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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
SAVAGE ART CRITIC.
Objects to Photographers Work
and Tears 1t to Pieces.
FRANKS OF A sNoouALMIe BEAR
Finding the Owners or . Tent Absent.
He Makes Himself at Home and
Leaves HIS Marx.

A rather rich story. which artists par
rc2larly. and other people as weli. wfu
appreciate. comes through IA office OF
the SEATTLE & International railroad As
Is well known. me beautiful scenery round
aos~ Snou1alrnie IS In q commercial
sense reckoned among the resources OF TIE
road. In the summer especially tourists
and visitors find an unceasiag interest in
the graceful cataract and the surround
ing scenic Effects. So great has tire de-
mand been for photoxvaphfc views that
the railroad has regularly employed OFF,
cla} photographers, whose chief business
Ii 10 seek out picturesque gssrapses and In
teresting objects md focus their cameras
opon them.
These photographers were az work re-
eently IN their tent gallery nNr SnoQgal-
ME. when an unexpected art critic ap-
peared. and roughly reviewed a couple OF
their pet proofs. They had given a good
deal OF time TO securing 3 good view OF
the falls by night. and were moderately
satisfied with their efforts. The artists
had strolled a short distance from the
tent. leaving he proofs 10 dry. During
their absence a bea anne proving along.
and finding the occupants Of the tent
awav. proceeded to make himself at
home. The pictures were evidently not
up to the standard or his cultured eye. and
he recorded his protest. in a manner far
more blunt \ Reginald de Koyen per-
haps. but Just as effective He took ere
OF the negatives. and drew q great. ugly
stroke across II. He selected the proof OF
the other picture n tore Il halfway
across the foaming mist. whose pickering
and elusive light had cost The POOR artists
so much time and pains. He then made
good his escape as most critics have a
way OF doing. and the nm OF his vic
tins. as Is SO often the case, never
reached him.
The photographers appear not TO have
been at all impressed by the humorous ele-
ment in the occurrence. they utilized
the torn proof as a piece OF letter paper,
writing an Official communication OF their
misaap on the reverse side TO General
Freight and Passenger Agent Allen. OF tho
International. Who has the two spoiled
pictures In his office as souvenirs OF Sno-
homish scenery and a bears artistic fas-
t~idiousnesA
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
BILLY BURDETTE HELD UP.
The Unsatisfactory Seance OF . h
With n Newspaper Man.

Billy Burdetfe, q w~ell-known seattle
newspaper man. recently connected with
the Telegraph, was going home last night
at about f:3o o'clock. and had reached the
corner OF Sixth avenue and Madison
street when he heard a peremptory order
to hold up his hands, and at the same time
q big gun was pushed in his face. II seems
almost unnecessary TO state that Mr.. Bur-
dette's hands went Up In a wild attempt 10
pull stars out OF the sky. The man at the
burt end OF the gaping six-shooter then
proceeded 10 rifle his pockets, and digging
out the newspaper mans watch and small
change, remarked: well, you're the
second man I've been through to-
night that had nothing" Mr.. Bur-
dette said. as the hold-up backed away: "If
you had known who you were tackllng you
wouldn't have wasted your time" As
soon as possible he reported the matter
at police headquarters. While he was Civ
ing a description of his lost property and
his assailant. Officer A II. Meford came
in and Mr.. Burnett almost fell in a fit TO
see h thief OF a few moments before Sc
curely ~handcuned. The murderous gun
was IN Officer Meffordas pocket, as well
as the lost property. tn arrest had been
made only a block or so ava from the
scene OF the holdup. as the thief was ex-
aiming his booty under a street lamp.
He rave his name as Henry Wilson. aged
g. and his nationality as English. Officer
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
HEAVY CATCH OF SALMON.
Traps geset the Fish on Their Way to
the Fraser River.

