxpayers OF Eureka Valley
1t was declared that the district was
now without adequate school facilities
and the children in the vicinity should not
be compelled to travel a long distance TO
Sanchez or other streets half a mile or
more away to attend other already over
crowded schoolhOuSes.
Resolutions objecting to the abolishm ent
of the Douglass Primary School were
adopted.
1t was also determined TO attend the
meeting of the Board of Education to-
night and make most vigorous protest.
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after the style OF the great wooden bird at
which the club will shoot, ana holds r
sword in one claw and miter in the other.
Beneath the eagle the American and Ger
man flags are draped. Both eagles have
small diamonds for eyes. On the medal Is
inlaid in black the words "Bremervuerde
SchuetzeD, voD San Francisco, U. S. A.. so
Jahr Jubilaum." The flags are also inlaid
with the proper colors. On the back of
the medal Is The inscription for presenta-
ton TO the SchuetZen king winner.
Those contributing toward the purchase
of the medal were: II. Schroeder, +.
Husing, Captain L. SiebU, f. 0els, d.
Reitman, c. Often. j. 4. Siebe, j. Mohr-
man, Herman Mesenburg. John Muller,
E. Dreyer, l.. Muller, c. Hinck, c. Won
Staden, F. Brinkman, c. SEEK, W. Murken,
A. Klute. /. f. Wilkens. Charles Schr0der.
o. Lemke. d. Wulberu, j. D. Sebe, f. C.
Siebe, j. Boecknan. C.Gudehus. j. Martens,
WoeOke, A. Lemke. w. Buck, Ii. klsen,
III. Buriiend, ii. Hackmeer. T. Gudehus.
These gentlemen are all members OF the
BTemeTyoerde Verein of this city.
The medal will be forwarded to Ger
many the latter part of next week
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inc BUttdfhU 1Hut Is 60 NOHe DOteH'
The building, which was an old landmark,
was built originally for school, and a
little later was converted into city and
county hospital, and finally it was used as
branch county jail The old cells and
portions of the old furniture are still there,
but the building will be torn down and re-
moved soon. 1t was purchased BY Martin
Kelly.
Engine-house g. on Folsom street. near
Twenty-second, next went under the ham,
mer for $3.50, aud an old shed on Sacramento
street. near the Corporation Yard, brought
S. James Been bought the former and
Joe Sheerer the latter.
On the first named location, at North
Beach, the department Intends to put up
a building capable Of shetering one engine.
hose and hook and ladder truck, and, as
the property contains two 59-vara lois, a
place may be fixed so that reserve horses
NAV ba stabbed there and enough room
will be left for small runway for these
same animals.
At Folsom street, near Twenty-seeond,
a building will be erected for chemical en-
CINE and hose 3. which are at present nay
Ing rentfor part OF l.. j. EwelPs barn. The
other place, which is next to the Corpora
ton Yard, Will be used FOR horsesh0cing
shop, where tile horses of the department
may be shod by the department, Instead OF
outsiders as is now the case.
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white and long and hairy. 1t looks like a
head of long white naif

white and long and hairy. 1t looks like
head of long whiitte haif.
The rainbow cactus Is one of those more
odd than beautiful. 1t is just a big, oblong
lump with short spines set close togeihe:
and many Of them. There are circles of
red, white and yellow running completely
around the lump, aud rather evenly and
distinctly marked. The plant has small
blossom of magenta and white. the leaves
of the flower having hard, metallic gloss.
Tile button cactus is a curious specimen,
having handful Of butionllke knobs on
the end of thick stem that comes just
above the ground.
Mr.. Hammond's specimen of the cereus
eiganteus is splendidly hideous concoc-
tion. II grows as iall as man and It's
spines are like inverted taeks. The main
stem comes up straight and thick, while
the branches grow helter skelter and are
bare except for the tacks.
The echinocactus resembles water
melon in shape. and often in size. Here
the resemblance ceases. Like the water
melon. the eehino Is striped, but the
stripes are ridges of needlelke stickers set
here and there with big stickers that are
more substantial and trustworthy than
those of porcnpine.
A turnip stuck fun Of toothpicks Is what
Mr.. Hammond calls the opuntia, and he
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almost running over. And each marble is
0rnamented with hundred million or so
of tortuTing spints.
The worst of the whole lot so far as the
spines 20" said Mr.. Hammond, is the
innocent-lOoEinE opunetia. Touch it
once, no matter how gently, and you will
live In misery for a month. The spines
are very hns and quite feathery-Iike in
appearance, but they are also very hard
and penetrating. Just touch this once.
But The CALI man dldu'I truch.
The opunctia is a native OK the Colorado
Desert, where its chief occupation is to
make itself dissEreeable TO the palate Of
the raitler and lizard,
Take 1t all in an the big cactus exhibit
will be feature OF tie floral show that
viii have no rivals. 1t is all very con-
fusing collection of unreasonable shapes,
but hishly interesting and well worth go
ing to see.
You can't buy any OF them from their
exhibitors, but il you happen TO have an
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CONTINUOUS days ana evenings, and the
managers have designated reception COM
mlttees a follows:
For Wednesday-M G.. P. Rixford,
Mrs. John Boden. Mrs. T. l.. Walker, Mrs
r W. Brehm, Mrs George G. Ross, John
Henderson Jr
For Thursday-Dr. Charles B. Brigham.
Mrs. Blanche R0doiph. Mrs. Charles Neil.
Mrs. w. Fl. Weister, Miss l.. Brehm, Miss
/. Brehm. Miss E. NJ. Brtton. Joseph C.
Love.
For Friday-Mrs. William Alvord, Mrs.
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:
TO PLEAD FOR HIS FATHER,
Rippey's Explanation of His Sons
Visit to Mackay in Chicapo.

