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GRIFFo KNOCKS OUT MABER.
a Drunken Fight, During Which TIL,
"Shadow' Was Worsted.

a Drunken Fight, During Which the
Shadow Was Worsted.
CoNEY ISLAND, Sept 6.-"Shadow''
Maber and Young Critic, the pugilists,
met in drunken fight on the Bowery,
West Brighton, at an early hour this
morning, and Critic knocked the
SHADOW" out in one round.
Critic became enraged when Maber
twitted him on the cause of his recent
Imprisonment and challenged him to
come out on the board walk and the ar
gument would be quickly finished.
Maber accepted the challenge, and in a
few minutes both lighters. who were
drunk, were sparring at a great rate,
while crowd surrounded them, Both
men went at ii hammer and tongs, and
honors were about evenly divided, when
Critic swung terrific right which landed
on Maber's jugular, and the latter fell to
the walk, completely knocked out. He
made no attempt to rise. and was carried
into a saloon, where he was brought
around after fifteen minutes of hard
work and a large quantity OF stimulants
had been administered. Critic, after
knocking his opponent out, was escorted
away by some walters. The police were
looking for the fighters to-day, but
neither could be found.
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LANDED IN JAIL.

A Youth Who Began a Career as a
Highwayman Behind the Bars.
SAN BERNARDINo, Sept. 6. - Vadlm
Demons, a Los Angeles school boy, Is
years old, began career as highway
man last Saturday at the west end of
this county, and ended it to-day behind
the bars of the County Jail. His father is
worth half million, and was for many
years Second Vice President and General
Manager of the Orange Belt Railway in
Florida. Last week he was seized with q
desire to visit Florida. and determined to
get money to travel on by robbery. Hav-
ing stolen revolver, he held up d. Kill
gour, Santa Fe Agent at North kuka-
menga, firing at the agent and barely
missing him.
Tuesday morning he held up grocery
man, ordering him to throw up his hands
and at the same time firing a shot. In
stead Of obeying the order the grocery
man fell forward, and Demons grappled
with him, beating him over the head with
the revolver, intllcting some very serious
injuries. Fred Pourade, a special officer
OF the Santa Fe, arrested the young fell
low, and Demons made full confession,
hoping to get off with light sentence.
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STEAMSHIP ACCIDENT.

Reported Mishap TO the Normannia.
Due at New York Yesterday.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-Samuel Morrill,,
Captain ofthe emigrant transport steamer
George Starr. which took party down
the bay this morning to meet the incom-
ing Hambu American steamship Nor
MAMMA, reports tnat the Lucania brought
news of having passed the Normannia
on the 4th inst. on the ends of the Banks,
broken down and proceeding TO port un-
der one engine. According to Captain
Morrill,, this information was received
from the doctors boat at Quarantine and
from the officers on the Lucania. No
definite account of the injuries to the
Normannia was received, and the report
is hardly credited. The vessel left Ham
burg on August 31st, and was due here
this morning.
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CHECK FonGER ARRESTED.
Howard Castle Behind the Bars nj
Chicago.

Howard Castle Behind the Bars at
Chicago.
CHICAGO, Sept. 6.-Central Station de-
tectives made q sensational capture in
this city to-day in the person of Howard
Castle. alias Csstelle, alias Raymond. He
is believed TO be the most dangerous OF
modern check forgers. and there are now
rewards for his arrest by police depart
ments OF three. cities. Castle began his
career in Detroit about ten years ago by
forging the name OF his millionaire uncle
to check for $1,000 and getting the cash
for it. This act landed him in the Ionia
Penitentiary for two years. II is said the
forSer's iather represents a district of one
of the great Western States in Congress,
and has paid out many thousand dollars
in squaring up forgeries committed by
his willful heir. He is wanted for for
gerry in no less than dozen States.
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An EXpEcTEp HoLD-UP.

