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Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
PROFESSOR pAuHn GONE.

II III Said lie Left the city After
Pownlng borrowed Diamonds,
Professor Bauer, who has been here
for several months nv II teacher Of
French and German, " said to have
loft the city. lie boarded with Mr.. a.
j Anderson. corner Of Wcat Second
and Florence streets Several days age
1t ~ stated he borrowed diamond ring
and pin from MIR Anderson on the plea
that he would he married soon. and
wanted To appear ms well an possible
IT " stated that the professor ala not
return the diamonds when requested to
and II II also charged that he pnwnot
them for $i1O lie has not been seer
here since Saturday
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
am lNrnnocnANIc nAlMoAp.


President schonborger Talks About
the New Limo.
icufanla. I A., March ar-,spcclail
prrHldrnt q, l.. Schunhergct OF the
rnteroccanic railroad company snya
that lunt an soon az the government
takes some action IN regard To terri
torinl nnairH that the lhteroccanic viii
he pushed on through the territory
from Fort Scott 10 Guthrie, okla,
Mr. Schonhergor ~ a OcnnRn and n
oivll cnrlnenr 10y profosHuh lliN prose
ont headquarters are At penlron, Tex,
ana no rpenkn freely about the now
road
he says that II win run from Mem
nhls 10 Fort Smith. then HcroW tho
Arkansas line into the Choctnw Ma
tlon NJ SkollyVilc. cross the Canadian
river NJ Eufaula hy the way OF South
McAloAter to nonlpon The division
Headquarters will hN al iufnuln
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
|IPH Hollis WILL
|, rr,rEp AT srpiNG TERM
or olnculr COURT.


khton. March 3.--Thc fact that
\ b, Contestants OF the alleged
the late Judge Advocate Cen
Barb Holt Nv the well known
|,n,paper correspondent, "iiill"
N nakes OF lntcrcgt In that state
Smilngs under the contest, II
Ssfitley certain that II viii be
|rAl April term Of the circuit
uAbly some time next April
\ n least MIR. i, j. Darlington
w. br tho bcneiiclurica under
WI will NO Expressed himself
usfemembcred, Judge Holt
mdty early In August, 1894,
fu long supposed, interstate.
Hrrt OF last August the reg.
ND received through the mail
Y unkn0wn person n paper
isiporting to he u viii of Judge
N Instrument. dated In Feb
w Was signed. II seemed, by
wy dlatlnguiahcd witncsseA-'
~ Grant, Gen. W. 4. sherman
Ne lattcr'B wife.
fliitd Mr, Luke Dcvlln OF this
e.lQr Of the estate, ana divided
hutlmnted to he worth about
Nually between Miss Ll22ie
kentucky aud Miss Josephine
i'ekmOrlou OF this city. the
Nng q connection of the tcA-
marriage, and Mias Throck-
itng his godchlld. the dauRh-
Met Throckmurtun. U s. A.
after Judge Hollis dcnth, no
ns found, the heirs at Law
y, estate, and the cOur,
t'iefa Of administration to Il
~ company, 10 this day. 1t y
he person sending the alleged
nsieglhler OF Wills remains un'
KUN offered the pnper for pro
IVY after lts mysterious re-
.hutupon the hcirs-nt-lhw oh
almlng that the inntrument II
sVha, and that even II II IN not
,.'n revoked. They Therefore
" other side that they woult
~ matter, So matters hnv'
ahhee last fan, counsel for th'
w, under the alleged will
-; Darlington nnd Blnir Lee
Nhled the allegations mad,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
DENISON BASEBALL.
Directors WIN Meet to cheose =
sinanrer--urce, iptere., Mani
tested In tho Club.

ponson. Tex, March --tfpoolal)--
The penison baseball nraocinton held
u meeting In tho city hall last niHht.
aud Major NJ, NJ MNugha wnH chosen
PRESIDENT ] H. cullinnnc, scrretary.
und H. L. l,runhhugh, treasurer The
bonru OF directors are as iollows NJ
NJ Mnughs. Tim Murphy. John Guilt
name &. -, kingAtou George Mc-
lapnn, Charles ilurdlcson aud l., E
Nevinn. Arrangements were made for
raising the balnnre of tho money ana
the directors VIII meet Wednesday
are FULLY Interested aud thu club IN q
sure so.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
FLAMES
Destroy a Fine Hotel
Building
FntE SPREADS TO AN ADJOINING
MOCK, winch Is ALSO
SWEPT AWAY.
THE HEAVY LOSERS
A. eu.sncn WAS THE anEArnsr
suTTEpEn.
II Wa. n Very Disastrous nay for
ornugc-sncak Thieves Get Ia
Thoir work.
THE HEAVY LOSERS
A. GiI.anan WAS THE annATnsT
suTTEpEn.

