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770VIEI5I. sCHOOL-A number OF my
former patrons have pfeNaAta on ~
smith and NcGowcn; terms reduced,
H. A. pINlt.
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-i n6sISEss CHANCES.

10 NEWsPAPER MEN--I desire 70 re-
tire from the newspaper business a Ky.
t-rest OF my plant, paper and JOB 800, ~
small cash payment, balance on ln1Aii-
inent; North Texas town, N1Q: no aslik
man. Address j. C., care Posi-. y
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NNANTEp-A iir9L-ulnHs cook and one
ilrst-oinss nurse. Apply az once 20 Mira.
l. itosenbcrg, corner Polk ana Fannin, =
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prRsoNAI.-cnntinnch.

JERSEY UULL-Lod Ralph. registered
No. 81 SOC. is kept Tor service ut my barn.
corner sutton and MLby road. west
Fairgrounds. H. ". Barrett u
T. BURGHEiN the Sunset pnarmacy, ii So
pcnsary for the southern PaClhc railway
No. a Congress avenue,
EiECTRICkI. MACHINERY AND
ELECrRICAL SUPPLIES
:. u der electrical engineer, dealer
w electrical supplies, repairs promptly
attended, to IN any uart OF the state;
piotc plnnta ~ Fprciaity; correspond
cuc4 solicited. old Electric Light sta
ton Houston. Texas
HAVE YOUR Prosecutions finel nc Ktcs-
NuS'g drug store, aON Main street Cap
iloi Hotel block; purity, accuracy, re.
HOUSTON STEAM DYE WORKS.
Ladies' and gents garmcnts OF every
description cleaned, dyed and repaired;
also hats cleaned, dyed and SNAPPED.
No IA Travis street. A. klrschnick,
prQprietor
MADAME D'AUBKEY-Th groatest for
tune teller OF the ogc, gives advice in
business matters ladies in trouble call;
Zoe. ladies' 30 cents, SCENTS 81: call 40 Nil
lam; hours 10 ~. 2 to o. and TO 9
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-. -ff,IS new T1asaaerale costumes 70 oIdsF
~ for rent, at Madame L. Weslpn51i;
madiste, ZOE Main street .Is---------,-----.---
MRS SIMMONS, WIZ llyes On No. al.
sl-e ,a ,a NV bv ,.onferring With Mrs Be"aie'
at "a Fanniu street. -------
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nnAL nsrNrn Fon sALn.