W. c. Rippey, who in bis Old age has
earned notoriety by shooting millionaire
John w. Mackay and 10 confinsi in the
County Jail pending the empas cling OF a
new jury to retry his case, Is much exer-
ciseaa eyar dispatch from Chicago telling
OF visit Mr.. Mackay has received fsom
Rippey's son.
In the dispatch IL is stated that fears
were entertained at the time that yopn 2
RipDey had determined to carry out the
work left undone by his father and that
Mr.. Mackny's life was in danger.
Rippey was seen yesterday al the County
Jail and gave an explain alton OF the whole
circumstance. The old man looked well
and cheerful and is evidently possessed of
good constitution. He has c6mforta Bile
quarters, toe, and wants for nothing.
why, what wiil they say next?" said
old Rippey, wriDgiDg his hands. II never
heard such nonsense. The whole thing is
20 easy 10 explain. My son. who is in
pusi,-ess ln Cincinnati. Ohio, heard OF my
troupe. and hearing from me that it was
hhRf'lffNfs coming down here. sent wDrd TO
n 'i his in this city to see what could
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velous varieties of disordered shapes that
the eacti family glories in to-day will be
amply illustrated Ia Samuel C. Ham
m0nd's exhibit at the ninth semi-annua
exhibition Of the State Floral Society.
which will open at o'clock this afternoon
al Mechanics Pavilion.
Mr.. Hammond is cactus fend.
He has cacii ten feet high and eaet that
only grow as big as a mans thumb. He
has cacii with spines that are thick, soft
aud dOwny and could te fonded by a
BABY; some r.ith spines that lock soft and
downy pnt are treacheroDs. and single
touch Of ehich mikes life an agony for q
week; soma with sDines thai are like
knitting-need les la size and like a poinard
ln,shaEpness. He has wo6lly eacti cacti that
grow in a series Of Jumps like pile Of
basehalls csoii that grow Ia coils like n
serpent caeti that grow lise wateImeloGs,
pilocereus bsppenstedti sacti and cacti
with botanical usmes thai need three al
phRbets to snsil them.
And MIR. Hammond ia tnly n amateur.
-FOUR years ago his daughter asked h IN
60 buy litIla ugly cactus that was mis-
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HOupl6Q SUM DefS sue
wept tears Of repent
ance. Then. TO COM
pensate in a measure
Tor her ban eful work,
Miss Flora decreed that
a luscious. edible fruit
should grow on every
cactus.
This is q more or less
true history OF the
birth of that awful
vegetable phantasma-
garia. the caeli. The
history of its subse-
quent development and
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tremens. There is another variety Of the
old man cactus that looks like Wig Oh a
block II you look at one side OF it at time.
About the most wicked creation of the
whole outht is the Mamillaria fulyiSpina.
1t is wicked not only on account OF its
name, but by reason of its formidable
shape. 1t looks like mass Of sharp steel
spikes growing together in knot at one
end. 1t feels about like ledhot iron ball
would if you pick 1t up in your hands.
People think Arizona is the home of
the cactus in America" said Mr. Ham,
mond, as lie removed delicate spine from
between the flesh and the hngei-nsil Of
his right thumb, 'but there are only sixty
varieties found in that State.
"Up in Nevada. in Colorado and New
Mexico the varieties are much more
numerous. California has n few native
varieties. East Of the Rocky Mountains
you will ind very few OF them. They like
high ard dry land and simply will not
grow II you treat them kindly.
Here's what they call the monstrous
form of rat-.ail Isn't II n beauty?"
liza rat-tail is beautiful, then the specl-
men Mr.. Hammond held up for THE CALL
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mans edifcaiion eer.
tainly was. Paint the
rat-tail green and cover
it with the business
ends of a million hne
needles and you have a
small counterpart of
MIR. Ii a N ID 0 n d s
"beauty."
One OF his very rare
specimens is a plant
found in Phenicia. II
looks like a dish Of
marbles hRanpd mn and
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cuttld, . dOoNC " iiNli 10
an eagle in very yellow
gold. soaring With out
spread wings above two
crossed guns In lighter
gold. From the guns
hangs the shield sur
mounted by a shooters 5
hat in silver, with a
gold plume. The shield
Is OF a dark color of
gold. The raised edge
Is lighter. In high re-
lief in very light geld Is
an eagle covering the
body Of the shield.
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THE SAN JOSE MYSTERY.

