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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-31
DEMoNsTRArIoN at 1ARKsp UR.
General Dickinson ard District Attor-
aien MnrfineHi hpcnE.

mey Marfin-Hi hpcak.
SAN RAFAEL, CAL, Oct. 30.-At Lark
spur, Marin County, large and enthusi-
asiic Republican meeting was held on
Wednesday evening, at which addresses
were delivered by General John HI. Dick
inson, candidate for Joint Senator for the
Eleventh Senatorial District. and Hon. E.
B. Martinelli, District Attorney of Marin
County. A brass band from Sausalito was
present and enlivened the proceedings
with choice music.
Mr.. Martinelli spoke very emphatically
and plainly as TO the necessity of support
ing the Republican ticket, and in this
connection of supporting the legislative
ticket also; besides the election of Nc
kinley it was necessary to have q Re.
publican Congress to support him, in
order that the country may reap the
benefits of protection and again return 10
prosperity and progress.
General Dickinson said the issues of the
present. campaign were reduced 10 two
free silver and protection-and he vigor-
ously assailed the one policy and sup
ported the other. In conclusion he said
entreat on to cast aside any prejudices or
passions which you have, or even predilec-
ton for your party banners and party calls of
the past. Consider only what's best for You
10 40, and in considering act reasonably
basing your judgment upon your experience;
and ii you do this | feel s,, satisfied that next
publican party, which when it came into
power received as legacies from the Demo
cratic party National debt incurred in time of
peace, a war greater than any other of modern
times, disunited country party which
prosecuted the war to a successful issue ana
which continually reduced the public debt
incurred by reason of that war during every
year that it was in power; party that during
the time it was in authority kept our ma
chnery in motion and our laborers at work; G
party that has always stood the friend of the
poor and oppressed; Marty that gave us
Lincoln, the great, the merciful. the just; ;
that gave us Grant, the greatest soldier OF his
age; that gave us Blaine, the father of reciro-
city and the promoter OF protection; and that
will place at the head of the Government.
backed by Congress in sympathy with the
PRINCIPLES of the Republican party, that great
exempiar of Republican PRINCIPLES, who is
now before you asking. your suffrages in be-
half OF right. libsrty. justice and equality
William Mckinley OF Ohio.
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Last Rally at setn a.

SELMA, CAL, Oct. 30.-Hon. ]. w.
Johnson OF Omaha spoke here tonight to
house crowded 10 it's full capacity. 1t
was the closing Republican rally, and the
people we're full of enthusiasm, cheering
the name of Mckinley at every mention.
Mr.. Johnson never allowed the interest
of his audience to flag for moment. He
read the money plank of the Democratic
party platform of 1892 with telling effect.
Mr.. Johnson spoke in Kingsburg last night
and had rousing meeting. He will
speak at Lemoore tomorrow night.
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SAN DIEGO RKPUBhrCANs.
George 4. Knight Speaks to a Large
Gathering on the Plaza.


Gathering on the Plaza.
= SAN DIEGO, CAL, Oct. 30.-George A.
Knight addressed one of the largest
crowds of the campaign tonight on the
plaza. Mr.. Knights voice was hoarse,
but he made himself heard plainly by all,
and delivered witty, forcible and persua-
sive speech.
He arraigned the Democratic platform
and the speakers who upheld it for their
open adherence to principles which would
result in anarchy and bloodshed in the
United States if allowed to be carried out.
but l have faith in the sensible, god
fearing, stalwart, patriotic people OF this
country, and know that they will never
allow such party 20 get into power in
this country" he said.
On the financial question Mr. Knight
spoke very scathlngly, holding up his op-
ponents TO alternate ridicule and con
tempt for their attempted infraction of
natural laws in trying to legislate value
into silver,
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San Jose Druocrat, to porod..

SAN JOSE, CAL, Oct. 30.-A big Demo
cratic rally will be held in this city to-
morrow. At noon there will be a parade
of the Democratic clubs of the county,
followed by barbecue at Agricultural
Park. Judge Mcguire of San Francisco.
Hon. NJ. f. Taylor of Los Angeles aid ].
c. Moriarity of Omaha will speak in the
park. In the evening there VIII be rally
in the Carnival Pavilion, at which short
addresses will be made by a large number
of prominent local Democrats and Popu-
lists.
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Floods in CHING.

TACOMA, WASH, Oct. 30.-C. Bernard,
a merchant living at Shanghai, who
arrived on the steamer Victoria from the
Orient yesterday, brings the report that
the river Peiho, in North China, has
again overfowed its banks and trans
formed the surrounding plain above
Tientsin into an extensive lake. Tientsin
City is in great danger, and trading in
terests of Northern China have suffered
inestimable loss. The food had driven
thousands of farmers from their homes.
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the policy of its every platform since
1861, both in spirit and letter.

