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BAN FRANCISCO, Doc. 8l.-The bark
Columbia Is safe on top OF the water,
She was sighted on December 2slh
about ten miles of Point Arena, heat.
ing for San Francisco and coming
along ut good speed. Tue schooner
Jennie Wand brought tho nows OF her
safety into port.
Tne shin J. Is. Brown, another OF the
overdue fleet, passed Point Reyes on
her way to the hathOr. All the vessels
that wote out In the storm have now
been accounted for, except the bark
Dominion, which left San Franoiicn
ON December 9TH for Tacoma In ballast,
sho was light anu would DO hard to
manage IN gale.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3l,-Tho two
thousand Russians In the local colony
are refugees and eXiles no longer. The
young czaT'a wedding day ukase has
removed the brand that was upon
them. The frat copy OF the imperial
proclamation has just reached here and
IL has thrown the whole colony into u
transport Of delight
The Russians now In this city came
here, for the most part, by way Of
siberia. Many Of them had been
exiled, and nearly all Of them deprived
OF their social and property rights In
their mother country. Some have
grown wealthy In san Francisco aud
they may now revisit Russia, be re-.
stored 10 citizenship anu 10 former
property rights,
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FAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3l.--The
chances Tor contest over the will Of
the late Ex-senator James q. Fair,
seems TO increasing. Charlie Fair has
realized that the clause depriylng Of
share In tho estate any children he
may have, IL a slight. lie also resenls
the placing In the hands OF outsiders
tho management OF tho Fair estate.
On the latter ground, II Ia thought his
sisterB. MIS-. Herman Oelriohs ana
Miss Virginia Fair, may join hands
with Charlie, although no has not been
on speaking terms with them for some
yours.
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BACK FROM EUROPE.
Two Missionaries Who Get Home In
Time for New Years,

The overland train which arrived In
this city at $50 a. m. today (Dec. 8l)
from the Last brought II. w. SIM
mons, OF this city, who reached home
In good health aud spirits. He Left on
his misilon May q, 1898, and on ar
rival In Great Britain was assigned to
labor IN the Sheffield conference, whore
no remained untll his roleaso ~ re-.
turn home. He reports pnalrs Of the
conference as lourishing, the people
feeling well, and the Elders generally
In good health anu spirits.
Tha return voyage was made on tho
Anchor steamship Cironssla, which
had very rough trip. For four days
the matches were iablouol down, OW-
ing 10 the intensity Of the storm which
was raging. Now York was reached
the DAY after Christmas, and on tho
Journey between that city and Buffalo
tho train was held seven and half
h0urs In suow.dTilt.
Elder Walter HOwiok, Of Mil
| Creek, Salt Lake county also returned
| with Elder Simmons, from u mission
10 England. His labOTs weru In the
London conference during tho twenty
Gyeand @ hall months VI his absence,
Ho reports that the conference ii
steadily growing, and the way 10 being
opened and many people are likely Ia
embrace the Gospel, ho has enjoyed
his labors very much anu made many
friends. Ho describes the passage
across the Atlantic Us "vory rough
and the accommodations on the weasel
rs very poor indeed.
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STILL MYSTERY.
A question as so IJow re Got to III.
dinnnpoiis


IEDtASArOLIs, Ind, Dec. 3l.-EX-
Congfcsmun Butler, who has been
Identified Ia this city after a long and
unexplained disappearance, repeated
today the statement that his mind was
q blank NJ 10 bic departure from home.
10 also said he did not think ho wac
insane, Tor he felt nor raw none OF the
things accompanying inlauty.
The look agency for which Mr..
Butler has beon canvasaing since No.
yembUr - reports his accounts straight
aud speaks highly OF his success aud
intelligent presentations VI the books
he was selling.
VINIoN, L., Dec. 3l.-Mrs. Walter
h. Butler Bays: "Not a Sofi hA1 been
heard from Mr.. Butler. An lndlanapo-
liz dispatch says that he arrived there
November 20. He did not disappear
from Oelwein until tbs evening Of
November -
Mrs. Butler IL firmly Of the opinion
that Butler Ia either dead or insane OF
she would have heard personally from
him before this.
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SIOUX CITY, Ia, Dec. Sl,-A re.
magkublo suit Is being tried at River.
side, Iowa, Involving large amount
OF property. Last summer father
while bathing together, going down In
each Others arms. Tue question IL,
which died 1rst. II the father, then
the widow Ia entitled TO the entire
estate n the son, ns he was an only
child, tho widow can have only halt
and the rest goes 10 the other heirs, the
brother and sister OF the husband.
They have commenced suit for half on
this ground.
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Iire nenArlmsui nspost