DIR. Johnston Explodes the Planz
Poison Theory.
Ore of the many Pianz murder theor
seems to be exploded.
4 Several weeks ago Sheriff Bollingss Of
San Jose brought to this city FOR analysis
the stomach of young Pianz, the manager
OF the Fredericksburg brewery in that city,
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BOUGHT THE JAIL.
Martin Kelly Buys an Old
Prison.
Joblot of Engine-l1ouse Go
at Auction.

San Franeisco's landmarks are rapidly
progress.
Yesterday three old buildings belonging
to the San Francisco Fire Department
were sold, by order of the Mayor. at auc-
ton by Will E. Fisher g. Co. The first ore
sold was the old branch Jail on Franc sco
street. near Stockton, which brought S145.
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Ocu variety or Nv Q
about the house-some 3
penple keep them in
stead OF watchdogs or
burglar alarms = you
win find a ready pur-
chaser for it in Mr..
Ia ammOnd. for the one
object in his life, aside
from buying steers and
amateur photography,
is to collect specimens
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OHaTles hStuey, MIS-
Alice Crittenden, Mrs.
y. +. Sink, Miss Ethel
II. Martin. Miss Carrie
E. Rixford, c. S. Aiken,
For Saturday - Mrs,
G. 7. II. Palmer, Mrs.
L. j. Wickson, Mrs.
Helen NJ. Cross, Mrs.
Stanley NJ. Ste teDlIenson,
Professor Z. j. Wick
son. Miss T. C. Brock
way.
Extra reception CON-
mittee for Saturday
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there Will be other things in this Show be-
side eaeti. A big collection OF cannas
fem Nicola Pzrlr most elaborate display
0 fsrUs ara pglns aH cut flowers are
~ 40ins azfanat feature Of the
=. wiR ne yaa ,arSsn. made OF
{ plants anL s.5. Many. rare
varieties u asa es Will be seen
here.
The dsolay Of roses win be exceptionally
fine, and 4anageT SuIyth has been notified
that there will bs three different competi-
tors for The prize offered by the Stale Floral
Society foi The production OF entirely new
varieties OF roses. Over thousand yarie-
ties viii be presented.
Yesterday WAS busy day atthe pavilion.
Tho work Of decoration was early con-
cluded. pui the exhibitors ware Just be-
ginning to get down to the hard work of
arranging their displays.
All must be in order by o'clock this
afternoon, and any exhibit that arrives
tfa~ he
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HUT tIIaL IUuL VIII Ub
accorded space in the
outer world.
Two nights and two
afternoons OF the show
there will be special at
fractions in the shape Of
vocal solos and floral
dances by a class Of young
ladies drilled specially for
the occasion by the Miss
es Duncan OF Oakland.
The show will last four
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florist Of the universe. Well, the night
mare was very bad. She had become In
toxicated by drinking large overdose of
the perfume OF her SS~n fragrant flowers.
sue walked aud talked in ha sleep. and in
her dreams she saw horrid tnlngs, things
distorted and things ill-shapen.
While thus beset she created a new order
Of plants. She formed it after the shapes
that came to her In dreams. and she put
spines on II, that 1t sh ouid be as i'll to The
touch as to the eye.
And she christened The new order caotI
She planted 1t out in the deserts, on
barren rocks. aud in sandy, alkali soil, to
keep company With the lizards and the
rattiesnakes.
When she awake and saw with clear
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c n point 10 th5 IekI-
books TO prove il.
A big horny cater
pillar, with sharp steel
legs. goes by the name
of Peruvian monster.
1t was discovered down
in that hot and hilly
country by a man in the
Iapt sfauas rf daiiriur m
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TEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

