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bed. Their vigil proves weary and hnE:'
less. One 10y one the flickeiins lights dis
appear. For the most part these are 81
the south side of the Avenue. They are
pawn shops, fruit stands and shooting gal
leIieS.
As the evening wears along no lights art
visible longer except to mark the hoSpii;l'
bic doorway of a Saloon or lunch counter
The tenders Of both are Spending a long
cherries evening, hut they must stick IL
or, all the thpaJers hegin to empty out
their audiences.
EMfTYlNG THE THEATEES.
While observing these it has escaped You
that the cabbies have all disappeared
Their departure is tn" aGeury oil wha next
eniivens the n.onotuny Of the dripping
night. The theaters are cmptyins their
owds.
The first attachment comes up from the
cast. They announce themselves from afar
IN boisterous laughing and loud cXrletivas
They are from the vaudeville house. They
are all men and boys and the rain is nothing
10 them. AS they come by you look across
at the closing doors. Something has chang
ed and you cannot for moment miss
it. Then you think. The electric sign,
which all evening long has spelled out the
theatcr's name letter by letter ike child
with flaming block, has been eXtinguished
If you hurry to the West End you VIII
find the other theaters are finished with
their performances. The evening, which
mas been quiet and mODotouous, now grows
brilliant and metropolitan. for o moment.
The cars are lined on the tracks waiting
their patrons; the hertiic horses creep slow
ly or stop; our friends, the cabbies. are
ranged along the curb, scores OF ot'cr
carriages are huddled about the fronts
The people are surprised to find the rain.
Comfortable and snug in the playhouse,
they had not suspected the weathrr's trick
They pause moment, hesitatng, then
bound away to car, cab or carriage.
The clear voice of the fo0tman at the
curb rises above the din calling the pri-
vate vehicles to the front. 1t is all a
moments work. The big signs of cleo
trio bulbs blacken at the touch of the
magician at the switch board. The doors
slam to and are bolted, the crowd is
gone, and the monotony of the rain is
once more the most conspicuous thing that
marks your vigil.
During the next hour more shops aIe
closed. Occasionally man or two, ar
some gallant with his sweetheart, who
have supped at a cafe, pass on their journey
to the cable car, then the last lights dis
appear. clock somewhere or other strikes
the ominous hour Of midnight. A few
police hurry by. 1t is not occasion for
excitement, they are only changing the
watch. All are gone now. save two cab
bies. who still are faithful to the
shadow OF the spectral pile behind the
big board fence. !,
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THE AVENUE At NIGHT
When Autumn Rains Make
Dreary the Famous Street.
SOME OF THE NIGHT OWLS
Vigil With the Waterman DisclOses
Interesting Studies in Our Most
Frequented ThorOughfare.