Chief Devine's report will show
that tucfO have beon llS fires Ia tho
city during the twelve months ending
at midnight December 81, 1894, unlrss
there shall DO other iites 10 record
within that tins IA which event OF
course the number will be- increased.
The loss 10 given at s32,u73.72 anu the
Insurance paid f95, D23,72 making u
total loss Of only 80, l5U over and above
the insurance.
There arc tweniy.slX men aud GIL.
ueFs In the department including tho
Chie', four less than employed In
1893. Tho total cost Of maintenance,
supplies AMI improvements for tho
year is g8i,0l8s5 and the receipts
i5g6 81. Tho 1894 report viii also show
gn expenditure Of i,6si.6O Tor 1898, an
amount which was. omitted from the
report Of that year.
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TnnTmEn IAnTIcuLAnt.
A List Of tho Dead and Wounded In
the Doiayan fITe.

NAA' 1NAhN"h AhhNs
ALBANY, N. y, Dec. 8l.-Four
ragged walls anu a mass Of shoulder
ing ruins marked tho site Of the DolR.
van house TO-DAY. Two hundred and
nfty OF It's guests Rre quartorod at
other hotels. The list OF casualties Is
AZ iOllowe:
Dsad-NIrs. II. :. Fookes, formerly
Dayton, Ohio.
internally, face and hands burned,
will recover; Mrs. b. J. Hellman,
Brooklyn, iacs cut and internally in
lured, will recover Ben Il. He'll
man, Brooklyn, ankle lnlufeJi
Edward Walsh, face badly burnedj
Edward Murphy, bad burns; II. A,
Manchester, Auburn, hRnds ana arms
badly burned; ~. w. Arnold, R3ches-
tor, bruised by jumping from window;
ID, T.. BrockwRy, New York, right arm
badly cut and both arms burned; Jas.
Hennessy, fireman steamer No. q,
struck ON head by brick when one OF
tho walls fell about midnight,
The police are unable to account for
eIpht persons, two maids aud six
guesta. They say while II If possible
that these persons may now DO In
some hotel, It Is quito probable their
bodies are Ia theIuius.
Among those unacc)unted for are
Mary and Nora sullivan, maids
Bridget Fi,zgibbOns, servant IN
Italian named Fernando ami TIVE
vegetable cooks.
Chef Querana Tomagui was on the
ton II DOT " hen the cry Of fire WIS given
ri was In my ROOM" said no, "when
some ono Yelled 'iire.' The nall wal
filled with smoke and the stairs block
ed with ilamee. l turned 10 run "a,
other way. On tho door OF tho corr
dor lay three persons anrlcklng FOL
help. The flames wero leapinl
along the corridor and wa
sing my senses. They grabby,
my legs. 1 pulled myselI ava.
AID found window, from which
lowered myselt i've stories by mean
of a roue.O Following In correct III
Of tho misslngi Record VoIoaiofm
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NEW YoHS, Dec. 8l.-rhe Business
Mem. Democratic association viii oele-
brate tbs anniversary OF the battle Of
New Orleans with a dinner at the
Plaza hotel, on the ovonlng oil tues
day, January s. Invitations have been
sent 10 Pfcuiuent Cleveland, Vice
President Stevenson, Secretary La
mont, Poalmazter General Blssell,
Senator David b. Hin, Joseph >.
Miller, U. s. Commissioner VI Internal
Revenue Miller, Governor PaItlson,
OF Penney lvania; Governor Morris, OF
Connecticut; Governor WerIs, Of Now
Jerioy; Ex-Governor Russell, OF MaiHa-
ohuselts; Senator Walsh aud number
VI other prominent men,
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TO Be INVESTIGATED.
Demand Of Tho New York Chamber
Of Commerce.
THE MUNICIPAL DEPARTMENT
Must be Looked Iuto as We'll as the
Police Deparlmen,-Charges 10
be Preferred.