orange. TEX, March s,-(spcclnll y
This morning about o'clock llro broke
out IN the Eta house. a ilne two'nturS
hotel The flames nproad To the Nor
riAun block. owned by \, ullmcr which
was niso destroyed, Ionacs are as
fullnWHi
i. A, Robinson. hotel bulldng 1880,
injured for $1,000. i. A. Robinson, furh-
lunr, $1,000. no insurance; \, Guggn-
holm, $3.50 no ineurucne; ~ G, Miller
atoek $1,000. insured far 5000, yellow
pIno saloon. stock and iXturnH tsOOO,
no Insurance, Morrison building, own
ed by A. Gllmcr S2a.oOo, insurance 1ls,-
600
During the progress Of the nrc sncnls
thieves got away with Il large amount
of property.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
SYMPATHY ron Ai,MENrA.

Resolution Introduced In the House OF
Commons by MIR. Smith.
London, March ain the house OF
commons today Mir Samuel Smith.
Liberal member OF FlintAhire and
president of the Purity society. offered
a resolution OF sympathy with the
Armoninns,
trusted thai u, Britain would con.
tinue her en- y '. \ behalf OF tho Ar
monians. A
Mr.. Smith n 'nounccd Turkey.
claiming that [. Y -kn were pirates
In u hopeless sta y Onrbaripm.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
OWEN a cANpIpArlc.

wants 10 Go 10 congress From tho
Eleventh
Houston, TEX, March tSp0clnl)--
j. -. owen Of Jackson county has
announced Tor cvnerep from the Elov..
enih dlatrlct which WAS represented
by the late W. N, Grain. Ilu II u BIZ
metnllls,, atnrdlng on tho Democratic
platform OF 1899 that he w opposed
To- free and unlimited coinage. nlso
tie single gold standard, Other Demo-
cratic aHpirnntH are klehcrg ~ cur-
Plus Christi md Dunlap ~ victoria.
publican and weldcr the Populin,
nominee.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
rIIn STATE COURTS.


Austin. Tex. March g. Especial, In
tho pupromc court the following orders
were made today hsyelsea nnu %, vs
mnndod w. Bi thepphrd W ~ TX, w,
county ..,,..,A WA, i.
.ru Union Telegraph company W. "
I a,iier. from Dewitt county, Fan An
tonic and Aransas pnaa Hallway , soiin,
pnny W.. Pratt q YOUNG from f"'"
rni4utV
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

movement for him on that basis; that
todny'a New York deliyvrnnce by way
OF Misaiasippr will call forth rlnring
aud rising demand upon Mr. whitney
portions OF the country that cannot be
declined"
He heaven tonight for New Orleans,
whore he win give out tomorrow night
the correspondence between himself
and President Cleveland IN 1892, In
which the latter Endorsed the Meal
lister state hnnk plan 20 catch tho
southern alliance nuocors"
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

whitney Men In Mlrriaslppi Pleased
with His Letter.

Jackson Miss, March s,.-Thc Whit
M Whitncy'a letter ~ todny'r newHpa.
pcr a. 10 his position upon tho finnnclsl
aurst,on. claiming that u verihes ~
INIT they represented IA preventing ne
cnil upon him 20 enter Tor the ptesiin.h-
tiai nomination Mr.. w. y. MnAllHtsr
N especially eisted apd say. thai ~
know u al che was not mistaken when
ne claiued Mr. whitney 10 be nm 'ad-
yancsd hiInata:list' and worked W ina
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

Change IN Time OF Holding iIouaton
Democratic Primnfira
Houston Tex, March 3-4lspccinl)-.
Some time hnck the city Democratic
executive committee set the primaries
for SATURDAY night, March ~ ciilScus
heni IN pe,lilonn asking day primaries
under the upW law instead nf THE nlHht
ward mcniingH Tho committee rec
fused TO make the change but Fixed the
duto at Thursday tho lnth. M bunlnean
men could not attend ON Saturday.
Considerable fcollng IN apparent over
the matter
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

Paradise. March o.. Especially Mr. j,
e. bradley, editor nf tho West Tuxna
Sentinel, arrived here yesterday on the
~ O'clock Train. MIR. Bradley 10 a Pop.
ulist and Will address tho voters Of
Wise county NJ cight voting places
beginning nj bridgeport,
Mr. w. N. Oreon hnn received u trlc.
gram announcing the dohth az Bud
flanders, aon of W. q. Sanders, now OF
Fort Worth, but once OF this communi-
ty, The young man VII DO Inferred In
tho Cottondaie cemetery,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

