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Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-06
ArLosr.RlvcR.

:
:. SAf y 1xpOrjeaEo. . So
! When old nsnsHastfall vAs about, the
only person around Arlington. Mo-, that
claimed to be q guide. beside the .Laux-.
lie brothers, he accompanied Senator
Vest on trip 70 that, mysterious rivcr-
that rises up in, Texas county and is
known as the Roubideaux. Senator
Vest'hAd = desireIto fish, these wS tetS
oncerS1d engaged HasltAl 10. pilot him.
They dshed in the river Obo1t twenty
mtfe1 above WAynesville, the county
;sest OF Puldski count 'tnd utter three
days, ct varied success, tho senator con-
Guided ono day TO make the run through
to tho. Gasconnde. -
= ''Do'' you sEthihIs I'VE can make II,
Haskall2" asked the senator OF his
Reckon we kin, sure enough. by sun
down"
Two hours OF, steady-pulling and the
boat fnnsupon agraveE bar.Rfter being
whirled' about IN apewerful eddy that
nearly engulfed the little flat-bot-
toned craft 10th the guide and the
senator we're puzzled, as they could see
no water in front of them. Z The river
stopped right there.
We'll, Hasliall. what have you got
to say ubout this? You're the. guide.
Saidyou knew all about this, country
and especially this river. Now, where
has it gone tc?" ...
Dasaal was a bewildered man. He
got up. shaded his ewes, and looked NJ
the stream from whence they ha d come
The water was ripping down towar,
the boat, but it nevcr passed it.
farmer! driving his team. was comin:
up the road and IIasliall hailed him:
20, mister! did yer seey :, river run.
ming anywhar down ,thntiway2 I'll b,
DANCED if we hain't lost one"
The farmer Grinned us he looked a;
the puzzled guide and the perplexe,
senator. ." ~
You know / did; bout five mile:
down the road. Reckon you 'uns wan
hit I'll take We nm yer traps fur
three dollars Better. look. outi y0r
'uns may git suc!;ed under whar We air
now" ~. ..., - =
Sucked under2 What in thunder tlc
you mean? Why the deuce don't yo 4,
talk@to him, ,Ias!sall?"r exclaimed, Scn-
ntor Vest. 'tle must have been drink
ing" ....s -.
Mary n drink, mister That river
don'tgo no further ON top till ye git b.
low here five miles," -
"1ou don't mean that it passes
through snbterrancan channel, dc
you, my friend?' asked Senator Vest
"Reclson thaE's what you call it. It
jist slips inter the gravel there IN
don't show up till yc git ter Wavnes-
vile. Want me to take you 'uns down
thar?"
The boat was loaded in the wagon,
and the senator and his guide taken to
Waynesvilie, where the Rpubdeau:l
bubbles UP agaia in ~ magnificent
spring, taking up its course on the
SURFACE once moro like a we'll behaved,
navigable river.-St. Louis Globe Dem
ocrat ''.' -
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-06
Beware OF OintmeMts for Catarrt
that Contain Mercury.m

as mercury will surely destroy the
sense Of smell .RndicompleteIy de:augs
The whele system when Ion teVip1 Il
through the mucous surfaces. g. Such
articles should never .bs used except
on prescriptions from reputable ply.
sicians, gs ithe.demage they will. do is
ten fOid, loothe good you can possibly
derive from, tbsn. ~, Halls CatRprh
Cur0 manufactured by q. j. CheusY
d Co., Toieao,Q., contains % rnsr.
oury, and isftasen ingeHnaily,.acting.
directly npep The blood and n1ucbus
enrfaeSs OF the systepl. ~ Ia buying
Halls ,Cntarrh GlseI ia, stre SOU yet
the genuipp, II js takan EptaynaiIy,
and maaa in RIofetlot Ohia. BIZ ID. W..
Chen5A& Sa.t Issti naniaia greS,, a
1SGsla ~. al druggists. spfio%fa5o.
per btlttl@ 4s,! y 4 % =, ~ .'rDi y.fs ~
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-06
Notice.