NEW York, Dec. 3i,-It 10 settled
that the chamber Of Commerce Will
demand from the incoming Legislature
tho appointment OF oommitIce with
full POWER TO Investigate the municipal
department OF this city, 90 the Senate
committee has Investigated the police
department. n meeting Of the cham.
Der bus boon called for next Thurtday,
and At that mcstlug CX-PfealdenI
Charles Stewart Smith, who Is chair'
man OF the committee on municipal
reform, will present a report making
specific charged agaiuut several depart
menls and resolution nSking Tor u
legislative investigation. Mr. Smith,
when seen las, night, rciuBul to sny
what the charges were or even IN what
department, but made this GtatomuuE
at has been said that tho
commissioners Of aCC0urtH have
authority ~ make all tue Investigations
necutsary. This II not 30. The com.
missiOn VI accounts la Rn auditing
com mitluvj they cannot pass upon tue
books Of a department. What we waut
10 an upon investigation which Will
show what members hro honest and
what members are not. We want to
know ia what other departments bfiU-
cry and corruption eNistb aud the COM
misfi0uera Of accounts uru net able 10
| iud that out.
"Thg matter has been discussed caro-
/ fully and We have come 10 this o0noiu'
sion that for tue public good further
/ Investigation must 10 held, and that
tho legislature 10 the proper body 70
carry u cut"
A full meeting Of the committee o.
seventy viii no he'd today at 1 o'clOCl
| ~ LMu .L.nuI.nr OF l.uuuunrnn
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Eree For tIln nrnhans.

The management OF tho Grand
Opera House mas invited tho children
at the Orphans Homo aud Day
Nurery and st. AIMS orphnnago to
attend tho matinee performance OF
London Assurance tomorrow, New
Years day. They have also offered 10
provide free street railway iransporlh-
iilu for tho little ones aud those IN
charge Of thtm.
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LONDON, Dec. Sl.-rhe Wide storm
Ramsga,e, Kent, lie boat crew put TO
sea at midnight and did not return
until some time before noon, bringing
ashore, however, the crew OF the
schooner Union, wrecked on Goodwin
Sands, ut holyhoad. Tho bodies VI ten
Of the crew OF the British bark Case,
from Taltgl, Chill, for Androssan, Scot
land, have peen washed ashore.
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SALT LAKE VS. CHICAGO.
Tho Y. NJ. &. A. liOys accept the
Challenge OF the windy city
Pig skin klckers.

Captain CroE5, OF the Y. M. q. A,
foot bali team, received q telegram from
A. A. siagg,oi tho Chicago University
team, today which stated that no was
desirous OF having u game here on
January 4th. Tho proposition has
been accepted, and the Salt Lake
hubble Will have the opportunity Of
seeing the best game OF the season.
They will also have chance OF COM
pariug the play Of eastern ami western
teams, aud the comparison will not be-
40 uufsvorRble as the ordinary person
imagine.
TIE Chicago University has been
playing on tns Pacific Coust, and Will
atop here. The game viii be called at
1880 at tho Exposition grounds, on
Friday next.
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COOLEST siNcE 1888.
Orange aud Vegetable crop PTaeii.
cuiiS nuiuOd.