New York. March go
,,., tI.r,,,d from Havana says
me n ,,an o Williams, for twcn ,,I,,,n ~
sa l,.,"V @onsu, general OF ~ vn'i Wa
y KANE In Havana. mas ten SS,ssry.,ona'
Your Your Correspondent h ,,s, Nc th "s Mr.
In stating this as = 'A hu, frmiy re-
Wiill VII. n,sher 10 deny or affirm u
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
THE BANK SHORTAGE
Friunds OF the Accused Parties HAYS
rsrfsc, coincidence THAT They
WIN liz vindicatsd.

waco, TEX, March s.--tBpeoiaD-Ths
arrest az J y. Marsty, formerly cnhh'
Ior of tho Tormera and Merchants Mas
tionJ bank, and W, II Tucker, ~
stated In those dispatches last might.
formed the subject OF much dinuunnion
today. Tho friends OF the defcndantn
confidently exprcnr the opinion thnt
they will completely establish their ih-
noccpco OF The charge against them.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
WILL BE PROTECTED.

Fx -senaior Potter SAYS Greer County
settlers WIN Not suner,
Ex senator Potter OF Gainesville was
in the city yesterday nnd was apken ny
a Gazette reporter ~ TO the most
probabin OBJECT uf the supreme courts
deelslon In tho Greer county case, He
replied that their intercntH would nc
doubt be protected, and that thone IN.
tnrostod need have no fenrA but that
their inicreais would be amply pro
toctod
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
COURTHOUSE IMPROVEMENTS,

In Progress for Xix Months and Are
Complete,
sherman. Tex. Murch tSpcplnlD--
The improvements on the county court
house that have been w progrpsn dur
inp the last slS months nrr az lust
completed and district court II once
more being held In It's Old room In the
court house. The now vault erected at
u cost of fis,h0O and tho other improve
mentH have cost the county about $780,
OOO
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

charley Heard ana Henry Freeman
Were Convicted,
bonhnm. Tex. March a. fRprcinll-
Yesterday IN tho dlaulct court Charley
Heard was convicted on u charge OF
introducing ana acllinR stolen property
from the territory into this state, IIlr
IN the ppnitontlnrs. Horny Freeman,
FOR Ike nifcnna, was convicted aud
given nve years IN the penitentiaty.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
|" ApJuDdEp INSANE.

commit Suicide But Is Rapidly
H., Recovering,
" rev. March 3. -(spcclnl1--
,apnhk Of this city, who at
,aeiuc Thursday night by
OF chloroform. Ia I'm.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

Three Men Charged with Criminal
Assault Near Kaufman.
Kaufman. TEX, March ., Especially -
Ono O. " Burklow ana two young
men named Burks have been arrested
and Jailed ON charge Of rape, COM
mittcd on two or more members OF the
family Of II MIR. Brown, LIVING near
Kaufman today.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

ciehurne, TEX. March 2.--tsrcclai.)--
MIR MctgeI OF Coicute has purchased
the brick ntorc house occupied by John
H. Cleveland to opon n general mar.
chnndipe store Mr, Cleveland Will nj
once erect another store building.
q. Dempwolf viii have a brick ntors
hnti.e bullt at once,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

IL Meets aud Inatails ofiicors- Subject
Discussed,
The Philharmonic Aooicty met ~ ths
hoapitable homo ~ Miss lnes Mcdaniel
inst night Tho leading feature ~ tho
evening was the installation OF uinc"ra.
after which an interesting debate upon
onr Of tho leading political uuentionn
was opened and vol dlHcubHed Tho
next regular meeting viii bo Held st
The hmm OF MlAn NuAAnll.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
wiLr.IAMa IpENTIrIEp.


Al ihe Mnn who ~ Charged with the
Robbery Of Mr.. Adams.
George williams, the negro who was
arrested Sunday on the chnrKc OF Mt
tempting 10 rob J. NJ, House, hns been
ldeniincd ns the man who robbed ~.
Adams NJ hls store on Saturday. ~;
ADAMS anw Williams Yesterday I'M
rocngnixed him rs his arsailnnt VII
iIamr g,on by the alias OF "Earhy,
and the police have had an eye open
for him for some time. 500
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
AppEsTEp ~ N;S,WoLAnY,


Was Detected With Attempting to
Pawn Stolen Jowelry
Deniaon. Tex. March (Spocial)-
Jim Price OF Honey Grove. Tex. was
arrested here last night by Chief OF
Police Hackney upon the charge OF
having burglarlzcd Dallcy'a drug store
In Honey Grove about month ngo,
and carrying away fbb worth OF Jewell
ny, His arrest was effected while In the
act OF attempting to pawn nnme OF the
property. witch was later Identified
by MIR. DALEY,
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

proving. His Physicians think he win
recover. Mir, Nerplank had been ud.
Judged Insane some time since, nnd
was sent to tho asylum at Terrell lilo
Improved so rapidly he was subsequent
~ discharged aud thought 10 be well.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
MopowEIl. uNpnn noNp.