The Board OF County Commission.
ers ut their last meeting ordered that
the public be-, and they are hereby
notified that. all bills for scalps that
may be presented to the Board frotn
ard after this date will be positively
rejected. I 81
49, r.. q. BILxEx, 2
Blks March @. 1898 Clstk.
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-06

A fine disaisE OF silzarOwssesseney
diShes;;isahs' spsvee, ,t6fks,. sppapS;
etc., aFtdSEs!T. NJ. ooss cdi, Ana
inspess"these goods. (which atstvh
finest ia thsiz sliA4asyeEJat u
Rlka,s4,. lf!y +.at"@,. s'''@94,,
Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1894-01-06

Having leased the Stoker sheds and
oarn, l alta now prepared to accom-
rnodate and feed seventy bead OF
horses. Plenty OF corral room for any
number OF stock IS also attached.
E0-I etessuaA.drLS IN, 4ssanecslsaa xi.s
the above, ana will attend pponptiy W .
work hat line.
81 isu. II. 8. vANDkE1LnN. xropsie.os
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

IN another column Of this paper will
be found Communication from Me-
John CLARK Of Upton In relation to the
killisg Of ish by giant powder which
hss been practiced by parties In this
part Of the Territory. Il isto BE- hoped
the guilty ones may be- approhonded
and given the full extent u the law
for this mi-demsanor. Me- CLARK
inform. the writer that he has seen
a number Of ash Ia the stream. sill
alive. with ID, flesh ton iron their
sides by this practice. Il is conlsmpii'
Ne. es~ss,llY ..a-Ans-., -aa snyon. ~lao
viil resort % 4 u brutal IN the extreme
aud without the iir'l principle Of man
hood that the true sport possesses. BY
all means, catch ih. guilty scrubs aud
einch them.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

without surplus stocks. are buying only
from hand 10 mouth. be,suse Of the tx
pected check 10 trade iror damage to
corn and other crop.
Al Cleveland Manufacturing lines re-
port Increasing or'iers and better feel.
ing Transactions ha,e been more
numerous ~ Cincinnati. and business
At Detroit is fair ior the seasYu. demand
Tor iumbsr aud monei having Increased.
Louisville reports almost add branches
81 business having austaiusda healthy
Improvement Atst louis nearly all
lines Of trade report larger volume a
more hopeful feeling among merchants.
aud that southern buyers are on hand
anticipating wants iu dry s01is. hoes.
bats and Other lines that general trade
ihus inr this year 10 100 s1co.s ofthat
10 q IKE portion Of last year aui that
Danters report demand for funds Im.
proving This last feature Characterize,
ihe situation at Milwaukee sho. while
AZ ~ Paul all staple lines report more
numerous orders and better collections.
A larger volume oi trade i- announced
10 several lines ~ Minneapolis. with
noticeably Increased shipments. except
Vi hont, the movsnent OF wtirh be-,
iaen checked by bow unicr There G..
'nme gain At Duluth al.o. ubei. .oliec
lions are better. hunter is moving more
Freely aud lake rsiss sre timer Thg
improvement -Htsulf lp nearly 900 line,
81 San tpucisco a. tsll. Ibe ChInu
steamer leaving this week carried ih,
heaviest cargo Of the tsar bgtly n
/ provisions
Chattanooga adticrsar that gr1crrici
ars moving mors freely with colleriionl
lair. while at Atlanta obier- Ia uenrl,
nll lines report mor srti,c shipment.
although rains have damaged tho rrol
somewhat Favorable weather. goo.
crop prospects aud blight outluul IL
business characierigs the situation q
Augusta, aud At Jacksonville. lila.
wholesale trade has expanded. 4 hirl
good demand isreporied from Savannah
aud although There BE- np improvement
ai Memphis, the oaiI1ok ls moro cn
coumging. South CamliEa crops hay
DceH damaged by rains. bat Charlrsto
reports lumber and naval stores market
more active. Neither birmingham no
New orleans Edvie.s cuniain news ,
improvement In demand. duline.
chafacterizing the situation 90 bot
places, aud at Galveston trade d. r.,
ported slack In dry goods aud notions
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17
rHEY 1iKr 10 re- DupFn

