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MADAGAsC AZ 4 COLONY.


France Formally Makes tho Island a De
pouianry.
Paris June ~ The chamber of dopu-
ties today adopted without opposition the
law making Ma4as .is.ar u Fronrh colony.
During the debalc NJ. Nonataux, niiuis-
ter Of foreign dnlirs. said that when Sec
Rotary on'y was NOTIFIED ha. France had
taken possession Of The Island If Nadia
siscar, he replisi 10 Tho French anih,, ssa-
or at Washington, NJ. pat4notre. making
reservation - far as the rights OF III
lniied Sth;cs wcr2 con isrued. NJ Bout-
y as ~ his repiA To- tin statement ~ VI
~ nietaliN ninntAtuei ,hat .Nistlng irett-
'cs WIRE 4e ulnublr with The SITUATION
created by ,he conquest rf tho Islands
owing TO ID" tact that iursiicMuu would
he claimed by fune. over thc lslal, If
MHateaSc ar liWtti States riifzeHs would
~ ~ As.tly to amply for commercial
fisi'ts un""r the customs tafn governing
tspncr and hfr colonies.
Ambassador f.ustis. en- behalf Of the
tpltoi states. htrs asked the dchnl.e uues-
uon " hy the uniucai!tn af tn, treaty, il
IS und rstood IT IS Ia im rcplaced u III
n.NRaidge Il The 4NmertAns residing ON
thu ISLAND. IN aceorlnuee wif' eAisii1i- ar
rang inrnts between tho luiien Stats and
tl,' French gnvorurn nts.
NJ Huurpeois replied tliat The mainien-
anee nf tie treaty. of My Is, ISL. w;s in
coinpatihlc with the urw order ~ thiuss,
hut tnat France WAS fully dirim~'d 10 TX
iona eyer The lslnNd IT Ma'sasaer hll ol
III" sonN nNons ,nloNod by l'Wit"l States
IS l2,us IN France OF IN any OF TIM French
an My . NJ Iatcnolre informed Score
tuiN o,rry Of his, Mr.. 'lny the 81
slred the French government TO f.fuish
him with statement 81 tho maunrr IN
whfch tho I'm ted States trsnilcs will lie
Applied 70 Ihe islaud as a portion Of me
ifrtuch territory. In order Ia DO th.s il
Wa cNi claimed thlt II vas necessary for
IT," French pArlinment 10 formally make
the ifnnd II i'rcuch colony, 70 His The
Ing casf ~ fNp o. ot TIM monsnrc
\ hil alb FISHING slavery thlpuehoui
Madasas' mr. Wa then passed by the cham
brr of ioituiiaI
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A llETTER IRoM IfARnIsov

Canton. OHIO. June "a Thu curly morn
ing mail at Governor McKinley's home
today brought stacks of conrrn,.,atorv
letters before tn" ilow Of teiagranhfc mes
stses had subs dci in the least ono Of
.He very iirsi which reached The gnv,r-
l'r hnnds Was an Autograph lottrr
lf"M ~ ii,'s f''at Harrison, which read:
NY i'yar 'ivNcfaur. | beg to extend 10
You my hearty CONGRATULATIONS tin,n .,'.i.
N3h9'llaiion ANA 10 express my obul.l, ne
la1i tho poople in November VIM ratfy
l =, Work 81 the s.. LOFTS ceaVamion.
= ase present my respects to Mrs Nj
khiey. Very truiy yours
"iitniamin Harrson."
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THE FREE SILVER TIDE.