The Democratic party has not. During
Harr;son's administration all classes of
people had employ ment, but when Cleve-
land was elected tue financial clouds gath
cred in the horizon and one by one the
great business houses went down, factor
les closed and for the first time in
the history of the country hordes of un-
employed commenced to traverse the
land,
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tendance of delegates and of members of
the denomination was large. Bishop
Boyd Vincent of the diocese OF Southern
Ohio was the celebrant at the holy COM
mnnion. and the sermon was preached by
Rev. DIR. w. S. Longford, general secre-
tary of the board of managers.
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Umatilrn Ready to Sail.

TACOMA, WASH. Oct. 30.-The steamer
Umatilla, now on Quartermaster drydock,
vii come off early next week and sail to
San Francisco with 1900 tons of wheat
from here. The holes in the hull will be
covered with three-inch planks on the
outside and coating of cement two feet
thick on the inside.
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Dnrf, speaks to Diron roters.

DIXON, CAL, Oct. so.-One of the
largest Republican meetings ever held in
Dixon was addressed tonight by Hon. w.
r. Davis of Oakland. The Town was
ablaze with bontires and fireworks.
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George s. Durree Is Dead.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 3O-fhe
death OF George S. Durree, Commissioner
of Banking and Insurance of New Jersey.
is announced. MIR. Durree, before ap-
pointment to Commissioner of Banking
and Insurance, was United States Dis
trict Attorney for New Jersey.
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BENICIA WELCOMES PERKINS,.
The Senator Compares the Records of the
TtcO Great PGrttes

BENICIA, CAL, Oct. 30-Hon. George
G. Perkins was this evening given an ova-
ton in Benicia. The old State Capitol
building was crowded, and hundreds could
pot gain entrance to the building. G. P.
Stevens opened the meeting and intro
duced the speaker.
Mr.. Perkins commenced his address by
praising the American people ana Ameri-
can enterprise, and urged Americans 10
use their citizenship as gift of priceless
value. He paid handsome tribute to the
women OF the State, and urged the adop-
ton of the sixth. amendment. The Re-
publican party, he said, had carried out
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bonds for -4rmemiems.

NEW YORK, N. Y, Oct. 30.-Word
was received this morning from Washing
ton that bonds would be required in the
cases of detained Armenians. DR.. Hogop
Bogigian, all Armenian merchant OF
Boston, has agreed TO give $4,000 bonds.
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Claims Hi. Men Arc Not coerced.

SALT LAKE, UTAH, Oct. 30.-Asked by
the United Associated Presses correspond
ent regarding the statement made in the
New York World of Monday that the
EN- ployes of the Ontario mine were being
assessed sito swell the silver trusts cbntri.
button to the campaign fund.-" r. C.
Chambers, manager of the Ontario, de-
nounced the statement as without founda-
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Wreckea on the Breck,voter.

TWO HARBORS, MINI, Oct. 3O.-The
schooner S. P. Fly, belonging to the
Bradley fleet of Cleveland, was totally
wrecked on the breakwater here early this
morning Her crew took to the rigging
and was rescued by the tug Ella G. stone.
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To com,uond the Chnnnc1.

FORT MONROE, VA, Oct. 3o.-Two
additional 1O-inch modern rifles with
disappearing carriages have arrived here
and are being mounted behind a solid
mass of concrete thirty feet high by fifty
feet thick. and will command the channel
to Ham nton Roads.
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snoknne,s sirrer Parade.

SPOKANE, CAL. Oct. 30.-Though it
rained all day and poured tonight. the
mud being four inches deep in the streets,
tl:e silver parade tonight was one OF the
greatest demonstra OF its kind ever
seen in Spokane. Over 1000 men were in
Efa
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Episcopas Church Ammsvsrs ary.

CINCINNATI, OHIO, Oct. 80. = The
twenty fifth anniversary of the Episcopal
Church in America was celebrated this
morning at st. Paul's Cathedral. Theat-
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A YOUNG MAN

Enters the most dangerous Pc
riod of his life when he "learns
the ropes" of social excesses and
dissipation. The frivolous ha-
bits of the young men of to-day
cause the wreck of many a
promising young life. There
are too many temptations and
too many young men fall into
them. Health, mental and
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GENERAL TICKET.
STATE LEGISLATURE.

