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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-30
HORSES DRIVEN TO DEATH.
Cottonwood Falls Mans Mysterious
factions.

noon about o'clock a man and two
women hailing from Cottonwood Falls
drove into the yard of NJ. D. Cowley
three miles north of town. when one
OF their horses fell, overcome with the
heat.
In few moments the other one fell
and in an hour both were dead
all fine and evidently a livery RIG. The
horses were driven to death. The man
forgot to tell his name and soon dis
appeared The women were brought
10 town IN passing wagon. The bug
gy and harness are still at Mr. Cow
leys, and he came to town this morn
ing to find out what disposition to
make Of the property.
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Market Gossip.

Liverpool: Wheat closed I'D lower
Private cable quote market weak and
cancel bids.
Chicago: Hateley has been large buy
er of September pork this morning but
seller of January product. Local
shorts in September pork getting out
fast as they can and pounding OctO-
Der. Selling is better than buying
Chicago: Story current that the Re
publican campaign managers will en-
deavor to bull wheat in order to influ-
ence country sentiment.
New York: Potter bought $500 sugar,
selling scattering. Wabash, month of
June, net decrease $41, 567.
Chicago: Captain Phillips brokers
selling wheat. Good deal long wheat
coming out.
Chicago: Wheat opened easier than
curb, with Logan heavy seller at $3.50.
Apparently not many outside orders.
Chicago: Aug. Brosseau just sold
Pringle 100000 September wheat at
581ac
New York: The four ports cleared
wheat and -four 226, 900 bushels
Chicago: Estimated receipts tomor-
row, wheat 1876 cars, corn 1065, oats
100 Hogs $4,000 head.
HOgs-Chicago, 1900, strong; Kan
sas City $500; Omaha $500: week s
packing 100000; same week last year
1876 900.
Chicago: Price Current says: Little
of betterment in crop condition. Con-
siderable of unfavorabIe nature to har-
vested grain in fields from excessive
moisture. Delay in threshing opera
tons and injury in quality. Corn main
tanning high promises. Wheat indica-
lions about $50 million"
Chicago: Inspections: Wheat 1924
corn 9O2-648, oats 114-47
Minneapolis 1913 cars today, SO a year
ago Duluth 154 cars today, 165 a year
ago.
Chicago: Puts, September wheat SIS,
calls $3.50; puts, September corn 241sc,
calls 245sc: puts, January pork Sc SIS,
calls SIS IS; curb, September wheat
5s1zc; puts, September wheat SEC, calls
&c, good next week
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KANSAS NEWS.
Trouble Among the Galena
School Teachers.
Some of Them Said to Have No
Certificates.
EXAMINATION CALLED
Lew Hanback, to Command the
Baxter Reunion.
COlOred X. of p. Encampment
At Wichita.

GaIena. July sO-There will be an
other school examination held in this
city August 20 and 81.
It is said that several teachers hired
to conduct the city schools have no
certificates and are unable to secure
them And there is much excitement
over the matter.
The only news obtainable regarding
this matter is to the effect that there
has been no full record of the school
board proceedings kept the past few
years, and what pretends to be records
show that one OF the teachers selected
has never had a certificate, while to
another a certificate has been issued
by the board, but never received by the
teacher.
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ST. PAUL Z; INDIANAPOLIS 5.
BASEBALL NOTES.

Emporia won the third and last game
of the Minneapolis series yesterday by
a score of Is to 3.
St Marys lost a game yesterday on
the home grounds to Hiawatha by a
score of to s.
Coffeyville won its third straight
game from Parsons yesterday by the
score of 8 to O.
Marty Bergen, the Boston catcher is
playing a good game these days and is
supposed to have regained his Western
league form.
Jack O'Connor of Cleveland caught p
straight games while thinner was laid
off, and did not have an error or pass
ed ball in the dozen
Independence won the third game of
the series from Chanute today; score
u to g. Batteries: For Chanute, Ad-
ans and Pranter; Independence
Drummey and COnlin.
Billie LANCE wears golf socks and
rides a wheel. Uncle Arson has also
succumbed to the wheel craze, and he
and LANCE take spins over Chicago7s
bouIevards every morning.
An exchange says: Count Campaus
Pacific coast experience seems to have
injected new life into him He is play
ing a great game in the field for Jim
my Manning, and is also hitting in his
old time style
Jimmy Ryan's queer habit of bat
ting the ball into his own shins has
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Kansas City Produce Market.