'ofnn May Not Go to Europe After Con-
suAins Whitney.
Washington, june 2o.-Michael Doran.
Minnesota member OF the democra @
National committee. is here aud has re-
eeaiNed The following telegram from OK.
" hon viii sou be in New York? !
this tim" - "'
III. ig'sram had reference 4, MIR bo-
r", aa ,m'enilon 10 sail Tor Europa In a
re says ha wh.le he Wal nor ,ia,i." ,.,,,
~ NY W. a'irr le meefs MIR Whitnnc
=, ~ S qgi.g llley, that h. Win po,,ponc his
,'..,,.. KIP ane attend he Chicaeo cor
Yer tide. '''N tree SIT
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whether tho vigilance WITH which the
trocha Is said TO DO gnarded IS OF any

whether the vigilance Win which the
trocha Is said to DO guarded Is OF any
value.
Major Jaime, while rcconrctcring along
the River Cimns. IN the vicinity OF
Trinidad. was Killed by the insurgents
Major nclpi, with force of siNiy
gucrfillas and volunteers from EurautQ,
province of Santiago d. cuba, me, a
force of go insurgents and was Engaged
with thcm for a long tilur. ~ moral
Gasco from an observation toner watched
tho unequal combat and later with A de-
fachment of -n troops went to ine major 5
assistance. The Insurgents linn atlii els
retrcated and left siN Killed MAJOR
pelN's force had TWO officers aud q
corporal killed. Major Delhi has boon
proposed Tor the cross OF san hern3nio,
General Rornal. opcra,ing IN the FRAN
cisco district in the proNiilc. OF pinAr
del Rio, has had thire encounters With
the insurgents and has captured their
camp. The nnemy left cigh.con killed aud
the troops IN PURSUING them Killed seven
more Insurgents and captured fcar mon
With their arms.
The ginhoats .trdiNa and satellite
while rccclrritering on the south coast
in the vicinity OF NerdicnteS. commenced
a cannonAdc upon The insurgents Thu
tuhhns lost seventeen. Dn She :. H. OF
the Spanish troops III. commander ut
the Satellite was severely wOunivd. l.ignt
OF the crews on potA sunooats
were also wounded
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LondOn MOrnlng.
The head side OF The new French con-
per coinage hears llo classical syvholieal
head of The republic in profile. woarine a
fhrNslan cap and an olive wreath. M
haii Is en- bannsauN" ever tac forehead
h ding part OF The ear on the tall;
siHe Is w5man, synbolizns France.
feaied on clouds and protac citing a nuae
chlld representing tho genius of Work.
holding . branch IN one hand and ham
iner IN the other The. woman wears a
helmet, on the top OF which is the Gallo
cock with outs,retched wings
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OPPOSED 10 nEcIrHoclry

New York. lnne %. \ dispatch to the
horlld from purnos Ayres says The
opip On IS strong here amoGg all those
abb H. luds thar breai dmNnuon 81
race between die lGi,ea state ana ali
south American countries without ~
i,llon MA result nm ils blanks in The
I ,lni conversion n ST. Louis relative 10
Ieclurocity aud dl'crimluui Reciprocity
l. tile mast objectionable mark a., al
antrim tNai no south AmC rican rnpuble
~ ever again accept or even rnthrtain
lie nrannNM lnll.
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INTERFERENCE IN CUBA.
General Lee Has Sent a Sensational
Report to President.
IT MAY BE- THE PRELUDE TO WAR
A II IL Said TO Suggest Strongly That
the unitsd ststes Forcibiy Intss-
fore in thu struggle


