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The Washington times., 1894-05-18
New York Cotton.
COURT RECORD.

COURT OF APPEALS, Chief Justice Alvey. Morris,
and Shepard-Main VS.. Aukam: argument con-
tinued by w. L. Cole for appellant, by : Maddox
and A. b. Duvall for appellee, and concluded by
". l.. Cole for appellant. Redmond rs. Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad Company; petition for
allowance of appeal denied; opinion by Cdief
Justice Alvey. Ewing ct al VS. United States;
argument commenced by W. L. Cole for appel
liant. FeuEh VS.. Mitchell: decree affirmed with
costs: opinion by Justice Shepard.
EQUITY COURT, No. ]. Justice Cox-keane VS.
Callaghan;s restoring order, returnable May q,
granted. Assignment unchanged.
EQUITY, No. ., Justice Hagner-Pryor vs. Me-
1ntire; on hearing. Wilkes ct ux. Adrians ct
al; TO make tender extended five days No
assignment
CIRCUIT, No /, Justice BradIey-C. Darlington
vs. Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company;
same jury. c. Darlington vs. Baltimore and Po-
tomac Railroad Company: same Jury Hugh
ODonnell VS.. James ODonnell; afirmance of
judgment of Justice of peace. f. \. Gray VS..
District Of Columbia; motion for new trial fled
II G. Wilbur il Co. VS.. j. d. Free, ir; judgment
by default.
CIRCUIT COURT, No. o Chief Justice Bingham
DIX Island Granite Company vs., Walter; Jury
same as respited yesterday. Rich VS. Pratt ct
al; order suggesting plaintiffs death and reviv-
ing suit in name of executor; leave to amend
notice TO plead
CRIMINAL COURT, No. /, Justice Cole-Ambler
A. Marsteller. by W. IL Sohon, VS. Timothy J.
Callaghan; verdict for plaintiff, Ss75. W. A.
Stewart VS.. s. W. Herbert ct al; plaintiff amends
declaration.
CRIMINAL COURT. No 9, Justice McComas-
United States vs. Fred c. Ainsworth, man.
slaughter; argument demurrer continued
United States VS.. Louis Spices and James f.
Taylor, violating gaming law; motion for new
trial and In arrest of Judgment filed.
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TIPS TO SPECULATORS.
Fraudulent Crop Bulletins Furnished by
Former Government Employs.

Fraudulent Crop Bulletins Furnished by a
Former Government Employc.
Assertions that two Chicago men formerly
employed in the Agricultural Department
furnish spectators in advance with the crop
reports OF the government were brought to
the attention of the department officials
yesterday.
1t is charged that the men obtained the
official lists OF correspondents. secured the
full list of the governments crop, and are able
to duplicate the governments figures" One
of the parties. alleged to be of Chicago is f. n.
Thoman. whose figures are sent out five days
before the government figures are made
public.
Secretary Morton denies that any leak in
the reports has occurred at the department.
There is no Doubt he said. ''that many
OF the correspondents have complied with the
requests OF two former experts OF the depart
ment for the correspondents official figures.
With this Information there is no reason why
these former experts. now located in Chicago
and employed privately, should not be able to
make estimates for the crop report similar to
the department. To say nothing of the i'm
propriety of letting leak occur at the depart
ment. it is a physical impossibility, as there is
practically no report twenty minutes before
four O'Clock on the tenth day Of each month,
when the reports are issued"
Statistician Robinson, under whose i'm
mediate direction the report is compiled, said
yesterday:
ait is notorious fact that Thoman has formed
n syndicate for furnishing crop reports in
advance OF our monthly figures. Several OF our
principal correspondents have forwarded TO the
department copies of questioning circular sent
them by Thoman A number of them have
knowledged that they also furnish reports to
Thoman. Thoman has undoubtedly n peculiar
commercial motive in pretending TO be con-
nected with the department, and the figures at
least form an approximation of the departments
figures. We are changing the personnel of our
staff of correspondents, very largely due to
Thoman TO some extent The gentlemen who
assert that they obtain their figures by mys-
terious connection with the department should
come forward with their proof
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The doctor, in a rage again leaned out OF