Kansas City, July 80.
WHEAT-Market active No. hard
SPY 053c; No. 8, 491a053c; No 3, 491k0
sic; No. 2 red 55056c; No. 3, 53054c.
CORN-Market active prices rather
irregular. No. mixed 2I7s @22c; No. 2
white 212z @22c.
OATS-Market active, about steady
No. 2 mixed nominally zoe; No. 2
white 23@2412c
RYE-No. nominally 25c
HAY-Market steady and unchanged.
BUTTER-Market weaker. Cream
cry 12@13c; dairy 10012c.
EGGS-Market unchanged, TIC.
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Emporia Cycle Road Race.

Emporia, July 3O.-The Emporia road
race. run last evening, drew a large
crowd. The course was ten miles. The
race was a handicap. First place was
won by Eugene Fletcher, mail carrier.
The others arrived in the following or
der: Sam Mckinney. Henry Carr, H.
W. Harner, Frank Miller, A. W. Rine,
NJ. S. Swisher, George Griffith, Lester
Perry and E Hainline.
The time prizes were awarded first,
Horace Whittlesy in Sc. %; Frank Miller
33.38; Justin Soden. 81. %.
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SCOTT MCDONALD MISSING.
a Butler County Many Disappeared
Leaving No Trace.

Ell Dorado. July 3O-Scott Mcdonald.
formerly of Pontiac. now of Peabody.
visiting his brother Otis Mcdonald on
the old GainOr farm seven miles south
of town. lighted a cigar after supper
saturday evening, started for a stroll
and has not been seen since.
He was not missed until Sunday
morning when searching parties were
organized and fields, river streams and
every conceivable spot and corner
searched, but so far without avail.
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Repregentative Loueh Renon,inated

Parsons, July 30.-The RepubIicans
OF the Twenty-fifth representative dis
tTict met in convention al OsT-ae-o 80
Tenominated Representative " !
Tough of Altamont. The cOnveufiry,
was Wen attended and the Republicans
OF the district are united in then $40
port Of the national ticket. ResoIi1-
tons indorsing the administration of
Governor Morrill, were unanimously
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PAwNEE REPUBLICAN TICKET
County officers Nominated With A
A. Thorpe for Representative.

Larned, July 30.-At the Pawnee Re
publican county convention held here
the following ticket was nominated: A
A. Thorpe, representative; L. H. Has
ken, probate judge; c. D. Meade, clerk
Of the district court; H. S. Rogers,
county attorney; Frank Johnson, sup
erintendent of public instruction and
w. H. Brinkman, commissioner of First
district to succeed himself.
The delegates to the state convention
are Capt. Henry Booth, J. Brown, D.
B WOlcOtt, and J. HeatOn who We're
instructed for w. G. Edwards for sec
rotary of state
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Wichita Council Turns Of the LIGHTS

mas decided by a unanimous vote 70
1eSNe the police department. board of
' So1caIlon' library, messenger depart
Inent and musical societies who oCc117,1,
the city building, in total larl[I7e.s., ~, pS
I-ss these departments shall enter into
an agreement with the light ooTnns11|,
Tor their own lights - O'1ll 'saHy
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BIoodhounds Give an Exhibition.

Emporia, July 3O.-Pete Hines gave
an exhibition with his blood hounds on
Sunny Slope ranch yesterday. One of
the farm hands started from a given
point made a circuit of about two and
One-half miles and then landed high
and dry in the top of a tree.
The dogs were turned loose, set on
the trail and they followed the exact
trail to the terminus
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-30

a course Of Ayers Pills the
system is set in good working
order and man begins to feel
that life is worth living. He
who has become the gradual
prey of constipation, does not
realize the friction under which
he 1abors, until the burden is
lifted from him. Then his
mountains sink into mole
hills, his moroseness gives
place to jol1ity, he is a happy
man again. If life does not
seem worth living to you, you
may take a very different view
of it after taking
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-07-30
clark HoteI Chances Hands.