whafoor. July fa%Speciai-The sock
eve salmon ru1 has commenced over IN
San Iuan county. and n various can
uerieS :hst have traps fccalai amen the
islands have hexan operations The To-
cslity known as the salmon banks. or the
southeast shore 81 san Juan island. e a
varisAhte network o. traps. there being
no less than seven ar eighs in TIE shallow
water along the hAg spit. o. har. ever
which the salmon run. The Island
Packing Company. % Friday uarhor. has
swo trans there an8 ere AZ HenTy Island
near Roche harAar. The company has
canned fas casss % saTtn< sslmea al
resav. and commenced canning sacksves
this week. II owns tae steamer Nichi-
gar. commanded by Cart. Euilene. ans
smrsnvS nsty-ave Cht0anasu ana aaite a
number q white raen IN fs eannery.
which ia aae 81 the nnest or the sound
though The nsw cnes a. Anacogtes an3
Village rclnt. Iumras island. Rre larger.
TIE nr~zag> Company. q ESsharsSSa.
also a. San Jasa island. has ere trap Oh
the salmon hanks ard ore A. IceAs-g
posnt the southern rcgn, 81 Ire Island
where SIS r~eSisrnt manager, c. FTes2@
ard cart p = DAVIS also have q trap
za8 AR Phesrs - Interested n another
tran ca tha Salmon HANKS. where ire
Graham. FreseaegTx and W&ka- uAFs
are also located. TIE Walker tran %;
- hv she AnRcortss Packing Company,
IL ne one whirA recentiy sessasae. sGa
serious damage frum The hixh tides les
f ~ fha W. haVirsE been washed eat
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11

Victoria. JEsy Ian action has been
commenced by Martha Kane James
against the city OF Victoria for damages
caused By the death Of Francis Thomas
James. which gas brought % BY the
negligence OF defendant in and shout ths
Point Etsiee bridge. The plaintiff sues as
administrators OF the estate 0 her late
husband, and brings the action for the
benefit Of herself and Maria LouiHe- an
don, Maud. Willie and Charles Thomas,
children Of the deceased. In mis- action
the tramway company are not made de-
PENDANTS, for the probable reason that the
deceased was not on the car. but was
crossing the bridge on his bicycle 81 the
tine the Inflated car No 10 went through
ths bridge on Nay Is last 50 far there
Is only one other case pending for dam
ages arising out Of the accident Ii 10
brought By A. s. Potts against both the
city and the company. He alleges that
the city was negligent IN sllowing the
bridge 20 become out OF repair, and the
company also Negligent In allowing the
ear 70 be overloaded. The damages are
named at Se1.e6
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The San. rs.ss hzffy damaged what -
known as fhs Murray trap. n San Juan
pass IN ad1srtsn 70 tne s-ars already
nzez theirs are two at Ka1axa bay.
On tss southeast side OF Sz1 Juan tlart,
wrsd By 4 ranser % c1tExsrs 81 San
Juan county, snf ore a. Andrews bay. IA
which some Of The ara nen are inter
~zse1s Together with p. s. Cock. tie mar
agsr Of The Rosario Straits Packing Gem
pany. of Arzcorfes. Then there Is the
immense stssl trap OF tire Lunaui Island
Packing Company. at Village Polnr. this
county. ard the numerous srsrs Of the
several companies o2erafing a. Point
Roberts.
Taking them altogether. TIRE salmon
have a very Formidable gauntlet 20 run
20 reach the Fraser river. ard hose Of
them that get that far have STU the
scores Of nets Of the vixilarf river fisher
men 20 encounter before they can get up
10 the spawning rounds Although
previous observation Of salmon habits has
led - the belief that this woald De an
or year. trap and e~ennsrynsn say nov
thar according 70 the stories Of The In
dlaas and masters Of incoming vessels.
the indications are favorable for = large
run.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
WILLIAM JENNINGS BRYAN.
aae ~>kyrocket Career Of the Boy Ora
tor OF the Platte.

tor of the Platte.
William Jennings Bryan was sora IN
sssesn. III. March n. iSa His father
.ss a Prominent lawyer. and was for
1sssse wears n tAsge on the nltnesS cir
~ court Nnch. lie resigned IN iS2 -
~ore The candidate OF ne Greeley parsy
- eongress. Yong Bryan attended the
aoae schools % his native fewn. AMI VAS
asn graduated. FIRST from the uilfpats
sase college aaa a~sterwart fram Tnkn
~ @ilege Chicago He was the erstor
: as Glars 81 Illinois college. and wen
- hssaeSt hoaors. lie sEscnt two vnAr@
: Ss law onice e LYMAN TremNuH m
sacasN On july 1. Xxx Re hung orr his
sNssse as an attorney ard narrtss AZ
SSsonville. III. and his total income Tor
months was sN After hat Re had an
eoFNent practice IN 0CNoher. ~. Mr..
sssn vas married - Miss Mary = Hard.
@saans Woman - literary saasss ard A.
s~1fasarNents who graduated A. TIE
- ttsnn he dtd. After their marriage
- Swan began the Ssu8y q law ard
= tsc same course her husband ala a.
As schccL. ana wss admitted - TIE
N I'M While ia jacksonville Mr..
Ian sook an active part IN politics ITS
$50 was AZ Safer& before a youax
NSs psnecrNdc ctah S~1oss1nantly -
see q nnTSer ef Sueechps IN two - Mr..
S-sngefs campaigns In rae sgnnuner of
Ne made a business trip - Kansas
sassteataisy spent tw0 days a. Ian
- Neh. whtch resulted IN the f0rnna-
O = law partnership wsth a 5aw
Sr-sfe. a. z TsFaeG sn1 Nj.
fe-neved - tae new state IN oeso-
So he attended tAe state cenvsn-
ste sesecs delegate % sAe national ~e~-
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Republicans Of the Third Indiana
district have renominated Congressman
Henderson.
Col. James Howe. q prominent citizen OF
St. Louis. died Thursday. after several
weeks illness. Col. Howe was one OF the
executors OF the VIII OF William Eads. the
famous engineer, whose daughter Col
Howe married. He gained his military
title In the war. He became connected
with the Wabash railroad in the seven
ties. and became vice president and gen
eral manager.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11