The doctor, in a rage. again leaned out OF
the window.
"Who's there?" he shouted.
II am Wort Kartif's wife,
"The man at Val Karinon?"
Eyes; and if you don't come he will die."
"Well, you'll be O widow
And the widow banged again.
"Whoo-oo-ooi Mi-i-ish And then tapi tap!
tap! This time three blows from the knocker.
piled by more resolute hand. blended with
the ncise of the storm. When the window
was opened the wind burst in like bomb
she'll"
at is for Wort Kartif''
"That miserable fellow again?'
II am his mother"
"May his mother. his wife. and his daugh-
ter die with him."
"They have sent you some money" the old
woman added. "If you don't come my grand
daughter will be fathcrless, my daughter a
widow. and shall have no son.
"An attack of epilepsy is worth 200 fret
zers, replied the heartless Trifulgas.
1--WE have only 120."
And the window shut again.
But on reflection 120 fretzers for a two
hours walk, including the visit, that was 60
fretzers an hour, a fretzer minute.
Instead of going back to bed the doctor
'slipped into his coat, put on his high boots.
his thick overcoat and his mittens, unbolted
the door Of Six-Quatre, and stood upon the
threshold.
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"The 100 fretzers?"

'The 100 fretzers?"
"Here they are, and may God increase
them to you a hundred fold.''
The doctor whistled to Hurzof, lighted a
small lantern, hung il around his neck and
turned to wards the sea.
The old woman followed him.
What a tempest of wind and rain! The
bells of st. Philflene began to ring A bad
omen! Pshawl DR.. Trifulgas was not otsupersti-
tious.
No light except the faint, wavering rays
from Eurzofs lantern. Sometimes there was
burst Of flame from the peak of Yanglor.
Both climbed to the bend in the road, be-
tween the downs, where the broom and furze
met like thicket of bayonets.
At this point the old woman stopped and
with trembling finger pointed to a ruddy
light shining through the gloom It came
from Vert Kartifs house.
"There?" asked the doctor.
"Yes," replied the old woman.
The dog howled plaintivey
Suddenly the volcano, with roar which
seemed to shake it to its foundations, sent
forth sheet OF flames which appeared to
touch the clouds. DR.. Trifuigas was thrown
down by the shock.
Swearing like trooper, he rose and looked
around him.
The old woman was no longer there. Had
she disappeared in some chasm in the earth,
or was she concealed in the heavy mist?
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DR.. TrifUlgaS' Double.

Whoo-oo-ool roared the wind. Mi-i-ishl
the rain was pouring in torrents. The fury
OF the gale bowed the trees on the Volsinian
coast and beat upon the cliffs of the moutains
OF Crimma
At the end Of the harbor is the little town
of Luktrop. few hundred houses four or
five steep streets, which look like ravines
paved with pebble stones and roughened by
the scoriae elected by the neighboring VOL
cano, Vanglor. Like lighthouse the Van
glor shows the harbor of Lukrop to the coast
ers whose keels cut the waves Of the Niegal-
ocride.
On the other side Of the town are some
ruins of the Crimmarian period. Then comes
a suburb which recalls Arabian villages.
Among other buildings is the Six-ouatre a
name given to an odd-looking structure. with
six windows on one side aud four on the
other.
A steeple dominates the town-the square
belfry OF st. Philflene, with chime of bells
which are sometimes stirred by the tempest.
Such is Luktrop. Then outside are scat
tered houses standing amid the broom and
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:ook out lancet, and cut the arm of his

took out lancet, and cut the arm Of bis
double.
The blood did not flow. He rubbed the
chest violently: the actions OF his own heart
was failing. He put hot bricks to the feet
his own were growing cold.
The next morning only corpse was found
in Six Quatre-the body OF DR.. Trifulgas. 1t
was inferred with great pomp IN the cemetery
of Luktrop after numerous others he had
sent tthere-according TO the most approved
formula.
As to old Hurzot. they say that since that
day he has daried through the country with
his lighted lantern howliug like a lost dog.
I can't vouch for the truth of the rumor.
but so many queer things happen in this land
Of volsinea. near the suburbs OF Luktrop.
But. I repeat, don't look for this place on
the map. The best geoSraphsrs have not yet
agreed as to its situation in latitude or even
in longitude.-Jules Verne.
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As 1t Appeared to Samuel

