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ABOUT THE THREE CPS.
Gen. Wilder Talks Regarding the Road
And the Carnegie Furnace.

Gen. ]. T. Wilder spent Friday in
Bristol. Speaking of the recent visit
OF Samuel Hunt. president Of the C's
road, to Johnson City, he said that it
was the plan Of Mr.. Hunt to have the
road completed to the coal fields pro-
vided he finds the business outlook
sufficient to justify the venture.
There is no likelihood, Gen. Wilder
thinks, OF the road being built through
the mountains on either side soon, but
he rather expects the construction to
be completed to the Virginia coal
fields.
The mattar of putting the Carnegie
iron furnace in blastis being consider.
ed and Gen. Wilder thinks the work
may be accomplished during the com
ing spring. 1t will require but little
more money to complete the furnace
1t is nearly as large as the Bristo
furnace, and Gen. Wilder Is of the
opinion that its capacity is as great
owing to the difference in engines
boilers, etc.
Gen. Wilder visited the Bristol furn
ace yesterday, He pronounces it
first class furnace.-C0urier.
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BROKE OFF In HIM.
A YOung Lady Playfully Strikes Her
Lover With Hat Pin,

PoMERoY, o., Feb. 11.-An unheard
of occurrence took place at Middle
port yesterday evening. Paul Jones,
prominent young man of that town.
was spending the evening with Miss
Laura Dumble, daughter OF the editor
Of the Republican. It seems that the
young lady had a. hat pin in her hand
and playfully struck Jones with il.
breaking the pin off in one of his
limbs, and the broken part got buried
in the flesh so deeply that it is impos.
sible to remove it. A doctor was
summoned and the young mans par
ents called from church, bnt all efforts
to remove the broken pin have proved
unavailing. It is quite mortifying to
the young lady. 1t is feared that
Jones will have great trouble, as the
pin is buried among the muscles.
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FEBRUARY IS, 1894.
A VERY SICK MAN.
Congressman VIM. l.. Wilson's Con-
dltiOn Becoming Quite Alarming.

KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. IL TO
night n change for the worse came in
the c"nditiou OF Congressman W. L.
Wi srn, who arrived in this city yestei-
day morning en- route to Mexico. Mr..
Wilson caughta severe cold and sui-
{ red with a chill while on his way
from Washington to Chicago last
week. Against the advice OF his
physicians, he left Chicago Friday
night and came to Kansas City 70 fill
an appointment to speak here last
night, Az o'clock last evening Dr..
Porter positively forbade his leaving
the hotel. To day he felt better, and
/ this afternoon the doctor thought Mr..
Wilson could continue his journey
Tuesday, but to night the great tariff
reformer was attacked by a high fever
and is now very sick man. 1t is
doubtful If he will be able leave here
this week. He is troubled with both
nervous prostratiou and tonsilitis.
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A REAL TRAGEDY
Enacted INF the VestlbuIe Of O st.
Louis Theatre.

ST.. LOUIS, Feb. 11.-William Dono-
van shot and killed Dan Miller in the
vestibule of the Grand opera house
last night. The shooter and his vic.
tim were employed as photograph dis
tributors. They were talking with Chas
Stark, assistant treasurer, who was in
the box Office, and Donovan said he
wanted to buy pistol. Stark gave
him his own weapon to examine, at
the same time warning him to be care
full, as the pistol was loaded. At that
instant the pistol went off, and Miner
fell to the floor with a bullet in his
breast. He died while being taken to
the city hospital. Donovan was arrest.
ed. He says the shooting was acciden.
tai and Stark corroborates him. The
two were warm friends and room
mates.
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Mr.. HOUK'S SUCCESSOR.
Some Republicans Who Would BE
Willing to Sacrifice Themselves.