ueavily-Armed Officials Out to Pre-
vent Train Robbery. G
FORT WORTH (Tex.) Sept. 6.-Ihe Fort
Worth and Denver train this afternoon
brought in lot of heavily armed Rangers
and Deputy Sheriffs, headed by Captain
w. J. Macdonald of the Rangers and
Sheriff Golfer of Hardman County. The
party went out on the north-bound ROCK
Island train tonight to prevent an ex-
pected hold-up on that road by the noted
christian gang, who murdered a Deputy
Marshal near Guthrie several days ago,
and who are now believed to be in Texas.
Railway officials are reticent about the
affair, but 1t is believed that some definite
information about the movements of tho
gang has been received.
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LEXINGTON -(Ky.), Sept. 6.-President
E. p. Pearce of the Kentucky Wesleyan
College at Winchester to-day received
the following stirring letter from c. L.
Reed OF Shanghai, China, citizen of the
United States and Presiding Elder OF the
Shanghai District Methodist Church
South. 1t is dated shanghai, August 10th:
only two weeks ago to-day l sent you
an account of the Shuen outrages, and to-
day l am sending you accounts OF the
massacre at Kuchong. Had our Minister
United States Minister Denby) acted
promptly in the first case the second
would probably not have occurred. We
should have been spared the spectacle of
eight young and consecrated women be-
lug dragged from their beds and brutally
massacred, helpless infants hacked to
death ana faithful servants of God burned
in their beds.
II am sending you these accounts in
the hope that you will use them where
they will do good. | wish l could put
my copy in the hands of every editor,
every Congressman and every other man
who has any interest in the welfare of the
church or the honor of his country.
I'VE don't seek for revenge, but we do
ask for justice and protection, and any
American has the right TO demand it, and
no civilized nation has the right to
withhold it from the humblest citizen.
The foreigners in China are unani-
mOusly OF the belief that a little prompt
and vigorous action would at once put an
end to these things.
'We have lost all hope of help from the
Legation at Pekin. and are now appeal
ing directly to Washington. viii YOU
not help US?
UNLESS something is speedily done we
shall have TO abandon all our interior
work, which represents SO many years of
toll and sacrifice. In our opinion the ac-
tion required at this time is the appoint
ment OF strong com mission, with such
| rank and authority az will enable them
TO try and 1iX the guilt of the highest offi-
cial.
ITO punish a few coolies will be more
than useless. We must go to the source
OF these oubles, which is found in some
OF the highest officials of the EMPIRE
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The United
States Government, it is authoritatively
announced at the State Department, has
decided to enter forthwith upon inde-
pendent investigation OF the Cheng Tu
riots.
AS first arranged. the inquiry was to
nave Deen naue III co-OperatlOn Win
England. The change of plan is occa-
| stoned partly by the fact that the British
Consul at Chung King, who is to conduct
the investigation on behalf his Govern
;nent, has been detained at his post, and
will not be there TO begin the inquiry for
a month or more.
China. it is expected, will lend her sup
port to the American inquiry to the ex-
tent OF supplying an escort, and will
probably furnish an official TO cooperate
with The American investigator. AS in
the ku Cheng investigation, the Cheng
Tu investigation is expected to be made
by some official now on the Chinese coast.
1t will probably take a month to reach
Cheng Tu. the capital OF the interior pro-
vince of Sze Chuan, some 1000 miles
from the nearest ocean port.
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MEDICO-LEGAL.
Various Papers of Interest Read G
the Third Days Session.