Pennsylvania avenue, the national artery,
which in cheerful weather is delight to
the eye, busy with trade, alive with tour
lists, respondent in cquipases, white and
green from White House to Capitol, is the
reverse OF all this on the wet autumn even
ings. which portend the arrival of the equi-
nox, with its drenching rains and damp
fogs. Strange and changed is the Avenue
on II wet night.
When the heavens are clear and the moon
breaks from the southeast, when the incan-
descent lights spell their signs ont OF the
blackness, and the multiple arc lights
make the side walks brilliant as day, when
the promenaders are abroad in gay colors
and gay moods, IL lis wonderful sight,
worth the stepping off from Fifteenth
street down to Fourth or Fifth.
Then the rain comes. Directly all is
changed. Presto, there is a tUrning-up OF
trousers, IA raising OF skirts, a spread of
umbrellas, scamperins OF heels. and all
have gone Where have they gone Where
is the bicycier and his athletic sweetheart.
the aimless strollers, the tots with their
nurses. the idlers before the temptations
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of the shop windows. The street is 4
wilderness as Complete as II Il cycloIic
scurry had swept through the open and
hustled the people everywhere or nowhere.
The feeble lamps Of the cable ears Ills
close, through the spattered windows. the
black shadow uf crowds wGain. ana on
the grip. huddlch TO the center. sitting ON
the parttion ledge in preference 10 the
lamp seats age Il number OF lugtiycs from
the sudden downfall. Along the pave
ment the eye disccrnS in dDurways and un-
der shclrcring AWNINGS stray individuals
who gaze disconsolItciy into the rain ana
at the uDprumsiug hIackncss overhead.
Occasionally one Of these breaks from MS
shelter and la~hes in all haste. Il : II IL were
life and death instead of merely damp or
d,v. 10 passing car. or merely to another
doorway. or into the shadow uf the ia r sid,
of the Avenue. or down into III, blackn.ss
of side street.
The first clouds rise from lee hind the
Treasury. No forebodiag thunder or re-
splendcnt lightning hcraltl> the storm king
S:ealthily they creep up from the horizon,
alotting out first one constellation. then
another. like a black cloth waved over the
lead of an unsuspiCious beast, preparatory
to trapping il in the mcshes.
BEGINNINGS OF RAIN.
y few drops spatter on the pavement
They are unnoticed. They multiply rapidly
and soon shower is on. The fall is light
but steady Tie dull asphalt become s SHIN
meriDE and shiny in tie coating of water.
1t muitiplies the lights from the shop
windows. from the housetops. from the
corner poles. 1t scintilates and sparsles
like rurflcd lake. As tie down
pour increases the noise of tie beat
inS drops makes music on the pavement;
ana fivulets OF accumula ted drops sta It from
unknown sources among the car tracks
and trickle toward the cutters.
Still the ,ain comes. The Jingle of the
drain-pipes adds its music as the roof
gatherings spatter down the tin pipes and
splash upon the pavements from the broad
mouthed spout. The caves drip in time 20
the rest of the rain-music ard the tree
bouGhs >patter the trickliug drippinrS
from the leaf-Cups. y all the arious noisrs
harmonic, the ears become accuStoIu.a
10 1t, and do not note anything, except
that the rain is ON and that it is ar,I and
steady.
Looks as if we'd have night of IL"
says the night watClman to a fugitive
sans umbrella, who shrinks in the scant
protection of the doorway. This is poor
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political arguments of which she had
not the least notion of the purport or
meaning.
1t eliminated in wager. This young
lady happens to possess as an heirloom, one
of the fine silk dresses worn by her grand
mother on the occasion of her bridal trip
to Europe. 1t Is a beautiful DRESS but it
is constructed in the fearful and wonderful
way of the fashion of 1924
The Vermont avenue girl made her
curious wager with young man who
calls at her home very often. She has
agreed to walk from her home to the
Treasury and return by way of Fifteenth
street, in case Mckinley is elected.
VICTOR WILL BE LENIENT.
Like many other young ladies she thinks
"Mr. Bryanis so bright; and so young, too
Some young ladies will aver that the young
man who accepted the wager will not exact
the penalty in the event that he wins
At Williston Seminary, q well-knoEn
preparatory school Of. Massachusetts,, a
wonderful election wager was made be
tween two prankish students. 1t was in
1862. During the fall term political feel
ing ran high among certain clique Of
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SURPRISED THEIR PASTOR.
Young People OF DIR. Kelly's Church
Made an Unexpected Call.

Friday evening the young people of ;ha
Fourth Presbyterian Church gave their
pastor, Rev. j. T. Kelly, and his family
n thorough surprise in honor OF their re-
turn after spending the summer in Maine.
In party Of about forty they went to
Dr. kelly's residence. where they were
all tie more welcome as entirely uncx-
pected- Addresses and music made the
evening pass pleasantly.
Among those who were present were
Mr.. and Mrs. W. Small. Mr.. and Mrs
Tullock, Mr.. and Mrs. Stevens. Mr. ard
Mrs. II. Blake, Mr.. and Mrs. II. johnson,
Misses Jessie Babcock, Culverwell. Van.
neman, Graft. Duncan, Hoover and Col
lamer. Messrs. Sterling. Jordan. R. Nj
lans, John Kelly. ". II. Adams. W Crou.
well II. Adams. q. Stevens, ]. Milans
and Joseph Kelly, jr.
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A New Jewelry Firm.