LATEST SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Arrived.
TUESDAY May 10.
Ship St John. Fales III days from New ork;
mdse. TO Williams. Dimoud x Co.
Haw Bark Andrew WEIGH. Drew, 81 days from
Honolulu; sugar, etc, to Welch & co.
Sailed.
TUESDAY May 16.
Stmr Lakme. Chester. Humboldt.
Domestic Ports.
TACOMA-Salled May l6-Stmr San Benlto for
San francisco.
Tulportations.
H0NOLULU-Per Andrew Welch-27.lls bags
sugar, 200 Asoline lamps, cs ice fre szers.
ConsIRnRas-
Fer Andrew WEIGH Williams. Dimond & Co;
Welch d Co; standard OH Co.
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m, Old Moril Cocftt, MIS-. AIIc6 ChlItenden,
Miss Evelyn MeCOr-
mack, Miss Marion Froe,ieh, Miss Ethel
II. Martin, Miss L. Brehm, Miss Kate
Martin, Miss Frances Sales. Miss Carrie
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A GERMAN REMEMBRANCE.
Marksmen Will Send a Gold Medal
To Rremarvnerde

Several natives of Bremeryoerde, a
town of Hanover, Germany, now residents
Of this city, will remember their old home
by sending over q solid gold medal to be
contested for there in July.
The medal is made of different kinds of
gold, and is to cost s75. 1t consists of a
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MARRIED

PETERSOS-ANDERSON this city, May l3
1888, by the Rev. o. GroensDeTg, Charles Peter
son and Matilda Anderson.
wATERs--AsHE-In San Jose, May IL, 1898
Edward Waters and oslo Ashe
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BIRTHS MARRIAGES. DEATHS
BORN.

BORN.
POWELL-IG this city. May ! l. 1893. TO the wife
OF Hollis Powell OF Montpelier ason.
MAYo-In this city. May 10. 1893, to tho wife OF
Joseph Mayo. son.
BAsrkUP-May II, 1898. to the wife of Il. N.
hastrup son.
SYLVA-In San Leandro. April 20. 1898. to the
wife OF Joseph r. Syiya, a son.
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~ Dii l.
sls In bI5am apd the biszsE M srs bsilti-
fGI and frseysnt. Sru.e OF The varieties,
too. are symmetrical in sllzps ard quite
Trstiy from a purely eszaelic pokiE Of
lssN.
Tgt the most sEthusiastlc admirers Of
c.e8 would be forced 10 admIt. alter look
Ing ever Mr.. Hamm0nd's eelieesion. IN at
the symn etrical plants art far Ii the MI
n0rity. while distortions and sbortions of
Whist civilized man knows IS symmetry are
the rule In eact-
There are Only 1900 varislies Of cacti
known of and Mr. Hammond las secured
specimens ot ali those but abon. 200
And Mr.. Hammond is 2 Wholesale
butcher.
That man busily oceunied In buying
aud killing and selling roast beef and
mutton chops should be able to secure such
. complete collection OF plant that Is
known so little Of. even by bOtanists. Is In
itself rather an au6nllnus circumstance.
But be has done Il IN four years and there
are the horrible creations themselves 30
prove IL.
s'There is ore good thing about cacti,"
said Mr.. Hammond to The CALL man yes
=
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shapeH beyond the
usual hideoHsness. This
was The starr, The fin
ish up to date is this
mc.bnieth eacti exhiest
of his at the Pavilion
Flerai Show.
He has over on g
thousand varieties on
the long white lsbis al
iolred TO him Ia the
southeast conner Of tAs
Pavilion. EEery yari-
etv is distinctly OF a
dlffhrsgs kind OF de-
- ty.aad even many
plants OF the same va
rie!y IN this exhibit ara
10 tie casual observer
nf widely sifferens con-
stTucaon.
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Could Not Agree.

The jury in the case of H. NJ. Lander
against the Omnibus Railroad Company
for damages for injuries rec eived on one
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THE SPRING CACTI.
Distorted Shapes at the
Floral Show.
IT'S A REMARKABLE EXHIBIT.
The Show Will Be Especially Ricl, ia
cacti, Cannas, Roses and
Oriental Shrubs.