Our people will remsmbcr Oscar Ella
son, the clever salt Lakrr who ~ sue
sessiully exposes oil the spirit frauds
aud who gave snch an excellent enter
tainInsnt In Coalyille some months $50
A week ago last sunday he exposed, Al
Calder's Park, the wonderful ieats
that Annie MAY Abbott has be perform
ins TO lsHs houses Throughout the Ter
ritoy. Miss Abbott isa comely young
lady OF about Is, and rssists, with ease
the combined strength Of several strong
men, raises heavy weights, etc. etc.
Her power has been attributed toL.ts
Astism, electricity, spiniualism, rad
many other things. But EliAson showed
IL up As mere lriekery, and a number,
who bad been happy in the belief that
she was wonder, are yexed At Fila
son for opening their eyes to the true
state oi things. This causes the Salt
Lake Argus 10 publish the following
Il Is truly a surprising thing how
many people In the community take a
positive delight and supreme sati-iac.
ton In beisg dupsd. Try TO open their
eyes and they hate you. let any mouu-
tsbGnk with supernatural wares To trade
come around and they rush to him with
open arms and pocketbooks Their gul'
iibility 10 limitless, They want to be.
lieys in the miraculous aud don't want
10 believe In the natural. Their attitude
toward u man like Eliason isa great
deal like that Of the ignorant wharf rat
Italian Of New York who flies at the
physician who comes 10 yaecinate him.
No more truthful paragraph than the
above could be written, II lisa fact that
people love TO be Aumbuggsd It seems
TO give them great satisfaction 10 h.
duped by the travelling frauds who reap
fortunes from the simplicity Of their
patrons. Aud IL is not confined to spirit
uAlisis, either. Let travelling soap
iakir, patent medicine fraud or a
bunko man come iuto community,
aud the people dock night alter aigh, to
Be robbed. On these occasions they in.
Variably lind some way ofrsising money
to iced these tauds, when II would be
impossible for them to scare up dollar
10 buy something they really need sup.
port legitimate enterprise, aid a good
cause, or even, In many instances, pay
an honest debt Verify, this Is h funny
world, and funny people in it.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

rm Brigham Bulletin says ciyilifa'
ton certainly has slipped a cog when
It compeis white woman 10 work six
teen hours = day, paying her q cents ior
making a shirt. and then giyss apig'
tailed Chinaman 10 cents 70 wash it
something {. rodically wrong.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

PHAinr chickens aud sage hens may
now be killed without violating the
game law. bot those who have been
lAboring under the impression that
these birds make their homes In the
sloushs and water should be q little rare
fol, a. the season Tor shooting ducks has
net vet arrived.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

Wa understand the political pot 10 al
ready boiling over in salt lake aud
other parts Of the Territory. aud u 81
hoped the Republicans and Democrats
II summit county will som get their
campaign clothes on. just for the inn Of
a.. tlta.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17
ooALvuLE. FRIDAY. Auo IL. 1891

EvssY person eligible to vote should
.ss that his name is placed on the to
registration lists without delay. Re
usmbsr this is absolutely necessary
aud should not b too long neglected.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

bushes. seems 10 b. picking ~ -
little throughout the country, prob
sbly owing to the fact that there i
nov every indication that Congress viii
sson adjourn.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17
F. S. HYNDS,
DENTIST.
VIII he in Coalville, Utah,
Monday, Aug, 10
Aud Remain
Until the 25th.

Dr.. Hyuds expects to locate
at Coalville ifbusiness prospects
are encouraging. Or. Hynds
does all the latest work known
to modern dentistry.
Crown and Bridge Work Specially,
Teeth Extracted Without Pain.
No Danger, No Gas, No Chic
reform or Ether. Those hay
lug teeth extracted and are not
satisfied
WILL NOT BE CHARGED.
g@'This will be rare oppor-
tuuity for those desiring hrst-
class work
Remember Tho Dale, Aug, iSth 10 10th,
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

-TNTT " UNIV TTTT " ITTTTV- :.
Lucas CQuNIfI
fEANE j. CurNtT mskrH au OATH that be Il
the senior pattutf oi tht hlm Of d CuEREN
q co. dlins hutineti In The city OF Toledo,
Couutf aud State Aforesaid, and that said arm
viii pas thr sum Of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS
iul each and sven case OF Catarfh that cannot
be- cured By The use ot HANS NArAHnh trnE
FRANK CHENEY
sworn 20 helofV me sud sutcrhed 10 my
presence, this on day VI December A u isst
49, AN GLEASON
lfANN hoilu iuhllt
Halla CatarIh Curs b tatpn Internally aud ucts
dlrectlY ou the blood aud mucous aufiaors Of
tlt system. send iur teaumoulals, iroc,
- CHENEY q co, Toledo. %.
40 sold by Druggists 1ic
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

Warranty Dseds, short form, aud \
line Of justice blanks for sale AZ TnE
TnRs ofiice.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

The Youngest Telegraph operator In
the United States belongs To- Opal in
Uinla county. lie BIZ nov only tea
years old. aud there i-uta more expert
all-mund operator on the oregon Short
Line. Twoyears ago his father. 4. O..
kinney who Il agent 81 opal, logan
10 teach his son tolcenphy s,upIy Tor
pastims aud asusrmcnL Eddy, the
boy picked up the ari quickly md sou
was abls To spell" bis father lie ia
yet much too young got q trick" rs
operator but is recognized 49, one Ut tho
fastest aud nost regular seudvm ou the
line, As u receiver be has the rcputs.
ton oi never makiug break. --Chsl-
Save your work Tor llynds the den.
tist, coming here August 1871 90 2iih.
Does oil The latest work Teeth ok.
tracted without pain o. no paw. 10
e.
Many Msn ~ Many Mpads.
but they all agree that the solid vcsti.
buled Trains OF the Chicago uion Pa.
cihc & Northwestern Line Distance all
competitors with ease
No change of delay 1T the Missouri
River
For mll Information cnll a. address
A A, PraHi, Agsnt u q. system,
IT.
Legal blanks Tor sale at Thus office.
The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1894-08-17