FOR SAIE.-Ssi5 acre farm. two-stoiy
house. bBrn and bearing pear orciiAfdi
also 1--WE room cottage close 10. Miss
Adams, no Louisiana. "
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FOR SALE-peterhln cotton seed. from
Texas planting Arst year; sacked y. o.
tou exchange. H. l.. Harris, l'uishoot.
Texas.
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GEO. u. PORTER,
u SJIia Main Street.
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Number words. time. time; Taa. mo.
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COOD urcntq eVrrVWhoTc f0T inInNt ONCE
specialty: sells itself Win iWge prohti
enclose stamp. Am. Lock.Crank Cor
Milwaukee,, WIS, t-.i
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,---,,1,s,s,,t,it tN,r;-IrOr one month I VIII
D,5,,,5i,,t Iresses, any style or material, az
s. Zach; NJ guaranteed. Mrs ArInsron j.
siE Rugk avenue.
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DOUBLE DAISI 1S- leauuful little snow
balls. now coming IN bloom packed and
shipped m sucn growing condition Jb
plants for 81. or u p1nsies and IS daisies
for 81 a. whitaker ,u} Travis. %
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SEEbS--We carry the largest stock IN
the South. send FOR our wholesale and
retail catalogue, free. just received. "a
car new crop alfalfa clover, one car
Tennessee Triumph potatoes. one car
onion cots etc. Holloway a Co. whole
Texas Catalogues free 40
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FOR SALE-one-yegr- Ia Conto ana
keitpr pear trees, 81 per hundred CAL
on or address j. 4. Baker, Jr,, Houston,
Texas 81
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spring planuug, from D. i.sndreth &
Sons and R0bt. Bulst Jr, Philadelphia,
and Peter Henderson & Co, New York,
az C. J. Koehler 900 Congress avenue,
Houston. 2-i3
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sITUATION wanted by youug man as
hotel runner or clerk has had large ex-
pcrienceF. Address Work, this office. 2s
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second term At Mooks I,
school will open for ladies ana cn ,il,ii .
rt,an same days, p. IN, at MontehoTe I
Hall.
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FOR SALE-ChOIcc milk COWS, Tor cash
or lusai!mcG., M H. n. Smiths feed
pen at Consumers Oil Alil. W. O..
Polk, agent. 80
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Inc ti,ne N an energetic nlafl NIL etlp
10 p. e. per annunl Addrezs 80 80.
A VERY good established bueinf1a va
sale; win take Houston prpfs-ssa,F' +. ' =,
nroged or uulmpfovels ana e~2 ,s ~ W
reason for selling, III heHisR Hees q
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WANTED--A partner with $50, ~. ~,
Address no. with references: g
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WANTED Position by a competent book
employment TO open or elpae set Of
double entry books; references gwen
Address e. H., care q. w. Hu8ffs
Sons 81
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KENNELS, the largest auI
best 81 the S@tei irish settlers. puppies
b. Champion kildare dti40i out 1f Aay
r. C5GO ard Tony casa for sale by
l.avaca Kennels Glecklor. Texas $40
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bright Bantam eggs. Sld0 setiingi Col
ored raulnll pigeons, s. pai:. JOS Mar
TN. box I.I. 81
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BARGAIN Gentle buggy horse. srou5
top buggy ana harness, two Well trained
deerhuuuds, good saidle, al very cheap.
Call 1915 Liberty uycHue. u
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FOR SALE--Qne trotuug bred stallion,
standard. and one saddle stallion. botl
fast. also some fine drivers and stand
ard colts aud hlcs Address Footc
Bros box 2ll Houston. Texas 20
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mare, cur white icet v
feet white: two a-year-old O., dcfdale
colts: 10 brands. 81 reward Diiiyer to
L. ii. Vasmer, Louisiana and Webster
streets ~
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ron SALE or TRADE-Ouc cight-halpe
boiler and cuEiue. one tout-horse boiler;
ono 40. 4 knowles pump; one aa-tpOt
boat ready FOR engine and bolcr Il. T.
MctioWan, nt foundry. -
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WANTED-some good IRE lnfurfneHs AN, ,..1
pany 70 represents am bui'nnt f.s IA,
worth Iof houses per month ava wy
trlrs the Insurance.; references fr..
mined. Address e5iD this Office -. "
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Ifgham has built Oh his place for hts
u be has also constructed fifteen
~ private railroai that gives him
fioH with the international and
Colorado and Santa Fe railroads,
li9n to the Southern Pacific. on The
which bis place Us aiuuutel.
3 Cunningham stopped here on bis
New York on bHaIucss io place bis
Tulane. lie VIII be in the city
days.
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sITUAlION wanted by a book keeper,
six years experience; no objection 70
work In Office OF sawmill Address LOCK
box i2s Coimesnel, Texas.
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ron SALE.