Sammy my-Mamma, when went to see Tom
Stapleford this morning the girl that come to
the door said he wasn't at home, m know
he was. What did she want to tell me that
for?
His Mother-There may have been reasons
why Tommy could not he seen. She told you
that out Of politeness.
Sammy-Yes. she acted as II she was out
Of politeness. Chicago Tines.
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An Eve for the Uuities.

Little boy-Mamma, want a lot OF soap
and some warm water.
Mamma-I'd rather you wouldn't blow
bubbles to-day.
Little boy-I wants to wash my hands.
Mamma-Ohl Why. Of course, my pet. You
want your hands to be nice and clean, don't
you, dear.
Little boy-Yes'm. We is goin' to play
theatricals. an I'm to dress up as girl.
Street & Smiths Good News.
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DIED.

BODFISH-on May It, 1894. SUMNER h BopFrsH
Funeral services will be held at his late resi-
dence, No. IS B street northeast, on Saturday,
p IN. Interment private.
FORSBERG-Suddenly, May l6, 1891, at his resi-
dence, 9i9 Virginia avenue southwest, GUSTAyE
FORsBERG. in the S0th year of his age
Funeral services will be held at the home Of
the family. 949 Virginia avenue to-day at 2 p. m.
Interment at Rock Greek. Friends and relatives
invited to attend
HOUSE-At San Francisco Cal, on May 9, 1891,
EMMA, the beloved wife of DR.. j. c. House and
daughter OF Eliza A. and the late Tobias n.
Woltz, of this city.
MATTHEWS-On Wednesday, May 16, 1894, CAR
TER MATTHEWS, beloved father of Rev. Joseph
Matthews, departed this life in triumph Of
Christian faith
Funeral from Vermont Avenue Baptist church,
Rev. George W. Lee, pastor. to-day, O'Clock p.
m. Friends invited TO attend
OCONNOR-On Wednesday, May 16 1884, at z. 10
p. m, CHARLES B., beloved son of Martin and
Mary OConnor, in the nineteenth year Of his
age.
Funeral from his parents residence, No. cor
street northwest, Saturday, May 10, at p. m.
Relatives and friends invited to attend.
SPEAR-In Baltimore, on Friday evening, May
IL, 1891, of pulmonary consumption. ESocH
PRATT SPEAR son Of the late Otis Spear and
brother of Mrs. $. H. Giesy, Of this city.
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AtLihcrty to ELL the Blank.

but this is rhyme, SIR" said the long
haired caller, in astonishment, .and not
blank verse;
Il spoke OF it as blank verse, sir,'' replied
the editor. handing the manuscript back, Ito
save your feelings. 1t wasn't tine word
really had in my mind. Chicago Times.
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Popular Productions.

'I'm not much Of literary man myself"
said the cashier Of the big publishing house,
filing out another check, ''and yet my writ
ings are more sought after than those of any
other man about the establishment. Chicago
Times.
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New york Stock Exchange.

Furnished ty Sisby & Co. bankers and
brokers, Metropolitan Bank Building, Fifteenth
street, opposite Treasury, Washington. d. C.
The Washington times., 1894-05-18
LEICESTER