NUMBER ON
OFFICE. OFFICIAL NAME.
BALLOT.
STATE SENATOR'S
Seventeenth District. II Samuel Braunhart
Nineteenth District. IA Calvin Ewing
Twenty first District. 72 Hugo K Asher -
Twenty-third District rs NJ. J. Welch Jr.
Twenty fifth District. rs John Fay
MEMBERS OF ASSEMBLY
Twenty.eighth Dist :. 81 Eugene +. Lacy
Twenty ninth District 7S John Allen
Thrtieth District..... IA Eugene j. Harmon
Thrty-irst District. "a James P. Brady
Thirty second District 75 John Power
Thirty-thrd District. 7S George b. Godfrey
Thrsy-fourln District 70 p. d. Code Jr
Thirty-fifth District. 7S Joseph W. McTigue
hir.y-sixth District. - ......
Thrty-seventh Diss so w. L. Williamson
Thlrty-eIghth District 20 D. J. O Brien
Thirty ninth District. 7S John R. Glassford
Fortieth District ~ Sigmund III. Bettmsn
Forty first District.... 73 B. Fehnemann
Forty-second District. ~ Lorenzo A. Henry
Forty-third District. -. 49,. ..................
Forty-fourth District. n James F. Martinoni
Forty fifth District. 78 William II. Gately
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Treasurer = UnexpIred
term..
superintendent Of Pub
lie Schools - Unex-
pired term. ....-
School Directors-Un-
expired term.
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mltS the ''crlme of 1892 ~ Business stops ana
the people begin TO take an account OF stock. .
Some Ion g-headed business man begins to
think the flush tImes'ar about over. If he is
a banker he calls in his loans. other men be-
gin to see what is coming and stop buying.
Then come hard times and another panic.
They have done this five times in the past and
will most probably do it in the future.
On, but they say give rs silver Mt 16 to l
and we Will haye prosperity; but they give us
no good reason Tor their assertions. They say
we need more money say we need more capi-
tai Money does not make business, but busi-
ness makes money. We want labor and capi-
tai to be married. [Applausel Business is
not dependent upon gold and silver but upon
confidence Confidence puts capital in mo-
tion. Without confidence no one loans ana
no one can borrow. The man worth 500 600
in real property can get no money TO do busi-
ness with; men will take 40 stock in the
future. There.wss less money in circulation
in the period after 1879 than now. vet we
pyospered amazingly. From 1873 to 1879 we
had har d times because nobody had conf
dence in those noisy greenbaekers After
1879, when everybo knew the greenback
was as good as gold; everybody felt that pres
perity would come and it did The Chicago
platform is now casting its dark shadow over
the land. and when that is cleared away good
times wifi come again. [Applause] There IS
more anarchy and reputation in their plat
form than was ever before written upon white
paper.
The speaker dwet at some length upon
the need OF credit in a nation or an indi-
vidual, and said we could borrow many
times, but could repudIate but once. In.
conclusion, he said that he had not talked
tariff because it was unnecessary in that
audience. That question, he said, was
settled, and it had been determined that
Americans should do the work Of Amer
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TLEGRAPHIC BRIEFS.

Washington, Dec. 1.-THE Newark
has arrived at Key West.
Princeton, n. j., Dec. 1.-THE Wash
ington Headquarters Association, a So
ciety of the preservation of the property
at Princeton which George Washington
occupied as headquarters during the re-
vOlutionary war was formed to-day. The
property was purchased and will be pre-
served in its original condition.
Washington, Dec. 1.-THE State De-
partment has been devoting much atten-
tion of late to the extension Of its system
of cxtradition treaties and by recent
additions it has considerably narrowed
the opportunities of criminals TO find
places Of refuge from arrest and punish
ment The last additions to the district
OF these treaties are the Orange free
States which were yesterday transmitted
to the Senate.
Kansas City, Mo-, Dee 11.-One year
ago the Missouri Gas Company began
operations here and Immediately began
a war on the old Kansas City Gas Csm-
pany, which resulted in both establish
ing 50-eent rate for gas and ID the
giving away of thousands Of free gas
stoves to the customers. Now It is
stated the old company is figuring on and
has practically consummated a deal to
abosrb the Missouri company and raise
rates to $1.00.
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SOUTHERN STARS AT CANTON.
ahey Present the Name Of James A.
Gary, of Baltimore, for Cabinet.