Professor Jones 10 Able TO Attend Ifis
Clannes Again.
Ranger, TEX. March Especially
Professor Frank Jones' the RanHer
teacher who wnn cut by Shelby Me-
powell. HIS pupil, three weeks ago WAS
nblc today 10 attend hia classes Ths
boy Is under $3.50 bond.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

lilo IN lieing Prominently Spoken OF ny
His frlcnda
Augtin. Tex Mnreh Special -
4 gentleman who formerly resided In
Hamilton county Texas. and who took
not q little inlorcat IN political affnlrH
IN that location, stated to-day that n
nova was on foot TO bring out Hon,
Fam lnnham fnr oungroAa IN tho eighth
district llo gives II out tint letters
have been written from Hamilton In
mo Wuntrrfnlh nlntcnmnn'h lmlnrenl
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04
/ Linen Sac

|lrerlised SuNUHy To 7
|','day has SO far been
' most successful of our
En- salps in Fort Worth,
|,,,siI,hstanding the wealth
Il "a we'll TO note that
|. 4 the last day on
Nm the third of dis
I'M Is made.
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

,,,naeer. Centrally To-
r,sta, hn NJ IN every rcapect.
mi elI' I, the state Capital
WI WV, VIII ,,r.apauanr'i''s'
Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1896-03-04

win tcnve for dallas every morns
Ing except Monday NJ urpo e'ciocHs
cHrryinE Its
Messengers Received On this trails
for Dallas.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-19
U, G, MEY FRS. Observer.
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day at 9.30 a. m.
 Buy new house-R. E. Baldwin.
 Houses to let. E. M Clark, Az Church.
 Loans, insurance-Chas. Wilson & Go.
 The Metropolitan for October, high ly illustrated, for sale at McKee's.
 Furnished rooms, singly or en suite. Kenwick House, cor. Chapel and Tenn pie streets.
 Alterations are to be made to the front and interior of Dr. w. G. filings residence on Orange street.
 pr. B. H. Cheney is having plans pre- pared for a cottage to be erected at In- dian Neck. It will be 96x2S feet two stories high, containing ten rooms, with wide piazzas in front and rear.
 Rev. Dr. Newman smyth has return ed from his summer trip. He visited in Maine and took fine and extended trip on his wheel in Nova Scotia. He was in Maine at the time of the recent election.
 The many friends of MT. T. c. Trefry, the State street druggist, will sympa- thize with him in his sad loss, his mother, a most estimable lady, having passed away. She died on Wednesday at her home in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. Mrs. Trefry left yesterday for Var mouth on receipt of the telegram an- nouncing her death.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-19
DEATH OF NOAH WHEATON.

In His Youth He Resided Here-Bur-
 ial in Fair Haven Cemetery This Af-
 ternoon--Was Prominent Builder in
 New York
 The death of Noah Wheaton, a for mer New Havener, occurred at his home in New York yesterday. Mir. Wheaton was eighty-eight years of age, and many years of his early life were spent in this city, but for nearly sixty years he has lived in New York, where for many years he was a prom inent builder. He retired from active business some years ago, owing to his advanced age. He leaves a wife and three daughters and many relatives in this city, the greater part of them liv- ing in Fair Haven. Mrs. Wheaton is an old New Haven lady. formerly Miss Emily Ball, and has visited here ire quently in recent years. The burial will be in the family lot in the Fair Haven Union cemetery. Rev. Mir Cheney of the Fair Haven Methodist church will off1ciate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-19
PBRs0N.fI JOTTfNGs
About New Haven People and Their
 Doings,