The firm of W. C. Shaw 4 Company win
open an extremely handsome and up-to-date
jewelry establishment on October at
No. 1101 F street northwest.
The store, formerly occupied by c. VI.
Dawson, is now being prepared for the
opening. and the new stock, one of the
most complete in Washington. is arriving
daily.
Mr.. W c. Shaw is an extremely WELL
known and popular jewelry and diamond
expert. He has been for eleven years with
the well-known house of Harris shafer
on the Avenue.
Mr. shaw's great experience amply
qualities him for his undertaking, and
his many friends wish him success.
Ny Friend From India.
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political questions. TO make wager, the
terms of which he should propose. After
imposing certain conditions they agreed
TO do 50.
The proposition was that after the cleo
ton returns were fully published. say OH
the 9Th of November the loser Of the wager
should stand on the sidewalk i'll front CT
q certain church in the village. and for
two hours during the business portion CT
the day while the street was full of pc
pie, gaze inteItly up at the spire. II was
stipulated further that the loser should b.
dressed i'll ordinary trousers, red sweater
and tennis slippers, and should be bar,
headed aud answer respectfully all qucs-
lions OF passers-oy.
Naturally enc of them lost mis- wager and
had TO pay the bet. He did ii like
hero. IL was a clear. but windy day
and the students long football hair waved
pcturesquely in the wind. II is said. too,
that by the end OF the first hour Of gazing
his neck ached.
MORE BETS WILL BE MADE.
But that was not the worst OF it. A
crowd of students sat on the campus fence
on the opposite side OF the street and fri
quently Jeered the hapless boy. Curious
passers-by and townspeopie saw at glance
that this was an unusual species of stu
dents prank. aud stopped in knots OF five
or six.
What are You looking at'' was asked
Of him at least two hundred times during
the two hours.
II see a green monkey with q red hat
clinging to the top of the church spire,"
was the invariable ans wer. And with va
rious looks of amusement or pity his ques-
tiouers moved along.
Many washingtOnians are familiar with
the spectacle of well-dressed, itinerant
corpet player, who is seen on the streets
after every great election. He is not only
well dressed but 1t is evident at glance
that he is not playing for his living. He
usually stays about a week and then moves
to another city.
His name is unknown, but he makes no
secret of the fact that he is paying an
election bet, and that the stipulation OF
the wager was that the loser should earn
the money to pay his debt, which is never
small. by becoming 4 travelling minstrel.
AS the baseball phrase has it, 1.-THE
games young YETI" the campaign has not
reached fever heat. There is still time
to hear of some really astonishing bets
before election day.
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Pure berkeley Rye Whisky,

Quality for quality, this famous brand of
WHISKY, PURE berkeley Rye, stands foremost
OF all. An absolutely pure whisky, minus
any kind of adulteration Again this fine
whisky is aged Observation-Disclosures by
old Father Time. As a table drink it is
unsurpassed-as an appetizer it is I'M
equalled. Taken neat or in toddy, Pure
Berkeley Rye is excellent. There are SO
many brands of whistles, which are SO
new, they are absolutely raw, rank and
fiery. No fusil oil in Berkeley Rye Whisky.
1t is certainly the best liquor obtafnable,
and can be bought from James Tbarp.
s12 street northwest Try a bottle, and
you eau test its rare quality.
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Hints of the Season.

he bee is browsing in the dew
And storing winter honey;
And skies above are Just as blue
AS fellows out of money.
ga
The dusty lily looks forlorn-
NO fairy cares TO don it;
The farmer gathers in his com
And stamps NIX" upon it.
And mellow Sounds of autumn come
And soon the royal summer
VIII pass with melon, peach and Mum
And leave us with the plumber.
Atlanta Constitution.
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BETS THAT ARE hard TO PAY
Queer Wagers Made on the
Presidential Election.
WILLLEAVE THECOUNTRY
Nebraska Citizens Will Suffer
Observation-Disclosures
Girls Faith in Bryan.