Cincinnati Julv fA-The Grand Ledge ~
Eyl&s sfeete6 tbe following efnceIs Tor the
essaug YEA: Exalted ruler, Asade Eet-
Nger. Harrisburg. pa graps SECRETARY.
George A Rernos6S. saginaw Mlch.
<-arS treasured. < A orrts, Nsa6vfile.
Pa esteemed teAAnx katEat. B VI. A.
sc-. BIRMINGHAM AA exsesre3 loyal
kntzhe Lewis HoaSsT. Newark. esteemed
H~cturInx kzxAt. <. " Fcotes Msna~1p-
CHS grand trustees. Jerome r. Fisher.
jamestown. y Y. HI A Crsyc~o<r. Dali
las Tex. a.. - - Cronk. O-Sa1A. grand
~p<grss-e. S.stt Holmes C~ncszrss. Mime
sv~>lts was ssseet~1 for the next &aaaa.
meeting. o. July { 7 and $ -.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
THE RATE WAR ENDED.
q. II. & ~. Company and outhern Pa
clrc Effaact a >e~ffIarnenf

Ssa Franeisca. Jolly m-The iong and
hitter rate war between the Southern
parsda Railway Co and ths oregon Rail
way ard Navigation { q sss been ssttleS.
This canae about as a rcsuR ~ the visit
% Stubs Snrouls md Jsdsh. 81 the
Sorthe-n Pacific. 20 General Manager Nc
Nell. a. Portland,
Tho new rate Is Sc Tor erst cabin ard
s. s0- s~eca1&~cisss rrkets either way. The
Cegamnia. wfssh leaves Portland on the
stst. ard fhe STATE. wat-h leaves San
Faucfseo On the II viii carry passsu-
gers 81 re nsw -ates The Oregon Ran.
Nsy q Navigation people were locking
for news that freight matters had been
adjusted On q similar BASIS
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Rali,nxham Raw News.

whatcom. July f1-Special--The dry
kiln al J.. RI. Blankenshsps mill at Law
renee. containing 10000 shing es. was
burned about midnight Wednesday. en-
failing a los. of upwards OF sl.eoo, pretty
well covered By insurance
The Ladies' Cooperative Society cleared
over 500 az their booth on the Fourth Of
July. which will be enough 10 enable them
10 pay up in fun for the ave shares OF
creamery stock for which they subscribed.
II In announced that John b. Allen viii
make a political address here on the 18th
and that another Republican club viii
then be organized.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
pank rat,ure al Ellensbnrv.

EIlensburg. July fn.-Speciai.-The doors
OF the Kittitas Valley National bank were
closed this morning. Deposits have been
running down for some time and the d.
rectors concluded TO close. The
ment is made hat the bank VII pay dol
lar for dollar. and II Is generally believed
his viii be the case. as not over $1,000
rs on deposit. A heavy assessment was
fcvIed on the stock some time ago. Ed
mund Seymour Is president: J. Il. NJ.
Stoneroad. cashier: j. c. Hubbeii. vice
president.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
Tacoma Reducing Expenses.

Tacoma. July N.--Special-In the inter-
est OF conomy 100 street &C lights have
been discontinued. Commissioned of Pub
lie Works Doherty has cut of the lights
during the past two days. They have
been removed where they would be least
missed from the residence portion Of the
city.
Fifteen policemen have been dismissed
by Chkf OF Police Hoge under orders
from the council. The city's monthly ex-
pense wiz be materially reduced by these
mea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
The Pres. Convention.