DAYTON, o., Feb. 1.-THE Repub-
licans will try to elect a successor to
the late Congressman George w.
Houk, but their chances are slim, as
last fall the Democratic majority in
the Third district was about 1000.
Ex Gov. Campbell. of Hamilton, can
have the Democratic nor Iination if he
desires Capt. II. L. Morey, Of Ham
ilton, is spoken of among Republicans
as is also Hon. Chat. Bosler, of Day
ton, member OF the legislature, and
Hon. Robertt NJ. Nevin, of this city.
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SMALLPOX IN KNOXVILLE.
1t Breaks Out in the Clty's Filthy
"Cripple Greek" District.

KNOXVILLE, Feb. 11.-Smallpox has
atlast made it's appearance here. James
Perry, colored railroad man, wr 3
found sick with the dread disease in
the Cripple Creek" district of this
city this morning. The house in which
he and other suspects are located is
being closely guarded,
The place where the smallpox has
broken out is in one of the filthiest
localities Of the city, and the disease is
liable to develop there quite extensive
ly, though a strong effort will be made
to squelch it.
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Fire at KTOrrist0Wn.

KNOXVILLE, February 10.--The resi-
dence of Col. w. S. Dickson, Assistant
General Counsel of the East Tennes-
see & Georgia Railway system, and ex
Mayor of Morristown, was burned at
that place last night. The loss is 81, 90,
partially covered by insurance. The
origin OF the fire is not known.
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A MIRACLE
Advertised BY Faith Curists Fails To
Come off.

come OLE
ASHLAND, OHIO, Feb. 10.-For the
first time in the history of Ashl and
county Faith Curise have at last got
a foothold. On Pine street in this city
a large number of the fanatics have
purchased a house, and, styling them.
selves the people of God, are advertis-
ing for people afflicted with all the ills
which flesh is heir to come and be
prayed over and they will surely be
cured.
A lady named Wasson seems to be
high priestess among the Curists.
They have been haying large attend
ance at their meeting for some time,
but as one of their supposed cures has
gone back on them they are not so
popular now. Last Sunday woman
named barnett, who has been an in.
valid, was to arise from her bed well
woman and walk. The miracle was
to take place at high noon, and quite
large crowd of the brethren were
present to see her step from the bed 9
. we'll woman. At the appointed hour
there was some hitch in the machinery
and another hour was given the
miracle to work. In the mean timt
all of the people of God prayed with q
fervor never equaled, but still the ma
chine OF the miracle would not work
and their prayers we're all for naught
Mrs. barnett, it is supposed, felt lik'
repeating her name to the whole con
cern of them several times, as she i
still in bed, an invalid. This unsuc
cessful attempt to call down spiritua
aid seems to have somewhat dsmpen
ed the ardor of the new converts, ant
many have dropped out. A delegation
which was here from Wayne count
to see the miracle has gone home dis
appointed.
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The Pollsrd-Breckinridge case vii
come up in the Supreme Court of the
district OF ColumbiA next Thursday
Miss Pollard is now in Frankisrt, KY
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An organized band of postoffice bur-
glars is believed to be operating in
Ohio and Indiana.
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The annual reports for 1898 now be-
ing submitted to the auditor of state
by the fire insurance companies, as re-
quired by law, show some astonishing
figures. Probably but few of our read
ers realize the magnitude of the busi-
ness of fire insurance companies in
this country. The report of a single
company in the agency of Wilkerson
& Fisher, the Hartford, shows for last
year, receipts $4,976,000; disburse-
ments, 1882 600, which is more than
$12,5OO every woaking dsy in the year
There are several hundred fire insur.
ance companies in the United States
OF course, the business OF the old com
pany named is not to be taken 81 ar
average, but there are others doing al
much business as the Hartford nc
doubt many others whose transactions
exceed $1,000,000 a year, and they al
have some patronage. What an enor
nous sum of money all these com
panes together must distribute fol
losses every year, and what q fearfu
waste of values by fire it represents?
J. E. HARR, & Co., Agent.
An organized band of postoffice bur
glars is believed to be operating il
Ohio and Indiana.
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Hoods ::;;;'. ::;;s Cures

Hoods PIIls are tns DeAt family e&tAastas
gentle and effective. Try . hex. 9BCAhM
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RAPIDLY ROUNDING INTO FORM.
The Visiting BicycIists Doing Effect
i've Work.
Wells Covers a Mile in 1:56, Flying
Start-Some Recent Records
Made in the East.