Herald from Havana says:
Consul General Lee forwarded to Pres
ident Cleveland today Saturday dis
patches of tho most important nature
They should reach the president early II
the coming week. The dispatches contain
the full report OF the consul general upon
t~mcly sensational character.
In the dispatch there are two quite dis
tinct documents, the one wholly conf
dental and for the personal Information
of President Cleveland. the other clear.
frank exposition of the situation In the
island at the present time. With the
greatest candor the representative Of the
United States in Havana describes the ex-
citing condition of affairs in Cuba.
hive seen Consul General Lee today,
and Notwithstanding his extreme reticence
and his refusal To reply to questions IN
relation to MS confidential repor, TO
President Cleveland. l am justified in
drawing the conclusion that his docu-
mont is OF tremendous Importance to the
United States and to SPAN.
So strong is it. ia fact. that its con-
tents may. It Is limited. be mode the basis
of armed Interference IN Cuban affairs
on the iart of the administration at
Washington Immediately.
The report intended as information par
ttcularly designed for tho department OF
state, and which VIII be presented to
secneiary olney. is. l am Informed, as
have already Indicated q complete and
impartial review of The Held
Consul General Leo takes tho ground
that tho only possible solution OF the
dreadful pfob!on existing in the island Is
autonomy on Canadian lines. While tine
Spanish flag n.es in the island OF culu no
Other remedy can be found to stay the
rebellion or end fhe bioodshsd and dovas
tation which are at present making a |
Golgo'ha OF one Of tho tags, portions OF
Wv t'f'S IA = E4flti|'t.
lsven thss rmedy the consul general IN
iorns President clepeland aud secretar,
oiuey AZ thls l'o day may be line reotnal
a ems tim m fhc course Of NE reitelIoa
Tn Cuban revon,ionists might perhaps |
have welcomed such autonomy, and ii
" e'id haze Won friends in 4 party of pa
calar respaetabHiy in thi STAND Hai |
a present this parry has l5st It's hold m
a great aearec, aud A. Tor the nsure.a,s |
and their friends. their @aiehwords ara
now unconditional surrender ON mo pan
oi Spain and Il ffee republic in cuba.
Consul General lee nnis ,has the span.
'sh Foyernmens las n many iastan, es
bccn entirely impuoa, in it, Of IT'S 10
protect ci'her tho lives Of Foreigners resl-
d"na in the Island or thor property THIS
has l'een perhaps. pnavedablc. the span
sh IF ops haying been fully occupied IN
'ha hsld in resisting tho persistent raids
aad s'rsfeeao manslvcrs of the insur-
gep'a
Tho consul general hints finally. TINT
unless this danger TO fore gn residents
'an be avoided thu Recognition OF III
D'ins"rehcy of tho Cuban reyolution-sts
VIII soon become advisabie
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EANkER sf,IcIlnlnn
His Flnancserlng Led to a Run ., "a.
Bank y" ~

ms flnaneserlng Led to Run on tho
Bank.
New York, June q The World this
morning publishes the following co,rs.
l.onds9ee' dated Bridgetown. Barbadoes
push sprotson, lr, the leading figure
~ BUSINESS circles of british Guiana
u'PWnea himself by jumping from a
MINER .nto the Damafa river lie y.s
sHbriir;S concerned III gold niins and We We
IKE r rum, q lbo me British Guiana hank.
:, ,iaH accepted oVerirafts ana ~, tH.N
,nsa,i .Si Affairs had been ioft N b,a ~
70 6aak aad to- fhon4 4ai, saasa run o.
notes for s. '9" guiana 81 bank
ernme rss, s,,,, public confidence the GOV.
afdar di seussinlarh ~ the legislature, which.
'ne matter with closed
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.nn.n1 r WEDDING :

\ pouRi.E wEp,u "a at
TcNas. .hNno is.--.as,.. Z Ta,usi
~ 9 of Professor ~, Edna II
i r. Towers and MIS- "a rs;
AID Nr. A. o. Thacker 81 an, r,, ,,ss
Itui,gr woTo united y ,n mat pspsIs
NJ. J.. Hines. pa ''or !" IN ',,lpss
Aft5r tho wedding p9' .,,s -, arAi
vim s.vcrai Other ps hrrch.- Bsl
yiaas M The BAPTIST chnf''Er ,pyy
are web known, AND a., Z rI n |.
uhroueh he $ Wlshr'
friends.
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Havana June 2o.-General Macco Is IN
'aramhalo north of rnn5elerp. I, Is
mss intention to move towards Ca.ura
cara Inst night his forces opousG are
IN fr'nt Of tie trocha the bands Of
Collaseo at tho same time at.arking tha
rear OF the trocha The object Of his
Simultaneous attack sas 10 aseeriain
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London June 20. A dtsra,cl tn Tho
Standard from Rome says; Tho Socicta
imnohlliere's failure today was OWING to
grave Irregularities and utter disorder of
ING poahS. THIS state of affairs. rninblnnd
wi,h M rhsonce OF impoi ant documents.
WIN, lt IL i'eAeNe'l the standard corre-
spondeni adds nc likely to Dc fnifhv,d n.
arres'H AMI "a scandal winch may rival
mat or the tinco Romana NJ also
states ihat @,HA,@' francs worth of the
SHARES OF Tie speioia immnbllicre arc heih
N 'icimtnN and switzerland AMI .2,oa plo
worth held IN Hay
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FORBIDDEN