There 10 rosm On eur subscription
books Tor a lew morv names.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18
NOTICE

Robert w. Andrews, Esq. has thi.
day been appointed Deputy Registrar
of Conveyances for tine Hawaiian
Islands. THOS. G. THRUM.
Registrar of Conveyances
Approved J. \. KING,
Minister of tine Interior.
Interior Office. May Is, 1894.
349-3t
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18

shit uE IfHte.Y an wII uI IuF
oovtts-fsI LAND ut nhsutA.
EhU uhuHH

uu TUESDAY. JJNI 10. iWt nt d.
O'Clock uoon. 8t rbr front entrance oi
che Executive building will boz sold ai
Public Auction thc Tenancy ~ win of
che Government Land ot Manuta bon
Ran. Hawaii containing an AREA of
$4,000 Acres little more or less.
Terms Tenancy from year 90 wear
until such time as che Minister Of the
interior may wish to terminate the sam,
Boy giving 80 days notice.
Upset price. 500 per annum, payabl,
semiauuually iu advance.
j. 4. KING.
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Onice.
Honolulu, May 10th. 1894. 8jO-3t
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18


.... ... I... ...
.... citizenship HaI .
uHla1.nn. qualification Io. t..
u. Happens however thuu...0
lr. fus enough urvilIu. Jo HNe
fhs responsibility u make OBI,
adoption oI oh. principle imp1.
sib.c There can Doe uo question
chat th, property and intelligence
or Hawaii having taken lore.n.y
possession lthe machinery ol Gov
eminent must continue to exercise
the power and control and dircs,
the affairs of the country n thc-,
/ persons will not bccou. uatualzed
/ then the Asiauc problem must De
solved in some other way
The demand of the Chinese fran.
chisc is based upon decidedly differ
eut grounds from that OF the
/ japanese. Before the revolution OF
. 1887 some ten or fifteen natural
lied Chinese voted, and all thai
/ they seem now TO ask is that they
be allowed such share of partici
patton In the Government as woulC
. be proportiouate with their propert,
! interests.
T. We should very much like t.
urge upon the Government a mos
emphatic and decided stand in thes
matters, but the knowledge O
| facts and a mature consideration o
the difficulties involved make j
almost impossible to do so. Blu
to one thing we stand uuhesitating
/ ly pledged, that no concession shall
be made, no general principle per
mitted, which shall in the slightes
degree make it possible for any bu
the Auglo-Saxon and the Hawaiia
to control the affairs of this country
So long as the Chinese and tn
u Japanese receive the treatment an
consideration which assures
them the freedom to secure and er
Joy the fruits of their industry "
have done all our duty calls for.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18
ENGLAND HEARD FROM AT
LAST.

In one of the latest numbers of
the London Times appears a column
of editorial matter entitled 'The
United States and Hawaii. The
writer begins as follows:
Admiral Walker is about to sail for
Honolulu to establish a naval station
The last words of this piece of intelli-
gence seem to mark a precipitate de-
scent from the pinnacle Of virtue upon
which President Cleveland took his
stand a short time ago. If Admiral
Walker had instructions to put down
by force of arms the Provisional Gov
eminent which has set the power Of the
United States at defiance, there would
be no cause for surprise"
And proceeds to discuss in some
detail what is described as a some
what "perplexing contrast between
this concession to sordid expediency
and the lofty resolutions expressed
hardly three months ago by the
head Of the United States Execu-
tive.
After quoting a number of Presi-
dent Cleveland's declarations as to
the establishment of the Provisional
Government "by the misuse OF the
name and power of the United
States and that he had con
demned in unstinted language the
conduct of Mr.. Stevens, and that
the Queens Government, was
overthrown through the diplo-
matte and naval representa-
tives of the United States, and
the wrong thus done the Queen,
the writer proceeds to find diff
Guilty in detecting any flaw in
President Cleveland's reasoning or
the correctness of the canons of
national morality laid down by
him and wonders what has since
occurred to invalidate them, finally
concluding in mournful accents
that possibly the recent electoral
successes Of the Republican party
and the obstinacy of President
Dole and his friends may have had
influence upon Mr. Cleveland's
mind" and that lit must be con-
fessed that the surrender of the
President of the United States to
the other President is not too digni-
fed"
We are exceedingly glad to
finally hear something from the
English press on this interesting
trop. We have had a suspicion all
along that the English Government
and people were vastly more inter
ested in the outcome of Hawaiian
affairs than they pretended to be,
and there has been a lurking
suspicion that they were quiet
because Of a sort of common I'M
Outstanding that if they said
nothing the interest of the United
States in Hawaii might be to
certain extent kept in allegiance,
and that by and by Her Britannia
Government would find |
an opportunity to have a little say
Of its own in the settlement Of the
matter. We sympathize, of course,
in their natural disappointment at
this defeat of their hopes, but we
are decidedly glad that they have
finally decided to say something
about it, and that they have said
Just what they have.
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The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18
KRHJEWSKI'S
PATENT
CANE CRUSHER
Observation-Disclosures