IL Is recorded In the uncertain annals of
Ioih-io'e That a great king once wasered
us crown and his throae at the dice.
A foolish act, some have said. committed
IN the height or the depth OF royal folly.
but In The heat Of this Presidential cam
palgn. in less prudish century. it is
llkeiy that the folklore king would find
forgiveness from even the most pious of
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Try the best medium ever offered for
securing tenants. Continuous free adver-
tising TIE ,, TINES iEs;,,,,l REAL Io, EsTAT Is,
Pa. ave
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"IrOnclad" $1.O0
School Shoes

look well and have all
the durability of shoes
selling at sl.S9. Made in
neat shapes and al lies
to tit boys or girls of any
age.
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Ny Friend From India.
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"Safe" 75c
School Shoes

have strictly solid Ieath-
er soles and good IL pers.
Sa.in Calf. spring heel
laced for boys. kiu pat
cut tipped Button for
girls.
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Champion" $l.s0
School Shoes.

Tho famous best all
a ound Dress and School
shoes known IS styles
for boys, 10 styles for
girls. Black or Winter
Tans.
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MEMS So SHOES.

At this price we
Are introducing several
New styles, til It you will
Have to pay 81 and So for
Al any other store. Ours
Are made OF the best
Qualities of Calf Skin, of
BOX calf or Imported
Parent Leather. Every
Pair sewed by hand.
On the needle" toe, opera"
Or new bull dog shape.
Sin gle, double, triple. or
Cork soIes
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Mems Patent Leather Shoes-nade
all the new styles of toes and tips.
Equal to any So shoes. Our price, SIS
pair.
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Full ne Of Chiliren's School Shoer,
at Family shoe Store Prices" Our
sc no airs Companion given free to
the children.
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LADIES' So SHOES.

All the affective in
The vocabulary ould not
Portray the beauty, co rfort
And no bbine IS OF these Shoes.
They're
Made of the finest known
Wei Kid or Patent Leather,
With the most fieXib c. Yet
Scrviceable snles. Hand-sewed
Ev the most skilled workmen,
They have no superiors 1t
Even s.. Sole- oi any
Weight-toes fro"i the
Sharpest needle toe to the
Bruadcst Commons Shape
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Razor Toe shoes. very neat AZ d sty ish.
Equal 20 any 81 shoes. our price, s. a
pair.
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Mems French Enamel
Shoes. Plain French,
cottage London and
4 !: !. i: d" /: Z: ]; i
New OPP "a toes. These n
shoes de- not crack. and IL
are hantl-sewed, aud made
for Us exclusively. Our
price, ----...---.-.------
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terms of which he should propose. After
imposing certain conditions they agreed
10 do SD
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
BRYAN HAS Blo CROWDS.
Ne spsahs In New jersey 81 Patterson
and Newark.