be sold at actual cost, FOR cash only. to
make room Tor furniture. GrceubcrR
Eros COG Main, Houston
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Exasperated by his failure to secure the
notoriety that he craved, Prendergast
determined to make another attempt. At
last he selected Mayor Harrison. He
called upon the Mayor, and, with all the
a7 ravity he could muster. stated bis desire
to be appointed Corporation Counsel.
But the Mayor was in good humor and
the righteousness OF the affair struck him.
He chaffed Prendergast good naturedly
and speedily forgot him. AT any rate,
he did not think it necessary to notify
the newspapers, and again Prendergast
failed of his object. He was now more
determined than ever to attain it. He re-
solved that he would get his name in the
newspapers even at the risk of arrest.
He called again upon the Mayor, aud
limited that if his request did not secure
prompt attention it would be the worse
for the Mayor. But his cowardice pre-
vented him from making the hints onlin-
GUS enough to frighten or even startie the
Mayor. MIR. Harrison did not know fear,
and he treated Prendergasfs threats as
lightly as ne had treated his requests.
This time he ordered Prendergast out of
the office, but in spite of that, he did not
think the matter important enough to
mention ii. Prendergast determined to
write to the Mayor. His letters were not
only unanswered, but he could not be
sure they had ever been delivered. Again
he called on Mayor Harrison. This time
he was received briefly, and was warned
to keep away and trouble the Mayor no
more.
Desperate with his determination to Sc
cure the ionged-for notoriety, Prender-
CAST at last worked into frenzy and COM
united the frightful crime for which he
died to-day.
On the night of October %. 1S93 Carter
II. Harrison, Mayor OF Chicago, was
seated at dinner with his son and daugh-
ter in his residence on Ashland boule-
ward. The door bell rang and low
browed, shambling, ill-clad fellow asked
to see the Mayor. When he was informed
the Mayor was at dinner he turned away
and said he would return Later. When
the man called again the Mayor was
quietly doing on a divan. 1t had been
American Cities Day" at the Worlds
Fair, and he had made the best speech OF
his life 10 the vast throng of people. be
was awakened by the sound Of voices and
came toward the door.
The man approached the Mayor, said
something which was not overheard by
the servant, and then pointed revolver
at Mr.. Harrison's breast and fired. The
assassin ran into the street, and after dis
charging a ball at the pursuing butler,
disappeared in Jackson street. Shortly
afterwards he surrendered himself TO the
police. About that time Mayor Harrison
expired in the arms of Miss Annie Howard
OF New Orleans, to whom he was to be
married IN few days.
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SOCIAL AND PERSONAL

Ex-Congressman John r. Glascock
and family are at the Golden Eagle.
Sheriff D. FL. Wyckoff came over from
Woodland yesterday and is at the Capital
Hotel.
James Collins of Courtland came up
yesterday and is staying at the Capital
Hotel.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terday: John r. Glascock, Mrs. Glas-
cock, Miss Glascock, Miss Bessie l.. Wall,
John r. Glascock, Jr., Oakland; Robt. j.
Tyson, San Francisco; J. G. Shook, Oak
Park.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel yesterday:
w. w. Westlake. San Francisco; George
Crow, Grafton; T. j. Bowen, Alameda;
James Collins. Courtland; d. III. Wyckotf,
Woodland; Mrs. Clement j. Schuster.
San Francisco; Miss Amelia Ghuyas,
Miss G. C. Kotteo, Nevada City; Mrs. M.
NJ. Smith, Palo Alto.
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STATE OF TRADE.
General Wholesale Business Paralyzed
by the Railway Strike.