EARS ago-many GEN.
suries, in truth - Miss
Flora was attacked with
a very bad case of
nightmare. It was
shortly after that period
in which she caused all
the hills and meadows
10 bloom with pretty
posies, and Mr.. Jove
had nominated Il her hand
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y VI bHS 1cht q
cr SO is all they
ave some rare
ats. O1e big
rgreaaGicn OF
s growing on
partB are in
the rat-tan
The tubSrus
Zach onh OF
+ growth, and
tiun is forty
most remark
eacti. ,, saws
70 to do 10 to
I. and stick in
an will heal
and The two
variety.
7 be said. as he
ack at the rear
1t, sure enough,
spe exactly the
Il. 1t was quite
90. but hardly
md Mre.
q snpeT-
ofk. OIL
i. rem ark
M va proper
s remark
itHf sin moTs
iflb si..s A side
5leten ess
IS the
this city
gest one
,,ess.. In
nooted
neither
Isll ollee-
i5:la largest
iit ti- tl1I1li ltitlb tho
a pretty
Hi picked q
oh the table
inatus graf.ed on
ling 10 . emu
IT, sttm 10 .
very fragrant.
sw the BIOS
soies OK : fich
fifHFA
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II
|
% isls
H ''.l's
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The following dispatch was received last
night from THE CALLS Washington cor
respondent:
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7srday. They don't
require constant care
and attention like roses
ard c.,is~. flowers 1
Hiu q lit
asek The
sIter
and
be-
~ 'fai5s :. 1
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S. require constant care
and attention like roses
ard c.,i;;i~- hnwers /
ifssEin q lit
sek The
sIter
and
be-
s4'psk
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McCARTHY-In this city, May Is 1898 Florence
beloved husband OF Mary Mccarthy, ami brother
OF Charles Mccarthy Of Oakland a native or
the parish OF Kilmichael County Cork, Ireland,
aged 80 years l month and u days.
E1-Frends and acqusintances are respect
fnlly lnviteu to attend the funeral THIS DAY
"wednesday. at $3.50 oeloeK NJ, from his late
residence, 7Sl Brannan street. thence 10 st,
Roses Church. where solemn requiem mass Will
be celebrated for the repose or his SOUL com
mencing at O'Clock 4. NJ. Interment ST. Mary s
boat
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care is 10 see that
ezrad for. For a
they require no
ss Of tbs year a
er SO is all they
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-12-28

ATcmsoN, Kan, Dee 97.--A tele-
gram was received to-day stating that
John n, Reynolds, widely known as an
evangelist and author, was insane at
TeXarkana, Tex lie has been travel,
ing over the country selling Irwin
llclls,' book which giyos his expert
ence In two pententiaries
Commissioner Enodes arrived aJ ruI-
Upye Christmas and announced that the
Matabcles were entirely suhjugated,
and that King Lohcngula does not In
tend 10 return 10 Bulwnyo
Secretary Gresham has instructed
Mini ter White, at st. Petersburg, TO
inform the Russian government that
assisted" immigrants will not be al
lowed TO land in the United States
According 10 mail advices from the
Congo the tribes along the upper Welie,
under the command OF the sultan OF
Sam!o, have defeated tho Soudanese
Mahdists, driving them toward the up
pvr Nile.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-12-28

Dec "a opcnod highs, Low,r Closing



Kansas CRY, DO ~ -- Ortrings O. wheat
wore fairly large to-day tho denominations Of
three days The demand was moderate aud
prlcos about the same ns last Friday Most u
the elevator mon bought There was no bust.
ness reported In round lots The nominal quo
tation for No hard out Of store was b5Ho
river
toceipts OF wheat to-day. a5g cars a year ago
8ld cars
Prices were quoted as follows: No hard
wheat, bOho No 3 hard wheat ioHo No 4
hard wheat CSC rejected. 100 No red, bSc
No red, Ole No 4 red Hbipc
Corn waa 80 lower as u rule, though early
some oarlots sold at Fridays prices Al tho
close some shippers received messages reduo.
in2 their bids to g0ao
Receipts Of corn today, $40 cars year ago,
los cars
No 2 mixed sold at 2gHc, with some sales nj
slANSJc. 40 mixed. go No. 4. 2sHo No 3
white, 2git 800 No white, 29c No white
and mixed was quoted nominally ct $40
Memphis Shippers bid sgke Mississippi river
for No corn.
Oats were generally 10 lower and they sold
very slowly
Receipts OF oats to-day. SO cars a year ago,
~ cars
No mixed sold at qiLgoRo. No 8 mixed,
sih n zoe, No, mixed, ga Rbc; No white
Tlt2so No white 20 bHc
Hay-Recoipts, 70 cars market very dull and
weak low grades selling very slowly. limo
thy choice 10 fancy $500 No l. GsOOiDa So
low grades, thOJDLbO. fancy prairie, n. On
good to choice, t5 O)ab%