THE NEW CITY. THE FAVOR
ITE AND BEST OF ALL. READ
ABOUT IT; TALK ABOUT 1T,
AND AT THE CORNER OF
18TH AND G SITS. n. ". LEARN
ABOUT 1T.
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so Figured and Striped Duck Suits same shape
as figure. Worth S35O, at
S1.oS.
so Ar-wool Blue Cloth Suits, same shape as
figure. Wcrth s. %, at
S3.oS.
so Fine Duck Suits, in plain Tan, white,
striped and figured, same shape as figure.
Wort 50 90, at
S3.75.
20 Tan Cloth Suits, same shape as figure
Worth 8. 50, at
$500.
80 Black and Blue Serge Suits, same shape as
figure. Worth $50, at
S5.eS.
80 Tan Covert Suits, same shape as figure.
Worth Sig ~, at
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WANTED.
COAL AND WOOD.
A. B. SMITH,,

Dealer in
Coal and Wood. Lime, Cement, Plaster, Hair;
Slate, and General Building Supplies,
Cor Massachusetts, Ave. and F ST., n. E..
Coal Yard: Fourth and Streets, n. E.
WASHINGTON, D. G. ap97-lm
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

CROSS BROS, DEALERS IN CIGARS, ToBAC.
~ co, Stationery, Periodicals, &c, cor lss
and streets, NV. Washington, D. c. apa2-lm
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-01
TO THIN raE STREET FORESTS.
Conte mpiat~d Agreements Between
Commands To led nee Rnie Iinea

Contemplate Agreements Between
Companies to Reduce Pole Lines.
The various companies having electric
wires stretched on the streets of the city
have about completed an arrangement
among themselves for the concentration of
their wires on two lines of poles, thus dis
pensing with much OF the leafless forests
which form the reverse of an adornnent
to the city
There are now seven companies having
wires on the streets leaving the electric
railways out OF consideration. These are
the Union Electric Company, the Rainier
Power and Railway Company. the Seattle
Gas and Electric Light Company. the Sun
set Telephone and Telegraph Company
the Western Union Telegraph Company,
the Pacific Postal Telegraph Company,
and the American District Telegraph Com
pany. Each one of these companies has
its own pole lines on the streets, though
IN some cases the Union Electric and the
telephone wires occnny the same poles
and in Others the Gas and Electric and the
telephone wires go together. The fre
alarm and police patrol systems have wires
strung on any poles that come handy, the
franchises giving the city that privilege
The result of this lack of system is not
only that the streets are disfigured, but
that the different companies are continu-
ally troubled by induction from one wire
10 another, and are constantly getting in
one another's way, with the consequent
annoyance and expense of crossed wires.
plugs burning out. short circuits and other
things which are Greek to the average law
man but try the soul OF the electrician and
M Al nj vfn
The chief cause of trouble is the fact that
high and low tension wires are constantly
having neighborhood quarreis, in which
the low tension wires get the worst of IL in
the end. though the high tension wire.
suffer by the loss OF large part of their
current. A sample of the serious conse-
quences of this incompatibility of temper
was the fire at the central telephone oiiice.
where the invasion of an electric light cur
rent did 81 900 damage.
In order to obviate all these troubles il
is proposed that only two lines of pole. be
set on future extensions of any of the sys-
tens. one on one side of the street for high
tension wires, such as electric light COM
panies use. and one on the other for low
tension wires. such as those of the teie-
graph, telephone, A. II. T.. fire alarm and
police patrol systems. The same plan
would be gradually carried out with the
existing lines a. fast as poles or wires need
renewing. This scheme contempt ates that
the electric trolley wires he strung over
the middle of the streets from the same
two sets of poles. the guy wires being thor
oughiy insulated and their present poles
being dispensed with.
This arrangement is purely voluntary on
the part of the companies, being in the
nature of a private contract without regard
to any action On the part of the city look.
Ing TO the same end.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-01
WATER FRONT NOTES.