Canton, Ohio, Dec. 11-<Iajor McKin-
ley spent the morning quietly at home
attending to his correspondence and
greeting pleasantly friends who called.
One Of the most important delegations
that has been in Canton for some days
arrived over the Fort Wayne read at
1926 from Washington. II was com
posed Of a number Of the National COM
mittecmen Of the South ma several
Congressman f-9'u t5at;laud The party
consisted of s. reject George T.. Wei
lington, Of ~ rviaeG Congressman
elect A. L. Wimber'y, Of louisiana. and
National committeeman frou taat STATE;
National Committeeman George II. Bow
den, Of Virginia. National Committed
man VIM. Youngblood of Alabama;
James Hill, National committeeman Of
mississippi w. p. Brownlow, commit
teeman from Tennessee; Congressman
Sidney Mudd, Isaac Barber, w S. Booze,
and VIM. b. Baker, of Maryland; Judge
J. @. Long, National committeeman Of
Florida; Jeremiah Connally, District of
Columbia; Col Fred. Bracket. Balti-
more; G. p. Hamlet, Baltimore. and
w. 7. Feaga, private secretary to Sena-
tor-elect Wellington. They were met
at the depot by Attorney J. J. Grant,
vice-presdent of the Citizens Reception
committee, and driven in coaches TO the
hotel. At 11:30 they called upon the
President-elect to pay their respects.
| They were ushered into the southern
| sitting room and conference of some
| length was held. After this, dinner was
| taken at hotel and at 2:05 the party
returned east. Aside from paying their
respects to Major Mckinley, one Of the
| objects of the visit was to present the
| name Governor James A. Gary, OF
Baltimore. for cabinet place They
| said that Mr.. Gary is the choice Of a ma
| jority of the National committeeman of
the South and also OF the Maryland
Congressional committee.
Governor Gary, as he is Familiarity
| called, was the Maryland member of the
National committee, succeeded by Mr..
Wellington. Besides being active and
influential in politics he is interested in
| the largest cotton mills and industries in
the world. While not desiring to state
| specifically what place in the cabinet
| they desire, the members of the party
| say Governor Gary is peculiarly qualified
| for the Interior Department.
Major Mckinley listened to the good
| words spoken in behalf Of Mr. Gary, but
gave no pledges.
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YOUNG WOMAN OUTRAGED.
Overcome by a Desperate Whose Dan
gerous Character Effected His Escape.

Columbus, Ga, Dec. 11-From Sea-
right, Ala, comes the details of a shock
ing assault upon Miss Minnie Martin,
Of this city, while visiting near that
place. The assault was committed by
George Dunston, livery stable man at
Searight. Dunstan was employed to con-
vey the young lady into Searight, where
she was to take the Mobile and Girard
train to return home. While on the way
she says Duntson overpowered her This
section of the country is sparsely popu-
lated. More than once he is said to have
carried out his diabolical purposes. When
he finally agreed to carry her into the
town, she was forced to make a promise
not to tell what had taken place and to
allow him to come to her room at the
hotel. When the hotel was reached, the
proprietor, Mr.. John Rule, discovered
there was something wrong and when
the girl was on the ground she told all.
A room was assigned to her. Dunston
attempted TO enter it and when the
proprietor interfered he was badly
beaten over the head, after which Dun
ston left The report Of the outrage
spread rapidly and there was much talk
of lynching, but the well known desperate
and dangerous character of the man who
was charged with the crime prevented
the carrying out Of the threat. He was
known to be well armed and succeeded
in escaping.
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FAMOUS JOURNALIST DEAD.
Felix Defontaine, Brilliant War Cores
pondent and 26 Years on the Herald.

Felix Defontaine, Brilliant War Cores
pondent and 26 Years on the Herald
Columbia, S. c.. Dec. 11.-Felix G.
DefOntaine, a well-knwon journalist died
at his residence in this city this evening.
after a few days illness with pneumonia.
Though born in Boston in 1884, Mr..
Defontaine was in all other respects as
thorough a sOutherner as one to the
manor born. Coming to South Carolina
in times preceding the war and when the
political debates OF that day were at
fever heat, he imbibed the spirit of the
South and became a sOutherner in truth.
He was connected with the Charleston
Courier and when the war came on he
went to the field as it's correspondent. He
was attached to varied headquarters in
Tennessee, Virginia and elsewhere and his
letters made him famous as a
man Of rare literary ability. He had the
wonderful faculty of grasping at a
glance almost the situations and Incl
dents OF battle, on the march or in the
camp and the ability to express his
thoughts and opinions in such a clear.
concise, vivid, and withal easy manner,
that his letters under the nom de plume
"Personne" Immediately became inn
mensely popular and showed him to be
man of brilliant intellect.
After the war Mr.. Defontaine went to
New York and became one of the staff
Of the New York Herald He was with
this paper for about % years in varied
capacity-as Financial editor, Democrat
ic editor and as Manager Of the Evening
Telegram an evening edition of the Her
AID
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
TE LARGEsT CRCULAON or ANY NORTH CAROLINA DAIY PFR

in the fall of the Cuban chief was due to
the Marquis. Ahumada, but the latter
said he had only seconded his chiefs
plans.
The city is gayly decorated and illumin-
ed tonight in honor Of the Captain Gen
erals return.
There has been another attack by an
insurgent band on the town Of Guiana
bacon, in which the nsurgent leader
Anguereu was wounded. The attack
was repulsed without serious damage.
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WEYLER SEXES HAVANA.
lie Marched on the Palace and Took Pos
session of the Balcony.