Orange aud Vegetable crop Practi'
cuiiS Huiuod.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla, Dec. 3l,-rho
mercury went down to fourteen de.
gteus above zero ut the signal station
ia this city just before sunrise this
morning, thls record being one degree
colder tnau the temperature during
the great freeze Of 1855, anu tue lowest
fincu 1885. The thrimomttur nj the
hlauOn IL 100 feet above ground and
surface readings about town average
from ten TO three degrees lower. Re
ports from Titusyille, Tampa, OoAln
gainesville, PulalA and Sanford
indicate that the mercury dropped
~ about Is above zero la those local.
ities. Orange anu vegetable crops are
practically ruined. The beet estimate
places the uumber Of oranges on trees
at fully 100000 boxes, anu officials Of
the Florida Fruit Exchange OF this
city think 2,OJOOJO bOXtB have been
irozsn. either wholly or IN part.
II this estimate ~ correct the
remaining 100000 boxes Will bring
fabulous prices. Theau reports cannot
DO verified until tonight or tomorrow,
but the best ini0Tmants In fruit matters
say the "lig Is up" with tho oranges
OF ls030l. Ice formed 0dlthe streets OF
jacksonville this morning.
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AFTER ruIRTY.FoUR YEARS.
An ola Nan Pardonsd by Goysrner
Iiowcr.

Plan sBURG, n. Y, Dec. 8l,-Dan.
lol Finley, tue Oldest convict IN Clln-
ton pfissu, II not In The state, no well
IA point Of years AS In service, VIII this
morning, through the clomcncy Of
Governor Flower, eeaeo to be an In
mate Of that its,ilutloni hls life SEN
tence having bten c0nmated after he
has served thlfty-iour years. Finley
was convicted q murder IN the second
dvgIee ia New York In 1860. His
crime consiu,edln Iushing his vile
out OF tne widow of the tenement
house. In which they were living, tho
fall killing her. Since his conviction
he has spent nearly tbs entire time Of
his imprisonment Ia Clinton prison
having Ueen taken there In n draft
from Sing Sing Just alter he WIS taken
10 that Prison. Thts Tor over quarter
of a century haB Hinley expieted his
crime In the bleak billade OF Danne-
mora mountain. Finley was coupara'
lively au OLD man when lao arrived ~
the prison, but Is u patriarch now,
being nearly pinelyyeaIs Of age. No
one, even Finlog himself, can
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roIIes cour. IIe,snus..

Clerk janice, Of the police court,
completed his report 10 day aud it
HhOwi.
Number OF case. Tried during 1904 10
DO $500 M against 2,1j2 VA 1898.
TO fines assessed during oar S26,-
800 so uB against So, Gl5 Ia 1908.
10 cash, collected ir0m old fines,
g..
BY amount oi ineB appealed to dis.
trict court, i5DD.9J. In 1894 tho
amount was siDj,
by amount Of hnes paid IN labor
O,5l5.sD as against 81, 1910 In 1898.
liy Emuuut Ut cash pad Into tue
city treasury 80 ,2s76j ~ against sl3,-
OS9.s5 IN 1853; tot b. 80, 1890.
Mayor Bassin reunited hnes aggte-
eating 500 during tnc year.
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NEw IORR, Dec. 81. Precedent
Jam 81. Martin, OF tbs p0lic5 board,
announced today that he would with.
In q few dnys send u letter OF rcBigug-
Ii1u TO Mayor Strong. Martin said hu
felt lac was vAOnuiaiCi AMI hoped
Mayor Strong wtuld accept bic fcsig.
uNtiOn Immediately.
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Primary Meeting.

The regular meeting Of the ofilcera OF
the Primary Associations OF the Salt
Lake stake will 10 held on FFilay,
Jan. iIh, NJ .. M, nj li7 cast south
Temple street, IL "a dtBired that
every ward viii be represented, au
there 10 busiuess OF importance 10 at
tend 10. ELLEN Is. CLAwsON,
President,
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fireman, IN kitchen; Budget Fizhb-
oonF, employed Ia the kitchen, M.
gpnla stutona, vegetable COOK; Amelia
lomagni, sister % head ohio'; rhumaB
Connoh Carpet sweeper simon Myers,
copper man; Mary FuzsibbOns, GUAM
Ter maid; kate Crowley, employed ia
tho kiichea; Fernando B0nluIti fire.
Innn. klLnnnm.
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McComas, without argument over.
ruled the demurrers TO the three In.
diotmuuts,t two charging ombezzlrmeut
and the third forgery. Captain How.
gate then pleaded not guilty under the
statute Of Limitations. Dlsiriut Alior-
ney Barney Immediately filed n re-
apple alton anu the defense followed
this move Ia the afternoon aud entered
q demurrer ~ the Tt.appllca,ion.
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niphIhsrIa Among Horses.