General Wholesale Business Paralyzed
by the Railway Strike.
NEW YORK, July Is. = Bradstreet's
statement of trade tomorrow will say:
During the greater portion of the week
general wholesale business at Chicago
and centers within the territory tribu-
tary have been practically paralyzed by
the railway strike. Large Eastern COR
porations felt the effect of the restricted
receipts of livestock and meat, while
Western manufacturers ana merchants
suffered loss through inability to secure
supplies of raw materials from the East.
The railroad strike and boycott in part,
repeated the effects of the recent soft coal
strike by shutting up large number of
Important Industries in the West and
Central States through want of fuel. But
perhaps no more favorable time from the
point of view OF the merchants and man
ufacturer than the midsummer of 1894,
after the panic season of 1898, could have
been chosen to precipitate SO widespread
a railroad tie-up when business was al
ready so generally and severely re-
stricted.
A number of small strikes are re-
ported, but there are $4,000 fewer idle
men because of the railways this week
than last. Iron, steel, lum Der, wool and
cotton manufacturing industries at
larger Eastern and Western centers have
practically no shipments, and CONNER
cial travellers throughout the central
Northwestern States generally have be-
come compelled TO leave the road. The
worlds stock of wheat has declined DUR
ing the past fourteen weeks about 6,000,-
600 bushels more than the same portion
Of last year, which is Insignificant in
view Of the existence of trade that in vis-
ible supplies are most exhausted.
Exports Of wheat (fiour included) from
the United States and Canada this week
equal 2,377, 900 bushels, compared with
l,850,000 bushels last week, 4,134, 900
bushels in the second week of July last
year and 2,5S3, 900 bushels in that week
two years ago.
There were pa business failures in the
United States reported this week, against
l6l last week. This is compared with 39S
in the second week of last year, this with
l66 in that week two years ago.
All Western centers report railway
transportation being restored, but that
it will be some time before anything like
complete restoration of conditions before
the strike can be attained.
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ARARE OPPORTUNITY
Good Agricultural Land for $1o
to $40 per Acre.

The Pacific improvement Company has reo
Gently purchased twelve thousand 2cres Of
land In the heart of Tehama County, for th8
purpose of promoting subdivision and settles
ment. This land embraces lands from first.
class Sacramento Valley agricultural land, to
land of fair average quality, and is offered as
from SO to 800 per acre, in subdivisions OF
4o so, 12O, 16o and $40 acres.
The terms upon which these lands are offered
are especially attractive. They will be sold IN
subdivisions, as above indicated, by the pay
ment of interest only for three years, at which
time the purchaser can begin the payment O!
principal by paying the first of.five equal an
nual installments. Thus no part of the priG.
cipal is TO be paid for three years, and then
the purchaser is to have five years in which to
pay five equal annual installments, with in-
terest at the rate of per cent per amman,
making payments extending over a period OF
eight years. Intending purchasers are as
eured that this is an opportunity to purchase
land of fair average quality at $40 per acre,
and good agricultural land at $40 an acre,
with other grades of land at prices to corre-
spond between these figures.
The assertion is frequently made that good
ands. suitable for general farming, and es-
peeially adapted for fruitgrowing, cannot ba
had in California for less than from $50 to
500 an acre. An examination of the land
subject of this advertisement will prove to
home-seekers that this is an opportunity for
the purchase of good agricultural land at $50
an acre, and for qualities grading down to fair
agricultural land at $40 an acre, on terms of
payment which should make the disposition
of these lands to actual settlers result easyoz
accomplishment.
The primary object of the purchase OF this
body OF land was the breaking up OF a large
holding for the purpose of promoting its set
tlement in smaller quantities and its devotion
to diligent husbandry
For further particulars, call upon or ads
dress VIM. II. MILLS,
Land Agent of the C. P. r. R., Fourth ana
Townsend streets San Francisco. Cal
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A Musical Romance.

.,Could you enjoy life with me in the
KEY of f ?'' asked the music teacher, as
he realized that his conversation with his
fair pupil was being overheard by her
father.
/, Indeed, indeed / COULD" replied the
girl. fervently.
''Then meet me in the key of c."
And the old gentleman never suspected
anything wrong until he learned that
they had eloped at l sharp and started
housekeeping in A fat.-Chicago Inter-
Ocean.
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ON THE TURF.
Results of the Racing Events at Wash
ington Park and Brighton Beach.