Havana, Dec -Captain-G General
Weyler arrived once more in this city at
five o'clock this evening on horseback.
accompanied by Lieutenant Colonel
Escribano and others of his staff. and by
a calvary escort
The streets of Havana were thrOnged
with people, and the houses of the town
had been gayly decorated with bunting
in anticipation OF the Captain Generals
return. The Plaza Armes. in front OF
the Captain Generals palace, was pack
ed with "a vast concourse Of people.
The Marquis Ahumada, e-Governor
General, accompanied by the Colonel of
his staff, met Captain General Weyler at
the entrance Of the palace.
Immediately after entering the palace,
Captain General Weyler appeared on the
balcony, bowling his acknowledgements
to the Yiyas which the multitude in the
square were shouting for Spain, Spanish
Cuba, the King, the Queen, the army,
the navy and the volunteers Captain
General Weyler made brief address, in
the course of which he said:
Il have only directed. The army has.
done ALL"
Various delegations, both civil and milie
tary, were received later by General.
Weyler at the palace, and they offered
their congratulations upon the outcome
of his operations in Pinar del Rio. Mar
quis Ahumada also offered his congratula-
tions upon the death Of Maceo. Captain.
General Weyler responded that the credit
for the combination which had resulted
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TRIED no WRECK THE Fl. f. ""

Washington, Dee. 11-An attempt was
made Thursday night at Accotink bridge,
Va, to wreck the Chesapeake and Ohio
express, known as the It. f. v, leaving
Washington ut II 81 p m. for Cincinnati.
Accotink is a short distance this side
of Rayensworth. Engineer Fowler
noticed the obstruction and brought the
train to a standstill and discovered lot
of ties laid across the track. The crew
removed them and the train proceeded.
No arrests have been made.
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2s BODIES PICKED UP.

London, Dee. 11.-The Daily Mail has
a dispatch from Yigo, Spain, which says
that the Salier struck at O'Clock on the
evening of December Tth. She was ap-
parently driven ON lee shore by Il gale
from the westward. This dispatch says
that here were PSI persons on board
and that % bodies have been washed
ashore and were tenderly cared for by
the inhabitants.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
GOV. BRADLEY BLURTs OUT.
He VIII Have Extra Session Whether
Other People Want it or Not.

lie VIII have Extra Session Whether
Other People Want it or Not.
Cincinnati, Dec. 11-Special from
Frankfort, Ky, says:
Governor Bradley was at his office ear
~ this morning and he did not appear
surprised at the Washington reception
Of his announcement in regard to the
special session Of the legislature. He
said:
Il have been the most i'll used execu-
tive officer in the county Everybody. it
seems, wanted to tell me what to do'
The Governor continued, Now will
write something for you so that there can
be no further mistake about it," Then
he wrote the following over his of
fetal signature:
There will certainly be a special ses-
sion called. 1t will be called at such
time as | consistently believe proper
Not one day before nor one day after.
The responsibility is mine, and hence I
have the right to and win exercise my
discretion.
(Signed) "WM. o. BRADLEY"
Then he added: "All / ask is that you
print this just as it is written"
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HANNA GOES HOME.

Washington, Dec 11-Chairman Han
ma left the city at o'clock to-day for
his home in Cleveland by way of Phila-
delphia, where he viii stop over until
tomorrow morning.
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GOOD ROADS CONGRESS-.

New York, Dec 11.-The World to-
morrow will say: "The National Good
Roads Congress will meet in Orlando,
Fla, February 20, 1897. The executive
committee, composed or Messrs. O'Neal,
Palmer, Pell-Clarke, Gore, Jackson and
Cheny are putting forth their best efforts
to make the congress a success. They
are sending out invitations. signed
Mahlon Gore, mayor of Orlando, to the
Governors, mayors and other prominent
persons all over the United States.
The news & observer., 1896-12-12
BODIES WASHED ASHORE.

Yigo, Spain, Dee. 11.-Some of the bod
les Of those on the Inflated Salier, inelud-
Jag that of the captain, have been washed
ashore The captains watch had stopped
ut $50 o'clock. presumably Tuesday
morning. December =.