CARLYLE, ILL.,, ga diptheria
epidemic has assumed alarming proper.
tons ak miles west OF here among
farm horses. The animals are hrst
afflicted with distomper and after.
ward tho glands OF the neck anu jaw
become very much distorted. There
has been number Of deaths and at
present there arc nearly 100 cases. The
disea0e 10 spreading rapidly.
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FIREMAN AaRIsTED.
supposed 10 Have nosn iho Cause Of
Many Fires.


NORTH 1oSAwANpA, n. Y, Dec.
Sl.-During the past Nix months this
village hab been the scene OF 20 large n
number of lirea OF an obvlouily inCon.
diary origin a. 10 call for the serious
attention Of tho police authorities. A
secret iuvCsugnti1n was Instituted
which resulted Ia tae arrest last night
Of John G0Urke, a member Of The
Columbia Hook nud LatdUt company
Of IouHwauda, anu belonging 10 the
5tatp FiIumeu'a association. IL l.
claimed that Goirkv hiss boou 0tho
nuth0f Of many nfou here, among them
that which ugstt0yod the WESTERN
lumber yards last week, Unueing l0ts
Of over $4,000. IL Is tie custom Of
the local nro department tOawatd a
medal 10 the nfeman who arrives flrtt
at the scene OF the greatest number Ul
fires during the year AMI II b anid thai
Gu0fks has beou fret ntl almost every
De fiuce May 5th last
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PARIS, Dec. 8l,-The appeal OF Cap
tain Dreylus, sentenced to be doported
ior life, and inferred IN fortress, after
having been convicted OF treason In
disclosing important military docu-
monis 10 representatives Of u foreign
nation, was heated by military
council of revision today and unani'
mOusly rejected.
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murder nnd suicide.

PiTTsBuRu, Pa, Dec. 8l.-This
morning, about o'clock, william
MuMullun, nyiug ut the Point, quar-.
relied with his wife aud almost severed
her head from her body with "a hatohet
nnd then went into another room and
cut his own throat with raEof. Both
were dead within few moments.
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ntmniI.h,dbr nrnsmIte,

ELuiS, Tex, Dec. gl,-Cboksmen
utterly demolished The vault and safe
Of the Elgiu bank by two exploaions
o'dyuamitc. Heavy reports awakened
cltzsuu AMI u look Out i9f thieves re-
suited In q capture. Three mon iu
the banks, however, escaped. Ihu mhn
captured gave his name o. 4. ii, F0i'
ter. No money was secured.
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SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3l,-Adolph
sutfe n planning 10 rebuild the
burned Clin House, aud will erect a
four.aioty structure, two stories above
amp two at0TIos below the level OF the
road. one wing will project over the
rocks, 40 that visitors may fish from
the yeranda In the Pacific ocean.
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Prnhnle Conrl.

One order was made by Probate JUDGE
Blair today. IL was In the matter Of
the estate u Frank Crocker deoeas,d.
Hearing was had, without ngtiog, ON
petition TO iavcst certain funds Of the
estate. Tho administrator wa directed
to deposit $4,000 with the Utah Title
lnHuIAnCn %.
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EAsTON, Pa, Dee. 3i.-Dr. i. Il.
Rgel, n prominent physiclan Of
Bluomsbuty, n. j., and william -,
Ebbler, Of Philadelphia, fought q duel
ut bloomsbury SUNDAY. The trouble
was Jealousy over Rigeps wife. Rigel
received two had wounds In the crown
Oi the head and his coat was pierced
with bullets. Ebbler hni IA narrow
eIcapo, book In bis pocket preventing
the bullet from passing through his
body.
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CONFIDENCE MEN.
A salt LaISer Turns over siIo TO
Them.