The Rambler team of bicyclists were out
again yesterday at the Park practicing
for their trials next week against the
worlds records. The day was warm,
but the air dry and invigorating, and the
men were able to do some very fast rid
ing in their work.
Charles Wells, with flying start, went
mile in 1:56, which is down pretty well
toward the record mark, and below that
OF the standing start. He was paced by
Zeigler and Edwards and Long and Del
mas on tandems, each pair covering a
half-crcuit
Upson and Hamlin of this city tackled
tandem wheel yesterday, for the first
time, and made the mile in 2:07. With
more practice together they will make a
very fast tandem pair.
The track is already quite fast and rap
idly approaching condition for record
going. There Is danger however, that if
the visitors put OFF their record day very
long rainstorm may come and put a
temporary stop to their riding.
THE FASTEST MILE.
The following, from San Francisco
paper, Will be of interest TO bicycle
cranks who do not keep pace with the
telegraphic news:
John $. Johnson at the WaItham BIZ
cycle track last Friday rode the fastest
mile ever covered on a wheel in the
world, his time being 1850 So. It was a
flying start, and three tandem teams
paced him. The wind was very light. and
what there was came in puffs, so that it
did not interfere at all with the speed of
the champion. The time that johnson
went against was l:52 So, made by
Bliss at Springfield on September 9th
last.
1T was hard task and stiff mark to
ride to, but Johnson went at it like a
winner and made a noble circuit of the
track. The big fellow went once around
the track, and when he passed the second
time the starter signaled for the time
taker TO catch him. Away he went like
flash.
The three teams of tandem riders were
clrcllng about fast and in position, and
they were right up where Johnson
wanted them, SO that the start was a most
favorable one. The intermediate times
were as follows: One-quarter, OF; one
third. O:36 30; one-half, O:55; two thirds.
lib 3-5; three-quarters, 1:23; one mile,
LOO 80.
Later johnson made an attempt to
break the worlds record for the mile
standing start, but failed.
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WHO CLAIMS IT?
Another Relic of the YoIo Train Wreck
Comes to Light.

Another Relic of the YoIo Train Wreck
Comes to Light.
1t would be interesting to know how
those persons who claimed that the de-
struction of the YoIo trestle and the
Wrecklng of the train there on the 10th OF
July was ''an accident" pretend to ac-
count for the finding yesterday of Win
chester rifle hidden in the grass close by
the scene of the wreck.
The discovery was made by section
hand while burning off the long grass
near the track. His attention was at
tracted by couple Of explosions, and on
investigating the cause he found a Win
chester rifle with its magazine filled with
cartridges and a number of loose car
trIdges near by.
1t has already been proven by testi-
noIly IN the traln-Wrecking examination
cases at Woodland that a mum Der ofarmed
American Railway Union strikers were
out Ihat way on the morning the train
was wrecked, and there is no doubt the
rlle is one Of those carried on that occa-
sion. and that it was either hidden in the
grass or dropped by one OF the wrecking
colSplratorS, who hastened from the
spot just before the accident occurred.
Inc appearance of the weapon indi-
Gates that 1t had lain where discovered
Tor many weeks. 1t is not likely, how
ever, that anyone will come forward to
claim il.
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MADE HIM PUNGLR
Vain Attempt of a Man to Defraud q
Restaurant Keeper.