Ne speahs In New jersey - fateFeon
and Newark.
EKw YoRE. Sept. 20.-williAm Jen.
nings Bryan returned here yesterday
from his New England tour, and after
spending about 80 minutes At the Hotel
BAFtholdi he immediately repaired 10
north New Jersey. The party entered
carriages at the Hotel Bartholdi and
were rapidly driven 10 = Jersey City
ferry. whore they took boat across the
river and then = train for Paterson. N. J.
Al Paterson the crowd was 90 great
that the police had 10 fight 70 make a
paasagewAy 20 Mr.. Bryan's carriage.
The stand had been erected ON Colts
bill. the site Of the new postofilce, an
open space covering an area Of several
squares
The crowd packed into this space was
tremendous and when the candidate ap-
peared there was = great outburst Of ap-
plause. fireworks shot into the air. Z
company Of local militia booroed their
sAnnon and rcd lights blAzod VI differ,
snt parts Of the hill. After a great ef,
fort Mr.. Bryan finally reached the
StAnd. bat Just a. he was about 70 begin
his address the electriolights suddenly
went out and the vast throng was en-
veloped In darkness. Great excitement
prevailed for 4 time and the nomino,
threatened 10 leave the stand. bat whil'
the hubbub was az its height the light
were restored. the police relieved tn
sreAking stand Of some surplus freigh
and Mr.. Bryan made . speech that va
we'll received.
Mr.. BTyan's speech At Paterson haS
10 be ourtailed 10 enable him 10 catch I
train for Newark. where he spoke a
Caledonia hall The hall is a vas
structure originally built for the sanger
test, and having a capacity Of 10000
Every nook and corner was jamme,
with mass Of humanity. and the i'm
mense sea Of faces rising In an inelin
from the stage made . striking spec
tacle
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
INDIANS IN Better FIX
Learning TO support Themselves and
Not Depend ON Unele saui.

Not Dspsnd ON Unels sani.
WASHINGTON. Sept 29.-D. NJ.
Browning, commissioner Of Indian af.
fairs. in his annual report to the secret.
Ary Of the interior says with no outbreak
or disturbance during the year. theprog.
ress Of the Indians generally in regard
10 education and civilization been unin.
terrupted and substantial.
Reports from Indian agents show the
Indians are coming 20 earn their living.
They have raised crops to sell, and raised
livestock. work in the woods and irriga.
ton bitches and In many other ways
contribute 10 their own subsistonce.
The entire Indian service. with few
exceptions, Is now under civil service
regulations.
Progress in educating the Indians ID
reported very satisfactory in spite Of
the many difficulties encountered. The
enrolment during the year was 20.5S2,
an increase Of si3 over the preyiou,
year. The average attendance in
creased S52.
The reduction in the number Of con
tracts which, has been made In
accordance with the provisions Of the
last Indian appropriation bill. there be
ing an expenditure Of t95I.Ses for iS9'
on this account, against si6y, sos thi
wear
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
AFFAIRs Az IEAnvILLE.
Some Of The Miners In Favor 81 Mak.
inG OvsFtarsA

Some Of The Miners In Favor 81 Mak.
Ing OvsEtursA
LEApvnLE. Colo. Sept. 99.-From
present indications bitter struggle IL
in progress In the Miners union be-
tween the leaders. who wish 10 con-
tinue the strike for the uniform wages
Of e. per day for all the men In all the
mines, and the conservative men, who
think the time has come when over
lures for peace should Be made 10 the
mine operators. Il is believed that in q
general meeting called for tomorrow
evening the union viii resolve 10 treat
for peace or make provisions for max
ing a more aggressive warfare.
JIM. Amburn. president Of the IN.
ion. has not been seen on the streets
since the riot which occurred here oveI
a week ago. Il is reported that be wa
slightly wounded in the fight at the En-
nett mine, where he had been attracted
by the shooting, and he since has been
In hiding in this city under the dOctor'i
care.
Mine operators remain firm in theii
determination not 10 oonoede the de-
mands Of IL union and not to give en-
ployment, under any condition, TO th'
officers Of the union and the Leaders O
| the strike.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

NEw YORK, Sept. 09.-w. J, Bryan
had a large mail to read when he arose
today. The day was rainy, prcolud.
Ing outdoor enjoyment and the preSi.
dental candidate was forced 20 be con.
tent At hiE hotel during the forenoon. A
conference viii b. held sometime 10.
day between Mr.. Bryan, Senators Jones,
Faulkner and Gorman regarding the
situation In the middle states and the
south. 81 John viii probably partioi.
pate In this conference and the latest
phase in the political situation in this
state may also be gone over. In the AZ.
leTnOon Mr.. Bryan will make a speech
In the Academy Of Muse at Jersey
City.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
WOMEN IN A PooLRooM.