Various Papers of Interest Read at
the Third Days Session.
New YORK, Sept. 6.-The third days
session of the Medico-Legal Congress be-
gan this morning. The Hon. Rastus 3.
Ransom presided. The business began
by tho reading of a paper on ''The Bru-
tality of Capital Punishment" by Gustav
Boehm. In the absence of Mr.. Boehm,
the paper was read by Clerk Bell.
Mrs. c. l.. Morehouse of New York
read a paper on Compulsory Vaccine
ton and Its Errors" She said that when
our forefathers fought for the liberty of
this country they did not imagine that
their descendants would be subject to the
tryanny OF compulsory vaccination. The
COW pox to the cow was, she said, what
syphilis is to the human being.
The subject of chemistry was then
reached, and Professor Doremus read an
interesting paper on milk Adultera-
ton" Then Professor Doremus read an
interesting paper on "Two Remarkable
Cases of Chronic Antimonial Poisoning"
He dwelt with the case of Rev. q. j. Nos-
burg, pastor of the Baptist Church, Ber-
gen, Jersey City, charged with attempt
ing TO poison his wife with antimony,
and the case of DIR. Henry Meyer, who
was tried 1or poisoning LudWlg Brandt
with antimony. Vosburg was acquitted
and DR.. Meyer was convicted. Dir.
Doremus gave a minute history Of the
trials OF Nosburg and Meyer, both OF
which were celebrated cases, and espe-
cially the latter one. He said that anti
monial poisoning, as the records show ed.
was resorted to by people in the better
walks OF life.
Albert Bach, in the discussion which
followed DR.. Doremus paper, as a lawyer,
denounced the system OF paying the pub
lie prosecutor by the convictions secured.
The section of bacterioloRy being
reached, DR.. Paul Gibier spoke on "W hat
May Be the Part of Bacteriology in For
snsic Medicine"
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STORM IN MARYLAND,
Heaviest Downpour of Rain In Twenty
Five Years.

rive ears.
BALTIMORE, Sept. 6.-Baltimore was
visited to-day by the heaviest downpour
OF rain in twenty-five years. Starting at
2 o'clock this morning, there was little
cessation until o'clock tonight. There
was little wind and no thunder or light
ming.
The most serious accident occurred on
GreenmounJ avenue. near North avenue.
The quantity of water that dashed down
the surrounding inclineS soon over
flowed the sewer and caused il to cave in
The overflow flooded the cellars OF Nos
lSl2 and 1916, Greenmount avenue The
rushing torrent undermined the founda-
tions. and the buildings collapsed, the oc-
cupants barely escaping with their lives
The material and furniture was carried
big yawning hole In the ground marks
the place where the three dwellings, stood.
A frame house at 1922 Greenmount
street was also badly wrecked. Fremont
avenue, between Lexington and Balti-
more streets, where sewer is being en-
larged, was badly wrecked. 1t is feared
that the foundations of number OF
houses on that thoroughfare are damaged.
One death was reported late tonight.
Mrs. Annie o. Smith and her son were
washed Oft the footbridge that spans
Jones' Falls at Mount Washington. The
young man succeeded III reaching the
shore, but his mother was carried toward
the city on the turbulent stream aud
drowned.
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The Attempt TO XIII RothschiId

PARIS. Sept. 6.-The police have learned
that the man who carried bomb into the
Office of the Messrs. Rothschild is ma
tive of Southern France; that he deserted
in Algeria from the regiment to which
he belonged, and that he has since been a
tramp. They do not believe that he was
ever arrested before. The prisoner still
refuses to give his name. This morning
high French official informed the Lon
don police that an anarchist plot To Kill
one of the Rothschilds was organized in
London.
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TOPICS OF THE TURF.
Galesburg Races Were Postponed on
Account of Rain.