Vain Attempt of Man to Defraud n
Restaurant Keeper.
About week ago a man obtained a
meal at E. e. Towle's restaurant. 2I6 ]
street, but slipped out, while the proprie-
tor was in the kitchen. without paying
for it.
Much to Towle's SURPRISE the same
person entered the place again yesterday
and ordered a fifteen-cent meal. Towie
recognized him, but did not let on. He
told his wife to keep watch of the GUS
| toner while he went to the kitchen and
shortly afterward she notified him that
the man was gone.
TOwle FASTENED to the front, but his
customer had gained the sidewalk and
was fastening up j street. The restau-
rant man pursued, and then the fugitive
started to run. Towle overlook him be-
fore he reached Third street and knocked
him down with a blow in the back,
When the man got up he feigned inno-
cence, and pretended to be surprised
when the restaurant man told him he had
not paid for his meal.
He hshed out fifteen cents, and then
Towle told him to ''dig again." that there
was an old and similar account against
him. The fellow had no more money.
but he stopped passing street car and
borrowed fifteen cents from the con-
ductor, with whom he was acquainted.
lie was then allowed to go.
Towle says he is informed that the man
lives in the suburbs and passes as a re-
spectacle citizen.
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ERASMUS STURGEON.
Death in Colusa of a Former Sac
mento Resident

Death In Colusa of a Former Sacra-
mento Resident.
A correspondent writes as follows of
the death OF Erasmus Spurgeon. former
resident of this city:
Erasmus Spurg con, an old resident of
Colusa County, died at his home, one
mile south of Colusa, on Sunday morn
ing last, after a prolonged attack of
dropsy. Mr. Spurgeon commanded the
respect OF large number of acquaint-
anees. He was an honorable man and
his death is great loss to the commu-
nifty, he formerly resided in Sacra-
mento, where he was well known.
deceased was a native of Howard.
Me-, and was III his fifty eighth year.
lie leaves widow, three sons and one
daughter, also four brothers and two sis
ters-L. A. Spurgeon OF Sacramento, l..
b. and William Spurgeon of Woodland,
j. Spurgeon OF Chico, Mrs. w. d. Camp
bell and Mrs. Ben Ely, Jr., of Woodland.
The funeral took place on Tuesday
from the Christian Church under the
auspices OF the Ancient Order United
Workmen, OF which he was member"
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AMATEUR BOXING.
Payen the Only Sacramentan In TIN
olympic Tournament.