North Yakima. July 1a.-SpeciaL-The
State Editorial Association elected j. Han
rum Jones president: J. ID. Hoge. jr.. s.
II. Miller and j. r.. Brown. vice presi-
DENTS: Homer Hill. secretary. Charles
f'rosch. historian. The next meeting Will
take place at Vancouver. The ciuxens
took the members for a drive through the
fruit district and papers on business were
afterward discussed. The convention then
affnurred.
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An ex-whatcom Man Killed.

whatcom. July Io-Speeial-Sews has
been received here that Thomas Gala
ghcr. who was In the employ Of the cleo
tric hight company here for a number OF
years, was recently killed IN st Louis by
falling from a high pole. He deposited
several hundred dollars IN the Eeilingham
BAY National bank the last day Il was
open for business. but succeeded In get
ting tx refunded.
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him ~ the railway station Today he wiz
ho13 ~ interview with Tire governor ger-
e-zL By Saturday ne viii have his CAD
taet ready. TIE following VIII constitute
his cabinet. Quebec, LaurSer. Tsrte. FISH
-. E@o1-0r: Ontario, Mowas- Cartwright.
Scott. Patterson View Brunswick. BsaIs
Nora Sro1a- Fielding. Border. Prince Ec-
wxrs Island. Davies: Manitoba, represent
rz1ve ns. yer chosen The foregoin< WIZ
constitute the strongest uafasstry ever
formed n Canada
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Mefori thinks tnss ne was waiting - 70
through sorze one from q dance nsing held
N 81 Francs ball Il is believed that
WILSON Is cns 90 = regularly organized
gng % thieves ard picxpockess recently
come 10 town. ara ire police believe that
they have me others spotted
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
No Prizef,ght in san Francisco.

San Francisco. July ia committee of
the board of supervisors today refused a
permit TO the National Athletic Club,
which wished to manage the Maher-
Choynski fight on August 4.
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pied From His Injuries.

w7ratcom. July w.-Special.-Hosea
Lcavit;. who was injured in a runaway
accident on the North Fork about two
months ago. died here yesterday az thu
home Of his fa~ther-in-iaw. Mr.. Foilett.
lie was 3 years OF age and was married
last fail
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11
Gnx.rnmenr crnn Rennrt.

Washington City. July m-The s~gricul-
tu-al Department July crop report shows:
Average condition OF corn. go. winter
wheat. Ns. spring wheat. s2s. combined
spring and winter wheat. So. eats, &.3
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vancouver. =. C.. July Ia-Advices from
Chniiwack state that the water fell one
and one-haif inches last night. The high
e<t water this year was three ana one-half
feet fellow fS%A
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Tacoma. July m.-Special.-An appiica-
ton has been filed on behalf Of Anacortes
10 make that city a SUPPORT The re-
Gently erected salmon canneries there Will
use tish brought from British Columbia
waters. This Is given as the reason for
the arTilcatson-
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The Eton-Harrow Cricket Game.

London. July io.-At the Lords cricket
grounds today the annua match between
Elton and Harrow began in oppressive
weather. At luuchtime Eton had scored
2s runs for three wickets.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11

Olympia. July n-Spccial-The supreme
eour; reversed the Judgment in the case
OF Miller N3riock. respondent ". Martha
r Leonard. appellant. from Lewis.
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The Review Of Reviews for July IL n
strong political number. The portraits Of
prominent men OF all shades OF politics
are numerous and interesting. and the edi-
toriaI comment on the present situation is
luminous. The Review Is the only month
ly which Is able to keep fully abreast OF
al political movements and changes. II il
never caught mapping. The action OF the
St. Louis convention on the 18th OF June
is already history 10 the Review Of Re-
views. which appears on the first day of
July: Indeed, that action had been definite
IN and accurately predicted IN the num-
her OF the month previous. The Review
has shown such possibilities in political
magazine Journalism as had not been
dreamed OF In the PHILOSOPHERS OF the
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-07-11

Ottawa. ort. July m-wFfrst Lsrt~-.
CArs5s'x rev prswsar. arrived hare tass
z-sa- IwS Thousand peoae we.ooned
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Further Railroad Changes.