|>HE HONOLULU IRON WORKS COMPANY
having secured the EXCLUSIVE AGENCY for the Hawaii
an Islands for the Kraewski Patent Sugar Crush
prepared receive the same to be
delivered IN time for the CROP
This machine, which has been invented few years has
been adopted by great number sugar manufacturers
especially in Cuba where first put trial and
became extremely popular Nearly onethr of sugar
made in Cuba being made with the these
crushes These crushers have also proved great
other West Indian Islands, Louisiana seen by
monals on hand.
These crushers when attached any mill will
its capacity by from to per cent will improve
VIII regulate Iced OF the MILL We have three of these machines
in the way. For further particulars enquire the
HONOLULU iron WORKS CO.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18

SALE OF GOVERNMENT LOTS AT KA.
LUAoPALENA, RALIHI. OAHU
On Tuesday, June 10, 1891, at II
o'clock, noon, at the front entrance OF
the Executive building, will be sold al
Public Auction. the following Govern.
ment lots at Kaluaopalena, Kalihi
Oahu:
Lot No. "a, containing an area of SCI
acres; upset price $l72.
Lot No. 30, containing an area Of 81
acres; upset price $l63.
Lot No, 3G, containing an area Of 49,
acres: upset price $lG7.
j. a. KING,
Minister of the Interior
Interior Office,
May -, 1894.
! 3Ig-3t.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18
L. o o. p

.tHuHNN IuUr No. tIoor. .NrTTs
H.m.ri uaI. Nais moet. kur street.
.. UuHIaI u HrV NisHiuF hfufhffs
...IIaIII InIu,f iaaftrHf
.|ITUI IItAa. 60 MtHNftN.
NUhIr tfHHd Secretary
bel INf
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed tenders will he received at the
Finance Office up 10 10 o'clock a. m. on
May 18th, 1894, for the printing Of the
Quarterly and Yearly Financial State.
ments of this Department.
The Minister of finance does not bind
himself TO accept the lowest or any bid.
$. NJ. DAMON.
Minister Of Finance.
Department Of Finance.
Honolulu, MAY 18th. 1894 3i0-2t
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18
NOTICE.

From and after this date all parties
wishing to gather guavas, ferns, etc, on
Mount Tantalus, and Government lands
adjacent. must first obtain a written
permit from the office of the Forestry
Board, at the judiciary building.
JOS. MARSDEN,
Commissioner and Secretary.
Approved: j. A. KING.
Minister of the Interior.
Interior Office. May 10, 1894.
1885,
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-05-18

THIS pkpEp Is kept on file at f.. c
uIO En- DAKE'S Advertising
AAgency, o. and % Merchants Exchange, s IN
Using can be made for IL. ri
The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1894-11-03
To Secure Their Pau-


NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Oct. 90
North Yakima has been sgitated today
over the precsrlous condition of one of
her citizens. A month ago c. E. Bur
lingsme brought from the sound $50
Italians to work on the irrigation ditch
OF the Tacoma & Yakima Land Company,
of which he is manager. Not receiving
their pay, and incensed at upfulfilled
promises, the Italians arose in arms
Thursday last and imprisoned Burlingame
In camp. Although his tent was guarded,
be managed, by clever ruse, TO escape
during the night and reached this city in
disguise. Sunday his men followed him
down, and armed guards patroled his
house until this morning, when the sheriff
escorted him to the Jail for protection.
There he stayed until O'Clock, the force
of ..he Italians clsmorng around his
prison. The mob was only dispersed by
the temporizing action of the sheriff, who
promised to produce Burlingame on the
morrow. The citizens are disgusted at
the weakness of the officials, and fear
that bloodshed will result, as the Italians
are all armed and seem determined to
have their money or the life of the un-
lucky contractor.