urrom u t, - Sir'lR tens l'nlersagf."
" wv" VIZ p,Nh 81 an American
A y,,i,so ~ many
~ l ,i,,,', ~ ~ ',.lfi,hi declared:
-, N a., - LIZ" = 'Hit n more,
,,n ~, lSansor girls lr's he peer.
.'ofh nn ~ ~ 9l'tt,, ~ declared.
~ d r. M ~. i,pn@.i,
~, hnh'n, ny
gu tHh hpl AT once be we'd
yd',n y NJ s'' r,9I, hS mnaersaid'
~" iiiN' iliH' DE measured and w"isheu
r,u Nh ih'.n
rem Wtnre Nou We're born. and why and
w''ep'
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doors, agreed to sanction n government,
guarantee of all hills of exchange drawn
or accepted by the British Guiana bank
payable by October al.
Mr. Sprotsons liabilities arc sati to nave
been between S2,"Now and SS.om0M Both
tho Nr ti~h Guiana bank and MIR. Sprntsom
have large transactions with the Tinted
States,
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TELLgR Observation-Disclosures

Chicago, June 90. Next woek senator
hnbois viii open Teller Headquarters IN
! ms city. ! was intended Ia take all the
i,p.tl INK dt shits Ia Chicago from =
,tn,,if. mus t1is mornine, plans were
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The DENNlill
'0'sr'or Campbell Va !
Every Dsn'sntt An
IT'S platform. sAlt,p|
u" Candidates. n, wA..,.. |
inc A'.'..'' ,.ss =, =. \
to The 'Al.iI,,s' ''''|

washington, Jim, :.
James f. Campbell ., on,
address tonight that ,,s's
l IN, occasion was the anna, ],
'''o interstate Democrats 49,,
u nearby river resort, vAl,s =
ny a large number ., &C.,
,,'','as ana such senators ~
'a'''e' Of that party a. rsp.,
"s'9n' Mr. Campbell, s,..s.
,,, vigorous and N
,' u, Nen The ST. Louis coavss,,
features of The speech VA.
'arnHs' aamonltlon to aeus,,,
'o'' the Chicago conyeutba, N
rus disclosure of his views !,
question. exhibiting him n !.
position in that respect.
N'r. campbell began with A, !,
to Office holders never 10 Il
utilization nor allow th,S.As
corrupted and emasculattd tr
"'ia' chervatlny atrlosphsr, {,
ION. Every man who loved \
mart be a party man.
Turning 10 the roito Of .b..
lit democratic pariy; its ~
rs candidates; It's platform NM
rs candidates whoever ,h.r
Mr. camnbell made Il .he Ia
hours most earnes, appeal to i
Ary TO avoid a split or tol, /.
I'o sad that nevei before IA
FACED a crisis when the rlnyirr j.
'noiio sounded so impera,y.iy
tic recalled the thunder 81 ,ss \
ldn ocratic party. with nssily.u
pi the entire vote Of the cout,r
Ircn the rock of territorial M
slavery. There had been a BIZ.
i'n1 cratic rarty. woinasi a
'oath. had wandered for WI
years in the wilderness Of t..al
grace.
He said rs the lesson vors y
II 80. apply i; now. Ano,h., Cd
.rcnts the democracy. They m
mt and bell serent- almost sts.l
.3acd. apparently - over On q
M ston tha, must, IN n. b.
hmss, he necessarily settled h \
'uiDie. Tho luadrennial Nat.Sald
ior draws near and us comiYh l
4 tn the most momeniolY M
he conservatism Of the tAi3h 4
idelltv of the minority can ilsa
inpturo. more or less open, II
iisastar beyond PREPARATION.
"lf Il tnglng and lasting aaH |
he avoided in November. the III
ihlcaeo must oo'lcede aM n
while the minority must yisliia(
II saaaeioiis, haNmonious nj
'opnsel Shall moi prevail zee
svitllla defeat, ind 10 a ds'ai
IF 1850, the result Of cur nn
nd reealc.trant conduct. Y
nat wisdom, pruience All
nav govern tie democrats "
N.Y. asse mile on the nh daytS
Mr Campbell quoted tsa'
slacA.s declaration that the "
,ar,y must rot be disrupted va.
riies,ion: that ii involved Ala1
.onal principle and was a nists 1
economy ana expectancy 's'H
democratic might differ win kaa
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Washington, June 90 senior Cal,o, The
minister Of Costa Rica TO the United
states, has received cable mes sage from
Senior I-aso Arr!aga. the Guatemalan min
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KEI1rs "rosre- ED.
ColoraAo clllzan-