Newton July Soc. Koran will take
charge of the Clark hotel next Satur-
day morning. Mr.. Koran before COM
ing to this country was one of the most
successful hotel men in Canada.
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p VoTEs ZOE COLI.
a Rice County Township Has a Few
Anti-Silver Men.

Raymond, July 30.-A Bryan free sill
Yer club was organized here last night
with so members-au voters.
L. Bent, a life long Republican. was
elected president; w M Kenton. Pom
Democrat, secretary. More Than X Of
the number are Republicans.
This township has about 1850 voters
There Will not be more than 25 votes
for gold this fall.
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TO DRIVE A BIG TUNNEL.
To be Through Quaquake Mountains
and ! Ia Miles Long.

Hazelton. Pa, July 3O.-Cox Bros. &
Co. have completed arrangements for
driving a tunnel through the Quaquake
mountain to their mines at Beaver
Meadow. The tunnel will be one and
One-half miles in length and will give a
natural drainage to all mines in the
basin
It will take two years to complete the
work and from an engineering stand
point will compare with the famous
JeddO tunnel
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Bulk of sales 50 1903 90; heavies 50 SIS
az IS; packers 81 1903 90; mixed 81 IS
as O5; lights 81 9O03 10; workers 81 IS
Q3 10; pigs So OO@3 TO-
SHEEP-Receipts 1900; shipments
1900. Market stronger. Lambs SO OO@
90; muttons 81 OO@3 so.
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LovELACE SHELTER SOLD.
Cost 100000 Never Used an Hour
and Sold for So, 500.

slnelter at Turner was sold yesterdav
at sheriff's sale for IS. 500. 1t was bid in
by Ed Carroll of Leavenworth who had
a mortgage on it for about $1,000
The smelter was built about five
years ago at a cost of 500. 600. There
never was a fire started in it. and If
has remained all this time unnss.d
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Boston Book Sellers Fail.

Boston. July GOV. B. Clarke & Co,
one of the most prominent of the book
selling firms of the city. have made an
assignment for the benefit of the cred
itors. Mr.. w. 3. Clarke organized the
firm in 1874. No figures are given.
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Wichita Wheelman Injured.

Wichita, July 3O.-Alvin ]. MusselI-
man, one of the leading amateur wheel
men in the state, was run into Tuesday
and his collar bone was broken. He
was in training for the state races, be-
ing entered in all the events
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few young pitchers who promise well.
Cleveland has two in Wilson and Wal
lace; Baltimore has one in Pond; New
York has one in Doheny; Pittsburg has
one in Hughey; Chicago has two in
Friend and Parker; Louisville has two
in Hill and McCreery and Boston has
another in Sullivan
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Kansas City livestock Market.

Kansas City, July 80.
CATTLE Receipts 1900; shipments
5000 Market active. strong to 10 cents
higher. Texas steers 81 O003 Is; Texas
cows 81 2502 35; beef steers 50 00Q4 10;
natives cows 81 1903 90; stockers and
feeders 81 6003 So; bulls 81 O002 40.
REPRESENTATIVES. SALES
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SANTA FE ROUTE
The Home Road.

Homeseekers excursions to points in
Arkansas, Arizona, Indian Territory
Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas One
fare for the round trip plus $780, Tick
cts sold August 4th and 18th, good for
q DAYS
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Corn Rush to Galveston

Winfield, July 3O-A train load of corn
same IN TINS morning from the vvest
S1-eh car OF which was labelled kan
sas corn from Willis X Folks yTTa1I-
angtons Kansas. Rush to Galveston ;,
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NATIONAL LEAGUE
IT LOUIS 5: LOUISVILLE A.