Galesburg Races We're Postponed on
Account of Rain.
GALEsBURG Qu.), Sept. 6.-The races
for this afternoon were again postponed
account of heavy rain this morning.
SLOW RUNNING AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 6.-Six furlongs, May
flower won, Bridget second, Satinet third.
Time-1:19a.
Six furlongs, Falcon won, Garbarossa
second Eutopia third. Iime-l:l9.
Six furlongs, Peilis won. Fra Davolo
second, Assignee third. Time 1:lS4.
Seven furlongs, Mollie King won. Ra-
pier second, Noma third. 1ime-l:33.
Six furlongs, Moderico won. Lizzetta
second. Mollle b. third. Time-1;l64.
AT LOUISVILLE.
LOUISVILLE (Ky.). Sept 6.-Four and a
half furlongs. Dorette won, Laura Gotta
second, Hippogriff third. Time-O:551
Six furlongs, Madeline won. The
Princess second, Queen May third. Time
-l:l5!.
Six furlongs, Prince Imperial won. In
gomar second, Olive third. Time-l:l74.
One mile, Sligo won, Fraulein second,
Evanitus third. Time-l:424.
Five turlongs, Noylan won, DR.. Kel-
log second, Joe Clarke third. Time
1:024,
AT DETROIT.
DETROIT (Mich.), Sept 6.-The Miohi-
gan State record for racing on halt-miIe
track was this afternoon broken at High
land Park, when Jimmy Mac beat Watch
eve out a part ola length in the third heat
OF the 2:l7 pace in 2:l23, the previous rec
ord being three-quarters of second
slower. Summaries:
Two-twenty class. pacing, purse $500,
Seabud won, Jim Corbett second, Dixie
Van third. Best time-2:l4I.
Two-seventeen class. pacing, purse $500,
Watcheve won, Jimmy Mac second
Proctor third. Best time-2:l2t.
Two-thirty class, trotting, purse $500.
Marie NJ. won, Bessie Wilkes second,
Magma Medium third. Best time-2:163.
A Sacramentan Chosen President.
CLEVELAND, Sept. 6.-The Railway
Master Blacksmiths concluded their ses-
sions to-day, and adjourned to meet in
Chicago at the cals for next years con-
vention. The following officers were
elected: For President, 5. Uren, Sacra-
mento; First Vice President, r. A..
Mould. New York. Lake Erie and West
ern; Second Vice-President, Harry JEFF
frey, Pittsburg; Secretary and Treasurer,
q. +. Henklns, Gladstone, Mimi.
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DASTARDLY CRIME
Reported to Have Iaken Place in Kern
County.


County.
BAKERSFIELD. Sept. GA crime of a
most dastardly nature is reported from
the plains beyond the lakes. Porter
Lewis has claim out there, and some
time ago he went up to the mill on Breck-
enridge to work. his wife and children
stopping with a sister of Mrs. Lewis
After being absent some days Mrs. Lewis
returned to her home and found that
some one had broken in and stolen nearly
all the clothing that had been left in the
house. Not only her husbands, but her
own and the children's wearing apparel
had been taken. A few dresses were
lett, but they had been stripped of their
trim mings.
But this was not all. A night or two
after the miscreants returned and fired
the house, outbulldings, hay and imple-
ments, completely denuding the ranch
OF everything that would burn. This is
heavy loss for the Lewises, and if the
perpetrators can be caught little Yreka
justice will about tit their case. A search
warrant has been applied for.
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WINNIE STANTON.
She Makes a Daring Attempt to.Escape
From San Quentin Prison.

she Makes a Daring Attempt to. Escape
From San Quentin Prison.
SAN QUENTIN, Sept. 6.-Winnie Stan
ton, one of the female prisoners, made a
daring attempt at escape. She scaled the
wall that surrounds the wonan's quar-
ters by means OF the water pipe, and in
spite of shot fired to scare her. aud
So m ,n, ~ unaln Iana n.'ne ,. anu 'hi.nes' 50oA
descent on the other side had not Guard
Pixley run along the wall and grabbed
her. She was almost III a state of collapse
from her efforts. and begged to go over
the wall, as she only wanted TO get among
the grass and trees for an hour. She is
serving tive-year sentence for throwing
vitriol in The face of Charles Steuzel in
july 1893
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WANT THE COLLEGE.
An Effort to Secure an Academy at
OakesdaIe, Or.