Tho carioooist for The Ilouston Post
Is /" I've genius ara All up.to-date man OH
lhe NC topics of the day.
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FlFrY THOUSAND TROOPS.

Spain WI Send NV Army to snhiuo
cuba.
Madrid. June 20 1t has bacn decided to
dispatch 5000 additional troops to cuba
before September Ii. Two more torpedo
catchcrs are to be purchased.
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ANOTHER iTALIAN SCANDAL
Rome, June % Tia soeota lmmohiiier.
is derllred to have ia led TO NEE, it's en-
Edscncnls.
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mere urolue nv IN.
lie
\
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cules OF air white light NN" w tne oFlVeh mo
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tue NEW l,NnNcn COINAGE.

'Folh. ansWored The polllol.
Century.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-28
| BLACK DIAGONAL SUIT

have again decided to make their in
fiuence felt beyond their own immediate
circle. and this time in the way of ar
ranging for "A lecture course on Ameri-
can history. They have in the past
shown their genuine interest in the So
cial and educational life of our city,
ana are certainly deserving of. our
highest praise and patronage in this
new undertaking. They have arranged
Tor course of three lectures on The
New WORLD by Mr. Mann. who comes
highly recommended as an interesting
and scholarly speaker. The lectures are
to be given in December and the first
one. Thursday Of next week. Wecertain-
iy ought to thank the club for this effort
To bring the best advantages OF our
university centerS to our city and show
our substantial appreciation Of il by
our generous patronage such efforts
as these To better and enrich the life of
the community are worthy OF the APP
proVal and support of every citizen.
REV, J. L. tl'IMfSY
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-28

throughout Massachusetts who are
Ia king a lively interest in securing the
endowment fund.
some time late Wednesday night or
early THURSDAY morning,a daring burg
larry was committed at the foot of Mid
die street. Portland. where the coal and
wood office of Burns e. johnson was
entered, and the safe blown. The lob
was evidently the work of profession
ais. They blew the safe door to pieces.
and that they did not get more was
due TO the fact that the firm had not
trusted much money to the safe The
burglars We're undisturbed. and did a
very thorough job. All they left behind
them were two pieces of broken drills
one the end of a small gimlet. and the
other the end of drill about an inch
in diameter. The safe was new burg
lar proof York safe. weighing $500
pounds. purchased about month ago
The burglars drilled three holes just
below the handle by which the doors
are opened and in these holes three
charges of powder had been placed.
some papers. which may be of value.
We're taken from the safe In small
"a hNVA III the ioNei part VI tne Sdlt
however. were $1l in bills. and s6 in
change. This drawer was forced open
and the thieves secured the plunder
therein. In the plunder taken from the
safe was a bank book with a balance
of $5.62 on it. There We're also taken
three checks: One on the Casco Ma
tional Bank. numbered 1912. for a small
drawn in favor of Burns John
son and signed by Fred l.. Merrill:
check No. 1855 the National Traders
Bank drawn by Hawkes. Bros for 1885,;
in favor of Albert Sayward and by
him endorsed over to Burns & Johnson.
and third of which the description is
not given.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1896-11-28
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