ST LOUIS 5; LOUISVILLE A.
St Louis, July 30-The CoIonels lost
another game to the Browns as a re-
suit of numerous errors. Attendance,
1900. Score:
r. H. E.
St. Louis - 1891 Is 10 Q
Batteries: St. Louis-Hart. Breiten-
stein and Murphy, Mcfarland; Louis
ville-Hill and Dexter.
CLEVELAND 6; CINCINNATI 1.
Cincinnati, July 30.-The Reds were
defeated by Pitcher Wilson. Attendance
5000. Score:
Cincinnati 20 OO1OOO-1 8 3
Cleveland 30 0 0 2 2-6 IL 0
Batteries: Northumberland and
Pietz; Decentralization and thinner
BROOKLYN 5: WASHINGTON 0.
Brooklyn, July 30.-Payne outpitched
Mercer at every point at Eastern park
Attendance, 200. Score:
Brooklyn 30 OOOOO14%5 II o
Washington 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 90 9 2
Batteries: Brooklyn-Payne and
CURE.
Philadelphia, July 3O.-The visitors
We're Outplayed at tevery point, especi-
ally at the bat. Attendance, 1900.
Score:
Philadelphia %. 3 % 1 0 1-15 IS ;
New York II 8 2 2 0 o 9 13 4
Batteries: delphia-Taylor and
Grady; New YOrk-Clark, Reidy and
Wilson.
BALTIMORE I; BOSTON 6.
Boston, July 3O.-Stivetts was tried
in the field and lost the game for Bos-
ton by two muffs and a tumble. At
tendance, 5000 Score:
R. H E
Baltimore ....21O1O 3OOO-7 10 2
Boston ...-..-4 0 0 2 0 Go 10 5
Batteries: BaltimOre-HOffer and
Clark; 3Oston-NichOls and Bergen.
CHICAGO 9; PITTSBURG 5.
Chicago, July 30.-The Colts again
outplayed the Pirates, making it three
straight. Attendance $1,000 Score:
r. H E.
Chicago ......2OO15 O1O-9 Is 1
Pittsburg ......1 0 1 2 0 O-5
Batteries: Chicago-Friend and Kit
tredge; misunderstanding and Mack.
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M'KinIey Workers at Fort Scott.

FIT. Scott. July 8O.-The First ward
Mckinley club has organized by the
election of Grant HOrnaday, president;
J. A. Childs, secretary, and John L.
Smith treasurer. The club proposes to
purchase uniforms and participate in
the camDaign
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Kansas Football PLAYER Dead.

famous Kansas state university foot
ball player, passed away at his home
in Erie Kan, early last Sunday morn
ing. He was a graduate of the phar-
macy department of the state univers-
ity and was the left end player in the
football team in '93 and "a, being the
star plaNer. of the team
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Buck Ewing's Reds have undergone
repeated lessons in bunting and sacri-
hcing in their morning practice and
the results are shown in their work
Almost every man in the team can bunt
the ball and all are willing to take
chances on the bases.
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Ayers CathartiC Pills.

The present rate war is doing the work
and the railroads cannot get cars fast
enough to move the grain.
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Tinfd.

Guardian-Why should a rich and hap
PLY situated young woman like you want
to get married?
She-I'm afraid Of burglara-SketeA.
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To RemodeI Crawford's opera HOUSE.

Leavenworth, July 30.-The Crawford
opera house is to be remodeled and dec
GRATED. Today a. large force of men are
putting a new roof on the building.
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At the Albany, Mo, baseball tour
nament the Horton team won first prize
and purse of 500. The scores for the
three games were: Monday, Horton
13, St. Joe 5; Tuesday, Horton 6, St.
Joe 5; Wednesday, Horton 13, Trenton
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Remember Sc the Round Trip.

Excursion to Dover, Oklahoma, Fri
day, July 31st. Leave Rock Island de-
pot $50 p. m. A. D. De Frantz. man
ager
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Eli HILL Lumber City. Pa, writes:
I have been suffering from Piles for
twenty-five years and thought my
case incurable- DeWitt's Witch Hazel
Salve was recommended to me as
pile cure, so I bought a box and it per
formed a permanent cure" This is
only one of thousands of similar cases.
Eczema, sores and skin diseases yield
quickly when it is used. G. w STAINS
field.
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now retired him from two games. The
trick is one that no one else seems
able to do, and Jimmy will have to get
cricketer's safeguards if he keeps it
up.
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DR.. Roby has moved his Office to
$50 Kansas avenue.
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Z: Boston 6.
CHICAGO 9; PITTsBURG 5.
WESTERN LEAGUE.
DETROIT 8; MILWAUKEE, 5.