Edward 8. Echols takes the position or
revising clerk In the Great Northern Of
flee, made vacant by the resignation OF
O. O Caiderhead. who takes E. p. De
Pue's place as chief clerk IN the Northern
Pacific freight office. Mr.. Eohols Is al
ready familiar with the duties Of HIS new
post. which he filled efficiently for some
time prior TO akIng the position OF bill
clerk, which he now leaves. The latter
position will now be filed by Ralph ".
shute. who took charge OF the desk yes
terday. or rather esImed II. as II Is the
same place he filled prior TO his return
a short time & 20 Minneapolis.
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The London Chronicle saws Mckinley Is
the most striking personality VINO has
arisen on the Reouoll.an side since Mr..
Blaine.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. CUNNINGHAM ana
Miller: Carsey and Clements.
Cleveland. July lathe CievelanR bat
ted Esper all over the lot In the first game
with Baltimore today, while the Orioles
could do nothing with Cuppy. In the sec
ond game Wilson was batted by Baltimore
and replaced In the third inning by Wal
lace, but he. too. was hit hard in the ninth
and Cleveland lost the game. Attendance
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When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria-
When she was q Child, she cried for Cassoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them CastorA.
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Not How Cheap,
But How Good

II o HAD AN IMPORTANT LEGAL surT
= TO settle. would you send around and
set BIDS from a lot OF lawyers and then
employ the cheapest.
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BatteriesEWallace. Wilson and thinner
Garrison and Clark
The following table shows the standing
~ the several league clubs:
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cos.sa Ard Washington sa. Portland. Or.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-07
Some Gigantic Crystals.

If you are Il fancicr of mineral spcci-
mems, you probably treasure one CT more
three or four inch crystals and fondly
imagine that they are of unusual size
AS common cabinet specimens go, they
arc certainly large enough, but AS com
pared with real large mineral crystals
they are as a mouse compared with an
elephant. At the town of Grafton, N
H., they find the largest crystals known
to the biologists and mincralogists.
How large do you suppose these giants
arc? One, two Or three feet long? Well,
guess so. A single specimen from tina,
locality taken to Boston and deposited
i'll tie museum of the Society Of Nat
ural History weighed nearly "a tons
Another, found at the same place, is THO
largest crystal in the world, so far as il
known. It is 4 perfect six sided prism
having circumference of IL feet. Three
weeks labor by two men was expended
in exposing this giant of the mineral
kingdom. The crystal is Of beryl, and
according to estimates made by expert
enced quarrymen, weighs not less THAI
five tons. Louis Republic.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-07
When Holmes Was In London.

/ had to give more than So for pit
ticket and had hardly room to stand up,
almost crowded to death. The Duchess
of Kent and the Princess Victoria-a
girl OF Is and heir to the throne-camc
in first on the side opposite the king s
box. The audience applauded somewhat
not ferociously. The princess is ::
nice fresh looking girl, blond and rather
pretty. The king looks like a retired
butcher. The queen is much such a
person in aspect rs the wife of the late
William Frost Of Cambridge, an exem-
plary millkman, new probably immortal
on slab of slatostone as father, q
husband and brother. The king blew
his nose twice and wiped the royal per-
SEPARATION repeatedly from a face which
is probably the largest uncivilized spot
in England. l have a disposition
to tartness and ievity which tells to the
disadvantage of the royal living and
the plebeian defunct, but it is accidental
and must be forgiven.-''Life and Let.
tiers Of Oliver Wendell Holmes"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1896-07-07
r WAS NOT A MURDER.
The Fate of o Muscat tine Man on the Rail
road Track.

The Fate of o Muscatine Man on the Rail.
road Track.
Some newspapers have been credit
ing Muscatine with new murder
sensation, on account OF the finding
of the body of John Winning near
the railroad track just above that
city. Winning was run down and
killed by a Rock Island train at an
early hour Saturday morning. His
body when found was fearfully man
gled, the head being completely sew
cred from the trunk and ground into
a shapeless mass which rendered the
features perfectly unrecognizable.
One foot was cut off and the right
arm almost severed from the Shout
der, while his clothing and shoes
were torn to shreds. Portions of the
body we're scattered along the track
for a distance of As feet. A large
pool of blood marked the spot where
it is thought MIR. Winning was frs!
struck by the train and his life
snuffed out. 1t is thought that
freight train 81 going west was. the
first to strike the unfortunate man
This was followed by freight train
SO, which completed the CHASTITY job
The body was gathered up and re
| moved to the undertaking depart
ment, where it was thoroughly iden
titled by relatives. The circum
stances under which this fatality oc
Cured will probably never be known
A great many theories have been ad
vanced accounting for his presence
at the place at that unseemly hour