DOings.
 Rev. A. P. Miller, formerly pastor of the Dixwell avenue Congregational church, will leave New Haven the last cf u is month to take charge of the Lincoln Memorial church in Washing ton, D, c.
 Manager Polls father. Ollavio Poi, who has been visiting his son for three months, will leave to-day for his na- tive land, Italy. MT. Poli will embark on the steamship Etruria. The visitor was in perfect health yesterday after noon when he took leave of his son and family MT. Poli is seventy odd years old and carries his age with remarkable ease
 Hon. J. D. Dewell, republican nomi- nee for lieutenant governor, was unable 10 be at his place of business yesterday, as he was confined to his home on Or ange street with temporary illness. This illness is not of a serious nature, it probably being due to overwork and malaria. and he will be able to be about again in a day or so.
 MT. and Mrs. Fred H. Waldron of Howe street have cards out for the eel ebration of their silver wedding, Mon day evening, September q.
 Dr. and Mrs. Jay w. Seaver have re- turned from Chautauqra to their home at 25 Lynwood street. They have been away since July l.
 Hon. J. H. Connolly of Trenton, N. J., has returned home after a pleasant stay with his brother, Joseph, of Foster street, his son, Edward. remaining dur ing the month of September.
 Mrs. George Fisk, wife of George c. Fisk of the Wason Car company of Springfield, Mass, is visiting MT. and Mrs. Fred N. Fisk of 256 Portsea stret. city.
 After last years successful season. MT Trinkaus, the celebrated mandolin and guitar virtuoso of New York, will resume teaching at the Dessauer- Troostwyk School of Music on the first of October.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-19
GRAND SENATE INSTITUTED.


 Large Gathering of Knights of the An
 cient Essenic Order in Bridgeport
 T. H. Macdonald of This City Elected
 Grand Senator-Large Banquet Last
 Evenlng-Eleven Connecticut Lodges
 Represented.
 The delegates from the eleven senates of the Knights of the Ancient Essenic order in this state assembled in Sailer's hall, Bridgeport, yesterday for the pur- pose of instituting a grand senate. SeVenty-five delegates were present, and the meeting was called to order by Supreme Organizer General A. T. Le- Baron of Cincinnati. The senate was to have been called to order by the su- preme ruler. General c. J, Weatherby of Cincinnati, but he was ill Springfield yesterday morning and missed a train, so that he did not arrive in Bridgeport until 1:30.
 The first business to be done, after the usual preliminaries in calling such body to order, was the appointing of a nominating committee. After an ab- sence of short time the committee re- turned with a list of officers for the ensuing year. The report of the com mittee was accepted and the following officers declared elected:
 Grand senator T. H. Macdonald of New Haven: grand senior seneschal, c. F. Merrill of Middletown; grand junior seneschal, L. L.. Hopkins of New Brit ain; grand secretary, F. F. Bodwell of New Haven; grand treasurer, r. l.. Averill of New Haven; grand surgeon, J. s. Stone, M D., of New Britain; trustee for three years, Edward Eberlc of Hartford; for two years, A. F. Fogg of New Haven; for one year, James F. Smith of New London; past grand sen ators, T. B. Chapman of Hartford, W. w. Price of New Haven, F. $. Davis of Meriden, T. D. l.. Manville of Anso- mia. D. I. Atwater of New Haven and George P. Merritt of Hartford.
 After the election of officers the sen ate adjourned to the Atlantic and Windsor hotels, where dinner was serv- ed. In the afternoon the senate recon vened at ? o'clock in the same hall, and short time. .afterward the representa- tives of the supreme senate arrived and the grand senate was instituted and the officers installed. The instituting was done by General c. J. Weatherby, supreme ruler assisted by General Herbert Thomas, supreme secretary, and General A. T. LeBaron, supreme organizer All of these representatives of the supreme senate are from Gin cinnati
 Between and o'clock last evening there was reception to General Weatherby and the supreme officers at the supreme headquarters in the Allan tic hotel.
 Last evening at o'clock, in Sailer's hall the exemplification of the degrees took place, the work being done by teams from Nebo senate of Bridgeport, from Mithras and Homa senates of New Haven and from the Hartford sen- ates. The three degrees were worked. At II o'clock a banquet was served in Masonic hall Excellent Senator Carl Foster of Bridgeport was toastmaster. The banquet was one of the largest af- fairs of the kind ever held in Bridge
The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-19
MANY CONGRATULATIONS.

MT. A. B. Treat was heartily con- graduated on allg sides yesterday for his completion of Pierson hall, the new Yale dormitory, in such short time The work was begun twenty seven weeks ago by the firm of Smith, Sperry X Treat At that time, MT. Smith was critically i'll, his death taking place in a few days after the contract was let, MT. Sperry was in congress, and A. B. Treat undertook the contract without being able to consult with his part ners The university also secured his signature to a contract whereby he would lost S100 for every day after Sep tember 16 that the building was not completed, and he was to receive a like amount for every day the building was finished before that time.
 MT. Treat personally supervised the construction of the building, and it was finished according to the contract, on Wednesday night. The contractors and employees removed all the debris and staging from the building Thursday and yesterday the building was turned over to the college.