Steamer Idaho passed thu annual inspection
yesterday.
steamship Uma,itla took on |. 800 sacks Of oats
q; the CITY dock yesterday. and then hauled 20
The suakers for cargo OF Newcastle coal
ship spartan, Capt. Polite, arrived from San
Francisco yesterday. being towed in by thu
fiaueer. she will Load Black Diamond coal
British ship banboyue was hauled from the
wheat warehoase to buoy yesterday 20 await
the time when the chaTterers are ready To load
her.
capt. Bnllene. local Inspector of boilers ia
confined 90 his home by illness The oaa,aiu Ia
too hard n worker. and instead Of allowing his
young aud husky assistant 90 Inspect all boilers
persists IN doing some OF it himself; TO the detrt
ment OF his hual;a
steamer CITY Of Kingston. nov laid IN AT Ia
coms, - eeing thoroughly repaired aud made
ready Tor business. nes bronze wheel Is he
ing pat on aud the boilers are being oserhaulei
II IL claimed that she VIII make tive miles an
hour more than her former speed
Capt. Gil Parker has returned ~ the command
of he steamer stste % Wa4hlnrfon. having
been relieved by Capt Bailey fra lew asvs To
furnish testimony ia tho sat brought by the
owners 50! the tug Mystic for dam age. on ar
count ~ the link ny - the tug b~ TIE state of
Washington n collision last winter
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MARINE NEWS.

TAroasH. Jan. SIS p. m.-EspeciaI. T.
Clear light east wind. Outward Br
sh stronsa. in tow OF tug Tyee, n. m. !:
tug ryee outside. bound in.
MEAN BAY, Jan. 3i.---5 p. m.-~fspeciai. -
Clear. light east wind. Tug Tacoma in
bay,
CLsLL,s Bar. Jan. SIS y. Especial. !
Clear; light east wind.
foRr CRESCENT. jan. SIS n. m.-fspe-
ciai- Clear: light east wind. Tug Wan
derer passed in, .. IN.
PoRr ANGELES, Jan. 31.--5 p m.-FSpe-
cial. Clear: light south wind. Tug
Magic left up al { 80 q. IN.
PoRr TOWNSEND, Jan. 81 ~-I Special. l.
Arrived-sh spartan. from san Francisco
At Seattle. To sail tomorrow-Br sh
iverna, from Tacoma, for the United
Kingdom.
SAS Francisco. Jan. 3i.-Arrived- Sh
kate Davenport, from Port Blakeiev; str
Walla Walla, from Victoria; str Queen.
from Portland. Departed SIR Mackinaw.
for Tacoma; str Weeot,, FOR Port Kenyon:
bktn Retriever. for Port Hadlock.
Arrived-Str Queen. from Portland and
Astoria: sh Portland, from Nsnaiino. De-
par;ef-Str. Mackinaw. for Tacoma; sch
Noveitg. for Columbia river.
SOUTHAMPTON, Jan. 3l-New York
from New York.
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Hostilities have again broken out in a
mild way between the Oregon Improve
ment Company and the nest of coal
thieves WHICH infests its yards at Renton.
Since a number of the thieves We're ar
rested about a year ago the company has
had little troubl. of this kind until re-
Gently. when il has been renewed. This
caused the company 10 have three or four
big board signs painted and placed on
posts in the yards. warning all corners not
TO steal coal from the yard or cars. These
signs were placed last Saturday, the posts
being sunk three feet in the ground, but
they are there no more. On Monday night
q gang of eight or ten men of the plumber
ers dug up the posts and carried them of.
signs and all, and hid them in the woods.
Now the company is on the trail OF the
guilty parties with good prospect of cap
turing them.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-01
FIKEBoAT TROUBLE SETTLED.
Position OF Fire Captain Abolished and
Roth Men Fined.

The ilreboat trouble was settled yester-
day afternoon by the fire commissioners.
and ~ the future Master and Pilot Common
will have full sway and he held strictly
responsible. Capt. Clancy will return To
the land department. Master Conner aud
Capt Clancy told their stories OF the tight
III which chair aud an AZ figured so
prominently, and then the commissioners
went into consultation. II VAS decided.
rot without considerable argument, 10
fns Clancy and connor each fifteen DAYS
pay, figuring from the date of the Tight.
and require them 10 SO to work this morn.
Ing.
Being Of the opinion that there was no
chance of avoiding the con dict in author
ity between tire captain and master. ,he
commissioners decided 20 abo.isa tho r,-
s'tlon OF tire captain and give Conner an
opportunity To see what 10 could do with
she company. In the future Master CON.
nor viii be expected to take the boat 10
fires and supegiu,end the laying of hose
lines. The commissioners Will ask the
council To reduce Master Connor'a salary
from Sl1a 10 500 bgt even with that re-
ductlon lt is $40 more than the CAPTAINS q,
either tire companies Frgelye
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BALLARD CRY COUNCIL
Appef.sment. 90 Gem ritfees-Ths Ex
MArshai's Deficit