Detroit, July SO.-Score:
Detroit .......O1 3O113O II 6
Milwaukee IL ? 0 0 2 O--5 5
Batteries: Egan and Twineham; Ba-
ker, Nonnemacher and Spear.
COLUMBUS 6; MINNEAPOLIS 6.
Columbus, July S0.-Score:
r. H E
Columbus. oO1SOOo2OOOOo-6 IA 2
in'apoTs O1O1 OOOOOO-6 IA
Batteries: BOSWELL, Jones and Will
son; Anderson and Schriver.
GRAND RAPIDS 5; KANSAS CITY g.
r. H. E.
Grand Rapids, Mich. July 3o.-Score:
Grind R'p'ds % 2OoOO8OO-5 10 5
Kansas City 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 Sc 9 0
Batteries: Goar and Hodges; Killing,
Callahan and Lake.
ST. PAUL :: INDIANAPOLIS 5.
Indianapolis, July 2O.-ScOre:
St. Paul .....OO22 8OO*-7 10 4
Indianapolis % 0 1 L 0 2 Is 8
Batteries: Davis, Buckley and
Woods MulIane, Denzer and Spies.
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TOOLATE TO CLASSIFY.

WTANTED-Two good men for soliciting and
w collecting reference required, call Satur-
day A NJ ssCffce Block Building. ". G. Hay
dens Supt.s
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We aim to please our trade. Peerless
Steam Laundry. 112 and ia W. sth ST
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COLUMBUS 6: MINNEAPOLIS 6.
Columbus, July 30.-Score:
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Marshalrs band concert tonight.
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BROOKLYN 5; WASHINGTON 0.
Brooklyn, July 30.-Payne outpitchet
Mercer at every point at Eastern park
Attendance, 200. Score:
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Ayers Pills lead all aperients and
purgatives. Their action is gentle and
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CLEVELAND 6; CINCINNATI 1.
Cincinnati, July 3O.-The Reds were
defeated by Pitcher Wilson Attendance
5000 Score:
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Cincinnati % OOOO1O OO-1 8
Cleveland 30 0 0 0 2-6 II 0
Batteries: Cincinnati-Ehret and
Pietz; Cleveland-WilSOn and thinner
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st. Louis .....11OO O11O1-5 10 o
Louisville 30 0 0 0 Ole O. II 8
Batteries: St. Louis-Hart. Breiten-
stein and Murphy, Mcfarland; Louis
ville-HiL and Dexter
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Today's Range Of Prices.

Op'n- High. Low. CT
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Jimmy Ryan's queer habit of bat
ting the bail into his own shins. has
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Brooklyn 10000 OO14+5 IL o
Washington 20 0 0 0 0 90 9 2
Batteries: Brooklyn-Payne and
Grim; WashingtOn-Germ and Nc
CURE.
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Fmporia won the third and last game
of the Minneapolis series yesterday by
a score of Is to 3.
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Marty Bergen, the Boston catcher, is
playing a good game these days and is
supposed to have regained his Western
league form.
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Jack O'Connor of Cleveland caught u
games while thinner was laid
off. and did not have an error or pass
ed ball in the dozen.
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o, Y z.
St Louis, July 30.-The CoTonels lost
another game to the Browns as a re-
suit of numerous errors. Attendance,
1900 Score:
The evening times., 1896-02-24
BEsTowING FRESH HoNoRs.
Committee on Naval Affairs Promote
Lieut. Com ina nder Brown.

The resolution introduced early in the
, present session in the House OF RepreseD-
tatives, authorizing President Cleveland
TO nominate Lieut.. Commander r. NJ. G..
Brown. retired, 10 be a commander on the
retired list in the United States Navy, has
been considered by the Committee on Naval
Affairs, and Representative Dayton, the
author of the resolution, was instructed
by unanimous vote 10 make u favorable
report.
The resolution, duplicate Of which was
introduced in the Senate by Mr.. Faulkner,
will be returned TO the House today or to-
morrow.
Lieut.. Commander Brown is a sor-in.
law OF ex-senator Henry G Davis of West
Virginia, and resides in this city. The dis
tinction to be conferred upon him is in
recognition of his conspicuous service
as an officer of the United States war
ship Trenton. when on duty in Samoan
waters, three years ago.
The incident was at the time the sub
fect of Official correspondence between
Rear-Admiral Kimberly and the Navy De-
partemnt, in which the hero, then lieu
tenant, received honorable mention. He
was afterwari presented u handsome sword
by act of the West Virginia legislature,
and received also a series of very conlpli-
mentary resolutions adopted by the same
body as an accompaniment to the sword.