An Effort to Secure an Academy at
Oakesdale, Or.
OAKEsDALE orr, Sept. 6.-Oake kesdale
is making strong effort 10 secure the
academy of the Methodist Episcopal
Church for the Columbia River District.
When Rev. Van Dusen was ia Oakesdale
he advised this town to make an effort to
secure the prize. A meeting was called
and committees appointed to solicit doua-
tions. Another meeting was called and
addressed by leading citizens, and great
enthusiasm was aroused. The committee
went to work aud increased the amount
subscribed to nearly $4,000 cash and forty
acres of land. A delegation went to
Spokane and submitted the proposition
to the College Committee of the confer
ence, and the matter is now under advise
ment. The fact that So, 900 in cash and
forty acres of land. worth 500 per acre,
was raised here in two days. speaks vol
umes tor the push and energy of the citi-
Zens OF Oak eSdale.
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Circus Train Wrecked.

PINE BLUFF tArk.), Sept. 6.-The train
of Pawnee BilPs Wild West Show was
crashed into at this place this morning by
car which was uncoupled, and ran
down steep grade. The injured are:
John Ross. trainman, foot crushed; John
Mclean, trainman, back badly injured;
Mike Ryan. shoulder dislocated; Frank
Smith, hip and feet injured: John Beans,
Arab acrobat, ankle sprained.
An Indian, whose name could not be
learned, was also badly injured. The
wounds of the injured were attended to,
and the train pulled out for Little Rock.
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LErTER-CARRIERS.
Proceedings of the Convention Held
at Philadelphia.

Proceedings OF the Convention Held
at Philadelphia.
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. g. - The con-
sideration of the pension bill was con-
tlnued at the session OF the National AS
sociation of Letter Carriers To-day.
After each section had been passed upon
separately the bill was adopted as whole
amid great cheering. Many delegates
rushed up to Delegate Hogan of Chicago.
who introduced the bill. and congrat-
ulated him upon his success. The meas
ure. which viii be presented to the next
session OF Congress, provides for a pay
ment OF pension To all carriers who are
injured in the service and the retirement
OF carriers on half pay after twenty years
service. Inc money is TO be obtained by
deduciing per cent. from the pay of re-
tired carriers. 4 recess was then taken.
When the convention re-assem bled bal
loting was commenced. At 500, tue
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SULLIVAN (Ind.), Sept. 6.-James Ward
murdered Aaron Hunter, his father-ln-
law. and John Hunter, his brother-ln-
law. near here last night by splitting
their heads open with al ak and commit
ted suicide by shooting when he was sur
rounded by posse determined to lynch
him. The double murderer lured MS
victims to their death. A domesHc
quarrel led 10 the horrible tragedy.
Last night at ii o'clock Ward and
Aaron Hunter were in town and had ap-
parently patched up an agreement De-
tween them. Ward insisted, however,
upon the old man going to the woods for
the purpose of hunting coons. Whlie the
hunt was in progress and Hunter was
sitting on a stump Ward hit him on the
head with an ak. His head was split
wide open.
When Hunter fell Ward struck the
PROSTATE body again and cut off the head
The ak sank into the ground. The MUIR
derer then proceeded TO kick the head OF
his victim about. lie then went noLiie,
awoke his wife and told her TO call her
brother, as he and the old man had
treed q coon and ask him TO come and
help fell the tree.
The younger Hunter got up and went
out into the yard, when Ward. with a
stroke of the ak, felled him 10 the
ground. Young Hunter died almost in
stantly, with his head split open. Ward
then told his wife to keep quiet about the
whole affair; that if she did not she
would suffer the same tate as her father
and brother. Ward then went about
half mile down the road and stopped at
Breckels' home. He told Mrs. Breckels
that he had killed both the Hunters. Be-
fore many hours the crime was generally
known, and posse consisting OF miners
and farmers started on the hunt Tor
Ward, armed with various weapons.
Ward had two revolvers, and this fact
was known by his pursuers. The posse
became enraged, and when the old man s
body was found, the mob became more
determined 10 hang Ward if caught.
just as the posse had located Ward and
surrounded the field in which he had
been hiding single shot was heard. The
posse closed in on the spot from whence
The firing had come and found Ward on
his back on the ground with revolver
in each hand and q bullet wound under
the leit ear. He was dead.
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Railroad Sold.