Appointments. Of Conpitfses-Ths En-
M2rshai's Deficit
The city council az Ballard transacted
the following business Tuesday night:
A fsoos table License wss granted TO j. J..
Jernott-
W. e. Doyle declined 80 accept the cfsee
OF police jgssice. A shird appointment
YES deferred one week.
Mayor Edmund Peters appointed the
following standing committees: MELON.
aid. ksane and LooneY. street, sides ais
and sewers; Chandler, s.srsap and lsuca..
police: etariup. Looney. Chandler and
keane, finance; Looney. Chandler and
kesne. license and revenue; Lucas,
Chandler and Mcdonald. fire and water !:
Winsor. stsrtup and Lucas. public build
tngs and grounds.
committee vas appointed 20 employ
an expert to examine the tFeasurer's and
clerks books
committee was appointed TO draft
resolutions Of coincidence on the death OF
Health 0ffieer w. II. Aiddleham-
Further action in regard TO the deficit Of
f5S5.49 In eI-Msrshal John Peters &C
counts vas postponed for one week.
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An ocH WANTS TO LAND.
A Seattle sbsnamsa Having Dfnieuit
in Coming Back From China

s~stue sbsnsmsn Having Dfmcnity
in Coming Back rrem China
A'seattie Chinsman "a no left here last
summer on q visit TO his native country
Is nos on board the steamer MoguI at
Tacoma and is likely TO have some difti-
edlty ia landing The mans name is An
Och, and BE has the usual merchant GER
tibeate. lie claims To be mem Der OF the
firm of Ling Doug Lung 4 Co., doing
business ON Washington. between Fifth
and sixth streets. His certificate Was
drawn June 8. isa3. by Frank Hartley
Jones. and the witnesses are r. II. Camp
bell. Howard Holden and SIR. Costello.
Collector Saunders authorized Chinese
Inspector Schuyler, OF this city, to look
into the case. which he did yesterday. He
tried 20 find the firms place OF business,
but could not see any sign. BY inquiting
among the Chinese merchants he learned
that such a firm had been organized here
two or three years ago. but had never
done any business. He found a room in
the alley which had been rented by the
firm, but had never contained any goods
until within a few weeks, when a few
sacks of rice and some other Chinese
articles were put there, apparently TO
make pretense Of business. After learn
ing these facts Mr.. Schuyler reported
them To Collector Saunders. and without
examining the witnesses 10 the certificate
expressed his opinion that Ali Och was
not entitled 10 land. Mr.. Schuyler says
that All Och may have been resident of
Seattle, but hot as merchant, aud he be-
iieves the firm is a fake organized TO bring
IN Cinnamon.
Under the law regulating the admission
OF Chinese II must be shown that the
Cinnamon conducted a mercantile bust
ness under bis own name at a certain
definite location for at least one year prior
TO his departure from the country.
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Eighth Ward Republicans.

large and enthusiastic meeting of the
Eighth Ward Republican Club wa, held
last evening at Denny's hall, corner OF
kentucky ana Harrison streets. The hail
was croeded and ronsIas speeches were
made ~ Josenn Shippou. W. I. Scott. NJ
q. Nias;ock. Senator John Il. klunear and
ex-senator G. q. Avstin. Tie speeches
treated almost entirely Of municipal poyi,
ties. eat Nh. ehsppen and Mr. scott re-
iercea briefly 10 national Affairs. Like
other Republican meetings now being hsl
,h's one VAS attended by = number OF vo,.
ets Rho have hitherto taken no interest in
ward meetings