Payen the Only Sacramentan In the
Olympic Tournament.
1t was expected that several of the Sac
ramento Athletic Clubs young boxers
would take part in the tournament to be
held by the San Francisco Olympic Club
which begins on the I'D, but thus far
Louis Payen, the welter- weight, is the
only one announced.
The tournament promises to be one of
the greatest exhibitions of the kind ever
held in that city. There will be over a
dozen special six-round matches for val
liable trophies, and most of them have
been arranged already. The programme
so far, is as follows:
@. Bates of the san Francisco Athletic
Club VS.. Joseph W. Reay, Olympic Club,
l4o pounds each; NJ. KIrschner, San
Francisco Club VS.. Steve Vicini, Olym-
pic, l45 pounds; Fred Muller, San Fran
cisco Club, VS.. Fred Carter, Olympic. 1876
pounds; Frank IL. Smith, Olympic, vs.
Z. Dixon, San Francisco, Il5 pounds; w.
Cook, Olympic, VS.. Charles S. Cathcart,
olympic, rs pounds; E. ]. O'Brien.
Olympic, VS.. Charles a. Reno, San Fran
| cisco, l25 pounds; w. j. Keneally. Olym-
pic, VS.. T. +. Miller, San Francisco.
heavy weight; Stewart Carter, Olympic,
VS.. L. a. Payen, Sacramento Athletic
Club, 146 pounds; Milton Hayes, Olym-
pic, VS.. j. A. Mckinley, Olympic, I35
pounds; Frank Gilbert, Olympic, VS.. G.,
b. Harty, olympic. l39 pounds.
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W1NGATE-In this city. October 9TH, Aaron
NJ. Wngate brother of Nancy p and Rich.
ard L. Wingate OF this city, Harriet n. Win.
gate and Mrs. ID. II. Cobb or Carson. New
and w. Z. Wingate of Bangor Mel, a m.
tive of New hampshire, aged n years. d
months and 21 days.
Rel trIends and acquaintance are invited
to attend the funeral services which viii he
held at the residence OF his niece Mrs G. n
Paine, l216 seventh street. Sunday at 4
p. NJ. Interment private.
CANE-In this city, October Sd, Mrs. p A.
Cave, wife OF Jesse II. Cave, ana mother OF
Hattie H., Ellen a. and Jesse H. Cave. Jr n
native of Vermont, aged - years, months
and IS days. burlington, VI, papers
please copy.
Bzo-Frlends ana acquaintance are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral to-1nor.
row sunday, at , O'Clock +. NJ. nom Cal.
vary Baptist Church, / street, between
Twelfth and Thirteenth.
LEWIS-In this city, October 9TH, Arthur 8
son of Eugene and Evelyn Lewis, a native
of Oregon, aged 3 years and 5 months
LPendIeton. Oregon, ana Oakland papers
please copy.
WEBSTER-Near this city. October 4th. John
+. Webster (sOn of j. Il. and the late Mary
Webster, brother of Mrs. John Rilevl. a no-
tive OF California, aged 20 years, II months
and days.
&3- Friends ana acquaInLanceS are respecf-
fully invited TO attend the funeral to-day at
1:3O p. NJ, from the residence OF his brother
INLAY, John Riley, 1880 + street; thence to
the CatQedral, where funeral services will
be held.
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WANDERING WALLACE
The Oregon Man With Two Childre
Reaches san Jose.

The Oregon Man With Two Children
Reaches San Jose.
A couple of weeks ago man named
A. c. Wallace arrived here from Oregon
on foot with two of his children, girl q
years and boy years OF age. He said
he was trying to get to Kansas City, where
he had friends, and wanted to get as far
away as possible from Oregon, where his
wife is.
He travelled with a small handcart. in
which the children occasionally rode
when weary with walking Wallace tried
to get work here, but did not succeed
and concluded to push on, hoping to
cross the Arizona desert when the weather
was cooler. y San Jose paper mentions
the arrival there of Wallace and his chill
dren, and says:
"A. c. Wallace. the pedestrian from
Marion County, Or, arrived at San lose
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The Late Edmond DooIer.

Edmond Dooley, who,died suddenly on
Tuesday evening of neuralgia of the
heart, was foreman of the plastering
work in the State Capitol building. He
had the contracts for similar work in
many of the finer residences in the city,
prominent among them being the pres
ent homes of Joseph Steffens and II. NJ.
LaRue, also the Lindley building at Sew
enth and j streets, the City Hall and Ca
tholic Church at Nevada City, Grass Val
ley Convent, etc.
He was a citizen highly esteemed and
leaves wife and three children.
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PELICAN CLUB SHOOT
The County Championship to be ID,
termined TO-morpOw

The County Championship to be De-
termined Tomorrow.
At the American River shooting
grounds the Pelican Gun Club will to-
morrow hold it's tournament for the
county live bird trap-shooting champion
ship.
Beside the usual pool-shootiug events,
there will be match at twenty-five
birds, SO entrance, which latter will in
clude the cost of birds. The winner OF
this match will he declared the champion
wing-shot of the county. 1t is expected
that there will be a large list of COM
petitors, as there are quite a number OF
gentlemen in various parts of the county
who are excellent wing-shots.
The shooting will commence at lO
o'clock in the forenoon, and will be open
to everyone
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Americans was our fortunate acquisition,
PearI Harbor, q station which promises
10 De OF incalculahle value to us in the fu-
ture, with its peninsulas making solid
docks OF coral rock, with ten fathoms of
water close up to them and a perfectly
Ianld-Iocked bay for harbor
ne lecture throughout was a most in
tereStlng and instructive one, and it will
not oe wonderful ii it imbues many of
ms hearers with desire to visit so beau
iiful land
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BEATEN AND ROBBED.
The story Told by John Kane to the
Police Last Night.