Seventeen Are Under Arrest - chioags
For Violation of the Law.
CHICAGO, Sept IA pOolroOm pat
roniEed by women was raided BY ths
police of the stanton Avenue station
yesterday. Inspector Bonheld found II
women and 2 men employed about ths
place as markers and placed them undoH
arrest. The poolroom was In S.ssory
bailding on rhirty.third street. On che
second floor was a large blackboard. on
which was written the results Of race
At the different tracks. The II women
all gave fictitious names. Three pAtru
wagons took them to' the station and
they were soon released on bail
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
No RELIEF FOR THEM
Armenian Refugees In Need
Of Help at Marseilles.
HAVE RECEIVED NOTHING so FAR.

The Associations For the Rsllsf 81
These People Seem 20 Have Turned .
Deaf Kar 20 . nand sf Abous rive
Hundred Thsrs-Thsy Are uomsisss.
Penniiess aud aungFy.
MARsEnLEs, Sept. 20. -lCopyrighted.
1896. By the Associated Press There
exists n condition Of affairs here 81
present which sosfns 10 be a disgrace 10
Europe and to the ArmeniAn AssociA-
tions generally Throughout the world.
subsisting upon the government, mu.
nicipal or private charity here. are 600
unfortunate Armenians, men. women
and children, young and old. healthy
and sick, who succeeded in escaping the
bloody mAssaoros At Constantinople. and
who, one and all. buoyed up BY hops
on landing here on being able 10 event
ually reach the United States, bat week.
have already elapsed and nothing def
into appears 10 have been done for theii
relief, much less toward finding them
homes BY any Of the many association
for the relief Of suffering Armenian
which have been organized in EnglAns
and America. These unfortunAtes. how
ever, seem 20 be the very class 10 whicl
the hand Of charity ahould be frst en-
tended. They are homeless and nsArl,
all penniless, many enduring the pang
Of hunger, and yet nobody seems win
ing TO steer in and guide this band o
refugees TO some place where they eal
begin life anew and under moro prom
ising circumstances.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30
WILL HAVE NO WEIGHT.
The Loadon ChFonielss Comment Upon
nlsmarchs Latter % Cuiberson.

The Loadon ChFonicis's Comment Upon
nismarehs Letter - Culbsrson.
LONDON. Sept. 20. Tho Chronicle
commenting upon Prince BismArck's
letter 10 Governor Culberson Of Texas,
on the silver question, points out that
the letter is evidently Ahu.English, be-
cause English trade would be sufferer
By the election Of Mr.. Bryan.
Should free trade come with free
silver" The Chronicle continues,
Prince Bismarck believes that Ger
many would secure the bulk Of the new
trade. Anyway. the letter viii noe help
ASr. Bryan much. because the Ameri.
cans, and especially the German. .Ameri.
cans resent European advice as u
how 10 vote.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

rally for the gubernaiorial candidate.
General Benjamin +. Tracey, ex-secro.
tary Of the navy, presided and opened
the meeting with a rousing speech.
After speeches by Congressman Black
and Candidate Woodruff, General Ira.
cey introduced Senator Henry Cabot
Lodge OF massachusetts. who was given
a warm reception. Edward LAuter.
bach made the closing speech.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1896-09-30

CANTON. o.. Sept 29-The fret or.
gAniEed delegation to call ON Major Nc
Kinley this week came from Lisbon,
Columbiana county, Ohio, and arrived
at ~ $3.50 O'Clock yesterday afternoon in
n special train OF 10 coaches. Il wa'
made up Of employees Of the Lisbon Tin
plate mills. farmers. businessmen and
mechanics from the vicinity.