CHICAGO, Dee. 3l.-Confldenco men
did fairly good business In the leyos
district last night. Carl Carlson Of
Salt Lake, Utah, and James User, OF
Marble Rock, H., helped the guild by
contributing $40. 5ykes' saloon, la
Plymouth Place was rallied, but Mr..
Carlson or Mr.. Uker failed TO Identity
my OF tho occupants as being their
new found friends. Carlson hal n
through ticket 10 Copenhagen, and
likewise considerable money. While
wandering about no met oountryman
VINO could talk Swedish. The latter
was no other than confidence man
known 10 the police as "Ihe Blg
swedr." Mr.. Carlson, over a dice
game, WAS Induced 10 give his new
found friend Sll0in change for "a blue
cigar label. Mr.. Ukor parted with 500
because q strange mrn whom he met
on the street said he know his family
Ia Illinois. Both men complained NJ
the Harrison street station.
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From 5000, 900 80 st,ooo.ooo Left to
IntrtS -suycn urtrs.

from 100000 90 St,u0uiuuo Loit Go
IntrB -soycn uetrs.
CoNCoRD, n. H., Dec. 3l.-Geo. A.
slmous, OF this city, has received iu-
formation Of an ancestors estate
valued at from 100000 10 sl,OOO.OOO
which has fJr years awaited au owner
he says the property IA question be-
lOugcl 10 great uncle, Robert snf.
gent, OF Hubbard6lOn, Mass, more than
forty yuars ago. 5argent was OPP
posed by all thu other members OF
the family Ia q quarrel anu he con.
ver,ud all bis property Into cash or
securities ana disappeared. Twenty
years later u stranger Vi apparent means
spent a few days Ia Hubuatdstun, and
% tomu no dlvulged the fact that lie
was Robert Sargent. He left again
aud never returned. Once or twice
tllinEa from the far west told Of his uu.
usual prosperity, but never by letter
did tho family hear from him. A iow
weeks ago Mt. simJLa anu othcTs OF the
roltlivOs were notified by Boston
lawyer Of 40 estate Of from s3,0OO,O0J
TO $4,000, 600 which belonged ~ them
OF (which the lawyer had oxclusiyo
knowledge. He gave out enough iu-
formation TO prove The existence Of the
property, but refused 10 Locate Il until
no was assured OF fiity PCT cent Of tho
value Of this recovered property. Tho
estates aTe supposed 10 exist on the
bofders OF Texas and IN Mexico.
There arc thifly-Seyon heirs. The
property has been In charge OF au
agent several years, 10 In good con.
ditlon aud free from debt. The heir,
held recent meetings and chose
one of thUir numbsr who 10 lawyers
10 represent them.
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TnEY VIM DROWNED.
Three nFothers Attempt 60 Gross the
River in noaL


OLEAN, n, v, Dec. 8l.--In an
unuerlakor'a room IN Portviilc lie tho
bodies of tins three Masco brothers.
One week ago they started TO Clean
from their home across the river In q
Hat bollomed boat When they did
not return homr their father bclioved
they had gone 10 visit their uncle, who
lived In an adjoining county. A search.
Ing party was formed ana the boat
was found. After dragging thu river
tue bodies OF Edward, Charles and
William were secured. williams
boots were missing. As no was the
only one that could swim, the imptoB'
sion Ia that when the boat began 10
tink he relieved hims,li Of his boots
anu tried TO cave his brothers aud lost
his own lie. lie leaves widow.
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M.IIKneMa sIngsr DsAd.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3l,-Mra. Emma
Gillingham Boslwick, ono OF the best
known western SINCERE, died last night
vt Morrislown, n. j. Sac was born In
Philadelphia In 1914, and uotwith-
standing her advanced age, retained
her voice TO a remarkable degree until
last summer, when she sang Ia public
the last time.