Iollce Last Night.
man named John Kane came to the
police station about 1915 o'clock last
night with frightful cut on the back OF
his head and an abrasion over the left
ear.
Kane said he was walking on the rail-
road track on Front street, when, with
out any warning. somebody struck him
on the head with coupling pin. The
blow rendered him unconscious for
awhile, and after he recovered his senses
he went TO the police station for treat
ment.
The cut on his head was about two
inches long, and the City Physician was
required to make seven stitches to close
the wound.
Kane says he knows of no reason why
he was assaulted, unless it was for the
purpose of robbery, for when he reached
the police station he found his pockets
turned inside out.
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Weather Notes.

The Weather Bureau reports show the
highest and lowest temperatures yester-
day to have been 92o and SO, with light
to gentle winds and clear weather pre-
vailing.
The barOmetrical readings at A. NJ.
and p. NJ. We're 29.SS and 29.70 inches,
respectively.
The highest and lowest temperatures
one year ago yesterday were 770 and 90 ,
and one year ago to-day so and So.
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Foresters' Party.

Sutter Circle, No. 125, c. O. F., A. o.
f. of A., gave an enjoyable and we'll
attended calico party at Foresters' Hall
last evening.
Those who had charge of the party are
as follows: Floor Director, Fred Boitano:
Floor Managers-Mrs. Rudolph Stein
man. Mrs. Fred Boitano and c. C. Nem-
etz; Committee of Arrangements-M
j. Hilger, Mrs. II. L. Kemnitzer. Miss
r. Hauser, Fred Boitano and w. w.
COnnOr
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The Chinese Theater.

Quite number of citizens, including
ladies, nightly attend the Chinese Theater
at Fifth and 1 streets and evince much
interest in the novel performances.
On Sunday evening the manager will
again present the piece that was produced
on the opening night, and is sending out,
through George McManus, who has
charge of the "box-of1ice," special invi-
tatiOns to ladies and gentlemen to witness
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Off on a Quail Hunt.

Last evening C. n. Post, H. C. Chip
man and j. E. Terry went to Diamond
Springs, Ell Dorado County, to shoot
quail. They took along 450 cartridges
ana other things, and are prepared for a
vigorous campaign.
Unless the weather turns much cooler
than it has been this week, they will find
quail shooting uphill work. In other
words, they will lind up-hilI quail shoot
ing very hard work.
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CHANGED HIS MIND.
a Sneak ThiefStealS a Clothes Wiring
But Returned 1t.

A Sneak ThiefSteals Clothes wringer,
But Returned 1t.
Yesterday an unknown man picked uI,
patent clothes-wringer from the door
way Of l.. L. Lewis IL Co.'S. store and at
tempted TO make off with it. He took it
around the corner, but noticing that his
movements had excited the suspicion OF
a passer-by he returned it TO the store.
His explanation of his conduct was that
he merely wanted to show a friend how il
worked. but the fact is there was no one
around the corner, and the fellow was
only watching for an opportunity to get
away with the wringer.
Later an officer was put on his trail, but
failed to find him.
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with his two little children, boy of
and girl of 6, whom he took with him
on his journey, which began last August,
when on coming home 10 his family one
day he found his wife had eIoped and de-
serted him. He has handcart, and he
alternately allows his children TO ride.
de Is on his way TO Los Angelesu
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Death of Mrs. Cave.

Mrs. P. A. Cave, wife of Jesse Il. Cave
of Clarksburg, Yolo County, died on
Wednesday in this city. She leaves, be-
sides her husband, two daughters and
one son. She was native of Burling-
ton, VT, aged 5S years. The funeral Will
take place sunday at P. NJ from Calvary
Baptist Church.