Results of the Racing Events at WASH
ington Park and Brighton Beach.
CHICAGO, July 13-Washington Park
race results: Five furlongs, Ace won,
Miss Alice second, Linseed third. Time,
1:02.
Three-quarters of mile, Contribution
won, Miss Knott second, Deceit third.
Time. 1:l5.
Mile and seventy yards, Semper Rex
won, Marcel second, Koko third. Time,
1:46l.
one mile, Sister Mary won, Rudolph
second. Faraday third. Time. 1:40.
Six furlongs, imp. Percy won, Null
perry second, Promenade third. lime,
1:l5.
Mile and seventy yards. Ingomar won,
Oakwood second, Anna third. Time,
1:444.
AT BRIGHTON BEACH.
New YORK. July 13.-The people who
went to Brighton Beach to-day had to put
up with intense heat and bad starting.
Six furlongs, Indra won, Warponnet
second, Avon third. Time, 1:164.
Second race, mile and sixteenth, Sir
Knight won, LazZarone second, Daunt-
less third. Time, 1:4S.
Five furlongs. South Side won, Tan
cred second, Pointer third. Time, l:033.
Mile and furlong, Banquet won, Liz
zie second. Time, 1861.
One mile and sixteenth, Don Alonzo
won, Tom Skidmore second, Addie third.
Time, 1:514.
One mile, Mr.. Saus won, Life Boat sec
ond, CHER Justice third. Time, 1:44.
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PLOTS OF ANARCHISTS.
Arrangements Made to Blow Up Sey
eraI Places In france.

Arrangements Made to Blow Up Sew
eraI Places In France.
PARIS, July 13.-Le Mati9s to-day pub
lishes a statement that the police in this
city have been informed that an anarchist
recently left the United States for Eng
land. en- route to France, having in his
possession several bombs. According to
LIE Mati1a plot was Matched in the United
States to explode bombs simultaneously
in the Elysee place, the Senate Chamber,
Chamber OF Deputies and Palace OF JUS
tice here.
PLOT AGAINST THE CZAR.
ST. PETERSBURG, July 13.-The police
of Kirpitsehnaja recently arrested a Pol
ish student suspected of being Nihilist.
In his lodging a bomb was found. Fur
ther investigation enabled the police to
arrest another student and the latter's s
revealed an extensive plot against the
Gar.
PLAN TO BURN THE CARNoT.
ToULoN, July 13.-Just previous to the
launching of the new ironclad Carnot. a
dockyard official discovered smoke is
suing from the hold. The fire was easily
extinguished. A large bottle of turpen-
tine was emptied over the woodwork in
manner we'll calculated to cause the
rapid spread of the flames.
It is reported that a dockyard work
man, suspected of being an anarchist, was
arrested and confessed that he and ac-
completes planned to burn the Carnot.
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Hell had my picture taken along with
Nero-my big St. Bernard. you know.
May I have the pleasure of presenting
you with copy? She-Oh, guess SO.
l always did admire handsome dog
Indianapolis Journal,
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ASSASSIN PRENDERGAS7.
He Pays the Penalty for Murder
ing Ex-MayOr Harrison.
STORY OF THE CRIME FOR WHICH
HE WAS EXECUTED.

Paris Police Claim to Have Been In
formed of Plot, Said to Haye Been
Hatched in the United States. TO
simultaneously Blow Up BY Dyna-
mite the EIysee Palace. the Senate
Chamber, the Chamber of Deputies
and the Palace of Justice.
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ROYAL BAKING POWDER.

Himron, at Boise City, Idaho: w. Fl.
Broadhead, at HALEY, Idaho. Receivers
of Public Moneys William F. Horne. at
HALEY, Idaho; a. w. Krentinger, at Ceur
d'Alene. Idaho: A. C. Neal, at Water
vile, Washington
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CRUISER OLYMPIA
Expected to Be Ready to Go Into Com.
mission About. November 1st.