FORT WORTH (Texas). Sept. 6. - The
Waco and North western road was sold to
Wilbur f. Boyle of st. Louis for 81 $685.
000 Mr.. Boyle is said to have purchased
the road for the Missouri. Kansas and
Texas Company. Thomas G. Purdy,
Vice-President OF the Missouri, Kansas
and Texas. denied absolutely that there
was any foundation for the report that
the road had been bought IN for the NJ.
K. and L. This rumor," he said, "has
been in circulation for several days and
have been forced to deny it number OF
times. We do not want the road and
Boyle has no connection with US what
ever"
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THF PRESIDENTIAL RACE.
Reed Likely to Be supported by tn
Pennsylvania Delegation.

Reed Likely to BE supported by the
Pennsylvania Delegation.
PITTsBURG, Sept. g. General j. S.
Clarkson, the Iowa member of the Ma
tional Committee. stopped over here to
attend to some private business to-day.
Mr.. Clarkson, of course, believes that
Senator Allison of Iowa is the logical
candidate of the Republican party for the
Presidency. He said that while Mckin-
ley VAS formerly the favorIte among the
Republicans of Pennsylvania, that
Thomas b. Reed had been gradually Y
gaining in strength and would probably
have the Pennsylvania delegation at the
next election. The tariff, he said, would
certainly be an issue in the next CAM
psign. The money question had worn
itself out.
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smueglers sentenced .

PORTLAND tOr.). Sept. 6.-Judge Bel
linger. in the United States Court to-day,
sentenced Seid Back, the wealthy Chi
nese merchant, convicted of smuggling
to pay fine of 1000. James B. Lotan,
ex-Collector of Customs, was sentenced
to pay a fine of S., 600. He was convicted
of being implicated in the smuggling
ring.
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THE BICYCLE.
Another Use to Which the Bike May
BE Put.

BE Put.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The Signal
Service has added another item to the
uses to which bicycles can be put. This
consists of the placing of telegraph lines.
Experiments having this end in view
were made at San Antonio, Tex, by
Captain Thomson and proved very sue
cessful. A light reel containing one mile
of mile was rugged over the rear wheel of
a machine and the rider started to run it
out. The run was made and communi-
cation established with the starting point
in about eight minutes. The return trip,
reeling the wire up. was made in about
the same time. The experiment proved
highly satisfactory. the work being done
much quicker and easier than by the old
method in which the horse was utilized.
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Honest Money Leapue.

CHICAGO, Sept. GA meeting of the
Honest Money League of Illinois was
held to-day at the Palmer House for the
purpose of preparing for the political
campaign of 1896. Party leaders in the
city and State were present, and en-
couraging reports were made of access
sions to the league since the organization
last April. Within the last three months
the league has distributed 100, 900 copies
OF Secretary Carlisle's Memphis speech
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Fatal Accident in Pennsylvania.

WILKEsBARRE tPa.l, Sept. 6.-Daniel
Cox of Drifton, son of Alexander Cox,
was killed tonight at his home. He was
a mechanical genius, and had constructed
in the rear of his residence rail-
way about four miles long, upon which
he ran a fye-horse- power locomotive,
which he had also constructed himself.
While running this engine this evening it
left the track, turned over, and Cox fell
under it.
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a Priest Susnended.

PORTLAND (O.). Sept. 6.-Archbishop
William II. Gross of Oregon mas sus-
pended NJ. J. Kelly. Chatholio priest in
charge of parish at Cedar Mills, near
Beaverton, from the priesthood for will
fully persisting in slandering a sister,
the Rev. Mother Williams, formerly q
Sister Superior. now in charge of a
Refuge Home for Women in this city.