A. d. r. Libby. Maine State '9S. is
teaching at the Gorham Normal
School. c. l.. Stowell, 1900. is teaching
in Georgetown. j. n. Brown. '99. ex-
reefs to teach in Massachusetts. A.
A. Starbird. '9S. will teach in Paris.
". J. Morrill, in East Madison.
An oil stove exploded. Thursday
evening. in the ticket Office of the Cape
Elizabeth Ferry Co. at Portland The
ticket seller. Miss Levone Dyer. was
locked in and was in great danger.
Her dress was covered with oil. her
wraps and other articles burned the
woodwork was on fire. hut she was
rescued uninjured. except that she was
completely prostrated with fright.
The lady students of the Maine State
college have recently organized a So
ciety TO he known as the Phi Gamma
Society with the following. officers:
President. Miss Rena Dunn: vice pres
ident Maud Farnham: secretary. Miss
Agnes Burnham treasurer. Miss Au-
tence Cousins; marshal Miss Rena
Morissette: chaplain. Miss Mildred
Powell: executive committee, Miss
Rena Dunn. Miss Grace Fernandez,
Miss Lottie Fara.
ErneSto Ponce complained to the
Portland police. Thursday, that Ernest
w. Tracey. who has been a salesman
for him, had collected 5000 or S4O0 and
disappeared. Tracey came from Ner-
way, Me. and has boarded at No. 5
fremont place. He is a young man 25
or rs years of age. 5 feet inches in
height. and weighs about 100 pounds.
He is of light complexion, with light
mustache and blue eyes. He usually
wore a light golf cap. The police are
looking for him, on Mr.. Ponce's com
plant.
The friends of the Eastern Maine
Conference Seminary at Bucksport.
are making special effort to secure
an endowment for this seminary of
$4,000. The time limit of the cond-
tional pledges is Jan. l. 1897. At the
present time $1,000 have been paid in
notes of hand. and about the same
amount has been pledged. conditional
upon the securing of the whole
There are many friends and
graduates of this school in Boston and
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Thanksgiving Day Services.

Union Thanksgiving services were
held in the Baptist church, Thursday
morning. The services opened with
an anthem, Give Thanks" by a
quartet consisting of Miss Ethel
Coombs. soprano: Miss Nellie Hall.
alto: George Fuller. tenor. and T.. -.
Cook. bass. followed by the reading of
the Governors and President S
Thanksgiving proclamations by Rev.
Edward Chase, prayer by the Rev.
MIR. Parsons. and reading of the Scrip
ture by Mr.. Chase.
The sermon was delivered by Rev.
). e. Cochrane, and the subject. "A
Crowned Year: or Current Causes for
thanksgiving was based upon words
in the 11th verse of the 65th Psalm
ihou erpwnest the year with Thy
goodness.
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Nearly Caught Them Mapping.

Mr and Mrs. William Murray of No. &
riconic street had attended the paper
makers bail Wednesday night. had
worked hard all day Thursday. and We're
retiring at O'Clock that evening. when
a laundering knock on the front door of
their home started them. MIR. Murray
thousht OF tramps. burglars. hoodlums
and all that. but he doesn't easily scare
so he went TO the door He had opened
Ii slightly when he was pushed back and
into the house pushed a stream Of hu-
manity that aStonished him
There Were 30 insall. and as they were
well acquainted with the premises. they
proceeded TO make themselves very much
at home. They came prepared to stop
awhle. for they brought refreshments
along with them and two mysterious
looking bundles of gigantic size. VIII
was sleepy, and so WAS Mrs. Murray. but
they know how to make folks feel at
home under all circumstances.
\ general handshake went around the
refreshments We're iaid out. card parties
We're made up and social good time
was INDUCED in for several hours. Mrs.
Murray proved that while she was run
ming the cuisine department of the house
of Murray, she was not TO be non pluSSed
or staggered for an instant. Mr.. Murray
and an adjacent cigar store also proved
a happy combination. and the worthy
couple urged the party to stay a little
longer than they at first intended.
When. the party prepared 10 retire to
unfolded the mysterious wrappings OF the
bundles and presented to their host and
hostess beautiful parlor mirror and II
handsome. large hall lamp. Surely Mr..
Murray is not to be blamed il. when he
bade them all goodnight from the door,
he added. Come again. Mr. Murray Is
the able day yardmaster OF the Maine
Central at this station.