Expected to Be Ready to Go Into Com
mission About November 1st.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The cruiser
Olympia will, if no further delay hap
pens, be ready for commission on or
about November 1st, at which date it is
expected she will leave the Union Iron
Works, She would have been ready
some time ago had it not been for delay
IN delivering her turret armor.
The Naval Department has just author
lied 81 900 worth of changes in her cabins
in order to obvlate their being too much
crowded by the passage through them of
the ammunition hoists. The last armor-
plates will soon be on the way to San
Francisco.
1T is desired to send the Charleston to
Hawaii as soon as possible, and the Sec
retary evidently thinks she can go within
a week; but as the vessel is now to be
overhauled for the first time, it is prob
able that enough will be found to do in
the way of small repairs to keep her at
the yard for three or four weeks. In any
event she will not sail until the strike is
settled and order restored in California,
as it is desired to have her crew on hand
to take such part in the military move
ments as may be deemed advisable.
There will be Board of Survey called TO
inspect the ship at once and report by
wire as to what repairs are necessary.
Nominations by the President.
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Duke Carl Theodore of Bavaria, who
practices as physician, last year attended
over five Thousand patients and per-
formed two hundred operations for dis
eases of the eye.
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MON EY 70 LOAN
2. BOIL. e. "A. CROUCH
UNION HOTEL.

HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY RENO
4 waited and refurnshed with new carpets
and furniture throughout, and is now FOR
SALE OR TO RENT, furnished or unfur-
mis- he'd as parties desire. Inquire of
f. w. ERATT.
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AT RRIGHToN BEACH.
DECISION REVERSED.

Ruling by the secretary OF the interior
in a Land Case.
WASHINGTON, July 13.-The Secretary
of the Interior has reversed the decision
OF the General Land Office in the case of
the Northern Pacific Railroad against S.
S. Errett, which held that the settlement
claim of Chauncey Butler for lands in the
Bozeman (Montana) Land District was
exempted lands from the grant to the
railroad. The application of Errett has
been rejected and the listing of the land
company in 1885 will remain intact.
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wiman Released on Bail

New YORK, July 13.-Judge Garrett
has released Erastus Wiman on $4,000
bail. The bond was signed by Charles
B. Rauss, the dry goods merchant.
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Nominations by the President.

WASHINGTON, July 13.-The President
has made the following nominations:
Registers of Land Offices-William A.
Lowery, at Marysville. California; Chas.
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GEO. KRONER.

REAL ESTATE AND INSURANCE, T23 K STREET.
ID ENTS COLLECTED. MONEY TO LOAN.
~ Agent Covenant Mutual Benefit Associaa
ton of Galesburg. Illinois.
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THE FISHING SEASON IS~
at hand Come and make NET
your pick from VIM. H. Eek <rAINNx@
HARDT'S new invoice OF Rods LESAA
and Tackle. Flies, Baskets, etc. q w -
from all the best makers. New lot OF Shooting
Coats-duck, corduroy and fustian. Guns
choke bored, stocks bent and repairing On
guns and rifles specially Send for Drics
Est- No. 622 X streat
The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1894-03-21
Mad Because He wasn't Drowned.

While fishing on the bank OF Stony
creek, in Norristown, Pa, Johnnie
johnson, a lad of twelve years, tum-
bled in the water, and sank beneath
the surface. Other boys saw him dis
appear, and they scampered away for
ed. Johnnie struggled until he reached
dry land and then took to his heels
Half an hour later he stood on the
bridge, watching q crowd of men ral-
ing the water of the creek with Crap
ping hooks He became interested in
the strange occupation of the men,
never dreaming they were looking Tor
his body. lie remained on the bridge
an hour until his clothes dried, and
then descended to the creek bank,
where the anxious crowd was watch
ing the dragging of the stream What
YOU dning?' inquired Johnnie of one
who had just come out OF the water
Looking for Johnnie Johnson's
corpse. replied the man. lie tuIn-
bled in there two hours ago why,
I'm Johnnie johnson" said the as
tonished lad. Then he explained to
the disgusted crowd of people who had
been eager to see a limp body pulled
from the creek, and had his cars well
boxed for his pains